WE ARE THE BRAVE. Eight years ago, some of us realized that the world we thought we knew wasn't exactly as it appeared to be. Instead of quickly dismissing our suspicions and allowing ourselves to be reabsorbed into the system, we decided to research and uncover what we were missing. Something was wrong, and nothing was as it seemed. As we learned new information and discovered what we had been lied to about, we shared it with others. We believed that once they knew and understood the illusion, they too would "wake up." But we underestimated the mass formation psychosis. We were demonized as evil, shunned, and outright abused by our communities. Yet, some of us continued. We knew that if what we had discovered was true and real, simply giving up on exposing it all was never going to be an option. The truth will prevail, even if lies spread faster and further initially. So we persisted. Through impeachments, through 2020, through Covid, through the irregular election and everything that happened in between. We did our best to reveal the truth about the vaccines based on our prior years of research on mRNA technology. We exposed information about the Wuhan lab leak, the biolabs in Ukraine, the Nord Stream pipeline attack and more, constantly countering the media's endless attempts to manipulate humanity. It didn't matter if people hated us, dehumanized us, called us names, or ostracized us. The truth, and as it turns out, the truth-tellers, can withstand all of that. We stood our ground, and as people began to question the constant barrage of false narratives, we were there to guide them, showing them how to conduct their own research and find answers for themselves. We finally understood that simply telling people the truth was never going to suffice. They needed to be empowered to discover it for themselves. They needed to develop the discernment to sift through the propaganda. That is a lesson that can only be learned through practice, not taught. As we enter this new era, moving towards a restoration of our great Republic and a return to the values on which this nation was founded, we must not forget the tireless work done on alternative platforms (against all odds), while dodging censorship and legal battles aimed at silencing us and obscuring the truth. What a wild time it was to be considered a "revolutionary" simply by telling the truth as best as we could see it through the fog of information warfare. For those of us who never gave up, who knew this had to be the way, who understood that sometimes people need to see and feel it for themselves to rise up, I salute you. We've been through an epic journey of awakening, learning, and growth, yet the journey is just beginning for others. Stand with them as they wake up. Always remember that our awakening was softened by years, and even with that time, it was often heartbreaking and sickening. Remember that they are suddenly facing a reality they were convinced didn't exist, and the pain that realization caused us when we first understood the same. The shattering of illusions is heartbreaking. But the real world that exists on the other side is glorious. Keep the faith.