Support Jim Terr's anti-Trump initiatives

UPDATE: The "Reichstag" song is done! https://youtu.be/THQydJsXBvM And the song above is doin well right out of the gate! Much yet to go, including a big computer repair/recovery which has put a kink in everything :( .

I'm Jim Terr, and as you probably know if you were asked to look at this fundraiser, I am pretty much a full-time anti-Trump strategist.

No, I don't hate Trump. I consider him, like Hitler and Stalin and other megalomaniacs, to be a damaged personality who has unfortunately gotten into a position of power where he can do a lot of damage, as we can see every day. Aligning with policies and supporters who will make him feel he belongs. I think he's still traumatized by his recent brush with imprisonment, and I think that's making him even more vicious than he already was. (I'm cursed with empathy!)

A couple days ago he crossed into "disregarding the judiciary" territory, which was supposed to be the last frontier. We shall see; I think that with Patel, Degseth et al in place, there's no turning him back -- but I continue to try. What I'd like to TRY next is:

1. Send letter to my list of GOP congresspeople I compiled, perhaps with the material below , whatever might help give them some backbone. I still think there are probably some who are not planning to run again and are therefore not worried about getting "primaried", and not worried about physical threats*. And I suspect these "prospects" have staff who will pass it up to them, assuming Kash Patel is still letting congressional mail get delivered.

2. Record the song (& video) below, "Reichstag Fire". I assume all of you know the reference. Since I seriously think Trump will pull one of these before the 2026 election (maybe even using the excuse of anti-Tesla actions), I think it's important to raise awareness about it, to increase the chances that we DO have another election. The video will be somewhat of an "explainer," providing that background, therefore a little more complicated to produce than usual.

I figure I need at least $2,200 to get these done, which you can contribute to here or via Paypal (Jim Terr - Blue Canyon Productions), or however.** If I get more, I'll use it to buy some publicity, though my media contacts are still pretty good. (I got a call from an NPR reporter friend today setting up an interview on Thursday for an unrelated story!)

* Republicans physically threatened: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/27/republicans-trump-threats

**And there's always my Patreon account, http://www.Patreon.com/JimTerr, for ongoing support.

NOTE 1: My main computer has been in the shop for over a week, which has slowed down progress on these things, as well as on staying above water. One good song/video that's been delayed is called "I Know Some Mexicans!"

NOTE 2: One of the most-viewed videos on my 2.5 million view YouTube channel is this one, which might interest you: https://youtu.be/Niy9PgviEYA?si=PxGDWYKLabYsqRoF , and here's one I did recently which is doing well: https://youtu.be/1Z6OQZtjoNQ?si=wqz8PUrJWVD51cRS

And I've been watching this series, very timely and packed with pertinent information I didn't know about the evolution of the Cold War: https://youtu.be/qHuuLo-CSRo?si=BPQXUgyXAG-jN-yG

REICHSTAG FIRE

Jim Terr (c) Blue Canyon Music BMI

In nineteen hundred and thirty-three

Mr. Hitler made a bold decree

That will no doubt be repeated here,

Yes, friends, we have everything to fear.

See, their congress building burned on down,

All the way to that German ground

And the Hitler gang knew it would happen

So when it did their hands started clappin’.

Cuz it gave them an excuse to do

What they already were planning to:

To state, declare, announce and decree

A national emergency

That because the country is overrun

With sick, subversive, commie scum.

We’ll take this opportunity

To cancel all your liberty.

Yes it pains us to do such an awful thing

But it’s the only way to let freedom ring,

Is to round up all those librul finks.

And clean up everything that stinks.

Yes we hoped it wouldn’t happen here

It’s the one thing that we truly feared,

But some fire, disaster, explosion or crash

Means we gotta clean up that commie trash.

And on such a sad, unfortunate note,

We’ve also gotta suspend the vote

Cuz y’all cannot think very clearly

When the rights that we hold oh so dearly

Are threatened by this emergency.

We must respond with urgency.

Well I think you probably get the idea:

We’re in trouble but we’re gonna save ya, heah?

So don’t be surprised in ‘26

When Donald’s gang is in a fix,

For some reason or other, for our own protection,

They find some excuse to cancel the election.

"Jim Terr occupies a unique place in citizen activism. In both his brilliant satire work, and his more serious essays and outreach, he has a peculiar gift for focusing on the people who need to be reached and who might be reached, instead of just “preaching to the converted.” His is a unique and valuable gift of populism and simplicity, perhaps a result of his small-town upbringing. His work is wise, hard-hitting, unusually effective, and deserves the support of everyone who wishes for a more humane world. Especially in these particularly divisive times, Jim has a gift for bridging the “divide.”

THOM HARTMANN, radio host & author

Jim Terr's spirit shows through consistently in the essays, songs, and other projects he creates. It's the droll, sardonic, 'cut the B.S.' outlook that is known around the world as 'American.' His tone is especially valuable in an election year." -JAMES FALLOWS, national correspondent, Atlantic Monthly