hillpoet56 - Gene Scott Books

Illinois Library Dates Announced!

FROM TUDOR POISON PLOTS TO BIG PHARMA LIES! One family. Five centuries. The deadliest secret. History remembers the poison. But not the testers. GENE SCOTT

hillpoet56 07/28/2025

1979

Domestic Tranquility?

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility…” Eighth grade, 1970s Illinois. Six

hillpoet56 07/18/2025

alt-conservative

Trump to Base: “I Don’t Want Your Support”

—MAGA Civil War Erupts Over Epstein Files July 16, 2025 In an extraordinary rebuke of his own base, President Donald Trump lashed out at

hillpoet56 07/16/2025

Barbie and Superman and the Wussie Right

alt-conservative

Barbie, Superman, and the Snowflake Apocalypse

Barbie, Superman, and the Snowflake Apocalypse When grown men with law degrees are lighting dolls on fire for YouTube views, something’s broken in America. The

hillpoet56 07/16/2025

alt-conservative

The Man Who Trusts No One

The Man Who Trusts No One: Inside Trump’s Hall of Mirrors Mar-a-Lago after dark. AC humming. Fox News on mute. He’s sitting there scrolling through

hillpoet56 07/15/2025

alt-conservative

When Your House of Cards Is Built on Quicksand Made of Bullshit

Another Bait. Another Switch. The list exists. They buried it. And now they’re acting like we imagined the whole thing. No names, no files, no

hillpoet56 07/14/2025

alt-conservative

The Platinum Guillotine Collar: Fashion for the Final Days

In an age where private jets leave longer contrails than government accountability, and bunkers are booked out faster than therapy sessions, a singular fear unites

hillpoet56 06/30/2025

sci-fi

The Appetite Engine

In a world where water is memory and hope is rationed by the drop, a mysterious transmission leads three scavengers across the wasteland toward an

hillpoet56 06/29/2025

Protected: Prologue: The Testers: What the Poison Remembers

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

hillpoet56 06/05/2025

Christianity

Are You Woke Yet?

Trump’s Budget 2025 & The Chainsaw Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid: What’s Really Happening? Excerpt: Trump’s 2025 budget talks a big game about protecting Medicare

hillpoet56 04/06/2025

alt-conservative

Still That Kid

Some kids never really grow out of who they are—they just grow into it. My son was one of those kids. From the time he

hillpoet56 04/03/2025

alt-conservative

You Can’t Have Your Cake, and Edith, Too

Modern Patriotism in Crisis: National Identity, Nostalgia, and the American Myth Let’s talk about modern patriotism in America. Not the sticker-on-a-truck kind. Not the TikTok

hillpoet56 04/03/2025

Christianity

Democracy’s Breaking Point: America’s Moment of Decision

by Gene Scott Ruby Freeman and the Fragility of American Democracy In 2020, Georgia election worker Ruby Freeman dedicated her efforts to helping her

hillpoet56 04/03/2025

Christianity

Elon Musk’s Attack on USAID is Self-Defeating

Elon Musk built his empire by betting on the future. So why is he selling a dead-end, self-defeating argument on foreign aid? His attacks on

hillpoet56 02/09/2025

Between 2020 and 2022, Tennessee experienced a notable increase in firearm-related deaths: - **2020**: Approximately 1,473 gun-related fatalities, with a death rate of 20.45 per 100,000 people. citeturn0search5 - **2021**: The number rose to 1,569 deaths, corresponding to a rate of 21.78 per 100,000. citeturn0search5 - **2022**: There were 1,480 firearm deaths, with a rate of 20.5 per 100,000. citeturn0search2 This data indicates a peak in 2021, followed by a slight decline in 2022. The overall trend underscores a concerning rise in gun-related fatalities in the state during this period.

alt-conservative

Tennessee Gun Violence: The Victims, the Laws, and What Must Change

Tennessee, we have a problem. And it’s not some distant tragedy, not some “big city” violence we can ignore. It’s here. It’s in our schools.

hillpoet56 02/07/2025

Anti-Christ

King of the World?

Elon Musk’s Power, Politics, and the Cracks Beneath Leonardo DiCaprio stands at the bow of the Titanic, arms spread wide, wind in his face, shouting,

hillpoet56 02/04/2025

bicycle safety

Don’t Hit Me!

I wrote this song two months ago — but as soon as it was recorded — a female graduate student at ETSU was stuck by a

hillpoet56 12/17/2024

Lessons Learned from the Trial of Eight Immigrants After the Flood

by Herman Garcia In the Tri-Cities area, we face a significant issue with racial profiling by law enforcement. This problem became painfully clear during the

hillpoet56 11/28/2024

Welcome to Trousdale!

(Note: We’re following up our recent blog “The Story of Howard Atkins” with Howard’s advice to anyone headed to one of the worst prisons in

hillpoet56 11/13/2024

The Flag Still Waves

By Phil Gray In the early hours of September 16, 1814, as smoke from the British bombardment choked the sky over Baltimore Harbor, Francis Scott

hillpoet56 11/04/2024

The Story of Howard Atkins

I met Howard Atkins in 2016 during a Kairos (Christian ministry) weekend at Northeast Correctional Complex near Mountain City, Tennessee. Later, when I began teaching

hillpoet56 10/16/2024

Bicycle

Don’t Hit Me

As a bicyclist / songwriter who’s undergone three (3) knee replacements, this popped into my head today as I rode to the post office dodging

hillpoet56 10/04/2024

Won’t Get Fooled Again?

We’ve been fooled before, but we don’t have to be fooled again. The power is in our hands, if only we’re brave enough to use it.

hillpoet56 09/23/2024

We Need Prayers

Here is the latest video. (Copyright MSNBC). I apologize for laughing. Seriously: We need to pray for this poor guy. I’m not being ironic. I’m

hillpoet56 09/19/2024

Let’s Play the Republican Game!

ALERT! Let’s play The Republican Game and foment chaos instead of working for the American people: John Wayne Gacy and JD Vance appear to be

hillpoet56 09/17/2024

2nd Amendment

A Battle Zone of His Own Making

Kerpow! He now lives in a battle zone of his own making. Where truth and lies collide: the air thick with dread, fear, old Fox

hillpoet56 09/16/2024

Like Nobody’s Ever Seen!

Nobody’s ever seen anything like this, folks. Nobody. No president, no leader—nobody’s had to deal with what I’ve dealt with. But look at what’s coming,

hillpoet56 09/14/2024

Reflections

In their early twenties, Robb and Gene were thrust into a world where technology had become an inescapable presence. AI assistants were no longer just

hillpoet56 09/03/2024

Abortion

Wind-Powered Bacon Does the Trick

I used to think that word-lovers like me had to awaken those with honest minds to rethink their loyalty to a television “personality” with no

hillpoet56 08/31/2024

The Future Arrives

Was pleasantly surprised last night by Josh Shapiro’s and Tim Walz’s speeches. There is hope! They both see the lunacy in the opposition’s policy of

hillpoet56 08/07/2024

alt-conservative

An Open Letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee: Stop Banning Books!

Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee, an ultra-conservative state in the heart of the Bible Belt, has banned the Bible in Tennessee prisons along with all

hillpoet56 06/03/2024

Epiphany

Freight Train

This video honors our classmates we’ll miss at our Western High School (Buda, Illinois) 50th High School Reunion this summer. You are not forgotten. And

hillpoet56 05/31/2024

Christianity

Looking Back…

Happy Mother’s Day! This is celebration of the special life of Lana Ferguson Scott, born in the mountains of East Tennessee in 1948. She was

hillpoet56 05/11/2024

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