Brilliant..I've known about the Grove cabal for years. Their machinations are kept quiet.. Just good ole boys.. I wonder how much commonality there is with the Epstein Class.
I once was a guest at a rare friends and family event for Grove members.
Whoa. I learned the elites - many from old San Francisco families - include a special subset of associate members who are not masters of the universe but have musical talents needed for the members' entertainment, which includes spectacular productions with member and elite guest performers.
Only men can be members. As Mary’s essay shows, the relationships they form in this idyllic setting, ostensibly for fun and relaxation, are fundamental to their power back in the real world. As with Epstein, the network is everything, and most of us aren’t in it.
Who’s in the club now? Who are their private guests? It would be interesting to know how many MAGA funders and operatives have passed muster.
I read this right after I read your article 'You Are Already Evidence' and am so glad I did. Where the first overwhelmed me, this one gave me hope. I look forward to your coming columns addressing this more fully. I consider myself fairly well-read but I am always amazed at how much I learn from you.
I believe. If we know who is at root a member of the Weaving Spiders or under their influence or on their payroll we can avoid doing business with them. It is as always about following the money. Buy local, do business with people in communities… build community. And.. help each other. This is an uncovering that is overdue. Thank you Mary Geddry for this proper ‘outing’.
Jesus. The American Star Chamber of arbitrary self-interests.
I've often said the United States is an oligarchy. I don't think I quite believed how long-standing or how entrenched it's become, down to a formal club yet. I should have. Weren't the Founding Fathers essentially a cabal of the then rich-and-powerful? Except their Bohemian Grove was in Philadelphia.
In Victorian England it became fashionable to plant bamboo in the large gardens of the upper class. Today, many of those stands still exist, but all too often greatly increased.
Bamboo's rhizomes - underground stalks - spread like wildfire. Some run quite deep, but all run outwards from the parent plant in a network much more efficient than seeding in developing more plants.
I lived in a house that had originally been part of an old rectory estate. The first owners had planted several clumps of ornamental bamboo. Having given up controlling its rapid spread, it was everywhere.
How do you get rid of it?
I tried digging it up. I took a specialized shovel to it. I attacked it with a mattock. No go. The root system was almost like a tight grid, the network consisting of thick woody tubers that would not break apart.
They say herbicides work. Not perhaps the best choice ecologically, but they can work. If any parts survive, though, it will come back. And quickly.
The only other option? Dig it out. And the 150-year-old stands need more than your spade. You'll need a professional excavator. But as with herbicides, if you miss any of the roots, it will come back.
What does the Bohemian Grove have to do with this, you ask. The rhizomes of the Grove are deep and spread everywhere, difficult to restrain or eliminate.
I've seen canes of bamboo a foot or more in diameter. Practically indestructible stuff, bamboo.
[Mary: this is journalism at its best. Prize-winning journalism. Thank you. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.]
Yet the word I've been hearing to describe using bamboo to make many products is 'sustainable'. Sounds to me like it's just another invasive species. And I do recognize your comparison, Kasey!! Oh Mary, you are such a treasure!!
I think bamboo grown and harvested commercially (responsibly) is a great sustainable resource. It can be used in place of wood and can even be used to make fiber and fabric. As with all plants, it helps with cleaner air and the water table.
But as an ornamental plant? Not unless it's in a container from which it cannot escape. 😉
This work you're doing is as essential as breathing. Congratulations on your bravery and determination; without these posts there would precious little information about who and what is really making the world spin...
Anne, yes, very scary. I read this last night, but happily did not have nightmares. I have read too much history to be surprised although in earlier times what the elite were doing was not always hidden. I have sometimes thought that they did support composers and artists. I just finished a bio of Lorenzo de Medici for example who had several famous artists associated with him. I guess my question is was it worth it to the people who suffered under their rule. I note that Susan suggests we buy local and I would add to choose carefully because every town has a cadre of individuals who often operate under the table.
..a tangled web at that…the controlling class ….cons trolling ..say it isn’t true..has not an upper class..a secret club -not been written before..eluded to..gossiped about
I have no doubt
I’m going to have to read this again and again…layers
Brilliant..I've known about the Grove cabal for years. Their machinations are kept quiet.. Just good ole boys.. I wonder how much commonality there is with the Epstein Class.
Brillant writing. Thank you.
And thank you to you and Marz for keeping us in the light.
I once was a guest at a rare friends and family event for Grove members.
Whoa. I learned the elites - many from old San Francisco families - include a special subset of associate members who are not masters of the universe but have musical talents needed for the members' entertainment, which includes spectacular productions with member and elite guest performers.
Only men can be members. As Mary’s essay shows, the relationships they form in this idyllic setting, ostensibly for fun and relaxation, are fundamental to their power back in the real world. As with Epstein, the network is everything, and most of us aren’t in it.
Who’s in the club now? Who are their private guests? It would be interesting to know how many MAGA funders and operatives have passed muster.
I read this right after I read your article 'You Are Already Evidence' and am so glad I did. Where the first overwhelmed me, this one gave me hope. I look forward to your coming columns addressing this more fully. I consider myself fairly well-read but I am always amazed at how much I learn from you.
Keep digging, Mary. It is a long way to the stinking pit that is the core of this. Thanks for helping us start to understand!
I believe. If we know who is at root a member of the Weaving Spiders or under their influence or on their payroll we can avoid doing business with them. It is as always about following the money. Buy local, do business with people in communities… build community. And.. help each other. This is an uncovering that is overdue. Thank you Mary Geddry for this proper ‘outing’.
Jesus. The American Star Chamber of arbitrary self-interests.
I've often said the United States is an oligarchy. I don't think I quite believed how long-standing or how entrenched it's become, down to a formal club yet. I should have. Weren't the Founding Fathers essentially a cabal of the then rich-and-powerful? Except their Bohemian Grove was in Philadelphia.
In Victorian England it became fashionable to plant bamboo in the large gardens of the upper class. Today, many of those stands still exist, but all too often greatly increased.
Bamboo's rhizomes - underground stalks - spread like wildfire. Some run quite deep, but all run outwards from the parent plant in a network much more efficient than seeding in developing more plants.
I lived in a house that had originally been part of an old rectory estate. The first owners had planted several clumps of ornamental bamboo. Having given up controlling its rapid spread, it was everywhere.
How do you get rid of it?
I tried digging it up. I took a specialized shovel to it. I attacked it with a mattock. No go. The root system was almost like a tight grid, the network consisting of thick woody tubers that would not break apart.
They say herbicides work. Not perhaps the best choice ecologically, but they can work. If any parts survive, though, it will come back. And quickly.
The only other option? Dig it out. And the 150-year-old stands need more than your spade. You'll need a professional excavator. But as with herbicides, if you miss any of the roots, it will come back.
What does the Bohemian Grove have to do with this, you ask. The rhizomes of the Grove are deep and spread everywhere, difficult to restrain or eliminate.
I've seen canes of bamboo a foot or more in diameter. Practically indestructible stuff, bamboo.
[Mary: this is journalism at its best. Prize-winning journalism. Thank you. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.]
Yet the word I've been hearing to describe using bamboo to make many products is 'sustainable'. Sounds to me like it's just another invasive species. And I do recognize your comparison, Kasey!! Oh Mary, you are such a treasure!!
I think bamboo grown and harvested commercially (responsibly) is a great sustainable resource. It can be used in place of wood and can even be used to make fiber and fabric. As with all plants, it helps with cleaner air and the water table.
But as an ornamental plant? Not unless it's in a container from which it cannot escape. 😉
Wow, just wow. And so unbelievably angry making.
This reflects on Trump’s ICE force and mega detention centers. Today, for immigrants but eventually it will be for “home grown” dissidents.
This work you're doing is as essential as breathing. Congratulations on your bravery and determination; without these posts there would precious little information about who and what is really making the world spin...
Here you go - https://marygeddry.com/p/the-lord-doesnt-think-about-anybody
Excellent essay. Brava. I have always thought that the ruling class are parasites.
Fantastic investigative journalism. But it scares me to death. How does the sane, honest world combat this?
Anne, yes, very scary. I read this last night, but happily did not have nightmares. I have read too much history to be surprised although in earlier times what the elite were doing was not always hidden. I have sometimes thought that they did support composers and artists. I just finished a bio of Lorenzo de Medici for example who had several famous artists associated with him. I guess my question is was it worth it to the people who suffered under their rule. I note that Susan suggests we buy local and I would add to choose carefully because every town has a cadre of individuals who often operate under the table.
Link to Part One please, Mary. I read it. Shared it. Now I want to re-read it. Re-share.
Well written, informative, and clearly a call to arms. I am reminded of Leonard Cohen’s song “Everybody Knows” the dice are loaded…
..a tangled web at that…the controlling class ….cons trolling ..say it isn’t true..has not an upper class..a secret club -not been written before..eluded to..gossiped about
I have no doubt
I’m going to have to read this again and again…layers