First, my apologies. I sent a TDG newsletter out yesterday, but it was blank. Hopefully, I have figured out how the fine points of this sofware.
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By this time, I was hoping to have completed the copying of my Medium articles from Medium to the TDG blog. This has not been a fun task, with repetitive tasks and quirky software.
I have about 475 articles uploaded. Maybe another 50 to go.
But the TDG blog is becoming a great way to learn about the TDG. I recommend the section "TDG Mechanics" to get a quicker handle on the various TDG features.
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog.php?blog_cat_id=31
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The small increase in website traffic that started in early December is still happening. Most of the 10 or so visitors a week do not stay long, but they get a little exposure to the TDG.
Maybe later - when things get worse - they will take the TDG more seriously.
The website did have one visitor from Pennsylvania who made several visits, spent several hours, and read a fair bit of the TDG book. It's been about three years since I had a visitor like
that.
Prior to January 20, this newsletter had 19 subscribers.
But since then, another 64 subscribers signed on. I'm not sure why, but this is a good sign.
I think there is now enough subscribers to warrant a monthly newsletter. Expect to hear from me more often.
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I recently wrote and published my sixth flagship TDG article.
A Glimpse of our Future Democracy describes a possible TDG structure for a city of 100,000 people.. Here is the Medium link:
This article will be put on the TDG blog soon.
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Here are the internet forums where I am actively promoting the TDG:
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The drama in the USA still requires time to play out. The USA could move more toward an oligarchy. A decade ago, who would have thought an American citizen could be held indefinitely
in a detention camp with no rights, no way to get out, and no one able to find them?
Well, I did. I tried to save the USA in 2009:
https://medium.com/the-political-prism/i-tried-to-save-the-usa-in-2009-5bf6e3251bd8?sk=ca8bb7b8e28b5ec23ef9e9968edb0cff
If the oligarchy moves forward, I expect that American authorities will try to suppress my work.
The TDG server is located in Canada, but that server might have to capitulate to American requests.
Maybe I am paranoid, but planning for this possibility is good risk management. By having my material on multiple platforms better ensure the TDG will still be "out there." There will be copies of the TDG website outside my server and computer.
I am also hoping that a few people acquire my EPUB files of the TDG book and three TDG novels. It will be very difficult for American authorities to find all those files.
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/tdg_book_sales.php
Or maybe American democracy goes back to its pre-2016 condition. I'm not so sure that this should be our final solution.
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When the TDG blog is up-to-date (hopefully by the end of April), I will make some minor changes to the TDG website.
I haven't decided on my next TDG project. Here is my list:
And there are at least three other TDG projects that definitely won't start in 2025.
Until next time, probably in May
Dave Volek
Inventor
Tiered Democratic Governance
