The Arrogant Independent

A Jewish Musician on Hitler’s Stage — Billy Joel, Nuremberg 1994

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In 1994, a Jewish musician stood where Adolf Hitler once screamed.

Billy Joel — the son of a German Jewish father who fled Nuremberg in 1938 — returned to that same city, that same stone arena, and played music for American soldiers.

He didn’t come with anger. He didn’t need to.

Just by standing on that stage, he reclaimed it — not with hate, but with song.

That’s what victory really sounds like.

Not the roar of war… but the quiet strength of art that refuses to die.

This episode of The Arrogant Independent isn’t just about music — it’s about redemption, history, and the way truth echoes longer than tyranny ever can.

🎧 Listen now: “A Jewish Musician on Hitler’s Stage — Billy Joel, Nuremberg 1994”

Because sometimes, healing doesn’t come from politics or power.

It comes from a piano.

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NEW EPISODE — The First Woke Leader: Jesus

Truth isn’t what the loudest crowd says — it’s what stands with the oppressed.

For 2,000 years, people have tried to claim Jesus for their side…

But Jesus stood with those the majority pushed aside:

The Poor

The Outcast

The Foreigners

The Misjudged

The Exhausted Protectors

The Ones Fighting Alone

This episode exposes what happens when power hijacks faith — and how we reclaim the mission Jesus lived and died for:

➡️ To protect the vulnerable

➡️ To confront hypocrisy

➡️ To free those crushed by systems of control

🎧 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST

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📄 READ THE FULL REPORT

🔗 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UGEyaYTz7Bk-vQtn3ZqnHVfnn2Ss_pER/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111018917453627434082&rtpof=true&sd=true

🔊 HEAR THE PAPER READ ALOUD

🔗 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sIEbm7YYHBNA9z6QJBhmbznxMgptD93a/view?usp=sharing

🛡️ Because truth doesn’t raise a fist — it shields the innocent.

🔥 And this movement is just beginning. 🔥

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The Arrogant Independent | Episode: “Life, Lineage, and Limits”

The Real Ethics Behind the 14-Day Rule

When does life truly begin?

Science has an answer — and it might surprise you.

Before day 14, a fertilized egg is just a cluster of undifferentiated cells — alive, but not yet human in form or function.

After day 14, something extraordinary happens: the primitive streak appears — the first sign of individuality and the biological blueprint for human life.

This episode breaks down how the 14-day rule became one of the most important ethical boundaries in modern science — balancing moral respect for life with the freedom to discover.

From IVF to stem-cell research, the 14-day rule proves that science and morality can coexist without hypocrisy.

🎧 Listen to the full audio (Read by Speechify):

📄 Read the complete report:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EVUeBuBDY8GHk12uBmEzJwiBfw6bWOzC/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111018917453627434082&rtpof=true&sd=true

“The 14-day rule isn’t a loophole — it’s proof that moral respect and scientific truth can coexist without hypocrisy.”

— Shawn Nathan William Havens

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NEW REPORT | The Arrogant Independent

“From Ideology to Action: Leadership, Culture, and the Case of Imam Siraj Wahhaj”

📅 October 19, 2025 | 🖊️ By: Shawn Nathan William Havens

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💣 In 1993, the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center stunned the nation. But behind the headlines was a deeper story—one not about lone actors, but about organizational culture, moral authority, and what happens when charismatic leadership collides with unchecked ideology.

📸 Fast-forward to 2025: NY Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani publicly praises Imam Siraj Wahhaj—the same figure listed as an unindicted co-conspirator in the 1993 bombing investigation. What does this say about political endorsement, historical accountability, and moral responsibility in our democracy?

📘 This report dives deep into:

► How radical cultures form under moral absolutism

► The difference between legal innocence and ethical responsibility

► How political figures risk “legitimacy laundering” by ignoring ideological history

► The urgent need for cultural audits in both religious and political institutions

► What true rehabilitation—and transparency—should look like

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🧭 Bottom Line: Leadership isn’t just about what you say—it’s about the environment you create. And when public praise is given to figures with unresolved extremist ties, it shapes not just memory—but the moral fabric of democracy.

🎧 Listen to the full podcast episode on Spotify:

👉 https://spotify.com/FromIdeologyToAction 

📖 Or read the full investigative report:

👉 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ltHAEQgkXuYsRK7dAH-TCCyv7bcxi_fO/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111018917453627434082&rtpof=true&sd=true

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 THE ARROGANT INDEPENDENT PRESENTS:

The Anatomy of Psychological Control — “Zersetzung”

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They called it Zersetzung — a form of psychological warfare perfected by the East German secret police.

But its tactics didn’t die with the Cold War.

They evolved.

They adapted.

And they still exist — hidden in plain sight.

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This isn’t about conspiracy.

It’s about control — how isolation, humiliation, and disinformation are weaponized to dismantle individuals from the inside out.

The report breaks down the anatomy of psychological control, the methods used to destabilize targets, and why modern systems — digital and political alike — quietly rely on similar mechanisms today.

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If you’ve ever felt gaslit by systems that deny what’s right in front of you…

If you’ve ever watched truth twisted into doubt…

Then this is for you.

🎧 Listen now on Speechify:

Read the full report here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I5z6QyGHg9IsV5elJrOVp2dQzEu57ioo/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111018917453627434082&rtpof=true&sd=true

🗽 New Episode: “Freedom Is Not Just for the People You Agree With”

A powerful conversation about what liberty really means in America.

Are we losing sight of true freedom?

In this episode, we break down:

The Constitutional right to individuality — both religious and sexual liberty

Biblical principles that defend the right to choose — not to coerce

The clash between public faith and private expression

Personal stories — including how I was discredited while serving veterans over the phone at the VA

Why liberty must include those we disagree with… or it isn’t liberty at all

🎧 LISTEN to the full podcast:

🔗 [Insert link to podcast episode]

📄 READ the full report:

📘 Freedom Is Not Just for the People You Agree With: The Right to Individuality in America

🔗 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zZEbFSCZX6hnRGNOU1PsnULSvGNr8S6X/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111018917453627434082&rtpof=true&sd=true

🗣️ HEAR the full report read aloud (Speechify audio version):

🔗 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nEGd37Q5ZMgzDbdUc9NzxgVJbb6__wJo/view?usp=sharing

Whether you’re liberal, conservative, religious, secular, LGBTQ+, or just an American who still believes in freedom — this episode is for you. It’s time we protect liberty for everyone, not just our own team.

Share this if you agree.

Tag a friend who needs to hear it.

🎤 Join the conversation — and stay independent.

#TheArrogantIndependent #FreedomForAll #ReligiousLiberty #SexualLiberty #Constitution #VATruth #IndependentVoices #PodcastDrop #Speechify #FirstAmendment #FaithAndFreedom

“Betrayed Brothers — Why Are Veterans Gaslighting Their Own?

 Something isn’t right.

From Phoenix to LaGrange, I was stalked, gaslit, and broken into—by people who wore the same uniform I did.

Veterans.

In this deeply personal episode of The Arrogant Independent, I ask the hard question:

Why would a fellow veteran humiliate, stalk, or psychologically torment another combat-disabled vet?

Is it projection? Jealousy? Or something far more sinister—an orchestrated effort to break me down, isolate me, and keep me dependent?

I connect the dots between my lived experience and historic psychological warfare campaigns like:

·       FBI’s COINTELPRO

·       CIA’s MK-Ultra

·       East Germany’s Zersetzung

And I expose a disturbing pattern that veterans across America need to hear.

This episode is more than a story—it’s a call to action.

If veterans are being weaponized against each other, someone needs to answer for it.

🎧 LISTEN NOW:

Share this post. Tag a veteran. Speak truth.

#Veterans #VAReform #Gaslighting #CombatPTSD #TheArrogantIndependent #TruthPodcast #VeteranVoices #PsychologicalWarfare #BrotherhoodBetrayed

🛑 New Podcast Episode

🎙️ The Arrogant Independent — Special Report

📢 Truth, Trauma, and Targeting: My American Story of Surveillance and Survival

👤 Hosted by Shawn Havens

This episode is unlike any I’ve done before. I’m not talking about politics or policy. I’m talking about my life.

I’m a combat veteran. I served in Iraq. I trained soldiers in IED defense. But the real battlefield began when I came home—an invisible war of stalking, surveillance, psychological targeting, and digital harassment that stretched over a decade.

🔍 From strange job rejections and digital sabotage…

🔐 To home break-ins, symbolic harassment, and being watched inside my own four walls…

📡 To being mirrored and manipulated through Cold War–style tactics now amplified by modern technology…

I lived through it. I’m still here. And I’m speaking out—not just for myself, but for anyone who’s ever felt isolated, gaslit, or disbelieved.

🎧 In this episode:

• The untold story behind my PTSD

• What COINTELPRO, Stasi, and MK-Ultra have in common with today’s harassment

• The legal black hole that leaves survivors unprotected

• Why this happens—and who it happens to

📣 If you’ve ever questioned whether something “just didn’t feel right,” or you’ve experienced digital or symbolic harassment and were told you were imagining it—this episode is for you.

🎧 Listen now: [Insert podcast link]

🧾 Read the full transcript: [Insert blog/document link]

🎙️ Follow for more episodes at The Arrogant Independent

✊🏽 Stay strong. Stay awake. Stay independent.

—Shawn Havens

#VeteranVoices #PsychologicalHarassment #StalkingAwareness #Surveillance #TraumaSurvivor #InvisibleCrimes #ColdWarTactics #TheArrogantIndependent

“This isn’t just my story. It’s a warning.”

Truth, Trauma, and Targeting: My American Story of Surveillance and Survival

📖 A full-length investigative report and personal journey

What happens when the country you served becomes the ground of your torment?

What began as subtle monitoring became invasive surveillance, psychological manipulation, and social isolation. This is my story—but it’s also a reflection of what’s happened to many in silence.

Drawing from personal experience, civil rights history, Cold War “no-touch torture” tactics, and modern surveillance culture, this report uncovers the patterns, parallels, and pain of being targeted in plain sight.

🎧 Listen to the narrated audio version (Speechify Voice):

👉 Here

📘 Read the full report:

👉 https://docs.google.com/document/d/18Uf5ePJ86nf-lFymJkym_EsDGPVgKOFH/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111018917453627434082&rtpof=true&sd=true

 TRUTH ON TRIAL – 33 A.D.

New Podcast Episode + Full Report Available Now

— by Shawn Nathan William Havens | The Arrogant Independent —

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🔥 If you walk your own path, you will be crucified.

They will twist your story. They’ll call you what you’re not.

They did it to Jesus. And they’ll do it to you.

This is not just a story from 33 A.D.—it’s still happening today.

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In this episode, we explore how the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ wasn’t just a religious moment—it was a societal indictment of truth. And it keeps repeating. From cancel culture to digital mobs, from weak leadership to performative virtue, the same forces that silenced Christ are alive in our world today.

This is not a sermon.

It’s a mirror.

🎧 Listen to the narrated podcast version:

🎧 Listen to the audio of the report “Truth on Trial – 33 A.D.  

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k_m_vQqWfKjJx2n1pHG9OMEI9vX1vo5k/view?usp=sharing

📖 Read the full report:

👉 “Truth on Trial – 33 A.D.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JxEfIqdbp1P_of1Q44cDxRUczEwYe_8F/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=111018917453627434082&rtpof=true&sd=true

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If this spoke to you—share it.

Not to win an argument.

But to wake a conscience.

#TruthOnTrial #CrucifyHim #CancelCulture #ArrogantIndependent #FaithAndFreedom #StandAlone

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Written and Narrated by:

Shawn Nathan William Havens

@TheArrogantIndependent | October 13, 2025