In this powerful episode of Connecting the Dots, guest host Mark Sutherland leads a deep, unfiltered conversation exposing how corruption is protected, accountability is blocked, and citizen action is deliberately suppressed across America’s institutions.

Joining Mark are J.J. Humphrey, an Oklahoma State Representative who has confronted state agencies head-on, Doc Pete Chambers, a Texas gubernatorial candidate running on transparency, public service, and restoring lawful oversight, and Lewis Herms, a political candidate and media strategist focused on election integrity and citizen-driven oversight.

Together, they break down how media consolidation, controlled opposition, lawfare, and bureaucratic secrecy work together to shield fraud, silence whistleblowers, and prevent citizens from using constitutional tools like grand juries. The discussion exposes how corruption is not confined to Washington, D.C., but deeply embedded at the state and local level, where agencies routinely block public records, evade prosecution, and operate without consequence.

This episode goes beyond exposing the problem. It lays out why accountability has collapsed, how courts and prosecutors are being weaponized, and what lawful, citizen-driven solutions still exist for those willing to act.

If you want to understand:

Why massive fraud is rarely prosecuted

How media narratives discourage real civic action

Why grand juries are obstructed

And what it will take to restore accountability from the ground up

This is an episode you need to hear.

Guests

Lewis Herms

Doc Pete Chambers