When I woke up this morning, a voice on National Puplic Radio jolted me into disbelief. The story: a man convicted for his role in the January 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol had just been hired by the Department of Justice, after being pardoned by Donald Trump, and was now serving as an adviser to a federal Weaponization Working Group. I blinked, paused, and whispered a quiet mantra to calm my inner storm.
This is not fiction.
The man’s name is Jared L. Wise, a former FBI supervisory special agent, who joined the mob at the Capitol on January 6, 2021. Footage later revealed him shouting “Kill ’em!” at police officers and calling them “Nazis” and “Gestapo.” He was later indicted in May 2023 on felony charges and multiple misdemeanors. And yet—after being swept up in a mass pardon by President Trump in January 2025—he now holds a sensitive position within the federal agency tasked with enforcing justice in America.
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Wise had a long career in law enforcement but ultimately betrayed his oath on one of the darkest days in modern American democracy. In court filings, prosecutors said he actively encouraged violence against police and remained unrepentant about his actions. He had been awaiting trial when Trump’s blanket pardon—covering over 1,600 January 6 participants—brought his case to a close.
Rather than returning to private life, Wise has resurfaced in government service. He now serves as an adviser to the DOJ’s “Weaponization Working Group”, a Trump administration initiative designed to investigate the so-called “weaponization” of federal agencies against conservatives.
The Weaponization Working Group was launched in February 2025 under Attorney General Pam Bondi and is led by Ed Martin, a staunch Trump ally and former president of the Phyllis Schlafly Eagles. Its official mission is to “restore trust in law enforcement” and “identify abuses of federal authority.” In practice, it is widely seen as a tool for retribution against perceived political enemies, including prosecutors, judges, and federal employees associated with the January 6 investigations or Trump’s criminal trials.
It was created not through congressional oversight, but by internal reorganization within the DOJ. This subtle yet forceful shift has allowed the group to operate with minimal transparency. When reporters asked about Wise’s hiring, the Department of Justice declined to comment.
This is more than a headline—it’s a symbol of how power can invert the moral compass of a nation. Sri Yukteswar Giri once said:
“Attachment and repulsion to sense objects, which are the cause of desire and aversion, should be regarded as the great enemies of the soul.”
Here, we see a desire for revenge and an aversion to accountability metastasizing into federal policy. When those who attacked democracy are now being placed in charge of its guardianship, we are not just seeing political maneuvering—we are watching spiritual decay institutionalized.
Sri Ramakrishna warned:
“When wickedness increases beyond measure, divine power intervenes in human form.”
But when divine vigilance sleeps, or when the masses grow numb, darkness ascends not with horns, but with credentials.
This entire scenario reads like a cosmic riddle. If everything is a play of consciousness, what does it mean when the actors themselves seize control of the script?
As Adi Shankara reminds us:
“Brahman is real. The world is illusory. The Self is nothing but Brahman.”
So yes—at the deepest level, all of this may be Maya. But within Maya, the dharma of each soul is to act rightly. To refuse to act, to turn away, is to allow Adharma—unrighteousness—to reign.
In Lahiri Mahasaya’s words:
“Even the worst of sinners can cross over by the raft of divine wisdom.”
But when sin becomes a political platform, and penance is replaced by power, the soul of the nation trembles.
This isn’t about partisan politics. This is about karma, truth, and the subtle laws that bind societies together. You may feel powerless as one individual, but remember: consciousness is fractal. One awakened mind holds more light than a thousand sleeping ones.
So I ask you:
Stay informed, even when it hurts.
Speak, even when your voice shakes.
Meditate, even when the world seems to spin into madness.
And never forget that truth, like light, does not need majority approval to shine.
🕯️ We may be living through a time of inversion—but remember, when the pendulum swings too far into darkness, it is often a prelude to the dawn.
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