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From:Clerk of the Board To:Lee, Lewis Cc:Jessee, Meegan Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Troubling social substack by Yuri Bezmenov; "How To Predict the Future - Paul Harvey In 1965, Paul Harvey foresaw … Date:Friday, December 26, 2025 1:22:34 PM Attachments:https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Ficon%2FLucideHeart%3Fv%3D4%26height%3D36%26fill%3Dnone%26stroke%3D%2523808080%26strokeWidth%3D2 https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Ficon%2FLucideComments%3Fv%3D4%26height%3D36%26fill%3Dnone%26stroke%3D%2523808080%26strokeWidth%3D2 https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Ficon%2FLucideShare2%3Fv%3D4%26height%3D36%26fill%3Dnone%26stroke%3D%2523808080%26strokeWidth%3D2 https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Ficon%2FNoteForwardIcon%3Fv%3D4%26height%3D36%26fill%3Dnone%26stroke%3D%2523808080%26strokeWidth%3D2 https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack.com%2Ficon%2FLucideArrowUpRight%3Fv%3D4%26height%3D36%26fill%3Dnone%26stroke%3D%2523808080%26strokeWidth%3D2 https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F1f107857-f4a9-46a1-8d09-fcb2c5a5acd3_1920x1020.png Please see Board Correspondence - From: lance dreiss <lancedreiss@att.net> Sent: Wednesday, December 24, 2025 11:19 AM To: Shared Mailbox Clerk of the Board <pcbs@countyofplumas.com>; Soderstrom, Monica <msoderstrom@buttecounty.net>; Assemblymember.Gallagher@assembly.ca.gov; Senator.Dahle@senate.ca.gov; davidhollister@countyofplumas.com; sheriff@countyofplumas.com; District Attorney <District_Attorney@buttecounty.net>; Kimmelshue, Tod <TKimmelshue@buttecounty.net>; Pickett, Andy <APickett@buttecounty.net>; Connelly, Bill <BConnelly@buttecounty.net>; Teeter, Doug <DTeeter@buttecounty.net>; Julie Threet <julie4butte5@gmail.com>; Waugh, Melanie <mwaugh@buttecounty.net>; Kitts, Melissa <mkitts@buttecounty.net>; Durfee, Peter <PDurfee@buttecounty.net>; Ritter, Tami <TRitter@buttecounty.net>; Teri DuBose <Teri.DuBose@mail.house.gov>; Congressman Doug LaMalfa <CA01DL.Outreach@mail.house.gov>; Stephens, Brad J. <BStephens@buttecounty.net>; Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net> Subject: Fwd: Troubling social substack by Yuri Bezmenov; 'How To Predict the Future - Paul Harvey In 1965, Paul Harvey foresaw … Public Record Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for moreTroubling social substack by Yuri Bezmenov; 'How ToPredict the Future - Paul Harvey In 1965, Paul Harveyforesaw modern America with a monologue called “If IWere the Devil"', "I’d subvert the church first. I would confide that what’s bad is good, and what’s good is square. I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting, so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting.' DR. PAUL ALEXANDER DEC 24 READ IN APP ‘Soon I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the houses of Congress. And in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and deify science.’ ‘I’d take from those who have, and give to those who want until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious.’ etc. Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Upgrade to paid Start Yuri here, support Yuri’s work: ‘Paul Harvey tried to warn us. In 1965, he broadcasted a speech called “If I Were the Devil.” 60 years later, his words are more relevant than ever. Harvey was a close friend of Joseph McCarthy and Billy Graham. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. If I were the devil, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I’d want to engulf the whole world in darkness. And I’d have a third of its real estate, and four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — Thee. So I’d set about however necessary to take over the United States. I’d subvert the churches first. I’d begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: ‘Do as you please.’ To the young, I would whisper that the Bible is a myth. I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what’s bad is good, and what’s good is square. And the old, I would teach to pray, after me, ‘Our Father, which art in Washington…’ And then I’d get organized. I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting, so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting. I’d threaten TV with dirtier movies and vice versa. I’d pedal narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. If I were the devil I’d soon have families that war with themselves, churches at war with themselves, and nations at war with themselves; until each in its turn was consumed. And with promises of higher ratings I’d have mesmerizing media fanning the flames. If I were the devil I would encourage schools to refine young intellects, but neglect to discipline emotions — just let those run wild, until before you knew it, you’d have to have drug sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door. Within a decade I’d have prisons overflowing, I’d have judges promoting pornography. Soon I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the houses of Congress. And in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and deify science. I would lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls, and church money. If I were the devil I’d make the symbols of Easter an egg and the symbol of Christmas a bottle. If I were the devil I’d take from those who have, and give to those who want until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And what do you bet I could get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich? I would caution against extremes and hard work in Patriotism, in moral conduct. I would convince the young that marriage is old-fashioned, that swinging is more fun, that what you see on the TV is the way to be. And thus, I could undress you in public, and I could lure you into bed with diseases for which there is no cure. In other words, if I were the devil I’d just keep right on doing what he’s doing.’ ___ You must not wait for another catastrophic crisis (at times manufactured but we are prevented from making our own basic personal decisions or accessing needed drugs and response tools) to catch you off-guard. We must take charge and be prepared today so that we can enjoy peace of mind tomorrow.” diana dreiss Begin forwarded message: From: "Dr. Paul Alexander from Alexander COVID News" <palexander@substack.com> Date: December 24, 2025 at 11:02:28 AM PST To: lancedreiss@att.net Subject: Troubling social substack by Yuri Bezmenov; 'How To Predict the Future - Paul Harvey In 1965, Paul Harvey foresaw … Reply-To: "Dr. Paul Alexander from Alexander COVID News" <reply+30h0lz&kcryl&&ba20701a5f1a8727dda50e7547c088b333575443583adc049a3c8862b65f4f2b@ mg1.substack.com> Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for moreTroubling social substack by Yuri Bezmenov;'How To Predict the Future - Paul Harvey In 1965,Paul Harvey foresaw modern America with amonologue called “If I Were the Devil"', "I’dsubvert the church first. I would confide that what’s bad is good, and what’s good is square. I’d educate authors inhow to make lurid literature exciting, so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting.' DR. PAUL ALEXANDER DEC 24 READ IN APP ‘Soon I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the houses of Congress. And in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and deify science.’ ‘I’d take from those who have, and give to those who want until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious.’ etc. Alexander News Network (ANN): Trump's War 2.0 for America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Upgrade to paid Start Yuri here, support Yuri’s work: ‘Paul Harvey tried to warn us. In 1965, he broadcasted a speech called “If I Were the Devil.” 60 years later, his words are more relevant than ever. Harvey was a close friend of Joseph McCarthy and Billy Graham. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005. If I were the devil, if I were the Prince of Darkness, I’d want to engulf the whole world in darkness. And I’d have a third of its real estate, and four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — Thee. So I’d set about however necessary to take over the United States. I’d subvert the churches first. I’d begin with a campaign of whispers. With the wisdom of a serpent, I would whisper to you as I whispered to Eve: ‘Do as you please.’ To the young, I would whisper that the Bible is a myth. I would convince them that man created God instead of the other way around. I would confide that what’s bad is good, and what’s good is square. And the old, I would teach to pray, after me, ‘Our Father, which art in Washington…’ And then I’d get organized. I’d educate authors in how to make lurid literature exciting, so that anything else would appear dull and uninteresting. I’d threaten TV with dirtier movies and vice versa. I’d pedal narcotics to whom I could. I’d sell alcohol to ladies and gentlemen of distinction. I’d tranquilize the rest with pills. If I were the devil I’d soon have families that war with themselves, churches at war with themselves, and nations at war with themselves; until each in its turn was consumed. And with promises of higher ratings I’d have mesmerizing media fanning the flames. If I were the devil I would encourage schools to refine young intellects, but neglect to discipline emotions — just let those run wild, until before you knew it, you’d have to have drug sniffing dogs and metal detectors at every schoolhouse door. Within a decade I’d have prisons overflowing, I’d have judges promoting pornography. Soon I could evict God from the courthouse, then from the schoolhouse, and then from the houses of Congress. And in His own churches I would substitute psychology for religion, and deify science. I would lure priests and pastors into misusing boys and girls, and church money. If I were the devil I’d make the symbols of Easter If I were the devil I’d take from those who have, and give to those who want until I had killed the incentive of the ambitious. And what do you bet I could get whole states to promote gambling as the way to get rich? I would caution against extremes and hard work in Patriotism, in moral conduct. I would convince the young that marriage is old-fashioned, that swinging is more fun, that what you see on the TV is the way to be. And thus, I could undress you in public, and I could lure you into bed with diseases for which there is no cure. In other words, if I were the devil I’d just keep right on doing what he’s doing.’ ___ You must not wait for another catastrophic crisis (at times manufactured but we are prevented from making our own basic personal decisions or accessing needed drugs and response tools) to catch you off-guard. We must take charge and be prepared today so that we can enjoy peace of mind tomorrow.