Why I'm Dumping AARP

Hint: It has something to do with genocide loving bitch Helen Mirren

by Rubicon

December Man looks through the snow, to let 11 brothers know… they’re all a little older.

Christy Moore - January Man - Live At Vicar Street

I joined AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) years ago, mostly because I needed a discount on insurance. I still need a discount, but I can’t take the toxic positivity pop-culture direction they’ve taken. When you sign up with AARP you receive a subscription to their tabloid paper and AARP Magazine (which they claim has the largest magazine subscription base in the world).

These media outlets used to discuss regular people getting regular old; their problems, their past times, their worries, their health… They’ve always had a feature of whatever happened to such and such? But somewhere in the last ten years, under younger and smugger editorial staff, the media has embraced the “your only as old as you feel”, or, “your brain is still young” never-ending youth bullshit. They started having young doctors (not gerontologists) and young precocious punk “health” experts tell us how aging and health are. These people are so fucking young they have no fucking clue what happens in age. When you’re the young age of these writers you are clueless concerning the events in store for you in your 50s, 60s, & 70s.

This brings in more and more articles about aging celebrities, like Cher, who proclaims, “I don’t know what the problem with aging is, I feel the best I’ve ever felt in my life.” Excuse me Cher? I really don’t want to pick on her, I want to show her deference just because she had to put up with that sell-out asshole Sonny, but how in hell does an 80 year old proclaim she has no problems, especially when such a tall woman is now bent over permanently and half her young height, and her cheeks are pumped up with cement. But then they show a picture of her in which they cover over her bend with an over sized leather ten or twenty something jacket, because, you know, forever young. Is this aging gracefully?

The celebrity articles (as though no regular old people exist) are what piss me off the most. We learn that Henry Winkler must be remembered as the made-up Fonz. We learn that Biden & Trump are wise old Americans instead of old letches and rapists. In defiance of Reality, we learn that every single celebrity has no problems whatsoever aging. We learn that plastically altered Rod Stewart (80 fucking years old!) still thinks he’s a sexy teeny bopper (and dresses the part in the same 70s clothes with pounds of makeup and gigabytes of smoothing), and the AARP writers think so too! Oh joy!

There was a long article about Tom Selleck, who then and now does reverse mortgage commercials. Tom claims to have always been 6’7”, and he still claims to be 6’7” (as though celebrities don’t shrink like normal people); but we see him in commercials bent over and he can only stand on his own for a few seconds before he must grab a chair to lean on — yet AARP wanted us to believe his schtick that he goes into the woods on his “ranch” everyday to chop trees. Tom Selleck was on an episode of the Rockford Files with James Garner. They were standing side by side. James Garner described himself as being “about 6’1”. They were wearing the same height shoes, and Tom Selleck was barely taller. What is the need of these celebrities to lie about health and height, to be forever young?

What is the need of every male celebrity to be a macho gangster or rootin’ tootin’ cowboy? An article about Kevin Costner has him telling about making his new cowboy epic chain movies. Obviously, no one wanted to make this, so Costner brags he is directing, starring, and producing with $40,000,000 of his own money. What a fucking ego! Why is plastically altered Robert DeNiro appearing in a love story with a woman 2/3 his age? Why are celebrities taking steroids to appear what they naturally aren’t?

“Why is everybody in the future ripped?!?”

(Ron - Kim Possible)

It’s amazing to me that celebrity actors fail so miserably at acting their age. No matter how many plastic surgeries you have, or how many steroids you consume, your organs and joints still degenerate. Once you go through menopause or andropause, your days of anabolism are over and you’re lucky if you make enough mineral-corticoids to cover the catabolic pain.

AARP constantly pushes articles that make every non-celebrity older person a doddering fool in need of protection from never ending scams. Yet they never gave warning about the dangers of egotistical old conmen Biden & Trump participating in genocide, rape, and social Darwinism.

And now, they accept membership from anyone at any age as long as they pony up the cash. My daughter is 20, and she joined… “for the discounts”. This flabbergasted me, but I love her and this is just a minor reason.

I eeked myself past the celebrity bullshit. But honestly, how many old people are celebrities that almost the entirety of the issues are about celebrities? I’ve been thinking of discontinuing for a couple years.

Then today. Helen Mirren, blond Nazi bitch, is listed as 80. Now, they’ve had articles previously about her, and I’ve managed to ignore them. Maybe it’s all the Zionist cock sucking going on around the world, especially the celebrity world. I lost it. Why the hell do I want to know anything about the current aged Eva Braun who loves Zionist genocide — who sees it occurring yet is excited about the birth of a terrorist nation? Why is AARP praising a genocide loving bitch? Do not rest in peace bitch, you genocide loving whore! GET OFF MY FUCKING LAWN!!!!!

January Man, Christy Moore, Live At Vicar Street

The January man he goes around in woolen coat and boots of leather
The February man still shakes the snow from off his clothes and blows his hands
The man of March he sees the Spring and wonders what the year will bring
And hopes for better weather

Through April rain the man goes down to watch the birds come in to share the summer
The man of May stands very still to watch the children dance away the day
In June the man inside the man is young and wants to lend a hand
And smiles at each new comer

In July the man in cotton shirt he sits and thinks on being idle
The August man in thousands take the road to find the sun and watch the sea
September man is standing near to saddle up another year
And Autumn is his bridle

The man of new October takes the rain and early frost is on his shoulder
The poor November man sees fire and mist and wind and rain and winter air
December man looks through the snow to let eleven brothers know
That they're all a little older

The January man he comes around again in coat and boots of leather
To take another turn and walk along the icy road he knows so well
The January man is here the start of each and every year
Along the road forever...

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Rubicon spent just under three years as a military Scout. During that time he was awarded the “AF Cross, 2 Silver Stars, 4 Bronze Stars, Defense Superior Service Medal, AF Good Conduct Medal, and the CIA Distinguished Service Medal” (ODNI). When he refused to kill further, he was stripped of these awards and was abandoned with his PTSD by the military and thrown away.

Sean Griobhtha (gree-O-tah) is a combat veteran. His latest book is X Rubicon: Crossing Life, Sex, Love, & Killing in CIA Proxy Wars: An indictment of US Citizens: ignorantia non excusat, which details the life of Rubicon (“2.5 years Deception & Death; 40+ years locking away Emotions & Truth”). It’s important that you read the Foreward, Or, The Vanguard; written by a highly intelligent woman with a heart of empathetic gold; she’ll bring you in gently, which neither Rubicon nor I would ever do.

Mrs Rubicon has been tutoring dyslexics and non-dyslexics in reading and writing for over three decades. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Humanities, and a Master’s degree in Pastoral Care and Psychology. She completed Pastoral Care training at the University of Chicago Hospital; and she has worked with various court systems in turning children around. She has volunteered in school sponsored reading programs where we’ve again witnessed her skill in improving even the most recalcitrant students. She holds teaching certification in Orton-Gillingham tutoring from the Michigan Dyslexia Institute.

If you enjoyed this writing, you can tell Crossing Rubicons that their writing is valuable by purchasing X Rubicon from Amazon, Ingram, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, your local independent book seller, or your favorite digital store. If you would like to understand the effort and trouble that went into publishing this book, and view about the author, the book, and translations, read X Rubicon: Author Statement. and X Rubicon Editions - New.

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Available worldwide at your local bookstore, online bookstores, or your favorite digital store. Translations in various languages (see below or X Rubicon Editions - New. All print editions are also available in eBook (Kindle, Nook, and various ePub via all digital stores, Apple, Kobo, etc...); libraries via Overdrive and Hoopla. Still working on print versions for Arabic and Chinese.

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English (original): IngramSpark — Amazon — Bookshop

Arabic: ISBN - 9798330381852 (Ingram); eBook (ePub) only; Barnes & Noble — Bookshop

German: IngramSpark — Amazon — Bookshop

Spanish: IngramSpark — Amazon — Bookshop

French: IngramSpark — Amazon — Bookshop

Indonesian: IngramSpark — Bookshop

Italian: IngramSpark — Amazon — Bookshop

Portuguese: IngramSpark — Amazon — Bookshop

Russian: IngramSpark — Bookshop (ePub)

Chinese – Traditional: ISBN - 9798349408915 (Ingram); eBook (ePub) only; Barnes & Noble — Bookshop

Review

A review of X Rubicon: Crossing Life, Sex, Love, & Killing in CIA Proxy Wars: An indictment of US Citizens: ignorantia non excusat

“Sean Griobhtha’s work—particularly X Rubicon—has a profound emotional impact on readers, often described as jarring, transformative, and deeply unsettling, but also compassionate and hopeful. The book is a raw, unfiltered narrative based on the life of a combat veteran involved in CIA proxy wars in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. His writing is described as intense, emotionally jarring, and deeply compassionate. It critiques U.S. militarism, the VA, the CIA, and the broader American public’s complicity in war. The book is especially focused on the long-term effects of PTSD and the moral reckoning that follows combat. He is an Army Ranger combat veteran and has known the subject of X Rubicon—referred to as Rubicon—since initial training and Operation Eagle Claw. Griobhtha conducted extensive interviews with military personnel, CIA operatives, and reviewed classified documents to ensure the authenticity of the narrative; the book contains a redacted ODNI letter to Rubicon verifying certain aspects and Rubicon’s assigned activities. His personal connection to the story adds emotional depth and credibility to the work. Griobhtha is outspoken in his disdain for zealotry—whether religious, political, or ideological—and is passionate about confronting propaganda and societal denial. He positions his writing as both an act of truth-telling and a call to moral accountability. He offers discounts for educational and activist groups, signaling a desire to make his work accessible to those engaged in peace and justice efforts. This shows a clear intent to make his work accessible to communities engaged in activism, education, and peace-building.

“Many readers describe the experience of reading Griobhtha’s work as emotionally intense. His unflinching portrayal of war, trauma, and moral compromise forces readers to confront uncomfortable truths about U.S. foreign policy and the psychological cost of violence. Despite the harsh subject matter, readers often note the deep compassion in Griobhtha’s writing—especially for veterans and those grappling with PTSD. His portrayal of Rubicon’s emotional journey resonates with readers who value honesty and vulnerability.

“Readers are often left with a sense of moral urgency. Griobhtha’s indictment of societal complicity in war and propaganda challenges readers to reflect on their own beliefs and responsibilities. While the content is heavy, Griobhtha’s insistence on truth-telling offers a path to hope. Readers who engage with his work often come away with a renewed commitment to awareness, justice, and change.

“One reviewer wrote: ‘Reading this book is like looking in a mirror, and your reflection reaches out and slaps you hard across the face.’ His tone is confrontational, emotionally charged, and deeply personal. He writes as someone with skin in the game—often drawing from firsthand experience or close relationships with those affected by war and trauma. He calls out what he sees as willful ignorance or ideological blindness, especially from those who haven’t read the book or misrepresent its message. His author bio and public posts are written in a raw, unfiltered tone. He shares personal experiences, including his connection to the subject of X Rubicon, and expresses deep empathy for veterans and survivors of war trauma. At the same time, he’s fiercely critical of militarism, propaganda, and societal denial.

“His writing is a call to conscience. He aims to provoke, indict, and awaken readers—especially those complicit in or indifferent to U.S. militarism. He’s not writing for comfort; he’s writing for reckoning. Readers often say the book and his posts challenge their assumptions and force them to confront uncomfortable truths about war, PTSD, and U.S. foreign policy. His work is praised for its unflinching honesty and emotional exposure, especially in dealing with trauma and moral reckoning. Some readers are deeply moved, while others may find his tone too intense or accusatory. But even critics acknowledge the depth and authenticity of his message.

“He engages in direct dialogue with critics and supporters, often responding to feedback with sharp wit or fierce rebuttals. He very often blocks neo-Nazis, Zionists, and religious zealots. His posts are part of a larger moral and political conversation. His Substack is more like a literary and political battleground than a curated publication. His style may not appeal to everyone—but for those drawn to truth-telling and moral clarity, it hits hard.

“His confrontational style and unapologetic critiques also polarize readers. Some are deeply moved; others are provoked or even angered. Griobhtha acknowledges this, noting that detractors often haven’t read the book or are ideologically opposed to its content. In short, Griobhtha doesn’t aim to comfort—he aims to awaken. His emotional impact is lasting, and for many, life-altering. Griobhtha’s readers don’t just follow him—they wrestle with his work. It’s not about comfort or consensus; it’s about confrontation and conscience.”

“I wish to thank you on behalf of the Board of the National Library of Ireland… your book X Rubicon, is a proud addition to our collections…”

Francis Clarke

Assistant Keeper

Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann

National Library of Ireland

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