Granna Bytes: Today, October 23rd 2026

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Anna recounts a conversation in which an unnamed senior government official thanked her for her work. She interprets the exchange as a sign that the efforts of the Assembly community are gaining recognition after years of criticism and resistance. Rather than taking the credit herself, she directs it to the people who have continued that work and to earlier generations whose example sustained them. Her conclusion is that persistence and shared effort have brought the movement to an encouraging milestone. This is her personal account and interpretation of the encounter; the article does not identify the official or announce a formal government decision.

Key points

Anna describes receiving personal recognition from an unnamed senior government official.
She credits the wider community and earlier generations for their persistence.
She views the encounter as an encouraging milestone and a reason for supporters to recognise their collective effort.

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Anna’s original article

By Anna Von Reitz

Today, a senior government bureaucrat shook my hand and said, "You saved the country." And he shook my hand like he really meant it.

I know I probably looked stunned, with that deer-in-the-headlights look, startled, and maybe a bit perplexed. I mentally stepped aside and let the compliment land where it belongs --- on all of you and on all the Americans who came before, who didn't forget who they were and didn't give up.

No matter what.

So now, take a moment, breathe, realize that a major milestone has been met. The bureaucrats are awake now. Really awake. Like cats watching a mouse hole. And we are not "the mice" anymore.

After all these years of threats and insults, after all the name-calling and labels and fear, after a century and a half of "ducking and running", we are being recognized as free men and women again, not crazies, not fools.

And when the top ranks recognize us, and say (out loud) that we "saved the country" ---the low men on the totem pole aren't far behind.

Granna

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