Trumpugees, Lifeboats, and the End of Pretending

This is why I’m done playing by broken rules — and how we’re building lives that actually work.

They packed in silence.

Two kids, two passports, one country they could no longer trust.
It wasn’t a war. Not officially.
No shots fired. Just laws passed. Rights erased. The quiet sound of freedom closing in.

Newsweek calls them “Trumpugees.” Americans fleeing not poverty or war, but the slow suffocation of liberty.

• The Supreme Court strips rights.

• The Guard deployed on civilians.

• Congress plays along at every opportunity and turn

• And the smart, the scared, the strategic — they’re leaving.

42% of Americans are considering the exit. 63% of Gen Z already have.
They’re not waiting for the storm. They’re building lifeboats now.

That’s what Borderless Living is.
Not a newsletter. Not a hobby. A blueprint.

But more on that in a minute.

Image Credit: Brook Boley

You’re Not Crazy for Wanting Out

I used to believe in America.

Not in a blind way. Not with flags or songs or bumper stickers. But with something deeper. I worked inside the machine. I wrote policy. I wrote speeches. I sat at the tables where decisions were made.

And I believed. Truly.

Not that it was perfect. But that it tried. That there was a core worth defending.

But now?

Now I see it clearly.

The dream has been repossessed. The promise has been broken. The system is running on fumes and fraud.

And the people in charge? They know it. They don’t care.

So let’s drop the act.

You’re not crazy for wanting out. You’re not weak. You’re not giving up.

You’re waking up.

It’s Not Just You

68% of Americans say they’re surviving, not thriving.

Home ownership? Out of reach.
Health care? A minefield.
Safety? A coin toss.

And that’s if you’re lucky — if you’re white, straight, quiet.

For everyone else?

They’re already feeling the crush.

In its July 4th headline, Newsweek called it what it is:
“Number of ‘Trumpugees’ Leaving America Continues to Rise.”

They weren’t talking about billionaires or legacy passport holders.
They were talking about people like Grover Wehman-Brown — a trans parent, a working professional, someone who tried to make America work for 14 years.

They lived in San Francisco. Western Massachusetts. The most “liberal” corners of the map. But even there, it wasn’t enough.

“I didn’t want to shrink again,” they said.
“I want my kids to grow up free.”

So they packed.
And left.
For the Netherlands — where health care is sane, schools are funded, and dignity isn’t up for debate.

They’re not alone.

According to the Harris Poll:

• 42% of Americans are seriously considering leaving the country.

• That jumps to 63% of Gen Z and 52% of Millennials.

• And for LGBTQ+ families? The exits are already underway.

They’re not paranoid. They’re not dramatic.
They just looked up and realized: even living in a blue state couldn’t protect them anymore.

This is the new reality. And people are acting on it.

You don’t have to wait for things to get worse.
You don’t have to wait for permission.

You can move. You can build. You can start.

Right now.

The Exit Is Real

People are leaving. Not as a joke. Not in a tweet. For real.

They’re getting second passports. They’re moving their assets. They’re changing where they raise their kids.

And they’re doing it because they finally realized: you don’t have to go down with the ship.

You can build something else. Somewhere else. You can take your skills, your mind, your ambition — and plant it in better soil.

This Isn’t About Giving Up

This isn’t surrender. This isn’t cowardice. This is what strength looks like now:

Leaving the game that’s rigged.

Refusing the script you didn’t write.

Choosing to build on your own terms.

That’s not weakness. That’s sovereignty.

So What Is Borderless Living?

It’s not a lifestyle. It’s not a dream. It’s not a pitch.

It’s a movement. It’s a set of tools. It’s a network.

It’s a community of people who think as you do.

It’s a map out of the fire.

We publish:

• Real country briefs so you can figure out what’s the right place for you

• Playbooks for second residencies

• Trust structure strategies

• Jurisdictional stack guides

• Hard-won insights from people who have already gone

This isn’t just about mobility. It’s about agency. It’s about refusing to spend the rest of your life cleaning up a mess you didn’t make.

You Can Do This

You can get your second passport. You can build a sovereign structure. You can move your family. You can protect your assets.

You can get out. You can get safe. You can get free.

This isn’t theory. It’s not fantasy. It’s happening.

So let’s go.

Join us. Borderless isn’t for someday. Borderless is now.

Borderless Living Membership Tiers

🟢 Free Tier – For the Curious Observer

What you get:

• Occasional public essays and updates

• Access to select curated content (1–2 pieces/month)

• High-level commentary on jurisdictional shifts, sovereignty trends, and mobility issues

Who it’s for:
Those just beginning to question the system. You’re not ready to act — but you want to understand what’s happening, and why so many are opting out.

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$50/month or $480/year
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What you get:

• Full access to the Borderless Living archive (15+ guides since March 2025)

• 3–5 in-depth pieces/month, including:

  • ✅ Country Briefs

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• Weekly Office Hours Q&A sessions

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Who it’s for:
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$2,000/year
(Limited to 20 members)

What you get:

• Everything in the Paid Tier, plus:

• 🎯 A 1:1 onboarding consultation with me and monthly meetings to discuss programs and progress

• 📄 Personalized jurisdictional and trust review (if desired)

• 🚧 First look at unreleased playbooks and country frameworks

• 🧭 Priority access to future workshops, walkthroughs, and closed-door strategic sessions

• 💬 Private Discord group for ongoing support, insight-sharing, and community building with peers

Who it’s for:
High-net-worth individuals, mobility strategists, trust/asset holders, and those ready to execute serious cross-border life architecture — now.

No matter where you are on the path — questioning, planning, or executing — there’s a place for you here.

Thanks for reading.