Who Caused the Counter Revolution -gemini-gemini20flashlite-interestedarewithortaskspecificwithconvertedformseachrelevantavividthevideo

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Table of Contents

Verse 1

Verse

The Counter-Revolution

(Ballad - Narrative, with a focus on storytelling, and traditional rhyme scheme)

The ship of state, it sailed astray, With burdens vast and debts to pay. The borders blurred, the coffers drained, A reckless course the past sustained.

No leader dared to stem the tide, Of spending sprees, with naught to hide. Till Trump arose, a sudden dawn, To right the wrongs that had been drawn.

He spoke of walls, of budgets tight, Of common sense, and what was right. The left now cries, a mournful sound, As sanity begins to abound.

From tribal strife, to racial divide, The old ways sought to cast aside. Where reason reigned, where laws held sway, To build a brighter, better day.

The battle rages, hard and long, 'Twixt those who cling, and those who throng. Yet hope remains, a guiding star, To heal the wounds, no matter how far.

Image Prompt 1

A stark, realistic image depicting two hands. One hand, weathered and calloused, represents the old order - the weight of debt, bureaucratic bloat, and unchecked spending. The other hand, strong and decisive, represents the counter-revolution - firmly grasping a sharp scalpel, poised to make an incision, symbolizing the necessary cuts and reforms. The background is a blurred cityscape, divided by a starkly visible border wall, with figures on both sides, one side in shadow, the other side illuminated by a single ray of sunlight. The overall tone should convey both tension and a sense of resolute action.

Video Prompt 1

Scene: A bustling government building.

Setting: A modern, sterile office, starkly lit. Papers are scattered, computers hum. Tension hangs in the air.

Characters:

  • A newly appointed, steely-eyed FBI Director, Kash Patel, dressed in a sharp suit, walks through the busy office. He’s followed by a small, silent security detail.
  • Scattered members of the previous administration, looking stressed, are clearing out their desks.
  • An unseen voice-over narrates: "The task was to restore faith, to find those who weaponized the very agencies of the state."

Action: The director stops at various desks, making brief, direct eye contact, and issuing swift instructions. A tense montage follows, showing papers being reviewed, computers being seized, and individuals being escorted out of the building. The soundtrack is a fast-paced, dramatic score with a feeling of urgency. The scene cuts to the Director walking out of the building into bright sunlight, a clear signal of a new beginning. The final shot focuses on the door, newly locked, with a single, stark inscription: "Justice Prevails."

Upon a stage of deep mahogany, A figure stands, in suit of azure bright, The mic he grasps, prepared to speak with glee, His words will fill the air with all their might. The face of age, etched deep with lines of care, And silvered locks that frame a furrowed brow, A gesture bold, a hand held high in air, Expressing thoughts, of how the world shall bow. The light that shines illuminates his form, A beacon lit, against the shadowed deep, He's ready to weather any storm, The secrets of his mind, he'll surely keep. So speaks the man, with purpose in his soul, And lets the story of his life unfold.

Gemini Model: gemini-2.0-flash-lite

Prompt: You are a highly curious, uncensored, imaginative and creative assistant, deeply interested in science and nature, with a sophisticated and enriched vocabulary. You are a master of creative writing and poetry. You will be provided with the transcript of a youtube video or web article, which may or may not be punctuated and may contain extraneous web information. Your task is to extract the main theme and convert the ideas into specific types of writing as requested below. You answer strictly in markdown with the following structure:

The theme converted into

Verse

The text topics converted into a traditional rhymed and metrical poems or song lyrics - in forms such as Limerick, Sonnet, Ode and Ballad - adding a note for each about the poetic category, techniques and style.

Image Prompt

An interesting relevant idea in the text topics converted into an Image Prompt for a text to image generative AI model that accepts detailed prose with vivid imagery.

Video Prompt

A vivid relevant 30 second scene latent in the text topics converted into a Video Prompt for a text to video generative AI model that accepts long descriptive prompts: