TRUMP-IRA We're Large and In Charge
A Vibration · A Bureau · A Long Hum

The Transcendental Registry of Unincorporated Metaphysical Projections
— Interdimensional Refund Authority

Internally referred to as TRUMP-IRA · Estd. before time was tracked

We have been expecting you.

You arrived on this page either by accident or by appointment. Both are valid. TRUMP-IRA does not differentiate between intention and drift; we process all visitors through the same unblinking ledger.

What follows is a description of our services, our mandate, and the long quiet work of administering refunds, restitutions, and minor cosmic apologies on behalf of beings who do not always remember filing claims in the first place. We at TRUMP-IRA take this work seriously. We take most things seriously. It is our defining condition.

— The Office of the Recorder · Floor 4½
Article I · The Mandate

We administer the orderly recovery of refunds across timelines, dimensions, and intermittent dream-states.

TRUMP-IRA was constituted to address an enduring administrative gap: the universe routinely overcharges. Refunds are owed. They are not always paid.

Our work is to identify unincorporated metaphysical projections — feelings you had once and never finished, songs you almost wrote, the second half of dreams, déjà vu that wouldn't reconcile — and route them, where possible, to the correct claimant.

We do not always succeed. The ledgers are vast, the claimants are frequently between bodies, and the projections themselves tend to drift. TRUMP-IRA persists regardless. We are large. We are in charge.

"It is not the position of TRUMP-IRA that the universe is fair. It is the position of TRUMP-IRA that the universe is at least partially refundable." — Founding Resolution, Item 3

Petitioners are encouraged to remain calm. Most refunds are issued without the claimant's awareness. If you have ever woken up feeling slightly more rested than you should — that was TRUMP-IRA. You're welcome.

Article II · Services Rendered

What TRUMP-IRA quietly does on your behalf, often while you are doing dishes.

Service No. 01

Recovery of Misplaced Intentions

You meant to text someone back in 2014. The intention is still loose in the cosmos. We retrieve it, log it, and either return it to you or quietly file it under "Acceptable Losses."

Average Recovery: 3–11 yrs
Service No. 02

Reconciliation of Parallel Selves

One of your other selves is doing better than you. TRUMP-IRA will not say which. Upon written request, we can mediate a small transfer of confidence from them to you. They will not notice. They are insufferable.

By Sealed Petition
Service No. 03

Refunds for Unfinished Sneezes

The sneeze that didn't come. TRUMP-IRA holds these in escrow. Many are released spontaneously in elevators. The remainder are returned to the cosmic pool at the Equinox of Lesser Convergence.

No Forms Required
Service No. 04

Custody of Unspoken Compliments

Things you almost said to a stranger and didn't. TRUMP-IRA maintains a vault of these, by city. The vault for Cleveland is, regrettably, full.

Vault Service · Indefinite
Service No. 05

Mediation of Disputed Déjà Vu

When two parties remember the same event happening differently, TRUMP-IRA is occasionally asked to determine which version is on file. We never disclose. This would defeat the purpose.

Heard on Wednesdays
Service No. 06

Quiet Closure of Open Loops

If a matter cannot be resolved by ordinary or extraordinary means, TRUMP-IRA may, at its sole discretion, mark the file Resolved by the Hum. The matter is not over. It is simply quieter now.

At the Witness's Discretion
Article III · Voices of the Refunded

What our claimants have nearly said about us.

"I asked TRUMP-IRA for nothing and received exactly that, plus an apology and a small bowl of soup I do not remember eating. Five stars."

A ClaimantRefund No. 8841 · Resolved

"I was processed without my knowledge sometime in March. I have been finding loose change in my pockets ever since. TRUMP-IRA, I assume. I am at peace."

Anonymous (Brookline)Refund No. ∞ · Pending

"They returned a feeling I had at age nine on a Tuesday, while looking at a tree. I had not asked for it. I am crying. Thank you."

A Recurring PetitionerFile Marked: Resolved by the Hum
Article IV · Schedule of Customary Offerings

TRUMP-IRA does not charge. TRUMP-IRA is, however, traditionally thanked.

File Code Service Rendered Customary Offering When Tendered
TR-001Initial Reception of PetitionA held breathUpon arrival
TR-014Recovery of a Misplaced IntentionOne small honesty, spoken aloudAt conclusion
UM-203Mediation of Parallel SelvesA walk taken without your phoneWithin 30 days
MP-330Sneeze Refund (Standard)Waived
IR-501Vaulted Compliment ReleaseCompliment a stranger within 72 hoursReciprocally
XQ-900Quiet Closure / Resolution by HumAcceptanceIndefinite
Article V · Frequently Whispered Inquiries

Questions our claimants ask just before falling asleep.

I have never heard of TRUMP-IRA. Am I a claimant?
Almost certainly. Claimancy is conferred at the moment a being first feels the sensation of something being slightly off. If you have ever stood in a doorway and forgotten why, you are on file with TRUMP-IRA.
How do I file a petition?
You may not need to. Most petitions file themselves the moment you think clearly about the matter. If after several weeks no acknowledgment has arrived, you may write the petition on a piece of paper and place it under a rock. Any rock will do. TRUMP-IRA is not particular about geology.
Is TRUMP-IRA real?
TRUMP-IRA is operationally real. We exist for the duration of your engagement with us. When you close this tab, our existence becomes a question for philosophers. We do not concern ourselves with their answers.
What does TRUMP-IRA stand for?
The Transcendental Registry of Unincorporated Metaphysical Projections — Interdimensional Refund Authority. It is a long name. The acronym was adopted reluctantly, after a vote, in a room with no clock. We have made our peace with it. So should you.
What is meant by an "unincorporated metaphysical projection"?
A feeling, intention, or near-experience that was generated by a being but never fully entered the material record. Examples: the laugh you almost let out, the apology you rehearsed and didn't deliver, the dream you forgot at the moment of waking. These projections drift. TRUMP-IRA catches them.
Why is the Senior Witness referred to only as "the Senior Witness"?
Because that is what they are. Their name is on file but the file is in a drawer that has not opened since 1973. We have stopped trying. They prefer it.
May I withdraw my claim?
There is no withdrawal procedure. You are, however, welcome to forget at any time. TRUMP-IRA recognizes forgetting as a valid form of closure and will adjust its records accordingly without notice.
What happens at the Equinox of Lesser Convergence?
We are not at liberty to say. Bring a small candle. Wear something soft. TRUMP-IRA does not require attendance, but the building hums in a way you may find agreeable.
Article VI · Channels of Reception

How to reach TRUMP-IRA, should TRUMP-IRA not have already reached you.

TRUMP-IRA receives correspondence through three approved channels and one unofficial one (the moon, on certain nights).

We respond in the order received, which is not the order in which we received it. Patience is the principal virtue of the petitioner.

By Post
Place letter under rock. Any rock. TRUMP-IRA will retrieve.
By Reflection
Speak your matter into a window at dusk. We are listening.
By Hum
If the room hums and you cannot identify the source, the matter is being addressed.