Thanks Bjorkstrand!
I saw "60 Minutes" last night. Note John's mutable grand cross, that includes the brutal Mars Pluto square. He has a close Venus Pluto square in his fourth harmonic chart. This aspect is significant because it is similar to having a natal Venus Pluto square.
He received a massive bonus for 'ethics.'
His natal Sun Mars square is activated this year because he has a Sun Mars conjunction in his 58th harmonic chart, his annual harmonic chart.
He also has SA Saturn opposite natal Pluto. Though he has a natal Saturn Pluto trine, the solar arc aspect can still suggest loss.
Converse SA Mars is square natal Saturn so he's in a difficult period.