"The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And even if he is not romantic personally he is apt to spread discontent among those who are." -H.L. Mencken
1.13.2024
Twenty years of this blog - Welcome to 2024
2024 is here and this blog is now twenty years old. I started it when I was 20. Time flies when you're having fun.
This year should be fun too. I'll try to write here more often as four billion people cast their votes around the world. Will the dark armies of fascism rise again? Let's see what 2024 has in store for us.
1.29.2023
6.05.2022
2.14.2022
2022: The Year of Puden
What is Puden? It's the information conglomerate of Putin and Biden. More to come.
1.21.2021
Trump's entire presidency was an attack on the US
This attack wasn't so obvious like Pearl Harbor or 9/11. It was a much more subtle, modern attack fueled by social media laced with disinformation.
The attack lasted four years and nearly destroyed the world's leading democracy.
Though democracy prevailed - it is not without scars.
3.27.2020
A brave new Covid-19 world
Here we are living on a timeline where one third of the world’s population is under pandemic induced lock-down. How hard will it be for the governments of the world to cede their newfound and unfettered powers?
Stay tuned to 2020 to find out.
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| Source: beeple_crap |
1.15.2019
Yes, the President is a Russian agent
It's hard to fathom just what those of The Greatest Generation would think about the idea that the President is a Russian agent. What would FDR or Ike think about this complete fraud?
It's the absolute desecration of the American idea. And it's so obvious that it seems surreal. How could THE PRESIDENT be compromised by Russia?
The concept of a hostile foreign power being in the head of the Commander and Chief is almost impossible to comprehend. But at every turn the evidence - that is to say the frequent contacts, the kowtowing, and secret tax returns - provide us with enough proof to paint a disturbing picture.
So, where does it go from here? Constitutional crisis, or perhaps a Thermonuclear War?
It's the absolute desecration of the American idea. And it's so obvious that it seems surreal. How could THE PRESIDENT be compromised by Russia?
The concept of a hostile foreign power being in the head of the Commander and Chief is almost impossible to comprehend. But at every turn the evidence - that is to say the frequent contacts, the kowtowing, and secret tax returns - provide us with enough proof to paint a disturbing picture.
So, where does it go from here? Constitutional crisis, or perhaps a Thermonuclear War?
5.16.2018
As Facebook, Google tighten security – will disinfo-ops continue to flourish?
It’s a great example of taking too little action,
too late. Facebook and Google will now verify the identities of advertisers
buying political ads.
Mark Zukerberg said, “After we identified Russian
interference in the 2016 US elections, we successfully deployed new AI tools
leading up to the 2017 French, German, and Alabama Senate special elections
that removed tens of thousands of fake accounts. Earlier this week, we took down
a large network of Russian fake accounts that included a Russian news
organization.
He continued: “First, from now on, every advertiser
who wants to run political or issue ads will need to be verified. To get
verified, advertisers will need to confirm their identity and location. Any
advertiser who doesn't pass will be prohibited from running political or issue
ads. We will also label them and advertisers will have to show you who paid for
them. We're starting this in the US and expanding to the rest of the world in
the coming months.”
Will this
really impact the scope and impact of Russian and other malicious state actors’
information operations? Probably, not. Trolls will always be a reality of
social networks and as long as Facebook and Google are happy to take payments
in rubles – they will continue to facilitate the strategies of foreign
intelligence organizations.
If they were serious about curtailing these threats,
then they would ban all political advertising outright. But of course bottom
lines and shareholders will always come first.
As the Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight,
thanks to disinformation and the rise of authoritarian populism, one cannot
help but to embrace the gallows humor in all of this – that Facebook’s mission
is “to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer
together” when it has accomplished quite the opposite.
2.03.2017
Mr. Trump - tear down this wall!
Amid severe social strife in the United States, Putin visits Juárez on an official Russian state visit. The wall is a towering monstrosity, a symbol of fear and isolation.
A massive crowd gathers to hear the once maligned dicator speak after he's gained tremendous worldwide popularity for standing up to the global threat of Trump.
Putin bellows out in English, "Mr. Trump - tear down this wall!"
The crowd erupts in jubilation. "PUTIN, PUTIN, PUTIN!"
Two years later, the United States collapses and splinters into several sovereign republics. And so ends the experiment of liberal democracy as Russia becomes the world's hegemon.
11.11.2016
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