Category: DNC

Discernment 102: Seeding the Clouds of Smoke and Mirrors with Misdirectional Disinformation

I love to remind people just how powerful DISINFORMATION is by this little fact from Soviet defector Yuri Bezmenov. Watch the first few minutes, or skip straight to my summary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX3EZCVj2XA According to Bezmenov, the KGB was roughly 85% about DISINFORMATION, DEMORALIZATION, and other "ACTIVE MEASURES" - and only 15% about "James Bond" espionage. Yuri … Continue reading Discernment 102: Seeding the Clouds of Smoke and Mirrors with Misdirectional Disinformation →

Discernment 101: Weak Acids, Strong Acids, and the Kind They Are Taking In Portland

I almost cannot believe that I am writing this. Forty years ago, I would have been writing this as a letter to the editor of my favorite science association magazine, AFTER the president of that association would have ALREADY said something similar PUBLICLY to the President of the United States, BUT - well - times … Continue reading Discernment 101: Weak Acids, Strong Acids, and the Kind They Are Taking In Portland →

Democrat Primary Debates – Evening #1

Okay, folks. Think of this as recon #101. We're scoping our opponents, looking for good memes for the 2020 election season. Yes, in order to be informed citizens, we have to watch the debates. We KNOW the press takes comments out of context, on the left and on the right-------- so let's be accurate, at … Continue reading Democrat Primary Debates – Evening #1 →

Socialism Freebies ~ What's the Cost?

Whaddya mean Bernie Sanders is trying to sell me on Socialism? Woke up this morning and flipped on the news. First story was about a survey of how socialism is gaining traction among women. What? Makes no sense! Contradiction in philosophy. How are women supposed to be modern, strong, make their own decisions, independent.... yet … Continue reading Socialism Freebies ~ What's the Cost? →

Dear MAGA: 20190606 Open Topic

This THINKING ABOUT TIGHTENING THINGS DOWN THURSDAY open thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA world. You can say what you want, comment on what other people said, and so on. Free Speech is practiced here. ENJOY … Continue reading Dear MAGA: 20190606 Open Topic →

Dear MAGA: 20190528 Open Topic

This TWO CATCH A THIEF TUESDAY open thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA world. You can say what you want, comment on what other people said, and so on. Free Speech is practiced here. ENJOY IT. … Continue reading Dear MAGA: 20190528 Open Topic →

Dear MAGA: 20190523 Open Topic

This METHINKS THE DEMS BE IN A WEE BIT OF TROUBLE THURSDAY open thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA world. https://youtu.be/55rYlkXc9u8 You can say what you want, comment on what other people said, and so on. … Continue reading Dear MAGA: 20190523 Open Topic →

Dear MAGA: 20190522 Open Topic

This WE ARE ON THE WAY TO JUSTICE WEDNESDAY open thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA world. Now THAT is a "404" catch and release! You can say what you want, comment on what other people … Continue reading Dear MAGA: 20190522 Open Topic →

Dear MAGA: 20190515 Open Topic

This WE KNOW THEY'RE LYING WEDNESDAY open thread is VERY OPEN – a place for everybody to post whatever they feel they would like to tell the White Hats, and the rest of the MAGA world. https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1126860212802064385 You can say what you want, comment on what other people said, and so on. Free Speech is practiced here. ENJOY … Continue reading Dear MAGA: 20190515 Open Topic →

The Aggregation Scam: How a Trump Town was Tricked into Paying for the Green New Deal

I spent two days working on this post, and just trashed the prior, many-page version. WHY, YOU MIGHT ASK. Simple. Because I was beating around the bush. I was not getting to the POINT. THE POINT: A town full of Trump-supporting Republicans in MAGA country was TRICKED into funding the GREEN NEW DEAL. I don't … Continue reading The Aggregation Scam: How a Trump Town was Tricked into Paying for the Green New Deal →