Expect the "no fly"-list to be made open-ended into a "no move"-list, and your governement requiring passport or other physical ID to be carried at all times. Also, expect "smart-phones" to be made mandatory, to be carried at all times. This will probably start by adding smart-phones to a list of goods being part and parcel of basic welfare and basic income/labour perks.
For the children/the Greater Good/Ze Master Race/ God wants it/who the F do you think you are questioning the why of governement, you grotty little pleb? The motto of today's democracy, no matter what nation you live in, is:
I really like "Eat the Bugs" better, as in Sometimes you're the Windshield, Sometimes you're the Bug.
Oh, POSH originated with sailings to India from Britain, for which tickets were stamped POSH for Port Outbound, Starboard Home. That ensured that the ticket-holder always faced south.
Rikard, Smart phones have been a part of government handouts for several years now, as well as cable internet and laptops. We call them "Obama Phones".... 🙄
If you really want some insight into everything thats happening, watch the movie “Ukraine on Fire”. Besides seeing just how a state dept employee (Victoria Neuland) led to the overthrow of a government, you’ll also see call outs to the color revolutions we saw during 2020. They’re using the same strategies on us. Practice on them, perfect them on us.
And immediately reposted on alternative platforms. YouTube may discover that the alternatives gain traction as many users dwell elsewhere. But they have such a catalog of user created useful, non-politically charged stuff they can survive. But I sure dislike Google wanna-be masters of us all.
Enjoyed that video with the FULL understanding of the bias. To really understand what has been going on you must read an awful lot. Throwing rocks at US meddling is nothing new. That's noticing that throwing rocks at others doesn't sell as well. China's meddling is SO much deeper, more pervasive and much more corrupting - also much better planned by people who do that for a living. We swap out our fools on a regular basis, meanwhile the government functionaries (deep state) changes hats giving a bit of lip service to their new executives awaiting the next swap. No matter what the Trump types try to do they will be silently ignored.
Sorry OT, but I'm steamed about the new Substack iOS app, which will give Apple leverage over content as a growing fraction of customers reads via the app. I expect some Substack authors (maybe you and me) already violate app store Terms of Service.
Unfortunately Substack have made some rather... worrying decisions. Like their bringing on board Dr. Eric Topol as a Writer-in-Residence, and then when the Substack community expressed their disappointment in this decision, Substack removed the entire comment section on that post. Poof, gone.
As much as I appreciate Substack for providing a platform for these wonderful writers and thinkers and dissidents... it seems to me it may only be a temporary home.
I will write my own HTML webpage and be compensated in crypto if it comes to it. Before Substack came along, I thought writers getting paid by readers in crypto would be the next big thing. (Like this article? Donate a nickel!) Maybe we'll get there eventually anyway.
Are you a programmer? I could probably knock something out in a month using C++ or Java that takes Substack's backup data to feed a Javascript site. WordPress already has a Substack importer, but PHP is not my thing. Crypto payment processing would be new to me, and scalability/UI will need some work.
I know an expert (I mean world-class expert) Python guy who is beyond just familiar with financial markets and payment systems. I don't see a reason to use Crypto. Dollars will do fine. Or Swiss Francs might be a better idea.
PHP is a dime a dozen. We need a way to pool funds that won't be blocked by corporate media. How about a conversation? I have reason to trust you, not least of which is that you write about data, not feelings about issues, and not spin.
In fact, a way to do it would be to establish a Substack for that purpose. First, 90% goes to the writer, 10% goes to Substack. I can provide some support for UI through my former business partner who did that full-time for a few years.
I looked at it, but saw that it requires iOS 14.5 or later. I have not updated my OS since the pandemic started (and "contact tracing" by smartphone was rolled out), and have no intention of doing it now. I'll just have to keep using Substack on an old-fashioned computer.
Did not Trudeau back off the bank account stuff? I read that the policy was rescinded after banks were starting to see account closures. I don't know if the truckers accounts were restored. News is now consumed with more 'important' shiny stuff to divert attention from Biden's other failures. Anybody know?
I keep bringing this up, but not without reason. To get a more complete view of what is already underway, we need to look at both the US FATCA law AND how it is implemented in the real world. While it does not call for account freezing, many non US citizens residing outside the US, improperly termed “accidental Americans”, have been dealing with account closures, accounts being frozen and loans called in for not being able to prove they are in compliance with US tax and reporting requirements. Others who are former US citizens and have been for decades have also experienced these problems. All of this dates back to the Obama administration, so it is not new.
"But stealing from and cutting off services to regular Russians doesn’t hurt the government. If anything, it makes Russians angry at us instead of Putin!"
Yes, this concerns me as well, although likely it's not an "instead of" but an "and." The despair and hopelessness that come from that (experiential! It's Russia!) belief that "absolute power corrupts absolutely" is the opposite of the promise of American democracy. How can a citizenry that agrees with the Ukrainians that the WORST possible outcome is to be ruled by Putin be so callous toward the people already suffering that outcome?
NOTE: This is in no way a criticism of Simulation commander's post but a reminder of how easy it is for both sides to act badly under the guise of morality. Too many on the right are wiling to claim moral superiorly while ignoring their sides own sins. I grew up the 80's and witnessed the Conservative Right engage in it's own form of censoring of free speech.
We must support the right of bad people to have access and protections lest we create the necessary framework to strip all of us of those rights regardless of what we do. It is a fool who believes government can justly enforce morality and yet I guarantee you there are Right leaning Conservatives /Republicans who would support the Rights censorship efforts as they did on offensive lyrics in music in the 80s and 90's.
Blacks law states that it is better that 10 guilty men go free than 1 innocent man be convicted. This is not because Black supported bad people but because the temptation of government to do bad things is to great to risk. Anyone who supports the war on drugs which WILL include many on the right, are supporting tyranny. They are simply using the excuse of morality as the justification but morality changes with who's in power. The epically failed attempt to control alcohol via prohibition should have been a lesson and yet many primarily right leaning Americans today ignore that lesson and support the war on drugs. Yes drugs are bad but empowering the government to make use of them illegal is far worse then the drug itself. It will afford some corrupt politician the chance to make money on your willingness to allow the government to use it's monopoly on force to make illegal something you find to be sinful. When it comes to adults the government should not be telling us what we can or can not own, posses or consume and that includes all drugs.
Every government war on some idea has only lead to pain and billions in losses and none have ever made the problem less; only worse. If you support empowering the government to make illegal something because you find it sinful you are only helping to enslave the rest of us and using your morality as justification to do it. Today Trump is facing backlash from pro-lifers because he refuses to take a stance on a Federal ban on Abortions. I'm not a supporter of abortions' but these pro-lifers are acting as foolishly as the pro-abortionists who support Democrats solely because they fear any more losses to abortion. The government must NOT be in the role of telling people what they can or can not do unless it is explicitly enumerated in the Constitution. And even if it is, only a fool is wiling to go scorched earth of a single issue.
Yep. I hated those moral majority fuckers growing up (you may have been able to tell!) and I hate them now that they're on the left. (Kinda like the neocons!) If they move back to the right, I will hate them there too -- just like I hate neocons still hanging on in to the GOP (Lindsay Graham!)
Hunger is an Iron Heel on that boot. On February 1, 2022, the Russian Federation Council announced that their dependence on foreign potato and sugar beet seeds would be “catastrophic” for food security. Russian farmers also rely on imports of farming equipment and agricultural components. The sanctions imposed on the Russian people will threaten their entire farming industry, putting global food supply chains at risk.
The future should end in early January, with the new congress. Or shortly thereafter. Actually, it will probably start fading this summer, as the polls begin confirming a mid-term landslide and the dems try to redeem themselves in the eyes of voters who have had enough. Repubs still might screw it up, but that would take epic incompetence.
Canadians will have to fix their own problems. That seems less likely.
You have more faith than I do about vote integrity - and the two party system. GOP hasn’t been bowling me over lately with any strong objections to what’s going on. In fact seems they are just as delusional as leftie loons about Russia. Seems many of them have made a switch of sorts.
Expect the "no fly"-list to be made open-ended into a "no move"-list, and your governement requiring passport or other physical ID to be carried at all times. Also, expect "smart-phones" to be made mandatory, to be carried at all times. This will probably start by adding smart-phones to a list of goods being part and parcel of basic welfare and basic income/labour perks.
For the children/the Greater Good/Ze Master Race/ God wants it/who the F do you think you are questioning the why of governement, you grotty little pleb? The motto of today's democracy, no matter what nation you live in, is:
Ego sic dico.
"Eat the bugs"?
Ego sic dico is (bad) latin for "(Because) I say so", as in ruling solely by diktat.
I think "eat the bugs" would be "mandecare insecta" or something, but I don't really know latin, just enough to sound posh.
According to https://www.translate.com/english-latin, Eat The Bugs is Edunt cimices.
I really like "Eat the Bugs" better, as in Sometimes you're the Windshield, Sometimes you're the Bug.
Oh, POSH originated with sailings to India from Britain, for which tickets were stamped POSH for Port Outbound, Starboard Home. That ensured that the ticket-holder always faced south.
I believe fully that restrictions of movement is a big part of the “plan”.
Rikard, Smart phones have been a part of government handouts for several years now, as well as cable internet and laptops. We call them "Obama Phones".... 🙄
If you really want some insight into everything thats happening, watch the movie “Ukraine on Fire”. Besides seeing just how a state dept employee (Victoria Neuland) led to the overthrow of a government, you’ll also see call outs to the color revolutions we saw during 2020. They’re using the same strategies on us. Practice on them, perfect them on us.
I'm going to mention how that movie disappeared off YouTube today, and the creator's response :)
And immediately reposted on alternative platforms. YouTube may discover that the alternatives gain traction as many users dwell elsewhere. But they have such a catalog of user created useful, non-politically charged stuff they can survive. But I sure dislike Google wanna-be masters of us all.
Enjoyed that video with the FULL understanding of the bias. To really understand what has been going on you must read an awful lot. Throwing rocks at US meddling is nothing new. That's noticing that throwing rocks at others doesn't sell as well. China's meddling is SO much deeper, more pervasive and much more corrupting - also much better planned by people who do that for a living. We swap out our fools on a regular basis, meanwhile the government functionaries (deep state) changes hats giving a bit of lip service to their new executives awaiting the next swap. No matter what the Trump types try to do they will be silently ignored.
Sorry OT, but I'm steamed about the new Substack iOS app, which will give Apple leverage over content as a growing fraction of customers reads via the app. I expect some Substack authors (maybe you and me) already violate app store Terms of Service.
Unfortunately Substack have made some rather... worrying decisions. Like their bringing on board Dr. Eric Topol as a Writer-in-Residence, and then when the Substack community expressed their disappointment in this decision, Substack removed the entire comment section on that post. Poof, gone.
As much as I appreciate Substack for providing a platform for these wonderful writers and thinkers and dissidents... it seems to me it may only be a temporary home.
Maybe they are looking for an excuse to rein in the authors. Apple/Google made us do it...
I will write my own HTML webpage and be compensated in crypto if it comes to it. Before Substack came along, I thought writers getting paid by readers in crypto would be the next big thing. (Like this article? Donate a nickel!) Maybe we'll get there eventually anyway.
Although ironically I decided AGAINST crypto donations because I wanted Substack to see exactly what they would be losing if they turned heel.
Are you a programmer? I could probably knock something out in a month using C++ or Java that takes Substack's backup data to feed a Javascript site. WordPress already has a Substack importer, but PHP is not my thing. Crypto payment processing would be new to me, and scalability/UI will need some work.
I know an expert (I mean world-class expert) Python guy who is beyond just familiar with financial markets and payment systems. I don't see a reason to use Crypto. Dollars will do fine. Or Swiss Francs might be a better idea.
PHP is a dime a dozen. We need a way to pool funds that won't be blocked by corporate media. How about a conversation? I have reason to trust you, not least of which is that you write about data, not feelings about issues, and not spin.
In fact, a way to do it would be to establish a Substack for that purpose. First, 90% goes to the writer, 10% goes to Substack. I can provide some support for UI through my former business partner who did that full-time for a few years.
On 2nd thought, I'm probably not the guy for this project. There are already Substack-like alternatives. https://ghost.org/vs/substack/
I heard about it but haven't given it a look yet.
At least on Android we have the brave browser which works just fine with substance.
I looked at it, but saw that it requires iOS 14.5 or later. I have not updated my OS since the pandemic started (and "contact tracing" by smartphone was rolled out), and have no intention of doing it now. I'll just have to keep using Substack on an old-fashioned computer.
Thanks Simulation. I just wrote a recap of what happened in Ottawa if anyone is interested. https://nikontim.substack.com/p/tamara-is-on-bail?s=w
Did not Trudeau back off the bank account stuff? I read that the policy was rescinded after banks were starting to see account closures. I don't know if the truckers accounts were restored. News is now consumed with more 'important' shiny stuff to divert attention from Biden's other failures. Anybody know?
Last I read "most" of the accounts were unfrozen. Hopefully we ALL learned the lesson, though.
Once a thing is done once, that thing can be done again (and it will be easier the second time).
That was the lesson. :)
I keep bringing this up, but not without reason. To get a more complete view of what is already underway, we need to look at both the US FATCA law AND how it is implemented in the real world. While it does not call for account freezing, many non US citizens residing outside the US, improperly termed “accidental Americans”, have been dealing with account closures, accounts being frozen and loans called in for not being able to prove they are in compliance with US tax and reporting requirements. Others who are former US citizens and have been for decades have also experienced these problems. All of this dates back to the Obama administration, so it is not new.
"But stealing from and cutting off services to regular Russians doesn’t hurt the government. If anything, it makes Russians angry at us instead of Putin!"
Yes, this concerns me as well, although likely it's not an "instead of" but an "and." The despair and hopelessness that come from that (experiential! It's Russia!) belief that "absolute power corrupts absolutely" is the opposite of the promise of American democracy. How can a citizenry that agrees with the Ukrainians that the WORST possible outcome is to be ruled by Putin be so callous toward the people already suffering that outcome?
NOTE: This is in no way a criticism of Simulation commander's post but a reminder of how easy it is for both sides to act badly under the guise of morality. Too many on the right are wiling to claim moral superiorly while ignoring their sides own sins. I grew up the 80's and witnessed the Conservative Right engage in it's own form of censoring of free speech.
We must support the right of bad people to have access and protections lest we create the necessary framework to strip all of us of those rights regardless of what we do. It is a fool who believes government can justly enforce morality and yet I guarantee you there are Right leaning Conservatives /Republicans who would support the Rights censorship efforts as they did on offensive lyrics in music in the 80s and 90's.
Blacks law states that it is better that 10 guilty men go free than 1 innocent man be convicted. This is not because Black supported bad people but because the temptation of government to do bad things is to great to risk. Anyone who supports the war on drugs which WILL include many on the right, are supporting tyranny. They are simply using the excuse of morality as the justification but morality changes with who's in power. The epically failed attempt to control alcohol via prohibition should have been a lesson and yet many primarily right leaning Americans today ignore that lesson and support the war on drugs. Yes drugs are bad but empowering the government to make use of them illegal is far worse then the drug itself. It will afford some corrupt politician the chance to make money on your willingness to allow the government to use it's monopoly on force to make illegal something you find to be sinful. When it comes to adults the government should not be telling us what we can or can not own, posses or consume and that includes all drugs.
Every government war on some idea has only lead to pain and billions in losses and none have ever made the problem less; only worse. If you support empowering the government to make illegal something because you find it sinful you are only helping to enslave the rest of us and using your morality as justification to do it. Today Trump is facing backlash from pro-lifers because he refuses to take a stance on a Federal ban on Abortions. I'm not a supporter of abortions' but these pro-lifers are acting as foolishly as the pro-abortionists who support Democrats solely because they fear any more losses to abortion. The government must NOT be in the role of telling people what they can or can not do unless it is explicitly enumerated in the Constitution. And even if it is, only a fool is wiling to go scorched earth of a single issue.
Yep. I hated those moral majority fuckers growing up (you may have been able to tell!) and I hate them now that they're on the left. (Kinda like the neocons!) If they move back to the right, I will hate them there too -- just like I hate neocons still hanging on in to the GOP (Lindsay Graham!)
Amongst humans, there is no side without sin. Any/all can easily fall to the temptations of power.
Hunger is an Iron Heel on that boot. On February 1, 2022, the Russian Federation Council announced that their dependence on foreign potato and sugar beet seeds would be “catastrophic” for food security. Russian farmers also rely on imports of farming equipment and agricultural components. The sanctions imposed on the Russian people will threaten their entire farming industry, putting global food supply chains at risk.
https://www.cracknewz.com/2022/03/years-ago-russia-gave-up-on-supporting.html
Then there's the Netherlands.
The future should end in early January, with the new congress. Or shortly thereafter. Actually, it will probably start fading this summer, as the polls begin confirming a mid-term landslide and the dems try to redeem themselves in the eyes of voters who have had enough. Repubs still might screw it up, but that would take epic incompetence.
Canadians will have to fix their own problems. That seems less likely.
You have more faith than I do about vote integrity - and the two party system. GOP hasn’t been bowling me over lately with any strong objections to what’s going on. In fact seems they are just as delusional as leftie loons about Russia. Seems many of them have made a switch of sorts.
Most people aren't prepared for the alternative. They better hope the election works this time.
Never underestimate the ability of Republicans to do nothing when in the majority. And I say this as a lifelong Republican.
Doing nothing is better than doing the wrong things. I look forward to gridlock.
“First do no harm” is operative in any situation.
Should be. Apparently not for most of them.