Steve Jobs is trying to articulate Divine Providence in secular terms, except he thinks God's purpose is to make him rich and influential. Like all mini-me gods do.
I heard a pastor talking about what is called the prosperity gospel i.e.: "God wants you to have all worldly riches because it's fun! All you have to do is give me money, make me famous and voila! If it doesn't happen, you haven't given enough money or worshipped me enough. None of that Bible stuff; just Live Your Best Life Now"!"
The pastor said "If you believe that, this IS definitely your best life because the next one will be much, much worse".
'Because here at Youtube, we're all about freedom of speech, expression and information. If it's the correct kind like moslem preachers calling for the genocide of jews, or stoning of women or burning homosexuals alive, or feminists clamouring for extermination of white men, or homosexuals normalising pedophilia or WEF:ers spreading fascist gloablist propaganda, or...
But an actor making fun of the safe & effective vaccines and spreading misinformation via malicious creativity? Can't have that, it might radicalise someone.'
Youtube and its owner (just as Facebook and Twitter) made a deal years ago with the Socialist Party when they were in office, about "filtering erroneous information" in Sweden, and the EU does something similar too.
What's funny is I could watch the clip via the New York Post's homepage yesterday (Sunday). The Post is on the trusted news outlets list it seems.
I sometimes have to adjust my VPN to change the visible IP to an "acceptable" country - to see some content. The censorship has become in-your-face blatant .
Phew. It is more of a stressor not knowing when its the censorship and when its something else, than just getting a message telling you the contents are disallowed under law.
The last couple minutes of this SNL sketch, Medieval Barber Theodoric of York, from 1978 made me think of Fauci and his colleagues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edIi6hYpUoQ
We have to forgive some people for their knee-jerk response to any vaccine challenge. A relatively small portion of our population were forever broken by COVID (or by the incessant, over-the-top panic propaganda from you-know-who). And to be even more considerate, remember that many of them were already broken by Trump.
Unfortunately these broken people dominate media, entertainment, and academia. Hmm, what other group dominates these arenas? We should recognize their emotional instability and help them out by removing them from public exposure.
Chris Bray today was talking about "squishy totalitarianism" and Woody Harrelson's joke on SNL (https://chrisbray.substack.com/p/wokescold-658037-report). He concludes by saying, "There’s no path to a healthy culture that doesn’t break them. Start by seeing them clearly." The "them" he refers to is the "compliance-centered, slogan-repeating cultural stratum."
The way you break this group is by constantly poking at them and not letting them forget, as Harrelson does and as they're doing in Canada.
What kind of a person decides that steeping themselves in apparatchik doublethink is a good idea? How can you simultaneously "follow the science" and also ignore any evidence that doesn't support your viewpoint? I'm so confused by anyone who doubles down on the Covid vax at this point, even if you're pro-vax. It obviously does not work like they said it would. It doesn't stop you from getting it, it doesn't stop transmission, it might reduce the severity, but I don't know that they have the evidence to support that, either. Anecdotally, it seems like people I know who are vaxxed and people I know who are unvaxxed have pretty much the same severity. So, what exactly is the benefit you get in exchange for the risk? Even if the risk is miniscule, why would you do it unless there is a benefit? Who is benefitting? Big Pharma, that's who. We risk, they benefit. WTF? And I don't think "demonstrating loyalty to the state" is a benefit for me, just for the state. But apparently the cronies writing these articles think it's important. Can you even imagine spending your life punting for plutocrats? Yuck.
Wrong. It wouldn't be named that if it weren't completely true. Just like the Inflation Reduction Act is literally making our bills lower (Just ask KJP and Kamala), Antifa's only purpose is stopping fascism.
I don't think I'm SNL's target audience. I would have given Woody a big "WOOHOO" for "...and a *glorious* five months." Instead there's just nervous chuckles.
Steve Jobs is trying to articulate Divine Providence in secular terms, except he thinks God's purpose is to make him rich and influential. Like all mini-me gods do.
I heard a pastor talking about what is called the prosperity gospel i.e.: "God wants you to have all worldly riches because it's fun! All you have to do is give me money, make me famous and voila! If it doesn't happen, you haven't given enough money or worshipped me enough. None of that Bible stuff; just Live Your Best Life Now"!"
The pastor said "If you believe that, this IS definitely your best life because the next one will be much, much worse".
TV preachers are the worst. "Plant your money in my garden and it will sprout and multiply!"
"Video not available in your nation".
'Because here at Youtube, we're all about freedom of speech, expression and information. If it's the correct kind like moslem preachers calling for the genocide of jews, or stoning of women or burning homosexuals alive, or feminists clamouring for extermination of white men, or homosexuals normalising pedophilia or WEF:ers spreading fascist gloablist propaganda, or...
But an actor making fun of the safe & effective vaccines and spreading misinformation via malicious creativity? Can't have that, it might radicalise someone.'
Youtube and its owner (just as Facebook and Twitter) made a deal years ago with the Socialist Party when they were in office, about "filtering erroneous information" in Sweden, and the EU does something similar too.
What's funny is I could watch the clip via the New York Post's homepage yesterday (Sunday). The Post is on the trusted news outlets list it seems.
I sometimes have to adjust my VPN to change the visible IP to an "acceptable" country - to see some content. The censorship has become in-your-face blatant .
I couldn't watch it, either.
Phew. It is more of a stressor not knowing when its the censorship and when its something else, than just getting a message telling you the contents are disallowed under law.
I'm so cynical by now - the tentacles of censorship spread everywhere.
The last couple minutes of this SNL sketch, Medieval Barber Theodoric of York, from 1978 made me think of Fauci and his colleagues. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edIi6hYpUoQ
Steve Jobs = awesome.
Guy riding an ostrich = priceless. 😂🤣
We have to forgive some people for their knee-jerk response to any vaccine challenge. A relatively small portion of our population were forever broken by COVID (or by the incessant, over-the-top panic propaganda from you-know-who). And to be even more considerate, remember that many of them were already broken by Trump.
Unfortunately these broken people dominate media, entertainment, and academia. Hmm, what other group dominates these arenas? We should recognize their emotional instability and help them out by removing them from public exposure.
8-10% broke?
I think it may be a little higher percentage.
That's problematic
Truly, don't you think it might be closer to 15%. You know I'm willing to listen.
You've gotta remember, I'm a pessimist.
I think 15% is the proper over/under
"Rambles" in the HuffPost headline was accurate. He made more sense in this 1 1/2 minute clip, talking with Bill Maher: https://twitter.com/JamesMelville/status/1630314944993406979
My favorite question du jour? What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth?? Three years. BOOM!
How many years before that ends?
6,10, 20? Hopefully. It's not a very healthy environment, when those in power, disort fact from fiction and know that we know that.
They can NOT stand that we're calling all their bullshit out.
And watching them and the Fucking media go into full DENIAL is true hubris.. aka these arrogant people have HUGE you know whats!! OMG!
I don't think it's just gonna run it's course.
The next 10-20 years should be interesting.
Part of it is like watching a beautiful disaster. It's hard not to appreciate living during this time
I’m 71, I may not be able to handle it! Having infant grandchildren, it’s bittersweet!
I heard you
the more people who have the guts to speak the truth, the better
Chris Bray today was talking about "squishy totalitarianism" and Woody Harrelson's joke on SNL (https://chrisbray.substack.com/p/wokescold-658037-report). He concludes by saying, "There’s no path to a healthy culture that doesn’t break them. Start by seeing them clearly." The "them" he refers to is the "compliance-centered, slogan-repeating cultural stratum."
The way you break this group is by constantly poking at them and not letting them forget, as Harrelson does and as they're doing in Canada.
Looking forward to reading it (currently #4 in queue of 'Stacks to read)!!
What kind of a person decides that steeping themselves in apparatchik doublethink is a good idea? How can you simultaneously "follow the science" and also ignore any evidence that doesn't support your viewpoint? I'm so confused by anyone who doubles down on the Covid vax at this point, even if you're pro-vax. It obviously does not work like they said it would. It doesn't stop you from getting it, it doesn't stop transmission, it might reduce the severity, but I don't know that they have the evidence to support that, either. Anecdotally, it seems like people I know who are vaxxed and people I know who are unvaxxed have pretty much the same severity. So, what exactly is the benefit you get in exchange for the risk? Even if the risk is miniscule, why would you do it unless there is a benefit? Who is benefitting? Big Pharma, that's who. We risk, they benefit. WTF? And I don't think "demonstrating loyalty to the state" is a benefit for me, just for the state. But apparently the cronies writing these articles think it's important. Can you even imagine spending your life punting for plutocrats? Yuck.
Thanks for the pointer to the Jobs motivational video. And the ostrich.
The ostrich was funny! I'm guessing some other guy (oops - misogynistic!) triple-dog dared him to do it. After all, someone had to film it.
Anti vaxxer means anti fascist - maybe.
But not anti-fascist like the fake anti-fascist "Antifa".
Wrong. It wouldn't be named that if it weren't completely true. Just like the Inflation Reduction Act is literally making our bills lower (Just ask KJP and Kamala), Antifa's only purpose is stopping fascism.
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I don't think I'm SNL's target audience. I would have given Woody a big "WOOHOO" for "...and a *glorious* five months." Instead there's just nervous chuckles.
As I linked, you need vax papers to even get into the crowd.
So yeah, probably not the target audience :)
13 three's! Zoning.
Happy Monday. Another one bites the dust. Died suddenly:
https://nypost.com/2023/02/27/former-mets-minor-leaguer-matt-pobereyko-dead-at-31/amp/
That's not happy news! :(
But since we're on not happy news, also https://news.yahoo.com/hayden-panettieres-brother-jansen-died-181121122.html
Hayden Panettiere's brother Jansen died from an enlarged heart, his family said.
Sorry. Have a case of the Mondays.
Have to travel to kc office tomorrow and it's friggin cold there
There's a reason the Royals are in Arizona ;)
The funniest thing you ever sent me was the George Brett video.
LOL I'm cracking up just thinking about it.
the bird video looked like a blast.
RIGHT?!?!?
It was the organ music that killed it for me. I was laughing my butt off.. Did the bird catch the guy?
I hope so!