Armchair Warlord: Let's revisit a bad arms control decision and talk about the collapse of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Excellent overview, and seemingly unknown to most Americans.

@VigilantFox: A bombshell autopsy study PROVES the COVID-19 injections are causing large numbers of deaths. Powerful interests CENSORED this study TWICE, but now it has been peer-reviewed and published for the world to read. Here's what the study found: [...] by Maniak in WayOfTheBern

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John Campbell discussed that study (he was cautioned by YT for these):

Background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC3MS0Xp-_g&ab_channel=Dr.JohnCampbell

The paper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9j9B2Oi6UE&ab_channel=Dr.JohnCampbell

Conclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-SEY39eP54&ab_channel=Dr.JohnCampbell

The study: https://publichealthpolicyjournal.com/a-systematic-review-of-autopsy-findings-in-deaths-after-covid-19-vaccination/

The paper was withdrawn at the request of the editors-in-chief of Forensic Science International and removed elsewhere, obviously under pressure from the powerful people who don't want this information known to the millions who were encouraged or compelled to take these products.

The TDS Meltdowns Have Begun (Look at the stress of these poor souls who are our fellow citizens) by Promyka5 in WayOfTheBern

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This is beyond sad and well into pathetic territory. Also rather frightening. It's so extreme it could be a SNL skit. I almost thought it was a spoof. IS it????

The TDS Meltdowns Have Begun (Look at the stress of these poor souls who are our fellow citizens) by Promyka5 in WayOfTheBern

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This is beyond sad and well into pathetic territory. Also rather frightening. It's so extreme it could be a SNL skit. I almost thought it was a spoof.

They finally got me - permanently banned from Reddit by FThumb in WayOfTheBern

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3-hour-old account with 3 comment karma, all on this post; an obvious body-cavity irrigating implement.

They finally got me - permanently banned from Reddit by FThumb in WayOfTheBern

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Sounds like LazarusThumb to me, but whatever handle you choose, woo-hoo!

They finally got me - permanently banned from Reddit by FThumb in WayOfTheBern

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Are you even old enough to vote? You're sounding about 12. In fact, a lot like a 12-year-old playground bully.

They finally got me - permanently banned from Reddit by FThumb in WayOfTheBern

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Nooooooooo!

The Neo-Liberal Consensus Is Coming Apart ⋆ Brownstone Institute by Promyka5 in WayOfTheBern

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gawd, i hope so. FTA:

The world today is packed with wealthy institutions and individuals that stand in revolt against the ideas of freedom and democracy. They do not like the idea of geographically constrained states with zones of juridical power. They believe they have a global mission and want to empower global institutions against the sovereignty of people living in nation-states. ...

We are all being acculturated to believe that the nation-state is nothing but an anachronism that needs to be supplanted. Keep in mind that this necessarily means treating democracy and freedom as anachronisms too. In practice, the only means by which average people can restrain tyranny and despotism is through voting at the national level. None of us have any influence over the policies of the WHO, World Bank, or IMF, much less over the Gates or Soros Foundations. The way politics is structured in the world today, we are all necessarily disenfranchised in a world governed by global institutions.

And that is precisely the point: to achieve universal disenfranchisement of average people so that the elites can have a free hand in regulating the planet as they see fit. This is why it becomes supremely urgent for every person who aspires to live in peace and freedom to regain national sovereignty and say no to the transfer of authority to institutions over which citizens have no control.

The question posed in the final paragraph is the big question of our times:

Many of us have long predicted a backlash to the lockdowns and all that was associated with them. The full scale of it none of us could have imagined. The drama of our times is as intense as any of history’s great epochs: the fall of Rome, the Great Schism, the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the fall of the multinational empires. The only question now is whether this ends like America 1776 or France 1790.

There are two surefire signs Democrats feel like they're about to eat shit in an election. One is they start complaining about the Green Party and about Sanders voters staying home. Another is they start blaming the voters. by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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I'd have missed that, too.

I just noticed the change in the banner. When did that "before he turned" part arrive? Maybe I should spend more time here.

Americans earning over $150,000 are more concerned about making ends meet than those between $40,000–$70,000 by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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Maybe because they never needed to learn thrift.

The Enemies of Food Freedom by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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What a nightmare, but not the kind we're likely to awake from into a sane world focused on the general welfare of humans.

Is Vladimir Putin gradually morphing, literally and physically, into Catherine the Great? by jerryk in WayOfTheBern

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👏

Is Vladimir Putin gradually morphing, literally and physically, into Catherine the Great? by jerryk in WayOfTheBern

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u/kingsmeg knows that. The comment was about what obvious trolling deserves, not what this platform allows.

Is Vladimir Putin gradually morphing, literally and physically, into Catherine the Great? by jerryk in WayOfTheBern

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In the old days, Putin looked like a tough, gangster/street fighter, appropriate for his KGB background. Now, he's more of jovial, cherubic caricature of his former self. He's kind of a reasonably fit and clean shaven Santa Claus, happy and giving, and benevolent.

our current friend Vladimir

So, no doubt, he's seeing himself as a kind of latter day Catherine the Great ???

Is this faux jollity meant to be clever commentary? Light-hearted Sunday fare? Evidence of OP's biting intellect? A way to poke fun at Putin (the Great? the Terrible?) without taking a side in the Ukraine conflict? Or just boredom?

Dunno. Don't care. Perhaps others will.

334 Michiganders Registered to Vote After Their Deaths, Group Tells Court by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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According to the PILF filing, Michigan election officials were “unresponsive to specific, sound data provided by the Foundation” regarding the deceased registrants, many of whom had been on the QVF for decades.

“Secretary Benson is vigorously opposing efforts to remove tens of thousands of deceased registrants we found on the voter roll,” said PILF President J. Christian Adams in a May 29 press release.

The story in its entirety is appalllng.

Matt Taibbi: Blame Canada? Justin Trudeau Creates Blueprint for Dystopia in Horrific Speech Bill by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Is Canada a testing ground? The idea that such a thing has been proposed is chilling to the max.

Baby boomers are losing their life savings to phone scammers claiming to provide tech support, authorities say by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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Their kids and grandkids are as much the victims as the oldsters.

Is Russia, in reality, "The Borg"? by jerryk in WayOfTheBern

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Look to Japan, which developed elaborate systems of manners and mores to deal with the challenges of lots of people living together on islands of limited space.

You can find examples of communally oriented societies where people have few problems seeing the benefits of forms of collectivism. Communities that foster the needs of the group rather than fetishize the desires of the individual are not rare in human history, no subjugation necessary.

Tiberius: This video is incredible.The eloquence, passion and intellect of @KendallGardner makes a complete mockery of ignoramuses like @piersmorgan who label student protesters ‘children.’ The future is coming, and we won’t accept complicity in war crimes. by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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What an ass Piers Morgan proves himself to be time and time again. His face is one I associate with the word "smugnorance."

US Cities Struggling With Office Vacancies: St. Louis in Doom Loop, New York Eyeing Residential Conversions | naked capitalism by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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A helluva waste of resources.

US Cities Struggling With Office Vacancies: St. Louis in Doom Loop, New York Eyeing Residential Conversions | naked capitalism by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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But for how long? Outgo vs. income eventually matters.

US Cities Struggling With Office Vacancies: St. Louis in Doom Loop, New York Eyeing Residential Conversions | naked capitalism by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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Housing is tight and vacancies bring in no revenue while costs continue.

Brian Berletic: Terror Attack on Moscow & Why the US Stands as the Prime Suspect by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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ty for these excerpts.

Finland Rattled by Political Strikes Against the Conservative Governments’ Anti-Union Agenda ✦ OnLabor by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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Finland, which has a history with Russia that colors the national psyche, joined NATO last year (https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_213448.htm). Finland shares the longest border with Russia, and it's being fortified (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-starts-fence-russian-border-amid-migration-security-concerns-2023-04-14/). Finland may be a place to watch.

Why doesn't China do the right thing with all their extra land, money and housing and take in the Migrants from other countries? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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A glance at OP's brief history at saidit and briefer history here is revealing.

Should America cut all foreign aid to take care of the homeless and people of America? Especially since most countries hate America right? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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I've shared that sentiment since this OP appeared on--tellingly--Apr. 1.

Should America cut all foreign aid to take care of the homeless and people of America? Especially since most countries hate America right? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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Check OP's brief posting history here. Blatant attempts to entertain self and provoke others.

Why doesn't China do the right thing with all their extra land, money and housing and take in the Migrants from other countries? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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(cat toy alert)

This 17-day-old OP account has moved on from this Apr. 1 post and HEAVY CAPS playground-level responses: https://saidit.net/s/WayOfTheBern/comments/chvt/why_is_slavery_legal_in_africa_unlike_america_who/

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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Gosh, should I visit Africa and bring care packages to African slaves enslaved by Africans to prove how much I care? Can I come with you when YOU visit with your care packages to show your caring?

We here at WotB will miss you one of these days. Because we care so much about what you care so much about caring about.

Isn't this fun? SO glad you dropped by with all those good words on Apr. 1 and stayed through Apr. 2.

The floor is all yours, you caring care bear.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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Don't you care? Caring makes SUCH a DIFFERENCE! Let's all sit in a circle and sing kumbaya to show how much we care. What are YOU doing to show how much YOU care? 😺 Because, y'know, all your "good words" are very very cheap. But CARINGLY cheap.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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You must be as bored as you are boring. I'm leaving your little playground soon so you can poop in the sandbox by yourself. There are other sites to litter with your brand of puerility.

Ciao, little one. Rant on while we grin, probably more broadly than you do with these antics.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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Are you a native speaker of English? You misuse the word "bully.

Kindly continue the ALL CAPS meltdown. This is a slow news day.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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You have a unique and narrow understanding of what "shutting down" means. I haven't challenged the "good word" you're spreading all over this joint. I'm asking you what else you're doing about African slaves?

Talk is cheap, newbie.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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What you're spreading is a lot of the same words, and some whiffy exudate. I'm asking for ACTIONS--what YOU have DONE other than spend time here chastising strangers. [CAPS are CONTAGIOUS!]

What's your motive for badgering and bullying with zero information about YOUR good efforts to improve that situation or links to organizations that are trying to combat it?

You've discharged your self-appointed duty of informing this sub. Now you can use your time informing other social media sites without offering ANY suggestions about what to do about it.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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So about YOUR suggestions for DOING SOMETHING about those "REAL AFRICAN SLAVES IN AFRICA ENSLAVED BY AFRICANS"--what are they, where are they, your wise words for those who might spare a moment of concern from the pressing challenges of their daily lives?

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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Citations, please. Again: What are you doing about it? Ad pitches need a call to action. What action are you trying to move people to undertake to improve this situation? I see nothing but outrage that sounds faux and castigation of others.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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Because of the way you blew in here with this post and berating strangers on the Internet about it without a single word about what YOU, for example, or someone else can do to improve the situation you huff and puff about.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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What are YOU doing about all this, CivilWarrior? C'mon, you're steaming and spewing with Such Outrage! Surely you're sending money, goods, your first-born offspring--something Big and Important and Helpful!

Or maybe you're just playing video games and amusing yourself with your new saidit account.

You're certainly providing amusement here with your principled indignation.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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Great lecture style there, newbie. Have you considered a career in academia? (for success, you'd need to shed the condescension)

btw, you still haven't answered my question about what you are doing to fight slavery in Africa. Please enlighten us, so that those you've fired up to action will have some direction.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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In reading this post, maybe we should all remember that this is April 1.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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It's a big world. We all pick our battles. With all your rah-rah language, what are you doing to free slaves in Africa and India? How about Filipino domestic slaves in Kuwait? How about functional slavery in the US: https://www.walkfree.org/global-slavery-index/country-studies/united-states/

Edit: Your response to u/Inuma is, shall we say, over the top, as is the post--even for April Fool's Day.

Why is SLAVERY legal in Africa unlike America who ABOLISHED slavery in 1865? by CivilWarrior in WayOfTheBern

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There are more humans in the world than at any time in human history. A question is whether the percentage of enslaved humans has held fairly steady rather than the actual numbers. As you note, there are debt slaves as well as physically imprisoned slaves who are unable to leave if they wish.

Whistleblower Targeted After Exposing 973% SURGE in Heart Failure Among Navy Pilots by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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😄

Whistleblower Targeted After Exposing 973% SURGE in Heart Failure Among Navy Pilots by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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A United States Navy medic who blew the whistle on an explosive report showing a massive increase in heart issues among military pilots has been blocked by the Department of Defense (DOD) from accessing his work computer.

Are whistleblower protections and legal counteractions available for members of the military?

Macie claimed that members of the U.S. military have experienced massive increases in heart-related issues, presenting Defense Department data showing the following:

  • 937% increase in heart failure

  • 152% increase in cardiomyopathy

  • 69% increase in ischemic heart disease

  • 36% increase in hypertensive disease

  • 63% increase in other forms of heart disease

What a mystery! Probably a new artifact of climate change. Or sun spots.  

World-Renowned Physicians Receive Public Apology from Accuser Admitting Allegations of Academic Fraud Were Incorrect by Maniak in WayOfTheBern

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Talk about parsing an apology as grudgingly as possible. Sheesh.

Overdue, barely adequate, and execrably typical of the time in ways that haven't changed enough.

Landmark Settlement Forces FDA to Retract Anti-Ivermectin Statements | Doctors' Lawsuit Leads to Removal of FDA's Social Media Posts and Webpages Opposing Ivermectin Use by stickdog in WayOfTheBern

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FDA on social media to the public: You are not a horse.

Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to the FDA: You are not a physician.

"Even tweet-sized doses of personalized medical advice are beyond the FDA's statutory authority."

ketanji brown and the template of doom by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." (many attributions)

This is the inviolate bedrock of freedom of speech. Even a small chip into that foundation dooms that freedom.

ketanji brown and the template of doom by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Because self-policing is such a good idea in any sector....

People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Throw Rocks - US on election interference by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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Yet again, "one rule for me, another for thee."

Macron's shambolic interview, cowers to Putin's warning by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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"Most people have minds like concrete: mixed up or permanently set."

Macron's shambolic interview, cowers to Putin's warning by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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Lies? Please be more specific about where u/penelopepnortney has lied. I see only challenges to your claims, which reflect the approved story (aka, the official narrative). You appear to believe it, and that's your choice.

However: If you can entertain the idea that you might be misled about any aspect of that conflict--historical or current--perhaps spend some time seeking out countering views across the widest range of opinion you can find. A little uncertainty might ensue.

Or not.

Macron's shambolic interview, cowers to Putin's warning by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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Michael Brenner: The West’s Reckoning? by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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so very different

Michael Brenner: The West’s Reckoning? by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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but that won't stop a critical mass of right- and left-populist opposition from developing and I think we're seeing signs of that across the West.

I SOOOooooo hope you're correct! Everywhere I see signs of things continuing to fall apart here and build elsewhere. What will emerge, and as important, when, well, I can't see through the smoke and mirrors to answers.

Michael Brenner: The West’s Reckoning? by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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The last paragraph excerpted explains what I see in world affairs, trickling rapidly to the local level.

America’s most powerful union leaders have a message for capital | During an exceptional roundtable with the FT, US labour’s message was clear by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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Can I have my fight with chocolate sauce instead of butter?

Sorry, Random. My ignobler side couldn't resist. But yah, unions with not-currupt leadership are badly needed.

US mired in impunity and corruption, SVR veteran says in open letter to William Burns by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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They're using carrots (e.g., Belt and Road Initiative) toward a more multipolar world.

The US and its lackeys use sticks (e.g., sanctions, asset confiscation, assassinations, "destabilization," etc.) to try to maintain a waning unipolar hegemony.

Edit: I posted this comment before I read your last excerpt, which covers this and a lot more.

Rep. Massie bringing Julian Assange's brother as guest to State of the Union by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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That's Rep. Thomas Massie, R-KY. This is a case where I have to applaud the action and quote regardless of the (increasingly immaterial) letter after the name.

Neoconservativism in a Nutshell by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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This point is critically important to current events:

it’s true that most neoconservatives are Jewish and, increasingly, Republican. So it’s very important to stress that the very large majority of Jews in this country are neither neoconservative nor Republican—a source of considerable frustration to Jewish Republicans over the last 30 years.

Neoconservativism in a Nutshell by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Those bulleted points:

If I were asked to boil down neoconservatism to its essential elements—that is, those that have remained consistent over the past nearly 50 years—I would cite the following:

  • a Manichean view of a world in which good and evil are constantly at war and the United States has an obligation to lead forces for good around the globe.

  • a belief in the moral exceptionalism of both the United States and Israel and the absolute moral necessity for the U.S. to defend Israel’s security.

  • a conviction that, in order to keep evil at bay, the United States must have—and be willing to exercise—the military power necessary to defeat any and all challengers. There’s a corollary: force is the only language that evil understands.

  • the 1930s—with Munich, appeasement, Chamberlain, Churchill—taught us everything we need to know about evil and how to fight it.

  • democracy is generally desirable, but it always depends on who wins.

The Empire's Weakness Is That It Still Needs Normal People To Turn Its Gears by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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What galls so many ordinary humans is the gulf between (often self-righteous) talk and actual walk, whether from a politician, a political party, or a government.

George Galloway knows how to handle reporters, absolutely brilliant! 😂👍 "Don't keep telling me about the prime minister as if he is Moses" "Do I respect the Prime Minister? I despise the Prime Minister" by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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Imagine if Bernie had been capable of saying "I despise her"

He probably didn't, though it was apparent she despised him.

Simplified blogging by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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That dog often manages to catch the follower's shoes along with the pole.

If you're wondering whether the advancing Russian troops in Ukraine will inflict reprisals on the Ukrainian population -- they certainly will! by jerryk in WayOfTheBern

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Agree with you down the line on the post and poster's comments. As you point out, in this free-speech zone, OP is welcome to post what he likes that doesn't violate rules, and all here are free to support, rebut, or ignore it.

The Empire of Chaos is Lashing Out, Losing and Endangering Us All by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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The truth of that last paragraph hurts.

Biden Repeatedly Confuses Ukraine & Russia & Iraq by unagisongs in WayOfTheBern

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Biden repeatedly confused. 'nuff said.

How Have You Changed? ⋆ Brownstone Institute by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Apologies to be back again, but I had to post this excerpt:

For those who are researchers, writers, academics, or just curious people who want to understand the world better – even improve it – to have one’s intellectual operating system so profoundly disturbed is an occasion of profound disorientation. It is also a time to embrace the adventure, recalibrate, and set about correcting and finding a new path.

When your ideological system and political allegiances fail to provide the explanatory power we are seeking, it is time to improve them or give them up entirely.

Not everyone is up to the task. Indeed, this is a major reason why so many want to forget about the past three and a half years. They would rather close their eyes to the new realities and default back to their intellectual comfort zones. [bold added]

I see this all around me IRL. I'm sure others here do, too. Part of me understands, but it's still frustrating and hazardous, to them and the rest of us.

How Have You Changed? ⋆ Brownstone Institute by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Now I've read the whole thing and kept nodding in agreement. Thanks for the post. Most of us need validation now and then for what we've come to see and believe, when so many around us still don't see the multiple dangers ad debacles of the pandemic and refuse to recognize the extent of the rot across institutions, both public and private.

How Have You Changed? ⋆ Brownstone Institute by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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In case we didn't know before, we now know that big pharma rules the journals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz6zMZMDoO0&ab_channel=Dr.JohnCampbell (9:07 minutes) Yet more "cui bono?"

Derrick Broze interview on the historical Fluoride case that closed yesterday (16 minute Redacted video) by stickdog in WayOfTheBern

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This is big stuff and deserves what the interviewee calls a "signal boost." It's yet another example of the dangerous interface of government, public health and medicine, and information suppression.

badcattitude: mathiness instills confidence by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Abstracts don't provide enough info to ascertain the quality of the study; they're like academic click-bait to give you an idea whether you want to read the whole thing. The actual data that give a clue about the reliability of the study's methodology, analysis, and conclusions aren't there.

I'm not surprised about the influence of "mathiness."

France Teeters on the Brink ⋆ Brownstone Institute by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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It's the embodiment of "nefarious" with a lot of slimy bodies wriggling beneath the rocks, as shown by the brave and tenacious few who work to roll those rocks away: Follow the Money: Conflicts of Interest https://worldcouncilforhealth.org/multimedia/conflicts-of-interest-fahrie-hassan/?utm_source

France Teeters on the Brink ⋆ Brownstone Institute by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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It certainly calls into question the concept of "the current state of medical knowledge," when questions raised early on by reputable people were ignored, shouted down, and ridiculed and later found to be justified on many counts--"knowledge" that is available but still not widely acknowledged.

Geert Vanden Bossche: What more evidence do we really need? by Maniak in WayOfTheBern

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Our understanding of COVID-19 vaccinations and their impact on health and mortality has evolved substantially since the first vaccine rollouts. Published reports from the original randomized phase 3 trials concluded that the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could greatly reduce COVID-19 symptoms. In the interim, problems with the methods, execution, and reporting of these pivotal trials have emerged. Re-analysis of the Pfizer trial data identified statistically significant increases in serious adverse events (SAEs) in the vaccine group. Numerous SAEs were identified following the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), including death, cancer, cardiac events, and various autoimmune, hematological, reproductive, and neurological disorders. Furthermore, these products never underwent adequate safety and toxicological testing in accordance with previously established scientific standards. Among the other major topics addressed in this narrative review are the published analyses of serious harms to humans, quality control issues and process-related impurities, mechanisms underlying adverse events (AEs), the immunologic basis for vaccine inefficacy, and concerning mortality trends based on the registrational trial data. The risk-benefit imbalance substantiated by the evidence to date contraindicates further booster injections and suggests that, at a minimum, the mRNA injections should be removed from the childhood immunization program until proper safety and toxicological studies are conducted. Federal agency approval of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines on a blanket-coverage population-wide basis had no support from an honest assessment of all relevant registrational data and commensurate consideration of risks versus benefits. Given the extensive, well-documented SAEs and unacceptably high harm-to-reward ratio, we urge governments to endorse a global moratorium on the modified mRNA products until all relevant questions pertaining to causality, residual DNA, and aberrant protein production are answered.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38274635/

Intellectuals for Sale ⋆ Brownstone Institute by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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That last sentence is a spot on.

Intellectuals for Sale ⋆ Brownstone Institute by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Speaking of failed pandemic policies, I don't know how many of these schools were closed or required masking as pandemic policy, but it's a question worth asking: https://wirepoints.org/not-a-single-student-can-do-math-at-grade-level-in-53-illinois-schools-for-reading-its-30-schools-wirepoints/

The World’s Gyre-Alastair Crooke by chakokat in WayOfTheBern

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Let us be plain: this trifecta of policies, rather than gel into a single doctrine, are falling like dominoes. Their collapse owes to one thing: The original decision to back Israel’s use of overwhelming violence across Gaza’s civil society – ostensibly to defeat Hamas. It has turned the region and much of the World against the U.S. and Europe.

How did this happen? Because nothing changed by way of U.S. policies. It was the same old western bromides from decades ago: financial threats, bombing and violence. And the insistence on one mandatory ‘stand with Israel’ narrative (with no discussion).

The rest of the world has grown tired of it; even defiant towards it.

The Red Sea Crisis Proves China Was Ahead of the Curve | The Belt and Road Initiative wasn’t a sinister plot. It was a blueprint for what every nation needs in an age of uncertainty and disruption by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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US foreign policy heavily favors sticks over carrots. The contrast with the Belt and Road projects is striking.

Internal docs subpoenaed by @JudiciaryGOP & @Weaponization indicate that @amazon bowed down to Biden White House pressure to censor BOOKS that expressed views the White House did not approve of by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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...or if government still found it desirable to teach citizens critical thinking....

BLUE SKY THINKING by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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I appreciate seeing pieces like this here.

A text from the Biden 2024 campaign. What's your response? by BobQuasit in WayOfTheBern

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:D!!!

A text from the Biden 2024 campaign. What's your response? by BobQuasit in WayOfTheBern

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Bwahahahah! <snort, choke, guffaw> You gotta be kidding.

And hang up.

A text from the Biden 2024 campaign. What's your response? by BobQuasit in WayOfTheBern

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At least one of them probably doesn't know himself by that or any other name at this point.

@wikileaks: Call your representative and urge them to sign Resolution 934: "Regular journalistic activities are protected under the First Amendment, and that the United States ought to drop all charges against and attempts to extradite Julian Assange" #FreeAssange by Maniak in WayOfTheBern

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7 Rs, 2 Ds. On more and more topics, we really are living in Opposite World.

When I call my US Rep., I'll tell the constituent staff I'll be routed to that I find those numbers disturbing and informative in a way that doesn't put the party I identified with for > 40 years in a good light.

Wake up North America! The flood of Chinese investment is real by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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This past year we saw a bitter strike between the UAW and the “Big 3” U.S. carmakers, which ended in significant increases in pay and benefits for workers. How will these companies that have plants in the U.S. and Canada be competitive with Chinese cars being made in Mexico?

Just this week, Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, said during the company’s quarterly earnings call that “if there are not trade barriers established, Chinese EV companies will pretty much demolish most other car companies in the world.”

How will politicians in the U.S., Canada and Mexico respond? Will the U.S. consider breaking or modifying the USMCA free trade agreement to raise tariffs on Chinese cars made in Mexico to protect American and Canadian UAW jobs? Will the U.S. and Canada allow Chinese cars made in Mexico to enter duty-free? Will Mexico somehow try to find a path to cater to both Chinese auto companies and U.S./Canadian politicians?

All of you are "off topic" by someone_who_cares in WayOfTheBern

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Welcome, sage one! A request from the lowly uninformed: perhaps you'd be so kind as to favor us with a post on those "reasons leading to oppression" so we can focus on understanding them.

Millions of Dollars of Pharma Money Went to the DSM-5-TR Authors | About 60% of the authors had financial ties to industry, which are not disclosed in the DSM. Studies show that conflicts of interest lead to pro-industry decision-making. by RandomCollection in WayOfTheBern

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A 2017 report by the peer-reviewed journal The BMJ also showed that about half of medical journal editors receive payments from drug companies, with the average payment per editor hovering around $28,000. But these statistics are only accurate if researchers and editors are transparent about payments from pharma. And a 2022 investigative analysis of two of the most influential medical journals found that 81% of study authors failed to disclose millions in payments from drug companies, as they’re required to do. [bold added] https://medium.com/@bexstrong/big-pharma-corruption-and-lawsuits-amidst-covid-vaccine-c734a494b776

Shot Dead The Movie by penelopepnortney in WayOfTheBern

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Should be required viewing in every statehouse in the land, in every city council, and of course, by every member of Congress and the top officials of the FDA and CDC. Yes: mandates for "our" elected and unelected decision-makers to see in vivid detail what they did.

CDC Drafted Alert for Myocarditis and COVID-19 Vaccines, But Never Sent It | CDC later sent alerts encouraging people to get vaccinated. by stickdog in WayOfTheBern

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The FDA knew, so why wouldn't CDC? The excerpt below is from the FDA:

The FDA conducted a rigorous evaluation of the post-authorization safety surveillance data pertaining to myocarditis and pericarditis following administration of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine and determined that the data demonstrate increased risks, particularly within the seven days following the second dose. The observed risk is higher among males under 40 years of age compared to females and older males. The observed risk is highest in males 12 through 17 years of age. Available data from short-term follow-up suggest that most individuals have had resolution of symptoms. However, some individuals required intensive care support. Information is not yet available about potential long-term health outcomes. https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/qa-comirnaty-covid-19-vaccine-mrna