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Tuesday, February 21. 2023

COOLIDGE: LAST OF THE FOUNDING-ERA PRESIDENTS

America’s Culture Is Booming. Really. Yes, the legacy institutions are shrinking. But thousands of small players in music, publishing, and the arts are powering a new golden age of artistry.

Why does it seem only sane people get canceled?

A literary lion roars against wokesterism

Good News: We Can Mitigate Climate Apocalypse With Rationing

How New Zealand Dealt With "Disinformation"

Dumbing Down America

Wajahat Ali claims Nikki Haley uses ‘brown skin to launder’ white supremacy

What Killed Tyre Nichols? His fatal torture was a tragic culmination—not of racism, but of the racism-in-policing narrative.

Four Reasons Why Heterodox Academy Failed

Project Veritas Releases Statement, Responds to O’Keefe’s Resignation

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"How New Zealand Dealt With 'Disinformation'"

The adoption of the term disinformation - originally coined in Russian by none other than Stalin - by a government in a putatively free country should be seen as very sinister indeed.

Worse still, I note that the New Zealand government has chosen to tweak the meaning of the word to its own ends.

Even more sinister still.

#1 JJM on 2023-02-21 10:16 (Reply)

The purpose of the exercise at Veritas was not to get rid of its leader - the purpose was to stop its mission, which has been highly effective at shining light on the falsities and corruption of progressive organizations and others that pursue hidden agendas under a veneer of euphemisms. They have been one of the few that have done some real damage.

And how did it work? Salt a few executives into the board, with passable credentials that show all the right tendencies at first glance - but maybe not, under scrutiny. Where have we seen this tactic, this hollowing-out-from-the-inside-under-false-flags before?

I have a feeling that Veritas will be back, under new branding. But that will take time - and I have a feeling that timing was a crucial part of the campaign to dethrone its leader.

#2 Aggie on 2023-02-21 10:18 (Reply)

The purpose of the exercise at Veritas was not to get rid of its leader - the purpose was to stop its mission,

I suspect your are right Aggie. I would also speculate that the parasites have moved in to skim money from the till.

#2.1 feeblemind on 2023-02-21 12:43 (Reply)

If you connect the dots and follow the science it is clear that there is a cabal of elitists who are managing the destruction of the United States. It is also clear that the Democrat party is eagerly participating in this effort. The only question seems to be why? The obvious answer is that it is a treasonous plot to overthrow the U.S. to allow a take over by communist forces. I could be wrong; it could all simply be the largest gathering of incredible stupid and incompetent people who stumbled into the controls of our great nation. But in the end what difference does that make?

#3 Anon on 2023-02-21 10:18 (Reply)

Disinformation as it pertains to covid: The CDC has at this point admitted that the vaccine simply does not work at all and they have admitted that it kills people, a lot of people. Meanwhile in another office of the CDC the vaccine has been placed on the required shot list for children. WTF!

#4 OneGuy on 2023-02-21 10:27 (Reply)

OneGuy: The CDC has at this point admitted that the vaccine simply does not work at all and they have admitted that it kills people, a lot of people.

Please provide a citation to this admission.

#4.1 Zachriel on 2023-02-21 11:37 (Reply)

Earlier in February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed the need for a positive test for Merck and Pfizer's treatments in a bid to increase access to the drugs.

https://news.yahoo.com/mercks-covid-pill-fails-reduce-115122797.html

The only argument people have left for taking any of these drugs is less severity of Covid. 80% of new hospitalizations and deaths from Covid are now fully vaccinated patients.

#4.2 Zachinoff on 2023-02-21 15:26 (Reply)

We know that rationing can cure climate change, it's just a matter of who gets to decide which day of the month you can have electricity and food and gasoline and a trip outdoors.

#5 Jerryskids on 2023-02-21 10:43 (Reply)

"But thousands of small players in music, publishing, and the arts are powering a new golden age of artistry."

Saying American Culture is booming is deceptive. American Culture is changing to non-American Culture. Quantity is not the same as quality. The article focused on AI art creations and how much drek, which it calls "art", is in play, thanks to the internet.

#6 Anonymous White Male on 2023-02-21 11:04 (Reply)

Anonymous White Male: American Culture is changing to non-American Culture.

Anonymous White Male of a few generations past decrying "drek".

Anonymous White Male of a previous generation decrying "drek".

Anonymous White Male in this generation decrying "drek".

#6.1 Zachriel on 2023-02-21 11:17 (Reply)

Oh-oh! You pissed of Zach. Not sure if it because you are white or because you are male. Either way your kind is not welcome in Zach's world.

Lil Kim f. 50 Cent – “Magic Stick” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUm96Zij-tE

#6.1.1 JustMe on 2023-02-21 12:43 (Reply)

A sudden blow: the great wings beating still
Above the staggering girl, her thighs caressed
By the dark webs, her nape caught in his bill,
He holds her helpless breast upon his breast.

How can those terrified vague fingers push
The feathered glory from her loosening thighs?
And how can body, laid in that white rush,
But feel the strange heart beating where it lies?

A shudder in the loins engenders there
The broken wall, the burning roof and tower
And Agamemnon dead.
Being so caught up,
So mastered by the brute blood of the air,
Did she put on his knowledge with his power
Before the indifferent beak could let her drop?

#6.1.1.1 Zachriel on 2023-02-21 13:57 (Reply)

WAP (feat. Megan Thee Stallion)
Wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house (hol' up)
I said certified freak, seven days a week
Wet and gushy, make that pull-out game weak, woo (ah)
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, you dealin' with some wet and gushy
Bring a bucket and a mop for this wet and gushy
Give me everything you got for this wet and gushy
Beat it up, baby, catch a charge
Extra large and extra hard
Put this cookie right in yo' face
Swipe your nose like a credit card
Hop on top, I want a ride
I do a kegel, I'm kinda wild
Look at my mouth, look at my thighs
This water is wet, come take a dive
Tie me up like I'm surprised
Let's roleplay, I wear a disguise
I want you to park that big Mack truck right in this little garage
Make me dream, make a stream
Out in public, make a scene
I don't cook, I don't clean
But let me tell you, I got this ring (ayy, ayy)
Gobble me, swallow me, drip down the side of me (yeah)
Quick, jump out 'fore you let it get inside of me (yeah)
I tell him where to put it, never tell him where I'm 'bout to be
I run down on him 'fore I have a (ayy) runnin' me
Talk yo' sh-, bite your lip (yeah)
Ask for a car while you ride that (ah) (while you ride that)
You really ain't never gotta (mwah) him for a thing
He already made his mind up 'fore he came
Now get your boots and your coat for this wet and gushy
He bought a phone just for pictures of this wet and gushy
Pay my tuition just to kiss me on this wet and gushy (mwah, mwah, mwah)
Now make it rain if you wanna see some wet and gushy (yeah)
Look, I need a hard hitter, I need a deep (ah)
I need a Henny drink, I need a (woo) smoker
Not a garden snake, I need a king cobra
With a hook in it, hope it lean over
He got some money then that's where I'm headed
Cookie A-1, just like his credit
He got a beard, well, I'm tryna wet it
I let him (mmm), now he diabetic
I don't wanna (mmm), I wanna (woo)
I wanna (ah), I wanna (sco')
I want you to touch, touch that (huh) that swing in the back of my
My talk game is fire, (Dasani) Dasani
It's goin' in dry, and it's comin' out soggy
I ride on that thing like the cops is behind me (yeah, ah)
The way that I spit and now he tryna sign me, woo
Your honor, I'm a freak, handcuffs, leashes
Switch my wig, make him feel like he cheatin'
Put him on his knees, give him some' to believe in
Never lost a fight, but I'm lookin' for a beatin' (ah)
In the food chain, I'm the one that eat ya
If he ate my (ah), he's a bottomfeeder
Big D stand for big demeanor
I could make ya bust before I ever meet ya
If it don't hang, then he can't bang
You can't hurt my feelings, but I like pain
If he (ew) me and ask "Whose is it?"
When I ride the (yeah), I'ma spell my name, ah
Whores in this house
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, you dealin' with some wet and gushy
Bring a bucket and a mop for this wet and gushy
Give me everything you got for this wet and gushy
Now from the top, make it drop, that's some wet and gushy
Now get a bucket and a mop, that's some wet and gushy
I'm talkin' WAP, WAP, WAP, that's some wet and gushy
Macaroni in a pot, that's some wet and gushy, huh
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh- in this house
There's some wh-...

#6.1.1.1.1 JustMe on 2023-02-21 23:21 (Reply)

Zach be on crack.

#6.1.1.2 Anonymous White Male on 2023-02-21 17:50 (Reply)

Church Vandalism Spree Strikes Germany and France

What could it possibly be? This uptick in church burning in Europe. The experts are mystified. They keep repeating "diversity is our strength".

#6.1.2 OneGuy on 2023-02-21 12:59 (Reply)

RE: Church vandals
Keep in mind that Muslims(?) Pagans(?) have a very long and sordid history of antisemitism and anti-Christianity.

#6.1.2.1 B. Hammer on 2023-02-21 13:33 (Reply)

JustMe: Not sure if it because you are white or because you are male.

If you look, one of the links is to white male musicians (who adopted the Blues from Black American culture). Still, according to the Anonymous White Males of the past, it was "drek" signalling the downfall of American civilization.

Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr : « Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose »

#6.1.3 Zachriel on 2023-02-21 13:48 (Reply)

If you look, one of the links is to white male musicians

"I was born a poor black child."

#6.1.3.1 Zachinoff on 2023-02-21 16:14 (Reply)

QUOTE:

Why does it seem only sane people get canceled?

“Wouldn’t you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, ‘Get that son of a bitch off the field right now. Out! He’s fired. He’s fired!’” — President Donald J. Trump

"With all of the Fake News coming out of NBC and the Networks, at what point is it appropriate to challenge their License? Bad for country!" — President Donald J. Trump

#7 Zachriel on 2023-02-21 11:04 (Reply)

The question remains unanswered.

#7.1 mudbug on 2023-02-21 12:54 (Reply)

mudbug: The question remains unanswered.

Are you claiming that nearly all Black NFL players are insane? Seriously? The example also addresses the claim that canceling is only from the political left, when it is clearly common on the political left and the political right.

#7.1.1 Zachriel on 2023-02-21 13:51 (Reply)

Z: Are you claiming that nearly all Black NFL players are insane?

Did I say that? I've reread my post several times and don't see where I said that, but I guess your point is that Trump somehow canceled those black NFL players. Were those millionaire black NFL players canceled in any way? Even if Trump had gotten his wish, those fired NFL players would have had their pick of platforms from which to tell how unfair and oppressive the US is.

How's this for unfair: people make millions of dollars a year playing a game in stadiums that are largely paid for by taxes on the middle class people who live in or visit those cities and then those middle class tax payers have to pay exorbitant ticket prices to watch those millionaires play their game. Many of those millionaires got degrees from colleges that "graduated" them after taking classes they only occasionally attended or were designed to get them through school so they could devote most of their time furthering their athletic careers. Oh, and they did this while their tuition (and usually more) was paid for them. It must suck to be them!

#7.1.1.1 mudbug on 2023-02-21 15:19 (Reply)

[/]Did I say that?[/i]

Of course not. Quibble-DickZ enjoy lying about stuff just to infuriate.

#7.1.1.1.1 Zachinoff on 2023-02-21 15:36 (Reply)

mudbug: I've reread my post several times and don't see where I said that, but I guess your point is that Trump somehow canceled those black NFL players.

Trump was the President. His calling for people to get fired or for the networks to lose their licenses is punching down. It was an attempt at cancellation by putting pressure on the owners from possible government action as well as from Trump's followers. The intended result is to chill free speech by someone in a position of power.

#7.1.1.2 Zachriel on 2023-02-21 15:34 (Reply)

So President Trump didn't actually cancel anyone.
Keep making up shit, Quibble-DickZ.

#7.1.1.2.1 Zachinoff on 2023-02-21 15:41 (Reply)

don't argue with morons. don't address it directly.

it is, at best, one of the deranged offshoots of AI. At worst, it's a 700 lb incel living in mommy's basement.

#7.1.1.2.1.1 Bulldog on 2023-02-21 22:02 (Reply)

Today is Fat Tuesday! Or should I say enormous Tuesday.

Laissez les bon temps rouler.

#8 Just Me on 2023-02-21 12:46 (Reply)

And tomorrow is Ash Wednesday followed by Fat Ash Thursday.

#8.1 Zachinoff on 2023-02-21 13:07 (Reply)

For us, today is for red beans and rice, Hurricanes, and King Cake!

#8.2 mudbug on 2023-02-21 13:34 (Reply)

"A Tuesday of Size", please. Let us not indulge in Tuesday-shaming, a day that gets too little respect as it is. Stuck between Blue Monday and Hump Day, Tuesday is the New Jersey of the week.

#8.3 Hairless Joe on 2023-02-22 09:41 (Reply)

O'Keefe did it right. When any organization is converged it is time to abandon the organization and begin anew with safeguards to prevent a reoccurrence. Whether it is the university, an NGO, or a government agency that is converged it becomes necessary to close it and restart anew if it is even necessary to replace it. Trying to reform an institution is a time waster, it needs the shock of closure and abandonment.

#9 indyjonesouthere on 2023-02-21 13:11 (Reply)

Four Reasons Why Heterodox Academy Failed
I stopped reading Heterodox Academy after it changed its website. It became too inconvenient to access. Perhaps it was because they required registration or something. I don't remember

#10 Gringo on 2023-02-21 19:24 (Reply)

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