bobgosane99 @bobgosane99@librem.one

if being hard on yourself worked, it would have worked by now

try something else

It continues with a tweet:

Do you know how many of the people arrested in connection with the Capitol invasion were active users of Parler?

Zero. [1]

Gizmodo puts paid to that via the Parler data dump, containing photo and video conteent with geolocation and timestamp data putting members at the US Capitol:

The data, obtained by a computer hacker through legal means ahead of Parler’s shutdown on Monday, offers a bird’s eye view of its users swarming the Capitol grounds after receiving encouragement from President Trump — and during a violent breach that sent lawmakers and Capitol Hill visitors scrambling amid gunshots and calls for their death. GPS coordinates taken from 618 Parler videos analyzed by Gizmodo has already been sought after by FBI as part of a sweeping nationwide search for potential suspects, at least 20 of whom are already in custody.

https://gizmodo.com/parler-users-breached-deep-inside-u-s-capitol-building-1846042905/

So, yeah, at this point, Greenwald's simply making shit up. No apology or retraction either.

Sad, really.

Notes:

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1348619731734028293

#reputation #coup #insurrection #sedition #Jan6Coup #uspol #parler #GoingFullRetard #GlennGreenwald

Tolerance is not a moral precept (2017)

Tolerance is not a moral absolute; it is a peace treaty. Tolerance is a social norm because it allows different people to live side-by-side without being at each other’s throats. It means that we accept that people may be different from us, in their customs, in their behavior, in their dress, in their sex lives, and that if this doesn’t directly affect our lives, it is none of our business. But the model of a peace treaty differs from the model of a moral precept in one simple way: the protection of a peace treaty only extends to those willing to abide by its terms. It is an agreement to live in peace, not an agreement to be peaceful no matter the conduct of others. A peace treaty is not a suicide pact.

https://extranewsfeed.com/tolerance-is-not-a-moral-precept-1af7007d6376?gi=4c30ad1493c9

#tolerance #PeaceTreaty #NotASuicidePact #ParadoxOfTolerance #morality #ethics #values #YonatanZunger

Somebody really needs to make a "Fear is the Mind Killer" COVID-19 face mask that actually looks like something the Fremen of #Dune would wear. Seriously, it's a missed opportunity, folks, and I would totally buy at least one. Any takers?

Robert Michels: Political Parties

... published in 1911 and first introducing the concept of iron law of oligarchy. It is considered one of the classics of social sciences, in particular sociology and political science. ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_Parties

http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=9A6922502CEF740CEBD8954CE05D5687

#RobertMichels #sociology #politicalScience #IronLawOfOligarch #power

Kim Stanley Robinson is feeling optimistic.

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/the-coronavirus-and-our-future

<< Margaret Thatcher said that “there is no such thing as society,” and Ronald Reagan said that “government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.” These stupid slogans marked the turn away from the postwar period of reconstruction and underpin much of the bullshit of the past forty years.

We are individuals first, yes, just as bees are, but we exist in a larger social body. >>

"It'll all be over by Christmas"

Charlie Stross, on #covid19

Spoiler: No it won't.

https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2020/04/itll-all-be-over-by-christmas.html

"We find that Zoom has “rolled their own” encryption scheme, which has significant weaknesses. In addition, we identify potential areas of concern in Zoom’s infrastructure, including observing the transmission of meeting encryption keys through China."

Move Fast & Roll Your Own Crypto: A Quick Look at the Confidentiality of Zoom Meetings - The Citizen Lab

https://citizenlab.ca/2020/04/move-fast-roll-your-own-crypto-a-quick-look-at-the-confidentiality-of-zoom-meetings/

I work in IT which is the reason this house has:

- mechanical windows
- mechanical door locks
- no Alexa/HomeKit/Google
- no Internet connected thermostats, lamps, or whatnots
- a dumb TV
- wall switches for lights

Maybe we need a booster shot?

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The Institute for Propaganda Analysis (IPA) was a U.S.-based organization operating from 1937 to 1942, composed of social scientists, opinion leaders, historians, educators, and journalists. Created by Kirtley Mather, Edward A. Filene, and Clyde R. Miller, because of the general concern that increased amounts of propaganda were decreasing the public's ability to think critically. The IPA's purpose was to spark rational thinking and provide a guide to help the public have well-informed discussions on current issues. "To teach people how to think rather than what to think." The IPA focused on domestic propaganda issues that might become possible threats to the democratic ways of life.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_for_Propaganda_Analysis

“We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.”
— Anne-Marie Bonneau

#UsPol #NPR's #BAMF #MarieLouiseKelley interviewing #SecretaryOfState

https://twitter.com/jayrosen_nyu/status/1220811047310938113?s=20

Aftermath: literally hauled out on the carpet, yelled at, cursed at, and threatened.

https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1220837170484797445?s=20

Full interview is playing on NPR's All Things Considered:

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/24/798579754/transcript-nprs-full-interview-with-secretary-of-state-mike-pompeo