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Month: February 2022

The Unexpected Return of ‘Duck and Cover’ 

The Unexpected Return of ‘Duck and Cover’ 

In the 1950s and 1960s, government technocrats held propaganda campaigns to convince us that to be safe in a nuclear attack, we just needed to “duck and cover” under our desks. Every elementary school student practiced this in monthly drills. But it was utterly useless. Its purpose was to pretend that we had control over something for which we actually had no control. It is similar to what just transpired during the pandemic – we were mandated to engage in actions that were utterly useless.

Homeland Security says if you disagree with the U.S. government you are a terrorist threat

Homeland Security says if you disagree with the U.S. government you are a terrorist threat

The US Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin, yesterday, saying that anyone engaged in “(1) the proliferation of false or misleading narratives, which sow discord or undermine public trust in U.S. government institutions; ” is a terrorist. This claim from DHS is a direct violation of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.

By my noting this here, this blog is now, apparently, an official terrorist blog. Wow.

Facebook and IG could have to shut down European operations

Facebook and IG could have to shut down European operations

Meta (parent of FB and IG) lost one quarter of its market value last week. This occurred because of significant risks to FB’s core business model – which is surveillance of users to build dossiers used for advertising and marketing purposes. FB no longer has control over the collection of data – as Apple, Google/Android have restricted data collection via apps, and as Europe’s data privacy regulations restrict data. This has long term strategic implications for Meta’s business model. The company noted this in its financial report, hinting that at worst case, it might have to shut FB and IG in Europe.