The Trump assassination attempt - The limits of the Propaganda Model.

Normally, I let my pen rest during the summer months, but for some things, you set aside your habits. What has been happening in the context of the U.S. presidential elections over the past few weeks is, to say the least, remarkable.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://words.mattiasdesmet.org/p/the-trump-assassination-attempt-the

The World Just Took A Giant Leap Toward Totalitarianism

The world took a giant leap forward into totalitarianism yesterday as the Brazilian government blocked X, formerly Twitter, and threatened to fine its citizens $8,900 per day if they use it.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.public.news/p/the-world-just-took-a-giant-leap

Teens are losing interest in school, and say they hear about college 'a lot'

This is not your standard back-to-school story, about school supplies or first-day butterflies. It’s about how school-aged members of Gen Z — that’s 12- to 18-year-olds — are feeling about school and the future. And according to a new national survey, those feelings are a little worrying.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.npr.org/2024/08/29/nx-s1-5090895/teens-school-college-poll

It's official — nearly all of us are much more productive when we work from home

Working from home remains an overwhelmingly popular option for people across the world, with new research finding the vast majority (83%) saying they felt more productive in hybrid/remote settings rather than in-office or on site.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.techradar.com/pro/people-are-more-productive-when-they-work-from-home-survey-says

23&Me is collapsing: turns out, all that precious DNA data is worthless.

Anne Wojcicki, late Susan Wojcicki’s sister, ex-wife of Sergei Brin, who is ex-husband of Nicole Shanahan, who is RFK Jr’s VP pick. It’s not complicated at all. In what feels like a desperate attempt to stay afloat, 23andMe plans to… start prescribing weight loss drugs.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://dailynewsfromaolf.substack.com/p/23-and-me-is-collapsing-turns-out

Extreme Gaslighting: Here Are 7 Signs That The Mainstream Media Is Flat Out Lying To Us About The Economy

How many times have you heard the mainstream media tell you that the economy is doing just great in recent months?  Personally, I have seen the word “booming” used over and over again to describe the economy, and it makes me sick.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.activistpost.com/2024/08/extreme-gaslighting-here-are-7-signs-that-the-mainstream-media-is-flat-out-lying-to-us-about-the-economy.html

Dr. Vernon Coleman: Remdesivir – What You Must Know

By Dr. Vernon Coleman Remdesivir is described as a `broad spectrum antiviral drug’. It is a RNA polymerase inhibitor which disrupts the production of vital RNA. It is said to prevent the multiplication of SARS-CoV-2.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://lionessofjudah.substack.com/p/dr-vernon-coleman-remdesivir-what

‘Further Away Than It’s Ever Been’: Vast Majority Of US Adults Believe The American Dream Is Dead, Poll Shows

Only about a third of U.S. adults believe the American dream is still alive, a Wall Street Journal / NORC poll published Wednesday found.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2024/08/28/further-away-than-its-ever-been-americans-are-losing-hope-in-achieving-the-american-dream-poll-finds/

Stochastic Terrorism

1. You can produce statistically skewed opinion polls designed to under or over estimate the vote share of a candidate to give the false impression that either the election is a foregone conclusion or that the candidate has no hope.. 2. You can hide critical information from the electorate. 3.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://expose-news.com/2024/08/28/stochastic-terrorism/

January 6 was a Deep State False Flag

RFK Jr is dead wrong about Jan 6. That was a false flag created by the Deep State to discredit Trump and MAGA. There are warehouses of evidence to prove that, not to mention simple deductive logic. Those innocents were stampeded by agents in the crowd who remain masked.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/p/january-6-was-a-deep-state-false

You Don't Get To Vote On Any Of Your Government's Most Consequential Actions

You’ll often hear Democrats calling people “privileged” if they talk about voting third party, or if they say it doesn’t matter whether Donald Trump or Kamala Harris wins the election in November.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/you-dont-get-to-vote-on-any-of-your

Zuckerberg blames the government, but Facebook staff proactively participated in efforts to suppress the Hunter Biden laptop story

On August 27 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued a statement confirming what the Twitter Files, Murthy vs.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://networkaffects.substack.com/p/zuckerberg-blames-the-government

The western way of war – Owning the narrative trumps reality

German equipment visible in Kursk has raised old ghosts, and consolidated awareness of the hostile western intentions toward Russia. “Never again” is the unspoken riposte. War propaganda and feint are as old as the hills. Nothing new.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://strategic-culture.su/news/2024/08/26/the-western-way-of-war-owning-the-narrative-trumps-reality/

The Global Crackdown on Dissent

There are a lot of theories going around about the global crackdown on dissent. Most of these theories are, essentially, bullshit.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://consentfactory.org/2024/08/23/the-global-crackdown-on-dissent/

In Stunning Letter To Congress, Zuckerberg Admits Biden-Harris Pressured Facebook To Censor Content

Two years ago Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitted to Joe Rogan that the FBI pressured Facebook into censoring the Hunter Biden laptop story. Now he's participating in a Congressional investigation.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/stunning-letter-congress-zuckerberg-admits-biden-harris-pressured-facebook-censor-content

Non-cognitive skills: DNA-based analyses suggest a hidden key to academic success

A new Nature Human Behaviour study, jointly led by Dr. Margherita Malanchini at Queen Mary University of London and Dr.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-08-cognitive-skills-dna-based-analyses.html

Vindicated: Facebook's Zuckerberg Regrets Collusion with Government on Covid

In his letter to Chairman Jim Jordan, Zuckerberg admits that "government pressure was wrong" and expresses regret for not being "more outspoken about it" at the time. But let’s be clear—this is no minor regret.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://covidreason.substack.com/p/vindicated-facebooks-zuckerberg-regrets

***MARIN CO, CA: "Record-Breaking Decline in Autism Rates" tied to NOT VAXXING

INCREDIBLE STUDY linking not vaxxing with LOWER AUTISM RATES. Thank you, Toby Rogers!

ORIGINAL LINK: https://annedachel.substack.com/p/marin-co-ca-record-breaking-decline

The Coming of the Roman Tax Collectors

It should be understood that, historically, in all such cases, government has always employed a very limited playbook: increased entitlements to those who are not productive, increased taxation, debasement of the currency, greatly-increased debt, more regulations, more restriction on freedoms, and

ORIGINAL LINK: https://internationalman.com/articles/the-coming-of-the-roman-tax-collectors/

Court Finds Kennedy Has Standing in Our Consolidated Case

As I explained in a previous post, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s companion lawsuit Kennedy v. Biden has been consolidated by the court into our Missouri v. Biden case.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://aaronkheriaty.substack.com/p/court-finds-kennedy-has-standing

Today’s economy is like that of the late 1920s

Where could the economy be headed now? Today, there is great wage and wealth disparity, just as there was in the late 1920s. Recent energy consumption growth has been low, just as it was in the 1920s.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://ourfiniteworld.com/2024/08/21/todays-economy-is-like-that-of-the-late-1920s/

Propaganda: It’s Not Just For Diapers Anymore

Movies are amazing tools.  Movies are the backbone of an entire American industry, but it’s a really small industry, with global box office revenues hitting a record of $42.5 billion before COVID. Sure, $42.5 billion sounds like a lot of money, but Elon Musk paid $44 billion for X®.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://wilderwealthywise.com/propaganda-its-not-just-for-diapers-anymore/

Alexander Constantine - 1

Weak men create hard times. Strong men create good times. That slogan was a proof of how bad things had become.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://veryslowthinking.substack.com/p/alexander-constantine-1

Peak Obedience

Warnings about Peak Oil have circulated widely in recent years, and if accurate, they are important. Peak oil, however, pales in comparison to something that’s happening right in front of us… and something that is a good deal more dangerous: Peak Obedience.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://freemansperspective.com/peak-obedience/

Two in five healthcare workers fear Covid-19 vaccine will have serious side-effects, study finds

Nearly 42 percent of healthcare workers are worried that Covid-19 vaccines will cause serious side-effects, while 44 percent don’t believe the jab offers them protection against the virus, a new study has found.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/two-five-healthcare-workers-fear-33529054

The Lines Between Fact and Fiction Are Blurred… Here’s Why You Should Question the Narrative

I believe we are at a critical juncture where it is imperative that we do NOT fall for the ruses being put in front of us. They are playing us. Almost everything in our news cycle is questionable. The lines between fact and fiction have become blurred.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://internationalman.com/articles/the-lines-between-fact-and-fiction-are-blurred-heres-why-you-should-question-the-narrative/

The Western World Has Succumbed to Tyranny, by Paul Craig Roberts - The Unz

ORIGINAL LINK: https://www.unz.com/proberts/the-western-world-has-succumbed-to-tyranny/

A Period of Great Uncertainty – Martin Armstrong

Almost everything you see and hear with the Lying Legacy Media and the government is a lie.  Just this past week, the Biden Administration backtracked about employment as it was widely reported, “US economy added 818,000 fewer jobs than first reported in year that ended in March.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://usawatchdog.com/a-period-of-great-uncertainty-martin-armstrong/

Revenge of the Kennedys: RFK Jr. Takes a Flame Thrower to the Entire System

Robert Kennedy Jr.'s highly anticipated speech on Friday was much more than the third-party candidate bowing out of the race and endorsing Trump.

ORIGINAL LINK: https://pjmedia.com/kevindowneyjr/2024/08/23/revenge-of-the-kennedys-rfk-jr-takes-a-blowtorch-to-the-entire-system-n4931932