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#KremlinAnnex week 79 protest Tuesday
annieli 01/14/2020 3
new grift by the usual suspects targets Sanders in time for tonight's debate
Acorn-pimp and troll for the DIY Stasi, James O’Keefe, posted some doctored video attacking the Bernie Sanders campaign. He got amplification for his disinformation idiocy by none other than Ted Cruz probably because he won Iowa in 2016:
annieli 01/14/2020 13
What could go wrong? - Iowa caucuses and smartphone apps
NPR reports on the Iowa's Democratic Party plans on using a new Internet-connected smartphone app to calculate and transmit results of its caucuses this time. Having put the kibosh on remote participation in a hybrid virtual and actual caucus, the use...
annieli 01/14/2020 11
Indians 101: The horse and Great Basin Indians
The Great Basin Culture Area includes the high desert regions between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains. It is bounded on the north by the Columbia Plateau and on the south by the Colorado ...
Ojibwa 01/14/2020 6
The supernatural
Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. Let us ...
Ojibwa 01/14/2020 39
Russian GRU hackers return for Trump's Ukraine conspiracy theory, interfering in 2020 election
The disinformation persists as Trump’s “perfect” shake down conversation with Ukraine president Zelensky only appears to be unrelated to the actual Russian hacking campaigns that helped elect him. They might also be on the path of “exonerating” him....
annieli 01/13/2020 18
dog-wagging continues as Trump attends College Football Championship to help his re-election
Aren’t we at war? The media frame had him just going to the game “as a fan”, but apparently he needs the adoration, so he’s part of the opening ceremony. How much money is the one video free media shot of Trump on the field for the national anthem? Is...
annieli 01/13/2020 26
There may be Senate trial witnesses due to some GOP senators possibly voting in favor
There may be witnesses in the Senate trial of the impeached POTUS* due to the possibility of four GOP senators who may vote in favor. Remember that it's about testimony (and documents), not about Bolton Washington — The White House is preparing for...
annieli 01/13/2020 14
seven months of imminence
We now know the time range possible for imminent threats in Iran. Dog wagged, as the four US embassies claimed by Trump that were targeted have yet to be identified. In yet another qualification, IMPOTUS now claims “it doesn’t really matter” because...
annieli 01/13/2020 5
Museums 101: The Great Depression (museum tour)
The Great Depression in the United States officially started in 1929 and lasted for more than a decade. As a result of the economic downturn, many people not only lost their jobs, but also their ...
Ojibwa 01/13/2020 8
George McGovern was a liberal, Keanu Reeves is Neo
Historical context is even more important in the age of Trumpism, since the media frames for numerous ideological categories persist for some voters, as if the Trumpist sobriquets of “commies” or “socialists” actually cohered as historically accurate...
annieli 01/12/2020 28
only a psychopath threatens to bomb 52 places in your country, then orders you not to kill anyone
Because “enemies of the people” like the press should roam free. And even the US Secretary of Defense knows nothing about the “four embassies” supposedly targeted by Soleimani. The “one bit of good news” amid mixed claims on intelligence over the...
annieli 01/12/2020 35
The AP explains the persistence of the 2016 Ukraine hacking lie: remember it's still about Russia
The AP in a new article narrates the path of the disinformation campaign related to the lie that Ukraine is the villain of the 2016 election interference in the US. Getting past it as a lingering media frame remains as the GOP keeps propping it up. The...
annieli 01/12/2020 9
the Mike Pompitous of hate and Trump is still ... #ImpeachedForLife
The disinformation continues as a new week will bring perhaps that impeachment trial, even if some of us might want the GOP to sweat a bit more. The Washington Post reports that once again, ostensible Secretary of State Mike Pompeo looks to be dodging...
annieli 01/12/2020 7
Human Origins: Protolanguage
The search for the origins of language raises the possibility of a protolanguage: a communication system that is more complex than an animal communication system, but less complex than language. ...
Ojibwa 01/12/2020 20