| Title | Author | Date | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| #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 |