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Cake day: August 9th, 2023

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  • Too bad we all don’t have a Julie around.

    Working all day for a mean little man With a clip-on tie and a rub-on tan He’s got me runnin’ around the office like a dog around a track But when I get back home, you’re always there to rub my back

    Hey, Julie, look what they’re doing to me Tryna trip me up, tryna wear me down Julie, I swear it’s so hard to bear it And I’d never make it through without you around No, I’d never make it through without you around

    Hey Julie - Fountains of Wayne














  • CNN changed ownership a while back and it’s had a clear impact on their bias and reporting standards. Giving a voice to the “far right” was a final straw of my “trust but verify” stance I had with them before that change.

    Obviously I don’t trust Fox, OAN (do they still exist?), InfoWars or any of the similar ilk at all. Thats not to say that I write off everything right wing, but there isnt many that pass muster in the US ATM.

    There’s also a handful of “left” publications that I dismiss offhand due to a history of sensationalism and bad perspectives.

    The majority of news is a “trust but verify” stance with me (using a secondary media outlet). It’s not a straight “this news source is credible” stance, but whether or not they have a history of news that is overtly biased, sensationalized, or mis-reporting. And then there’s the individual article itself.



  • It’s usually a slow trickle of slighted information that resonates with somebody until they’ve flipped to a view/position contrary to their own interests manipulated by a foreign actor. It’s why your previous posting behavior was received so negatively, as you were tripping the “trolldar” of many individuals as it seemed you were posting with a “hidden” agenda. Which I have to say, while I don’t always agree with you, your recent posting behavior and approach to discussions is no longer tripping my internal warning klaxons.

    But an even bigger example is Q-Anon, where there was a slow trickle of info that slowly worked it’s way into so many susceptible individuals.