Sampling Of Cynical Strategies 2022

The MSM was enraptured by the creativity Democrats displayed during the 2022 midterms. CNN called it the "Cynical Strategy"
Where a Cynical Strategy can consist in believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity and or concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted or appropriate standards in order to achieve them.

Below is a list of some of the Cynical Strategies used before and after the 2022 elections.  Feel free to add your own
Heritage Foundation Survey in Five ppppred-states-finds-voters-reject-respect-for-marriage-act_4881794.html


t's disgusting': Kinzinger slams Dems backing election-deniers in GOP primaries


If the people McCarthy cut deals with are bad people, using Hoyle, Einstein or even the Witteinstein Ruler, what does that make the people Kinzinger cut deals with?

Recall Adam Kinzinger says Liz Cheney's election loss shows the rise of a new GOP generation in Congress who believe Trump's election lies

https://www.politico.com/news/2022/07/26/kinzinger-swings-against-dems-election-denier-gop-candidates-its-disgusting-00047886


Democrats are '#gaslighting' voters by downplaying crime wave: Batya Ungar-Sargon

Forget #Euphemisms, #buzzwords, or #clichés - it's #CynicalStraregies - and it's not just Democrats but DOJ & MSM


https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/crime-panhandling-hurting-local-businesses-nashville-area-store-manager-says-were-losing-customers

A judge refused Friday to quash a subpoena issued to former White House press secretary Jen Psaki that seeks her deposition in a lawsuit filed by Missouri and Louisiana, alleging that the Biden

https://www.theepochtimes.com/judge-turns-down-former-white-house-press-secretary-jen-psakis-effort-to-quash-subpoena_4873859.html


NY Times Bigotry - #JACS piece - Just Another Cynical

https://youtu.be/Bgl9Yxnjf9o

White House Attacks GOP Probe Into Biden Family Business Dealings, Claiming ‘Long-Debunked Conspiracy Theories

https://www.theepochtimes.com/white-house-attacks-gop-probe-into-biden-family-business-dealings-claiming-long-debunked-conspiracy-theories_4871658.html


Democrat Activist Groups Launch Counterattack Against House Republican Investigations of Biden

https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrat-activist-groups-launch-counterattack-against-house-republican-investigations-of-biden_4870899.html



Bob Fertik, President of democrats.com, is not happy with Elon Musk. In fact, his last mass mailing calls Elon Musk a traitor for endorsing GOP traitors.

https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2022/11/fertik-elon-musk-aids-abets-gop-traitors/



A new darling? When "reporters" use adjectives with reckless abandon, you know is agenda journalism.

#JACS piece - Just Another Cynical Strategy


Elon Musk mocks Senate Democrats as clueless for their calls to investigate #Twitter. Musk called out the Senate for missing FTX mess


https://www.foxnews.com/media/elon-musk-trolls-democratic-senators-clueless-with-mocking-tweet

Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison is a math whiz who loves Harry Potter, fringe political philosophy and taking big risks. She is also one of the supporting players in Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX catastrophe. Forbes calls her "new darling" of far - right

When reporters liberally use adjectives, you know it's agenda journalism



https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2022/11/18/queen-caroline-the-risk-loving-29-year-old-embroiled-in-the-ftx-collapse/





https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2022/11/let-the-2024-cynical-games-begin/



https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2022/11/fertik-elon-musk-aids-abets-gop-traitors/1



https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2022/11/let-the-2024-cynical-games-begin/


https://www.conservativedailynews.com/2022/11/let-the-2024-cynical-games-begin/

Let the 2024 Cynical Games Begin!

The MSM was enraptured by the creativity Democrats displayed during the 2022 midterms. CNN called it the "Cynical Strategy"
Where a Cynical Strategy can consist in believing that people are motivated by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity and or concerned only with one's own interests and typically disregarding accepted or appropriate standards in order to achieve them.


All consistent with a 2009 study by Jonathan Haidt where he
concluded that Liberals were willing to betray group loyalty, disrespect authority or do something disgusting, like #votetfraud, while conservatives said they were less willing to compromise on any of the moral categories shown.


Clearly Cynical Strategies go against social media's Professional Community Policies, or should.

Earlier I noted that my days using  LinkedIn were numbered due to its inconsistent enforcement of community standards. Big Tech
promised to democratize the world by offering free #Internet. But it quickly carved out silos. The bigger the Silo, the more advertising money.

While 230 reform is a possible solution to online censorship, you may recall that the GOP overrode Trump's Defense Bill veto giving Big Tech power to do as they please - now GOP whine because they are being canceled one at a time. Unless one  enjoys the Silo living, an euphemism for  intellectual in Breeding, the best option for a social media that promotes freedom of expression is for Elon Musk to transform Twitter.  Otherwise the Big Tech-enabled online cynical strategies will continue to thrive.

Ironically, while LinkedIn calls itself the Connector, the same content published I the mainstream social media platforms, is regularly censored, leading an impartial Observer to conclude that LinkedIn is really the AntiAmerica ( like Joan-Francois Le Drian), ProChina, AntiSemitic, AntiBlack, AntiAmerica First. Progressive (AntiChristian, ProBLM, ProAbortion. ProBig Pharma, ProTeachers Union, ProGreen New Deal) Connector.

It seems the LinkedIn  censors rely on user-complaints and not necessarily algorithmic, lending itself quite nicely to manufacturing opportunities for the exploitation of cynical strategies, analogous to the Maricopa County election process.

I have challenged the over a dozen of posts censored by LinkedIn, all fact-based. About half of the challenged posts have been reversed. All of them have taken hours or days to respond.

Today I reported an obviously cynical strategy used by an obvious fake Doug Newell account. Within minutes, LinkedIn determine Newell was not fake!

Use of cynical strategies

Cynical Strategies are not illigal. And that is the point. Promoting the Russian Hoax was not illigal. Now
Democrats sue for Saturday voting in Georgia Senate runoff.  "Senator Warnock and his Democratic Party allies are seeking to change Georgia law right before an election based on their political preferences. Instead of muddying the water and pressuring counties to ignore Georgia law, Senator Warnock should be allowing county election officials to continue preparations for the upcoming runoff," said Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

You may recall that the GOP refused to challenge the 2016 election results  despite evidence of voter fraud.  To date, the GOP refuses to  challenge Biden's Executive Orders.  But as soon as DeSantis signed the  election reform bill, Democrats sued.

While Democrats love to draw outside the lines with an assist from MSM and Big Tech, the GOP continues to draw inside the lines. Let the 2024 Cynical Games Begin!

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LINKEDIN JOINS ITS BIG BROTHERS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA CENSORSHIP

The social media giants are currently protected by a key legal shield known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act


LinkedIn hit with censorship accusations for removing critics of government Covid policies


https://slate.com/technology/2021/10/linkedin-microsoft-china-censorship-injobs.html


LinkedIn's unanswered questions about China censorship


Some Black users say their posts are stifled by the networking site. But while LinkedIn insists issues are due to an unfortunate mix of technical



As Black users complain of censorship, LinkedIn faces a perception problem

https://www.fastcompany.com/90669854/linkedin-black-censorship-perception-problem


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/business/black-linkedin.html



An apparent censorship spree carried out on LinkedIn's China service has targeted journalists and researchers who have published works critical of Beijing.

https://www.dw.com/en/linkedin-hides-chinese-profiles-of-journalists-over-prohibited-content/a-59369850




https://www.linkedin.com/post-inspector/inspect/

https://woorkup.com/linkedin-cache/

#DumpTrump - at your own peril

An eclectic group of individuals are pouring on President Trump, while flocking to the Best Governor in America, Ron DeSantis, like cats pursuing a shiny object, hoping he will run for president in 2024.

 "It's time to dump this Trump guy and move on.  The MAGA midterms showing  was an abject failure. Trump is already attacking the one Governor that the GOP cannot afford to damage. Trump served his purpose strengthening a conservative Supreme Court, but he's been a polarizing disaster in pretty much everything else.Time to dump Trump"  - Joseph Castillo, on a LinkedIn post

Folks like Paul Ryan, Scott Lindsey, Graham, & the #ThreeBigMacs:  McDaniel, McCarthy & McConnell,  complain that a Red Wave did not materialize,  blame Trump for it - even though they pulled funds from America First candidates & sent them to Democrat candidates.

Remember Mitch McConnell conceded the Senate weeks before the election because of a lack of qualified candidates - yet Fetterman gets elected over Dr Oz?

CNN credits the Democrats'  "cynical strategy" - Except, it's not cynicism
At the very least is misinformation and at worst it's election interference - but this is consistent with  In a 2009 study Jonathan Haidt
Concluded

Liberals were willing to betray group loyalty, disrespect authority or do something disgusting, like #votetfraud, while

Arguably, Ron DeSantis is the best Governor in America, and various groups are prematurely jumping on the bandwagon, from RINOs to Democrats meddling in the 2024 election, or as CNN might characterize it as a "cynical strategy."

But DeSantis is the new shiny object who does not have the experience nor resources to fight the Machine. Where the Machine's eco-system inudes MSM. Big Tech, Big Pharma, Deep State, DNC et al.  

President Trump endured the Machine's onslaught where the intelligence industrial complex, mainstream media, Big Tech and RINOS produced Washington Post's abd New York Times Pulitzer Prizes for Fake News aka the  Russian Hoax.  There was the Ukraine Hoax and hundreds of lawsuits.

Let's be clear, the Machine does not care about mean Tweets.  It continues to fight Trump even as a non elected official because it is scared to death about America First Policies.

Consider that Ron DeSantis is the GOP's 2024 Presidential nominee.  What do you think the Machine's reaction is going to be?  The attacks DeSantis has been subjected to as Governor are child's play compared to the attacks he will experience as presidential candidates.

Whether Governor DeSantis runs for president remains to be see.  However. We know President Trump is running again.  In a recent press release, he makes it official:

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BREAKING NEWS FROM MAR-A-LAGO: DONALD J. TRUMP ANNOUNCES 2024 PRESIDENTIAL RUN

Many people have been speculating for a long time, and today I can confirm it's true: I am OFFICIALLY running to be the next President of the United States, and together we are going to make our Country great again!

When I was your President, we put America First and accomplished more than any other president, and under circumstances that no president had to deal with before. No matter what the Left-wing media and their friends, the Democrats, threw at us, we NEVER stopped working to Make America Great Again.

And,  we did Make America Great Again. Then Joe Biden oruined our country faster than anyone could ever imagine. That's why I'm running AGAIN, we need to save our Country.

Democrats hav all but destroyed everything we accomplished under my administration because they want to take away your dignity and your destiny.
 
I will NEVER let them do that, which is why I am proud to announce that I AM RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2024. I'm calling on my most fierce and loyal supporters, like YOU, to cement your name in history as one of the FIRST Official 2024 Presidential Founders.

In 2016, there were 18 GOP presidential hopefuls with the Establishment was nor successful against President Trump. With President Trump's announcement & Governor DeSantis an iffy, it's doubtful many more will have the courage to challenge the Outsiders 

If you dont work, you dont eat. Restrictions Apply!

2000 years ago, the Apostle Paul warned the Thessalonians: "if you don't work, don't eat. (2 Thes 3:7) using himself as a model" where he refused freebies even when justified "you know how one must imitate us.
For we did not act in a disorderly way among you,
nor did we eat food received free from anyone.
On the contrary, in toil and drudgery, night and day
we worked, so as not to burden any of you.
Not that we do not have the right.
Rather, we wanted to present ourselves as a model for you,
so that you might imitate us."  The Apostle Paul then goes on to describe those who should mind their own business and work: "In fact, when we were with you,
we instructed you that if anyone was unwilling to work,
neither should that one eat.
We hear that some are conducting themselves among you in a
disorderly way,
by not keeping busy but minding the business of others.
Such people we instruct and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly
and to eat their own food"



To be sure, the Apostle Paul's message was intended for able-bodied individuals.  A private sector safety net was available for the widowed, orphaned, infirm and elderly, much more effective than any government safety net. For instance, those, who argue against Voter ID claim racism, that  requirement places a huge burden on the disadvantaged, including seniors and the infirm - the ones dependent on the government's safety net.  The same argument is used for voter- by- mail

Yet, the same disadvantaged individuals needing government assistance must jump through hoops to get it.

As long as the claimant is dealing with the government and if  the claimant is not  well connected, it's like pulling teeth. This applies to any claim:
#FoodStamps, #VeteranBenefits. #NativeAmericanBenefits, #SeniorExemptions and so on. 

#Netflix's #TheMaid provides a glimpse at the challenges people face when looking for government assistance: For the average Food Stamps claimant, getting a #VoterID  card  is exponentially easier than getting an  #EBT card - it's all politic

We have been told about the importance of work ethic and  that hard work is intrinsically virtuous and worthy of reward. It's also worthy of admiration  and emulation ubiquitous in the greatest generation, my father included.

A workplace with strong work ethics is productive and efficient. Employees in such a workplace are more likely to be successful and satisfied with their jobs.

However; MSM including WaPo's Caitlin Dewey, citing sources to build a straw horse writes:


"House Republicans have historically cited the verse — “if a man will not work, he shall not eat” — as justification fIor cutting some adults’ SNAP benefits. Arrington referenced the verse in a discussion about increasing the work requirements for unemployed adults on the food stamp program. But critics say that advances a pernicious myth about the unemployed who receive SNAP"

Our own generation is  reminded of the consequences when virtue is dismissed as an inconvenient artifact, when SCOTUS (1963, Abington Township v. Schempp)

decided that teaching children about wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety,  fear of the Lord., charity, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, generosity, gentleness, faithfulness, modesty, self-control, and chastity was too radical.  As Bishop Robert Barron might say "
What mattered far more to authors from Aristotle to Aquinas is the virtue with which power is wielded and the moral purpose which it serves."

Little wonder student debt stands at $1 7 trillion - and politicians and  financially illiterate students -  those who spent time and money on worthless degrees, want the taxpayers to assume that debt.

In 1965 25% of African American  children  were raised fatherless.  Now that number jumped to 75%. Children from fatherless homes are more likely to be poor, become involved in drug and alcohol abuse, drop out of school, and suffer from health and emotional problems


We have  had mass shootings  - Why The Kavanaugh Story Illustrates The Irrationality Of Gun Control Debate


Mental Health Crisis - While
Young people's mental health is getting worse. mindfulness training isn't the answer, large UK study suggests


Then there are folks like Antonio Pagliarulo, whi joins #WaPo, #NYT et al - to promote Witchcraft "I am one of a million-plus Americans who — whether proudly, secretly or dabbling through the power of consumerism — practice some form of witchcraft. Witchcraft, which includes Wicca, paganism, folk magic and other New Age traditions, is one of the fastest-growing spiritual paths in America"


We also have children confused as to which bathrooms to use- Dr. #ChristyOlezeski, who co-founded the #Yale Pediatric Gender Program, says she helps treat three year olds questioning their gender and also provides guidance on “medical intervention.”

After 2000 years the Apostle Paul's advice is timeless.  C. S. Lewis said "Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil." While NCCS writes "As a member of Arizona's Standards Committee for Social Studies I was anxious to get some meaningful standards in place relating to an understanding of our roots. We were successful. Two of these requirements are that students must be able to identify fundamental principles in the Declaration of Independence and also be able to explain American moral and ethical ideals which have their antecedent in the Judeo-Christian tradition

Maricopa County - A Parasitic Bureaucracy

Why is it  #Maricopa County AZ is still not fully counted or verified Maricopa County is the only jurisdiction in the country that picks up completed ballots at USPS Processing Distribution Center, but doesn’t bring them back to the election department or tabulation center.

Maricopa County picks up mail-in ballots and takes them directly to its print vendor Runbeck Election Services, which is headquartered in Phoenix.

Every single completed mail-in ballot, whether mailed or dropped off at a polling place, goes to Runbeck. All mail-in ballots collected on election day, and the previous few days, are sitting at Runbeck headquarters. Maricopa has no idea how many ballots are in their possession because the ballots are at their print vendor.

Maricopa allegedly uses Runbeck because they have “high-speed scanners.” Runbeck scans the ballots in batches to create a digital image of each envelope signature area. This batch of images is given to the Maricopa tabulation center (MCTEC) for poll worker review. MCTEC notifies Runbeck if any of those signatures don’t match. Runbeck separates out those bad envelopes, then delivers both sets of these envelopes by van to MCTEC, which is 6 miles away. MCTEC then opens the envelopes and starts the tabulation process.

Arizona Firm that Allegedly Sent Fake Ballots to Georgia, Runbeck Election Services, Is Closely Tied to Democrat Party

Mr. Brian Runbeck brother, and executive of Runbeck, to owner Kevin Runbeck, also made 50 separate donations to Act Blue, Biden for President and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee between August 15 and October 30, 2020

To a naked eye, this process is questionable: Chain of custody. No observers. Partisan owned company has sole possession of the mail in ballot for 10-12 days. 

Consider that a security professionals worse nightmare is the Inside Threat.  Insiders with Motive have MOM - Motive, Opportunity & Means to commit any crime, including #VoterFraud.  In Maricopa, someone could  always print up some completed ballots and slip them in the mix. As reported in 2020 many alleged mail in ballots had no fold markings.

Why Maricopa is Exhilbit A- Parasitic Bureaucracy:

Maricopa election process is like the Neighborhood Watch decided that to celebrate the carnival coming to town, they would leave their cars & homes unlocked- to prove how safe the Neighborhood is.

Someone said he didn't care about speed, but accuracy & honesty.  Giving Maricopa the benefit of the doubt, since in
general, it's better to be effective than efficient.

Consider that SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket just  completed its  50th orbital launch of 2022

Yet  a bunch of bureaucrats run the process as their own board game, run out of paper, while counters and printers fail - on election night.  This is like running out of toilet paper at the worst possible moment: 

Turns out,
#Electionintegrity is a function of the entire voting process, from mail in, voter  ID, Voter Registration Lists,  hardware, software & so on.

The Biggest Threat? The Inside Threat

Threat Actors include corrupt politicians, employees, volunteers, anarchists, foreign actors,** hacktivists, money, jealousy, power. Is this why the DOJ pointed a shiny object so you  look elsewhere?

At the very least, Maricopa is creati g opportunities for Threat Actors 

** #Apple smartphone apps are #RussianSpies

https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-russian-software-disguised-american-finds-its-way-into-us-army-cdc-2022-11-14/

Elon Musk Aids and Abets GOP Traitors - Fertik

 Bob Fertik President of democrats.com is not happy withElon Musk.  In fact, his last mass mailing calls Elon Musk a traitor for endorsing GOP traitors, where a traitor is one who violates his allegiance and betrays his/her country; one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust, delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or place entrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also, one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or one who aids an enemy in conquering his country.  His reasoning is that “These Traitors voted against certifying the landslide victory of Joe Biden right after MAGA's violent assault on the Capitol on January 6. They willingly joined a GOP coup d'etat to keep Trump in power.”

Therefore, he urges his following of patriots to vote for abortion and by using “SwipeBlue - the most powerful GOTV tool ever invented”

 

Because these companies pulled their advertising from Twitter, it’s easy to see they agree with Fertik:

Companies that Pulled Advertisement From Twitter

pfizer

@Oreo

@GeneralMills

@Dyson

@NBC

@GM

@MDLZ

@InterpublicIPG

@VW

@MazdaUSA

@Audi

@DIRECTV

@colehaan

@CocaCola

 

 

Bob Fertik’s Message to His Fellow Patriots

Just days after savaging Paul Pelosi with rightwing lies, Elon Musk endorsed every Republican Traitor for Congress.

These Traitors voted against certifying the landslide victory of Joe Biden right after MAGA's violent assault on the Capitol on January 6. They willingly joined a GOP coup d'etat to keep Trump in power.

Musk supports Traitors because he's the world's richest man - worth $254 billion - and these Traitors will cut his taxes. Musk now owns Twitter and has 115 million followers who may help him elect Traitors - who will pay for Musk's tax cuts by cutting jobs, health care, education, Social Security, environmental protection -  and everything else we urgently need.

So we must stop Elon Musk by making sure every Democrat votes on Tuesday.

1. Make sure ALL your friends vote by using SwipeBlue - the most powerful GOTV tool ever invented. In 10 minutes you can mobilize 10 Democratic friends - 60 in an hour!

2. Vote for prochoice candidates all the way down the ballot with the #VOTEPROCHOICE Voter Guide - because our reproductive freedom is at stake.

 

 

Text your Democratic friends with SwipeBlue!

 

SwipeBlue helps you find all your Democratic friends by securely matching your phone contacts to the public voter file, while fully protecting your privacy.

Then SwipeBlue makes it easy and fun to ask your Democratic friends to vote by swiping them blue - like Tinder for voting. Then you can send them our friendly voting text.

 

Studies show texts from friends are 29 times more effective than texts from strangers. Why? Because your friends trust you.

Use the #VOTEPROCHOICE Voter Guide!

And when you vote this year, it is crucial that you vote for pro-choice candidates at all levels - Congress, state, and even local. That's because every elected official will play a crucial role in protecting our reproductive freedom.

 

The amazing #VOTEPROCHOICE Voter Guide shows endorsements and recommendations from 150+ organizations down to the local level - including judges, prosecutors, and referenda. It also helps you preview your ballot and choose your pro-choice candidates in advance.

Thanks for all you do.

Bob Fertik

p.s. We have over 30,000 SwipeBlue users so far - can you help us reach 40,000 today?

p.p.s. if you're reading this on a computer then point your cellphone camera at our QR code to find SwipeBlue in your app store.

Beat Inflation, Don't Abort, Eat Your Weedies And fight ecological discrimination.

A weed is an artificial construct. A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, a plant in the wrong place, or a plant growing where it is not wanted. It's like people calling people they don’t agree with racist, a plant may call another plant weed, just because of its looks.  As the Guardian might say:  Weeds:  is it time to stop using a word with racist roots?

 

Weeds growing in the cracks of a concrete staircase

Portulaca Oleracea Used in Cooking and Medicine

Take for instance, purslane, (Portulaca oleracea) also known by the most prejudicial names like pigweed, little hogweed, fatweed and pusley. However, purslane is not only edible but it is a highly nutritious vegetable, loaded with all sorts of nutrients, including omega-3 fatty acids. In 2015, the NIH used purslane in a study concluding that “Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is a globally-distributed plant with a long history of use in folk medicine and cooking…. Taken holistically, our results suggest that the two varieties employ different strategies in allocating resources to cope with saline stress. This conclusion establishes purslane as a suitable model system for the study of saline stress and the molecular basis for differential responses.” Purslane can grow in gardens and sidewalk cracks, but can also adapt to harsher conditions,  including drought, as well as very salty or nutrient-deficient soil

Sample purslane plants- NOT "weeds"!

Any purslane plant can be harvested and eaten, as the leaves, stems, and flowers are completely edible.  According to webMD  Purslane is tart and a little salty, making it a great addition to salads and other dishes.  Purslane is a succulent that offers a juicy bite. This allows it to be grown in conditions that would kill even the hardiest lettuce. Its sturdy nature makes purslane a great garden-vegetable option for dry, hot regions or gardeners who don’t trust themselves to water regularly.  Purslane’s health benefits are an added benefit for this hearty gardener’s treasure.

According to the US  Food and Drug Administration, a 100 gram (3.5 oz) portion contains

Vitamin A (from beta-carotene): 26% of the DV.

Vitamin C: 35% of the DV.

Magnesium: 17% of the DV.

Manganese: 15% of the DV.

Potassium: 14% of the DV.

Iron: 11% of the DV.

Calcium: 7% of the RDI.

It also contains small amounts of vitamins B1, B2, B3, folate, copper and phosphorus.

 

Say no to Abortion to Reduce Inflation – Eat Your Weedies

You might recall that Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor in Georgia, floated the abortion could be used to beat inflation, explaining to Morning Joe viewers that “having children is why you’re worried about your price for gas, it’s why you’re concerned about how much food costs.” I say, forget about the barbaric practice and instead start adding weeds to your diet.  It will not only fight inflation, but will also help fight ecological discrimination:  All plants matter!

 

All Plants Matter

In addition to purslane, there are dozens and dozens of edible weeds, including wild blackberries. I started training several wild blackberry vines, and this summer we harvested a bumper crop.

 

Dandelion Plant - Not "weed"

I started eating purslane as a child. Because I would not be able to tell if eating purslane is an acquired taste, I decided to try other weeds. First on the list was Dandelion.  My granddaughters like to make dandelion soup, by taking the petals off the plant and making piles. Oonce they are done playing, they dump the “dandelion soup” in the trash.  My dandelion soup was different.  I decided to use the same condiments I use with purslane.  The resulting dandelion juices were tasty, while the leaves tasted somewhat like spinach leaves but drier and stringy.  I plan to try clover and everwilde.  Everwilde  attracts bees and the entire plant is edible.

Sautéed Dandelion

According to Pew research, over 66% of Americans think government should do more to combat climate change, yet this past Halloween, $billions worth of carved-up pumpkins are finding their way to landfills while millions of children don't have anything to eat. Today, over 700 million people are undernourished, most of them children.  The moral of the story is that we can all help stop ecological discrimination, stop the barbaric and some would say satanic practice of infanticide as a solution to inflation reduction, feed the hungry and reduce inflation if we just eat our weedies.

 

Next Up:  Clover

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Twitter may have lost more than a million bots since Elon Musk took over- TCBJ

MIT Review's Chris Stokel-Walker cites BotSentinel  estimates that suggest that more than 875,000 users deactivated their accounts between October 27 and November 1, while half a million more were suspended.

You may recall that thanks to a lawsuit brought by celebrated journalist John Stossel, it "has exposed the left’s supposed battle against  “misinformation” as a farce" according to NY Post's editorial board. "Facebook finally admitted the truth: The “fact checks” that social media use to police w9Khat Americans read and watch are just “opinion.”" it stated. BotSentinel may be just another social media fact-checker.

From the outset of the pandemic, the mainstream medical establishment,  government bureaucracy, MSM & Big Tech
were aligned behind a lockdown-at-all-costs strategy going as far as censoring contrarian views, including mine.

An analogous narrative developed surrounding the integrity of the 2020 elections, with Fox News' Tucker Carlson going on record as saying he found ZERO evidence of voter fraud.

Critics of the CotoBuzz Journal Tweets, instead of rational rebuttal, often labeled them as conspiracy theories misinformation or resorted to use BotSentinel "findings" showing the posts in the 60-90%  or "problematic" to conclude I must be a bot or trade in misinformation. Twitter itself shadowbanned The CotoBuzz Journal and censored some of the posts: all which are fact-based

The current BotSentinel ranking for the CotoBuzz Journal Tweets show it as normal.  However. Its "history"  clearly shows posts leading up to the election & COVID were in the 50% range. While the history no longer shows the CotoBuzz Journal Tweets as problematic, perhaps because the conspiracy theories have been shown to be factual.

Stokek-Walker describes the BitSentinel criteria as "Bouzy and Bot Sentinel arrived at their numbers by looking at the proportion of users they analyze who had deactivated their accounts or been suspended after Musk’s Twitter takeover, and then applying that percentage to Twitter’s overall user base, which currently stands at around 237 million “monetizable daily active users”. In business we say that whoever is in charge of the chart of accounts is in charge of the narrative.   In this case BotSentinel. 

However; you may recall Elon Musk threatened to pull out of his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter unless the company provides access to data he says is necessary to evaluate the number of fake users on the platform. Surely BotSentinel lacks this data.

Based on my previous reporting, I will call any BotSentinel estimates as problematic and more so when MIT gives it credibility.  For comparison purposes I have included BotSentinel rankings for Conservative Daily News Tweeter postd - a media outlet LinkedId users have characterized as "purveyors of red meat for ignorant people." To my surprise, BotSentinel ranked CDN as "more normal" than the CotoBuzz Journal!

I will also conclude the million plus users Twitter has lost since Elon Musk tool over must be either bots or the prolific Twitter users Pew Research characterizes as purveyors of misinformation