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June 29, 2021
Podcast: Surviving the Storm
Things are reopening for the summer, but I doubt it’s because those in charge have suddenly become sympathetic to us peasants and our blighted existence. While I certainly don’t think you should abandon your career and go live in a cave, it would be wise to have some mental preparations in place for the possibility that things might get really bad this fall.
In this stream I discuss the mentality of the people around us – the psychopathy of the corporations mixed with the narcissism of the co...
June 28, 2021
Everything is a Lobby
I was chatting with a good friend of mine the other night, when she made an offhand mention of the Sugar Lobby. I’ve heard of this group before. One of the less famous of the lobby organizations, but it comes up every so often when you’re reading health blogs. She brought it up to point out one of their most influential accomplishments: they successfully lobbied to have sugar content hidden on the nutritional labels of packaging.
Same as it ever was. The inmates are running the asylum. The ve...
June 21, 2021
Podcast: Infighting Idiots
Put five of them in the same room, and they’ll immediately start attacking one another. Only ally yourself with adults who bring something to the table, and share a common vision.
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June 15, 2021
Podcast: Cancel Culture Kills Creation
The creator of FNAF has come under fire by his fans for… being a pretty typical Republican and Christian. Cancel culture is run by the sort of people who just want to hurt others in the name of some fake moral crusade – no different than the Helen Lovejoys who yelled about violent videogames twenty years ago. Don’t fall for their moral posturing.
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June 12, 2021
Podcast: Rational Hypocrisy
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May 22, 2021
Podcast: Trust No One
During fat times, acquaintances are a fine thing. But with the lean times we’re entering – not just economically, but politically and culturally – associating with people who aren’t on board with survival and loyalty can be fatal. Be careful whom you trust in your circles, because many of them will sell you out at the first opportunity.
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May 20, 2021
Podcast: They Summoned Chaos
In this episode we cover how the powers that be have summoned up a Golem of chaos, which is out of their control. We talk about the sneaky tricks used by marketers and PUAs, and why they always backfire. And we cover the rebranding of UFOs to UAPs, and what the motivation behind that might be.
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May 19, 2021
Podcast: The Conspiracy is Mundane
All too often, I see people spiralling off into Xanatos Gambit territory; attributing superhuman ability to plan and predict to those in charge. Certainly there’s something going on. The establishment is desperate for the population to inject an experimental mRNA formula, because of a disease which isn’t much worse than the common cold. That conspiracies exist is inarguable. And that something hinky is going on with the past year of Covid hysteria is self-evident. But the conspiracy is far more ...
April 8, 2021
Calling All Super Villains!
For those of you who missed it, Ta-Nehisi Coates – a Marvel Comics writer who’s been hired to write the upcoming Superman movie – has been putting Dr. Jordan B. Peterson’s words into the mouth of the Red Skull:
That’s right, the Evil Nazis want you to clean your room and pet a cat! And it got me thinking about who exactly the ‘Good Guys’ are according to people like Coates…
Old, ugly, stupid, and hateful. I don’t know about you, but if that’s what ‘Good’ looks like, sign me up for ...
February 26, 2021
Book Review: “Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World”
This book was the first time I’d heard of Tom Holland – in fact, it was a request from a reader who offered to purchase it for me, and toss a few coins in the hat to boot (thanks, brother). He didn’t pay me for a glowing review, however, which is what you’re about to read. To put it simply, if you want to understand European history – or religion – or modern politics – or the nature of the existential question which we’re still dealing with today – I recommend that you pick yourself up a cop...
