By spocko, on November 5th, 2018% Democrats are expected to be good winners. After a Democratic win, the media will ask the Democrats just how bipartisan they will be going forward. Most Democrats fall for this. They will reach out to their opponent and talk about a “hard-fought race.” Even if their opponent lied about their past votes on health care and supported hateful and violent rhetoric from Trump. The Democrats will talk about being a representative for all the people in the district, not just the people who voted for them.
They will want to be a uniter, not a divider. I understand. They don’t want to be like Red Hats at a Trump rally mindlessly screaming ‘Lock him up!’ about their opponents. But what if their opponents actually committed crimes?
Red and Blue Good Sports, AP photo CBS News
Democrats are expected to be good losers. They aren’t supposed to demand investigations of voter suppression, hacking and campaign election fraud. There will be pressured to conceded rather than fight the results. The media, and the Republicans, will want concessions even when there isn’t an overwhelmingly clear winner. Brooks Brothers Riots will abound.
Howie Klein said the other day that many Democrats have . . . → Read More: Win or Lose: We Must Demand Investigations
By spocko, on October 31st, 2018% November 11, 2018 – Following the huge loses in this year’s midterms by conservative Republicans, Thanksgiving dinners in homes across the country will be different. Based on new quantum predictive research, conservative relatives will be asking for forgiveness from liberal relatives. In addition to apologizing for their misguided anger at democratic politicians, they will be asking questions to better understand their progressive relatives.
Conservative Uncle Jeff will be apologizing to his niece Joan for his previous attacks on liberals and Democratic politicians at Thanksgiving 2018
This radical change in behavior is based on new quantum predictive research from the Center for Family Political Response at the University of Southern North Dakota at Hoople,
“The change will be stunning. The time of “doubling down” on hate, racism, sexism and bigotry by conservatives is over.” said Dr. Art Foneman, associate professor in clinical political science.
The surprising thing is that the change in attitude and language will be coming from conservative media! Scientific research has shown that conservative media is the most powerful driver of attitudes and behaviors on the right. In the past when conservatives lost elections conservative media revved up the division and ran stories attacking the Democratic . . . → Read More: Thanksgiving 2018 Prediction: Conservative Relatives Will Ask For Forgiveness From Liberals
By spocko, on October 26th, 2018% Fuchs Nachrichten Berlin, November 10, 1938, Parteifunktionäre sagen, “Beide Seiten müssen die Rhetorik abschwächen.”
View of a destroyed Jewish shop in Berlin on Nov. 11, 1938, after the anti-Semitic violence of Kristallnacht. The pogrom unleashed Nazi-coordinated attacks on thousands of synagogues and Jewish businesses.
By spocko, on October 23rd, 2018% When I’m not trying to defund the people making money on hate speech, violent rhetoric, gun sales, misogyny and bigotry, I read and watch science fiction. I don’t write it but I recently saw a Writing Prompt at Reddit that inspired me. Here’s the premise:
Researchers have developed a prototype for teleportation but it hasn’t been announced to the public. Being the 53rd tester, you hop in. But as the scientists pull the switch, you feel your body being ripped apart. Before you fade away, you see yourself come out, reassuring everyone it worked.
My science fiction story takes place in the near future:
Yes I am a Star Trek fan. A HUGE one. I’ve written as “Spocko” for over 20 years. When an announcement of the human teleportation trials came out my brother and I volunteered. Of course I had read why teleportation was created in Star Trek. Gene Roddenberry knew they couldn’t afford to make shuttlecraft sets and flying down to the planets slowed down the plot. Thus, the transporter was born. Here’s how they did it.
Since Gene had gotten so much right about the future from multiple races and genders working together to the creation . . . → Read More: Powerful People With Advanced Technology: A Star Trek Story
By spocko, on October 16th, 2018% When Trump mocked Dr. Ford at a rally I watched the video of the people behind him smiling, laughing and clapping. My first thought was, “Name ’em and shame ’em!” But as many pointed out to me, “These people HAVE no shame!” So is naming the unashamed at Trump rallies a useless activity? No, and I’ll Vulcansplain why.
Who is 1) Gold Tie Guy? 2) Tan Hat Guy? 3) Grinning Glasses Guy?
These people chose to attend the rally. They volunteered to stand behind Trump. They are the opposite of ashamed, they are proud to be on national TV showing their support for Trump as he mocked Dr. Ford. It was an honor.
Who is 4) Mutton Chop Guy? 5) Beaded Laughing Guy 6) Red Hat Logo Guy 7) Happy Mocking Woman
People suggest name and shame, because they know it would work on them if they said something considered shameful by themselves, their friends and family.
If you showed a video of me laughing, clapping and cheering for Trump as he mocked Dr. Ford, my family, friends and clients would be shocked. Someone would ask me, “What the what!? Is that Spocko’s brain tumor talking?”
My activist friends . . . → Read More: Why we should name the unashamed at Trump rallies
By spocko, on October 6th, 2018%
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. “The urge to destroy is also a creative urge” – Picasso
A post shared by Banksy (@banksy) on Oct 6, 2018 at 10:09am PDT
. . . → Read More: Banksy Does To His Painting What GOP Does To Our Constitution
By spocko, on September 28th, 2018% One of the things I know about fighting people and organizations with real power is the need to have multiple strategies and tactics working at the same time.
The reason is that you can’t count on just a single angle to work. The other size isn’t stupid. They know how to fight back. What looked like a sure thing can be destroyed in ways you don’t expect.
We must keep using multiple tactics. I tell people to look at their own skill sets and think, “How can I help in a way that is unique to me?”
Here are some groups of people with areas they can help:
1) Lawyers: What kind of lawsuits can be filed? Were there laws broken people should know about? 2) Journalists: What investigation angle can you do? 3) Politicians: What does it take to start impeachment hearings? 4) Accountants: Is there a financial angle to expose that people should know about? 5) Activists: Is there something new for the media to see? 6) Researchers: What hard evidence can you bring to investigators? 7) Law enforcement: Do you have records of arrests you have that others don’t know about?
Good strategies allow your tactical . . . → Read More: 9 Ways You Can Help Stop Kavanaugh’s Appointment
By spocko, on September 20th, 2018%
On Rachel Maddow on Wednesday Senator Hirono of Hawaii called out the death threats and intimidation of Dr. Ford as witness tampering and said the FBI should “do its job” and investigate.
Since July Senator Feinstein’s office honored Dr. Ford’s wishes to remain anonymous. But then the press found out who Dr. Ford was so she identified herself publicly. At that point Senator Feinstein’s obligation to keep her identity secret was dropped. However, as a constituent of Feinstein, an American citizen, and a key witness in an important government decision, Feinstein still has an obligation to Dr. Ford to protect her and defend her rights.
Feinstein’s office should have been prepared for the attacks on Dr. Ford and had a plan. There should have been a physical protection plan, a law enforcement plan, a secure communication plan, a media plan and a social media plan. But it looks like Feinstein’s office left it all up to Dr. Ford and her people. The good news is that they aren’t clueless, Lawrence O’Donnell has been praising their work all week. Also, my new favorite Senator, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, has publicly called for the FBI to investigate the witness . . . → Read More: Sen. Hirono: FBI Should Investigate Death Threats to Dr. Ford As Witness Tampering
By spocko, on August 19th, 2018% I’m watching Altered Carbon on Netflix. I remember loving the first book but not why. Watching the show now I see some of the themes that the author was dealing with that I loved.
How the inequality of wealth and power changes people. As technology changes we need to guard against the concentration of wealth and power that the Framers of the Constitution saw as destructive. In the case of the show, the wealth and power concentration comes in the form of life extension for the richest.
In one episode, the leader of the resistance talked about how the life extension tech, “stacks,” would create “a new class of people so wealthy and powerful they answer to no one and cannot die.”
“Death was the ultimate safeguard against the darkest angels of our nature. Now the monsters among us will own everything, consume everything, control everything.”
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The show also has a part where the son of an ultra rich, long-living “Methuselah” or “Meth” commits crimes because he wants his father’s respect. Hmmm, sound like anyone we know?
“If there was one thing the Revolutionary generation agreed on — and those guys who dress up like them at . . . → Read More: The Good Reason The Framers Had Estate Taxes
By spocko, on July 3rd, 2018%
Border Agent: So his first name is Hey-Zeus. How do you spell that?
Middle initial? What does “H” stand for? Could you spell that?
Last name? Spelling?
Look Lady, if you don’t want us to lose your kid, tell us his real name and yours too. “The Virgin Mary” seems like a fake name.
Father’s name?
That’s not what I have. I’ve got Joseph T. Carpenter. Oh, the husband’s not the Father. Got it.
What happened, did He Ghost on you? Okay, so eh, who’s the baby daddy?
Could you spell that? YHWH? No vowels? Is that some kind of Middle Eastern name? What do you mean you don’t know?
Look Lady, if this kid was born in [checks paperwork] Bethlehem, which is [checks Wikipedia] in PALESTINE, that sounds pretty goddammed Middle Eastern to me.
If the Baby Daddy’s Palestinian we need to know. We might have to deport Him. He might be a terrorist.
Does the Baby Daddy live in Palestine or does He reside in the United States? He’s in the heart? You mean the heartland? Like Nebraska?
Mary, you are making this process very difficult. I don’t know what you are afraid of. If the Father . . . → Read More: Tales From The Border: An Interview With An Asylum Seeker
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