Iran's cleavage promises to cost more.
Wednesday, May 09, 2018
So Cute!
Our leaders spewed $5 trillion on Iraq: US$5,000,000,000,000. to poor result ... taken from schools, seniors, communities, and our next generation -- corroding America's health.
Iran's cleavage promises to cost more.
Iran's cleavage promises to cost more.
Tuesday, May 08, 2018
Skip the Gold Star
It's a Beautiful Day
- except we hear martial music & drums to WAR
Why's America messing with that part of the world?
Work w/ other major powers... or we're rogue
JUST SAY NO!
- except we hear martial music & drums to WAR
Why's America messing with that part of the world?
Work w/ other major powers... or we're rogue
JUST SAY NO!
Friday, April 27, 2018
Panmunjom Peace Summit
Historic meeting in Panmunjom, Korea!
After many decades of Japanese colonialism, and 'protective' military occupation of South Korea by the USA since 1945, perhaps the Korean people can begin to make their own, more peaceful future.
After many decades of Japanese colonialism, and 'protective' military occupation of South Korea by the USA since 1945, perhaps the Korean people can begin to make their own, more peaceful future.
Thursday, April 26, 2018
Constructing Peace - A Great Challenge
Protest over pudding, as Japan shoves divided Korea's leaders closer together.
Former colonial ruler Japan is not invited to tomorrow's intra-Korean summit in the Demilitarized Zone, but photos of dessert depicting Korean islets contested by Japan now sour relations with Tokyo (link).
Dokdo / Takeshima are just 0.2km² - twice the size of Yankee Stadium, but disproportionately controversial. PEACE is more important!
Former colonial ruler Japan is not invited to tomorrow's intra-Korean summit in the Demilitarized Zone, but photos of dessert depicting Korean islets contested by Japan now sour relations with Tokyo (link).
Dokdo / Takeshima are just 0.2km² - twice the size of Yankee Stadium, but disproportionately controversial. PEACE is more important!
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Sunday, April 22, 2018
Kissing Earth: Execution pit prep
The US Department of Homeland Security seeks to compile databases and possible blacklists of "media influencers" - Bad News!
(link: Forbes) (link: The Japan Times) (link: PEN)
DHS press secretary Tyler Houlton (link) asserts that categorizing and assessing media people is "nothing more than the standard practice of monitoring current events... Any suggestion otherwise is for tin foil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists"...
But in fact analyzing (and penalizing) media "sentiment" is a process familiar to the Gestapo.
According to the Statement of Work, the private-sector contractor must have "Ability to analyze the media coverage in terms of content, volume, sentiment, ... reach, ... influencers, ... momentum, circulation." No detailed rubric is publicly provided by Government to how "sentiment" is determined.
Former government officials in South Korea have been convicted and are now in prison for compiling and operating similar "blacklists" of their enemies (link). That Jan. 2018 court ruling was clear: "... once the government discriminates against those who think differently, it leads to totalitarianism."
The Korean government had 9473 people on their known "blacklist" (문화예술계 블랙리스트 - link) and also a "whitelist" ("화이트리스트") of favored media actively funded & supported. Creepy!
Classifying media sentiment & Enemies List creation is far more dangerous than "monitoring current events"
(link: Forbes) (link: The Japan Times) (link: PEN)
DHS press secretary Tyler Houlton (link) asserts that categorizing and assessing media people is "nothing more than the standard practice of monitoring current events... Any suggestion otherwise is for tin foil hat wearing, black helicopter conspiracy theorists"...
But in fact analyzing (and penalizing) media "sentiment" is a process familiar to the Gestapo.
According to the Statement of Work, the private-sector contractor must have "Ability to analyze the media coverage in terms of content, volume, sentiment, ... reach, ... influencers, ... momentum, circulation." No detailed rubric is publicly provided by Government to how "sentiment" is determined.
Former government officials in South Korea have been convicted and are now in prison for compiling and operating similar "blacklists" of their enemies (link). That Jan. 2018 court ruling was clear: "... once the government discriminates against those who think differently, it leads to totalitarianism."
The Korean government had 9473 people on their known "blacklist" (문화예술계 블랙리스트 - link) and also a "whitelist" ("화이트리스트") of favored media actively funded & supported. Creepy!
Classifying media sentiment & Enemies List creation is far more dangerous than "monitoring current events"
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