Watching the dwindling bits of Shmoocon.
A bit intersting, but I’m having trouble maintaining focus. One of the talks about disinformation amplification was interesting. I’m hoping it’s posted online soon so Justin can view it for Fact Check This. The speaker didn’t touch too much on how the sketchy information actually feeds into the fact check sites.
Missing Context!!1!
The talk on reporting requirements (and the enabling legislation) was interesting.
Just reporting things a) may not be feasible in the arbitrary timelines, b) might actually negatively affect security, c) doesn’t fit nicely with existing bureaucracy, and; d) might not really tell anyone anything worthwhile.
It’s a shame, and has given me a new perspective on this. The hard-and-fast deadlines really might not do any good. Hmmmm…
But I keep getting distracted by other things.
First, and probably most predictably, was the latest The Fifth Column.
Major takeaways? 1. I had the same thoughts as Moynihan on the San Francisco reparations to black residents; OJ deserves reparations for discrimination he faced in his native city grown u0. 2. The anti-war advocates are proving, once again, that they’re full of shit.
That last bit goes to the disinformation talk I watched. “The Usual Suspects” seem to actually get wrapped into these Russian disinformation campaigns. The one “expert” who’s gotten quite a bit of traction among Libertarian circles the past few years, actually cited something because it had Edward S. Herman’s blessing.
Who’s that? The guy who, with Chomsky, denied the Cambodian genocide. Distortions At Fourth Hand
The are not credible people.
They spent years saying the Russians weren’t going to invade Ukraine.
Then when it happens, it’s because Nazis.
They’re also the ones who said that the US dollar was going to collapse because of the Federal Reserve’s money printing.
And nothing about the collapse of the Euro. LP National will tell you that’s also because of the Federal Reserve.
Countries whose currencies are backed by hard assets will be fine. Like Iran. Their currency is doing great. Please don’t check other news sites, and just go to AntiWar.com. (And I feel filthy for even opening that site….)
Time to watch the closing plenary, and football. Me and the micro-dog.