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Today I start using Substack

I used to like Twitter but always felt very constrained by the 144 limit

This brought problems for the irony-challenged, who misunderstood a lot of what I was trying to say

This is a particular problem for me because I seem to be regarded as ‘on the left’ by people on the right, and' ‘on the right’ by people on the left

Apparently this makes me controversial, and therefore box office poison

I’m very familiar, I grew up covering that stuff, but I think people don’t understand how different this is - we’re not talking about local book bannings or even yanking of art grants for atheists or anything like that. There may be an equivalent instinct to censor in some circles but the sheer scale of laws like the DSA or NetzDG ot the…

CBS Loses Its Mind

A fight between two quotes :

"Fascism should more appropriately be called Corporatism because it is a merger of state and corporate power." Benito Mussolini

"Political parties exist to secure responsible government and to execute the will of the people. From these great tasks both of the old parties have turned aside. Instead of instruments to promote the general welfare, they have become the tools of corrupt interests which use them impartially to serve their selfish purposes. Behind the ostensi…

You made it, you own it

You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.

The tech oligarchs and their AI are taking over. Let's fight back.

C.S. Lewis’s advice to a young schoolgirl on how to become a better writer.

It is rather instructive…

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Border Tensions vs Information War

There's been a crazy flurry of stories on Mexico-US-cartels since Trump took power. I look at how we can see light through the bullshit. And ask if a false flag could escalate US-Mexico conflict?

Border Tensions vs Information War