Tracie, another awesome piece of research and contrast and comparison of the overused terrorist term. Please, protect your sanity and well being. Your work is always something I look forward to hearing 😊
Thank you. It wasn't really too deep of a dive. My goal was more to prompt folks to be aware of it, and go learn more if it's a thing they're interested in. I hate that Guantanamo is still a thing.
Hey Tracie. Glad to hear you are doing well. I feel the same way about this fight or flight motion with life. It seems we are both going through our battles in life, but I hope you are able to stay strong. What you touched on about how the people within our government will try to justify their use of power is spot on. What you are talking about around 40:39 reminds me of the just world fallacy. People within institutions of power will act on trying to use the existing system to justify their mistreatment of certain groups of people usually those with no power or little influence. Then Republicans or conservatives will try to rationalize or justify why they have to use tools of war or torture to try and reinforce the use of that system. Funnily enough I was thinking about the case of Emmett Till and your video happen to be talking about something that I can relate this point to.
@@athomeinmyhead Yeah thanks for reminding me. It's harrowing that democrats and liberals are echoing republican and conservative talking points on these issues.
Thanks for the feedback. I used the same mic, but a new computer, and I noticed that as well when the audio was in Audacity. But after I exported it, I didn't hear it anymore. I think it may be tied to my settings on the computer (why I don't hear the flux as much in audio playback tools). Since I couldn't hear it in the export, I thought it must have resolved. But I think if folks aren't using a setting to equalize the sound it might be worse. I don't know. It seemed to be any time I /started/ talking. Like it would fade in a bit before going full audio. I'll have to work on it. Thanks again for the report.
I remember a growing social distance between myself and my social group bound together by our children of similar age in school in a small mountain town in Colorado. After the events of 9/11 friends and coworkers and even my partner at the time were disturbed at my lack surprise that folks at the violent frontiers of US hegemony might strike back at the heart of the Empire. I came to realize that in a mass media environment dominated by the ministry of propaganda, it was difficult to draw contrary conclusions. Off the top of my head I remember: "... an unprovoked attack on innocent civilians." "You're either with us or you're with the terrorists". Absent any counter narratives, how would one step outside the scripted narrative to dissent? So how many people saw the connection between Ted Kaczynski's Manifesto and Osama Bin Laden's Letter to America, or the connection between death squads in El Salvador to the deliberate depopulation of Gaza? The same folks who are horrified by the deaths of thousands on our doorstep are unmoved by the tens of thousands that die daily as a result of US Foreign Policy. Realty is much more of an aspiration than a destination. But understanding is more attainable through reflection upon our experiences and rigorous interrogation of our education. The internet, despite some major flaws, like the library provides access to books you shouldn't read or voices you shouldn't hear. For the moment anyway. It is all connected and it can all be understood... not finally...not completely....but enough not be ignorant bystanders in a world that desperately requires our attention. As for you Tracie, I consider "where your mind goes" a feature not a bug. Interrogate wisely.
Welcome back. The president of my old company was surprised that I had high blood pressure. He stated that I seemed to be in good physical shape. I just put my two week notice and I was going to move for a new job. I shocked him by simply saying, "I'm black".
I know your comment is in jest, but I actually have watched a few videos of forest rangers who disappeared and were thought to have intentionally disappeared--except their bodies were found later. It's funny, because it's kind of a dream job... but I guess people can get sick of anything. Completely out of left field, but it reminds me of something a friend of mine used to say: "I don't care how good looking they are--somewhere there's a person that's glad to be rid of them." LOL
Thank you. People sometimes ask me why I don't promote that angle more--my past work. And honestly there are not a lot of people who liked my content previously who are into what I do now. Most of the folks who like the new stuff were GB2.0 listeners. So, I appreciate your feedback.
During the BLM protests, many peaceful protestors were arrested & taken to blacksites. I remember stories about this out of Chicago & Portland. Unidentified govt officials in uniform with ski masks literally yoinked people from the street & taken to these facilities where they were held against there will without access to their phones, water, meds or restrooms. I've not heard anything about these sites sense.
It was incredibly shocking when I googled these folks how prominent they still are. Especially the CIA murderer, was doing interviews like a celebrity.
It seems like Doctors notes are about as helpful as talking to the police- they're only going to use your words against you. And while you didn't explicitly say it, there's a bias against women patients when it comes to male doctors. I don't know if anything is being done to correct that bias.
Yeah, in my head during that exam, I thought "So, you don't think this could be tied to like, the world being on fire? It's just my negative attitude about it?"
@@athomeinmyhead I've experienced this too multiple times in my adult life. Being told I have a negative attitude.. and I'm like "are you kidding me? I'm working inside the dreams of a genocidal death cult just trying to survive." Am I just supposed to not think about that? And I try SO hard to be kind to people.. Being called negative has become such a personal pet-peeve to me. Especially when it's doctors or employers saying it.
I found exercise to be a productive activity that helps with depression & overall well being. You don't need much to get started... there's plenty of videos on RU-vid regarding working out with a minimalist approach. I use an adjustable kettlebell, a yoga mat & treadmill because Hell no am I walking in the Texas heat. There's also jump rope, dumbbells, Olympic rings (assuming you have a place to hang'em).
I'm trying to use my desire to hike to drive getting back into my neighborhood walks. I've done pretty well with going to a fitness center and even at-home workouts, but it's way harder these days, and I just fell out of the habit entirely. The walks are great because they let me think--so they are actually enjoyable. But it just a lack of motivation because I feel like I'm living in the apocalypse--and realize how self-indulgent that is, based on the actual apocalyptic images coming out of places like Gaza. So many medical workers reporting these people want to die, and I think "No wonder"--and am horrified that I'm paying to do this to them with my tax dollars, and it's just a cycle of "Is this really my contribution to this world? Is my existence helping or hurting?" And I think of the guts and the clarity of Aaron Bushnell, and my friend asking me why more people aren't doing that? And I'm like... "speaking for myself, pure cowardice."
You're not alone in wanting to escape to the woods, live off the land & be left alone. It's like, can we at least enjoy ourselves for once before capitalism mercs us all for an extra buck?
Yeah, it's super self-indulgent, but also where my head is at these days. I think the Ruling Class promotes give-up to maintain the status quo, but they're ultimately promoting people to get more and more desperate. Then when it explodes they act like no one could have seen it coming.
I'm glad you found the channel. Some folks have asked me why I don't play up the ACA connection more, but honestly, I think it's mainly the GB listeners who would be interested in this channel, and that wasn't a majority. I actually don't see a lot of cross over between the audiences beyond that. But glad you found the channel and that you like the content. I'm due for a release, and have been editing the next episode, which is an interview with a woman who runs a support platform for neurodivergent people.
While I agree with Tracie's point that transparency would be best in instances like this (if not criminal prosecution or at least many firings and disclosures), it is a mistake to de-emphasize the distinction between Biden and Trump together as she does here. Biden ended the program and deserves some credit for that. Trump started the program and deserves the bulk of the blame. I've had other progressives tell me "Obama is the same as Bush" - which is infuriating seeing as how it was Alito, and not Kagan or Sotomayor, who took women's rights away. Failing to make these supremely important distinctions is a failure of the progressive movement - a failure so significant that it actually keeps progressives from voting, thus increasing the likelihood of more disinformation campaigns and more rights lost for women and minorities and poor people.
I think it's fair to say it ended, but I still think that keeping it secret is extremely concerning. Things like this should be exposed, not covered up.
What's happening in Gaza is so horrible - but to be fair it's a little strange that the Lancet literally just multiplied the number by 5x based on historical ranges of 3 to 15 or so. That could be absolutely legit - but we should try to be accurate in these predictions if we want to keep the moral high ground. Right?
According to the article, they are saying that similar conflicts yield 3 to 15 times. They went with 4, which makes it far to the conservative side of estimating. I think it's fair to make a good faith effort to project a figure when the only entity tracking the numbers keeps coming under attack no matter how meticulously they document the direct conflict deaths. We have numbers under rubble that cannot be counted. We have mass graves that cannot be counted. We have people dying of starvation that may or may not be counted. We have people dying of treatable illness that can't get medical care due to conflict situations. I think there is good reason to assume it's a pretty conservative estimate. I think we'll get actual figures once it's over, and that's when all those who have been silently complicit will cry "If only we'd known!"
As somebody who may be considered an expert in a narrow technical field, I think we experts have some small responsibility for these Trump/Candace Owens-style attacks on education and expertise. Respect for serious expertise is like a common resource. We pollute it whenever we fudge some bit of data or exaggerate a claim which can't be easily checked. That doesn't excuse the right's celebrations of ignorance or colleges acting more and more like profit-seeking businesses.
I completely sympathize with your disillusionment, but the fact remains that two administrations are on the ballot this November: the administration that oversaw this atrocity, and the administration that STOPPED it. Refraining from voting only makes it easier for the previous administration to get back into power and do something like this again.
Yes, I actually understand the reasoning behind why people are voting how they are in 2024, why people are defending voting Biden, why they are defending voting third party, not voting, and even voting Trump to usher in the "burn it all down" philosophy. In the end I agree that one of the two major parties will win. So, they both should start acting like they want to win--if they want to win. If I had to bet, I would say that a lot of people who are expressing dissatisfaction about Biden will still vote for him in the general, and he'll squeak by. But I didn't think Trump was going to win the first time he ran, and he did win. So, I'm prepared to be wrong as well. But ultimately it's up to the parties to appeal to the electorate, or risk a loss. And I'm not telling anyone how to vote. I'm also not judging anyone on their votes, as long as they own those votes and take responsibility for signing on to what their candidates are doing/stand for.
If you haven't read Naomi Klein's "Shock Doctrine" that should be your next read. All her work, frankly, but there's a reason that book defines a generation and a movement.
Simple Society (Hunter-gatherers) is close to Nature. Complex society (Agriculture, Industrial) is FAR AWAY from Nature. Marriage is "just a social construct" created by humans living in complex society. We invented religion and attached IMAGINARY / ABSTRACT concept like SACREDNESS to Marriage.
It's amazing how suppressed this has been. I did a short on it, and it only got like two dozen views. I have had shorts that bombed similarly, but it's hard for me to believe people don't have any interest in this topic. I at least expected a few hundred views (which is still low for my shorts, but 2 dozen was shockingly low for this topic).
I know a doctor (pulmonologist) who worked during the pandemic. I trust him with my life, he wouldn’t lie about this, but he says that ivermectin helped, and that the vaccines were dangerous. He’s not exactly in the trump cult, but he’s peddled qanon conspiracies. What advice would you have?
My friend's dad is/was a highly specialized anesthesiologist. For "fun", he patrolled the US/Mexico border eager to help catch immigrants crossing. Just because someone is a skilled doctor doesn't make them immune to fashy ideology & propaganda.
Sorry, that's probably my security settings. I vet all comments. As you can imagine, some of my topics dredge up some hateful bigots sometimes, and I try not to subject marginalized communities to those kinds of communications. Usually I will clear comments within 24 hours. I tend to check more right after publishing something, and less often if it's been a week or more.
It's not necessarily about particular words. Bigots can be quite civil sometimes. I'm Ok with just about anyone who shows they have done their homework, can articulate the problem, and has questions or a disagreement. But if they comment, even civilly, and they demonstrate they haven't really investigated the issue, and they have an opinion that is bigoted, I don't allow that comment. I know a lot of channels are about "debate"--but I'm not that channel. I am all for education, but in a more university/lecture format. I let people come on the show and give their experiences, as a method to allow people who want to hear about those experiences learn. People who want to invalidate those experiences, I'm not really interested in platforming. If you listened to the episode on free speech, you'll get what I mean. There are limited platforms available, and we all have to choose which voices we want to amplify on those platforms. I choose not to amplify ignorance or bigotry--even if it's offered up with nice words, because it already has a huge platform in this world. Mine is reserved more for things and people that aren't already being shouted from the mountain tops. Or at least, that's what I'm trying to achieve.
While I was writing that last reply, it reminded me of this video that is a really good explanation of why I don't favor the "debate" format. In fact, this video influenced me a lot, and has had an impact on others I've shown it to. It's just a good breakdown--and I'm only offering it here because I believe it's relevant. For all I know you may already be familiar with it. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wCl33v5969M.html
@@athomeinmyhead I am very familiar with that video. Thank you for the clarification & explanation. For context, both my wife & I lately have noticed our comments being redacted on other channels so I thought it was the same situation here.
Yes, exactly. I keep hearing people saying we need to save democracy in 2024 when we vote, but if the US is engaged in things like this, and the public isn't aware until after these programs end, then how can we be informed voters? We don't even have a clue what it is we're voting FOR.
@@athomeinmyhead Right? Maybe US democracy is actually in jeopardy in 2024 (and to be fair, things can get a lot worse.) But you can't preserve "faith in institutions" when institutions keep doing this BS!
While I heard about it on Democracy Now!, I always post the source in the descriptions for these, and in this case it's Reuters, which is about as mainstream media as you can get, literally a news wire service. But yeah--I encourage you and anyone else to do as much vetting as you need to, because I agree this is unbelievable. It started under Trump, but continued under Biden. I'm currently writing up a script for the next full episode, and trying to get more information. Mainly, I want to know what sort of accountability was applied once this program ended. I suspect NONE AT ALL. But I'll do what I can to find out.
@@athomeinmyhead Thanks for the reply. For me beyond the obvious unethical action is the Geo political reasons this was done and what cost is worth doing something so blatantly wrong to a innocent population. I think I have a fair idea why, but I don't think It's justifiable.
Yeah Reuters goes into the reasons. But it's obscene. I think what bothers me as much as the fact we did this, was that the program was ended, quietly. No ownership that we did this, and I'm betting no accountability. Just mass killings, as part of a political tit-for-tat.
@@athomeinmyhead I'm Australian, so I often watch how American Intelligence does things that They will never be accountable for and we as an ally are complicit in no matter who we vote for. We have had Prime Ministers removed for not towing the line. We have spy equipment used on our lands for the purpose of launching missiles around the world and mass spying, recently we signed Auckus and are making my Home capitol a nuclear target at our expense for American Military's strategic goals. The only Silver Lining is the thought that China would be worse if it was dominant in this region. But I don't even know if that's true. Thanks for the response. I have seen this topic circulating twitter a bit at least.
I'm amazed at the lack of attention this is getting. I just published the full length episode on the original Reuter's reporting. I also wonder if living under China would be worse. I've been raised and told it would be, but in the US, it's pretty bad, and getting worse. And it seems that all the things we accuse other nations of doing, we do, we just hide it better by weaving it into our system. So, we say that we abolished slavery, but we still have legal slavery codified in our Constitution and practiced in our prisons. But ask any citizen here, and they'll tell you slavery was abolished, even though they can literally go to the amendment that "abolished" it to see that it's still allowed--and we're still doing it.
It's wild to me that stuff like this tends to go quiet because there is not a lot of traction with these types of stories. It's frustrating to see potential bridges or allyships lost due to political expedience. This makes it harder for us to be taken seriously in the global stage.
And harder to vote. How can I possibly choose a candidate to vote for when I am kept in the dark about what the government is actually doing? If I don't even have transparency into the government programs that are happening, how can I know what I'm voting for or against? It's like there's a veneer we are given to make that decision, but what's really going on is kept hidden, and it makes it literally impossible for anyone to be an informed voter. If you and I signed a contract, and I kept relevant information hidden from you to get you to sign, that would constitute fraud. How are our votes valid when we aren't told what it is we're voting for or against? How is that "democracy"--how is our government legitimate?
It will be interesting. I was surprised at a recent ruling in favor of mifepristone. Folks are saying it's a technicality, but the verdict was unanimous, and the Trump appointed judges didn't break ranks, even with a dissent that wouldn't have mattered. There is no appeal after SCOTUS, so they could, actually, rule however they want once they're on the bench. I have no idea what's going to happen in 2024--or even if either candidate will survive until the elections? ;)
@@athomeinmyhead If neither of these used car salesmen ever ran again I'd be happy! (moral equivalence not implied.) But I think it's going to be Trump in 2025 and he'll do everything he can to dismantle the last decent/fair bits of our system.
Right before seeing your comment, I was here to release a short recapping this article. I'm just so tired of finding nothing but rot in this country. www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/
@@athomeinmyhead I moved out of the states 10 years ago and don't plan on moving back - at least until healthcare is fixed. Going to a doctor in Korea or Taiwan is a magical experience
It's unfortunate that this happened. Corporations using "radical leftism" as the reason why they take action like this meanwhile we have legitimate fascism on the rise on a global scale. And like always these corporations get to walk away with a slap on the wrist. Disgusting.
Thanks, Tracie, it's been a while since living and thinking through this mess. This topic has haunted us our entire lives and we need to effect change with attitudes. Gr8! Peace ☮💜Love
I realized I was ignoring things from when I was younger, focusing on things I was discovering from before I was born. Then I realized how old I am, and that 2001 was 23 years ago. A whole generation has come up not knowing what it's like to not associate Islam with terrorism.
I mean, they are less lethal. And that's why they're not called harmless OR non-lethal. Obviously, some horrible people don't care about the results.. or worse, they do care.
Yeah, I think part of the problem is people hear "less lethal" and think "not dangerous". And yeah, they still provide an opportunity for cops to be abusive if they're set on it.
@@athomeinmyhead Yeah, they were first called "non-lethal" which they aren't.. and that was even worse. "Oh, it doesn't matter what I do because they're non-lethal!" I'm not sure what to call them which wouldn't send the wrong message.
2024 will be extremely interesting. I tend to think that enough people will be scared of Trump that they will break for Biden, when they get to the polls, but I'm also not counting on that, and am preparing for another Trump presidency if it comes to that. BUT... that being said, youth vote doesn't have the long history of "two party" training that the older vote has, and that's a real wild card. I don't know if they'll impact 2024, or how much, but going into the future, we can see by things like the TT ban that the plutocracy is worried about that future.
A brilliant podcast, no stone left unturned. I really appreciate the depth you covered in these stories. Their sacrifice can’t be allowed to be covered up or hidden in the dark.
I mean, I'm actually just doing what anyone with a computer could do from their desk. But I think a lot of people either don't notice these things, or don't take the time to really go looking for what's out there about it. A few things I have kept on my radar that are just "fading" from public view, are the results of the Epstein child-r*pe island (So far only the two curators have seen justice, and that is very odd, since it's been years now, and he was supposedly video taking and recording a lot of these interactions in order to black mail people. So why haven't we seen a single r*pist convicted? And this crosses both Liberal and Conservative lines for people involved. The other issue is the "Audrey Hale manifesto"--that should be public record, but is being withheld due to a law suite, but a law suit that most folks aren't following... so it is just sort of disappearing from public memory. I want to know what was in those writings. I may be disappointed, but I wonder if it doesn't include information about SA, that was known to be happening at the school at the time Hale was attending. The school was covering it up, and it was a scandal for a while. Things like that bother me--because the state or power institutions rely on things falling off the news-radar, to get away with so much.
Tracie! Jesus, you were my favorite person on TAE and I just now learned about this channel of yours. I am excited at the possibility of hearing your thoughts again. Although I have no idea what this channel is about :). I hope you are doing well!
It's very different content here. If you liked GB 2.0, you will probably find this content interesting. If you thought GB 2.0 was weak, you probably will hate the content here. :)
@@athomeinmyhead haha gotcha. I assume GB is godless biznatches? (sorry I made a personal pledge to stop swearing when I was 10 years old and have kept it up) You know I never really checked out the shows the sprung out of TAE, so I can't say I have an opinion on them. But for now I'll just say thanks for having an awesome mind. I have always appreciated what you have had to say.
