Thomas Merton
That was written 70 years ago. Imagine how truer it is today.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Quote For The Day - 9/25/2018
"We live in a society whose whole policy is to excite every nerve in the human body and keep it at the highest pitch of artificial tension, to strain every human desire to the limit and to create as many new desires and synthetic passions as possible, in order to cater to them with the products of our factories and printing presses and movie studios and all the rest."
That was written 70 years ago. Imagine how truer it is today.
That was written 70 years ago. Imagine how truer it is today.
What Social Media Reveals About Us
Selena Scola moderated content for Facebook as an employee of contractor Pro Unlimited, Inc. between June 2017 and March of this year, according to her complaint.
"Every day, Facebook users post millions of videos, images, and livestreamed broadcasts of child sexual abuse, rape, torture, bestiality, beheadings, suicide, and murder," the lawsuit reads. "To maintain a sanitized platform, maximize its already vast profits, and cultivate its public image, Facebook relies on people like Ms. Scola – known as “content moderators” – to view those posts and remove any that violate the corporation’s terms of use."
You can read the rest @
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-24/facebook-sued-ptsd-stricken-moderator-over-rape-torture-bestiality-beheadings
The issue here is not just Facebook, it's what WE have become. How did we become obsessed with all these images of filth and violence?
I say shut it down. Shut them all down. Return the Internet to its original function, which (as I understand it) was to allow researchers at various universities to communicate with each other. The rest has become an abomination.
"Every day, Facebook users post millions of videos, images, and livestreamed broadcasts of child sexual abuse, rape, torture, bestiality, beheadings, suicide, and murder," the lawsuit reads. "To maintain a sanitized platform, maximize its already vast profits, and cultivate its public image, Facebook relies on people like Ms. Scola – known as “content moderators” – to view those posts and remove any that violate the corporation’s terms of use."
You can read the rest @
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-09-24/facebook-sued-ptsd-stricken-moderator-over-rape-torture-bestiality-beheadings
The issue here is not just Facebook, it's what WE have become. How did we become obsessed with all these images of filth and violence?
I say shut it down. Shut them all down. Return the Internet to its original function, which (as I understand it) was to allow researchers at various universities to communicate with each other. The rest has become an abomination.
Pity The Children Of Yemen
From Students to Child Soldiers or Teen Brides: The War’s Cruel Impact on Yemen’s Children
“It is rare to find a normal child, even among kindergarteners. Both at home and at school; words like surrender, warplane, shoot, enemy, kill, and Kalashnikov are often heard as children play together.” — Yemeni social worker Asma Juhaff.
You can read the rest @
https://www.mintpressnews.com/from-students-to-child-soldiers-the-wars-impact-on-yemens-children/249794/
The worst part is that WE, the people of the USA, did this to them. Don't blame it on Islam or the Saudis, this is OUR tar baby.
“It is rare to find a normal child, even among kindergarteners. Both at home and at school; words like surrender, warplane, shoot, enemy, kill, and Kalashnikov are often heard as children play together.” — Yemeni social worker Asma Juhaff.
You can read the rest @
https://www.mintpressnews.com/from-students-to-child-soldiers-the-wars-impact-on-yemens-children/249794/
The worst part is that WE, the people of the USA, did this to them. Don't blame it on Islam or the Saudis, this is OUR tar baby.
Is This How To Cull The Human Herd ???
Scientists have killed a whole population of malaria-carrying mosquitoes in their lab by using modified genes that make the killer insects infertile.
Researchers at London's Imperial College used “gene drive” technology to spread a genetic modification that blocks female reproduction while letting male mosquitoes continue to spread those altered genes.
The results, published Monday in the journal Nature Biotechnology, represent the first time gene drive has completely suppressed a population, according to an article from Imperial College.
You can read the rest @
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/09/25/malaria-mosquitoes-population-killed-lab-using-gene-manipulation/1418740002/
I'm thrilled they're trying to eliminate malaria, but this technology could be used to exterminate almost ANY population, including humans. And it could do so intentionally, or maybe even accidentally if it somehow escaped from the laboratory.
Yes, I'll admit that ANY technology can be either good or bad. But ask yourself this - when did scientists EVER decide NOT to pursue a line of research because it might have a harmful outcome?
Researchers at London's Imperial College used “gene drive” technology to spread a genetic modification that blocks female reproduction while letting male mosquitoes continue to spread those altered genes.
The results, published Monday in the journal Nature Biotechnology, represent the first time gene drive has completely suppressed a population, according to an article from Imperial College.
You can read the rest @
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/09/25/malaria-mosquitoes-population-killed-lab-using-gene-manipulation/1418740002/
I'm thrilled they're trying to eliminate malaria, but this technology could be used to exterminate almost ANY population, including humans. And it could do so intentionally, or maybe even accidentally if it somehow escaped from the laboratory.
Yes, I'll admit that ANY technology can be either good or bad. But ask yourself this - when did scientists EVER decide NOT to pursue a line of research because it might have a harmful outcome?
Antifa Vs. Ted Cruz
LEFTIST GROUP THAT HARASSED TED CRUZ VOWS: “YOU ARE NOT SAFE – WE WILL FIND YOU”
Antifa mob clearly violates Twitter rules on targeted harassment, doxxes Gavin McInnes
You can read the rest @
https://www.infowars.com/leftist-group-that-harassed-ted-cruz-vows-you-are-not-safe-we-will-find-you/
How is it that increasingly violent groups can threaten a sitting US senator with impunity? And why are such threats coming mainly from the left, with the apparent protection of "the resisters" in the government?
It seems we really don't have a government anymore, at least not one that respects the views of We the People (and by that I mean ALL the people, not just the ones who hate Trump).
Antifa mob clearly violates Twitter rules on targeted harassment, doxxes Gavin McInnes
You can read the rest @
https://www.infowars.com/leftist-group-that-harassed-ted-cruz-vows-you-are-not-safe-we-will-find-you/
How is it that increasingly violent groups can threaten a sitting US senator with impunity? And why are such threats coming mainly from the left, with the apparent protection of "the resisters" in the government?
It seems we really don't have a government anymore, at least not one that respects the views of We the People (and by that I mean ALL the people, not just the ones who hate Trump).
Another Exodus From Facebook
Two more high level execs at Facebook have resigned:
Instagram cofounders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are leaving the company they created. Late Monday, the pair abruptly announced that they were stepping down as the chief executive and chief technical officer of the social network. Facebook, which found out about their decision yesterday, were blindsided by the announcement, sources familiar with the matter told BuzzFeed News.
In a statement, Systrom wrote, “We’re planning on taking some time off to explore our curiosity and creativity again ... We remain excited for the future of Instagram and Facebook in the coming years as we transition from leaders to two users in a billion.”
Systrom and Krieger founded Instagram in 2010 and sold it to Facebook for $1 billion in 2012. As of this summer, Instagram had 1 billion monthly active users.
This isn’t the only recent exit of a high-profile founder of a company acquired by Facebook. Recently, the founders of WhatsApp, bought by Facebook in 2014, both left the company after reportedly clashing with Facebook executives over privacy issues.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/instagrams-co-founders-just-resigned
In spite of its claims to the contrary, Facebook apparently doesn't give a damn about user privacy.
Here is what I would like to know - why did the founders of WhatsApp and Instagram have these alleged crises of conscience AFTER getting their money from Facebook and not BEFORE? Didn't they know what they were getting into, or did the lure of big bucks overcome all other considerations?
By the way, here are two other companies which may not care much about privacy concerns:
https://www.infowars.com/spotify-wants-to-create-music-playlists-based-on-your-dna/
To me this is really scary. Once such companies get your data (by whatever means), they can monetize it with little or no financial benefit to you or me.
Instagram cofounders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger are leaving the company they created. Late Monday, the pair abruptly announced that they were stepping down as the chief executive and chief technical officer of the social network. Facebook, which found out about their decision yesterday, were blindsided by the announcement, sources familiar with the matter told BuzzFeed News.
In a statement, Systrom wrote, “We’re planning on taking some time off to explore our curiosity and creativity again ... We remain excited for the future of Instagram and Facebook in the coming years as we transition from leaders to two users in a billion.”
Systrom and Krieger founded Instagram in 2010 and sold it to Facebook for $1 billion in 2012. As of this summer, Instagram had 1 billion monthly active users.
This isn’t the only recent exit of a high-profile founder of a company acquired by Facebook. Recently, the founders of WhatsApp, bought by Facebook in 2014, both left the company after reportedly clashing with Facebook executives over privacy issues.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katienotopoulos/instagrams-co-founders-just-resigned
In spite of its claims to the contrary, Facebook apparently doesn't give a damn about user privacy.
Here is what I would like to know - why did the founders of WhatsApp and Instagram have these alleged crises of conscience AFTER getting their money from Facebook and not BEFORE? Didn't they know what they were getting into, or did the lure of big bucks overcome all other considerations?
By the way, here are two other companies which may not care much about privacy concerns:
https://www.infowars.com/spotify-wants-to-create-music-playlists-based-on-your-dna/
To me this is really scary. Once such companies get your data (by whatever means), they can monetize it with little or no financial benefit to you or me.
Tulsi For President 2020
On September 13, Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard took to the floor of the House to rebuke the administration, accusing President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence of protecting “al-Qaeda and other jihadist forces in Syria,” all the while “threatening Russia, Syria, and Iran, with military force if they dare attack these terrorists.”
“This,” continued Gabbard, “is a betrayal of the American people, especially the victims of Al Qaeda’s attack on 9/11 and their families, first responders, and my brothers and sisters in uniform who have been killed or wounded in action and their families. For the President, who is Commander in Chief, to act as the protective big brother of al-Qaeda and other jihadists must be condemned by every Member of Congress.”
You can read the rest @
https://www.thenation.com/article/tulsi-gabbard-on-the-administrations-push-for-war-in-syria/
Representative Tulsi Gabbard and Senator Rand Paul seem to be among the few people in Congress who have figured out what is going on and who are not on Israel's payroll. I would be happy to support either of them for president in 2020. The public already rejected Senator Paul for that office, but perhaps they'll get behind Tulsi.
One can only hope.
“This,” continued Gabbard, “is a betrayal of the American people, especially the victims of Al Qaeda’s attack on 9/11 and their families, first responders, and my brothers and sisters in uniform who have been killed or wounded in action and their families. For the President, who is Commander in Chief, to act as the protective big brother of al-Qaeda and other jihadists must be condemned by every Member of Congress.”
You can read the rest @
https://www.thenation.com/article/tulsi-gabbard-on-the-administrations-push-for-war-in-syria/
Representative Tulsi Gabbard and Senator Rand Paul seem to be among the few people in Congress who have figured out what is going on and who are not on Israel's payroll. I would be happy to support either of them for president in 2020. The public already rejected Senator Paul for that office, but perhaps they'll get behind Tulsi.
One can only hope.
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