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Paul, I don't know what, exactly, you're astonished about, but the UC Berkeley study (above) is worth reading. Also, have you ever studied fact-checking stats for Fox News-- the most trusted GOP source of information? PolitiFact | Fox News Channel

Perhaps we should post some prison song classics for Rudy and Donald. Two of my old favorites are the Columbus Stockade Blues and the Flatt & Scruggs' classic, Doin' My Time. I like the Country Gentlemen's bluegrass version of Columbus Stockade Blues, but I can't find it on YouTube, so I'm posting Doc Watson's original, old timey version. Herewith.

Check out the new candy, folks... 🤥

Paul, There is no Democratic "bubble," aside from Mockingbird. A "bubble" is based on the systematic filtering out of reality by a political party/cult and their propagandists. It is true that our Mockingbird M$M has been suppressing the truth about military and intelligence black ops since WWII, but that has been bipartisan, with the anomalous exception of Tucker Carlson's recent truth-telling about the JFK assassination. But, aside from the bipartisan Mockingbird suppression of military/intel stuff, what is the "liberal" media filtering, in your opinion? In contrast, there is a well-documented Fox News/Trump cult "bubble" in contemporary American society-- a systematic filtering of reality for propaganda purposes. Fox News viewers are, frankly, delusional about a wide array of subjects. For example, an astonishing percentage of Fox News viewers still believe that Donald Trump has not committed any crimes! Here's the 2022 UC Berkeley study of Fox News viewers that I mentioned. The manifold effects of partisan media on viewers’ beliefs and attitudes: A field experiment with Fox News viewers osf.io/jrw26/ April 2, 2022

Paul, There's no such thing as a "Democratic bubble." False equivalence. You must be thinking of the Fox News/MAGA "bubble" in contemporary America. Did you ever read the UC Berkeley study about "partisan coverage filtering" and Fox News viewers? A good current example is the Fox-filtered coverage of Trump's historic Georgia indictments.

13 counts against both Trump and Giuliani, and these guys nailed Mark Meadows on 2 counts.

Trump's New 2024 Campaign Song-- Midnight Train to Georgia!

Just a reminder to forum members and the mods. This is a "Political Discussion" thread about RFK, Jr.'s Presidential candidacy. Yet the thread, and others, have been repeatedly hijacked by forum member John Cotter for the purpose of engaging in erroneous ad hominem attacks on me and on the clinical science of psychiatry-- two subjects about which John Cotter, obviously, knows nothing. Is this acceptable Education Forum behavior?

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This is yet another inaccurate, defamatory-- even libelous-- ad hominem Education Forum post by John Cotter. The man knows nothing about the medical sub-specialty of psychiatry, and even less about my 40-year psychiatric career at Harvard and the University of Colorado. One of my original objections to Cotter's inaccurate, repetitive ad hominem posts about psychiatry (and his misperceptions of my career) was that the posts had nothing to do with the political topics under discussion. That remains the case today, and Cotter is, obviously, determined to impugn my professional reputation, despite knowing nothing about my work or about psychiatry. I probably don't need to remind the forum that Cotter believes Thomas Szasz's old pop nonsense about mental illnesses being a "myth." Anyone who has actually worked with mentally ill people knows that there is nothing "mythical" about psychotic illnesses and serious mood disorders-- not to mention neuropsychiatric disorders like autism spectrum disorders, OCD, and dementia. Given his intractability and irrationality, I really must finally object to Mr. Cotter's continued membership on this forum.

Gotta love Bernie. His heart was always in the right place, which is why I voted for him in our last two local Presidential primaries.

"He is just daring the judge now": Trump targets Chutkan in Truth Social attack (msn.com)

Interesting story, Joe. Well told. Unlike Donald Trump, you had a legitimate medical deferment. My brother and I missed the Vietnam War draft by one and two years, respectively.

As part of my diplomatic outreach to YouTube scholar Mathew Koch and the Trump cult, I thought it would be worthwhile to post a recording of Donald Trump's "perfect phone call" to Brad Raffensperger. Fulton County indictments are expected this week, Mathew... 🤥

Well, Leslie, I need to read your book. Honestly, I have hesitated to buy Coup in Dallas, because of the questions swirling around about the authenticity of the Lafitte datebook, but this is interesting historical material in its own right. Also, it sounds like you have had direct experience with some of these institutions in the Dallas area.

Huh? Red herring? We're talking about major U.S. public policy fundamentals that impact the welfare and prosperity of the citizenry, John. Explain how RFK, Jr.'s economic policy proposals (on taxes, healthcare, and labor) differ from those of progressive Democrats and the right wing, plutocratic Republican Party. You seem confused about the reality of the American political spectrum.

Leslie, Where did you find this chapter about Dresser Industries?

My question. What happens when Trump violates the order by disclosing Sensitive Material? I can't picture Stable Genius keeping his mouth shut about Pence and Mark Meadows ratting him out.

James Carville’s uncensored thoughts on Trump, No Labels and Democrats’ future | The Hill

"No Labels" Joe Manchin isn't sure he's a Democrat. In other breaking news, Liberace may have, actually, been gay. 🤥 Joe Manchin says he’s thinking ‘seriously’ about becoming an independent - The Washington Post

No problem, John. That admirable habit shouldn't prevent you from answering my basic question (above) about the comparative tax, labor, and healthcare policies of Republicans, Democrats, and RFK, Jr. Where is RFK, Jr. on the policy spectrum for these issues that so profoundly impact the welfare and prosperity of the citizenry? For example, would RFK, Jr. roll back Republican tax cuts for corporations and billionaires? Would he support funding of Democratic programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare? Would he support the labor unions, which are now endorsing Joe Biden?

It's fascinating stuff--and mostly new for me-- the nexus between the U.S. military/intelligence community and the titans of corporate industry and finance. I knew that there were close links between Wall Street and the "founding fathers" of the CIA, but have read very little about these Texas tycoons. Media moguls like Henry Luce, (Skull & Bones) Katherine Graham, William S. Paley, et.al., were also in the loop on the Warren Commission cover up. If I recall correctly, Henry and Claire Booth Luce had a special antipathy for JFK. One of the researchers here mentioned Dresser Industries, and I think Russ Baker mentioned GHWB's work for Allen Dulles and Dresser Industries after Poppy's graduation from Yale. I think Zapata Oil was also a CIA front company before (and after?) it merged with Pennzoil.

The Uncle Clarence Thomas corruption story keeps getting worse. I guess we all owe GHWB a big, "Thank You," for nominating this Republican turkey for a seat on the SCOTUS. (Anita Hill was right all along, as I suspected during her Senate interrogation by Arlen Specter.)