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22 Dec 21

Rise of the Commissars: Pentagon unveils vague new rules on ‘extremism’ following January 6 riot — even ‘liking’ a social media post could land a service member in trouble. Extremism includes opposition to DoD’s ever-changing ‘gender’ issues. theblaze.com/news/pentagon-…

Here’s the original AP story. apnews.com/article/pentag…

Since Twitter doesn’t have a “like” function that permits one to express varied sentiment, just pushing the “heart” button as a marker will be construed as “liking.” No word if re-tweeting will be construed as slavish endorsement.

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21 Dec 21

These three generals are dangerous. They are agitating a narrative to install political commissars in our armed forces and divide the military along partisan political lines. This resumes an op that began in May 2020 to pre-determine a political outcome. msn.com/en-us/news/wor…

Suddenly in focus: A strategy behind the rapidity and broadness of Defense Secretary Austin’s woke diktats and the administration’s Wuhan Virus-based purge of Armed Forces personnel who won’t blindly submit.

Notice the narrative shift that coincides with the three commissar generals’ Washington Post op-ed. This isn’t about fighting the Klan or other fringe elements. It’s a pretext to target half the country. newsweek.com/2021/12/31/mil…

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J Michael Waller

@JMichaelWaller

19 Dec 21

Putin has proposed a new Yalta-style treaty with the United States to divide Europe along pre-1997 lines.

Biden is said to have told Putin in their December 7 phone call that he would seek "security guarantees" for Putin's regime - but not for NATO or even the US.

Stay tuned.

2) The White House made no such indications of such "security guarantees" for the Kremlin in its official public readout of the December 7 Biden-Putin call. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

3) Redux: The 1945 Yalta agreement between Stalin, FDR, and Churchill gave the USSR almost everything it wanted.

FDR had lost his mental capacity by that time and had surrounded himself with Soviet spies like Harry Hopkins & Alger Hiss, excluding realists like George Kennan.

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J Michael Waller

@JMichaelWaller

18 Dec 21

Thoughtful discussion of mass psychology of the pandemic. Those most immune tend to have a sense of purpose & strong personal relationships.

Mass formation: "The more absurd the measures are ... the more they will be inclined to buy into the narrative." michaelyon.locals.com/post/1384811/p…

Professor Mattias Desmet explains mass psychology and cites the work of mass movement pioneer Gustave LeBon and his "The Psychology of Crowds." Those who understand LeBon can understand how to manipulate populations of people. Everyone should be aware. euro-book.net/books/0VsFAQAA…

In my graduate courses on propaganda and political warfare, I assigned students to read LeBon's "The Crowd" and "The Psychology of Crowds" to understand how demagogues can create a mass psychosis to induce ordinary people to commit atrocities. academyofideas.com/2013/07/the-na…

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J Michael Waller

@JMichaelWaller

7 Dec 21

This Pearl Harbor day, let's not only remember our dead.

Let's also remember Stalin's secret agents who worked to make sure the Imperial Japanese attacked us and not the Soviet Union. centerforsecuritypolicy.org/one-more-reaso…

2) Pearl Harbor 80th anniversary "is an occasion to remember something else: How foreign agents operate within our government to manipulate decisionmaking with fatal effects.

Some of the most dangerous foreign agents aren’t spies who steal secrets. They are agents of influence."

3) "... the Venona decrypts show precisely how Stalin’s secret agents within the federal government worked with other agents worldwide to ensure that Japan attacked the United States and not the Soviet Union."

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J Michael Waller

@JMichaelWaller

6 Dec 21

1) New poll shows that US military is losing the public trust. Trust and confidence fell from 56% in February to 45% in November, and down 25 points in 3 years. thehill.com/opinion/nation…

2) "the actions of General Mark 'We’re the guys with the guns' Milley likely repelled many Americans who though he sounded like a Turkish generalissimo," James Durso writes.

3) Military complex's biggest threat is "the ambitious Republican congressman who suffers no consequences for repeatedly voting against the interests of the military, despite military leaders’ usual empty exhortations of 'Support the troops!' or 'Putin!!!'"

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