Reminder as you ponder this blatant hypocrisy:
The campaign against Rogan doesn't have to convince you.
It only has to convince Spotify. Much, much smaller target demographic, with a lot to lose - not even money so much... 1/5
...as losing a nice future free of relentless assaults on the co.
I wasn't paying much attention to Spotify/Rogan until it became clear it's an organized assault.
Saw the clues; @wokal_distance brings the receipts.
So do pay attention. This is how canceling is done. 2/5
It's not spontaneous or grassroots. In Rogan's case it obviously isn't; indignation about him is all imagined - not demonstrated - b/c high-profile media keep throwing new punches.
Rogan's nobody's "favorite" on L or R. He's just an independent voice. 3/5
Thanks, @supersleuthgrl!
This thread has the links to my 6-part "Uranium Jerky series," which starts with Goldman Sachs becoming a seller of physical uranium (requiring a unique, never replicated grandfathering approval from USG) *on Obama's Inaug Day in Jan 2009.*
Links: 1/7
Have heard ppl refer to 1/6 as the radical US Left's "Reichstag fire."
If that's a good analogy, shouldn't be a stretch to recognize the *attackers* of 1/6, whoever they were, as terrorists.
We don't even know who they were; they haven't been arrested. 1/4
Ppl now rotting in jail were peaceful fools charged w/misdemeanors.
*Violent attackers* of 1/6 disrupted @tedcruz push to vet 2020 vote w/maneuver in the Senate. Political violence interrupted *lawful due process objection* to vote certification.
Ask yourself "cui bono?" 2/4
Re-upping this pt b/c it's so important. Cruz isn't wrong. He's not calling ppl now in jail terrorists. He's calling political-violence attackers - different ppl - terrorists.
Tactical error maybe, to use language that gratifies narrative-driven Left. Emotional trigger. 3/4
Not picking on anyone in particular w/this RT, just registering a FTR on @tedcruz.
He led Senate effort to use due process & force rethink on Electoral vote & voting discrepancies. Took it seriously & meant it as a real effort.
He has a right to be angry w/ppl who actually...1/6
...broke into Capitol, assaulted cops, & launched media narrative that all objections to 2020 vote were mob atrocities.
That's who he called terrorists. Never said rally-goers & mere fools who wandered in & mugged for cameras were terrorists.
His distinction hasn't ...2/6
...played well w/a lot of ppl, but looks to me like he means it sincerely. It's also a valid distinction.
I've got no sympathy to waste on anyone who led the break-in or assaulted cops.
I'm also free to say I don't think any of them were Trump supporters. Cruz seems to ... 3/6
Many of these are the same people who've quit civilian jobs.
Now they'll be driven out of the Guard & Reserve, which are prioritizing mobilized troops for vax deadlines.
Sensible posture wd be: (1) "Vax" & non-vax treatment measures widely available. 1/7
(2) Vax reqmt at discretion of health care orgs. Not blanket orders & job threats from govs/mayors. (3) Mil policies may incl vax & treatment; *must* offer treatment. No withholding treatment options. (4) NO general fed mandates. (5) NO mandates at any level for minors.
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(6) Transparency on record/analysis of all vax/treatment info. NO search engine/social media censorship. Censorship *correctly* makes public suspicious & cynical.
Makes sense for health orgs to require "vax" for some jobs/roles, now that they're available. Already the case...3/7
Though I differ somewhat w/Carlson, I thought Rep. Turner came off really badly. Old-think. Sclerotic. (Condescending.)
We DO NOT need troops in Ukraine.
That said, we have pragmatic geo interest in power dynamics of E. Med - which start in Black Sea.
Short version: ... 1/7
Deter Russia versus Ukraine; good enough.
Other things to improve our overall security situation incl. securing US border. Job 1. Essential to our *global* security posture; no credibility vs. China/Russia w/out it.
Decouple from econ codependence on China. 2/7
Reinvigorate NATO Europe - mainly by ending self-destructive pandemic & econ/social policies. A win: leads with tending to our own ppl.
Strong/useful alliances & periodic tagging w/naval power are most efficient way to deter aggression *against US interests* ... 3/7