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The Debt Ceiling Farce
Alan Zendell, May 28, 2023 People have been asking for months whether the Republicans in the House would force the nation to default on its debts. I consistently said, “Of course not.” The weeks of posturing that have dominated the … Continue reading
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Tagged Demagoguery, domestic terrorism, extremism, Facebook, fox news, integrity, Internet, Joseph McCarthy, kevin mccarthy, media, power, Roger Ailes, Ruppert Murdoch, truth, Twitter, wealth
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The Double-edged Sword of Technology
Alan Zendell, August 23, 2022 Ask any computer or IT specialist about technology, and you’ll hear a litany of all the ways our twenty-first century world couldn’t function without it. Everything from cars, planes, electronics, televisions – even modern refrigerators … Continue reading
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Tagged anonymity, Carrington event, cars, computer chips, computers, EMP, Facebook, fake identity, hackers, Internet, IT, Mudge, national security, nuclear weapons, Peiter Zatko, solar flares, spy networks, Twitter, whistle blower
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The Abomination That is Facebook
Alan Zendell, October 5, 2021 My first career job was as an aerospace engineer at Grumman Aircraft (now Northrop-Grumman) working on America’s moon missions. Fresh with degrees in physics and engineering, very full of myself, certain that my prestigious education … Continue reading
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Tagged airliners, data, elections, engineering, errors, Frances Haugen, hacking, information, innovation, Internet, misinformation, nuclear power, privacy, regulation, Science, security, technology, whistleblower
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Fakery on a Global Scale
Alan Zendell, January 29, 2021 In 1983, Woody Allen created a fake documentary called Zelig, after its main character. Before the age of sophisticated computer imagery, Allen used a variety of movie making techniques to seamlessly insert his character into … Continue reading
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Tagged alternative facts, Anita Hill, AONN, Birther conspiracy, Clarence Thomas, clinton impeachment, computer imaging, Ed Murrow, fake documentary, fake news, fox news, Internet, Kellyanne Conway, lies. Birther theory, QAnon, Roger Ailes, Walter Cronkite, weapons of mass destruction, Will Pfeifer, Woody Allen, Zelig
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Confronting White Supremacy
Alan Zendell, January 13, 2021 Like most Americans, I used to associate stories about White Supremacists preparing to overthrow our government with folk lore. On January 6th, America got a taste of what they are willing to do to achieve … Continue reading
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Tagged "Reamde", "The Postman", conspiracy theories, David Brin, drug addiction, government hatred, hate groups, Idaho, insurrection, Internet, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Neal Stephenson, Oregon, overthrow of government, paranoia, PTSD, survivalist armies, U. S. Capitol, Vietnam veterans, Washington
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