I stole this title, from the irascible and blunt, but well read Tom Kratman, (if you have not yet read the freely available A State of Disobedience, do so. It’s not his best book, but still), and his column over at everyjoe [http://www.everyjoe.com/2016/10/24/politics/hillary-victory-means-death-of-republic/] . The short version? > an election that doesn’t see in office very soon a man or woman dedicated to obliterating the tyrannical administrative and bureaucratic state means the death of th…
Scott Adams recently covers his [ongoing shadowban](http://blog.dilbert.com/post/152204980091/twitter-and-periscope-shadowban-update), the symptoms of which match those of other shadowbans: results easily visible on a users timeline not showing up in the regular “algorithm” timeline, or more significantly, in search results. He also covers how his Periscope numbers, “coincidentally” drop to zero (though he still is interacting with viewers who can still see his stream) when he starts discussing…
A couple instagram ladies, Anna Louise and Yuliya Lasmovich…
Scott writes an article on the current framing of both Hillary and Trump [http://blog.dilbert.com/post/152115888936/the-crook-versus-the-monster]. All good points, but what I find interesting, much like his rhetorical shiv earlier this year of “endorsing Hillary for his personal safety” is the following: > The biggest illusion this election is that we think the people on the other side can’t see the warts on their own candidate. But I think they do. Clinton supporters know she is crooked, but I…
Aurini has been on fire recently, with some excellent videos and a great recent posting on Libertarianism being an effect, not a cause [http://www.staresattheworld.com/2016/10/libertarianism-effect-not-cause/]. That said, i believe I have to address one question he asked: > War is distinct from other necessary evils that all societies must provide for – fire departments, for instance. Firemen produce nothing of value, and yet they’re an expense that must be paid to mitigate the damage done when…