From: punditster@gmail.com
On 1/28/2026 3:11 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 13:03:47 -0800, Dude wrote:
>
>> On 1/27/2026 8:33 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>> On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:02:48 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 1/27/2026 1:19 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:11:26 -0800, Dude wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 1/27/2026 10:55 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Even poor students of history can see what’s happening to the U.S.? ?
>>>>>>> ROBYN URBACK? G&M
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In 1935, American author Sinclair Lewis published It Can’t Happen
>>>>>>> Here, a dystopian novel about the rise of a populist demagogue named
>>>>>>> Berzelius “Buzz” Windrip, who becomes the U.S. president after
>>>>>>> cultivating a cult following for his nationalism, anti-elitism, and
>>>>>>> quixotic promises. Windrip was fixated on restoring domestic
>>>>>>> production of material goods and hated the press.?He establishes a
>>>>>>> paramilitary force called the “Minute Men,” or “M.M.,” who are
>>>>>>> initially primarily made up of retired military personnel, but grow to
>>>>>>> include farmers, industrial workers and even former criminals, all of
>>>>>>> whom to appear to revel in the opportunity to wield control and power
>>>>>>> over their fellow citizens. M.M. officers spy for the state and
>>>>>>> violently break up protests, and as Windrip’s presidency metastasizes
>>>>>>> into authoritarianism, they arrest and execute perceived dissidents
>>>>>>> with complete impunity. The regime justifies these actions by claiming
>>>>>>> the M.M. only targets malicious agitators: “The way to stop crime is
>>>>>>> to stop it!” Windrip declares to great fanfare.?
>>>>>>> Mr. Lewis’s novel was of course informed by the real-life tyranny
>>>>>>> engulfing parts of Europe at that time, but his point was that America
>>>>>>> was not impervious to those same forces. “All dictators followed the
>>>>>>> same routine of torture, as if they had all read the same manual of
>>>>>>> sadistic etiquette,” he wrote. “And now, in the humorous, friendly,
>>>>>>> happy-go-lucky land of Mark Twain, [Americans] saw the homicidal
>>>>>>> maniacs having just as good a time as they had had in central
>>>>>>> Europe.”???
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There is a video,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Apparently, this guy at the Globe & Mail saw a video on social media and
>>>>>> has a made a summary judgement. The videos all could have altered using
AI.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Didn't we just go through this yesterday?
>>>>>
>>>>> True, the clapping might not be real. It depends on how soon after
>>>>> the event the video appeared. It takes a few days to put together a
>>>>> decent fake.
>>>>>
>>>> You may not be aware of live streaming with iPhone or Android Smart
>>>> phones cameras and coded Signal chats. Still have your two-way wrist
radio?
>>>
>>> Live streaming, 2 days after the event?
>>>
>> Live streaming at the same time it happened. You're thinking the
>> protestors ran out of film?
>
> I think the fakers need time to put together a decent fake.
>
So, you saw some faked videos, and made a summary judgement.
Up next: the investigation.
>
>>>>>> Don't take a loaded gun and ammunition into town to a peaceful street
>>>>>> protest, even if you have the right to carry a concealed weapon. ICE
>>>>>> will not like that. That's my advice.
>>>>>
>>>>> The fact that you might get shot has nothing to do with whether ice
>>>>> can legally shoot you.
>>>>>
>>>> So, Nick made a good point. From the perspective of the Agents, thing's
>>>> might have looked very different. Apparently, you've not seen all the
>>>> angles from the ICE body cams.
>>>
>>> No, I don't care about days after the event. Give me 10 minutes after
>>> the event.
>>>
>> Up next: the investigation.
>>>
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