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Thank you. Well and courageously put. Glad to see you are throwing clay around for Re-Creation. There is a contemporary song, part of lyrics: "Who would have thought a Lamb could rescue the Souls of men?" When I read your Wisdom, I think who would of thought a Surfin' Girl named Bin Ladin would rescue the Soul of (The U.S. of ) America.

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Definitely! These platforms are panopticons, and the gatekeepers get to pick who succeeds on them. Many of the personas are invented, designed to divide us and keep us on the wrong track. Ironically, Wikipedia is responsible for a lot of information warfare!

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As with much else, part of the key is simply to consume less and, as you suggest, very selectively.

In the case of information, if a source I'm interested in can't, at least in part, share primary sources, then I'm not interested. We need to get in the habit of not having others "tell us what it means." There is a noxious culture of "explainerism" (stupid headlines of the form: "What to Know About..." etc.), much of it American-originated which tells you all you need to know. There is no more provincial and poorly-educated population in the world, no matter what their credentials. The vast majority of them don't even speak another language.

Real information comes about only occasionally. Matt Taibbi et al show us emails etc. from the Twitter Files. Robert Malone walks us through a study, etc.

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Wikipedia is ground zero for information warfare. There are several online encyclopedias that I use and compare. Conservapedia is a good one

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Simple Rule of Thumb:

The enemy of independent sovereign nationhood and Constitutional Republicanism is anyone who adheres to, and promotes, the UN-WEF Agenda 21/2030 “Sustainable Development Goals” and “Environmental, Social, Governance” and “Diversity, Equity, Inclusion” dictates.

The Puppet-Masters pulling the strings behind the enemies are the British Globalist Fascist Oligarchy.

The Puppet-Masters were trained by the Mind Control experts from the British Tavistock Institute.

The “Father of Public Relations and Propaganda” was Edward Bernays.

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Great points. The natural follow up question is: using this framework, how should we receive your posts?

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“Be mindful of the information you consume, and share. And don't forget to get out, regularly recuperate and do something nourishing for your soul.”

Fantastic advice. I say the same thing to myself all the time (and to anybody that will listen), but more along the lines of log off and go outside and play.

Clay is a wonderful medium. I was really into ceramics waaaay back in high school. Still have a few pieces kicking around that give me great joy to look at.

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"Freedom of speech not of reach, remember?" A most apposite observation.

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