I was listening to NPR this week when I heard J.D. Vance say that precise quote about how "importing millions of foreigners into the country" degrades social cohesion. And my first thought was, this coming from the guy whose wife is the daughter of Indian immigrants.

It takes some world-class chutzpah to claim something that is so antithetical to your own life story. But of course, if there is anything J.D. Vance is world-class at, it's saying whatever you need to say to advance your career. And of course, the more brazen the lie or the more head-spinning the hypocrisy, the more it is celebrated within our nation's budding authoritarian movement.

P.S. In Vance's defense, his wife is not actually an immigrant herself. The same cannot be said for Vance's boss.

Rephrasing my P.S. In Vance's defense, his wife is not actually an immigrant herself. The same cannot be said for Vance's boss and HIS wife.

Excellent Essay, Charles

a few notes:

"The paradox of thrift:

The system’s performance is improved by circulating
money, and hampered when large amounts of it
are parked in bank accounts. And yet,
capitalist ideology praises misers
and even frugality to the
high heavens."

"Tax the Rich!" we shout.

"but you'll soon 
Run Outta Other
People's Money!"

they scream.

that's the 
bloody
point.

"A second
MAGA assumption
is that the left is insincere
in its values, and that principles of in-
clusion and unity are superficial forms of virtue signaling.”

which's why when wormmy's
always whining about
"Performative!" he's
merely Projecting
his MAGAtty
(wormmy!)

Persona onto The Left ~ 
which now 'makes sense.'

"What ICE has done is act-
ually strengthen, rather weaken,
the bonds between urban dwellers."

like when the Wormtongue
frantically screeches for
the Stranger to "Just
STOP TALKING
ABOUT GEN-
ERAL STRIKES
AND PROTESTING!

WHICH'LL ONLY MAKE
THEM MAD! JUST S T O P!"

and here is The Stranger, the
Left-leaning rag the Wormtongue
rises at 4am to Lecture it and its readers

from the East Coast of the US of A
imagine if he had to telecommute
by Pony Express! why, it'd take
Weeks for wormmy's bilious
missives to even Arrive!

imagining it right now!

where was I ...
oh, right -- wormmy's
Incessant Screeches for tS
to S T F U A! is Backfiring. Excellento!

"The Dems, in a word, are failing our cities.
Now is the time to change that."

the Dems in another word
are Failing Democracy

but
at Least
they've the
Brave People
of Minnesota, showing
the Feckless How It's Done.

a Few're even, seem-
ingly Growing a Pair ~ Emulating
Progressives, as it were. so there Is HOPE!

Bravo, Charles!

and THANK YOU!

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

Two Seattle Public School students killed in shooting at bus stop in Rainier Beach

Fri, January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM

https://komonews.com/news/local/rainier-beach-shooting-seattle-police-department-spd-henderson-street-intersection-sdot-southbound-traffic-high-school-south-shore-k-8-

"We have a heap of racial, housing, and gender issues to work through."

Housing yes. The other two are non-issues cultivated only by the people who celebrate their victimhood.

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

Man convicted for attack on Sound Transit fare ambassador to be sentenced in March

Fri, January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM

"SEATTLE — A man accused of assaulting a transgender woman working as a Sound Transit fare ambassador in September 2024 was expected to be sentenced Friday.

However, his sentencing was delayed until March 13th at 1:30 p.m."

https://komonews.com/news/local/man-convicted-for-attack-on-sound-transit-fare-ambassador-sentenced-seattle-king-county-courtroom-crime-public-safety

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

Police arrest trespasser carrying hatchet, makeshift dagger on Capitol Hill

Fri, January 30, 2026 at 12:23 PM

"SEATTLE — Seattle police arrested a 41-year-old man Wednesday night after he refused to leave private property and was found carrying a handcrafted hatchet and dagger, according to police." . . . . . "Police said the suspect is a felon who is known to be assaultive toward officers."

https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-police-makeshift-handcrafted-hatchet-duct-tape-handle-dagger-capitol-hill-neighborhood-trespassing-crime-suspect-arrested-dangerous-knife

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

Police ask for footage from Bear Creek Trail area after stabbing, random attack

Fri, January 30, 2026 at 1:57 PM

"Redmond, Wash. — Investigators are asking for the public’s help in finding the man responsible for stabbing a woman along the Bear Creek Trail last weekend in Redmond."
. . . .
"The victim told police the attack appeared to be random and said she had never seen the man before.

She reported that the man approached her from behind and stabbed her without saying anything. No attempt was made to steal her belongings, according to police.

The man is described by police as a Hispanic male, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, with a medium build.

Another part of the description includes a wide face and bumpy, textured skin, police said. "

https://komonews.com/news/local/redmond-stabbing-suspect-trail-safety-bear-creek-trail-video-redmond-town-center-dashcam-tesla-random-attack-satuday-morning

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

Seattle officer injured arresting 'high risk' violent felon on federal probation

Thu, January 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM

"SEATTLE — A Seattle officer was injured during the arrest of a violent felon on federal probation, the police department reported."
. . . .
"Before getting out of the car, police said the driver appeared to remove a gun from his waistband and hide it on the floorboard.

The driver initially claimed to officers that he only had an open container of alcohol in the vehicle. Upon inspection, officers discovered the open container of tequila and spotted the gun."
. . . .
"The suspect, a 35-year-old man recently convicted of assault, is on federal probation for firearm, drug trafficking, and heroin charges.

He is classified as a "high-violent" risk level and is prohibited from possessing guns. Police booked him into King County Jail for unlawful possession of a gun. "

https://komonews.com/news/local/seattle-officer-injured-arresting-high-risk-violent-felon-on-federal-probation

This comment section has been archived due to The Stranger's constant "progressive" puritan censorship:

https://archive.is/dCvgp

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

Two Seattle Public School students killed in shooting at bus stop in Rainier Beach
Fri, January 30, 2026 at 4:32 PM

https://komonews.com/news/local/rainier-beach-shooting-seattle-police-department-spd-henderson-street-intersection-sdot-southbound-traffic-high-school-south-shore-k-8-

Good to read that Charles can still meet (the bare minimum of) his employment obligations, whilst continuing to enjoy the chronic heavy-drinking dilettante lifestyle of the trueborn trustifarian.

If he'd done any useful research at all into the recent history of what he here calls the "Care Activism" movement, he'd know it began with the 'care for immigrants' part, then moved on to the 'virtue-signaling, look-at-me' part. (And by "research," I mean, "reading a link which thekossack kindly provided," https://www.compactmag.com/article/how-pro-immigrant-activism-turned-dangerous/)

"True, the market found a home in premodern cities, but rarely was it central to the life of the polis."

Good to know Charles still hasn't heard of the agora in ancient Athens. This really preps us well for his actual levels of historical and economic knowledge on display here:

"And yet, capitalist ideology praises misers and even frugality to the high heavens."

Written -- somehow, without irony! -- in the United States, during our country's second consecutive century of consumerism.

"A second MAGA assumption is that the left is insincere in its values, and that principles of inclusion and unity are superficial forms of virtue signaling.”

MAGAs spend a lot of time attending the public comment sessions of Seattle City Council meetings, do they? (Or just reading the Stranger's fawning coverage of same?)

Hold it right there, buddy. You can't Clock Out just yet: gotta pay the bills, by servicing the party line of your employer.

"The Dems, in a word, are failing our cities. Now is the time to change that."

Bingo! Well done, sir. Cha-ching!

(Written right after Senate Democrats, including both from Washington state, forced a Congressional vote to deprive ICE of funding. Priceless!)

Behold Slog's "progressive" puritan censorship:

https://archive.is/dCvgp

@2: Donald isn't an immigrant.

Even a lot of commenters at r/Seattle (the "progressive" Seattle subreddit) are getting sick of the "progressive" Virtue-Signaling:

2 shot and killed near rainier beach high school
https://www.reddit.com/r/Seattle/comments/1qrrmdp/2_shot_and_killed_near_rainier_beach_high_school/?sort=old

@3 one of these days you’ll learn the difference between wealth and income. One is real and can be taxed (in moderation) the other is not and trying is both futile and couterproductive.

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

Washington audit faults ‘pervasive failures’ in Digital Navigator Program

The now-defunct effort fell short of basic accountability standards and spent public money on unallowable costs, according to auditors.

January 28, 2026

"OLYMPIA, Wash. — A state audit has found “pervasive failures” in Washington’s Digital Navigator Program, an initiative intended to connect underserved communities to the internet. The now-defunct effort fell short of basic accountability standards and spent public money on unallowable costs, according to auditors.

The Digital Navigator Program, run by the Department of Commerce, distributed $92 million in grants over three years before being shut down. Auditors said the program, which was designed to bridge the digital divide, instead became “a case study” in how poor accountability can derail otherwise “noble goals.” The audit’s findings ranged from financial mismanagement and missing documentation to executives ignoring state rules and dismissing staff concerns."

>
"The November 2024 accountability audit documented receipts showing state grant dollars were used for bottles of alcohol and first-class plane tickets, expenditures not allowed under state rules. The review also found insufficient documentation supporting nearly $11 million in spending.

Beyond the questionable purchases, auditors reported broader breakdowns in oversight. According to the audit, executives ignored state requirements, brushed aside staff warnings and approved payments to contractors without proof that any work had been done. State Auditor Pat McCarthy described the severity of the findings as a threat to public trust, warning that lapses of this scale can undermine confidence in government programs meant to serve vulnerable residents."

>
"No one who directly ordered unallowable payments is still employed at the Department of Commerce, according to the agency. The department has also hired an outside accounting firm to review all expenses tied to the Digital Navigator Program."

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/washington-audit-faults-pervasive-failures-digital-navigator-program/281-118e4982-0b38-426a-9a02-24ccb84e2efa

------ _ ---

COMMENTARY FOLLOWS:

HEY WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE "Digital Navigator Program"???

The Washington State Digital Navigator Program was a state initiative administered by the Washington State Department of Commerce to promote digital equity and inclusion. It aimed to help underserved residents overcome barriers to online access, including providing one-on-one assistance (via "digital navigators") for things like:

Accessing affordable internet and devices
Building digital skills and literacy
Connecting to essential online services in areas such as telehealth, employment, education/training, job searching, and social determinants of health (e.g., benefits, housing, etc.)

The program operated from around 2022 to mid-2025, distributing approximately $92–$92.5 million in grants to community organizations, consortiums, and subcontractors across the state.

These partners delivered services through multilingual and "culturally competent" navigators embedded in local "communities".

Key partners and implementations included collaborations with groups like the Connect Washington Coalition, Equity in Education Center, Seattle Housing Authority, and the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs (which ran targeted efforts for veterans and families, including tech kits and connectivity support).

However, the program faced significant issues. A state audit released in late January 2026 (covering operations through mid-2025) by the Washington State Auditor's Office highlighted "pervasive failures" in oversight, contract management, and accountability.

Problems included:
Bypassing state contracting rules
Approving payments without proper documentation or verification of work
Misuse of funds (e.g., reports of expenditures on alcohol and first-class travel)
Lack of performance tracking for grantees

WHO WAS IN CHARGE?

Washington Department of Commerce names Lisa Heaton to lead digital equity work
May 9, 2023
https://www.commerce.wa.gov/lisa-heaton-to-lead-washington-state-broadband-office-digital-equity-work/

TELL ME MORE ABOUT THIS "DIGITAL EQUITY" THAT SO MUCH MONEY GOT WASTED ON/STOLEN FOR! :

"Digital equity acknowledges intersectionality, recognizing how factors such as race, gender, aging individuals, sexual orientation, gender expression, religion, educational attainment, veterans, incarceration history, socioeconomic status, geography (rural, frontier, suburban, and urban areas), disabilities, languages, and other identities intersect to shape individuals’ experiences with technology access and use."
commerce.wa.gov/wsbo/digital-equity-forum/

Ever wonder why the "progressives" are so mad that their "non-profits" are getting scrutinized?

Don't forget to archive! Too bad, "progressive" puritan censors!

https://archive.is/VguXX

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

Hey, anybody remember when the White CHOP "security" aka John Brown Gun Club murdered Antonio Mays Jr., and so far have got away with it?

"Oh, you're not dead, huh? ... Yo, you wanna get pistol-whipped?" - timestamp 1:50

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8VrIJy7AU4

Never forget that The Stranger wholeheartedly supported this bullshit

Oopsie! Archived again!
Pound sand, puritan censor

https://archive.is/0y8ax

This recent idea that those of us who visit Slog have no access to other forms of media, whereby we might learn about other thing that have gone on in the city, is at best naive.

I wish that our Slog overlords would put a character limit on posts.

@21 - "I wish that our Slog overlords would put a character limit on posts."

How would kringeofartian survive that?

ii!ii

@Barfly is obviously not from here. I live in Seattle and keep abreast of the news, but I go about my day anyway. You cannot let fear lock you up in your boring suburban home, alone in your car.

well,
Totoman,
you Can~but
you'd hafta be
MAGAt-infested
for it to take Aholt:

the
FOX
is Strong
in this one.

Charles says the Dems are failing our cities. Which is interesting, because he also previously wrote that Kashama Sawant “totally represented the interests of the destitute and the working poor.” This is the same Sawant who campaigned against Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris and actively worked to get Donald Trump elected, which has caused massive damage to the destitute and the working poor.

Charles is either stupid, lying, or both, and you should treat his articles accordingly.

@24 - Lots of people who live in Seattle are not "from" here, hence all the "immigration protests". How about you? Where are you "From"???
What's wrong with suburbs? Why do you insult them as "boring"? Seems pretty snobby and "elitist".
Also, are you a man? (almost certainly, your username is literally "Totoman")
How tall are you?
There's lots of factors involved in feeling "safe" on the streets. Check your privilege!

Keep Washington Free, NO CENSORSHIP!

https://archive.is/EuRlZ

It's hilarious how white Seattle "progressive" men will just blatantly display their hypocrisy without any self-awareness whatsoever.

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

One dead, 3 others injured after parking garage shooting in Pioneer Square

Sun, February 1, 2026 at 11:58 AM

.. .. "No suspects are in custody.

"At this time, we believe multiple people were shooting," Det. Muñoz said.

Detectives are reviewing video evidence [PESKY!!!] and talking to witnesses, he confirmed. "

https://komonews.com/news/local/one-dead-3-other-injured-after-parking-garage-shooting-in-pioneer-square-crime-gun-investigation-murder-death-injury-suspect-tips-911-witness-illegal

Don't worry, "progressive" puritan censor, this will get archived too, so don't even bother

Check yourself before you wreck yourself

https://archive.is/9fvjO

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

Vigil draws 100+ to mourn Seattle students shot to death at bus stop near school
Sun, February 1, 2026 at 2:19 PM
. . .
"Seattle Public Schools, which removed police officers from campuses in 2020 during the Black Lives Matter protests, recently rejected a proposal for a school engagement officer at Garfield High School. In response to the recent tragedy, the district is collaborating with the Seattle Police Department to increase patrols in the area. A spokesperson stated, "Our hearts remain with the families and community members impacted by this tragic violence.""

https://komonews.com/news/local/large-crowd-gathers-for-vigil-to-grieve-two-teens-killed-in-rainier-beach-shooting

I fully expect that come late Monday morning, when The Stranger's staff wakes up from their hangovers, they will nuke my comments and my profile, because I've proved them to be the stupid, willfully naive, reality-ignoring idiot "progressive" puritans that they are, just by using local news stories from JUST THIS LAST WEEK that they either refused to mention or will refuse to mention. No facts that prove how dumb the Strangers "Progressive Narrative" is are allowed!

That's okay, I'll just come back under another name, and post them all again, and I will also post the link to my handy-dandy internet archive of this page, proving what censorious ninnies they are.

The worm has turned.

https://archive.is/Ml8sT

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

"Photos from Rainer [sic] Shooting Victims “Memorial” "

"“Dubber” and “Tymafia” LL is short for long live. Seems like this was very much a gang related killing."

[9 guns present in photo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/1qthp7a/photos_from_rainer_shooting_victims_memorial/

@33

speaking
of the Worm-
tongue, turning
and twisting his evil
ways, distorting dystopia
into Utopia, & tilting at windmills

maybe try don
quixote for a
little of the
ol' Irony,
nextu-
ally.

oh
and
Speaking
of 'Censorious'
& KKKOMO teevee

if you want
'fair and balanced'
KKKOMO (& FOX) just

fawkin' Ain't. welcome
to Propaganda, USA
Brought to US by
the psychopathic
and iron-fisted
owners of

"The News."

and whilst you're on
Their Side, Quixote,
you are Also on
the Wrong side
of History. see:

Germany, circa
1933 - 1945.

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality...

"Photos from Rainer [sic] Shooting Victims “Memorial” "

"“Dubber” and “Tymafia” LL is short for long live. Seems like this was very much a gang related killing."

[9 guns present in photo]

https://www.reddit.com/r/SeattleWA/comments/1qthp7a/photos_from_rainer_shooting_victims_memorial/

@34 - Are you seriously attempting to claim that because those news stories were reported by KOMO (among other news agencies), that those news stories aren't real? That none of those crimes happened? That KOMO just made them up?

I don't usually read your shit, but I'm glad I actually did this time, because goddamn it was dumb.

Archives fight "progressive" puritan censorship!

https://archive.is/pnMkJ

@Barf-ly, Yes, there’s room for improvement in Seattle, but people still choose to live here and it’s a wonderful place. Neighborhoods are vibrant with restaurants, classes, people going about their day with their dogs and children. I welcome any new people who move here, but the cranks spewing voluminous comments in the forums are not contributing to civil life in Seattle and 9/10 times live outside the city anyways. Why they so obsessed with what’s not even happening in their own communities is beyond me. It’s becoming a national pastime to crow about all the awful things happening in cities and get a rise out of federal occupation events. Find a way to make yourself more useful than spamming forums from your basement.

@37 Yes, the U.S.A., which Seattle is ineluctably (and perhaps unfortunately) part of, is a notoriously violent place compared to other first-world nations, mainly because of our steadfast, centuries-long refusal to seriously address poverty, racism or guns. If that's your point, consider it taken. But Seattle is actually one of the safer U.S. cities -- and big cities are, in terms of violent crimes per capita, safer on the whole than suburban cities and rural areas. If you feel so chronically endangered here that every horrible crime reported on TV gives you a fresh anxiety attack, your own well-being would probably be best served by moving to another country. While I'm not a psychiatrist, I think it's unlikely, judging by how long you've been obsessively reposting these stories (copyrights be damned), that you'll escape that doom loop any other way.

@40 - Hate to break it to you, but the USA is basically a Third World nation now, lady.

"But Seattle is actually one of the safer U.S. cities -- and big cities are, in terms of violent crimes per capita" - GEE I WONDER WHY

I'm surprised you didn't compare it to crime rates in "The South", which is something I've seen a lot of naive White Seattle "Progressives" do.

" judging by how long you've been obsessively reposting these stories (copyrights be damned)"

How is what I'm doing any different from what Slog AM does? The don't write the articles that they quote and link to.

Ooops I mean *They don't, typo, sorry.
weaponized archiving:
https://archive.is/rHESd

@39 - you never answered my question in #27 about where you are "From", since it seems to mean a lot to you. Apparently "progressives" in Seattle care a lot about borders after all LOL

@45 - I live in Ballard, since 2006 (that's 20 years for you kids who are bad at math). Yeah I get it was a "suburb" of Seattle a long time ago. How about you? Which part of Seattle do you live in? Am I "FROM" here yet? Want to call the "SEATTLE BORDER PATROL" on me? How long have you been "FROM" here?

hE cRoSsEd StAtE LiNeS

"Why they so obsessed with what’s not even happening in their own communities is beyond me."

"Think Global, Act Local" used to be a "progressive" mantra. What happened???

@45 - you're like those chumps, who are all almost certainly balding and have gross beards, on the Seattle subreddit (the "progressive" one), who complain when someone posts news from Bellevue on r/Seattle

City subreddits (on reddit) are chock full of posts from lonely people who can't make friends no matter what they do and how many hobbies they take up. Single men no longer approach women they are interested in for fear of appearing like a creep and let's not forget the numerous people claiming social anxiety. Lets see - there are the folks that can't even make a phone call. Urban spaces are FULL of fearful people.

"MAGA Hates City People Because We Do Not Live in the Constant Fear of Strangers"

Meanwhile, in Reality... kringeofartian will deny it even happened because KOMO reported it. Think Slog AM will report this on tomorrow's Tuesday morning? FAT CHANCE!!!!
It involves "PoC" [black attackers] on "PoC" [Asian victims] violence, so it should be right up Slog's White "Progressive" alley, since they are SOOOOOOO CONCERNED ABOUT "PoC", but oops, I forgot, Asians don't count as "PoC" to White "Progressives" anymore... too "White Adjacent"! Check your privilege!!! Charles Mudede is a dumbfuck.

Also, VIOLENT CRIMINALS ARE WATCHING YOU ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU DUMBASS NAIVE LIBS. I wish they'd go after white libs instead of Asians.

This comment will be archived to combat Slog's puritan "progressive" censorshit [sic].
Anyway, back to the News...

Leader of violent WA home invasion crew admits to robberies, murder of young mother
Mon, February 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM

SEATTLE — A leader of a violent home invasion robbery crew has pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy involving robbery, kidnapping, and murder, U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd announced on Monday.

Christopher Johnson, 24, admitted his role in a series of armed home invasions in 2022, targeting families based on social media posts.

Johnson faces up to life in prison when sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lauren King on May 6, 2026, though both prosecution and defense will recommend a 25-year term.

The plea agreement reveals that Johnson and his codefendant, Kevin Thissel, 29, orchestrated a pattern of violent crimes.

The crew, dressed in black and posing as police, invaded homes at night, restraining victims, including children as young as nine, with zip-ties."

Each member of the robbery crew had a certain job: identifying potential victims based on social media posts about their wealth or collections; surveilling the target homes; serving as a driver; kicking in the door; corralling the family; holding the victims at gunpoint; and ransacking the homes for valuables. Prosecutors also confirmed that some members of the crew were juveniles.

They stole valuables and, in one incident, shot and killed a young mother, Irah Sok, as her 7-year-old child lay beside her."

https://komonews.com/news/local/leader-of-violent-wa-home-invasion-crew-admits-to-robberies-murder-of-young-mother-robbery-beacon-hill-asian-american-target-black-males-men-teens-shootout-gun-weapon-violence-rob-break-in-sledgehammer-jail-search-arrest-court-washington-king-county-inve

ARCHIVE: "CHARLES MUDEDE IS A DUMBFUCK" EDITION:

https://archive.is/GaybA

barfing barfly barflingly
littering these pages
with outrageous
traces of his
loneliness
cum in-
celity?

jesus
Jeebus
I do Believe
you've Nailed it.

Excellent work Barfly! I love the archive hack! TS is the ultimate snowflake, arbitrary at that. You have been nuked countless times for perceived impropities while other commentators explicitly advocate for political street violence. It reminds me of that scene in Apocalypse Now where Kurtz recalls airmen being disciplined for painting F*** on their airplanes, planes dropping napalm on villages.

Kristo, in Barfly you have met your black mirror. Do enjoy!

no worries, petersen!

with him under my wing
and perhaps my tutelage he
shall come to Realize the Error
of his wanton ways and renounce
Regressivism cum fealty to the Corporate

and see we're All
on this ship together

already he's considering
taking up Writing, full time,
from some distant locus, where all
things electrical're longer such a Distraction

and'll be burning the candle at both ends.
but he's promised to compose a
Scholarly treatise on the
Events at CHOP

and how the
Po-po's abandoning
of their post whilst under
some slight duress was . . . well,

we don't want it spoilt for him, do we?

of course, we'll all be pulling
for ol shivvy, no matter
Where he turns up

you will Pray
for him,
won't
you?

oh
and
BTW;

those 'commentators
explicitly advocating
for political street
violence' - mind
pointing them
out for me?

I cannot seem
to Locate them.

silly me!

Thanks!

omg
who on
Earth 'edits'
this tripe!? alas:

already he's considering
taking up Writing, full time,
from some distant locus, where all
things electrical're NO longer such a Distraction

and'll be burning the candle at both ends.

we
wish
him Well!

from fucking afar
away as pos-
sible.

"This never-ending avalanche
of bad news is a demoralizing military tactic
used to take down societies, and it is being fully deployed here.

President Obama's Warning:

'You just have to flood a country's public square with enough raw sewage,
you just have to raise enough questions, spread enough dirt,
plant enough conspiracy theorizing that citizens
no longer know what to believe.

Once they lose trust in their leaders, in main-
stream media, in political institutions,
in each other, in the possibility
of 'truth,' the game's won."'

Who is behind this? The 1%:

Here is well over a dozen Fox, CBS, ABC, & NBC local news stations all reading an identical script sent down from their singular overlord to crash & burn alternative media in order to de-fang the Oligarchy’s Overwhelming threat to our democracy:

https://substack.com/@tritorch/note/c-208406729

Ultimately we are not consuming news.

We are consuming a product manufactured by
the richest men in human history, and that
product is designed to do one thing:
keep us so busy fighting our
neighbors that you never
notice the chains being
fastened around
our wrists."

--by TriTorch; Out Here On the Perimeter

[very Lightly edited, by me.]

Oodles:
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/

@37

"Are you seriously attempting
to claim that because those news stories
were reported by KOMO (among other news agencies),

that those news stories aren't real? That
none of those crimes happened? That
KOMO just made them up?"

you Miss my point (intentionally?):

if you want
'fair and balanced'
KKKOMO (& FOX) just

fawkin' Ain't. welcome
to Propaganda, USA
Brought to US by
the psychopathic
and iron-fisted
owners of

"The News."

propaganda doesn't
Hafta be false: the Owners
of 'The News' can pick and choose
what their viewers 'may choose to watch.'

ever notice how the same stories,
with slightly differing commentary,
Dominates what 'our' MSM shows us?

"This never-ending avalanche
of bad news is a demoralizing military tactic
used to take down societies, and it is being fully deployed here.

President Obama's Warning:

'You just have to flood a country's public square with enough raw sewage,
you just have to raise enough questions, spread enough dirt,
plant enough conspiracy theorizing that citizens
no longer know what to believe.

Once they lose trust in their leaders, in main-
stream media, in political institutions,
in each other, in the possibility
of 'truth,' the game's won."'

Who is behind this? The 1%:

Here is well over a dozen Fox, CBS, ABC, & NBC local news stations all reading an identical script sent down from their singular overlord to crash & burn alternative media in order to de-fang the Oligarchy’s Overwhelming threat to our democracy:

https://substack.com/@tritorch/note/c-208406729

Ultimately we are not consuming news.

We are consuming a product manufactured by
the richest men in human history, and that
product is designed to do one thing:
keep us so busy fighting our
neighbors that you never
notice the chains being
fastened around
our wrists."

--by TriTorch; Out Here On the Perimeter

[very Lightly edited, by me.]

Oodles:
https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/