Intelligent discontent, or rigid orthodoxy?

“We have managed to transfer religious belief into gullibility for whatever masquerades as science.” (Nassim Taleb, The Black Swan)

Via the Internet and a blog, now called the Montana Post (formerly called Intelligent Discontent), I got to know a man named Don (who goes by the nickname Pogie.) Don frequently assailed critics by quizzing them on their use of sources. If something came from the New York Times, OK. If not, if from something less ‘reputable,’ Don would smugly dismiss both the person and the opinion. 

Don’s blog posts repeat one theme only, that Democrats are splendid public servants and Republicans scoundrels. It is unnerving to see this as a “thoughtful” outlook on our landscape. I have traveled only sparingly to his site in these past few years, and only bring it up now to make this point: Don doesn’t think for himself. He relies on authority figures and sources.

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2019 begins!

It is time now to release the prisoners. If you were banned here recently, and your name is not Skink, you are welcomed back. I know on your end it feels like an injustice. It is. I had a private email exchange with B Muller, and told her that I was not comfortable banning her, so I just asked her to deal with the injustice, as we adults often must do, and she would soon be back in business. I saved her quarantined comments, and will release them now. What harm?

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A new old post

Dear readers,

Immediately below is one of the finest posts ever put together for this blog, actually a book that Tyrone McCloskey had written and then allowed us to publish. I am not going to publish anything of my own for a while, and while glancing over JFKTV this morning thought, man, this is good writing.

If you’ve never read it before, read it now. If you have read it before, follow me in reading it again. It is long … and gripping.

And Merry Christmas to all who support, write, comment, sneer at, criticize and critique POM. We need you all. Well, maybe not the sneering.

Discussion threads

I have instituted a number of bans on commenters. Please take time to read this, especially if you are one of the ones affected.

In the commenting policy you will note that bans are not permanent. I will lift all bans on January 1, 2019, with the following caveat: There are no longer “comment threads.” Instead, we will have “discussion threads.” The rules are simple: Be firm, fervent, thoughtful and polite.

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A multi-faced universe

See post script below. And fir the recird, Faye and B Muller are two differnet people. I have seen proof, and anyway should not have said that. It’s the Internet. No one is who they claim to be. 

I have received confirmation from Maarten, Tyrone and Steve that they wish to continue to appear on the masthead here, and I am grateful for that as I respect them all. None of them write in such volume as I do, but that’s not a problem, as quality is key, not quantity. I like to keep fresh material coming. Annette is merely going to be removed from the sidebar as she has only one article and no others in the works. She is welcome here and retains all privileges, and she knows this. Kevin has opted out but knows he is welcome here. He is an interesting man, even predictably unpredictable.

Sometime, not today, I have to get into the programming behind the blog to make changes, so Gaia, Kevin and Annette will linger for a while. It’s a time-consuming thing to make the changes, and I don’t like that kind of stuff.

I felt I should not answer Gaia’s screed below, an unpleasant attack complete with scarecrows and false homage to the others here as a means of attacking me. I won’t. But last night I had an interesting, possibly false, insight. Gaia worked for a while over at Fakeologist but had a falling out and left in a huff. I don’t know if he was booted or left of his own accord, as he did here. What intrigued me most was that his reason for leaving had to do with a run-in with a German woman, Faye.

I had my own run-in with Faye, a long interview that was constantly interrupted by static interference, so much so that it was garbled and useless. I complained about that and was told I needed a better quality microphone, my fault, AB said. Uncertain but unconvinced, I let it go, and in fact even tentatively agreed to another interview, but backed away when Faye insinuated elsewhere that my meeting a certain character named Miles Mathis was a lie.  It may be that the man I met was an actor, but I bristled that she would impugn my character like that. We all have egos, even me it seems.

This is the Internet and crap like that goes on everywhere. Egos are monstrous, narcissism all about. I normally try to keep my own in check. So it wasn’t any great force of ME ME ME that made me decide to avoid Faye. It was just a rational decision. She’s got an agenda, and I want no part of it. I don’t know what the agenda is, but it is somehow affected by Miles Mathis. She either works for “him” as controlled opposition, or is a bit obsessed. In either case, enough of Faye.

Gaia went off on me and did his great storm out supposedly over a host of sins on my part, his own ego unhinged. The thing that struck me last night, however, was that it was triggered by a German woman, B.Müller. My face and palm sought each other out, and I had a good laugh. B.Müller = Faye.

I contacted B.Müller after the Gaia eruption, and as part of the communication asked her if she used other names in other venues. She wrote back that she is used to being attacked, but did not answer the question. That was odd. I have received considerable background pressure to evict her, as her manners upset people. One commenter even suggested that B Muller = MM. Another, Ryan T., suggested to her that her Germanic English is inconsistent, and that she wears a mask.

As my face met my palm, I realized that she was miffed that I refused a second interview, and so came at me from a new direction. She has never been straightforward.

That’s my take, subject as always to a dose of reality. This is just a blog. I am just a guy who likes to write and argue. Sometimes I get it right, sometimes not. I work hard to keep my opinions in the self-correcting mode, and will happily admit error here if that needs to be done. They will have to contact me privately, however, as they are now banned. (Feel the power!) The problem with Faye = B Muller is that Gaia would most likely be in on the scam, which would make Gaia a plant, sent here to disrupt. He would not be the first.

Here is an interesting few paragraphs from Gaia’s someone’s blog, Questioning Our Reality, brought to my attention by SVolpetti. It is titled Why Did Gaia Become Pagan … . It’s not proof, or even good evidence of anything. It is just an odd thing to write (see post script below):

I recently was asked on Discord why Gaia decided to become a Pagan? It’s a good question in this scene. Gaia of course admits his grandfather is a Freemason. That’s fine but he won’t admit he’s a Freemason. He does this on purpose if you ask him. He will volunteer his grandfather as the Mason but deny him or his father were Masons. He will tell you his dad worked with the World Wildlife Fund, a globalist organization that takes money to protect wildlife.

Gaia admits to performing magic so it wouldn’t rain on his wedding day in Colombia but won’t tell you he’s in the craft. Of course this leads straight to Gaia’s role as controlled opposition. Through his connections in Freemasonry he is able to become a controlled opposition Geologist. He writes at Piece of Mindful, a website known for promoting crazy ideas like Dallas Goldbug/Ed Chiarini material about celebrities playing politicians.

On top of being a Geologist, Gaia admits to working on creating Wikipedia Pages on Wikipedia. This is another spook job he has where he gets to write for Wikipedia. So whether he’s controlled opposition writing for piece of mindful, writing for wikipedia or being a Geologist, this Gaia character has some shady dealings. A Geologist alone is a red flag as they are known for fabricating history of the earth, especially dinosaurs. This guy will not waver on saying dinosaurs are real on top of promoting Evolution as real on HoaxBusterscall.com out of all places.

I want to know can I get Gaia out of Freemasonry and away from paganism? I don’t know if its possible. It seems like Gaia is addicted to magic and being a Freemason. Also it’s providing his pay for most of these gigs he’s got going on here on the internet. Geology is his biggest problem as he is part of being a wizard playing tricks on the public about dinosaurs existing which is fucked up.

This was written on December 9, well in advance of his run-in with Faye/Muller. He has no problem taking a shot at me even as he played nicey here. So while I don’t know what it all means, he is two-faced. For that reason alone, Gaia is gone by my wishes in addition to his own. So too is his work, which I didn’t care for anyway. So is B.Müller. I await their reincarnation, maybe next as two Jewish Ukrainians.

It’s the internet. I wish people would limit themselves to two faces. I never know when commenters appear out of the blue who they really are. I don’t know if their attitude is merely playful, drunk, or malicious. Most often, I don’t care. But this encounter I take personally. Fare thee well, Gaia, B.Müller and your many, many faces. None of them are to my liking.

PS: Gaia at one time wanted to take the blog down the Holocaust road, the kiss of death. I never edited a word,  but suggested to him that he should let readers draw their own inferences, but otherwise avoid making direct statements. I think it odd now that he did not know that the Holocaust is a third rail, and am wondering if that was deliberate. 

PS: The words quoted above, pardon my confusion, were written about Gaia, and not by him. The blog Questioning our Reality is apparently anomalous, and whoever writes it was taking a shot at Gaia. Gaia’s blog is Gaia’s Sphere.

The rule of sevens

Many years ago I read a book, at 881 pages a tome, called The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money and Power (1990), by Daniel Yergin, a high-powered author. I was very impressed by the book, which is why I have it sitting in front of me right now.

When I read The Prize, I was not aware that tracts like that are heavily censored – that is, it is the official history of the oil industry, not the real one, which is secret.  Another book I still have on hand, Tragedy and Hope by Carroll Quigley, is similar in that we are told it is an uncensored history of Europe and the U.S. It was heavily censored, but allowed to go on sale behind the illusion that powerful people objected to it. That way, people are more inclined to believe in it.

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Climate science and the myth of renewable energy

Below the fold here is a 45-minute video supplied by Gaia that I watched a couple of times. The speaker is Steve Goreham of a group called Friends of Science. It is the first I have heard of either, and kind of chuckled at the name “Goreham” as this guy is smooth, very very smooth, even more so than Al Gore.

The data behind the presentation is impressive. As a non-scientist, I can only say that I was moved but not qualified to pass judgment on this other than to ask for your views.

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My Sunday morning … wasted efforts and ramblings

Martin Sheen flipped

A reader suggested that I take a look at Charlie Sheen as being a Matt Damon Batch member, and I didn’t have to look long. There are certain characteristics that immediately jump out at me, among them the part on the left side of the head, the square jaw, and what has to be considered ruggedly handsome features of leading man quality.

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A revealing article from a sports journalist

I am a sort-of baseball fan, one who used to be a real fan. The team I chose to brand on was the Cincinnati Reds. They are falling off the map. If the Major Leagues were formed today, that  city would have, at best, a AAA franchise.

The Atlanta Braves inspired a bumper sticker years ago that said “Bring professional baseball to Atlanta.” Cincinnati now inspires such a sentiment.  Its teams have been moribund, dreadful, boring, its managers uninspired and behind the times. The reason, I am told, or at least assume, is that this is a small market team doing all it can afford to do.

So this article by Steve Mancuso opened my eyes. Starting with the assumption that the Reds have to trade some viable young prospects in lieu of paying outright for proven talent, Mancuso took me on a ride.

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Jason Batchman

I cannot believe that I have watched this guy over the years and only now realized he is a Bokanovsky Brat – Jason Bateman. It is late and I don’t want to go through the whole process of making a Gif, so maybe just a face chop will do it. It is not precise, as the others have been, but the thing that grabs me, as always, is the hairline.

 

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