NO, NOT AN ECLIPSE…

Published April 14, 2024 by Nan Mykel

DO YOU REMEMBER ? It was recently mentioned that the U.S. military has an agreement with a private corporation (Lake City Army Ammunition Plant in Missouri) dating back to 1941 to supply ammunition or guns when needed, and this particular company has recently been a source for several AK 47’s in private hands being used in mass shootings in the U.S. At one point President Biden determined to sever the connection, but opposition apparently stalled that intent.

The AK-47 is the deadliest weapon ever built, on the whole. Its kill count even tops nuclear weapons in sheer numbers (https://www.military.com), and although illegal, you can still buy a fully automatic AK-47. But when more ammunition or guns are needed by the Army, they become rapidly available via this US-owned, contracted-out enterprise. Check me out on Google–it is rather complicated.

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The comparison I’m making is between facilitating a potentially dangerous enterprise for the country and extending almost limitless power to Elon Musk and his giant for-profit space enterprise, with the backing of NASA. It just occurred to me how much power his outfit will have over…earthlings?

Over the internet I was mistaken for a company, and received an advertisement from someone to make my computer connections work with less interference. With that, I realized who holds the cards in this, our self-made card game. I hate to mention it, but Mr. Musk does not appear to be a very nice man. (And A.I. is on the loose).

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Tell me I’m mistaken….

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ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE

We survived the eclipse, way out in Ohio. More anon.

I WON’T REPEAT THE NEWS OF THE DAY, BUT…

Published June 24, 2022 by Nan Mykel

Heaven forbid, what threat is being held over our Attorney

General’s head? Whether you believe or not, pray.

Love, Nan

Fear Used to Promote Aggression — Read in theConversation.com

Published March 20, 2019 by Nan Mykel

Demagogues have always used fear for intimidation of the subordinates or enemies, and shepherding the tribe by the leaders. Fear is a very strong tool that can blur humans’ logic and change their behavior.

When ideologies manage to get hold of our fear circuitry, we often regress to illogical, tribal and aggressive human animals, becoming weapons ourselves – weapons that politicians use for their own agenda.

From a psychiatrist and neuroscientist specializing in fear and trauma, who has some evidence-based thoughts on how fear is abused in politics: theconversation.com

The politics of fear: How it manipulates us to tribalism

Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University

Fear, a psychiatrist writes, has roots deep within the human psyche, and demagogues have long exploited the emotion. In today’s world, it’s important to know the dangers of that exploitation

Scary Things Not Mentioned

Published March 15, 2019 by Nan Mykel

It’s frightening how the media seems afraid of scaring the public with mention of climate change–I’ve never heard that word mentioned on internet weather forecasts, and Trump’s threat about his access to rough people, bikers and the military feels equal to his pulling his mask off; and I see no mention of it this morning on the internet. Are they trying to figure how to respond without frightening the pants off everyone but the rough followers, the bikers and the military?