We’re Doing This To Ourselves

Up to this point, the majority of these posts have generally been a recount of information with a lack of personal input. This entry is different as I provide a small section of my personal notes over the past four years or so. Spinning off my previous post of Russian Disinformation (of which you shouldContinue reading “We’re Doing This To Ourselves”

Did You Know? Russian Disinformation

Russia Disinformation. The KGB actually had a Department D (D for Dezinformatsiya) that was organized for the strategic purpose of spreading disinformation. They forged documents of fake U.S. misdeeds and plans which were conveniently “found” by other governments and official gossip channels (similar to our news here in the U.S.). Very detailed were these fabricationsContinue reading “Did You Know? Russian Disinformation”

Fun Fact: Gibraltar

The Rock of Gibraltar. As a British Territory (since 1713), Gibraltar sits on a small peninsula on the southern portion of Spain. It is now a popular tourist site that contains the only wild monkey population on the European continent. Interesting enough, these Barbary Macaques monkeys are not originally from this area. As their nameContinue reading “Fun Fact: Gibraltar”

Disgression on Columbus Day

After taking a brief stroll through the tumultuous toxic trolling traffic machine that is Twitter, I unfortunately was sucked into a Columbus Day discussion (Only reading, I was not a fool who commented back and forth with a bot). I will not attempt to define the word “discussion” in our modern vernacular here but IContinue reading “Disgression on Columbus Day”

Moving Forward

The definition of fundamental is: forming a necessary base or core; of central importance. If reading is fundamental, then it is necessary and important. In a world where everybody wants to be a “know it all” by commenting, spewing (dis/mis)information, and hashtagging clapbacks, we actually see a heightened level of laziness fueled by an easeContinue reading “Moving Forward”