Posted on April 12, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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Stuff discussed in order of appearance: News Weasels with Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60X0HTK_5-c Muh Russiagate: https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/14/the-secret-history-of-the-russian-consulate-in-san-francisco-putin-trump-spies-moscow/ I think there’s a bit about Scottish history but I can’t track it down.
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Politics, Social Commentary, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Anthony Cumia, Foreign Affairs, Media, News, Russia, TACS
Posted on March 14, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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As they clamor for influence they seem to forget that they do actually influence. Give me your thoughts. Sources
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Social Commentary, Technology, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: China, Coronavirus, COVID19, Elderly, Italy, Media, Media Hype, Panic, Panicked Buying, Sean Hannity, Shortages, Supply Lines, Tim Pool
Posted on February 28, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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Note (I repeated a factoid from another YouTuber (CoffeeTalk) “bird flu has 98% or so survival rate) I was unable to confirm this via Google. All I got was survival rate of the virus strains in Korea not of people. I did find… Continue Reading “TFS 22 – Coronavirus, Kvass, and Carolina Living”
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Politics, Psychology, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Alternative Media, Beer, China, CoffeeTalk, Coronavirus, Economics, GDP, Kvass, Media, Russia, South Carolina, Stock Market, YouTubers
Posted on January 28, 2020
by Alex V. Weir
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“All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.” Is a rather famous aphorism. But how do you know that you are a good man? How do you know what you should do? I use this aphorism and… Continue Reading “The Importance of Principle”
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Philosophy, Politics, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing., Discipline, Ethics, Foreign Policy, Freedom, Human Rights, Media, Principle, Public Discourse, Security, Thumos
Posted on June 15, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
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I’m basically shadowboxing Steven Crowder to make my points about public discourse. Please take my points with a grain of salt and watch Steven’s videos to form your own opinion. Not trying to be patronizing by stating the obvious. I just want it understood… Continue Reading “Rhetoric vs Reality – My Media Philosophy (Vlog)”
Posted on April 18, 2019
by Alex V. Weir
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Zoologists and climatologists have challenged the narrative portrayed by the new Netflix documentary ‘Our Planet.’ This documentary tied walruses jumping to their deaths to global warming without giving due consideration to alternative explanations. This very much seems to be a case of… Continue Reading “Sensationalism Buries Flint and Hampers Environmentalism (Vlog)”
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Environment, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Commentary, The Fractal Journal, UncategorizedTags: Climate, Documentaries, Flint, Flint Michigan, Global Warming, Media, NetFlix, News, Nitrification, Our Planet, Propoganda, Sensationalism, Walrus, Walruses, Water
Posted on September 9, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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Public discourse is vital to a free and open society. Effective public discourse faces many challenges. One such challenge is Pundits Disease – moralizing about pet issues from a high tower. Pundits and commentators whether mainstream or independent tend to be removed from direct… Continue Reading “Fractal Radio | Episode 19 – Pundits Disease”
Category: Philosophy, UncategorizedTags: Commentators, Current Events, Ideas, Media, News, Politics, Pundits, Talking Heads, Trends, Vlogs
Posted on March 11, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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The video below comes from ‘The Knife Media’ which seems to be taking a step in the right direction. They use a fairly good grasp of logical fallacies to point out the misleading tactics of big media companies and influential personalities. Their journalistic chops… Continue Reading “A Good Sign?”
Posted on February 17, 2018
by Alex V. Weir
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We have to judge the quality of our citizens by the quality of their ideas. There is such a thing as truth. If we want to find it we need to stop constantly psychoanalyzing each other. Facts and concepts are the meat and potatoes,… Continue Reading “TFJ Vlogs – Methods and Madness in Blue”
TFS 35 – Cumia on Media, “Strange Activities”, and Rambles
Posted on April 12, 2020 by Alex V. Weir
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Stuff discussed in order of appearance: News Weasels with Books: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60X0HTK_5-c Muh Russiagate: https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/12/14/the-secret-history-of-the-russian-consulate-in-san-francisco-putin-trump-spies-moscow/ I think there’s a bit about Scottish history but I can’t track it down.
Category: Alex Weir, Current Events, Politics, Social Commentary, Uncategorized, VlogTags: Anthony Cumia, Foreign Affairs, Media, News, Russia, TACS