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Susan's avatar

Hey Nate, thank you so much for your forensic investigations and observations, I am so very grateful for your work and the way in which you write! We have a similar situation here in Australia where the two major political parties are neoliberals and pro-genocide to the core, and at times I despair.

I am writing a small journal for my four-year-old granddaughter to read in the future, in case I’m not around to tell her about things that may not always be obvious, and to encourage the empathy she is already displaying. I’ve already quoted you several times in this journal (with articles linked in case they persist), and today the last two paragraphs of your essay just had to go in. If she goes on to read the whole thing one day, all the better!

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Nate Bear's avatar

Wow. I don't know what to say. Thank you so much

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Mike's avatar

Nate . It’s look like you forgot your iq somewhere.! It’s better that people like you will not have access to keyboard. And learn how to research.

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the suck of sorrow's avatar

I am sure that Nate is chastened to be taken to task by a grammarian! Your mix of tenses and punctuation is a masterpiece.

Do buy a subscription so that Nate can continue writing and you can contribute more well-formed comments.

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Nate Bear's avatar

These half baked zios have been on me all day!

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Truth Seeking Missile's avatar

Excellent piece, thank you. So what to do about Google?

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Rock Island's avatar

Drop Google and add DuckDuckGo as your default search engine (it's private and it's free)-- https://duckduckgo.com/?natb=v162-3__

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Ronald S's avatar

DuckDuckGo uses Google search engines. The search results are the same, that should already be a clue.

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Rock Island's avatar

Does DuckDuckGo Search use Google results?

No. DuckDuckGo has no relationship with Google. You may notice content originally from Google, such as YouTube videos, in our search results. Even though Google has a monopoly on access to this content, we are able to get it anonymously via indirect sources. This ensures we still offer quality search results without needing to rely on Google directly for any of it. We also offer an extension for Google Chrome and an app for Android devices, but these are not in partnership with Google – and actually aim to protect you from Google’s online trackers.

https://duckduckgo.com/duckduckgo-help-pages/misconceptions/does-duckduckgo-search-use-google-results/

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the suck of sorrow's avatar

Today is just one of *those* days! A day when the tide of commentary shows that cruelty abounds and you really are an island in a hostile rising and raging ocean.

Comments today in major publications in reply to articles about Gaza, COVID, and the JFK assassination have been numerous and frankly, in my estimation, extremely unhinged. And these articles were of the bog standard right wing bullshit point of view.

I put the source of the craziness down to fear. Fear that the 'facts' instilled by our bettors are not facts at all.

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Redeemed Dissident's avatar

Extraordinary insights -- unsurprising connections & frightening potential conclusions given trajectory, support & ambivalence of the general public while those with nefarious aspirations plod forward unimpeded.

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Rock Island's avatar

Well written and very informative... thank you Nate. Yes, the Ziobots are everywhere-- from MSM, to Google, to Facebook, to the White House.

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S123's avatar

Can you expand on what you mean by “Russian bogeyman?”

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