I often think about how legacy news is normalized as authoritative despite many of its gross errors and it’s probably, at least in part, due to associations with other perceived “authoritative” institutions, businesses and traits. For instance, Freud believed we associate height with authority. I think he was right. Many times I’ve met people in person and they’d say, “you’re so much shorter than I’d envisioned!” So, do we associate airports with authority? Are they hubs for corporate media propaganda? And...Why the heck is CNBC the brand of the snack shop?!
Carla the chicken joined us for spaghetti dinner and I was shocked by how much she liked it. I looked it up and apparently spaghetti is a chicken favorite. Carla is technically not allowed at the dinner table so don’t tell Lynn. 🤫
Trump’s executive order protecting glyphosate (which RFK Jr supports) is such a perfect example of how the American political system works, and one of the main reasons I became a farmer. Bayer (which acquired Monsanto in 2018) is getting sued into oblivion over claims glyphosate causes cancer, to the extent they’re paying out billions in losses and facing the real possibility of going bankrupt. Then all of a sudden, states like Georgia pass laws protecting glyphosate manufacturers from liability and the President passes a similar executive order in the name of national defense. Is this timing a coincidence? The big corporations in this country have direct influence on politicians in a way the average American can never compete - that is, unless we leave their system. We must go direct with farmers who use the kind of methods we want for our dinner. Even if we ban glyphosate, there are plenty of worse (yes, hard to believe!) chemicals waiting to take its place. There is no way out ...
