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1- We admitted that we were corporate Newsaholics and that our bias had become unmanageable.
2- Came to believe that a power greater than bias - called critical thinking - could restore us to sanity.
3- Made a decision to turn over our intentional blatant propaganda and less obvious lazy echo chambers to the care of critical thinking.
4- Made a searching and fearless inventory of the fake news we've produced.
5- Admitted to Twitter, to ourselves, and to Joe Rogan the exact nature of our disinformation, a word we commonly save for those questioning establishment narratives but rarely use for ourselves.
6- Were entirely ready to release our defects of news judgment which include but aren't limited to the following: group think, hubris, moral crusading, identitarianism, lack of time and resources, fear of independent journalism, post-Trump derangement syndrome, character defamation of outsiders, unquestioning trust of bureaucratic sources, regurgitating wires, and basic unresearched stupidity.
7- Humbly returned to a teleprompter, website or social media platform to see where we've removed our shortcomings without alerting anyone so as to paint an illusion that we are trustworthy when in fact we regularly make mistakes.
8- Made a list of persons, issues, and freedoms we've harmed - and became willing to make amends to them all.
9- Made direct amends to such people, issues and freedoms - especially those we've mislabeled conspiracy theorist, misinformation, or extremist in an effort to use our corporate power to silence others.
10- Continued to take personal inventory, and when we were wrong, promptly admitted that we repeat the false presumptions of our peers because it's safer than getting kicked off YouTube for telling the truth.
11- Sought through critical thinking to improve our capacity for truth wherever it may lead, seeking knowledge and the fearlessness to report it, even if that means questioning our archetypal public health patriarch, Dr Fauci.
12- Having had an awakening as the result of critical thinking encouraged by historic public distrust in our industry, we tried to carry this message to other corporate TV Newsaholics, and to practice these principles even if the New York Times writes a smear piece.
We are preparing for hurricane season by making sure everyone has solid weather gear. Who needs canned goods, clean water, batteries and a generator when they have ducks dressed in rain coats?
I avoid emergency dental visits during hurricane season by making sure my teeth are strong with the fermented cod liver/concentrated butter oil from Green Pasture which saved me from chronic cavities 15 years ago. It’s good-based nutrition that’s packed with vitamins A, D and K plus anti-inflammatory omega 3s. Use “ALISON” as your promo code at check out for 10% off. https://greenpasture.org/
After a drought this Spring, during which we had to feed our cows an exorbitant amount of hay, we are grateful to be back to Florida’s predictable afternoon thunderstorms even if it means grocery store rain delays.
We bought 3 types of butter recently because I want you to see the difference in color based on the cow’s diet. This is important because there are some loud voices in conventional agriculture that say “calories are calories”, doesn’t matter whether the cow eats donuts or grass. The focus is on volume and production, not on nutritional benefits for the cow and thereby the human.
It’s obvious looking at these three types of butter that more fresh grass equals a darker colored butter. So what does that mean? The darker yellow means more beta carotene. Beta carotene is a precursor to vitamin A, and supports vision along with immune function. I have also read that it protects skin from oxidative stress. Additionally, more fresh grass translates into more vitamin K2 in the butter. K2 is very important for our body’s ability to absorb calcium into bones and teeth, so it does not deposit in soft tissue or arteries.
It’s still important to know your farmer because “Big Food” has ...
Virginia couldn't stop Sterling data center's 24-hour diesel generator use, regulator says - YouTube
Your Driver's License Won't Pass Trump's Voter ID Test - YouTube
I am not on any "side". But I remember when privacy minded folks were against Real ID. Now, some who claim to be privacy minded promote something far worse. Nothing currently in use nationally will satisfy all "requirements". Because nothing in a single form validates both "citizenship" and present primary residency. It will require what some claim to be against. A new Digital ID.
This makes gerrymandering look like fairness. It will cost many citizens more than a poll tax in personal expense. And they'll need more aptitude than a reading test to fully understand it.
