Translation: Active Measures Demoralization: Can you trust America’s most trusted news channel..? Destabilization: A little anarchy in the streets. Crisis: Terror. Confusion. Fear. Normalization: Deus ex machina. Manufactured chaos resolves, embrace the savior apparatchik. Why send troops where “journalists” will suffice?
Always had a soft spot for William Seward Burroughs’ Words of Advice For Young People – perhaps it’s a bit dyspeptic, but there is some wisdom to be had. Further observations on what may not be immediately apparent for some: Never give your money to a beggar. You can’t help a parasite who refuses to [...]
When we’re unnerved by an unsavory caricature, our minds race; we’re vigilant; we’re arguing internally against the stereotype; denying its relevance; disparaging anyone who would use such a stereotype; pitying ourselves; trying to be stoic. In short, we’re doing everything except high level thinking—the kind that leads to academic excellence. We’ve channeled our limited cognitive [...]
Objective: Obtain subject confidence pursuant to operations which require passive manipulation of subject. Process: Emphasize shared traits considered important to self-identification Conflate desirable traits (actionable traits – generosity, sense of duty, et cetera) with subject Test to confirm established rapport Laymen’s Terms: You emphasize all the things you have in common to win acceptance with [...]
If human beings were shown what they’re really like, they’d either kill one another as vermin, or hang themselves. – Aldous Huxley
Life in a city is inherently chaotic – granted, there are laws which govern how everything behaves and, given enough information, it would be possible to simulate every possible scenario and discern what’s happening from the quanta in an electron which composes a polymer in the plastic seat your ass is parked in to the [...]
A former Navy man describes (with a certain amount of insubordinate glee) a singular commonality of treatment in relations between officers and enlisted men: At any time and for pretty much any reason, you could challenge anyone else and he would have to explain what he was doing. Makes perfect sense – if no one [...]
Automation does not remove humans but tends to redefine their roles: operators become concerned with maintenance, repair and higher level supervisory control and decision making. Sociological and memetic organisms supplant individual consciousness. Operators relegated to central control roomsCase in Point: 1977 NYC Blackout Indirect Information Operator followed prescribed procedures But electrical system was brought to [...]
Interview questions span the intractable, the thoughtless, and the inane – test some skills to find out if a candidate can do the job… the interview only tests patience and personality. Human Resources Drone versus The Operator How would you move Mt. Fuji? Subcontract fissible material disposal to a third-rate Ukrainian outfit after bribing officials [...]
WallsTableShadows and catsGreen eyesMany eyesMillionfold eyesThe womanNervous scattered cravingsInflamed lifeSwollen lampsDancing shadowLittle shadowGreat shadowTHE SHADOWOh—the leap over the shadowIt tortures [me] this shadowIt martyrs [me] this shadowIt devours me this shadowWhat desires this shadowCocainOutcryAnimalsBloodAlcoholPains – Kokain by Sebastian Drostefrom Empire of Ecstasy You can probably survive for: a week without food, a few days without [...]
