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<font size="+2" face="Calibri"><i><b>March 27, 2023</b></i></font><font
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<i><font face="Calibri">[ NYT opinion ]</font></i><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font> <font face="Calibri"><b>The Slow
Motion Tidal Wave Consuming Our Economy</b></font><br>
<font face="Calibri">March 27, 2023</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">By Richard Bookstaber</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">Mr. Bookstaber is the author of “A Demon of Our
Own Design,” which in 2007 warned of the coming financial crisis.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">Our economy today has been described variously
as “weird,” “really weird” and “very, very weird.”</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">Weird because this is a yo-yo economy where gas
prices shot up to more than $5 a gallon and then settled back
down. The inflation rate for used cars dropped, then accelerated
at a 40 percent rate before deflating at a record rate. Housing
has gone from boom to bust, then to boom again. Economic
indicators have been described as “a Jackson Pollock painting of
data points and trends.”</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">- -</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">There’s weirdness yet to come, and a lot more
than run-of-the-mill weirdness. We are entering a new epoch of
crisis, a slow-motion tidal wave of risks that will wash over our
economy in the next decades — namely climate change, demographics,
deglobalization and artificial intelligence. Their effects will
range somewhere between economic regime shift and existential
threat to civilization. The risks to the economy, to the stability
of our society and to civilization are enormous if we don’t get
the economic models right for what’s coming....</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">For climate, we already are seeing a glimpse of
what is to come: drought, floods and far more extreme storms than
in the recent past. We saw some of the implications over the past
year, with supply chains broken because rivers were too dry for
shipping and hydroelectric and nuclear power impaired....</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">- -</font><br>
<font face="Calibri">In our time savannas are turning to deserts.
The alternative to the economist’s model is to take a coarse
approach, to be more adaptable — leave some short-term fine tuning
and optimization by the wayside. Our long term might look brighter
if we act like cockroaches. An insect fine tuned for a jungle may
dominate the cockroach in that environment. But once the world
changes and the jungle disappears, it will as well.<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/opinion/economy-economic-models-climate-change-demographics-deglobalization-ai.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/27/opinion/economy-economic-models-climate-change-demographics-deglobalization-ai.html</a></font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ must see/hear this Zoom TED talk -
dangers of our hydrocarbon oligarchy -- 32 min video ]</i><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>Is Democracy Doomed? The Global Fight
for Our Future | Timothy Snyder | TED</b><br>
TED<br>
22.7M subscribers<br>
110,483 views Feb 8, 2023 - #TED #TEDTalks #democracy<br>
If you think democracy is some kind of inevitable, default setting
for the world, then you aren't going to have it for very long,
says historian and author Timothy Snyder. From World War I to the
Russian invasion of Ukraine, Snyder dives into the structures that
uplift and tear down political systems, offering a historical
perspective on the current state of democracy around the world as
well as the patterns of thought that lead to tyranny. Learn more
about a new approach to democracy that could help create and
protect a future of freedom. <br>
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<p><font face="Calibri"> <i>[ "Pots calling the kettle black" --
disinformation battles reach out for confusion. ]</i></font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font> <font face="Calibri"><b>Republican
Rep. Jim Jordan Issues Sweeping Information Requests to
Universities Researching Disinformation</b><br>
In the letters, Jordan asserted that the schools may have
contributed to the Biden administration’s “censorship regime by
advising on so-called misinformation.”<br>
</font><font face="Calibri">by Andrea Bernstein<br>
March 22, 2023<br>
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<font face="Calibri">House Republicans have sent letters to at
least three universities and a think tank requesting a broad
range of documents related to what it says are the institutions'
contributions to the Biden administration’s “censorship regime.”<br>
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The letters are the latest effort by a House subcommittee set up
in January to investigate how the federal government, working
with social media companies, has allegedly been “weaponized” to
silence conservative and right-wing voices. So far, the
committee’s investigations have amplified a variety of dubious,
outright false and highly misleading Republican grievances with
law enforcement, many of them espoused by former President
Donald Trump...</font><br>
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</font><font face="Calibri">Since the 2016 elections, Stanford,
UW, Clemson and others have engaged in research, sometimes in
partnership with social media platforms, government officials
and each other, into ways that disinformation can pose threats
to democracy and how such efforts can be meaningfully countered.
The role of lies and disinformation leading to the Jan. 6 attack
on the Capitol gave increased prominence to their work.<br>
<br>
As ProPublica has previously reported, sustained accusations by
congressional Republicans and right-wing influencers that the
Biden administration is stifling dissent have caused the
administration to back away from its efforts countering
disinformation, including canceling research contracts and
sending messages inside the administration that disinformation
work is too hot to handle.<br>
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Those moves followed a bungled rollout of a clumsily named
“Disinformation Governance Board” to coordinate efforts to
counter what the administration had called “dangerous conspiracy
theories that can provide a gateway to terrorist violence.”
Following criticism, the administration disbanded the board and
accepted the resignation of its executive director, Nina
Jankowicz.<br>
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Jordan has subpoenaed Jankowicz, too. She is scheduled to
testify April 10 and said she will happily testify under oath.<br>
<br>
“This sort of inquiry isn’t something that belongs in the United
States Congress,” said Jankowicz. “But given that this method of
bullying has caused other institutions to fold to Republican
pressure in the past, I fear we may see the blunt force of
congressional committees continue to be used in ways that are in
direct opposition to the safety, security and free expression of
the American people.”<br>
<br>
EPA Asks for More Public Input on Asbestos After ProPublica and
Others Reveal New Information<br>
Stanford did not answer a question about whether it stood by its
research or make its researchers, the Stanford Internet
Observatory’s Alex Stamos or Renee DiResta, available for
comment. The university referred ProPublica to an online fact
sheet addressing “inaccurate and misleading claims” made in the
congressional testimony about Stanford’s “projects to analyze
rumors and narratives on social media relating to U.S. elections
and the coronavirus.” The German Marshall fund said it was
working to address the request and Clemson University’s media
relations department did not respond to requests for comment.<br>
<br>
The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public
issued a statement that said “We’re incredibly proud of our
work,” adding that “some of the projects CIP researchers have
contributed to have become the subject of false claims and
criticism that mischaracterizes our work, a tactic that peer
researchers in this space are also experiencing.” The statement
did not specifically address the House requests.<br>
<br>
A university spokesperson, Victor Balta, said in an email, “The
UW stands behind this important research aiming to resist
strategic misinformation and strengthen our discourse. We have
received a request for documents and information, and a response
is in progress.”<br>
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<font face="Calibri"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.propublica.org/article/jim-jordan-information-requests-universities-disinformation">https://www.propublica.org/article/jim-jordan-information-requests-universities-disinformation</a></font>
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<font face="Calibri"><i>[ Rebecca Solnit interview Video 70 min ]</i><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>An Evening with Rebecca Solnit- An
energizing case for hope about the climate</b><br>
Fundraiser<br>
Commonwealth Club of California<br>
Mar 26, 2023 SAN FRANCISCO<br>
Called “the voice of the resistance” by The New York Times,
writer, historian and activist Rebecca Solnit, the author of 20
books on feminism, western and indigenous history, popular power,
social change and insurrection, hope and disaster, and most
recently Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to
Possibility, will discuss her view that the future will be decided
by whether we act in the present—and she says we must act—to
counter institutional inertia, fossil fuel interests, and
political obstinacy.<br>
<br>
Guided by her typical clear-eyed wisdom, Rebecca Solnit will lead
our audience from discouragement to possibilities, from climate
despair to climate hope. Solnit will be joined by co-editor and
climate activist Thelma Young Lutunatabua and native Fijian Fenton
Lutunatabua (participating virtually), calling on us to rise to
the moment with the benefit of indigenous wisdom and by telling
new stories.<br>
<br>
In association with Bioneers 2023.<br>
March 22, 2023<br>
Rebecca Solnit, Author, Not Too Late, Changing the Climate Story
from Despair to Possibility<br>
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<i><font face="Calibri">[ "Elite Panic" -- with lots of video clips,
cultural commentary - video 24 min ]</font></i> <br>
<font face="Calibri"><b>Who We Really Are... When Everything Goes
Wrong</b></font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> About this video:</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> Are we made to take care of each other? Or is
it everyone for themselves? </font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> Sources:</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> Thomas Hobbes – Leviathan: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://amzn.to/3p8k6s0">https://amzn.to/3p8k6s0</a>
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<font face="Calibri"> Rebecca Solnit – A Paradise Built in Hell: <a
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<font face="Calibri"> Rebecca Solnit – Hope in the Dark: <a
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<font face="Calibri"> Rutger Bregman – Humankind: A Hopeful History:
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<font face="Calibri"> Rutger Bregman – Utopia for Realists: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://amzn.to/2LSIaAH">https://amzn.to/2LSIaAH</a>
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<font face="Calibri"> Viktor Frankl – Man’s Search for Meaning: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://amzn.to/3nzq709">https://amzn.to/3nzq709</a>
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<font face="Calibri"> </font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> Media included:</font><br>
<font face="Calibri"> 2012; Blade Runner 2049; Chernobyl; Children
of Men; Cloud Atlas; Contagion; Deepwater Horizon; Detroit;
Dunkirk; Earthquake; Elysium; Hacksaw Ridge; Hours; Independence
Day; Joker; Mad Max 2; Men in Black; Only the Brave; Schindler’s
List; Stronger; Sully; The 33; The Book of Eli; The Dark Knight;
The Day After Tomorrow; The Impossible; The Pianist; The Purge;
The Purge: Anarchy; The Road; The Rover; Tomorrowland; V for
Vendetta; War of the Worlds; When the Levees Broke; World Trade
Center; World War Z</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri"> <i>[The news archive - looking back at facing
misinformationists ]</i><br>
<font size="+2"><i><b>March 27, 2007</b></i></font> <br>
March 27, 2007: In a post on CallingAllWingnuts.com about a recent
confrontation with Competitive Enterprise Institute honcho Myron
Ebell, blogger Mike Stark observes:<br>
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<blockquote><font face="Calibri">"Upon reflection, I really think
there are a couple of lessons for progressives to be found in
this five minute exchange.</font><br>
<br>
<font face="Calibri">"First of all, when arguing with somebody
that either has no credibility or is not arguing a credible
position, don't donate the credibility they need to be seen as
your equal."</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">"You see, by calling his credibility into
question immediately - and not letting him up for air - well,
I've got no proof, but I really think that everyone in the room
knew that Mr. Ebell had been bettered. When we ask policy or
science questions of these charlatans, we give the impression
that we care what they think. We don't. We know they are rank
liars, we're just wondering if they'll be able to spin a
sufficient answer. But these guys get millions of dollars a year
from the largest corporate titans precisely because they have
the skill to ink up the issue. Why let them show off?</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">"Secondly, don't go out of your way to be
nice or polite. Hell, I won't afford these profit-gandists any
respect on my blog, why the hell should I do it face to face? A
large part of their professional career derives from their
ability to mock me and the things I believe in. The Competitive
Enterprise Institute once liked global warming to 'being invaded
by space aliens' for example. By addressing these people with
the indignant scorn they deserve, you project the moral
superiority of your position. To many times it seems that
Democratic and progressive pundits are more interested in being
our opponents' friends than we are in vigorously arguing the
issues. In this media environment - when equal time is given to
global warming deniers... well, we just can't afford the small
talk.</font><br>
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<font face="Calibri">"In the end, these guys are not good people.
This isn't a case of principled people disagreeing. At this
point in the global warming debate, the only principled
disagreements to be had revolve around what we should be doing
to address the crisis. The Myron Ebells of the world - the
die-hard denialists... well, we need to move them off the stage
by marginalizing them at every opportunity."</font><br>
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