BlogHide Resteemsguidaboni (35)in wikileaks • 6 years agoA Reading of Suzie Dawson's 'Freeing Julian Assange, Pt. 2'In Part 2 of her multi-part investigative series, ‘Freeing Julian Assange’ , Suzie delves into where the smears come from that Wikileaks has been a tool or collaborator with both Donald Trump and…guidaboni (35)in wikileaks • 6 years agoA Reading of Suzie Dawson's 'Freeing Julian Assange, Pt. 1'A lot has been written and said about Julian Assange and Wikileaks during these past eight years or so, while Assange has been essentially on the run from the U.S. deep state and its complicit…guidaboni (35)in politics • 6 years agoThe Politician Who Sat by the Door: a FantasyA basic truth. Everybody needs some kind of job in this world. It’s what you have to do to eat and keep a roof over your head (though, these days, we should shamefully admit that not everyone who…guidaboni (35)in politics • 6 years agoICE, Family Separation & Ridicule as a Form of Direct ActionBack in the 60s, during the height of the antiwar movement, one of the dynamics that emerged was a confrontational and anti-authoritarian kind of humor. It was like a constant wave of laughing and…guidaboni (35)in politics • 6 years agoIndependent Media is Messing with the Deep State’s MaskIt's really kind of fascinating. Over the past two years, in the wake of the fraudulent Democratic presidential primary and the subsequent loss of Hilary Clinton to a racist shady real estate…guidaboni (35)in politics • 6 years agoThe Debate That Wasn’t: Political Correctness and Swinging at PhantomsIt’s interesting. When I make the attempt to examine how my own psyche works, one of the things I consistently find is how much works of art across various disciplines (painting, poetry…guidaboni (35)in socialmedia • 6 years agoSome Foundational Thoughts on FacebookBack in the pre-Facebook days of the early 2000s, I was living in Somerville, Massachusetts. It’s one of those dingy mid-20th century looking towns set on the edge of a more important city, that…guidaboni (35)in blog • 6 years agoThe Trouble with TV News: Why the Press Sucks So Bad, Pt. 3When the U.S. invaded Iraq in the Spring of 2003, I was working as a writer at a large financial services company, a refugee from a dot-com that flamed out when the first Internet bubble burst in…guidaboni (35)in media • 6 years agoWhy the Press Sucks So Bad, Part 2Alright, I recently published a piece (admittedly, broad in scope) about the evolution of the press in the U.S. I wanted to lay down some foundational information as a way of getting to a…guidaboni (35)in politics • 7 years agoCan You Hear the War Drums Pounding? Do You Know What They Mean?The war drums, which have been set on continuous repeat in this country since 1941, are getting louder. But they’ve been playing for so long now, we’ve gotten used to them. They’ve become like the…guidaboni (35)in politics • 7 years agoWhy the Press Sucks So Bad, Part 1Going back a few years, I was helping take care of a North Carolina bookstore for an ailing owner. Days were often quiet. It was a small place, easy to miss, not much foot traffic. So I read a lot.…guidaboni (35)in workercoops • 7 years agoCooperation Jackson or How to Get Out of Analysis Paralysis PoliticsIf you’ve watched or attended speeches by a political intellectual of one stripe or another — could be Noam Chomsky , could be Samuel Goldman , could be Naomi Klein , could be Andrew…guidaboni (35)in politics • 7 years agoCan we talk about killing?Can we talk about killing? As citizens of the United States, we live in a culture that sends people and weapons around the world to other cultures to kill people. We send people to kill people.…guidaboni (35)in inntroducemyself • 7 years agoIntroducing myselfHi Steemers, It’s always bothered me the way many journalists and critics tend to write. Omissions of context. Bold assertions without factual backup or even an explanation of their line of…