Category Archives: rage against the machine

MeWe also believes Russia done it – omfg

WTF! Mark Weinstein of MeWe is playing that ludicrous Russia card, too! I think this company of theirs is not grounded in reality. This is not his first time playing that crying violin about Russia. He must have inside information that nobody else has been able to find.

I also saw MeWe on Twitter bashing a competitor with decent intentions, Ello, by saying it was hype, and nothing more.

I hate to see that social network being run with a childish attitude. It makes me think the whole operation is a crock. MeWe’s claim to greatness is several awards that nobody has ever heard of. Also, I don’t see a revenue model there. None of the paid services that are said to float the boat are worth paying for.


Mark Weinstein – Admin (16 June 2018):

Awesome MeWe members,

If you have a quick 6 minutes, please enjoy this video of my BBC interview in Europe this week. Flew to London for the interview, which was broadcast live from their studios throughout Europe.

MeWe is receiving worldwide recognition as the true competitor to Facebook – and of course MeWe is BETTER! MeWe has No ads, No spyware, No BS, No content manipulation, and No Russians paying to show you fake news. We’re here to serve you, not sell your data.

With MeWe, you see everything from your friends and groups in true timeline order. There’s nothing messing with your politics or tricking you into clicking on ads. Available worldwide in 8 languages, MeWe is social done right.

Cheers everyone – please share this interview with your friends and on any of your other social channels too. This is our time.

Go MeWe!

Screenshot-2018-6-16MeWe

 

el poder de la palabra

Some big companies have good people running the social media. dictionary.com and merriam-webster wield words like a sword on Twitter and handle people who need handling with loads of sass and humor. I love that. It reminds me of good poetry: lots of meaning wrapped up in few words.

I saw Netflix go after somebody who was complaining about the confusion of gender roles and identities after Netflix posted a pic. The Netflix response was something like, “Do you realize that is Jennifer Lopez?” That was a master stroke of economy of words and skilled humiliation. Loved it.

#thingsilike

toast

Instead of making fun of some bishop at a wedding, I’ll put on some George Harrison and post a picture of toast.

#edifying #topbrownonly

mouse-o-matic

I like it when a website interferes with a right click to make copy/paste harder, yet CTL+C and CTL+V (or middle click) still work fine.

Mi MO

Other people handle issues better than I, so I do my thing, often using satire, irony, repartee, etc. Mad Magazine like. If someone labels me frivolous or fatiguing, I’ve done my job.

Lo hago con amor.

morology

Today’s wordnik “word of the day” is morology.

Leading to:

I might watch the State of the Union address this Tuesday. I’ve rarely done that since Nixon.

https://www.wordnik.com/words/morology

investigative journalist robert parry died saturday

Born June 24, 1949 – died January 27, 2018.

I admired him greatly. He is one of the great ones. Since 1995, his website has been an Internet beacon.

From an e-mail I got from the site today:

Robert Parry, editor and publisher of Consortiumnews.com, died peacefully Saturday evening. In this tribute, his son Nat Parry describes Robert’s unwavering commitment to independent journalism.

https://consortiumnews.com/2018/01/28/robert-parrys-legacy-and-the-future-of-consortiumnews/

His Wikipedia page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Parry_(journalist)

telesur

The ones under duress, I just make ’em my faves.

#telesur

the perfect christmas gift

The perfect Christmas gift?  A book by Sarah Palin about Christmas.  I feel closer to God already!  :-p  I would indeed shout “Oh God!” if someone gave it to me.  Now, if I could just get that Ronald Reagan autobiography…

This article by Barry Lynn (Americans United) about her book made me chuckle.

season’s greetings – happy holidays

Just ramping up for my own little War on Christmas.   😈