An impressive look at our assumptions about Mainstream Media sources versus the new burgeoning superstars. “The term “mainstream media” has long been used to refer to established journalism outlets in the United States. In recent years, it has also been used in a more critical context, including by former President Donald Trump, other politicians and members of the media… Read More The Fall of the Mainstream Media? By What Metric?
A self-identified socialist priest, Helder Pessoa Câmara (1909 – 1999) was an advocate of liberation theology. He did social and political work for “human rights and democracy”. Câmara preached for a church closer to the disfavoured people . But that’s only part of his lies story…(more in the video). Get the film Benedict XVI and Liberation Theology National… Read More You May Know This Man
Ireland. So, you asked me,“Where’s it going?” Well, it’s pretty dark… Evil, in a strange way, brings us together, forces us to discover strands of commonality and fellowship in our seemingly divergent cultures. When I was growing up, the particularities of my homeland, Ireland seemed to function as a barrier to connections with other places.… Read More Explaining the Cycle of Ireland’s Constant Destruction. John Waters.
“The visionary chemist Sidney Gottlieb was the CIA’s master magician and gentlehearted torturer – the agency’s “poisoner in chief.” As head of the MK-ULTRA mind control project, he directed brutal experiments at secret prisons on three continents. He made pills, powders, and potions that could kill or maim without a trace – including some intended… Read More How Evil Thee, Sidney? How Evil We?
Everything is changing. The Medium Is so ubiquitous we often become unaware of it. Which is no small part of the problem. We dwell totally within technological media today and observe it less and less. But (practicing Catholic) Marshall McLuhan saw it clearly and tried to warn us of what was coming — and how… Read More Marshall McLuhan, Prophetic Witness, 1966-7.
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