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Jacinda Ardern Was Wrong on Disinformation at the U.N.
Censorship is not the answer to dis- and misinformation—better education on critical thinking is.
How Many People Are You Willing to Kill to Get Your Way?
Well? Do you have a number? Does Zelensky? Or, as Madeleine Albright once replied to a similar question, "The price is worth it"?
"Better World Is Possible & We Can Help Create It"
Esha Krishnaswamy of Historic.ly on imperialism, communism, Bernie Sanders, Republicans vs Democrats, AOC, and her first impressions of Russia…
"The Absolute Truth"—"a Drive-Through Narrative"
Chay Bowes about propaganda, the Absolute Truth, the conflict in Ukraine, Russophobia, and more.
Bing Chat Just Scared Me
AI makes shit up and tells me I'm confused. Or does she? Implications of Sydney's creative mode on perception of truth, research, public opinion. Reads like Sci-Fi.
Geoffrey Miller: Why New Zealand Is Getting Closer to NATO
NZ inching closer to NATO. By Geoffrey Miller, the Democracy Project’s geopolitical analyst who writes on current New Zealand foreign policy and related geopolitical issues.
"She Knew It Was Gonna Succeed When She Saw the Portaloos Being Installed"
Johnny Miller on working for Iranian Press TV, Portaloos as protest success predictor, coming under Kyiv shelling in Donetsk, children on "kill lists", + much more.
Starting Dialogues
PSA: Update on the progress + introducing Dialogues. Geopolitics and geo-economics. The Salisbury Skripal novichok affair.
"Propaganda at Its Most Innocent"
Why propaganda? How propaganda? and What can you do? Oliver covers provable propaganda in Hollywood & the (predominantly) US media, with examples from Iraq (twice), Syria, Ukraine, & Russiagate. We also touch on modern leadership and Russophobia.
Iranian School Poisonings, Mexican Electoral Reform, Ukraine Narrative | Pick and Roll
We break down the Western media coverage of Iranian school poisonings, Mexican Electoral Institute Reform, and Ukraine narrative changes.
Ukrainian Myths and Myth-Conceptions
Busting myths and misconceptions about Ukraine that are promoted by the propaganda machinery of the Western media, Western politicians, and the Kyiv regime—and offering a more helpful narrative. It's an unthankful job to fight BS, but has to be done.
The LinkIn Lawyer: Unprofessional Network
What's the point of LinkedIn? Their brand problem and their unprofessionalism. Censorship and brand value impacts.
Goebbels, Brand Management, and Genocidal Myth Making
Why did "Holodomor" myth took a real Soviet tragedy and turn it into a fake genocide? What does Goebbels have to do with brand management and the West's (anti-)marketing campaign of "Russia bad"?
False Flags, False Narratives
2014 Maidan, 2022 Mariupol and Bucha. One is a proven false-flag massacre perpetrated by the Ukrainian far-right. The others fit similar patterns. Having already made a case for why this is not a coincidence, I discuss further implications.
Mariupol & Bucha: Narrative v Reality
Who shot at the civilian humanitarian corridors in Mariupol? What really happened in Bucha? How to use critical thinking and game theory principles to sift through BS and separate reality from narratives.
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A Dirty Dozen (Thinking Principles)
How I process information: a dozen principles. This piece builds on the NY Times Disinformation article and expands the principles I apply when processing information.
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NY Times: Disinformation Central?
How I Lost Trust in the Western Mainstream Media and What to Do About It
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Happy Festivus 2022
Personal thoughts on the festive season in 2022 and in general.
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2022 & 11/12-ths
New pricing, new content, geopolitics, international relations, foreign policy, Ukraine, personal story, mis- and disinformation, how to filter the news.
(Premium) Decision Course + Transcripts
The Experimental Finale, Part 2: Summary + Q&A
(Premium) Decision Course + Transcripts
The Experimental Finale, Part 1: L.O.E.C.
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(Public) "What Can You Use a Screwdriver For?"
(Public) Do you know what people do with screwdrivers? Have you ever managed children at a party using "fun" objectives? Heard of Porsche's "strategic drift"? Tried to set boundaries in your relationships? All this and more…
(Premium) Decision Course + Transcripts
"What Can You Use a Screwdriver For?"
(Premium) Decision Course + Transcripts
"Any Figure That Looks Interesting or Different Is Usually Wrong"
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(Public) "Measurement Is Creativity's Bizarre Half-Sister"
(Public) 20% of the bees in the hive ignore the waggle dance. Why? What do the efficiency-oriented bee accountants say? How do you measure the RoI on the rogue bee activity? How is any of this relevant to innovation? Listen to Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy, to get the answers.
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2022
(Premium) Decision Course + Transcripts
"Measurement Is Creativity's Bizarre Half-Sister"
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And Just Like That… a Year Turns
(Premium) Decision Course + Transcripts
"It's Not a Sprint, It's a Marathon"
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(Public) A "Shiny Object" Syndrome
(Premium) Decision Course + Transcripts