#dj illiteracy

[prickly-paprikash]

Feels like the beef is over. Possible Kendrick album drop on the horizon. He even went and lifted copyright claims over any video that uses his four diss tracks since him and his team knew the fire they started over the weekend and that this would go a long way in helping out reactors, edit channels, dissection channels and more.

With the (likely) end of this feud, investigations need to begin. If Kendrick has proper receipts over his allegations, it needs to see the light of day and I hope it's soon. Rap disses is one thing—these are predator accusations that need to be met with the proper gravity. Given his relations with Baka and the stories in Toronto cropping up of his activities, I feel at the very least confident that there will be things Drake needs to address. And address them soon.

But I also want to discuss the (possible) last diss. The Heart Part 6.

A pathetic attempt to steal a title from Kendrick's own series of singles "The Heart Parts I-V". Songs that Kendrick has utilized to give introspection regarding the industry, his masculinity, depression, his savior complex and so much more. And Drake uses that title for what exactly?

Not a brutal response. Not a catchy summer bop.

He sounds defeated. His lyrics are incoherent, going from saying he planted that false information, to also saying that those who planted it are clowns and fakes. He dismisses and ridicules Kendrick's "Mother, I Sober" song, a story about Kendrick being harassed and SA. Except, as I have since corrected myself over thanks to others on here, that the entire song is him saying the assault never happened and no one believes him. So not only did Drake contradict his claims in one song, he showed his illiteracy.

And Kendrick doesn't respond like he does with Family Matters. When Drake dropped FM, Kendrick immediately invalidated an entire seven minute track by dropping his own response, a haunting meet the grahams, within thirty minutes. A malicious dissection and mock therapy session between him and every member of the Grahams, including Drake's alleged hidden daughter. And finishes the blow by dropping Not Like Us in less than a day, a certified summer hit that has already been played over and over again across the world. When Drake stans accused him of making boring, sleep-causing disses because they were too deep and complex, Kendrick dropped all pretense and released a song produced by DJ Mustard himself to bluntly call Drake and his posse predators while making everyone, including Drake's own base, to dance to the beat.

And we return to Drake's last response. More dislikes than likes. Boring. Lacking the pettiness and replayability that previous disses possessed. A sad, final attempt at a defense and Kendrick doesn't seem to bother responding.

Instead, it seems he leaves it up to the public now. Let them do the rest of the work.

I have to ask one final time.

What made Drake think it was a smart idea to go bar for bar in a lyrical war against a man who won a Pulitzer and has more than three times the amount of Grammy's he does?

RIP Drake, I guess. Didn't realize your entire legacy would be destroyed on a club beat. Ironic, actually.

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DJ MARIO IN HIS PRIME - ON ABC NEWS TEACHING ABOUT ISSUES WITH TEEN ILLITERACY

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”HEY…LOOK AT ME!!!”

Toxic Masculinity is a term used to describe a version of masculinity that is unhealthy for men and boys, and harmful to those around them. It's a set of social guidelines and attitudes that are often associated with manliness, but can have negative impacts on society, women, and men in general. The term is meant to highlight the worst aspects of stereotypically masculine traits, such as: violence, dominance, emotional illiteracy, sexual entitlement, hostility to femininity, toughness, anti-femininity, and power.

The term toxic masculinity is a complete FARCE! The term "Toxic Masculinity" came from 2 Caucasian men, Shepherd Bliss & Robert J. Stoller. Masculinity is a problem in and of itself because it is a condition where you will fight back...which is the number one thing they never wanted. Where there are masculine men, there are safer environments! 

And on that note, DJ POCKET and EDDIE MEEKS give you their audible version of "TOXIC MASCULINITY".

PREPARE FOR THE MOVEMENT!!!!  

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@cryptixmoth @picklehands

Apollo, Val, Hudson, and surprise guest Gavin!

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Sugar Minott produced version of the Horace Andy classic, from 1981, and back on the shelves as a 12″ with a cultural DJ piece from Ranking Simeon  - heavy, heavy bass

[yun-shuten]

Illiteracy

Summary: She could speak and listen, but reading was something she couldn’t understand. Or basically, Hat Kid being illiterate.

A/N - something i wrote up on a whim

Reading had never been Hat Kid’s strong suite. Sure, she piloted her (beautiful, majestic and most importantly, comfy) ship and that required at least being literate, but she had always looked at the pictures to understand the message.

It just made more sense to her, when she could see the bigger picture rather than imagine it from mind jumbling words. It sunk into her mind, a single image that wouldn’t be forgotten for a long time whereas it was the complete opposite for words. A word could only say so much, but a picture could say a thousand words.

However, it seemed like everyone on this planet loved to read.

Mafia Town was full of words; bright red words spray painted on the walls or neon pink scribbled haphazardly on the bricks. All of it was just a bunch of mess that made no sense to Hat Kid. Hat Kid was just lucky that she could understand the local language enough to get her point across.

Mustache Girl was fast to notice her illiteracy. She was a bright girl, a trait that kept her alive for all this time and out of the mafia’s grubby hands. Mustache Girl had noticed the confused looks on Hat Kid’s face every time she saw one of the town’s graffiti and Mustache Girl’s wanted poster. Considering Hat Kid’s alien origins, it didn’t take long for Mustache Girl to connect the dots.

“That’s my wanted poster.” Mustache Girl spoke up when they passed by another one of her wanted poster, gaining Hat Kid’s attention. “See, above my head says ‘wanted’ and below that is the reward.” She explained, pointing at the characters.

Hat Kid frowned in puzzlement, a silent question of ‘why’ in her eyes.

“Because I’m their enemy. I’m the only one here who’s fighting against them.” Mustache Girl answered solemnly. “Everyone else gave up. They don’t want to be singled out by the Mafia.”

Hat Kid hummed in thought before smiling at Mustache Girl. “Thank you for reading to me.”

Mustache Girl nearly stopped in her tracks at her newfound friend’s voice but beamed back proudly. “We’re friends, right? This is what friends do when they can’t do something.” The blonde glanced at some of the signs that remained undamaged from the mafia and grinned widely.

“Say, why don’t I teach you a few words?”

--- 

“Oi lassie, I need you to read this script right now. We’re about to start filming very soon!”

The Conductor was a very busy owl. Being a movie director wasn’t easy at all, and he had to also compete against that stupid director DJ Grooves on this year’s annual bird award. That meant all of his owls (and lassie) had to be in tip-top shape, ready for shooting, and lastly but not least, know about the newest film’s script.

The lass may’ve been a last-minute addition but that wouldn’t excuse her from the responsibilities of being featured in hismovie.

Hat Kid nearly dropped the large bundle of paper that were shoved at her by the Conductor. “Wait-!”

But the owl was already moving away from the child, barking orders at his owls left and right in preparation of today’s shooting. Hat Kid frowned at the Conductor’s behavior and tentatively flipped to the first page of the script.

Hat Kid despaired. She couldn’t read this!

The words were all bunched together that made it barely legible to the hatted child, and to makes things worse, most of the words were very lengthy in size. There were a few words that Hat Kid could recognize from Mustache Girl’s short lesson, but everything else were completely unfamiliar.

She glanced up from the script and looked around the Conductor’s side of the studio. Perhaps she could ask someone to read it out for her?

Hat Kid headed straight to the first owl she saw that didn’t seem to be doing anything and tapped on his shoulder to gain his attention.

“Hm? Oh, aren’t you the little kid that the Conductor got recently?” The owl remarked, “What do you want?”

Hat Kid held up the script in her hands and pointed at one of the unfamiliar words on the print. “Can’t understand.”

The owl picked the script from her hands and adjusted his glasses to read the print better. “Detective? That’s your role I believe. It’s someone who solves a mystery, particularly crime scenes.”

“What about this one?” Hat Kid pointed at another word.

“That’s anonymous. It means someone unknown, like a stranger.” The owl explained, lowering the script enough so Hat Kid could see the word better. “You’re a little kid so it’s no wonder you can’t make sense of some of these words.”  

The owl glanced around him before sitting down and motioned Hat Kid to do the same. “Is there anything else you’d like me to explain?”

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The Snatcher cackled when the contract tucked itself under the kid’s hat after she had signed it. It was always a good day when an unsuspecting intruder wanders into one of his traps and inevitably hands their soul over to the Snatcher. Especially one that was looking for the Time Pieces that had fell into his forest a few days ago.

“Now as per your contracts, just follow the instructions and who knows? I just might reward you for your hard work.” The Snatcher flashed his usual smile at the kid. It dropped by a fraction when the kid raised their hand at the Snatcher with a frown on their face. “Well, what are you waiting for?”

“This says murder ghost?” Hat Kid asked, pointing at the contract.

The Snatcher leaned slightly closer to look where the hatted child was pointing at. “No, that says fire spirit. You can’t kill ghosts, kiddo.”

The kid made a noise at that before putting the contract back inside her hat and scampered off in the direction of Subcon village. The Snatcher watched for a while before shaking his head and disappearing into the ground.

Weird kid.

The next time he saw the kiddo after sending them off with a Time Piece was when she was supposed to be cleaning the well. Brat had the gall to interrupt him during his reading time.

“What do you want? You’re supposed to be filling out your contractual obligations.” The Snatcher pointed out impatiently, glowering at the girl.

His glare succeeded in intimidating the brat, bring a sense of satisfaction to the Snatcher. Good to know that the kid was scared of him still.

“I-I don’t know what to do.” Hat Kid mumbled nervously, pulling out the contract from her hat.

“What do you mean you don’t know what to do?” The Snatcher repeated with an incredulous tone and jabbed a talon at the contract. “Just readthe instructions there, kiddo! Surely it can’t be that hard even for someone-“

“I can’t read.” Hat Kid interrupted.

The Snatcher blinked and paused, his smile dropping in confusion. “You what?”

“I cannot read.” Hat Kid repeated slowly with a frown. “I’m not from around here.” She gestured at the rest of the woods and the sky.

“You could read the other contract perfectly fine though.” The Snatcher pointed out, not wholly believing the little girl’s excuse.

“You told me what to do. That’s how I knew what I needed to do,” Hat Kid corrected and pointed at the contract’s contents. “I cannot understand though.”

The Snatcher stared at the contract, then to the kid. “So let me get this straight. This entire time, you couldn’t read at all.” Hat Kid nodded. “So how did you know that you needed to murder the fire spirits in your first contract?”

“Familiar word.” Hat Kid explained. “An owl taught me the word.”

“So an owl could teach you what murder is but he doesn’t teach you what a well is?” The Snatcher snarked, folding his arms.  

“It was in a script.” Hat Kid informed sheepishly. “Murder on Owl Express.”

“That sounds boring.” The Snatcher scoffed, setting down the book he had been reading and floated down to his small bookshelf. “Well this won’t do at all. I can’t have an illiterate minion since you do need to read your contracts to know what your obligations are.” He glanced back at Hat Kid. “Say kid, how well are you at reading?”

“Can’t read long words.” Hat Kid replied promptly, holding her hands at a distance to show an estimate. “They get too hard.”

“Eh, I guess I can probably change the contracts to use small words for you.” The Snatcher muttered and pulled out one of his books with a spindly talon. “Now get over here. It’s about time someone taught you how to read properly.”

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Hat Kid hummed pleasantly to herself as she dove into her pillow fort. Today had been a very interesting day!

She had never been inside a well before, much less unplugged a giant pipe that hid below it. She enjoyed the climb very much, even if the frigid cold water was slightly terrifying to watch crawling up to her.

However, the most interesting thing that had happened today would be the Snatcher teaching Hat Kid basic literature. For all the nonchalance he tried to pass off to Hat Kid, she could see that he was having fun teaching some of the words to the child.

It had been complicated at first, especially since Snatcher had kept trying to introduce more complex words to Hat Kid. Really, why did silent letters exist? It made reading just more complicated.

Hat Kid sat in front of her diary which had yet to be filled with today’s records of events. It was all written in her home language, the one she was most intimately familiar with but otherwise contained nothing else. At least yet.

Hat Kid had never tried to write a diary record in an entirely different language before. But then again, she could always start now, especially since now she could read and write to a degree. The child grabbed the least dry pen on her desk and began to write.

Dear journal

I thought I saw I some weird Tower poking out from between the trees…

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A ‘vaccine’ for illiteracy: Fighting an invisible epidemic

#PHnews: A ‘vaccine’ for illiteracy: Fighting an invisible epidemic

MANILA – Ryan V. Uy is a wanderer, public speaking coach, illiteracy terminator. His advocacy to put an end to illiteracy in the country is an inspiring story in these challenging times.

Ryan left his hometown in South Cotabato when he was a teenager. Back then, he was already a DJ at a local FM station and worked part-time as a professional emcee and a trainer in public speaking.

He roamed several cities in the country, taking up different jobs and confronted different challenges, but ended up in Manila in search of a better life, only to be mugged the moment he arrived.

Since then, Ryan’s life in the big city has been extremely difficult. He was jobless and lived on the streets with other people with the same plight, facing constant hunger and grappling with hopelessness.

“I witnessed with my own eyes how some of my good friends on the streets started losing their sanity,” he said.

Ryan somehow survived.

Spending what little amount he earned for food, Ryan, who was fond of reading, once saw a book sale and stumbled upon Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist.

“I was never the same after I finished reading that book,” he said.

Encountering the Filipino literacy problem

With his resilience, Ryan, who has a bachelor’s degree in political science and English that he earned from the Notre Dame of Marbel University in Koronadal City in 2006, was able to build his life back up and continue working as a professional speaker.

Based on his life experiences, he became a speaker in seminars that covered a wide range of topics, among them personal development, program implementation efficiency, language and communication skills, and career development.

He was also behind the establishment of several public speaking and debate clubs of many schools in Cavite province. This led to the first Cavite-Wide Asian Parliamentary Debate Championships.

Eventually, Ryan was able to establish his brand of reading and communication skills development to Filipinos nationwide, through his organization called New Horizoom Academy.

While working in New Horizoom Academy, Ryan was shocked when he encountered Grades 3 and 4 students in a private school in one of the cities in Cavite who still had difficulty reading.

When he asked the teachers to bring in their “worst cases” and apply all the programs, methods, and interventions, they were all unsuccessful.

Ryan visited numerous schools and found out that the country’s education system needs a generally prescribed, comprehensive, and sustainable reading program.

The illiteracy terminator, Ryan V. Uy teaches day care teachers how to teach basic reading in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija on Oct. 15, 2020. (Contributed photo)

While teachers are passionate about what they do, they suffer from their excessive workload and need more support. And without the right tools, Ryan said teachers would not get their desired results, no matter how hard they tried.

“Hiring consultants who have diplomas from schools in America won’t help solve the reading problem in the Philippines. Learning institutions, including the Department of Education, must hire curriculum developers who have worked widely and closely with real students who are considered as worst cases. Proposed solutions must be (a) reflection of the real situations on the ground,” he said.

When it comes to solving problems and making real change happen, Ryan said one must first identify the problems and come up with solutions, through trial and error.

“So, I decided to take the bull by the horns. We tossed the usual reading books aside and decided to build our reading program from scratch,” he said.

The illiteracy terminator

And so, Ryan set out to work on his program.

Instead of helping out the usual “average students”, he went out of his comfort zone to focus on struggling students and worked with them for hours.

“I decided to create one that can deal with worst cases of non-readers. I figured that if the program we were creating back then could help learners who were classified as ‘worst cases’, teaching the rest of the learners will be a much easier feat. As it turned out, we were 100-percent correct,” he said.

Ryan was able to see one of the major problems behind the failure of the old and existing programs.

Many of the current reading strategies, he noted, do not effectively pave the way for language development, including the use of the Dolch word list.

It is good that the Dolch list uses sight words, but because it was based on American teaching styles and language phonetics, it does not come naturally to Filipino kids. Most of these words and sounds have no practical connection to a Filipino child’s understanding of their world, so it becomes mere memorization of words and sounds.

Because of this teaching style, even when the students are able to read and write, they would still struggle in comprehension and expression.

Without real understanding of the words and syllables, there is no retention, and it is thus not sustainable.

A reading session with a 16-year-old differently-abled second-grader at 7-11 in Barangay Sungay East, Tagaytay City. (Contributed photo)

Based on these insights and observations, Ryan developed his reading program.

Initially, it was a success but as he encountered more students with different problems and needs, he also tweaked his program based on his experiences with them.

Luckily, Ryan was also able to receive significant help from one of the Department of Education (DepEd) coordinators, who knew the situation on the ground.

She shared her observations and recommended a unique approach to solving the monstrous illiteracy problem.

With her help, Ryan refined his program, aka the “Illiteracy Terminator”, as he incorporated all her suggestions.

“The thing that came out after we stirred all our insights together was nothing short of magic. We knew back then that we’ve discovered something of great significance. It wasn’t a walk in the park. We had to go beyond the extra mile. We had to burn the midnight oil. But, as they say, the harder the battle, the sweeter the victory,” he said.

Eventually, it got to the point where the success rate of the program during trials was already exceeding expectations.

The Illiteracy Terminator is ready and it is about to terminate the invisible epidemic that is illiteracy.

While other programs produce results that would take several months, or in some cases, even years, Ryan’s Illiteracy Terminator unbelievably produced significant results in just a few days!

The main difference between the Illiteracy Terminator and other programs is that it helps Filipino students crack the literacy code within days. In a few weeks, they become independent readers.

It is a full-circle literacy program that deals with the practical difficulties in reading, and it numerically and objectively quantifies each student’s progress.

This way, both teacher and student could easily keep track of their obstacles and successes, having more control and insight in their learning experience.

Light of literacy

Ryan never stopped modifying and fortifying his program.

Instead of sitting in an air-conditioned room and strategizing how to improve his program, he spent countless hours working with countless students considered as the “worst cases” or the “hopeless” ones.

“In spite of the extraordinary results we’ve had, we look at the program still as a work in progress. For us, our program is a masterpiece in the making – not just another job requirement with a deadline,” he said.

Using this ingenious program, Ryan and his team started in public schools in the cities of Cavite.

One of their most memorable experiences happened in Alfonso, Cavite in September 2019.

One of the school district supervisors in the province asked all school heads in their municipality to bring their non-readers to the district office.

When they got there, Ryan and his team taught the teachers how to operate the Illiteracy Terminator. This was to ensure that they apply the process correctly.

However, before the session, Ryan asked details about the students the teachers decided to bring in. They had one thing in common – for various reasons, they were all regarded as irremediable and the worst.

“As if it just happened yesterday, I could still remember a kid who was too scared that she was shaking pitifully. While waiting for the impending results, the apprehensions were so strong that we could almost touch them,” he said.

Despite the uncertainty and tension, the anxious little girl and the other students quietly went through the entire process, as the teachers patiently applied Ryan’s prescribed steps.

Suddenly, the onlookers went into joyous applause when the anxious little girl began to read her first set of words.

Ryan V. Uy, founder of Horizoom Learning Solutions and author of JOYRIDE TAYO SA PAG-BASA and SPEARS (Speech & Pronunciation Enhanced Accelerated Reading System), pose with Mayor Corie Poblete of Silang, Cavite, district supervisors, and reading coordinators after the turnover of reading materials for 6,000 struggling readers and non-readers at the Silang Central Elementary School on Sept. 15, 2020. (Contributed photo)

Her teacher teared up in joy as she embraced her. She went up to Ryan in gratitude and said, “Sir, I thought she was hopeless.”

“The spark in their eyes and the smiles on their fragile faces never fail to make my eyes well with tears. At first, on our part, it was really a nerve-racking experience. But the experience of seeing those kids step into the light of literacy for the first time is just surreal,” he recalled.

Ryan said this was just one of the countless beautiful stories of children experiencing the light of literacy for the first time.

From the dark to the world out there and beyond

With this discovery, Ryan was able to help countless children see the light of literacy and communication.

“Illiteracy is a dream killer. It dooms people into a life of poverty and crime. Education, employment, and business opportunities around the globe are language-intensive,” he said.

Today, he said, the English language is the formal and professional language used in most institutions in the country and worldwide.

But many Filipinos struggle to read, write, comprehend, and express themselves using this language.

With Ryan’s reading program, which highlights the practical language value of words, students and young learners will start developing their proficiency in English early.

He explained how the decoding process in reading is the most important step for a child to develop good comprehension and expression skills later on.

“Now, if we want learners to develop better comprehension, they have to get out of the decoding stage as soon as possible – the earlier, the better. Efficiency in comprehension can be compared to efficiency in boxing. The earlier you get into something, the better you become at it,” he said.

As many students from private schools also struggle in these areas when entering college, Ryan has set the groundwork for the illiteracy termination in the country, hoping that many would rally his cause as a true service to Filipinos.

“Illiteracy doesn't stand even the slightest chance against our program. With God's help, we can get rid of this invisible epidemic within a few years,” he said.

Ryan said his group is now in talks with several local government and education officials who similarly value early childhood reading as an important part of educating students, particularly young learners.

“If we want our country’s future to be bright, we have to start leveling the playing field. We have to start early and give everybody equal opportunities to succeed in life. Acquiring literacy is the first best step towards a better Philippines,” he said. (PNA)

(NOTE: The writer, Louis P. Morente, is a psychology graduate and former vice president and president of the student council of Kalayaan College in Quezon City. He has worked with the Philippine News Agency for several months as a correspondent before entering college.)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "A ‘vaccine’ for illiteracy: Fighting an invisible epidemic." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1133390 (accessed March 14, 2021 at 04:45PM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "A ‘vaccine’ for illiteracy: Fighting an invisible epidemic." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1133390 (archived).

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Grand Conspiracism: The Politics

Music Guide

DJ Koncept - Spring (Instrumental)

Albert Wesker - Balance

Source Guide

Grand Conspiracism: An Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXmHfHXccJ8&t=531s

Conspiracy Theories Might Sound Crazy, But here’s why experts say we can no longer ignore them https://time.com/5541411/conspiracy-theories-domestic-terrorism/

Solution Aversion: On The Relation Between Ideology And Motivated Disbelief https://dukespace.lib.duke.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/10161/9256/Campbell%20et%20al._Solution%20Aversion.pdf

GMO Conspiracy theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GMO_conspiracy_theories

Statement by the AAAS Board Of Directors On Labelling Of Genetically Modified Food https://www.aaas.org/sites/default/files/s3fs-public/AAAS_GM_statement.pdf Whataboutism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whataboutism

Populism is bipartisan. Conspiratorial thinking is the province of the far right https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/09/05/populism-is-bipartisan-conspiratorial-thinking-is-province-rightwing/

Karl Popper - The Conspiracy Theory Of Society  https://www3.canyons.edu/faculty/marianaj/Popper.pdf

International Jewish Conspiracy  https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/International_Jewish_conspiracy

Black Death Jewish Persecution  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death_Jewish_persecutions

Cabal  https://www.thejc.com/judaism/jewish-words/cabal-1.5926

Conspiracy Theories and Anti-Semetism  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9f7WP4-_6c

David Icke  https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/David_Icke

Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protocols_of_the_Elders_of_Zion

Forget The Lizards: David Icke Is Dangerous And We Should Take Him Seriously https://marlonsolomon.wordpress.com/2017/01/04/forget-the-lizards-david-icke-is-dangerous/

Icke, David ...And The Truth Shall Set You Free: 21st Century Edition (2004) p.120

Nesta Helen Webster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesta_Helen_Webster

Webster, N World Revolution: The Plot Against Civilization (1921) p.161

Dog-whistle politics  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics

The X-Files  https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/The_X-Files

USA: Clinton Denies Having An Affair With Monica Lewinsky - 1998 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luLpdr4n8m4

Y2K  https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Y2K

Loose Change  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loose_Change

Zeitgeist (film series)  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zeitgeist_(film_series)

Barkun, M A Culture Of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions In Contemporary America: Second Edition (2013) p.84

Beyond The Cutting Edge By David Icke  https://youtu.be/enx54BtF0wE

David Icke Who Built The Moon...interesting interview pt.1 [https://youtu.be/XeWtaIAsX6k]

Nigel Farage: The EU is the prototype for the New World Order, Alex Jones show infowars  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj6kcehn-8A

Bergmann, Eirikur Conspiracy & Populism: The Politics Of Misinformation (2018) p.94

Fear-Filled Apocalypses: The Far Rights Use Of Conspiracy Theories https://www.oxfordresearchgroup.org.uk/blog/fear-filled-apocalypses-the-far-rights-use-of-conspiracy-theory

Nigel Farage accused of using anti-semetic ‘code words’ on conspiracy theorist Alex Jones show  https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/nigel-farage-accused-of-using-antisemitic-codewords-on-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-show-1.483803

Cultural Marxism  https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Cultural_Marxism

Analysis: ‘Cultural Marxism’ and why the right cannot escape its essential racism  https://www.commonspace.scot/articles/14034/analysis-cultural-marxism-and-why-right-cannot-escape-its-essential-racism

Why is billionaire George Soros a bogeyman for the hard right? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-49584157

George Soros: The billionaire at the heart of a global conspiracy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWyzdknqz6E

Cartoonist disinvited from White House defends drawing panned as anti-semetic https://www.timesofisrael.com/cartoonist-disinvited-from-white-house-defends-drawing-panned-as-anti-semitic/

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones seeks to dismiss Sandy Hook Defamation lawsuit www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/01/alex-jones-conspiracy-theorist-sandy-hook-defamation-lawsuit

High-profile conservatives claim mail bombs are an attack by the left www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/26/pipe-bombs-false-flag-claims-ann-coulter-rush-limbaugh-conspiracy-theories

Youtube is Banning Extremist Videos. Will It Work? https://www.wired.com/story/how-effective-youtube-latest-ban-extremism/

Conspiracy theories flourished after the Parkland shooting. Here’s Why www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/2/26/17045560/parkland-shooting-conspiracy-theories-psychology

Extinction Rebellion  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_Rebellion

Germany’s Bayer closes $63 billion Monsanto takeover, plans to drop US Companys name  www.cnbc.com/2018/06/07/germanys-bayer-closes-monsanto-deal-plans-to-drop-us-companys-name.html

Agenda 21 UK - Attenborough Plague and Population Matters  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6sKszQq0m4

Agenda 21  https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Agenda_21

Is UN’s Sustainable Development Promoting Redistribution of Wealth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPEk2LDyeqI&t=95s

The terrifying scale of political illiteracy in the UK https://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.com/2014/08/terrifying-scale-poliical-illiteracy-uk.html

[jdlmpo]

Of Pixels and Spaces

I was once a happy child curious of the world. Finding questions. Seeking joy out of discovery. Sneaking into silent, unknown corners of mind. Transforming scraps into fascinating child’s encounter of knowledge and basic shapes of art. Always eyeing for moments of adventure in some of the most quiet and isolated place. Hearing these little voices once touched the grass, trees, rocks, soil, dirt, materials of knowledge being found. Even I used to play with air by containing it in a small plastic bag and try to sink it in water as if I could drown air just to learn pressure. I used to keep looking for nature to respond. It was innocent. There was always somewhere to fill in. Like a space that I could claim. Safer than the safest behind a close door. The world was open.

Until age came over with a new kind of world. This world is overwhelmingly bigger but hollow, open but crowded where space cannot be safe and be contained or claimed.

I was in early high school when I got fully convinced that I am a “user” even my accounts were born during their beginning of unprecedented domination on my early childhood. I enjoyed MySpace for its side-scrolling home page but it’s just once and I never had the chance to get an account there. I prevented Friendster for everything I’d heard from my childhood friends maliciously enjoying its alleged feature from where they could find anyone with their scandalous “bold” pictures of other persons with their photoshopped heads on it or even videos by searching their names. It was hilariously convincing. But I never had visited the site even up to this day.

The only Social Networking Site of this time was the rocking dominating Yahoo! Messenger. Once in that time, when I decided to stay at my uncle’s friend’s house, I was enjoying her unlimited access to Internet that I could freely open sites anything I knew. She used to join in many chat rooms. She showed me how it works: permission before the group to lead and talk, like there is protocol, they called themselves “DJs”, users could open their microphones and cameras, or just only join in the message conversation. She told me, as I remember, anyone could join in, including users around the world, as I noticed she was talking in English, in mic and in messenger. I just got to discover that this was then simply open but not safe, when one male chatted to the group tagging someone: this is for you, and danced maliciously, beginning to remove his shirt and short. My uncle’s friend turned off her shared view of the group video, but it was till opened for the rest of users who wish to view.

Digital space is open and free that it has been easily invaded by malevolent people who adore to play with fire.

As a toddler, I was addictive to playing simulation and sandbox games such as CityVille (occasionally, FarmVille). It was a time when PSP, GameBoy and DS were replaced by easily accessible Internet, especially Facebook. There were players I encountered cursing and sending senseless messages to insult people during the game, as well as in most of the games on the site. I was often bullied in my childhood. Bullying would extend to using my ignorance of the Internet. My computer illiteracy had made me vulnerable for making me ignorant to malicious sites. That time when I’m with my uncle’s friend, that’s even the first time I had opened a porn site because I trusted suggestions of my classmates when I asked for popular gaming sites, like Friv, Y3, Y8, Y100, etc. We were Grade 4. 

‘Pisonet’ then popped up rampantly around the town. It was the cheap alternative of ‘comshops’ (computer shop/rent shops), but both are then used interchangeably. In the worst case of machoistic culture of Filipinos, playing Counter-Strike or Special Forces require boys to be mocked and questioned if you are gay or straight to play the game. So I was stuck playing children games that were likely more appropriate for my age that did not fit for their masculinity. Bullying was the line between these classes of younger users. Of those games, DOTA became the very toxic game for children playing in comshops, where there would be inescapable influences of gambling, bullying, bad behavior and attitude, cigarettes, alcoholics, and even drugs from adult costumers of these shops. At that time, managers could not help but tolerate this behavior of children and adults alike as they generate the most of their income.

 Mostly, these irresponsible shops contribute to the worsening situation of Internet use in the Philippines. When CCTVs were not prevalent before, younger users had no direct guidance in using the Internet as renting it became it as their personal territory where they were free to visit malicious sites. Oftentimes, I would see children watching porn and, much worse, aware adults just ignored those kids.

It was a horror for parents that they have to ban their children from these shops or pushed shops to act. Implementing strict and stricter rules to maintain discipline in playing games and using the Internet.

These risks were even not resolved even to this day of high level of security and management in Internet. Children also turned to higher means of escaping restrictions with the rise of VPN and uncrackable levels of anonymity. Total control was not even the cure.

As a teenager, Facebook is the staple. Early on high school, it was posting updates that broke personalities of the Filipino teenager. Everyone has to have a Facebook account otherwise you will look like the uncivilized.

Internet is breaking free from limitations of humanity with digital space had begun to be the playground for crimes at the turn of the 21st century.

As you know, Internet is the greatest democracy in history. That how miracle was the EDSA revolution came with technology, was the very power made as the advancement of Internet created revolutions around the world, affecting the actual physical world. By turning into hashtag activism in Twitter. Fighting against ignorance on Facebook. Sharing educational videos, evidences for protest from YouTube. Googling knowledge at the entire immeasurable catalogues of information. Hiding in the corners of this ever-expanding space. Or even deeper than the surface, the world protest for the crisis of truth and false information have used the Deep(er), Dark(er) layers of the Web and to declare history must never forget the power of Internet. 

[kartiavelino]

Floyd Mayweather vs. 50 Cent Battle Royale: A Timeline of Their Reignited Beef

What began out as a relaxed Saturday afternoon ended up in full shambles after Floyd Mayweather launched a scathing assault in opposition to his longtime frenemy 50 Cent. On Saturday (Jul. 21), through a prolonged Instagram caption, Mayweather, apparently responding to current jabs from 50 Cent, fired off on his former BFF about all the pieces from his child mama, to his son to his profession, even going so far as to deduce that he’s a snitch. Within the caption of a black-and-white picture of 50 Cent with the phrases “Curtis 5-O Jackson Go Snitch or Die Tellin,” Floyd wrote: Curtis “Confidential Informant” Jackson, you’re mad as a result of your oldest son Marquees mom doesn’t need to be with you! Your Son, your individual flesh and blood don’t need nothing to do with you! You haven’t had a success music on radio in who is aware of when and also you’re positively not scorching sufficient to even promote information anymore so Interscope dropped you. You’re jealous of any rapper, athlete or entertainer that’s scorching or received one thing occurring for themselves. You’re a licensed snitch and we received paperwork to show it. You discuss Ja-Rule however you stole his complete fashion and ran with it! You’re the one self proclaimed gangster that’s by no means put in work! You want to pay homage to the actual 50cent for stealing his identify and his storyline. Your declare to fame was getting shot quite a few instances & residing to inform it and also you assume that’s Gangster? The place at? You’re at the moment residing in a fucking residence in Jersey, you’re at all times in anyone else’s enterprise simply to remain related. You must simply grow to be a blogger trigger it’s apparent you don’t don’t have anything occurring in your life. Are you mad that Kanye West ended your profession? The one factor you bought occurring is Energy and everyone watches that as a result of Ghost is a dope ass character on the present. You possibly can go away the present everyone will nonetheless watch Energy, however out right here in the actual world I’m The Actual Ghost. That’s not a Mansion in Connecticut that you simply’re in debt for, that’s a dump, a cash pit an outsized lure home! It was dope when Mike Tyson had it within the late 80’s early 90’s, however you couldn’t afford to take care of it. You’re at all times speaking about anyone is broke, however the final time I checked it was Curtis Jackson that filed for chapter not Floyd Mayweather. So fast to gossip like a Bitch, why don’t you inform everyone how you bought Herpes from DJ. The place’s your memes for that, huh? Or higher but, put up on how your Coca-Cola deal wasn’t actually 300 million you f***ing liar and inform how that spinning G-Unit necklace that anyone received robbed for was faux. Simply keep in mind, I used to be with you on a regular basis and your driver Bruce was my driver additionally. I do know the place all of your bones are buried, so be straightforward Curtis Jackson! And by the way in which, don’t ask to borrow no extra money from me. Curtis “Confidential Informant” Jackson, you are mad as a result of your oldest son Marquees mom doesn’t need to be with you! Your Son, your individual flesh and blood don’t desire nothing to do with you! You have not had a success music on radio in who is aware of when and also you’re positively not scorching sufficient to even promote information anymore so Interscope dropped you. You’re jealous of any rapper, athlete or entertainer that’s scorching or received one thing occurring for themselves. You’re a licensed snitch and we received paperwork to show it. You discuss Ja-Rule however you stole his complete fashion and ran with it! You’re the one self proclaimed gangster that’s by no means put in work! You want to pay homage to the actual 50cent for stealing his identify and his storyline. Your declare to fame was getting shot quite a few instances & residing to inform it and also you assume that is Gangster? The place at? You’re at the moment residing in a fucking residence in Jersey, you’re at all times in anyone else’s enterprise simply to remain related. You must simply grow to be a blogger trigger it’s apparent you don’t don’t have anything occurring in your life. Are you mad that Kanye West ended your profession? The one factor you bought occurring is Energy and everyone watches that as a result of Ghost is a dope ass character on the present. You possibly can go away the present everyone will nonetheless watch Energy, however out right here in the actual world I’m The Actual Ghost. That’s not a Mansion in Connecticut that you simply’re in debt for, that’s a dump, a cash pit an outsized lure home! It was dope when Mike Tyson had it within the late 80’s early 90’s, however you could not afford to take care of it. You’re at all times speaking about anyone is broke, however the final time I checked it was Curtis Jackson that filed for chapter not Floyd Mayweather. So fast to gossip like a Bitch, why do not you inform everyone how you bought Herpes from DJ. The place’s your memes for that, huh? Or higher but, put up on how your Coca-Cola deal wasn’t actually 300 million you fucking liar and inform how that spinning G-Unit necklace that anyone received robbed for was faux. Simply keep in mind, I used to be with you on a regular basis and your driver Bruce was my driver additionally. I do know the place all of your bones are buried, so be straightforward Curtis Jackson! And by the way in which, don’t ask to borrow no extra money from me. A put up shared by Floyd Mayweather (@floydmayweather) on Jul 21, 2018 at 12:36pm PDT Prior to now, 50 Cent has referred to as Floyd Mayweather out for being allegedly illiterate, so whether or not Floyd can really learn/write stays to be seen. And who is aware of if he had somebody to jot down that caption for him. Nevertheless, THAT was one HELLUVA “learn,” if what we imply. Additionally, the way in which he ended it with “by the way in which, don’t ask to borrow no extra money from me” was fairly spot on, for those who ask us. Now, earlier than we get into Fifty’s response, let’s return to Could when this beef was re-ignited. In a sequence of Instagram posts in late Could, 50 Cent shared with the world a textual content message dialog between himself on Mayweather, who was clearly not proud of 50’s conduct, telling him that he’s coping with a snitch and all he ever is does is canine individuals and take into consideration himself. 50 wrote within the caption, “Floyd on his bullsh*** once more, he performed f***ed that cash up. Now he mad about previous sh**, I’m not promoting your vehicles again champ, you’re n***a. Get the strap.” 50 returned a couple of hours later with a second put up, and this time, he accused Mayweather of being “in his emotions.” A couple of month or so later, 50 trolled Floyd as a result of he dropped $18 million on a watch. “Man they discovered the 1 n***a on the planet, dumb sufficient to purchase that watch,” he commented on an image of Mayweather, adopted by his notorious catchphrase “LOL get the strap.” He adopted up that put up with this one (which he deleted) making enjoyable of Floyd allegedly not with the ability to learn. Beneath a photograph of Mayweather and his son at his highschool commencement, he wrote within the caption: “He can learn no matter you want for you. Get the strap.” Now, again to their newest back-and-forth. In response to Floyd’s scathing IG put up, 50 retorted with this IG put up insinuating that Floyd had assist writing that lengthy put up about him: I should have damage your emotions champ, you had somebody write a guide I’m gonna take my time with this so I get all of it out we’re gonna begin together with your 11 Home violence circumstances. Wait a minute I’ll do them so as keep in mind you requested for this. Floyd hit again with one other put up questioning the paternity of 50’s second son and telling 50’s first son, Marquise, with whom 50 has been on the outs with over the previous few years, “Uncle Floyd nonetheless received you!” Within the subsequent spherical of their “Battle Royale” match, Fifty went after Floyd once more over his alleged illiteracy with this video making enjoyable of him struggling by studying a radio drop for the Breakfast Membership: COME ON BABY’s LMAO, the Champ so delicate he turned his feedback off. ?get the strap #lecheminduroi pic.twitter.com/TXtB63XZfp — 50cent (@50cent) July 22, 2018 He additionally shared a photograph of a notice with horrible grammar and plenty of misspelled phrases, calling it Floyd’s “tough draft earlier than his ghostwriter received concerned.” After which Floyd fired again with this picture Sunday night (Jul. 22), evaluating 50’s $20 million 2018 web value to his $18 million watch. The picture on 50’s aspect is of his cancer-stricken character from the film “Issues Fall Aside” with a rat in entrance of it. “You’re Not Supposed To Be Beefing With Me. You’re Supposed To Be Beefing With My WATCH,” Mayweather wrote within the caption. “Me And You Are Not On The Identical Stage!!!” And whereas we had been drafting this put up, Floyd adopted up with ANOTHER IG assault Monday afternoon (Jul. 23) calling on of us to enter “The Greatest Rat Sweepstakes.” He wrote: “To Enter: 1st, Inform me what number of rats are on this image? 2nd: Go to 50cent IG, twitter and Fb and put up essentially the most disrespectful remark you’ll be able to presumably assume of about The ‘Herpes Infested Rat’ 50cent. third: Repost On Your Web page #50CentGotHerpes. I Promise… The Prime 9 Pictures Will Recieve $1,000 Every & A Reposts On My Web page.” Ball’s in your courtroom now, 50. http://feeds.gossiponthis.com/~r/gossiponthis/~3/ECoTdXwxwsU/ The post Floyd Mayweather vs. 50 Cent Battle Royale: A Timeline of Their Reignited Beef appeared first on My style by Kartia. https://www.kartiavelino.com/2018/07/floyd-mayweather-vs-50-cent-battle-royale-a-timeline-of-their-reignited-beef.html

[glenntoby]

Pick Up The 2018 Remixes Of "If Everyone Were Blind" Written, Arranged & Produced by DJ Victor Simonelli & ME. Re Mixed By The Groove Technicians• Soul Creation•D’Anthony Johnson•Lucci Armani•Amatuer At Play• Available @ iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, Pandora, Tidal, Amazon Music, Spotify, Deezer, Zune. A portion of the sales, will go to fund our programs, like “One Block At A Time” & “Shelter From The Streets”. The Book Bank Foundation was Founded in 1997, This 501(c) (3) organization has been serving the World Community for over two decades, making a positive impact by providing underprivileged children & their families with resources for combating illiteracy, mental illness, homelessness, drug abuse, incarceration and bullying. Visit: www.thebbf.org #drglenntoby #glenntoby #music #soul #thebookbankfoundation #thebbf #mrsweetyg #poverty ##housemusic #dj #edm #barbaratucker #marshalljefferson #djtonyhumphries #nycpeachboys #

[marquiswoolford]

I believe one of the reasons Kyle refers to himself as the Confused Poet, is because he can't decide which of his amazing gifts he'd like to shape the world with! This accomplished virtuoso is not only an award winning poet, he is also a youth minister, world renowned DJ, expert photographer, praise dancer, motivational speaker, comedian, community leader AND does a mean Michael Jackson impersonation. But all of that pales in comparison to what I feel is one of his most vital roles and that's that of torch bearer. In 2010, myself and a small group of poets created The Underground Poetry Spot here in Syracuse NY. Back then Syracuse had the highest illiteracy rate in the whole country, and was also one of the highest in crime, poverty and STD's. Though the city still struggles with many of these issues, as do most American cities, the Cuse has KJ and he has continued where us older poets left off, hosting open mics all over the city and continuing the rich legacy of so many who came before him. If I am the "Professor X" of poetry, then KJ my friend you are all 5 original X-Men roles into one: you're as cool as Iceman, as diesel yet graceful and brilliant as Beast, a natural leader like Cyclops, as close to God as Angel and most importantly, you blaze as bright as the Phoenix, a beacon of hope for all those lost. Keep shining my friend, and thank you. #MarquisDeLaRueClothing #PatronBook

[meccaakagrimo]

🏠👁❤️‍🔥House of New Vision and Hope is inviting you to be part of its 5th annual fundraising gala as it is celebrating the fifth year of providing underserved children in Haiti with free access to education, nutrition, and health care. Please, come to celebrate with HNVH for a great cause. WHEN: Saturday, November 13, 2021 TIME: 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald Journalist & Caribbean Correspondent *Cocktail * Dinner * Live Entertainment Hosted / Poetry by: Mecca Grimo Marcelin @meccaakagrimo Performances by: Mario WillemHai, @mariowillemHai, Manoukadance @manoukadanse and Patrick Dorce @rararockrootsrasinband *Live Music with DJ Nicky Mix * Formal Attire * Minimum Donation $100/person For more information, sponsorship and advertising contact: hnvh2010@gmail.com or call 754-800-HNVH (4684) You can make your reservation at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fifth-annual-fighting-illiteracy-in-haiti-fundraising-gala-tickets-183642739377 (at St. Mary Armenian Church of Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWGZ8vcrSq7/?utm_medium=tumblr

[meccaakagrimo]

🏠👁❤️‍🔥House of New Vision and Hope is inviting you to be part of its 5th annual fundraising gala as it is celebrating the fifth year of providing underserved children in Haiti with free access to education, nutrition, and health care. Please, come to celebrate with HNVH for a great cause. WHEN: Saturday, November 13, 2021 TIME: 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM Keynote Speaker: Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald Journalist & Caribbean Correspondent *Cocktail * Dinner * Live Entertainment Hosted / Poetry by: Mecca Grimo Marcelin @meccaakagrimo Performances by: Mario WillemHai, @mariowillemHai, Manoukadance @manoukadanse and Patrick Dorce @rararockrootsrasinband *Live Music with DJ Nicky Mix @nickymix * Formal Attire * Minimum Donation $100/person For more information, sponsorship and advertising contact: hnvh2010@gmail.com or call 754-800-HNVH (4684) You can make your reservation at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fifth-annual-fighting-illiteracy-in-haiti-fundraising-gala-tickets-183642739377 (at St. Mary Armenian Church of Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWGZAjTrG8u/?utm_medium=tumblr

[glenntoby]

This December 1st I’m Premiering My new single "If Everyone Were Blind" Written, Arranged & Produced by Me & DJ Victor Simonelli). On this Album I have selected songs from some of my Favorite House Music Recording Artists, Record Producers, and DJs, TO BRING AWARENESS TO THE MISSION OF ENDING POVERTY USING MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE MUSIC COMMUNITY FEATURING Marshall Jefferson * Barbara Tucker * Robert Owens Bernard Fowler (NYC Peach Boys) * Joi Cardwell * Freddie Jackson Byron Stingley * Carolyn Harding * Jay Williams Keith Thompson * Dawn Tallman * Mike Dunn * Jeanie Hopper * Kenny Bobien * Vicky Martin * Curtis McClain * Todd Terry Glenn Sweety G Toby * Tony Humphries * Karen Bernod * Victor Simonelli * DJ Pierre * Tom Moulton * DJ Meme * Bobby and Steve Amongst more. The Book Bank Foundation was Founded in 1997, This 501(c) (3) organization has been serving the World Community for over two decades, making a positive impact on our communities by providing underprivileged children and their families with resources for combating illiteracy, mental illness, homelessness, drug abuse, incarceration and bullying. The objective of The Book Bank Foundation is to promote wellness in our communities physically, emotionally and spiritually for disenfranchised families and their children. The Book Bank Foundation provides new clothing, medication, shoes, books and words of inspiration for the less fortunate throughout the cities of New York City, Various Cities in New Jersey, Atlanta, and Various Cities in North Carolina Ohio, Louisiana & Mississippi. Annually we go through the five boroughs of NYC, into shelters, into train stations, under bridges and bus stations to serve the under served. Each year we collect donations of new products for We call The Program "Shelter From The Streets', Your support of this " Shelter From The Streets" Album will provide funding for this Campaign. Visit: www.thebbf.org (at New York, New York)