Fredericks MIND Thing

Despite the title, I tried to stick to accurate observations about actual, factual information. As I worked on this episode, I attempted to find glimpses of daylight with only intermittent success. These are dark times we are living in.   Issac Asimov- Cult of Ignorance.       The Big Lie and Liz Cheney.   Facebook.     Gary Kasparov.      No such thing as truth.   Facebook is not a credible news...

Tried like hell to get this episode up by the 4th of March since there was a potential repeat of the Capitol Siege from January 6th. As this is typed, the Capitol is virtually empty as most business has been shut down for the day due to credible threats of violence.   Information overload short-circuiting brains.         Adults more susceptible to misinformation.     President Trump, save us.     ...

I've had a hard time keeping up with what has been happening. Talk about destroying truth and ruling by spectacle, we have seen it in spades, recently. It feels like we are are in the middle of a very transitional time. It's going to be a while before we see how these events shake out.   Going out with a bang.      Chaos and violence.      Emotion leads to action.   Trumps signs still up.       Vi...

The United States 2020 presidential election is almost over, although the current resident of the White House has yet to concede. I'm not thrilled with the with outcome, but am learning to accept it. The American electorate did the best it could with what it was given to work with. However, a very large percentage of the country's population vehemently disagrees with that sentiment.   Selling Trum...

Rebellion of the Senseless  Junior calls.     Road Noise.      Not Gonna take it. Anti-masker Ann from Zephyrhills.        Herd Mentality. Panic mentality.      The lingering thing. Not Conspiracy theorists.     Qanon.       Move forward in a positive direction.      Trump is a light worker (Lori Ladd).  Vague assertions and accusations.      Proud God Trump. The word is Q.     Antifa doesn’t exis...

When addressing misinformation in the modern world there really is no clear place to start documenting it. Nor does there appear to be any end to the supply of inaccurate information.  This episode focuses on QAnon, an unknown individual or group, that posts on anonymous message board, sending out vague assertions and meaningless strings of letters and numbers that are presented as secret messages...

The United States is being rocked by a combination of a deadly virus and mass protests against police violence. The police response to the anti-violence protests has been to increase the use violence.   The Coronavirus is still with us.      Police violence is still with us.   Protests against police violence are still with us, too.   Meet the force professionals.  Where are the Second Amendment f...

I've put two months into this one, yet it feels incomplete. The fire hose of events we are experiencing is nearly impossible to stay on top of. This episode includes scarves, hydroxychloroquine, Hanlon's Razor and a Trump apology! It's time for an investigation.        Shocker.        Hydroxychloroquine.   President Carnage.     I'm not a doctor.         Scarves.       Hanlon's Razor applied to an...

Since my last episode the president was impeached by the House, but found not guilty by the Senate. Apparently, he was guilty, but not guilty enough.  As that process was playing out, a novel Coronavirus was making its way across the globe. It's made its way to the United States and it has led to an unprecedented national response. Now a large portion of our country is spending most of their time...

Started this episode the first week of the new year. "Finished" it in the third week. Didn't mention Lev Parnas simply because I had to draw a line somewhere. Mostly drew from the impeachment proceedings and a little bit from the Iran fiasco.   Welcome to 2020.       What is truth?        Destroy truth rule by spectacle.   Facebook promotes falsehoods.      News from advertisers?      Iran disaste...

The madness is unending and I am finding it impossible to to keep up on a day to day basis. It's the craziest thing I've ever seen.   I hate senior citizens.     Hate.      No health care.       We Don't care.   These people are electric.      Energizing the swamp.      A little different up here.   Blackmail.        Article II let's me do whatever I want.        Fake leader.   Emoluments.        ...

Robert Mueller spoke to Congress recently, although it doesn't seem that recent. I read the executive summaries and, apparently, so did Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury.   Fredericks read the Mueller report (Executive Summaries).       The Doonesbury coincidence.    Trump's take.         Adam Schiff questions Robert Mueller.         Volume 1 Page 54.    Swift-boating has nothing to do with the...

Ignorance is pervasive in the age of information.     Dan Rather: Rational people don't understand Reagan.        Myth, storytelling, deception.     Ignorance is a choice.   Ignorance is important.       Hail Trump.   Lost.     We are not great.       I choked all my friends.   I love rich guys.     Evil done quickly.   Not a great country.       Lose all your friends.   He's Alive.     Sources: C...

A Phone-centric Foundscape. Guaranteed 95% Trump-free!     Hello.     See you at the rally.         Get arrested. Kindly press One.      I got your voicemail.      Uhhhhh. Blingk.       New Port Richey calling.     Fabulous. Zero.     It will be deleted.     You're special. Thee Extended Uhhhh.        I repeat. Delete it.        

Trump, God and guns: if they love them, you can't reason with them.     Overthrow the president.         What do you do with kooks? Snakes.       How minds work.        The Unpersuadables. Talking with Trumpers is like talking with fundamentalist Christians. Summary of Lies.         Russia is Finally Russian.        Trump Russia activity.  No Russia, no nothing.        "I don't know my conclusion....

The redacted Mueller report has been out for a couple of weeks now. Here are some early takeaways from it.   The Russians interfered in the 2016 election.     Russia is waiting.   The media were right about Russia.            Not collusion/Just working together.   To exonerate or not to exonerate.     A nice Comey dinner.       Dealings in Russia.   Maybe confuse people.      I'm a very smart guy....

Where is the Middle Ground? For two months, I’ve been struggling with this topic and as I prepare to post this episode, I don’t feel I’ve reached a suitable conclusion. Emotion and reason don’t have to be at odds, do they? Mustn’t there exist a middle ground where two sides can reach a compromise? Is compromise possible if one side claims to hold certain ideals and values and then casually discard...

Over the last month or so, I captured several interesting callers to a couple of my favorite News/discussion radio programs (Radioactivity and Executive Session) on WMNF in Tampa, Florida. I took those calls and added some recent comments from the President, Lindsey Graham and Orrin Hatch (from CNN), ran it all through the mind thing and here's what emerged. Enjoy. What's going on?         Weird G...

A bully can deny your reality. We have a president who can repeatedly lie blatantly and yet continue to receive professional media coverage befitting the office. When he should rather be disregarded as an unreliable source of information and ignored. It seems people are no longer outraged when the president directly contradicts himself. While some are dismayed, many others find it humorous, the tr...

A barely political collage about voting, prescription drugs and New Port Richey Bob among other things.   We can all agree.     Fight equal rights in Florida.   Prescription drugs for murderers.       General Buttadu.   Maybe we'll cut Social Security.        I'll be your veterinarian.   Your registration has expired.         Stand up for Crime.   Fight the community not special interests.       F...

This one's a bit dark and didactic. It's kind of difficult to discuss retribalization while staying positive. Toward the end of the month, I came across a rich vein of additional tribalist information, much I was unable to include. This topic demands to be revisited. It will, hopefully with a lighter approach, next time.     Electric information movement.          Information bubbles.           Na...

Introductory explanation.        The Woodward interview.     The cone of silence around Trump.      What are you gonna do? They don't tell me.        You do know I'm making billions.        Afraid. Feel badly for Russia.       We are all corrupt.       Play horrible games. The American people lost big.   Keep the swamp.

 Lately, whenever I cast my inspiration net, I come up with mostly Trumpian topics. This disturbs me, because I am certain many other things are happening. However, I must work with what I catch. So here it is.   For future episodes I may have to shift from net casting to hunting mode.   What you are seeing is not happening.       Not the truth.        Putin powerful.   Believe fake crap.      Sti...

This is my way of dealing with the onslaught of serious nonsense and insanity we've been presented with. Includes the More Crazy Remix.   Civilty.     This is crazy.     Take the children away. Knock the crap out of them.     All kinds of crazy.     Above the law (pardon myself).     Win with lying. Make America sorry.     Kim Jong-Un loves rockets.     I am so smart. Toe trail.     Look at the fi...

Went to San Francisco earlier this month. Lovely place, lots of culture and history, although kind of chilly for a Florida guy. Good-if pricey- food, music and beer. Glad I had the expeience. I gathered auditory ambience from various points along the way. Then I blended some of them into the following collage.   Heading to San Francisco.         Planes and trains.              Airbus A380 for pers...