Dave Allen

These are the flags we fly that actually deserve respect.

Quite unlike the other one on our flagpole right now.

This video shows an Israeli hostage ready to be released by Hamas. In it, he kisses two of his captors on top of the head. In Arab cultures this is to show gratitude and/or appreciation.

5. Build community: Share the cognitive load. Different people track different issues. Network intelligence beats individual overload.

Remember: They want you scattered. Your focus is resistance. “

4. Practice going slow: Wait 48hrs before reacting to new policies. The urgent clouds the important. Initial reporting often misses context

3. Remember: Feeling overwhelmed is the point. When you recognize this, you regain some power. Take breaks. Process. This is a marathon.

2. Use aggregators & experts: Find trusted analysts who do the heavy lifting of synthesis. Look for those explaining patterns, not just events.

1. Set boundaries: Pick 2-3 key issues you deeply care about and focus your attention there. You can't track everything - that's by design. Impact comes from sustained focus, not scattered awareness.

The result? Weakened democratic oversight and reduced public engagement. What now?

3. Agenda-setting theory explains the strategy: When multiple major policies compete for attention simultaneously, it fragments public discourse. Traditional media can't keep up with the pace, leading to superficial coverage.

2. Media theorist McLuhan predicted this: When humans face information overload, they become passive and disengaged. The rapid-fire executive orders create a cognitive bottleneck, making it nearly impossible for citizens and media to thoroughly analyze any single policy.

1. The flood of 200+ executive orders in Trump's first days exemplifies Naomi Klein's "shock doctrine" - using chaos and crisis to push through radical changes while people are too disoriented to effectively resist. This isn't just politics as usual - strategic exploitation of cognitive limits.

1. The flood of 200+ executive orders in Trump's first days exemplifies Naomi Klein's "shock doctrine" - using chaos and crisis to push through radical changes while people are too disoriented to effectively resist. This isn't just politics as usual - strategic exploitation of cognitive limits.

PLEASE read and share widely on all your safe sites. This will help us understand and not drown in the tsunami of executive orders:

Wise and important words from sociologist Jennifer Walter about what is happening in this country right now and what to do about it:

Vote to have your state join Canada! So, we heard a rumor that someone’s planning to annex Canada, eh? Well, two can play at that game! Why add a 51st state, when you can join Canada, eh?

I'm in.

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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post Democracy can't function without a free press

Bravo, @anntelnaes.bsky.social.

I guess the new slogan for the Washington Post ought to be:

“Newspapers die in cowardice.”

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Funny they don't relieve them of duty for mishandling kids, ain't it?

Yep. Be careful what you wish for....

....you just might get it.

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Heyo! Welcome to the show!

Yeah I haven't figured this thing out yet either lol

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