Ben Tremblay

* CMC since 1972 (Computer Mediated Communication); licensed ham since '73
* CogPsych, #SocialCognition and doxastic (VTA) processes for citizen opinions

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

@CivtechDev Scott elaborates those I call "thugs who swagger":
FFWD 9:45

https://t.co/p4vJ1Wz6NG

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

Idolatry of money and innovation? how about "Thugs who swagger"?!

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

/*tap tap*/ You payin' attention?! "Grab your leather jacket! Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang just resigned, and Kara and Scott couldn’t wait to break it all down."

https://t.co/umiR5Q8MMK

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

I’ve seen this energy before.

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

ICE violently detain man in front of daughter—punch him directly in the face.

He was already partially handcuffed & defenseless.

"You're going to break his arm!" daughter cries out.

"He's trying the right way!"
"He's in the process of getting papers!"

Agents would not even let his daughter get his wallet or car keys as they drag him away.

"I’m in shock. I’m scared and I start crying—cuz I really do think that they’re going to do something to my dad."

ICE has not issued a public statement on the reason for the arrest of Jose Ruelas Viorato.

His family says that he is in the process of obtaining permanent residence—and had no permanent record.

Incident occurred on 31st Avenue North near Drew Avenue North in Robbinsdale, Minnesota.

Minneapolis City Council Member Jason Chavez posted video of the arrest—he doesn’t have an active account on this platform so posting first full length and credited video here to help raise awareness.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

Democrats now have the opportunity to do some big things — including Medicare for All. Let’s hope they don’t blow it.

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

@MichaelShurkin plop.fizz sir ... vending machine thinking the age of #AttentionEconomy.

Stupidity and #ContemptuousImpunity as currency?

[Glenn Thrush @GlennThrush]

NEW: How do you double down when you are running out of chips?

Trump and DOJ have amped up their threats against Democratic targets — while shedding top staff and facing an internal morale crisis.

Me and @alanfeuer

https://t.co/0W6eydxFHF

[Joaquin Castro @JoaquinCastrotx]

Israel continues to commit atrocities in Gaza. American tax dollars help pay for it.

In fact, Israel is placing orders for military equipment in the billions. The method of payment? The mere promise of future U.S. aid.

I demanded answers from the Trump Administration on just how much Israel is racking up. It’s a whopping $10 billion.

The American people do not approve of funding Netanyahu’s war crimes. I will continue to demand transparency and push to end aid to Israel.

https://t.co/3KoZTiuc0Z

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

@JoyceWhiteVance Me, 1962, grade 3:
"Don't 'just ignore' the bully!"

Marketing ... consumerism ... hope and fear ... ambitious greed.
Folk can "hold a thought" less than ever.

#NeuroPhenomenology

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

@Ana_bel_1 Ah ... thanks for being so frank.

#ClickBait

[Robert Mihaly 🇫🇷 ✍️ 😷🌻 @RobertMihaly1]

If you haven't read @JoyceWhiteVance's "Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy," get a copy...if money is tight, you can get a used copy for as little as $5. At any price, it's a "must read!"
https://t.co/ivujL8lBFk

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Alabama was offered the option of working with the Justice Dept to fix the abuses in its prison system when the issues were first brought to light. Instead, they became the first state to force DOJ to sue them. Well, men continued to die and live in constitutionally deficient conditions. Alabama chose to build new prison instead of fixing documented problems, follow the money.

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

@JoyceWhiteVance Senior prof to me (Drinks in the faculty club!) when I, student of CogPsych and Criminology, shared my sketch of a plan.

Long pause ... "You know it's a multi-billion dollar industry, yes?"

Years later, I'm fully committed to #NeuroPhenomenology.

gawds' speed

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

Another GlobalNews story highlighting the uhhhh ...
... what can I say. I had strong reason to trash-can my military career. (Besides which, I never trust yuppie-types.)

https://t.co/iOTrEZeM4Q

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

My stock in trade ... both professionally (military; infantry and ComRsch) has been, simply: "fact-based opinions".

Bad memories of fascist Pinochet vs Chile.
Oh, and of Vietnam.

[CivTech Dev @CivtechDev]

#Wainwright #PPCLI
"The military's top commander believes the main reason soldiers couldn't escape the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright is because of how quickly it tore across the training area."

Military's reports are ... fuzzy? just plain wrong? misleading?

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

#Wainwright #PPCLI
"The military's top commander believes the main reason soldiers couldn't escape the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright is because of how quickly it tore across the training area."
CBC 20OCT: https://t.co/H1uTkpzBlC

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

@michaeldweiss As I've been saying since I left the army in 1973 (we had financed and supported fascist Pinochet in Chile):
Our society is led by cynical psychopaths who use sadistic sociopaths to do their bidding.

Fascist mafia running the show, e.g. Trump with Miller and Hegseth.

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

Starshield being throttled again.

[Ben Tremblay @BenTrem42]

@nytimes Towers fall on the just and unjust alike ...