# The Crazy Years **URL:** \ **Category:** The Happening World\ **Tags:** crazy-years, clown-show\ **Created:** [30 May 2022 12:56 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451 "2022-05-30T12:56:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 203
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2024 20:33 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4065 "2024-05-21T20:33:34Z")
> [@Bitcoin World Volatility](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/bitcoin-world-volatility/4472/29): > JUST IN: Donald Trump’s presidential campaign officially accepts Bitcoin and crypto. @WatcherGuru ---
**Author:** ![CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/ctlaw/32/42_2.png) [@CTLaw](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/CTLaw)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2024 10:17 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4066 "2024-05-22T10:17:49Z")
> **[Norway, Ireland and Spain say they are recognizing a Palestinian state in a...](https://www.yahoo.com/news/norways-prime-minister-says-norway-064201208.html)** > > Norway, Ireland and Spain said Wednesday they are recognizing a Palestinian state in a historic move that drew condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Israel immediately ordered back its ambassadors from Norway and Ireland. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2024 10:36 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4067 "2024-05-22T10:36:50Z")
[https://archive.is/09YJ0](https://archive.is/09YJ0) > **[CFPB Supreme Court Win Is a Loss for Congress: Stephen L. Carter](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/cfpb-supreme-court-win-is-a-loss-for-congress-stephen-l-carter)** > > We ought to be left a tad uneasy by Thursday’s 7-2 Supreme Court decision upholding the mechanism for funding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The result isn’t wrong, and should even have been expected; but the implicit invitation to... ---
**Author:** ![eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/eggspurt/32/3686_2.png) [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2024 12:52 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4068 "2024-05-22T12:52:00Z")
[![DDCAB3E7-07F3-45FD-99FD-B734A8B38141_1_105_c](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/3X/2/8/2878ded49d7c58da3031ac2685dd80769e000a66.jpeg)](https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/05/10/a-russia-linked-network-uses-ai-to-rewrite-real-news-stories) > In early March a network of websites, dubbed CopyCop, began publishing stories in English and French on a range of contentious issues. **They accused Israel of war crimes, amplified divisive political debates in America over slavery reparations and immigration and spread nonsensical stories about Polish mercenaries in Ukraine.** ---
**Author:** ![eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/eggspurt/32/3686_2.png) [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2024 16:13 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4069 "2024-05-22T16:13:00Z")
> **[China’s latest answer to OpenAI is ‘Chat Xi PT’](https://www.ft.com/content/43378c6e-664b-4885-a255-31325d632ee9)** > > Internet regulator uses Chinese leader’s political philosophy to help answer questions posed to latest large language model > The country’s newest large language model has been learning from its leader’s political philosophy, known as “Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era”, as well as other official literature provided by the Cyberspace Administration of China. > We must “ensure that in thought, politics, and action, we are always in high alignment with the Party Central Committee with General Secretary Xi Jinping at its core,” says another. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [22 May 2024 21:11 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4070 "2024-05-22T21:11:10Z")
> **[FBI Was Authorized to Use 'Deadly Force' at Mar-a-Lago When Seizing Documents](https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/22/fbi-agents-were-authorized-use-deadly-force-mar-a-lago-when-seizing-documents/)** > > FBI agents were authorized to use "deadly force" if necessary during the raid of Mar-a-Lago when seizing suspected classified documents, recently unsealed court filings reveal. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2024 00:03 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4071 "2024-05-23T00:03:14Z")
> **[The Biden campaign is looking to hire a seasoned meme lord | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/22/the-biden-campaign-is-looking-to-hire-a-seasoned-meme-lord/)** > > According to a job listing, President Joe Biden's reelection campaign needs someone to manage memes. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2024 00:05 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4072 "2024-05-23T00:05:33Z")
> **['Osama Bin Lager' beer sells out after going viral](https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnllen9xq5lo)** > > Mitchell Brewing Co, of Lincolnshire, had to unplug phones and close its website because of demand. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2024 00:36 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4074 "2024-05-23T00:36:08Z")
> **[Trump Campaign Starts Accepting Cryptocurrency Donations](https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2024/05/22/trump-campaign-starts-accepting-cryptocurrency-donations/)** > > Donald Trump's presidential campaign is the first ever from the two major political parties to begin accepting cryptocurrency contributions.  ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2024 03:54 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4075 "2024-05-23T03:54:54Z")
[https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cfpb-pyrrhic-supreme-court-victory-federal-reserve-18099f59?st=w0ajup4etyfbstf&reflink=desktopwebshare\_permalink](https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-cfpb-pyrrhic-supreme-court-victory-federal-reserve-18099f59?st=w0ajup4etyfbstf&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink) ---
**Author:** ![Mettelus](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@Mettelus](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Mettelus)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2024 11:27 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4076 "2024-05-23T11:27:33Z")
In the tweet she says articles were altered. Does that mean that they hacked into a site and altered the content or does it mean they rewrote the article and pawned it off as from the same author/organization or does it mean they rewrote the article and published it as their own? Altered usually implies the original item was changed. In the context of an article the original is the published piece. Recently, on this site I changed the words to a famous song. Did I alter it? You could say that and be technically correct, but wording it that way implies the original is no longer the same. The quote you added indicates it was rewritten and published on some site. That is about as threatening as my changing the words of Fortunate Son. But somehow it amplifies division about US political differences. One problem I have with the so called efforts of Russia to mess with US politics is that we have daily examples of all the “news” and government agencies doing just that. Just yesterday my brother read a headline to me that said Exxon had excess profits. What are excess profits? That is just one example of thousands showing the media amplifying political differences around capitalism. That is more dangerous than “phonycrap dot com” publishing rewritten articles. ---
**Author:** ![eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/eggspurt/32/3686_2.png) [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2024 18:23 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4077 "2024-05-23T18:23:39Z")
No, it’s an application of this concept: > [@Generative Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Models, and Image Synthesis](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/generative-artificial-intelligence-large-language-models-and-image-synthesis/2383/523): > > A hypothetical automated news architecture: And a reminder about what’s at stake: The most pressing threat to humanity in the years to come will come not from autonomous machines but from programmed people. Though not recognized as such, extremely unreliable and flawed forms of these programmed devices, in the guise of human beings, have been around for thousands of years. Legions of soldiers marching unquestioningly to their deaths, religious cultists accepting articles of faith without do… Don’t underestimate the power of pumping out biased reporting that free-rides the reporting work by someone else. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2024 22:08 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4078 "2024-05-23T22:08:52Z")
> **[Robberies in which criminals demand access to bank, payment apps to steal...](https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-crime-armed-robbery-stolen-money-app-chase-bank/14457765/)** > > Physical robberies involving criminals stealing money from people's payment apps are on the rise. ---
**Author:** ![BlackPrince](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@BlackPrince](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/BlackPrince)\ **Post date:** [23 May 2024 22:37 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4079 "2024-05-23T22:37:23Z")
Yet another reason to carry a “dumb” phone around instead of a device that contains the “keys” to your entire life. This is particularly relevant when crossing international borders and interacting with “law enforcement”. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [24 May 2024 12:29 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4080 "2024-05-24T12:29:43Z")
> **['A Failed Medical School': How Racial Preferences, Supposedly Outlawed in...](https://freebeacon.com/campus/a-failed-medical-school-how-racial-preferences-supposedly-outlawed-in-california-have-persisted-at-ucla/)** > > Long considered one of the best medical schools in the world, the University of California, Los Angeles's David Geffen School of Medicine receives as many as 14,000 applications a year. Of those, it accepted just 173 students in the 2023 admissions... ---
**Author:** ![BlackPrince](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f0a364/32.png) [@BlackPrince](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/BlackPrince)\ **Post date:** [24 May 2024 16:53 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4081 "2024-05-24T16:53:20Z")
From the article… > “I wondered,” the official added, “if this applicant had been [a] white male, or [an] Asian female for that matter, [whether] we would have had that much discussion.” Hummm…a white male and an Asian _ **female** _…the race/gender specificity is rather…odd, no? Is this the current order in the privilege hierarchy? I can’t wait to start seeing commercials with Asian male / black female couples just like how 99.9999% of couples in ads on TV consist of a white female and a black male. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [25 May 2024 02:57 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4082 "2024-05-25T02:57:21Z")
> **[Are Gaza Protests Happening Mostly at Elite Colleges? | Washington Monthly](https://washingtonmonthly.com/2024/05/24/are-gaza-protests-happening-mostly-at-elite-colleges/)** > > Yup. The Washington Monthly runs the numbers and explains the results. ---
**Author:** ![Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/citizen_bitcoin/32/19488_2.png) [@Citizen\_bitcoin](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/Citizen_bitcoin)\ **Post date:** [25 May 2024 04:46 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4083 "2024-05-25T04:46:38Z")
> **[Cracker Barrel’s stock in freefall after CEO admits chain ‘just not as...](https://nypost.com/2024/05/23/business/cracker-barrels-ceo-admits-chain-not-as-relevant-as-we-once-were/)** > > “They have a lot of senior consumers, so long term they need to migrate away from that consumer,” analyst Jake Bartlett said. ---
**Author:** ![eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/eggspurt/32/3686_2.png) [@eggspurt](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/eggspurt)\ **Post date:** [25 May 2024 20:32 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4084 "2024-05-25T20:32:38Z")
[Top exorcists](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_Ripperger) bring statistics: [https://www.youtube.com/live/KQOSzZprIO4?t=348](https://www.youtube.com/live/KQOSzZprIO4?t=348) > We started keeping statistics, and what we started to notice is that in relationship to possession, where demons actually possess people, **the number of possessions is statistically remaining the same. It’s 0.5% of the general population, so one out of every 200 people is likely possessed.** Among those people that come to us, it’s about that same statistic. > > Then, if you look at the number of people that have become diabolically obsessed, which I’m going to talk about, that statistic has drastically changed. **Statistically, when you’re talking about diabolic obsession, the rates are drastically on the rise. When you talk to exorcists, what they’re finding out is that the average number of the adult population in this country that is diabolically obsessed is 25%. Diabolic oppression is also on the rise but for different causes. We figure that the average number of people that are being diabolically oppressed is somewhere between 10 and 15% of the population. This indicates that the diabolic influence is drastically increasing, and it’s increasing for various reasons.** People are doing a lot of evil things. Every mortal sin is an open door to possession. Mortal sin by its nature takes the person out from under the authority structure of God and places them under the authority structure of Satan. > When I first started doing exorcisms—well, let’s back up—before 1963, the average time to liberate someone from full possession was one to two days, maybe a week on the outside. The case that started on the East Coast but ended up in St. Louis took 59 days, which was practically unheard of. After 1963, what used to take one to two days went to eight months to two years to liberate the average person. Now, it’s on average four years to liberate somebody. There are two reasons for that. One is because the world is much more evil, and the demons are a lot more powerful. The second component is that exorcisms work ex opere operantis Ecclesiae, which means how holy the people in the Catholic Church are determines how effective my prayers are when I walk into a session.This tells us that there’s a fundamental problem with the members of the Church; they are not as holy as their counterparts were in the past. > Subjugation is when the person enters into a pact with the devil, giving the demon something in exchange for something else. Technically, there is never a valid contract with a demon because they cannot guarantee the fulfillment of the contract. Subjugation is on the rise, especially in Hollywood and the music industry. **Temptation and Virtue:** Every individual faces ordinary temptation. The virtue God wants you to perfect can often be identified by the temptations you face. In Heaven, there is a human nature and a human being that have the plenitude of all virtues—our Lord and our Lady. Everyone else has varying degrees of virtue because God likes variety. Temptation helps us to grow in virtue and self-knowledge. Demons can introduce things into our imagination and move our emotions, which is why it’s essential not to follow emotions blindly in our spiritual life. Instead, we must follow reason illuminated by faith. **Extraordinary Forms of Spiritual Warfare:** 1. **Temptation:** Ordinary temptation that every person faces. 2. **Vexation:** Physical attacks by demons, usually reserved for saints. 3. **Oppression:** External attacks on finances, relationships, health, and job situations. It’s designed to draw us closer to God. 4. **Obsession:** Severe psychological attacks that are almost impossible to fight off. It requires combat through prayer and discipline. 5. **Possession:** Rare and involves the demon taking control of the person. It requires a lengthy and intensive exorcism process. 6. **Subjugation:** A pact with the devil, leading to severe spiritual and sometimes physical consequences. ---
**Author:** ![jdougan](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/user_avatar/scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/jdougan/32/2477_2.png) [@jdougan](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/jdougan)\ **Post date:** [26 May 2024 09:26 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451/4085 "2024-05-26T09:26:29Z")
How are we losing to these idiots? [https://x.com/Babygravy9/status/1794330558228754505](https://x.com/Babygravy9/status/1794330558228754505) OTOH, non-zero chance that one of them is a plant. [Previous page](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451.md?page=202) [Next page](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/the-crazy-years/1451.md?page=204)