Tag Archives: social media

How to Tell What’s True and What’s Not…

Posted on October 1, 2024 by cdsmiller17

In a News Bubble Let’s face facts, we’re all biased. Whether we realize it, nor not, that amounts to prejudice (pre-judging). We might think that our positions on religious and political issues are even-handed, but they’ve been ‘influenced’ by the … Continue reading →

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Was Thatcherism a Form of “English Socialism”?

Posted on September 17, 2021 by cdsmiller17

1984: The Graphic Novel (2021) It might seem a stupid question, but the timing of Margaret Thatcher’s rise to power in the 1980’s seems to lend itself to a Newspeak idea: Conservatism as an act of government to control the … Continue reading →

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Happy (Belated) 40th Birthday Wishes!

Posted on October 23, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Kim Kardashian (October 21, 1980) Do you think this is the real reason for my dream two nights ago? I wasn’t aware of her birth date, so it wasn’t something conscious in me of knowledge of her 40th birthday. Anyway, … Continue reading →

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“Can I Be Manipulated? Can You?”

Posted on September 8, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Great Hack (2019) From Wikipedia: The Great Hack is a 2019 documentary film about the Facebook–Cambridge Analytica data scandal, produced and directed by Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, both previous documentary Academy Award nominees (The Square, Control Room, Startup.com). … Continue reading →

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Facebook: “Community Standards” and COVID-19

Posted on July 7, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Oops, I did it again. Facebook has decided to limit access to certain applications as I seem to have upset some community standards by posting something about COVID-19 particles being airborne (according to some scientists). Censorship by any name is … Continue reading →

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It’s Always Been a Question of Faith

Posted on April 27, 2020 by cdsmiller17

God Friended Me – Series Finale Well, that’s alright then. It’s over. And now we have an answer to the question: what’s this all about? As always, I won’t give the ending away, but I always suspected that this was … Continue reading →

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Don’t Trust Political Memes on Facebook

Posted on February 22, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Fake News 2015 I have a good memory, but I didn’t have access to People Magazine in 1998, as I was living in the U.K. But I do remember this meme making the rounds in 2015. It’s fake! According to … Continue reading →

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Is There Need of a Blockade, Somewhere?

Posted on May 24, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Yesterday morning between 6:00 and 6:30, I had a short dream that puzzled me. I’d seen a similar one before, but its purpose and meaning completely eluded my understanding. I pondered the question all day long, and then asked to … Continue reading →

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Am I Really a ‘Bad Actor’?

Posted on May 16, 2019 by cdsmiller17

  Facebook thinks so This issue began when I posted a blog about why I was quitting Facebook. As is my want, I tried to share it on Facebook so that my friends, family and acquaintances would know why I … Continue reading →

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Why I Quit:

Posted on January 31, 2019 by cdsmiller17

Facebook We are social creatures, all of us. When Facebook came along, everyone embraced the chance to share their thoughts, photos and status changes with friends and family. And they did it willingly. My foray onto this platform was prompted … Continue reading →

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