Most Recent Blast
So, this is where you can find the most recent rant that I have created, have fun and let me know what you have to say!
Cults of Personalities
Photo Credit: Creator: peshkov | Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto
Music: Cult of personality by Living Colour 1988 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RRyX9mI5Lw - Mass Media 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq6ItDRtOKY - Steve Hassan 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL0uxDscjdo - Benscoter 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB-dJaCXAxA - Janja Lalich 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bRBFhMEQFk - Singer 1994 (youtube 2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMGHw1xRqy4 - Montell 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09maaUaRT4M - Mass psychosis After Skool 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5LC7aFyN2c - What is a cult of personalty 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NWIfiV1_XQ - Cults Explained 2019 |
Nullifying Effective Academia
Academia has come to mean the cultural accumulation of knowledge, its development and transmission across generations as well as its practitioners and transmitters.
If Academic freedom (see link below) is hindered and the ability to have thoughts outside the realm of the "accepted" narrative is being limited, are we really educating?
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/12/21/defining-academic-freedom
Show Notes:
https://redscarepodcast.libsyn.com/propaganda-w-mark-crispin-miller
https://markcrispinmiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Letter-from-MCC-Faculty.pdf
https://markcrispinmiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Letter-to-MCC-colleagues.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays
https://www.change.org/p/under-attack-at-nyu-mark-crispin-miller-needs-your-support-for-academic-freedom?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=862cd2b0-037a-11eb-8f10-eda78ce155b0
Music Credits:
Intro: Eddy - Pure Adrenaline
Outro: Ryan Anderson - Faster! Faster! Faster!
If Academic freedom (see link below) is hindered and the ability to have thoughts outside the realm of the "accepted" narrative is being limited, are we really educating?
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2010/12/21/defining-academic-freedom
Show Notes:
https://redscarepodcast.libsyn.com/propaganda-w-mark-crispin-miller
https://markcrispinmiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Letter-from-MCC-Faculty.pdf
https://markcrispinmiller.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Letter-to-MCC-colleagues.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Bernays
https://www.change.org/p/under-attack-at-nyu-mark-crispin-miller-needs-your-support-for-academic-freedom?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=custom_url&recruited_by_id=862cd2b0-037a-11eb-8f10-eda78ce155b0
Music Credits:
Intro: Eddy - Pure Adrenaline
Outro: Ryan Anderson - Faster! Faster! Faster!
Sticker Gate
Delving into a First Amendment Case happening right now on a California college campus.
Music-
Intro: Ketsa - Face It
Outro: Crowander- Letting Go
In the order referenced:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_principles
The First Article Written about the Stickers https://www.therip.com/news/2019/05/03/bakersfield-colleges-main-campus-suffers-hate-vandalism/
Matt’s Opinion piece in response to actions and discussion that took place after the stickers surfaced https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices-stickers-on-bcs-campus/article_adc9e13c-7857-11e9-97be-dffa214761fd.html
Bond’s Opinion in response to Matt’s opinion piece
https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices-the-problematic-nature-behind-the-stickers-on-bc/article_a0bb048c-7c2e-11e9-beed-2f385838961b.html
Article by Ema Sasic (one of the “she’s” in the presentation that Matt gave) https://www.bakersfield.com/news/stickers-from-anonymous-group-bring-up-issues-of-free-speech-vandalism-at-bc/article_7fc5dc44-818c-11e9-9858-93a184eae4c8.html
Article by Paige Atkinson (the other “she” referred to in the presentation) https://southkernsol.org/2019/05/30/free-speech-or-white-supremacy-students-concerned-about-safety-after-group-vandalizes-bc-campus/
Erin’s Opinion piece
https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices-bc-s-pots-and-kettles-racial-supremacy-and/article_dbc7da36-862f-11e9-8319-b7fb23d94456.html
Reprint of Ema’s article
https://www.bakersfield.com/delano-record/stickers-from-anonymous-group-bring-up-issues-of-free-speech/article_ff04c8a4-8627-11e9-8917-f73e33e89d76.html
Miguel Nidever’s Opinion piece (the only one I found by someone who doesn’t have a dog in the race https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices-free-speech-or-hate-speech-at-bc/article_9b430322-8649-11e9-aed2-bb2ffcf813fa.html
June Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsEXU-9PK_4
The Article with a byline that brought up MEChA’s Wikipedia pages as first result https://southkernsol.org/2019/08/05/commentary-m-e-ch-a-stands-for-diversity-does-not-accept-vandalism-as-protest-speech/?fbclid=IwAR2OYhd6zNv23ZxoIWc_mNHamhTqNM0umMrt2PDDMd5GQdmr4jcLO5vD6Tc
The presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=p_8F3kxCt8E&feature=youtu.be
The two articles written days after the presentation
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bc-lecture-questions-whether-anonymous-stickers-were-a-matter-of-free-speech-hate-speech-vandalism/article_f17483cc-d641-11e9-94bb-27670e3b0765.html
https://www.therip.com/campus/2019/09/18/dr-matthew-garretts-a-tale-of-two-protests-the-line-between-free-speech-and-hate-speech/
Jose Gaspar’s article that I found to be poorly written and factually inaccurate https://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/jose-gaspar/jose-gaspar-free-speech-rights-reputations-clash/article_76a4203e-3c12-11eb-a4ff-275e0c947e4d.html
The College Fix Article about the administrative determination https://www.thecollegefix.com/professors-face-termination-for-criticizing-funding-of-social-justice-activities-at-public-college/
The first Article after the law suit is filed
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bc-professors-file-federal-suit-against-college-district-officials-over-free-speech/article_76375cba-ceca-11eb-bc34-7b93425028ba.html
Local new KGET does a piece on the lawsuit
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/bc-professors-allege-free-speech-violations-in-lawsuit-against-college-district/
The Article that has the link to Matt’s comments at the board meeting
https://justthenews.com/nation/free-speech/community-college-threatens-fire-professors-criticizing-social-justice-funding
The Fire article that references similar cases on other campuses
https://www.thefire.org/faced-with-firings-bakersfield-professors-sue-school-over-criticism-of-grant-allocations-for-partisan-causes/
Current status on the lawsuit indicating two judges https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/caedce/1:2021cv00845/394587
Music-
Intro: Ketsa - Face It
Outro: Crowander- Letting Go
In the order referenced:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_principles
The First Article Written about the Stickers https://www.therip.com/news/2019/05/03/bakersfield-colleges-main-campus-suffers-hate-vandalism/
Matt’s Opinion piece in response to actions and discussion that took place after the stickers surfaced https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices-stickers-on-bcs-campus/article_adc9e13c-7857-11e9-97be-dffa214761fd.html
Bond’s Opinion in response to Matt’s opinion piece
https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices-the-problematic-nature-behind-the-stickers-on-bc/article_a0bb048c-7c2e-11e9-beed-2f385838961b.html
Article by Ema Sasic (one of the “she’s” in the presentation that Matt gave) https://www.bakersfield.com/news/stickers-from-anonymous-group-bring-up-issues-of-free-speech-vandalism-at-bc/article_7fc5dc44-818c-11e9-9858-93a184eae4c8.html
Article by Paige Atkinson (the other “she” referred to in the presentation) https://southkernsol.org/2019/05/30/free-speech-or-white-supremacy-students-concerned-about-safety-after-group-vandalizes-bc-campus/
Erin’s Opinion piece
https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices-bc-s-pots-and-kettles-racial-supremacy-and/article_dbc7da36-862f-11e9-8319-b7fb23d94456.html
Reprint of Ema’s article
https://www.bakersfield.com/delano-record/stickers-from-anonymous-group-bring-up-issues-of-free-speech/article_ff04c8a4-8627-11e9-8917-f73e33e89d76.html
Miguel Nidever’s Opinion piece (the only one I found by someone who doesn’t have a dog in the race https://www.bakersfield.com/opinion/community-voices-free-speech-or-hate-speech-at-bc/article_9b430322-8649-11e9-aed2-bb2ffcf813fa.html
June Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsEXU-9PK_4
The Article with a byline that brought up MEChA’s Wikipedia pages as first result https://southkernsol.org/2019/08/05/commentary-m-e-ch-a-stands-for-diversity-does-not-accept-vandalism-as-protest-speech/?fbclid=IwAR2OYhd6zNv23ZxoIWc_mNHamhTqNM0umMrt2PDDMd5GQdmr4jcLO5vD6Tc
The presentation https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=p_8F3kxCt8E&feature=youtu.be
The two articles written days after the presentation
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bc-lecture-questions-whether-anonymous-stickers-were-a-matter-of-free-speech-hate-speech-vandalism/article_f17483cc-d641-11e9-94bb-27670e3b0765.html
https://www.therip.com/campus/2019/09/18/dr-matthew-garretts-a-tale-of-two-protests-the-line-between-free-speech-and-hate-speech/
Jose Gaspar’s article that I found to be poorly written and factually inaccurate https://www.bakersfield.com/columnists/jose-gaspar/jose-gaspar-free-speech-rights-reputations-clash/article_76a4203e-3c12-11eb-a4ff-275e0c947e4d.html
The College Fix Article about the administrative determination https://www.thecollegefix.com/professors-face-termination-for-criticizing-funding-of-social-justice-activities-at-public-college/
The first Article after the law suit is filed
https://www.bakersfield.com/news/bc-professors-file-federal-suit-against-college-district-officials-over-free-speech/article_76375cba-ceca-11eb-bc34-7b93425028ba.html
Local new KGET does a piece on the lawsuit
https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/bc-professors-allege-free-speech-violations-in-lawsuit-against-college-district/
The Article that has the link to Matt’s comments at the board meeting
https://justthenews.com/nation/free-speech/community-college-threatens-fire-professors-criticizing-social-justice-funding
The Fire article that references similar cases on other campuses
https://www.thefire.org/faced-with-firings-bakersfield-professors-sue-school-over-criticism-of-grant-allocations-for-partisan-causes/
Current status on the lawsuit indicating two judges https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/caedce/1:2021cv00845/394587
Pride and Prejudice?
Starting the New Year with some thoughts about prejudice in regards to political ideology.
https://www.pbcommercial.com/opinion/20201103/liberals-and-rsquonever-trumpersrsquo-headed-for-stormy-breakup
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prejudice
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/prejudice
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/23/liberals-donald-trump-support
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/hatred-liberals-is-all-thats-left-conservatism/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201712/analysis-trump-supporters-has-identified-5-key-traits?page=1
https://www.pbcommercial.com/opinion/20201103/liberals-and-rsquonever-trumpersrsquo-headed-for-stormy-breakup
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prejudice
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/prejudice
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/23/liberals-donald-trump-support
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/11/hatred-liberals-is-all-thats-left-conservatism/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind-in-the-machine/201712/analysis-trump-supporters-has-identified-5-key-traits?page=1
Back At It!
It's been a while, let's catch up!
Opening and ending music: Les Hayden - Come untangled.
Opening and ending music: Les Hayden - Come untangled.
It's all Greek to me
Digging into a single article can uncover some really interesting stuff!
Donation page link: http://www.sunisaysso.com/value-for-value.html
Shownotes:
https://www.barrons.com/articles/lambda-variant-delta-vaccine-resistance-51628096302
https://www.barrons.com/
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/barrons/
https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-alpert-36aa2/
https://www.billalpert.org
https://www.rferl.org/a/microscope-photos-capture-coronavirus-in-stunning-detail/30518135.html
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.28.454085v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.02.450959v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/
https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/howscienceworks_16
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stylianos-serghiou-b4064b43/
https://chanzuckerberg.com/
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21894
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-safian/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayle_King
Extra Collection:
https://www.nature.com/articles/530265a
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2016.20649
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2016.21074
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21333
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21440
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21466
https://www.springernature.com/gp
Youtube Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTQ2W1C_z3g - Behind CZI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-5ds6FTBmw - BioRxiv at conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpQOIH0RK_M - Weird college address
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYATXO1OS0g - First collaborative interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwAMtT3ZIpg&t=11s - BioRxiv Ad
Music Intro & Outro: Crowander : Sunny Street
Donation page link: http://www.sunisaysso.com/value-for-value.html
Shownotes:
https://www.barrons.com/articles/lambda-variant-delta-vaccine-resistance-51628096302
https://www.barrons.com/
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/barrons/
https://www.adfontesmedia.com/interactive-media-bias-chart/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-alpert-36aa2/
https://www.billalpert.org
https://www.rferl.org/a/microscope-photos-capture-coronavirus-in-stunning-detail/30518135.html
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.28.454085v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.02.450959v1
https://www.biorxiv.org/
https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/howscienceworks_16
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stylianos-serghiou-b4064b43/
https://chanzuckerberg.com/
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21894
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-safian/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayle_King
Extra Collection:
https://www.nature.com/articles/530265a
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2016.20649
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2016.21074
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21333
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21440
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2017.21466
https://www.springernature.com/gp
Youtube Links:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTQ2W1C_z3g - Behind CZI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-5ds6FTBmw - BioRxiv at conference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpQOIH0RK_M - Weird college address
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYATXO1OS0g - First collaborative interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwAMtT3ZIpg&t=11s - BioRxiv Ad
Music Intro & Outro: Crowander : Sunny Street