Category Archives: Komprosplat

Can we get the facts of life from social media?

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Naomi

Short answer: no. What follows is one entire chapter from my book, How I Learned The Facts of Life, the title of which is duplicated above. (A very short chapter.) There’s a reason why I’m posting it here today. I … Continue reading →

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False charges of pedophilia: the default smear of Putin and his pawns

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Naomi

“Pawns,” in this case, are in the American right wing. I just ran into this New York Times story about Stalin’s killing spree and where he hid the bodies. I began reading it because my family and family friends were … Continue reading →

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Where did those “protest” rallies originate and who pays for them?

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Naomi

I have a dark thought. Today’s “protest” rallies — with the usual themes, flags, signs and carefully accoutered and masked “protesters” — don’t even pretend to be spontaneous applications of First Amendment* rights. (When people get together brandishing heavy weaponry, … Continue reading →

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