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Manipulation Fail

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Quick, do you know who this is? It is, of course, Barbara Streisand. Singer, and occasional actress, and one of the few winners of an Egot. She also has the dubious distinction of having a famous type of manipulation fail … Continue reading

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You can’t spell Sports without PR… (Part 1)

Bahrain F1 grand prix: Lewis Hamilton drives in a practice session

As I’m posting this, the F1 race is finished in Bahrain: The race took place despite worldwide protests, at a massive cost to the Bahrain government. In the background of the stadium, as usual, smoke rose from tires, but this … Continue reading

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Cartel & Monopolies (price manipulation, part 3)

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We haven’t talked a lot about corporate manipulations these last few blog entries. Let’s fix that, shall we? If you’re a corporation in the US, or Europe, or even China these days, you’re operating in a capitalistic, market-driven economy. The … Continue reading

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If a scientist falls in the forest…

No, not time travellers. Try again.

It’s relatively easy to manipulate people. If nothing else, this blog should make it plain that there are any numbers of techniques to manipulate consumers, voters, or viewers. There are a couple of classes of people that are relatively harder … Continue reading

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The Pyramid (The root of all manipulation, part 3)

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It’s useful to think of the financial system as a pyramid, with each layer preying and manipulating the layer underneath it. Each layer up the pyramid is wealthier and generally savvier than the layer below it, and generally the manipulation … Continue reading

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Conspiracy manipulations

This blog entry brought to you by the Illuminati. When you think Mind Control, think Illuminati!

Have you heard about how contrails are spreading mind-control chemicals over the cities? Or did you know that the Trilateral Commission commissioned the 9/11 attacks? Or that the fluoride in tap water helps keep the general population slightly stupider, and … Continue reading

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