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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - September 22nd

Technology has evolved to the point where cameras and data are all connected to provide surveillance literally everywhere.   We are, for all intents and purposes, a police state.   The information is used for some legitimate purposes, but it's also misused, too.  By organized groups, factions of government, and even what might be considered rogue police officers. And there's not much we can do to stop this.  Sure, there are moves to limit the use of flock cameras, but the companies that run them are working to undo those limits and in some cases to simply re-brand as another name; make no mistake, they're still installing them just with a different logo. ...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - September 15th

The mid-term election may still be more than a month away, but "the machine" is in full swing.  What I find strange, though, is that all of the things I see are from one point of view.  Yeah, I pretty much only see "stuff" from the MAGA-aligned groups and candidates. I have to say that this election "feels different" than previous ones.  I don't know what to make of it, exactly.   But I have ro ask *why* so many of these ads are appearing that are essentially hating on on an opponent (to an extreme), distorting the truth, and fear mongering.  Is it a way to keep the cult engaged? ...
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Bitchin Dave's Newsletter - September 8th

The NFL season kicks off this week, and as we look ahead, I see the bottom few teams are there once again, and just laughable at this point.  Perhaps a relegation system - whereby teams have to actually try in order to stay in the topmost league - would be helpful. The Miami Dolphins are one of these teams.  Yeah, they were the only team to ever go undefeated, had the winningest coach, had arguably the best pure passer in the game... and yet, since 2000, they have basically sucked. In the 26 years this century, the dolphins have had two owners, ...
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