Valuable book!

3/30/26:

There is a documentary on Tubi that is much like the book. But the book seems always better than the movie, or a documentary. Nevertheless, the series on teevee is sobering to look at considering where we have been in history, and where we are now. It looks like things really haven't changed much in Moscow from the Soviet times.

That said, I DO NOT ENDORSE THE TUBI DOCUMENTARY. The reason for that disclaimer is that the latter part of the third in the series tries to sell the Russian interference garbage in the 2016 election. One reason for the vehemence of my opposition to that fraud is that the FBI at that time violated many lawful procedures FROM THE BEGINNING. In other words, anybody who watched this story from the beginning should've seen that something was up. I DID AND IT IS DOCUMENTED ON THIS BLOG.

It should be stated further that up until that point, the documentary could legitimately be called a documentary. But since they started aping the Russian collusion garbage, they pretty much jumped the shark with respect to their credibility. This is not to endorse the Russians in any way. It is only that we have OUR OWN PROBLEMS RIGHT HERE. One of them is that one of the parties, or perhaps both, are not on the same page with the rule of law and democracy. One of them is playing a hard game of trying to pretend to be, and that would be the democrats. The republicans? At least some of them are no better than democrats, hence the term RINO.

11/24/23:

November 24th, 2023: Update to last update of 10/14/23:

He seems to not know why Drudge went pinko

If you read this book, you would have some insight to what may have happened. I heard some rumblings that Drudge is a homosexual. The KGB loved to use homosexuals. They knew something about homosexuals, which made them prime targets for espionage.

The book has a number of real life stories about the KGB. One of them involved one of the biggest espionage coups of the Cold War. It was in that chapter in which the reasons for the KGB's interest in homseoxuals for espionage, was explained.

If you have that insight, then this business with Drudge would be no mystery. Drudge was exploited, and the homosexuality angle was undoubtedly the means of attacking him. I'd bet on it if I were a gambling man.



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Oct 14, 2023: Update of post written on 7/9/21:

The book is still highly priced, but there doesn't seem to be one that was off-the-charts-high anymore. Perhaps it was a signed copy, or was valuable for some unspecified reason... There is always the possibility of a different explanation... Just saying that there could be reason that I got something wrong.

The reason for this post is the recent terrorist event in Israel. Some of the reaction to it reminded me of what happened on 9/11/2001 in this country. People were blaming Bush for "letting it happen". I didn't believe it back then, but today? Who knows? In a sense, the elites in this country did in fact "let it happen" because of their open border policies. Anybody could get into this country and commit a horrific terrorist attack like that. That's true today, too.

There was a time in this country when a KGB spy disguised as an American could not get past the FBI for a single day. The story of that is in this book. I wrote about the spy who flipped, one Kaarlo Tuomi, in another post.

This is one reason I support Donald Trump. He's the first to make it his goal to build a wall on the southern border. Here is something that should have been done all along, and the border was secure until 1965, until one Senator Edward Kennedy got new immigration laws passed. We might as well not have any border at all now.

The Israelis have a wall. It didn't stop this. However, imagine their situation if they didn't have a wall. Besides, any wall could be overcome if the will existed to do so. Also, the reverse is true. If there was the will to defend the border, the border would be defended. This crew won't defend our borders, nor anything else that matters about the country.

Why did it happen in Israel? Who knows? But Netanyahu has had his troubles with the opposition over there. Just like Trump has had over here. I am not so sure about anything being said right now, no matter who says it---with respect to the Israeli leader. I've seen a lot of unjust crap being hurled at Trump lately too.

The question should be asked is this: does the leader have the will to defend the country? I think Netanyahu does. I think Trump does too. As for the Democrats, I am convinced that they could not care less for Israel nor the USA.

This may sound partisan, and to a certain extent it may well be, but the Democrats have latched on to some pretty exotic stuff this last 15 years. One thing is certain, the communists wanted to conquer the USA, and it looks like they are close to doing it. It seems mighty strange to have a large contingent of the GOP helping them to do it.



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The Secret Work of Soviet Secret Agents by John Barron (1974)

The last post reminded me of this book, so I looked it up on Amazon. Incredible prices! A mass marketed paperback going for $69! A paperback version over a grand! Wow!

Yours truly read this book. It shaped my thoughts about the former Soviet Union that they would have such a thing in their country. When I write that the "Evil Empire" has moved to Washington DC, it is largely because I see the same kind of thing that was happening during the Cold War. It is now happening right here in the once "Good 'ol USA".

Why would this book be so valuable? Could some entity out there trying to take it off the market? It would not surprise me! Everything imaginable is being done to suppress truth from being found that something like that happening wouldn't be out of the question.

No way that this book would be worth this much unless something was going on.

Getting to the core of the matter

It is significant for two reasons: 1) those who protect the system as is have something to lose and they know it, and 2) it is definitely not for democracy that they won't pass this bill. Indeed, it is against democracy and the rule of law to NOT pass it. The bill is the only credible way to insure honest elections, but the majority in the Senate does not want honest elections.

This video says it all. It also explains why John Thune’s scuttling of the SAVE America Act is the most treacherous gambit since RussiaGate. We citizens will lose our nation in the midterms, and we will never get her back. pic.twitter.com/1CTXTOmWfZ

— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) March 29, 2026

What A Fool Believes -- The Doobie Brothers

Casting about for something to write about. While doing so, I came across this song on the YouTube.

The song's lyrics reminded me of something, so I looked for some info about the song on the Wikipedia. What inspired the song doesn't match with what I was thinking of.

And what was that?

It was the Great Gatsy. If you aren't familiar with that novel and/or this song-- study them, and see for yourself if you agree.

The quick way would be to watch a remake of the film. But those may not be accurate enough. Perhaps the novel would be best, but if you aren't patient enough, watch the movie.

Here's the song and lyrics.



And the movie, which is inferior to the book, imo:

Instapundit: "Remarkably consistent"

Iran has been remarkably consistent too, in case anybody is interested. They were saying "Death to America" then, and every day since their so-called revolution.

We shouldn't have been so passive in the face of this consistent provocation. We will pay the price at some point, and that time may well be right now.

The political left has been remarkably consistent too. They hate America too. Unfortunately, many of them are bonafide citizens. That's a problem.

Artemis II will launch soon

Barring the unforeseen. There is a bit of worry about this mission. The heat shield may not be up to snuff. The decision-making here may be flawed. I guess we'll see, eh?

Green Acres

3/28/26:

There was a lot more to this show than I remembered. The video says that it was a reaction to Vietnam. That seems far-fetched, but when you consider one of Oliver Douglas' patriotic speeches, the satire seems rather biting.

8/23/20:

 

That guy in this next video is making the speech that seems kinda familiar....

Epistemology

3/28/26:

Another update here may run a risk of getting too deep into the weeds. The point may be this: How do you know what you know? This is pretty tricky stuff.

You can say that you "know it in your bones". Yet, does that make it true?

It gets too deep in the weeds because you can fall into a trap of believing that there is no such thing as truth. Then you will be a postmodernist. As for me, I'm not going there.

In the end, you have to decide it for yourself. Maybe this will be the last word on that subject. But there's always of the possibility of changing one's mind. And so it goes...

5/24/25:

Ah, back again with more thoughts on this subject of knowledge. I was thinking about trusting what you hear from someone. If someone tells you something, and you trust that person to be reliable, then you believe that person. However, if that person lies to you, you will remember it the next time, and you will be on guard about what this person says. You will not so readily believe someone who has fooled you before.

A society can be built on trust, or it will not be built on trust. If it isn't built on trust, it cannot be much of a society. Think about that for a moment. Commerce depends upon trust. You have to trust so many things to go right when you do transactions with people. A used car salesman may have some trust issues. If you've been burned before by a bad deal on a car, especially when you dealt with a certain individual, would you go back to that individual again when you want to buy a car? Most likely not, unless you enjoy the contest. Some folks might like the contest, but generally you avoid people who cheat you do you not?

I was thinking about this with regard to the news media. Indeed, all of this society depends upon institutions that deal with us fairly, or unfairly. When trust breaks down, the perception is that we are not being dealt with fairly. In such a scenario, a society could find itself in a lot of trouble. Trust is necessary for a society to operate smoothly or in good order.

A criminal can take advantage of your trust. That's why crime needs to be punished. If crime isn't punished, overall trust in our system of justice will be harmed. So what am I getting at? Just that the truth is needed for trust, and that trust is needed for harmony in society. If you want that, then you need to hold the truth as important. Why then is that not obvious? Why does it need to be said?

Just because somebody in authority says something doesn't make it so. That happens too often for me to believe what I hear. That's why it needs to be said. It isn't just me saying it, you know.

12/6/24:



Just saw another documentary on Tubi, and this post came to mind. On a search for it on my own blog, there's another one that has gotten a lot of pageviews. Even more than this one. It is here.



10/29/22: Epistemology

Epistemology: The study of knowledge

Or another way of saying it is "how you know what you know".

I come from a place where we can argue about anything, and often do. The arguments could get downright contentious, and so I have done my best to try to avoid them. But people really can argue about ANYTHING. Even the study of knowledge itself. If you cannot agree upon something, it is hard to get anywhere at all in an argument. The arguments can often get emotional because one's ego gets attached. That's a mistake. If one truly loves knowledge, then one does not fall in love with one's own pet theories. A theory is just a theory. Hopefully, that statement wouldn't start an argument somewhere, but where I came from, it COULD.

Even in a fight, there has to be rules. Even if the rules are the rules of the jungle. The jungle has it own rules. He who is biggest, strongest, and toughest will likely win. But, if there is to be a civilization, then the rules can be set up in advance, and everybody is expected to follow them. What happens when somebody doesn't follow the rules? That person is likely to be punished. The same can be true for epistemology. It is a rules-based system of determining what is knowledge, and what isn't. If you get into an argument, there has to be a rules-based system to determines who is right, and who is wrong.

However, if you cannot agree on the rules, then you've got a problem.

What happens when you cannot decide on issues, and not even the rules that determine who is right and who is wrong? You get anarchy. You get the law of the jungle. If you are right, and you are weak, then you might as well be wrong for all the good it will do you. Nobody has any rights in the jungle. There is no law and order in the jungle. It is a matter of who is the smartest, strongest, and maybe the meanest --- who will win any controversy.

There has to be a set of rules. There has to be laws. People have to be willing to follow these. If not, then there can be no order. Starting with this, you have to have some type of agreement on what the rules are, and the willingness to follow them.

The reason I wrote this is that this society cannot agree upon the most basic things. Like the meanings of words. The meaning of anything. Everything is in contention. If we cannot agree upon the most basic things, then how can we go forward? I used this word because it can be a start in trying to end arguments that lead nowhere because the rules cannot be agreed upon, and the very meaning of words themselves cannot be agreed upon. You can start with the theory of knowledge. How do you know what you know? If you cannot agree upon that much, then what's the point?