Mind Games: How They Play Us; Part III

Mind Games: How They Play Us; Part III — You’re Not as Smart as You Think: The Psychology of Being Easily Played (and the Way Out) Here’s where we get honest: The biggest vulnerability in this whole system isn’t the internet. It isn’t Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Congress, or the Russians. It’s your brain. You are …

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The Real Story Behind the Gettysburg Handshake

We all know the iconic photo: an old Union veteran in blue shaking hands with a Confederate in gray at the 1913 Gettysburg reunion. It’s become the symbol of forgiveness — proof that America “healed” fifty years after the Civil War. But the truth underneath it is far more complicated.

The Democratic Party Is Dying: Americans Reject Their Hatred And Violence

The Democratic Party Is Dying: Americans Reject Their Hatred And Violence

Remarking on President Trump’s stamina and brilliance, us “Get Real” pundits discuss a very busy week for the Trump Administration. We explore why very few Democrat leaders are recognizing Trump’s victory in the Middle East and why they promote ever more violence at home and abroad.

The Gospel According to Alex Jones: Fear, Fame, and the Invisible “They”

Alex Jones doesn’t report the news—he baptizes it in panic and sells you iodine tablets afterward. On Tucker Carlson, he was back in the pulpit, bellowing about a Globalist Death Cult fueling the next civil war. You could almost smell the brimstone through the screen. The man could turn a stubbed toe into a government …

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The Engineered Collapse of Free Speech: 25 Years of the Overton Window, Part II

The Engineered Collapse of Free Speech: 25 Years of the Overton Window, is a 3-part series where Dave Cloft examines free speech issues within the Overton Windo paradigm. Today, Part 2, 2001-2025: A Quarter Century of Engineered Shifts

Big Gov Advocates Lobby the Wrong People – and Censor Everyone Else

The Only Way Big Gov Advocates Know It’s always hilarious watching Big Government advocates selectively whine about access to this or that government process. Because they almost always do it exactly backwards. To wit: This just happened: “(T)he (Donald Trump Administration’s) General Services Administration (GSA) quietly removed a tool from Regulations.gov that allows advocacy groups …

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What Is Ground Truth

In younger years I believed the nightly news, newspapers, 60 Minutes, and wire services actually provided the real deal, ground truth news of the day. I knew there was a bias, but I thought the slant was measured by only a few degrees. Nowadays, I don’t know where to get news that even approximates ground truth. Somewhere among the cacophony of voices screaming in cyberspace, there’s reliable information. Real news. Where is it?

The Woke Mind Virus: Cognitive Dissonance and the Rejection of Truth

We’re living in an age where statements once considered common sense are now controversial. To say that men and women are biologically distinct, or that children shouldn’t be exposed to sexually charged material, or that free speech applies to everyone — these used to be unifying ideas. Today, they’re met with outrage, cancellation, or accusations of hate. What changed?