I tend to listen to things straight from the horses and donkeys mouthes. That means my first preference is to watch or listen on C-Span. I learned this in a college history course. U.S. History: Since Reconstruction.
Being from Louisiana, what I remember most were the words infrastructure and massacre. Then I caught a break, or so I thought. The professor came in with a TV and VCR. He said the rest of the course would be about this* as it still fell within Since Reconstruction.
We watched the final phase of the Select Committee Iran/Contra Hearings for the rest of the course. The hearings for the committee were designed with a 26-member senate select and house select committees. This was the true meaning of American Exceptionalism – intelligence within communications.
”Accessing responsibility for how it came about – that we had in effect – two contradicting foreign polices – one publicly proclaimed that we didn’t swap arms for hostages and we didn’t deal with terrorist – while we were doing that very thing – secret private agents were carrying that policy out.” (Bob Havell – Press Liaison, House Select Iran/Contra Committee – May 3, 1987)
We are here again in still Since Reconstruction while again – “you had a private network carrying out this secret policy.” (Lance Morgan – Press Officer, Senate Select Iran/Contra Committee – May 3, 1987) Lance was also clear to note they had witness protection built within the hearings.
I think the creation and announcement of a Senate Select Committee to follow and join the January 6 House Select Committee would be of great benefit to the American public. It could demonstrate through clear language that the weaponization of hate to create mob violence is still heinously criminal. Whether the mob violence be online or in the capitol – no matter what decade we are in Since Reconstruction.
I was both a witness and victim of a cyber hack and cyber attack – private and public – obstruction of justice and obstruction of congress. Several secondhand witnesses saw this and perhaps a couple of written acknowledgments. No one informed me I was a witness. No one informed me I was a victim. No one needed to tell me.
I knew the moment I experienced freeze in the cPTSD spectrum my life as I knew it was over – and it was. Sometimes I even wonder if I am dead and have gone with Chiron, for I knew Virgil was no where to be found. One of the Centaurs, Chiron, moves his beard aside with an arrow and notes that Dante must be alive since he moves things that he touches, such as rocks when he walks. I call the octangulus nature of the economic and cybercrime I witnessed and experienced Top Kill.
*C-SPAN does NOT permit unlicensed commercial use of any of its video programming (including coverage of federal government events) whether or not C-SPAN is attributed as the source of the video. Under this policy a license is required to use C-SPAN video for: Six Conditions.
Come by tomorrow night or Friday if you have significant context and transcriptions after listening to the January 6 House Select Committee Hearing.
www.c-span.org/video/standalone/?521836-1/ukraines-lady-olena-zelenska-appeals-congress-weapons'
Ukraine's First Lady Addresses Congress
Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, pleaded to U.S. lawmakers in remarks at the U.S. Capitol for more weapons to fight Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (July 20, 2022)
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/
WHY THE PAST 10 YEARS OF AMERICAN LIFE HAVE BEEN UNIQUELY STUPID
It’s not just a phase.
By Jonathan Haidt
Illustrations by Nicolás Ortega