Weaponized Words

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It is the ongoing global war of misinformation that, long term, I am beginning to fear most.

The damage that has been done by it just from weaponizing social media sites alone is incomprehensible to me.

And yet, for the most part, this phase of the global misinformation war is being executed by slow-moving, mistake-prone, carbon-based humans…

When AI is fully engaged in the battle…

Oh boy*…

That’s when, I reckon fearfully, the doomsday clock strikes T-minus kaboom.

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If it’s not yet time to start worrying…

It’s getting awfully close. BTW, if you’re wondering whether the creep in the video has the street cred to back up his Earth-ending bombast, he is affectionately known in Russia’s kleptocratic circle as “Putin’s mouthpiece.” I wonder what the Vegas odds are for a Russian-induced nuclear holocaust by year’s end… #whatmeworry

Huzzah! The pandemic is receding so we no longer need to fear the end of humanity!

Wait! Putin said what?! Whoever tries to hinder us, and even more so, to create threats to our country, to our people, should know that Russia’s response will be immediate. And it will lead you to such consequences that you have never encountered in your history… Putin implies nuclear attack if West interferes in Ukraine. … Read more

RAINY SEASON – A Review by Whispering Stories

A thread of mystery flows through the story. I think the author would shine writing thrillers full of secrets, crimes, and heart-pounding scenes. Brindley has a Navy SEAL vigilante title: The Good Kill. While I haven’t read that book, I’m sure the action is well done.

THE GOOD KILL – A Storyline Checklist

Battle weary Navy SEAL    ✓ Fearless, kickass women    ✓ Corrupt corporate moguls    ✓ Conniving Russian agents    ✓ Ruthless ISIS terrorists    ✓ Cold-hearted pimps    ✓ Low-life sex traffickers    ✓ Evil henchmen    ✓ Traitorous scum    ✓ Dark Web hackers    ✓ Cool cars    ✓ Luxurious yachts   … Read more

Chemical Warfare

Speaking from my privileged First World perspective, our, meaning the United States’, response to the Syrian war has always been a very conflicting and troubling issue for me.

Poor me, right, when there’s somewhere around 500,000 Syrians dead and over 10,000,000 displaced.

Poor me, indeed.

But since all pain is relative, all I can do is acknowledge/empathize with/pray for the atrocities external from me while focusing on finding some way to mitigate or at least reconcile with the conflicts and turmoil internal to me.

So far I’ve been unsuccessful…

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The Murky Link Between the Russian Cyber Threat and My Novel

This is a link to the live recent Senate Intelligence hearing regarding “Russian Hacking and Cybersecurity.” This is a murky link. This is a link to The Sea Trials of an Unfortunate Sailor, my book about the harsh realities of life in the navy during the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell era. What is the relevance … Read more