From 2014:

Other Genius: Sharing the prodigy of common others we know.

“The media are the main purveyors of the violence and protests erupting around this country as it’s their agenda to instigate and fan flames. Police brutality is not a new issue, it’s a problem that spans decades, ethnicities, gender, and sexual orientations. It’s not a race war it’s a class war. So why this sudden focus by the media? Why this vitriolic shaping of the collective narrative? Good question. Unfortunately sensationalized stories of interracial violence are the easiest way to rouse the ire of the public. The most simplistic of differences in traits are monopolized upon to create division and unrest. Is it possible the outcome of this focus is being used to justify the further militarization of the police? To justify the passage of more laws limiting freedoms? To acquire more funds via tickets, fines and citations? To line more pockets by enlarging the prison industrial complex? Sure. But I think a more accurate answer as to why we find ourselves in this situation can be read in the first comment below. This system is unsustainable. By formenting unrest the status quo can clamp down, reign in and put into effect the measures they foresee needing as times get tougher and more unpredictable. The sad fact is that the public are buying right into it. The people are gathering together in large groups opening themselves up to the contrived actions of agent provocateurs, who help manifest the aims listed above. This isn’t the 60’s. Times have changed and new methods of pursuing change are needed. If individuals unsatisfied with the current reality met in library’s, private residences, parks-anywhere peacefully and quietly-they could lay out plans on how to rely less on the system with the goal of eventually exiting the system. But amidst all the confusion and rage, the modern American protest, with its invitations to be manipulated and controlled, is still considered one of the best options. Perhaps it isn’t. Perhaps discussing options such as collectively ending banking with the largest most corrupt institutions is needed. As well as dialogues on cryptocurrencies, education on gardening and alternative options for community protection that don’t involve mercenaries protecting the upper class. There are so many issues that need to be discussed and potential remedies to be pursued, the challenge is finding a way to get these ideas out and implemented by the masses. Stopping traffic on a freeway impeding the lives of those who are our equals, trying to get home after their work week grind, does next to nothing. Just as congregating in large groups only invites manufactured chaos with all the benefits it creates for the very people protestors are against. It’s time to think of new ways to create a more egalitarian society. It’s time to think of new models and methods to achieve our aims. It’s time to think and strategize. It’s time to evolve past the State, thus rendering it obsolete.”

— Justin Jezewski

“In case you missed it, the country passed a discouraging milestone yesterday. For the first time in history, the US national debt rose above $18 trillion. Yes, $18 trillion. And of course, this number does not even account for unfunded liabilities. Our national debt is now over 100 percent of the country’s entire economy, or Gross Domestic Product. These numbers are so large they are all but meaningless. After all, we’re talking about a number that’s 346,560,388 times what an average American makes per year. That’s enough money to pay for 598,125,872 students to go to college – at private universities. To use a particularly jarring example, while one million seconds will pass in the next 12 days and one billion seconds will take 32 years, one trillion seconds will pass in 31,688 years. But while these numbers might be too large to be tangible, their economic impact will be felt in ways that are all too real.”

— Jonathan Bydlak