Hello Everyone - 1st post

originally posted by: TerryMcGuire
a reply to: KKLOCO

That's an interesting point KK, and an interesting reason to join. Me too, though I didn't lurk for even an hour because IDGAFE.

My name went on a ''list'' in 69 and discovered it was still on a ''list'' in 85. That's why I use my own name because they already know who I am and where I am so what's the use hiding. Besides, they know by now that I'm basically harmless to their endeavors so why bother with me beyond just keeping an eye.

What list are you on and how did you discover it?

Nah Terry, no offense taken here. Just seemed like a light interrogation for a simple meet and greet thread. I didn’t make the rules. As I understand it, we’re supposed to mention what brought us here. I do remember reading many of the topics you mentioned, Nibiru was definitely out there. When I said better things to do it wasn’t intended to be an insult. I hope you didn’t take it that way. I simply meant family, job, grad school, etc. that consume so much time. 13 years of intermittent lurking would probably be more appropriate. I would say the frequency has definitely increased in the past 6-8 months. The overt suppression of free speech in our country is very troubling to me. The fact that I feel like I can’t watch the news without feeling the need to fact check, and then fact check the fact checkers concerns me as well. Anyway, thanks for reaching out. a reply to: TerryMcGuire

a reply to: EA006
In college I was placed on the CIA's watch list called, as I understand it now, Operation Chaos..
A friend in those days approached me with an action he had taken after I had been expelled on trumped up charges by college administrators

We had had conversations concerning scholarships and the funding of our education, how I had to work and he didn't. He has said it had a scholarship. He apologized for having lied to me. Said he did not have a scholarship but rather had had his tuition paid for by the CIA. I asked him ''You work for the CIA?'' He said not he didn't but that he had been approached by the CIA who offered tuition and all those they approached had to do'' was give them names for surveillance. Among a few others, he had given them my name. A year later I approached an advisor from that period and asked him why I had been singled out like that. He told me that he, and others had been told from higher up that, ''I had to go''.

Years later I approached a superintendent at my place of work about being passed over for a promotion to management. He told me that his higher ups had kyboshed my advancement for being on a ''no promote list''.

originally posted by: DonGloves
This is probably going to sound extremely weird. I’m an extremely long time lurker (13 years) and first time poster. I figured I’d finally jump in with both feet. I’m looking forward to spirited debate and competition of ideas. I’m deeply concerned with the direction of our country and would enjoy discussions with like minded individuals.

Welcome to the nuthouse from over here in Bonnie Scotland, doesn't sound weird at all, I think I lurked from Sept. 11th 2001 until sometime 2008.

a reply to: DonGloves

The fact that I feel like I can’t watch the news without feeling the need to fact check, and then fact check the fact checkers concerns me as well.

Me too. It's mind spinning. Big media and small media is all infused with if not outright fabrication, at least the biased spin of the pundits and more, the owners of those outlets. It's all very existential.