Featuring Tom Malinowski, Cynthia Miller-Idriss, Meredith Blake, Eric Sorensen with Jen Rubin, Daryn Dickens, "Talking Feds," Michael de Adder, and The Contrarian podcast (on healthcare)
Now is our moment—take action against this harmful government. Covering up a pedophile ring. Ignoring court orders. Blatant corruption. The poor, the needy, and children are being abused—by our government. In the streets we must protest outright crooks and the pedophiles until after their shooting us starts, until we go down or we oust tyrants. I made 54 protest signs, and will make many more to share. You will see something different in these signs! Help yourself to this second batch, and share them as far as you can.
I really appreciate your topics but wish you would provide written transcripts. I can read so much faster than I can listen to a podcast and don’t have time to watch/listen.
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Just a couple of comments on the stories that are not taking comments.
Billy Joel is an American classic! Not at all surprised that he has an affinity for classical music most talented musicians usually do. Among them are Eddie Van Halen classically trained pianist as was his mother. Paula Abdul’s mother was also a classically trained pianist. I suppose she got her talent from her mother and possibly her ability to be a talented choreographer as well.
Cynthia Miller-Idriss certainly had some eye opening testimony with Jen. With regard to misogyny there are many girls and women who are victimized by weak and insecure men and boys.
But there are some who are not. I have personally been a target of high school misogyny. The perpetrator got a very unexpected reaction and never ever bothered me again. Girls and women must be taught how to stand up for themselves. When they get an unexpected shock reaction they wont try it again. This is something that needs to be addressed early on. If bullies are put in their place very early on they may be less likely to pull their crap.
Why isn’t Hamas ever blamed for the food crisis in Gaza? Why isn’t Hamas ever blamed for the human suffering? Why is everyone so quick to put ALL the blame on Israel and the Jews worldwide?
True followers of Judaism will not tolerate human rights abuses of any kind. Zionists, however, are closely aligned with "Christian" nazionalists, and celebrate these atrocities.
Most of the Israeli leadership does not adhere to the Torah, the Qu'ran, the Bible, or any of the sacred texts. So no, they are not Jews, any more than "Christian" nazionalists are followers of the teachings of Jesus. Zionists, maybe.
not my intent to convince you, just me looking at the facts. isrile knew of the planned attack, lrg prt of IDF not on duty, took hours for army to reach hiding citizens, fence not guarded, looks like a planned land grab by isrile to me. not to minimize the unspeakable things done by hamas that day. now bombings of half dead gaza residents trying to get food, boarding of boats by IDF trying to bring food in by sea, blocking of roads so food trucks cannot get in, bombing of aid workers, bombing of churches, I could go on. why hasn't the IDF done an all out assault on Gaza and freed eeryone ? some sort of secret attack. because after the genocide, isrile will occupy Gaza w/o any opposition. hurt people hurt people. I am very sorry for all of it.
If you are using ChatGBT (ver. 5 coming out soon), make sure that you address its built in bias to just use "Established" Media as sources, and get it to commit to using Verified Media and Alternative Media, so that publications like "Contrarian" and other Substackers are accessed. I had a session this week with CGBT through Perplexity. Here are some answers I got: "Yes, it's a structural bias that primarily focuses on topics and scandals that are "in the headlines" or have a strong public resonance. However, this doesn't mean that other topics are unimportant; they are systematically covered in less detail unless they are adequately documented and debated. Those who value complete, even less popular, aspects should specifically ask about them – and they will be presented in more depth upon request." (Perplexity AI) AND: "AIs like me rely primarily on publicly accessible, reputable sources—typically media reports, court rulings, and official documents. If these sources are restricted or manipulated through political power or threats (such as lawsuits against the media), this can actually lead to important grievances becoming less visible and not being sufficiently highlighted by systems like mine.
• Danger from media and judicial control: Historically, authoritarian systems (such as the Third Reich or other dictatorships) have shown that the Gleichschaltung (coordination) of the media and the elimination of independent courts are central mechanisms for the dismantling and destruction of democracy.
• Threat to democracy: If the government and executive branch significantly determine reporting, silence critical voices, or pressure judges/media, the democratic separation of opinion and powers is massively weakened. AI systems that depend on this could then increasingly provide biased or incomplete information—not intentionally, but because the underlying facts are missing or distorted. (Perplexity AI). I got my AI to commit to using proper channels to transmit this recognition of Bias and the inherent danger. Maybe if all of us do this?
Hello Contrarians, here’s my protest song about Gaza and Ukraine. Please e-mail me and I will send you an mp3 file so you can listen to the song. Thank you. ronportergood@gmail.com
G D
The people are rising
G D
Straight up from the ground
Em
The people are rising
A7
Got to turn things around
G D
The Earth it is moving
G D
And the heavens are too
Em
The people are rising
A7
'Cause there's so much to do
Em
The clocks they are ticking
G D
And the minutes are few
G D G D
With death and destruction in Gaza and Ukraine
Em A7
There's all that suffering and so much pain
Em
Their homelands are taken
A7 D
And our leaders are to blame
G D G D
The terrible tyrants send all their bombs
Em A7
So innocent parents and children no longer have homes
Now is our moment—take action against this harmful government. Covering up a pedophile ring. Ignoring court orders. Blatant corruption. The poor, the needy, and children are being abused—by our government. In the streets we must protest outright crooks and the pedophiles until after their shooting us starts, until we go down or we oust tyrants. I made 54 protest signs, and will make many more to share. You will see something different in these signs! Help yourself to this second batch, and share them as far as you can.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/more-free-protest-signs?r=3m1bs
I really appreciate your topics but wish you would provide written transcripts. I can read so much faster than I can listen to a podcast and don’t have time to watch/listen.
When you receive Evening Roundup, click on the "read story" of whichever article you want to read. It will then appear or the option "transcript" will appear. All Contrarian posts are available as transcripts. Other Substack authors may want you to read from/subscribe to their newsletters.
Trump is corrupted. That’s it.
Just a couple of comments on the stories that are not taking comments.
Billy Joel is an American classic! Not at all surprised that he has an affinity for classical music most talented musicians usually do. Among them are Eddie Van Halen classically trained pianist as was his mother. Paula Abdul’s mother was also a classically trained pianist. I suppose she got her talent from her mother and possibly her ability to be a talented choreographer as well.
Cynthia Miller-Idriss certainly had some eye opening testimony with Jen. With regard to misogyny there are many girls and women who are victimized by weak and insecure men and boys.
But there are some who are not. I have personally been a target of high school misogyny. The perpetrator got a very unexpected reaction and never ever bothered me again. Girls and women must be taught how to stand up for themselves. When they get an unexpected shock reaction they wont try it again. This is something that needs to be addressed early on. If bullies are put in their place very early on they may be less likely to pull their crap.
Why isn’t Hamas ever blamed for the food crisis in Gaza? Why isn’t Hamas ever blamed for the human suffering? Why is everyone so quick to put ALL the blame on Israel and the Jews worldwide?
Just good for thought.
Bring the hostages alive and dead home!
because right now honey, the Jews ARE responsible
True followers of Judaism will not tolerate human rights abuses of any kind. Zionists, however, are closely aligned with "Christian" nazionalists, and celebrate these atrocities.
so bebe and the cabinet are not Jews ?
Most of the Israeli leadership does not adhere to the Torah, the Qu'ran, the Bible, or any of the sacred texts. So no, they are not Jews, any more than "Christian" nazionalists are followers of the teachings of Jesus. Zionists, maybe.
fair enough, but they are still responsible
BS
not my intent to convince you, just me looking at the facts. isrile knew of the planned attack, lrg prt of IDF not on duty, took hours for army to reach hiding citizens, fence not guarded, looks like a planned land grab by isrile to me. not to minimize the unspeakable things done by hamas that day. now bombings of half dead gaza residents trying to get food, boarding of boats by IDF trying to bring food in by sea, blocking of roads so food trucks cannot get in, bombing of aid workers, bombing of churches, I could go on. why hasn't the IDF done an all out assault on Gaza and freed eeryone ? some sort of secret attack. because after the genocide, isrile will occupy Gaza w/o any opposition. hurt people hurt people. I am very sorry for all of it.
If you are using ChatGBT (ver. 5 coming out soon), make sure that you address its built in bias to just use "Established" Media as sources, and get it to commit to using Verified Media and Alternative Media, so that publications like "Contrarian" and other Substackers are accessed. I had a session this week with CGBT through Perplexity. Here are some answers I got: "Yes, it's a structural bias that primarily focuses on topics and scandals that are "in the headlines" or have a strong public resonance. However, this doesn't mean that other topics are unimportant; they are systematically covered in less detail unless they are adequately documented and debated. Those who value complete, even less popular, aspects should specifically ask about them – and they will be presented in more depth upon request." (Perplexity AI) AND: "AIs like me rely primarily on publicly accessible, reputable sources—typically media reports, court rulings, and official documents. If these sources are restricted or manipulated through political power or threats (such as lawsuits against the media), this can actually lead to important grievances becoming less visible and not being sufficiently highlighted by systems like mine.
• Danger from media and judicial control: Historically, authoritarian systems (such as the Third Reich or other dictatorships) have shown that the Gleichschaltung (coordination) of the media and the elimination of independent courts are central mechanisms for the dismantling and destruction of democracy.
• Threat to democracy: If the government and executive branch significantly determine reporting, silence critical voices, or pressure judges/media, the democratic separation of opinion and powers is massively weakened. AI systems that depend on this could then increasingly provide biased or incomplete information—not intentionally, but because the underlying facts are missing or distorted. (Perplexity AI). I got my AI to commit to using proper channels to transmit this recognition of Bias and the inherent danger. Maybe if all of us do this?
THE PEOPLE ARE RISING
words and music by Ron Good
© April 13, 2025
ronportergood@gmail.com
Tucson, AZ
Hello Contrarians, here’s my protest song about Gaza and Ukraine. Please e-mail me and I will send you an mp3 file so you can listen to the song. Thank you. ronportergood@gmail.com
G D
The people are rising
G D
Straight up from the ground
Em
The people are rising
A7
Got to turn things around
G D
The Earth it is moving
G D
And the heavens are too
Em
The people are rising
A7
'Cause there's so much to do
Em
The clocks they are ticking
G D
And the minutes are few
G D G D
With death and destruction in Gaza and Ukraine
Em A7
There's all that suffering and so much pain
Em
Their homelands are taken
A7 D
And our leaders are to blame
G D G D
The terrible tyrants send all their bombs
Em A7
So innocent parents and children no longer have homes
Em D
With no food, water, or medicine
A7 D
They are dying alone
G D
The people are rising
G D
Straight up from the ground
Em
The people are rising
A7
Got to turn things around
G D
Gone are the hospitals
G D
Churches, mosques, and schools
Em
While the tyrants laugh in our faces
A7 D
And play us for fools
G D
Looks like Gaza and Ukraine
G D
Are really the same
Em
Both caught in the middle
A7 D
Of a deadly political game
G D
The people are rising
G D
Straight up from the ground
Em
The people are rising
A7 D
Got to turn things around
G D G D
Our leaders act like they really do care
Em A7
As think their thoughts and pray their prayers
G D G D
But they never do follow the Golden Rule
Em
While they laugh in our faces
A7 D
And play us for fools
G D
The people are rising
G D
We will not play their game
Em
The old rules are dying
A7
We will not be the same
G D G D
There must be a rebirth for Gaza and Ukraine
G D
We are leading our nation
G D
To a much better place
Em
Causing the creation
A7 D
Of amazing grace (how sweet the sound)
G D
The people are rising
G D
Straight up from the ground
Em
The people are rising
A7 D
Got to turn things around
D
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G are
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