Confronting Science Contrarians: Chris Wylie

Here's a collection of articles that examine Steven Bannon's partnership with Robert Leroy Mercer and Rebekah Mercer the billionaires with an extremist, and rather absolutist, and quite self-interested plan for America. Fed by raging resentment at our Democracy, and the notion that We The People hold rights and powers which allow us and our governmental agencies to restraint their ravenous, often destructrive, appetites.
The Cambridge Analytica is but one example of the amoral underhandedness these people will gleefully resort to. Following the list, I share interesting quotes.

2018 (21)

Cloak and Data: The Real Story Behind Cambridge Analytica’s Rise and Fall

By Andy Kroll

How Steve Bannon used Cambridge Analytica to further his alt-right vision for America

By Curt Devine, Donie O'Sullivan and Drew Griffin, CNN

Wisconsin GOP operative Mark Block details Cambridge Analytica meeting on yacht

By Mary Spicuzza and Daniel Bice, Milwaukee

Cambridge Analytica chief executive set up "fake office" in Cambridge

ByTara Cox

Cambridge Analytica had “foreign agents” working on the 2014 GOP midterms

By David Gilbert

New details emerge about Steve Bannon's ties to Cambridge Analytica

By Brennan Weiss

'Race Realism': How Steve Bannon, Cambridge Analytica modernized white supremacy to elect Trump.

Opinion - Will Bunch - phillynews.com

Mueller examining Cambridge Analytica, Trump campaign ties

By Jonathan Lemire | The Associated Press

Steve Bannon’s surprising opinion about Cambridge Analytica

Steven Rosenfield, Alternet | Opinion

THE SECRET HISTORY OF STEVE BANNON AND ALEXANDER NIX, EXPLAINED

By Isobel Thompson

Trump accidentally touts key role of Cambridge Analytica in 2016 campaign

By Aaron Rupar

Russiagate Has Reached Steve Bannon’s Doorstep

by Nancy LeTourneau

Cambridge Analytica's Psy-Ops Warriors

By Bob Dreyfuss

Wisconsin GOP operative Mark Block helped link Steve Bannon, Cambridge Analytica

Daniel Bice and Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee

The Daily Devil’s Dictionary: “Culture,” Cambridge Analytica and Steve Bannon

By Peter Isackson

Bannon oversaw Cambridge Analytica’s collection of Facebook data, according to former employee

By Craig Timberg, Karla Adam and Michael Kranish

Steve Bannon Directly Oversaw Cambridge Analytica’s Theft of 50M Facebook Users’ Data

By: Katelyn Kivel

Is Steve Bannon Trump’s Link to Putin and the European Far Right?

By Bob Dreyfuss

I made Steve Bannon’s psychological warfare tool’: meet the data war whistleblower

By Carole Cadwalladr

Cambridge Analytica, the shady data firm that, might be a key Trump-Russia link, explained

By Sean Illing

Bannon, Lewandowski to Testify in Russia Probe Behind Closed Doors

By Billy House

2017 (17)

How Robert and Rebekah Mercer Bought a Huge Stake in ‘Populism’

By Todd Gitlin

Why is the Trump Campaign Lying About the Data Firm It Paid Millions?

By Judy Molland

Trump campaign is abruptly trying to distance itself from data firm it paid millions. Here’s why.

By Casey Michel

WHAT DID CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA REALLY DO FOR TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN?

By Issie Lapowsky

Steve Bannon’s already murky Middle East ties deepen

By Anita Kumar and Ben Wieder | McClatchy Washington Bureau

Russia Probe Now Investigating Cambridge Analytica, Trump’s ‘Psychographic’ Data Gurus

By Betsy Woodruff | Spencer Ackerman

Steve Bannon is deeply tied to the Mercer empire. 60 Minutes didn't ask him a single question about it.

By Julie Alderman & Matt Gertz

‘Reclaim New York’: Mercer-funded, Bannon-guided campaign sows distrust of local government

By Victor Feldman

The Bizarre Billionaire that Backed Bannon and Made Trump President

TRNN Documentary

Steve Bannon has a shadow press office. It may violate federal law.

By Christina Wilkie | The Center for Public Integrity

Connecting Cambridge Analytica, Mercers, Steve Bannon, Nigel Farage, Donald Trump And Russia

By Gronda Morin

Bannon “Crapping Diamonds” As House Calls Campaign Digital Director To Testify In Russia Probe

By Ursula Faw

Steve Bannon misreports $2 million debt in financial disclosure

By Christina Wilkie |Chris Zubak-Skees

Cambridge Analytica: Psychological manipulation for Brexit and Trump?

By S. Nova

Secret document reveals shady ties between Trump megadonor Robert Mercer, Steve Bannon and Brexit

By Travis Gettys and Carole Cadwalladr.

The Mercers - The blow It Up Billionaires

By Vicky Ward

The Rise of the Weaponized AI Propaganda Machine

By Berit Anderson and Brett Horvath

2016 (4)

Trump used sophisticated propaganda to win US election

By Ríán Tuathal Derrig

How the Trump-Bannon Alliance Took Shape

By Rebecca Berg | RCP Staff

Robert Mercer’s Trade of the Century

By Michelle Celarier

Steve Bannon’s data firm in talks for lucrative White House contracts

By Rachael Revesz New York

Students' Resource In Defense of Science

Unfortunately my time is limited, so it will take a while to get this new blogging effort, (which is basically a continuation of

whatsupwiththatwatts.blogspot.com ), fully up and running.

Any feedback, or support, or networking would be appreciated.

citizenschallenge at gmail

(December, 2017)

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That was the plan, but it required a collaborative effort, that never happened, so it is what it is.

(April, 2021)

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Over a year ago, I was challenged to read Donald Hoffman's "Case Against Reality - Why Evolution Hid the Truth from our Eyes." In the book professor Hoffman starts out proclaiming he is doing serious science, when in fact, what followed was shear fanciful pipe dreaming. Science by storytelling, misdirection, disingenuous logic, all the while misrepresenting physical facts.

I found the book deeply offensive, only to discover it was a rather popular thing out on the internet, with Hoffman having countless lectures available on YouTube. Just what the world needs, more delusional thinking.

A short report was expected. But, the book was chapter after chapter of deception under cover of new age philosophizing. Reading through it I realized I was dealing with yet another very smart thinker who'd fallen so in love with his own ideas, that he literally got lost within his Mindscape, becoming blind to the constraints of disciplined science and physical reality itself.

Instead of a short report, I built up a detailed chapter by chapter examination - flagging specific quotes for critique. Including lists of references back to scientific sources, for those who want to better understand what science has to offer.

Then I decided to build a lesson plan of sorts for an imaginary classroom of students studying the art of scientific deception. People who are sick and tired of serious science being trampled by disingenuous showmen out for fame and fortune.

Students who are trying to figure out how to better recognize strategic deception in action. I don't have any answers, this is an introduction and these pages will help you better understand your own efforts and perhaps inspire some winning strategies of your own.

(Could also help you with a homework project, if you're in a pinch.)

(April, 2021)

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

The Bannon, Mercers, Cambridge Analytica Collection - Weaponizing Propaganda

POLITICO's Cambridge Analytica Collection (3/27/18)