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		<title>Social Control Media is Good for Forgeries, Not Information</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/25/social-control-media-is-good-for-forgeries-not-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ake a look at the tweets below, as recent as hours. I added green highlights. Why does he still bother with x.com (at all) at this point?]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img title="T" src="/IMG/Caps/t.png" alt="T" align="left" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="4" />ake a look at the tweets below, as recent as hours. I added green highlights.</p>
<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/false-tweets.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/false-tweets.png" alt="A crude screenshot of a purported apology by me circulated widely. I assumed that no thoughtful person could be taken in by it but as a precaution I explicitly stated, and now repeat, it was faked. My legal advice was that I had a strong defence. I hence stood firm." width="520"  class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9091" /></a></p>
<p>Why does he still bother with x.com (<strong>at all</strong>) at this point?</p>
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		<title>Reaping What They Sow</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/24/reaping-what-they-sow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[he insensitive behaviour of Brett Wilson LLP last year [1, 2, 3] was a self-inflicted wound, as it was not the first time, far from it, but this time it was more blatant and likely intentional (they like to attack people during holidays, they effectively weaponise religion). In this particular case it was a mistake [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/hamas-terror.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/hamas-terror.png" alt="Hamas terror" width="503" height="250" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-9086" /></a></p>
<p><img title="T" src="/IMG/Caps/t.png" alt="T" align="left" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="4" />he insensitive behaviour of Brett Wilson LLP last year [<a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/10/10/antisemitic-antics-brett-wilson-llp/">1</a>, <a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/10/08/the-second-antisemitic-attack-in-manchester-on-october-2nd-came-from-brett-wilson-llp-almost-at-the-exact-same-time-as-the-first/">2</a>, <a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2025/10/12/brett-wilson-llp-antisemitic-incidents/">3</a>] was a self-inflicted wound, as it was <a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/06/12/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_104_Out_of_200_Exactly_Two_Years_Ago_Bret.shtml"><b>not</b> the first time</a>, <em>far from it</em>, but this time it was more blatant and likely intentional (they like to attack people during holidays, they <a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/24/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_160_Out_of_200_In_Astounding_Repetition_o.shtml">effectively weaponise religion</a>). In this particular case it was a mistake as they know that in this sector being seen as antisemitic is career suicide and, to make matters worse, <a href="http://techrights.org/n/2026/08/21/SLAPP_Censorship_Part_157_Out_of_200_What_is_a_Defamation_Troll.shtml">their biggest client</a> is alleged to be <u>profoundly</u> antisemitic. <a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2023/10/31/terrorism-sold-as-free-palestine/">Freedom fighters don&#8217;t massacre dogs and civilians</a>.</p>
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		<title>Ukraine&#8217;s Independence Day</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/24/ukraines-independence-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[he 24th of August is Ukraine&#8217;s Independence Day, not just Rianne&#8217;s birthday. She happens to know someone born on the same day (same year, too, so literally hours apart) and she sometimes sees her. The birthday of Ukraine represents freedom from Russia or USSR. Who would excuse the occupation of Ukraine by Russia and why?]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img title="T" src="/IMG/Caps/t.png" alt="T" align="left" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="4" />he 24<sup>th</sup> of August is <a href="https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/ukraines-independence-day-24-august-2026_en">Ukraine&#8217;s Independence Day</a>, not just Rianne&#8217;s birthday. She happens to know someone born on the same day (same year, too, so literally hours apart) and she sometimes sees her.</p>
<p>The birthday of Ukraine represents freedom from Russia or USSR.</p>
<p>Who would excuse the occupation of Ukraine by Russia and why?</p>
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		<title>Election Lost, But Publicity Won</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/15/election-lost-but-publicity-won/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[think it is fair to say that Pocock&#8217;s political success boils down to &#8220;free publicity&#8221;, not securing a seat in the EU, Ireland, or the UK. He seems to have strategically chosen an election precinct that&#8217;s guaranteed to attract media attention. 33 other folks chose the same.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img title="I" src="/IMG/Caps/i.png" alt="I" align="left" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="4" /> think it is fair to say that Pocock&#8217;s political success <a href="https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/15/Clacton_s_Election_Was_a_Show_Election.shtml">boils down to &#8220;free publicity&#8221;</a>, not securing a seat in the EU, Ireland, or the UK.</p>
<p>He seems to have strategically chosen an election precinct that&#8217;s guaranteed to attract media attention. 33 other folks chose the same.</p>
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		<title>When Your Town Elects a Bigot It Becomes a Circus</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/when-your-town-elects-a-bigot-it-becomes-a-circus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[think it&#8217;s fair to say that the Clacton by-election became a feeding frenzy for people who knew entering would guarantee much media attention. People who don&#8217;t live in Clacton entered. There were people whose entire platform was satirical. Even some of the policies were, in effect, jokes. Some local media moaned that Clacton election turned [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/circus-calcton.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/circus-calcton.png" alt="Friday briefing: ?Nigel Farage’s Clacton ?circus ?is finally over, but ?his ?financial ?reckoning ?is just beginning" width="520" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8861" /></a></p>
<p><img title="I" src="/IMG/Caps/i.png" alt="I" align="left" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="4" /> think it&#8217;s fair to say that the <a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/14/daniel-pocock-has-beaten-7-candidates-in-the-election/">Clacton by-election</a> became a feeding frenzy for people who knew entering would guarantee much media attention.</p>
<p>People who don&#8217;t live in Clacton entered.</p>
<p>There were people whose entire platform was satirical.</p>
<p>Even some of the policies were, in effect, jokes.</p>
<p>Some local media moaned that Clacton election turned the town/area into a &#8220;circus&#8221; or an international laughing stock.</p>
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		<title>Daniel Pocock Has Beaten 7 Candidates in the Election</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ased on these results from the Clacton by-election, 7 candidates received fewer votes than Daniel Pocock. We hoped he&#8217;d win hundreds of vote(r)s, but he got 16. Daniel Pocock&#8217;s campaign did, however, attract a lot of press.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Daniel-Pocock-ballots.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Daniel-Pocock-ballots.png" alt="Daniel-Pocock-ballots" width="485" height="344" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8858" /></a></p>
<p><img title="B" src="/IMG/Caps/b.png" alt="B" align="left" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="4" />ased on these <a href="https://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/26463456.clacton-by-election-results-34-candidates/">results from the Clacton by-election</a>, 7 candidates received fewer votes than Daniel Pocock.</p>
<p>We hoped he&#8217;d win hundreds of vote(r)s, but he got 16.</p>
<p>Daniel Pocock&#8217;s campaign did, however, attract a lot of press.</p>
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		<title>Daniel Pocock in Radio New Zealand (RNZ) Today</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/13/daniel-pocock-in-radio-new-zealand-rnz-today/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[They basically reposted what ABC had published hours prior:]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They basically <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/989662/nigel-farage-faces-count-binface-and-32-others-in-britain-s-strangest-by-election">reposted</a> what <a href="https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Daniel_Pocock_in_National_News_in_Australia_the_Day_of_the_Elec.shtml">ABC had published</a> hours prior:</p>
<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/rnz-news.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/rnz-news.png" alt="Nigel Farage faces Count Binface and 32 others in Britain's strangest by-election" width="520" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8842" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/daniel-rnz.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/daniel-rnz.png" alt="There is also former actor and right-wing Reclaim Party leader Laurence Fox, independents Attieh Fard, Andy Erlam and Nick Pelas, and Melbourne-born candidate Daniel Pocock." width="520" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8843" /></a></p>
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		<title>Daniel Pocock&#8217;s Final Statement</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/12/daniel-pococks-final-statement/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:52:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Free Software]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HAVE just reproduced the latest long post from Pocock. The election is tomorrow. &#8220;Daniel Pocock wins the award for the person who has travelled the longest distance to take part in this circus,&#8221; someone wrote some hours ago, he &#8220;as he gives an address in Australia.&#8221; So what? There is another Australian in there.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img title="I" src="/IMG/Caps/i.png" alt="I" align="left" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="4" /> HAVE just reproduced <a href="https://techrights.org/n/2026/08/12/Clacton_manifesto_Reform_UK_hacking_leaks_raw_sewage_8GB_Swiss_.shtml">the latest long post from Pocock</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://news.tuxmachines.org/n/2026/08/12/Election_Tomorrow_Has_Daniel_Pocock_on_the_Ballot.shtml">The election is tomorrow</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Daniel Pocock wins the award for the person who has travelled the longest distance to take part in this circus,&#8221; <a href="https://andrewspreviews.substack.com/p/previewing-the-clacton-by-election">someone wrote some hours ago</a>, he &#8220;as he gives an address in Australia.&#8221;</p>
<p>So what?</p>
<p>There is another Australian in there.</p>
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		<title>Make American Debt Again: US Debt Grew $3.6 Trillion in 13 Months</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/12/make-american-debt-again-us-debt-grew-3-6-trillion-in-13-months/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 05:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Official numbers (US debt):]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Official</em> numbers (US debt):</p>
<p><a href="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/us-debt.png"><img src="https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/us-debt.png" alt="United States Government Debt" width="501" height="621" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-8821" /></a></p>
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		<title>Technology Hurting Women</title>
		<link>https://schestowitz.com/Weblog/archives/2026/08/11/technology-hurting-women/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:12:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Roy Schestowitz]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[am a bit frustrated having had to deal with bad men who act in bad faith and think that women are objects to abuse. When men confront them about this, instead of listening to them they will attack these men, too. Society is getting worse. We&#8217;re heading back to a sort of &#8220;macho&#8221; patriarchy and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><img title="I" src="/IMG/Caps/i.png" alt="I" align="left" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="4" /> am a bit frustrated having had to deal with bad men who act in bad faith and think that women are objects to abuse. When men confront them about this, instead of listening to them they will attack these men, too.</p>
<p>Society is getting worse. We&#8217;re heading back to a sort of &#8220;macho&#8221; patriarchy and technology is the instrument by which some &#8220;powerful&#8221; men lead this agenda.</p>
<p>Fight back. <strong>DO NOT BE PASSIVE ABOUT THIS</strong>.</p>
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