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#FakeNews: Subject: #Entertainment #Rollerball II in Werkz @jamescaanonline @mic https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/11/30/fakenews-subject-entertainment-rollerball-ii-in-werkz-jamescaanonline-mic … The following media may contain sensitive material. Your media settings are configured to inform you when media may be sensitive.     John Matthew Rubens ‏@raftofwater 2m2 minutes ago @jamescaanonline … Continue reading →

No music, no poem no prayer: just push the cremation button.

@realDonaldTrump SpeculativeFiction: Whatever rules there are are subject to change. Nixon misspoke at the Frost interview. Nobody’s perfect. https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/12/18/peace-f-you-leave-me-now-youll-take-away-the-very-heart-of-me     John Matthew Rubens ‏@raftofwater 1m1 minute ago @realDonaldTrump If #China thinks they can change the law of the sea … Continue reading →

“and Satan entered Judas Iscariot.” https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/12/17/unpleasantness-has-entered-everyday-life-every-day

Traveling “takes courage”, a #tweep or #traveltweet told me. The rain falls on the rich and poor alike when you leave the roof behind. #GlassCeiling Ceiling of support. Ceiling of Resistance. “We always have the Foundation.” Politicians https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/12/17/traveling-takes-courage  

#TalkinTrump: What is your power over me if I’m not working for you or your conglomerate of choice? TRUMP: “You lose your citizenship.” #Kremlin #CorporateCitizen #jurisdiction Do citizens need an address or id to vote? https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/12/17/twitters-jack-every-entity-can-be-reduced-to-a-firehose-entity-talkintrump-in-the-tower  

#BloombergBusinessWeek Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2016 50, 55 Posted on December 12, 2016 by johnrubens Re: What is the expectation of privacy in an exploitative, manipulative world? data-driven today is conceptually driven tomorrow. #BigData Defenders of social media monitoring tools [like twitter’s … Continue reading →

@DavidYankovich @lrozen Speculative Fiction: “My father always used to say, ‘keep them guessing @jack’.”–John Fitzgerald Kennedy https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/12/16/keepthemguessing-joe-kennedy  

@GenMattisKCHS16 After reflection and a sm. prayer, you remind me of #GeorgeWashington. Depend on God and one’s relationship to Him. #Prayer 0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes https://johnrubens.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/general-mattis-secretarygeneralmattis-generalsecretarymattis-jamesmattis-moneymatters2mattis bustle.com/articles/198036-what-does-mad-dog-mean-james-mat … @CondoleezzaRice was quoted as referring to Saddam by that name. @kingsthings … Continue reading →

Garbage in, garbage out.  I wonder what Albert Einstein would make of the information age?  Would he comment about politics today? Speculative fiction on the transition after U.S. Election, 2016:  “It’s like figuring your budget on a faulty calculator.” Bill … Continue reading →