The term Gaslighting has gained usage over the past decade as a fixture of pop psychology. Broadly, the term describes a pattern of manipulation that victims experience in abusive relationships. Psychology Today defines it thusly Gaslighting is an insidious form of manipulation and psychological control. Victims of gaslighting are deliberately and systematically fed false information that leads them to question what they know to be true, often about themselves. They may end up doubting their memory, their perception, and even their sanity. Over time, a gaslighter’s manipulations can grow...
New York City
WATCH: Dozens of NYPD Remove Child Without Vaccine Passport from Restaurant
As TFTP reported, earlier this month, New York mayor Bill de Blasio expanded the already-tyrannical “Key to NYC” program which imposed a vaccination mandate for workers and customers at indoor dining, fitness, entertainment and performance venues. Anyone who wished to enter a public place would first be required to give that place a glimpse into their personal medical records by providing proof that they had taken a covid-19 vaccination. Beginning last week, this discriminatory and unscientific practice was expanded to include children, ages 5-11, who are now also forced to show proof of...
RIP Keith Hufnagel
RIP Keith Hufnagel, great skater and great spreader of skateboarding to the people. Someone figure out how to cure cancer please. Thrasher's eulogy: THE WORD LEGEND has entered our everyday lexicon to the point that we've lost sight of its huge power and rarity. Keith Hufnagel defined the word, his reputation extending far beyond our skateboarding bubble, a man so iconic that his name, in just three letters, H-U-F, has come to represent a worldwide brand. Hailing from New York City, HUF burst onto the 1990s San Francisco skate scene with otherworldly power and pop, reaching the height of...
Afghan Talks Off to a Rocky Start as Violence Spikes
On Conflicts of Interest #11, Kyle and Will update ongoing peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government, which continue despite a sharp spike in violence in the country. Trump's Department of Justice has designated Seattle, Portland and New York City as "anarchist jurisdictions," threatening to pull federal funding from their municipal governments. Bolivia's "interim president" Jeanine Anez will not stand for election next month after she abruptly pulled out of the presidential race, likely looking to throw support to a center-left candidate to ensure Evo Morales' party, MAS,...
Ghislaine Maxwell Indictment
The indictment here She is accused of: Conspiracy to have sex with minors Trafficking in minors for sexual activity Perjury But, will we ever find out who the "others" are? Maxwell is being held under federal protection: LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal officials were so worried Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell might take her own life after her arrest that they took away her clothes and bedsheets and made her wear paper attire while in custody, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The steps to ensure Maxwell’s safety while she’s locked up...
Libertarians, Other Decent People: Let Non-Violent Prisoners Out Due to Coronavirus: Govt.: Nope, We Rather Let Rapists Out Instead
NYC man released from Rikers Island over coronavirus arrested on new rape charge. A Brooklyn man was arrested Saturday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman just 10 days after he was released from Rikers Island over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus behind bars, according to a report. Robert Pondexter, 57, was being held at the notorious New York City prison on a separate rape charge when he was released. He was charged Saturday with attempted rape and sexual assault among other offenses, the New York Post reported, citing anonymous police sources. ... The caller told...
Wall Street Journal: NY Hospital Prepares to Begin Triaging Patients
NYU Langone Tells ER Doctors to ‘Think More Critically’ About Who Gets Ventilators NYU Langone Health, one of the nation’s top academic medical centers, told emergency-room doctors that they have “sole discretion” to place patients on ventilators and institutional backing to “withhold futile intubations.” A March 28 email from Robert Femia, who heads the New York health center’s department of emergency medicine, underscored the life-or-death decisions placed on the shoulders of bedside physicians as they treat increasing numbers of coronavirus patients with a limited supply of...
How Cronyism Created New York City’s Taxi Medallion Bubble
If one wanted to study the difference between an industry that exists in a very free market and its exact counterpart in a system of extreme government regulation, then you don’t need to look further than the New York City taxi industry. New York City yellow cabs entered government regulation in 1937 when city officials decided that something needed to be done about those enterprising people who were buying automobiles and then driving on city streets, charging passengers fares for where they wanted to go. During that year, the existing taxi drivers were allowed to apply for medallions,...
I Think I Just Saved Democracy. You’re Welcome.
My latest hairbrained scheme that just might work. The U.S. Capital used to be in New York City, but became so infested with lobbyists it had to move to Philadelphia, and then again to what is now Washington, D.C. One look at D.C. and obviously we need another move. This is going to keep happening, so how about we have each state take turns running the country each year? This also gives states a balance of power without the Electoral College! Colorado's turn will legalize weed on a national level, New Hampshire will have a national ban on compulsory auto insurance, and Nevada will...
Episode 111: Fear and Loathing in New York City – Voluntaryist Edition
Being that Mance grew up in NYC but wasn't liberty minded at the time, he wanted to talk to someone that currently lives there and shares his beliefs. Mance invited his friend Bird to come on the show and talk about what it's like to hold voluntaryist ideals while living in one of the most Statist cities in the West. Friends Against Government Podcast Bird on Twitter Mance's Books Mance on...