Okay, I wrote my Intro piece and have now thought some more about it. What it all boils down to is that I don't necessarily trust the "experts" and I don't mind challenging authority figures. In fact, I now kind of like doing this. I don't know if this bent of mind will lead to many subscribers or not. But I do know this: I'm on the right side of history and this Substack site might one day confirm this. Maybe my children and grandchildren will one day be proud of me.
Was reading The Forgotten Side of Medicine and saw your comment about starting your own Substack. Opened the link in another window (for later perusal) and just now got to it.
My thoughts on your first piece here?
Already like it. I like your style, and if you've written for UnCover DC, ZeroHedge, American Thinker, Brownstone, etc - I've certainly read something of yours before. Like others, I've found Substack to be a breath of fresh air. Or, maybe stale air that's been canned up for way too long, not sure. Either way, it's refreshing to know that there are others out there that ask questions I've asked, and are frustrated with many of the same things I am.
I just discovered Substack several months ago and I am absolutely addicted to it now, I look forward to reading with my coffee every morning, it’s so much more rewarding than just listening to videos… And, my goodness, there are some highly intelligent thoughtful incredible people in the world and you would never know that By just listening to the mainstream media narrative! Welcome abroad Bill!
Oregon Lady, I'm like you. I'd rather read an article than watch some long video. You can also skim the articles and still get the gist of the topic. One of my favorite Substackers made the same point as you - one of the silver linings of the Covid era is all the interesting and talented writers who have "reported for duty." Thanks for the support!
Another thing I really like about Substack is that the writers support one another. They often make provocative post at other Substack sites. They then sometimes plug their own pieces. To date, I haven't seen anyone who is offended by this "piggy-backing." That is, they/we welcome free speech. Contrast this to the mainstream and social media sites that block free speech.
Mark Oshinskie of New Jersey has a Substack site that wins my prize for consistently excellent writing. Since he's allowed me to plug my new site, I'll plug his. His specialty seems to be turning a prosaic event or anecdote from his daily life into an essay that makes some profound point. In his most recent dispatch, he shows he's not afraid to challenge people who are reluctant to face facts. I probably wouldn't have been this harsh, but, then again, some of these people NEED to be challenged once in a while (IMO).
The world needs your talents! I'm 93 and probably wouldn't have subscribed to the publications you mentioned but I know that We the People are not being served by U.S. mainstream media. We need you and the other Substack writers! Without honest information there can be no democracy.
I resort to alternative media and depend on individuals such as Chris Hedges, John Pilger, Ray McGovern, Tom Feeley, Finian Cunningham, Edward Snowden, to name but a few truth-tellers.
The world is at the mercy of those who support and manufacture weapons, Young people around the world are confronting Armageddon from war, nuclear weapons. and climate change.
Thank you, Pat. I'm sure you've seen "Casablanca." In one scene Victor Lazlo tells Rick that if we stop fighting our enemies, the Bad Guy will win. Rick, ever-cynical, responds (paraphrasing) "What of it? The world will be put out of its misery." Victor isn't buying it though, telling Rick he sounds like someone who doesn't believe what he's saying.
As we all know, Rick (and even Louie) join the fight in the end, prompting Victor to say: "This time I know our side will win."
Hokey, I know. Only a movie. Right ... But true nonetheless.
OMG - you kill me Bill - I love Catcher on the Rye that was wasted on me in my youth . I have had many lives - 20 years a psychiatric nurse and loved it at that time, and then switched after kids ,to art school and have an on going art practice to this day ... although I think the images of the spike protein virus are making their way into my art !!! So many things to read, too little time to paint .
Delightful as always to read . There is so much fine writing in these substacks and I wonder what I've been doing for most of my long life ,since it takes the day + + to keep up with it all and then there is trying to respond to the comments - kind of like a full time job . I'll be thanking covid for allowing me to find people like you Bill . For those readers who may be from Canada and not in a coma , we have something called the National Citizens Inquiry going on ,on the fringes more or less now that the bouncy castles have been banned and dismantled . This person is going after our main msm public broadcaster: CBC - something I enjoyed listening to most of my adult life and then had to turn it off in early 2020 . Mr Rodney Palmer certainly has some wonderful evidence with regards to how we were fooled and this continues . Pretty sure the trusted news Initiative was part of your world as well. Thank you for all your work . https://rumble.com/v2fs7u2-rodney-palmer-full-interview-day-1-toronto-national-citizens-inquiry.html
Thank you very much for those nice words, Linelle. Yes, I bet that is part of the Orwellian-named "Trusted News Initiative." Please keep coming back and adding comments. I also wrote a piece talking about how much I love great Reader Comments .... like yours. You can also give my readers important updates on what's happening in Canada.
You are very kind Bill with your acceptance my rants . Hard to be at the end days of life when my long time country is unrecognizable to me . However , I am alive and full of fight still - maybe that's a good thing ,although , coffee contributes to this stage of general agitation.
Yes...but who ARE you ? I want to read and support other writers....yet...
In this day and age of workarounds , writers (myself included) have to get to the point...fast. Everyone wants our attention. I only have so much to give. So if I am going to read someone else's writing they have to get to the point. Fast. In the first paragraph.
Because the workaround to discovering a a long winded writer..is the delete button.
I wish I could write short, but I can't (with a few exceptions). I just read an 8,000 word piece on "The World Vaccine Conference" .... that went viral. So some people will read longer articles.
Truly I want to read other writers. Truly I support the freedom and space of substack for writers. I guess, as I tell myself with my writing. "Jump in, the water's warm. In essence, just go for it.
Because I don't have time to read an 8000 word piece. Am writing a book...so most of my energy gets channeled there.
Sometimes I read a long piece, but often I don't. However, if I do read one it was usually very good and I'm glad I read it ... or I wouldn't have finished it if it wasn't interesting.
Good luck on your enterprise, Bill. I must confess that I need to see a bit more income coming in before I can subscribe to another substack, but hopefully I will get there. I've thought of doing my own substack but I don't have enough to say (or not enough that most people would read it on a regular basis). Unfortunately, even in my 70's I'm still in the 'have to work' treadmill.
I will say that, while the Dems and the MSM have totally have lost credibility due to their choice of supporting big Pharma instead of looking at the facts, they were not entirely wrong at the outset to be supporting the Covid VAX. IF covid had turned out to as nasty as first projected AND the vaccine worked without killing people - as we were all told - then the initial course of action could have made some sense. But it was clear early that this wasn't really a vaccine (Mercola) and the fact that it didn't work (and killed people) should have been obvious by July of 2021. The MSM and dems just got snowed under by Fauci and big Pharma and they couldn't reverse direction. Still can't - to their shame.
My second point is that no side is without fault. I read lots of MSM stuff that is 'right on'. I also see the endless 'crazy shit' and a lack of truth-telling by the right wing/Trump media and pols (most substack writers excluded) and I understand why the Left/MSM have trouble at the problems facing up to what the Covid VAX has wrought. (I hope this is not heresy on substack, but the glorification of the Repubs by some commentators makes me question whether they also looked at the Reagan admin (Reagan was seriously out of it by 2086) or Bush Jr. who basically torpedoed the economy in eight short years.
Thanks, Reality Base. I agree I have to show readers that my post will be worth a couple bucks a month and if I can just get a small percent that decide to go the paid route that might allow me to buy some more $2.22 chicken noodle soup for my kids (soup that not long ago cost $1!)
On the vaccines, I always thought it was prudent to at least wait and see if they worked and if there were going to be nasty and dangerous side effects that emerged ... especially for people under the age of, say, 50 who had virtually zero risk of dying from the virus even if they contracted it. And I always thought it was insane for any parent to get their children vaccinated. Per a previous article I wrote, the mortality risk for a healthy child is 0.0001 percent (about 1 in 2 million).
I'm with you on the Republicans being almost as bad as the Democrats on most of the important issues.
Thanks for reading. I hope you post often. I'd love my Comment Section to become a lively place to hang out. The posters are often much smarter than the "professional" journalists!
Ok, I'm now one of the readers outside of Alabama who has heard of you, thanks to the link in my email from Dr. Alexander's Substack. I think there are gazillions of us (at least I HOPE so) who "don't necessarily trust the experts" and don't mind challenging authority figures. Nice to have another spokesperson on our side. Interesting article. I have come to believe that if we just accept the worldview that the corporate elitists/media/government currently running the planet are busy planning for our dehumanization and demise, then everything that's happening makes perfect sense. I believe NOTHING any of them say. It's obvious they think we are all so gullible that we'll accept the fantasy world they are promoting. I'm hopeful that the majority of us are not that gullible. "Pray without ceasing." (1 Thessalonians 5:17.) Practice discernment and recruit as many kindred spirits as possible on the side Truth...that's my plan.
Mainstream media spawned alternative media which has now spawned podcasting/independent on-line publishing due to the limits the first two placed. Until the internet is more controlled this is the best way to get out what needs to be said. As always, looking forward to your thoughts. Steve
And I am a fan of Carrie Rice and look forward to her future Substack. Until she launches that one, she has to work her cute fanny off getting her husband's up and running!
Me too. Thanks for the support! I've already come up with more story ideas than I can ever publish in a year, but good story ideas are always appreciated.
I hope your truth about Malone didn't come from Stew Peters. I listened to him for awhile, but got tired of his massive ego. As a follower of Christ, I am embarrassed by him (as he also claims to be a believer). Robert Malone is a fighter for medical truth. Like most of us, he didn't know what was going on at first and was injured by the vaccine. He has been unfairly slandered in recent weeks.
That's right, we still have free speech on substack. I listened to a portion of Breggin's interview with Stew Peters (but not the one you shared with another host) and it seemed to me that he mischaracterized what Desmet and Malone have said. I didn't listen to the Mikovits interview you shared because the questions seemed nonsensical to me. I've read and listened to Malone quite a bit. He actually answered a lot of the questions she poses on September 28, in his substack entry, linked below. The silliest thing she mentions is the movie. He did not star in a "movie." It was a satirical clip. If we can't find some humor in this darkness, we will all go crazy. Malone recognizes and talks about the WEF. If you do a search on duckduckgo with his name and WEF, you will find numerous links. He acknowledges that he thought it was a conspiracy theory at first, as did a lot of people, but his opinion changed. https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/robert-malone-responds-to-trolls
Okay, I wrote my Intro piece and have now thought some more about it. What it all boils down to is that I don't necessarily trust the "experts" and I don't mind challenging authority figures. In fact, I now kind of like doing this. I don't know if this bent of mind will lead to many subscribers or not. But I do know this: I'm on the right side of history and this Substack site might one day confirm this. Maybe my children and grandchildren will one day be proud of me.
Was reading The Forgotten Side of Medicine and saw your comment about starting your own Substack. Opened the link in another window (for later perusal) and just now got to it.
My thoughts on your first piece here?
Already like it. I like your style, and if you've written for UnCover DC, ZeroHedge, American Thinker, Brownstone, etc - I've certainly read something of yours before. Like others, I've found Substack to be a breath of fresh air. Or, maybe stale air that's been canned up for way too long, not sure. Either way, it's refreshing to know that there are others out there that ask questions I've asked, and are frustrated with many of the same things I am.
Looking forward to reading :)
Let 'er rip, Sir!
Thank you, Kind Sir!
I just discovered Substack several months ago and I am absolutely addicted to it now, I look forward to reading with my coffee every morning, it’s so much more rewarding than just listening to videos… And, my goodness, there are some highly intelligent thoughtful incredible people in the world and you would never know that By just listening to the mainstream media narrative! Welcome abroad Bill!
Oregon Lady, I'm like you. I'd rather read an article than watch some long video. You can also skim the articles and still get the gist of the topic. One of my favorite Substackers made the same point as you - one of the silver linings of the Covid era is all the interesting and talented writers who have "reported for duty." Thanks for the support!
Another thing I really like about Substack is that the writers support one another. They often make provocative post at other Substack sites. They then sometimes plug their own pieces. To date, I haven't seen anyone who is offended by this "piggy-backing." That is, they/we welcome free speech. Contrast this to the mainstream and social media sites that block free speech.
Mark Oshinskie of New Jersey has a Substack site that wins my prize for consistently excellent writing. Since he's allowed me to plug my new site, I'll plug his. His specialty seems to be turning a prosaic event or anecdote from his daily life into an essay that makes some profound point. In his most recent dispatch, he shows he's not afraid to challenge people who are reluctant to face facts. I probably wouldn't have been this harsh, but, then again, some of these people NEED to be challenged once in a while (IMO).
https://markoshinskie8de.substack.com/p/vaxxing-is-sick
The world needs your talents! I'm 93 and probably wouldn't have subscribed to the publications you mentioned but I know that We the People are not being served by U.S. mainstream media. We need you and the other Substack writers! Without honest information there can be no democracy.
I resort to alternative media and depend on individuals such as Chris Hedges, John Pilger, Ray McGovern, Tom Feeley, Finian Cunningham, Edward Snowden, to name but a few truth-tellers.
The world is at the mercy of those who support and manufacture weapons, Young people around the world are confronting Armageddon from war, nuclear weapons. and climate change.
Pat McS.
Thank you, Pat. I'm sure you've seen "Casablanca." In one scene Victor Lazlo tells Rick that if we stop fighting our enemies, the Bad Guy will win. Rick, ever-cynical, responds (paraphrasing) "What of it? The world will be put out of its misery." Victor isn't buying it though, telling Rick he sounds like someone who doesn't believe what he's saying.
As we all know, Rick (and even Louie) join the fight in the end, prompting Victor to say: "This time I know our side will win."
Hokey, I know. Only a movie. Right ... But true nonetheless.
You're missing noagendashow.net
I could be wrong, but I think I detect spunk ;)
Have at it! Always like to hear perspectives and be introduced to topics and opinions outside my local community.
On it - after getting recharged- gotta plug myself in like a Tesla .
Why don't you have a Substack? Or you could go on the stand-up comedian circuit like I am threatening to do.
OMG - you kill me Bill - I love Catcher on the Rye that was wasted on me in my youth . I have had many lives - 20 years a psychiatric nurse and loved it at that time, and then switched after kids ,to art school and have an on going art practice to this day ... although I think the images of the spike protein virus are making their way into my art !!! So many things to read, too little time to paint .
Delightful as always to read . There is so much fine writing in these substacks and I wonder what I've been doing for most of my long life ,since it takes the day + + to keep up with it all and then there is trying to respond to the comments - kind of like a full time job . I'll be thanking covid for allowing me to find people like you Bill . For those readers who may be from Canada and not in a coma , we have something called the National Citizens Inquiry going on ,on the fringes more or less now that the bouncy castles have been banned and dismantled . This person is going after our main msm public broadcaster: CBC - something I enjoyed listening to most of my adult life and then had to turn it off in early 2020 . Mr Rodney Palmer certainly has some wonderful evidence with regards to how we were fooled and this continues . Pretty sure the trusted news Initiative was part of your world as well. Thank you for all your work . https://rumble.com/v2fs7u2-rodney-palmer-full-interview-day-1-toronto-national-citizens-inquiry.html
Thank you very much for those nice words, Linelle. Yes, I bet that is part of the Orwellian-named "Trusted News Initiative." Please keep coming back and adding comments. I also wrote a piece talking about how much I love great Reader Comments .... like yours. You can also give my readers important updates on what's happening in Canada.
You are very kind Bill with your acceptance my rants . Hard to be at the end days of life when my long time country is unrecognizable to me . However , I am alive and full of fight still - maybe that's a good thing ,although , coffee contributes to this stage of general agitation.
I love your rants. Please keep 'em coming!
Yes...but who ARE you ? I want to read and support other writers....yet...
In this day and age of workarounds , writers (myself included) have to get to the point...fast. Everyone wants our attention. I only have so much to give. So if I am going to read someone else's writing they have to get to the point. Fast. In the first paragraph.
Because the workaround to discovering a a long winded writer..is the delete button.
xoxo
I wish I could write short, but I can't (with a few exceptions). I just read an 8,000 word piece on "The World Vaccine Conference" .... that went viral. So some people will read longer articles.
Truly I want to read other writers. Truly I support the freedom and space of substack for writers. I guess, as I tell myself with my writing. "Jump in, the water's warm. In essence, just go for it.
Because I don't have time to read an 8000 word piece. Am writing a book...so most of my energy gets channeled there.
Best to you xoxo
Sometimes I read a long piece, but often I don't. However, if I do read one it was usually very good and I'm glad I read it ... or I wouldn't have finished it if it wasn't interesting.
Good luck with your book!
Good luck on your enterprise, Bill. I must confess that I need to see a bit more income coming in before I can subscribe to another substack, but hopefully I will get there. I've thought of doing my own substack but I don't have enough to say (or not enough that most people would read it on a regular basis). Unfortunately, even in my 70's I'm still in the 'have to work' treadmill.
I will say that, while the Dems and the MSM have totally have lost credibility due to their choice of supporting big Pharma instead of looking at the facts, they were not entirely wrong at the outset to be supporting the Covid VAX. IF covid had turned out to as nasty as first projected AND the vaccine worked without killing people - as we were all told - then the initial course of action could have made some sense. But it was clear early that this wasn't really a vaccine (Mercola) and the fact that it didn't work (and killed people) should have been obvious by July of 2021. The MSM and dems just got snowed under by Fauci and big Pharma and they couldn't reverse direction. Still can't - to their shame.
My second point is that no side is without fault. I read lots of MSM stuff that is 'right on'. I also see the endless 'crazy shit' and a lack of truth-telling by the right wing/Trump media and pols (most substack writers excluded) and I understand why the Left/MSM have trouble at the problems facing up to what the Covid VAX has wrought. (I hope this is not heresy on substack, but the glorification of the Repubs by some commentators makes me question whether they also looked at the Reagan admin (Reagan was seriously out of it by 2086) or Bush Jr. who basically torpedoed the economy in eight short years.
Thanks, Reality Base. I agree I have to show readers that my post will be worth a couple bucks a month and if I can just get a small percent that decide to go the paid route that might allow me to buy some more $2.22 chicken noodle soup for my kids (soup that not long ago cost $1!)
On the vaccines, I always thought it was prudent to at least wait and see if they worked and if there were going to be nasty and dangerous side effects that emerged ... especially for people under the age of, say, 50 who had virtually zero risk of dying from the virus even if they contracted it. And I always thought it was insane for any parent to get their children vaccinated. Per a previous article I wrote, the mortality risk for a healthy child is 0.0001 percent (about 1 in 2 million).
I'm with you on the Republicans being almost as bad as the Democrats on most of the important issues.
Thanks for reading. I hope you post often. I'd love my Comment Section to become a lively place to hang out. The posters are often much smarter than the "professional" journalists!
Ok, I'm now one of the readers outside of Alabama who has heard of you, thanks to the link in my email from Dr. Alexander's Substack. I think there are gazillions of us (at least I HOPE so) who "don't necessarily trust the experts" and don't mind challenging authority figures. Nice to have another spokesperson on our side. Interesting article. I have come to believe that if we just accept the worldview that the corporate elitists/media/government currently running the planet are busy planning for our dehumanization and demise, then everything that's happening makes perfect sense. I believe NOTHING any of them say. It's obvious they think we are all so gullible that we'll accept the fantasy world they are promoting. I'm hopeful that the majority of us are not that gullible. "Pray without ceasing." (1 Thessalonians 5:17.) Practice discernment and recruit as many kindred spirits as possible on the side Truth...that's my plan.
Thank you for those good words. I do think our Ruling Class is counting on the masses not using the brains God gave us.
Mainstream media spawned alternative media which has now spawned podcasting/independent on-line publishing due to the limits the first two placed. Until the internet is more controlled this is the best way to get out what needs to be said. As always, looking forward to your thoughts. Steve
Agree, Steve. I always enjoy your thoughts as well.
I am a fan of Bill Rice, Jr.
And I am a fan of Carrie Rice and look forward to her future Substack. Until she launches that one, she has to work her cute fanny off getting her husband's up and running!
I’m looking forward to reading your work, Bill. Welcome to Substack--it’s been a sanity saver for me.
Me too. Thanks for the support! I've already come up with more story ideas than I can ever publish in a year, but good story ideas are always appreciated.
I hope your truth about Malone didn't come from Stew Peters. I listened to him for awhile, but got tired of his massive ego. As a follower of Christ, I am embarrassed by him (as he also claims to be a believer). Robert Malone is a fighter for medical truth. Like most of us, he didn't know what was going on at first and was injured by the vaccine. He has been unfairly slandered in recent weeks.
That's right, we still have free speech on substack. I listened to a portion of Breggin's interview with Stew Peters (but not the one you shared with another host) and it seemed to me that he mischaracterized what Desmet and Malone have said. I didn't listen to the Mikovits interview you shared because the questions seemed nonsensical to me. I've read and listened to Malone quite a bit. He actually answered a lot of the questions she poses on September 28, in his substack entry, linked below. The silliest thing she mentions is the movie. He did not star in a "movie." It was a satirical clip. If we can't find some humor in this darkness, we will all go crazy. Malone recognizes and talks about the WEF. If you do a search on duckduckgo with his name and WEF, you will find numerous links. He acknowledges that he thought it was a conspiracy theory at first, as did a lot of people, but his opinion changed. https://rwmalonemd.substack.com/p/robert-malone-responds-to-trolls