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Reclamation, in terms of rural electrify case, in terms of all the things the federal government has the power to provide, but none of that means anything to somebody like bundy, who is under the illusion that hes truly an independent actor who doesnt need any help from anyone else in the world. thats just not the way it works. when hes shipping his cattle on interstate highways or on rails, hes doing it with the help of the entire united states, but that doesnt fit into the conservative narrati...

Had a good job. they let him open the cafe, let him use the cash register, and more or less was like a general manager of the place. if he stumbled again, they put him back in. give him a chance to stumble. >> the way he defended me today it showed me that i guess he is on good terms with me now. which i was surprised. awe thank you for having me. >> thank you, thank you very much. >> im very happy that my mother didnt get invited in. im glad that when her boyfriend was in there they didnt speak...

Do you have faith? i mean, theres all this evidence about the way people process conflicting information about confirmation bias, about the fact you give people information they double down on their prayers even if the information pushes against it. do you have faith something like this can change peoples minds? >> well, you know, denial aint just a river in egypt, baby. you know? people live deep in it every day. we all live in our little bubbles of illusion. but eventually if the truth beats o...

Information pushes against it. do you have faith something like this can change peoples minds? >> well, you know, denial aint just a river in egypt, baby. you know? people live deep in it every day. we all live in our little bubbles of illusion. but eventually if the truth beats on the outside of that bubble enough, people wake up. you just have to give people credit for understanding that there is a problem, and that we finally are going to have to -- however grudgingly -- do whats necessary. a...

Of twitter is aint little bit of an illusion. the people with the greater number of followers and the ability to retweet and amplify end up being the primary message. which that means they get more attention in other places beyond the digital space. >> but you dont need to be hired by a news organization, right? you dont need a university to give you tenure in order to build that following, right? yes, theres still a high aerar but its not traditional spaces. >> it disrupts traditional hierarchi...

Painting this false illusion of what is happening to those of us out here in the real world that are paying for all of it. >> what did you say? >> my sound is out. i cant hear. >> no audio. >> i cant hear. i cant hear. >> sorry, i have no audio. >> sorry about that. we are having trouble with the

From a recent new yorker article. it said how the coal industry took over, by harnessing political influence, campaign finance, public relations, politicized research. west virginias coal industry has recast an economic debate as a cultural debate. a yes or no question. all or nothing. viewed in that light, a vote for the industry is a vote for yourself, your identity, your survival. the coal industry has created the illusion of vitality. how do we reach the point, erin, where corporations have ...

Rolled. if you want to avoid it being politicized. remember the criticisms of the bush administration. if you want to keep the cia out of politic they should on the point out when classified material is about to be revealed. its not about fact, its always about policy. bill: did anyone in libya who was there during the time, either benghazi or tripoli. did anyone suggest that a demonstration was to blame for what happened that night in benghazi? >> the answer to that is no. there is no evidence ...

The last three months t doesnt matter if this is a whitewash or not. its his story now. he has an authority now that says hes clean. and can he push down until somebody else comes up with something else. >> internal investigation, he got what he paid for, or these are, you know, obviously -- yes were paid for by him, but they have their own reputation. how effective do you think this investigate is in at least not the fine word, at least allowing them to come clear. >> im going to go between zer...

About this, charles. >> i think the idea that the administration has that we want to get it out of any control of government, including ours, which is the one that has control and it will be run by quote, the international community is a folly. there is no such thing as the international community. and the idea that it wont be other governments involved is an illusion. lets say it dissolves into the hands of companies. does anyone imagine that companies in russia or truly independent and make th...