The Troubleshooter's Perspective

“Luthen’s Rising” is a deep dive video essay into the Character Luthen Rail and how his choices and sacrifices paved the way for the success of the rebellion and ultimately freeing the people of the galaxy from repression. The writers of the TV series “Andor” have a lot to say about our world, especially with the current rise in Authoritarianism. This video is part of a series of videos I am making called “Andor In Our Time”, which focuses on what we can learn about our world from the characters of the series....more

My Efforts to Resist and Unsubscribe To support freedom from authoritarian regimes like the one we currently have in office, I have joined the resist and unsubscribe movement and have taking the following actions below: Canceled my Amazon Prime Subscription Stop shopping at Amazon. Switch my electronics shopping for myself and my customers to B & H Photo Canceled my Microsoft Account as it was a conduit for data collection Canceled my ETSY account (Not necessarily Resist and Unsubscribe related, but of the same reasoning....more

For much of my life, this one theme often recurs in my dreams: I’m running from place to place, destination unknown, always in unfamiliar territory. In these dreams, I’m constantly looking for directions, signs that can point the way, or people who can help me get back on track. When I wake up, I always feel a sense of being lost. I think now I know why. You see, I think humanity has been waylaid from a natural cosmic evolution because someone or something wants to imprison us to steal our creativity and energy....more

2026 is going to be the year bad ideas accelerate. Maybe this was due. Most of us in the tech industry knew full well how ad-tech was supposed to make it easier to market products to people. As online advertising developed, some of us had concerns that the data collection of this magnitude could be used by bad actors to make it easier to track people. Well, that day looks like it has finally arrived....more

Here is a good video on why Citizens United needs to be repealed, but it sounds like there are people wanting to amend the constitution. Heather Cox Richardson and Jeff Clements also talk about Corporations being allowed to claim a status of a person. Corporations are dead entities allowed to operate by charter in the communities in which they operate. In my humble opinion, removing the power of Citizens United is the most important topic right now in ending corruption....more

Due to the recent arrest of Don Lemon, Scott Galloway, a clinical professor of marketing, suggested a sustained unsubscribe initiative. If we allow this administration, without backlash, to continue, it sets a precedent that it’s OK to jail journalists for doing their job. If this practice continues, we will lose our ability to have civil discourse about the harms in our society. Please join us in putting pressure on CEO’s of big corporations who are supporting this administration’s lawlessness at the expense of lives....more

Hi, I am a computer technician who is very concerned about our U.S. Administration’s lawlessness under Trump. Alex Pretti joins Renee Good in the second murder by ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota, and our administration is completely complicit in these actions by failing to hold the people responsible and encouraging lawless behavior. I have been feeling helpless because I don’t know what to do. I don’t think protests are making a strong enough impact at the national level right now....more