December 3, 2012 at 1:51 P.M. A telephone call was received by me today at 11:28 A.M. from 305-368-8896. I wonder who may be calling me from Florida? The Cuban American National Foundation? Manohla Dargis? Marco Rubio?
December 1, 2012 at 2:25 P.M. Recent conversations and exchanges by way of press conferences in Washington, D.C. make it clear that we are facing a repetition of the gridlock that defined President Obama's first term in office.
The "angry white men" of all genders and races or ethnicities (Republicans) are opposed to attempts to require wealthy persons to pay their fair share of taxes. ("Republicans Unplugged" and "Presidential Debates.")
Mr. Obama cannot allow his middle class base to continue to get "shafted" (in Mr. Nixon's elegant phrase). Hence, we are at an impasse: 4 more years of paralysis will be disastrous for America.
Peter J. Sampson, "Oury Gets Probation in Corruption Case: Judge Labels Conduct 'Reprehensible'," in The Record, November 30, 2012, at p. A-1. (Former member of the county ethics committee and distinguished member of the bar, allegedly, is convicted of corruption. Mr. Oury gets a walk.)
Gary Lupon & Daphna Thier, "Testifying Against Israel's Apartheid," in Socialist Worker, November, 2012, at p. 19. http://www.socialistworker.org/2012/10/10testifying-against-israeli-apartheid ("America's Gridlock and the Crisis in Gaza." Lectures sponsored by "Socialist Worker" are coming to your city.)
Will America go over the so-called "fiscal cliff"?
Perhaps some politicians feel that such a crisis would be "beneficial." Besides, there are many other cliffs over which we are certainly going over or falling right now: Global warming's threat to humanity is, mostly, being ignored by the U.S. because American corporations do not wish to pay more taxes or to lose profits by taking action to deal with the threat; Afghanistan is heating up with American casualties now at 2,143 and wounded at about 15,000 in addition to the 10,000 killed and 100,000 wounded in Iraq and continuing "related conflicts"; robot bombs are still falling in Pakistan even as bombs have stopped falling, temporarily, in Gaza.
N.J. has yet to respond to requests from me for the truth about my "experiences" of torture as they are required to do under federal and state laws. ("Terry Tuchin, Diana Lisa Riccioli, and New Jersey's Agency of Torture.")
More New Jersey lawyers, judges, and politicians are facing ethics and criminal charges (Gilberto Garcia?), several of whom were members of the ethics committee or involved in efforts to target me from "behind the back." A number of such people now seek my advice. Good luck, ladies and gentlemen.
I can neither confirm nor deny whether either Terry Tuchin and/or Diana Lisa Riccioli is still involved in interrogational hypnosis aimed mostly against African-American and Latino defendants. ("An Open Letter to My Torturers in New Jersey, Terry Tuchin and Diana Lisa Riccioli" and "New Jersey's 'Ethical' Legal System.")
I also cannot supply information concerning Lourdes Santiago's current status nor as to John McGill, Nydia Hernandez, Mary Ann Kriko, or Sybil R. Moses. ("Trenton's Nasty Lesbian Love-Fest" and "Jennifer Velez is a Dyke Magnet!" then "Sybil R. Moses and Conduct Unbecoming to the Judiciary in New Jersey.")
Is there a "connection" between Bob Yudin and Sybil R. Moses and/or Terry Tuchin? Debbie Poritz? ("No More Cover-Ups and Lies, Chief Justice Rabner!")
I will continue to struggle against censorship and cybercrime from New Jersey aimed at silencing me and denying you access to these writings.
At any time, protected cybercriminals from New Jersey may prevent me from editing or posting writings on-line. No images can be posted by me. No e-mails can be sent or received by me. All of this interference with my Internet writings and research is, and has been, illegal or even criminal. ("How censorship works in America.")
I am told that I will never be able to sign-in in order to write at this blog again. We will see. I will continue to struggle.
November 30, 2012 at 1:50 P.M. Calls were received yesterday from "TELEFUND, INC." 617-292-7701. "MARITZ RESEARCH"? Perhaps this is the same source as the calls ostensibly from "Jazmin" at Time/Warner. Attempts to make revisions and edit texts today (2:59 P.M.) at "Philosopher's Quest" were obstructed by cybercriminals from New Jersey. I will continue to attempt to access my writings and revise or edit my work, freely. ("How censorship works in America" and "Censorship and Cybercrime.")
November 29, 2012 at 1:55 P.M. Due to bizarre experiences this afternoon at my NYPL computer, I am concerned about future censorship or denials of access to the Internet for my 45 minutes per day.
I will continue to struggle to write every day.
Below are outlines of two works that I wish to post on-line, somehow and somewhere -- if I can find a way to do so. I have already finished the essay "On Memory."
My writings have been plagiarized and censored, suppressed and destroyed, often enough, even as American officials call for tolerance of dissent on-line. This level of cybercrime and censorship that I have experienced could not take place without government cooperation.
Writers in Cuba, China, the Middle East and elsewhere will have to decide on the seriousness of America's national commitment to freedom of speech and Internet debate. (Again: "How censorship works in America.")
Do we wish to encourage dissent and protect dissenters/dissidents everywhere in the world? Regardless of the views expressed by dissidents? Or are we concerned to protect dissidents exclusively when they agree with Republicans in Congress or mainstream U.S. views?
I am grateful for the support and encouragement of many friends in America and throughout the world. I am particularly encouraged by reports that Cubans are accessing these blogs. I hope that this is true. ("Time to End the Embargo Against Cuba.")
"How Big Is Infinity?"
Tony Gilroy, The Big Questions: Mathematics (New York: Metro, 2012), pp. 55-65, pp. 104-113. (See also "Can you lie to yourself?" in this blog.)
I. SET THEORY AND THE INFINITY REVOLUTION.
A. Distinguishing Infinity From Eternity.
B. Formulas Versus Equations.
C. The Puzzle of Time/Space -- "'In Time': A Movie Review."
D. "Imagination is a Wonderful Thing."
II. HILBERT'S HOTEL AND BECKETT'S BROWNSTONE.
A. Open-Ended Versus Closed-Systems.
B. "Anybody got a loop?"
C. Aesthetic Objects and Hermeneutic Theory: Realism Versus Intuitionism in the Philosophy of Mathematics.
III. CANTOR'S "CONTINUUM HYPOTHESIS" IN AESTHETICS AND MATHEMATICS.
A. Hans-Georg Gadamer's Hermeneutics.
B. Mathematical Recipes and the Formula for Everything.
C. Prigogine and the Formula for the Universe.
CONCLUSION.
A. Godel's Incompleteness as a "Hermeneutics of Freedom": Is Math About Beauty?
"On Memory."
G.E.M. Anscombe, "Memory and the Past," in Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Mind (Minn.: U. Minn. Press, 1981), pp. 103-133.
INTRODUCTION: ISSUES AND DEFINITIONS.
A. Psychoanalytic Issues.
B. Philosophical Issues.
I. PERSONAL HISTORY AS MEMORY: IS THE PAST "REAL"?
A. Representational Theories of Memory.
B. Realist Theories of Memory.
C. Critical-Realist Theories of Memory.
D. Ricoeur's "Time and Narrative": Hermeneutic Theories of Memory.
II. COLLECTIVE HISTORY AS MEMORY AND MIRAGE.
A. Who defines what we remember as real? ("'Total Recall': A Movie Review.")
B. History, Culture, Politics and Other "Fictions of Memory."
CONCLUSION.
A. The Struggle For Memory.
