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		By: vv		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/02/open-thread-5-2-2026/#comment-2850246</link>

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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 21:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@AesopFan and @huxley

Thanks for your replies.  We must apparently keep learning this tech stuff continuously, and unlearning it when they whimsically(?) decide to change it.
I greatly regret the hours I have wasted on it.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@AesopFan and @huxley</p>
<p>Thanks for your replies.  We must apparently keep learning this tech stuff continuously, and unlearning it when they whimsically(?) decide to change it.<br />
I greatly regret the hours I have wasted on it.</p>
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		By: huxley		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/02/open-thread-5-2-2026/#comment-2850241</link>

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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 20:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[vv:

Good grief. YouTube no longer has a &quot;Toggle off timestamps&quot; option while viewing the transcript. My bad.

That&#039;s unfortunate. 

So unless one cares to delete all the time info by hand, AI is the best choice. It does a good job in my experience without making mistakes or modifying the meaning. Although it can get confused if two people are speaking.

ChatGPT does have a free tier:

https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9275245-chatgpt-free-tier-faq]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>vv:</p>
<p>Good grief. YouTube no longer has a &#8220;Toggle off timestamps&#8221; option while viewing the transcript. My bad.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s unfortunate. </p>
<p>So unless one cares to delete all the time info by hand, AI is the best choice. It does a good job in my experience without making mistakes or modifying the meaning. Although it can get confused if two people are speaking.</p>
<p>ChatGPT does have a free tier:</p>
<p><a href="https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9275245-chatgpt-free-tier-faq" rel="nofollow ugc">https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9275245-chatgpt-free-tier-faq</a></p>
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		By: AesopFan		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/02/open-thread-5-2-2026/#comment-2850197</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[AesopFan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 03:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@ vv &#062; “I Finally Figured Out Donald Trump”

That was a very interesting video, but the title is a bit misleading: the presenter, The Body Language Guy (Jesus Enreque Rosas,) is very good, and he demonstrates in the earlier section that he has thought about Trump&#039;s Body Language and character and behavior quite a bit, but perhaps only just recently connected some of the traits that looked unconnected before. I do think he nails the President&#039;s operating procedure, and probably gives the correct psychological reasons, but mind-reading from a distance is always iffy.
Salena Zito still has the best advice: take The Donald seriously, but not literally.

PS I tried to toggle the time-stamps, but that feature seems to be missing now, although I know I&#039;ve used it in the past. 
Sometimes I wish companies would quit &quot;improving&quot; their products.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ vv &gt; “I Finally Figured Out Donald Trump”</p>
<p>That was a very interesting video, but the title is a bit misleading: the presenter, The Body Language Guy (Jesus Enreque Rosas,) is very good, and he demonstrates in the earlier section that he has thought about Trump&#8217;s Body Language and character and behavior quite a bit, but perhaps only just recently connected some of the traits that looked unconnected before. I do think he nails the President&#8217;s operating procedure, and probably gives the correct psychological reasons, but mind-reading from a distance is always iffy.<br />
Salena Zito still has the best advice: take The Donald seriously, but not literally.</p>
<p>PS I tried to toggle the time-stamps, but that feature seems to be missing now, although I know I&#8217;ve used it in the past.<br />
Sometimes I wish companies would quit &#8220;improving&#8221; their products.</p>
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		By: vv		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 03:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[@ huxley at 9:36 pm:

I am not very tech savvy and wish I were.  I just copy/pasted part of the transcript because I thought the content was valuable and probably accurate.  Any of you may clean it up for readability, and tell us how you did it.
I don&#039;t really trust AI.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ huxley at 9:36 pm:</p>
<p>I am not very tech savvy and wish I were.  I just copy/pasted part of the transcript because I thought the content was valuable and probably accurate.  Any of you may clean it up for readability, and tell us how you did it.<br />
I don&#8217;t really trust AI.</p>
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		By: huxley		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 01:36:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Good quote.

I recommend feeding YouTube text to an AI with the prompt &quot;Please format for readability.&quot;

Or at least copying the text with &quot;Toggle off timestamps&quot; option.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good quote.</p>
<p>I recommend feeding YouTube text to an AI with the prompt &#8220;Please format for readability.&#8221;</p>
<p>Or at least copying the text with &#8220;Toggle off timestamps&#8221; option.</p>
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		By: vv		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 00:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Interesting video about Trump being outrageous:

&quot;I Finally Figured Out Donald Trump&quot;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLoqPXIOVx8

 &quot;,,,when there is no scandal, he creates one.
7:10
7 minutes, 10 seconds
When there is no fight, he picks one.
7:13
7 minutes, 13 seconds
When there is no enemy in the room, he  goes find one in another country and   starts a feud with their prime  minister on a Tuesday morning.
7:23
7 minutes, 23 seconds
To you and me, this looks chaotic. To him, this is just Tuesday.&quot;

&quot;The idea is that some people, in the modern  economy, do not run on money or status.
7:58
7 minutes, 58 seconds
They run on being looked at. The looking is the resource.
8:03
8 minutes, 3 seconds
And once you understand that, you understand  why a billionaire president would still   be posting at three in the morning  about a cable news host&#039;s haircut.
8:14
8 minutes, 14 seconds
Because to him, three in the morning is  just another time to refill the tank. So those are the three tactics.
8:21
8 minutes, 21 seconds
Distract from the action. Feed the press the outrage. And keep the lights on yourself, every  minute, every hour, every news cycle.
8:30
8 minutes, 30 seconds
They are not separate strategies. They are three legs of the same stool. Pull any one of them out,  and the whole thing wobbles.
8:39
8 minutes, 39 seconds
Use all three at once, every day, and you  have what we have been watching for ten years. Now here is the part I want you to sit with.
8:48
8 minutes, 48 seconds
None of this is hidden. He is not running a secret campaign. He is doing all of it in public.
8:56
8 minutes, 56 seconds
The reason it keeps working is  not because he is hiding it.
8:59
8 minutes, 59 seconds
The reason it keeps working is  because most of the people who   are supposed to be analyzing  it are paid to react to it.
9:07
9 minutes, 7 seconds
And reacting to it is what makes it work. The analyst on television, screaming about  the comment, is not exposing the trick.
9:17
9 minutes, 17 seconds
The analyst on television is the trick. They are the second pigeon.
9:24
9 minutes, 24 seconds
If you ever want to see whether  someone has actually figured Trump out,   watch them when he says something outrageous.
9:30
9 minutes, 30 seconds
The ones who chase the comment  have not figured anything out.
9:37
9 minutes, 37 seconds
The ones who quietly ask &quot;what was  signed today&quot; are the ones who have. There are not many of those people on television.
9:46
9 minutes, 46 seconds
There is a reason for that. Television does not reward calm. Next week we are going to see  this exact pattern play out again.
9:55
9 minutes, 55 seconds
He will say something that sounds  like a man who has lost his mind. The mainstream media will spend  three days screaming about it.
10:02
10 minutes, 2 seconds
And while they are screaming, something will  be signed in a room that nobody is filming. The signing is the story.
10:11
10 minutes, 11 seconds
The screaming is the smokescreen.
10:13
10 minutes, 13 seconds
And once you can see the difference  between those two things,   you will never watch a White House  news cycle the same way again.&quot;
10:21
10 minutes, 21 seconds
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Interesting video about Trump being outrageous:</p>
<p>&#8220;I Finally Figured Out Donald Trump&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLoqPXIOVx8" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLoqPXIOVx8</a></p>
<p> &#8220;,,,when there is no scandal, he creates one.<br />
7:10<br />
7 minutes, 10 seconds<br />
When there is no fight, he picks one.<br />
7:13<br />
7 minutes, 13 seconds<br />
When there is no enemy in the room, he  goes find one in another country and   starts a feud with their prime  minister on a Tuesday morning.<br />
7:23<br />
7 minutes, 23 seconds<br />
To you and me, this looks chaotic. To him, this is just Tuesday.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The idea is that some people, in the modern  economy, do not run on money or status.<br />
7:58<br />
7 minutes, 58 seconds<br />
They run on being looked at. The looking is the resource.<br />
8:03<br />
8 minutes, 3 seconds<br />
And once you understand that, you understand  why a billionaire president would still   be posting at three in the morning  about a cable news host&#8217;s haircut.<br />
8:14<br />
8 minutes, 14 seconds<br />
Because to him, three in the morning is  just another time to refill the tank. So those are the three tactics.<br />
8:21<br />
8 minutes, 21 seconds<br />
Distract from the action. Feed the press the outrage. And keep the lights on yourself, every  minute, every hour, every news cycle.<br />
8:30<br />
8 minutes, 30 seconds<br />
They are not separate strategies. They are three legs of the same stool. Pull any one of them out,  and the whole thing wobbles.<br />
8:39<br />
8 minutes, 39 seconds<br />
Use all three at once, every day, and you  have what we have been watching for ten years. Now here is the part I want you to sit with.<br />
8:48<br />
8 minutes, 48 seconds<br />
None of this is hidden. He is not running a secret campaign. He is doing all of it in public.<br />
8:56<br />
8 minutes, 56 seconds<br />
The reason it keeps working is  not because he is hiding it.<br />
8:59<br />
8 minutes, 59 seconds<br />
The reason it keeps working is  because most of the people who   are supposed to be analyzing  it are paid to react to it.<br />
9:07<br />
9 minutes, 7 seconds<br />
And reacting to it is what makes it work. The analyst on television, screaming about  the comment, is not exposing the trick.<br />
9:17<br />
9 minutes, 17 seconds<br />
The analyst on television is the trick. They are the second pigeon.<br />
9:24<br />
9 minutes, 24 seconds<br />
If you ever want to see whether  someone has actually figured Trump out,   watch them when he says something outrageous.<br />
9:30<br />
9 minutes, 30 seconds<br />
The ones who chase the comment  have not figured anything out.<br />
9:37<br />
9 minutes, 37 seconds<br />
The ones who quietly ask &#8220;what was  signed today&#8221; are the ones who have. There are not many of those people on television.<br />
9:46<br />
9 minutes, 46 seconds<br />
There is a reason for that. Television does not reward calm. Next week we are going to see  this exact pattern play out again.<br />
9:55<br />
9 minutes, 55 seconds<br />
He will say something that sounds  like a man who has lost his mind. The mainstream media will spend  three days screaming about it.<br />
10:02<br />
10 minutes, 2 seconds<br />
And while they are screaming, something will  be signed in a room that nobody is filming. The signing is the story.<br />
10:11<br />
10 minutes, 11 seconds<br />
The screaming is the smokescreen.<br />
10:13<br />
10 minutes, 13 seconds<br />
And once you can see the difference  between those two things,   you will never watch a White House  news cycle the same way again.&#8221;<br />
10:21<br />
10 minutes, 21 seconds<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
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		By: Barry Meislin		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/02/open-thread-5-2-2026/#comment-2850154</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Barry Meislin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Probably should cross-post this in the “Mayday” meme…

“Why Democrats chose Iran over Israel;
“It’s a reversal of sympathies that baffles Iranian dissidents and pro-Israel activists, but it shouldn’t…”—
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426408

“The Palestinian Arab laundromat;
“Shockingly, the West has framed antisemitism and anti-Zionism as conscience itself…”
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426400

“The teenagers on death row for daring to defy Tehran regime”—
https://blazingcatfur.ca/2026/05/02/the-teenagers-on-death-row-for-daring-to-defy-tehran-regime/

+ Bonus:

“Post &quot;Roaring Lion&quot;: Israel&#039;s adaptation and survival;
“To prevail in future wars, Israel will always need to be the “fittest&quot; adversary. Recalling Charles Darwin and his interpreters, this signals a continuing capacity to “adapt&quot; as required…”
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426380]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Probably should cross-post this in the “Mayday” meme…</p>
<p>“Why Democrats chose Iran over Israel;<br />
“It’s a reversal of sympathies that baffles Iranian dissidents and pro-Israel activists, but it shouldn’t…”—<br />
<a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426408" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426408</a></p>
<p>“The Palestinian Arab laundromat;<br />
“Shockingly, the West has framed antisemitism and anti-Zionism as conscience itself…”<br />
<a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426400" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426400</a></p>
<p>“The teenagers on death row for daring to defy Tehran regime”—<br />
<a href="https://blazingcatfur.ca/2026/05/02/the-teenagers-on-death-row-for-daring-to-defy-tehran-regime/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://blazingcatfur.ca/2026/05/02/the-teenagers-on-death-row-for-daring-to-defy-tehran-regime/</a></p>
<p>+ Bonus:</p>
<p>“Post &#8220;Roaring Lion&#8221;: Israel&#8217;s adaptation and survival;<br />
“To prevail in future wars, Israel will always need to be the “fittest&#8221; adversary. Recalling Charles Darwin and his interpreters, this signals a continuing capacity to “adapt&#8221; as required…”<br />
<a href="https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426380" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/426380</a></p>
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		By: fullmoon		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Can&#039;t be real.]]></description>
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		By: Skip		</title>
		<link>https://thenewneo.com/2026/05/02/open-thread-5-2-2026/#comment-2850150</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Skip]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 16:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Quite amusing]]></description>
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