There is something idiotic to me about Facebook, and even more idiotic-- Faceook likes. Firstly, being liked seems something that only a business based on profit should aspire to. Not something a regular human should invest any desire in. To be loved or admired sounds great, but liked? Like is like the word, "nice." He's nice. I like him. Doesn't that sound depressingly flaccid? "He's nice. We went for vanilla cones and he was awesome. I like him then and then on facebook." Even worse.
Though the word, " awesome" to an alien come to earth(who then looked up the word up in the dictionary or used google,) would be very confused by what I just said about "awesome." This hypothetical alien would feel alienated. They would not see the nexus beetween nice and awesome.
But, most modern Americans, who have found fault with the misuse of that word, would understand. All I can speak for is myself(or those that allow me to speak on their behalf,) and when I hear the word awesome being used when "nice" would suffice I hear the sound of sheeple letting off a shrill bleat. The movie, "Invasion of the body snatchers," comes to mind.
I want to outlaw the word but that would be fascism, and not only that: An attempted fascism that I suspect would be met with "awesome is awesome," by too large a segment of the soldiers, I'd try to enlist....
That all does have a connection to my anticipated series on unsung whistleblowers,(likely never to be series since I don't feel fancy enough to start series's .) Well, my truly torturted point is that it shouldn't disturb me to google, " Rudolph Elmer," and see that his wikepedia has only 40 facebook likes. But, it does.
It stands to reason(and lots of indicators point it out) that so few know about Rudolph Elmer, so what do you expect?
If that is the real reason that Justin Beiber has a million times more likes than Elmer, all I could do is try in my triangulated way to spread some word.
You see, had I not been put through some very dubious/miserable/ mystifying wringer the chances of me knowing that name would be near nil. But know that name I do. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Elmer
And, so should you. Why? Because I think his case is at the center of much of the head scratching stuff that is taking place, not just in my case, but as a part of a much much broader picture. I could be wrong, of course.
If you look up "Rudolph Elmer ,"you might think that we have enough ignored American Whistlebowers, why focus on a Swiss one? You might think Snowden's revelations about NSA are more than enough to keep anyone interested in the whisteblower PROBLEM busy for years.
If you did even bother to perform a cursory google search, you'd like feel confused and think, "poor guy." But, if you had some related interests you might keep digging. I can't remember the exact process that led me to surf from, " Wikeleaks Lavely and Singer," to " Judge Jeffrey White Wikeleaks Lavely and Singer. All I remember is this sad little "aha" moment. Sad because so many aha moments have not resulted in any semblance of resolutiion or closure or restitution.
Then, this aha was followed by thinking " oh well markinjapan ,II, and libby might get it." Then, when I shared it with a few offline people I was told. " Great, all you need is to make more enemies. Keep it to yourself. For god's sake do you want the Feds at your door."
And, my Americanized psyche doesn't beleive that can happen, but my gut now screams, "anything can happen and you will look have no one but yourself to blame. " And, for what? What good would you being put out of commission do for anyone.
Ok, this is promising some Woodward and Bernsteinesque payoff. it is bound to dissapoint, and it is intented for speculative(and not consclusive purposes,)It's me wanting others to wonder along with me. Why can't I just wonder alone? God knows, I imagine it's some new neurosis.
...Here goes ...
Google, "Judge Jeffrey White" and if you stick with page one of the search results you will likely leave thinking, "this judge is swell." A friend to the LGBT community, who overturned DOMA,and now a brave judge who is allowing the NSA lawsuit brought by varous civil liberties organizations to proceed. Beforehand, all such suits were just thrown out. Fitting that he should be based in that liberal bastion, San Francisco, might cross the mind. Likely, you won't much care when you discover he was appointed by George W. Bush to the Bench.
But, if say one day in April of 2008, you
come across this thing: 
And, after she stalks you and harrasses you, she applies for a restraining order (supposedly filed by the law firm of Lavely and Singer...)And, then you are told by lawyers they won't take your money(lawyers?!! )because the application is obviously so fake, and no judge would agree to it... and then when you got to the hearing....the judge, Gerald Rosenberg, is not only not castigating her(her lawyer didn't even need to accompany her or to file a substition of attorney form to have her proceed Pro Se ,) but is coaching her... well you will eventually wonder who Lavely and Singer is.
When LAPD defectives Detectives such as John Gregozek (the rat faced fellow in the blue not the lady with the tattoos,)
tells you to "let it go," when you beg him to talk to a witness in Silverlake(and yet he's goign to orange county to try and frame you,) well... your curiosity gets enough to kill cats, or people,(literally, it would seem if you consider the very mysterious death of LAPD officer(and my witness) Jacqueline Montalvo, three days after she crossed the blue line to sign up as a witness in my defense.
Add the fact that Gregozek will tell your mother "What could I do. You sued her didn't you?" As the sole reason he was submitting false reports to the city attorneys office... and they in turn were filing criminal charge after criminal charge, and the curiousity takes on 9 lives.
Then, when you become a Detective because the "Detectives" won't, and you discover that Robert Martin, the founder of the unit where John Gregozek is now making his living( The LAPD's threat management Unit)was represented by Lavely and Singer in a defamation lawsuit brought by him and Gavin Debecker against a David Waddel and Penguin Publishing... and after you mention this to Gregozek and Dunn( His Supervisor) and you car windows keep getting smashed(while in your garage! ) and soon you are facing more and more sham criminal charges and then raids and jail and attempts to cast you as insane when they know you just figured some shit out...Well....
Where was I? Right.
Judge Jeffrey White(the Walter White of the judiciary?) not only ruled for the gays, and then those who now fight the NSA, but in February of 2008, Judge Jeffrey White, shut down wikileaks on behalf of Bank Julius Baer. Hmmm. Julius Baer: A swedish bank based in the Cayman Islands, that is known to hide the assets of the super rich and famous is not only hiring an entertainment law firmbased only in L.A( known best for getting Arnold Shwartzenneger to shut down groping targets, and elected to the Governorship, and shushing Tiger Wood's mistress's,) but is having the matter heard in a Califoria Court?
Is this normal?Well, apparently tons of civil liberty advocates didn't think so. The amicus briefs went a flying. Judge White now facing many eyes, overruled himself and Wikileaks went on to fight another day.
Interestingly, wikileaks was shuttered due to a restraining order granted ex parte(no opportunity for the other side to be heard or even noticed- as was the case in the initial restraining order granted in favor of tig notaro. And as was the case in the criminal domestic violence order placed in the file by Judge Dennis Landin though no domestic relationship or violence was alleged and though no notice or hearing preceded such an order. The trial judge would expunge it when a desperate prosecution suddenly brought it up. looong story....)
And, comments online expressing dismay, back then, as to what kind of pull has Julius Baer's "people." to get California Judges to just shut down something as big as Wikieaks. Mysteriously absent from most(not all) articles relating to this strange show of blatant cronyism and corruption is mention of Martin Dori Singer, or his firm.
Discuss! Please!?