Propaganda
who was lying about Dead Ducks: gina haspel, julian barnes or MI6?
Submitted by wendy davis on Fri, 06/07/2019 - 9:09am
♫ can’t get enough of that novichok, novichok, novichok...♫
Oops! New York Times corrects Skripal story, says no ‘dead ducks’ or ‘sick kids’ from ‘Novichok’, 6 Jun, 2019, RT.com
“The New York Times has corrected a report that UK officials had shared photos with the CIA depicting children and animals who’d been exposed to the so-called Novichok nerve agent after coming into contact with the Skripals.
Posting this as a public service...
Submitted by bobswern on Thu, 04/11/2019 - 9:56am...because you will--most certainly--NOT be able to review "fair and accurate coverage" of the Julian Assange story from the U.S. MSM....
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIpGiKsdAAc&feature=player_embedded_uturn]
And, if you want a firsthand education--a veritable world class review--of U.S. press censorship, just turn on your tv to your "regularly scheduled programming."
I think this article in the New Yorker is worth your attention
Submitted by mimi on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 2:23amThe Making of the Fox News White House
Can't excerpt, it's too long and I am only one third through reading it. But I thought you might be better equipped than me to 'essay it'. It's worth it to do so, right?
There is something about Greta van Susteren in it. I remember her when she was still 'non-foxidized'. That's a long, long time ago.
At long last, I simply do not care
Submitted by arendt on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 1:58pmI've come to the conclusion that the corner of the internet into which I have been shoved is the practical equivalent of a fantasy role playing game. That is, my impact on politics in the real world from posting here (and c99p is the best) is about the equal of the impact I would have playing Fortnite. That is, zero. This lack of impact has been caused by the purchase and consolidation of both news outlets and political parties by the billionaire class.
Wednesday Open Thread: Want the Truth? Heh, silly you.
Submitted by enhydra lutris on Wed, 10/24/2018 - 5:00amSpoon Fed Ideology
Submitted by QMS on Mon, 09/10/2018 - 5:50amThis is a link to an article worth considering by a professor in Massachusetts. One of the magnetized lines...
a highly sophisticated linguistic mind-control campaign
The Weekly Watch
Submitted by Lookout on Sun, 08/12/2018 - 7:12am
Corporate Censorship in the Age of American Aggression
The meme of fake news is very effective. There are so many lies told again and again and again that they are accepted as truth. You now select your own truth. Examples that come to mind: the DNC HACK (not leak), recently elected Maduro is a dictator, Russia is hacking our election and they poisoned a spy in Britain, Assange is a Russian agent, Assad gases his people so we MUST bomb him, Iran the aggressor put their country in the middle of OUR military bases and on top of OUR oil, Israel is our ally and is for peace and stability in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia must battle the evil Houthis who are working with Iran to overthrown the crown prince, and on and on...
Just Asking, Again
Submitted by Cant Stop the M... on Mon, 07/16/2018 - 3:46pmAn essay
with respectful h/t to David Foster Wallace and wendy davis
Mueller's Peculiar Indictment of the GRU: Bad Law But Potent Propaganda
Submitted by leveymg on Mon, 07/16/2018 - 9:39am
Mueller indicted the Russian military intelligence service but the indictment doesn't allege any actual harm. That is significant, as will be explained below.