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Evan Hahn<p>"What If We Made Advertising Illegal?" by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://simone.org/" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>index</span></a></span> <a href="https://simone.org/advertising/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">simone.org/advertising/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/advertising" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advertising</span></a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ads</span></a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://bigshoulders.city/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Sui<p>"Hört euch nur mal an, wie Masala über Menschen bei <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Bundeswehr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bundeswehr</span></a> spricht. Für Masala seid ihr in der <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Wehrpflicht" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wehrpflicht</span></a> nur Auffüllmaterial für die Verwundeten und Getöteten. Namenlose Zahlen, die ersetzt werden.</p><p>Plötzlich hört sich die Bundeswehr nicht mehr nach nem tollen PC Game an?"</p><p><a href="https://x.com/Nightmare_Snake/status/1908374083126837398" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/Nightmare_Snake/status/1</span><span class="invisible">908374083126837398</span></a></p><p>🧵 1/2</p><p><a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Rechtsextremismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rechtsextremismus</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Aufr%C3%BCstung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aufrüstung</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Klassismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Klassismus</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Armut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Armut</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Ukrainekrieg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukrainekrieg</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Russland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russland</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Nato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nato</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://troet.cafe/tags/Kriegspropaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kriegspropaganda</span></a></p>
Bentley<p>"It's important to remember: they don't just sow doubt about <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> &amp; the science. They undermine the political will needed to address it, they go directly after climate policy. They're doing this in our schools, which is horrifying &amp; they're lobbying intensively right now in government."</p><p><a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/352139/link/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podcastics.com/episode/352139/</span><span class="invisible">link/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Petroganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petroganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/PetroPedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetroPedagogy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indoctrination</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a></p>
Lisa Gets Politik<p>Yesterday, FAUX NEWS removed the market ticker that always appears on their news shows. Just a reminder that this is not Journalism. It is state run propaganda. </p><p><a href="https://union.place/tags/FauxNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FauxNews</span></a> <br><a href="https://union.place/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <br><a href="https://union.place/tags/USPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPOL</span></a></p>
Josef Mühlbauer <p>We are live on <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23cognitivewarfare" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#cognitivewarfare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ai" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ai</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23propaganda" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#propaganda</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23geopolitics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geopolitics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23criticalminerals" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criticalminerals</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23jpu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jpu</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23digitalauthoritarianism" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#digitalauthoritarianism</a> with the great schoolar @sangeetamptra <a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pyMCgt1sOXE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">m.youtube.com/watch?v=pyMC...</a><br><br><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pyMCgt1sOXE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is Digital Authoritariani...</a></p>
Josef Muehlbauer<p>We are live on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cognitivewarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cognitivewarfare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criticalminerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criticalminerals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jpu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jpu</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/digitalauthoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalauthoritarianism</span></a> with the great schoolar @sangeetamptra </p><p><a href="https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pyMCgt1sOXE" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">m.youtube.com/watch?v=pyMCgt1s</span><span class="invisible">OXE</span></a></p>
Calishat<p><a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://researchbuzz.masto.host/tags/InformationWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InformationWarfare</span></a> </p><p>'A recent Al Jazeera investigation revealed that Russian propaganda operations were stealing the identities of deceased people in Africa to create fake profiles of “writers” and "experts" to spread pro-Russian propaganda across West and Central Africa. '</p><p><a href="https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/how-russia-exploits-deceased-africans-identities-to-spread-its-propaganda-across-the-continent-7205" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">united24media.com/war-in-ukrai</span><span class="invisible">ne/how-russia-exploits-deceased-africans-identities-to-spread-its-propaganda-across-the-continent-7205</span></a></p>
Mischievous Loner :t_blink:<p>Al Jazeera lied and fabricated story for views and negatively portray the IDF.<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/jurnalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jurnalism</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/truth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>truth</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/aljazeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aljazeera</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lies</span></a></p>
AnarchoNinaAnalyzes<p>Many critics, who almost invariably do not work in the fields of historical study or education, will reflexively scoff at the idea that the Trump regime is attempting to erase, or re-write history in a way that supports a Christian Nationalist worldview as the official truth and indeed the only valid, legal way to speak about history; often while admitting that Trump is functionally illiterate and certainly doesn't read much history. Of course that argument is irrelevant because he's surrounded by a whole bunch of white nationalist freaks who certainly do read and care about history, in so much as it furthers their project to transform America into a permanent fascist dictatorship and white ethnostate; Stephen Miller, who is clearly functioning as the regime's Goebbels, has certainly read a history book or two. Even setting that obvious reality aside however, sometimes Trump's executive orders just come right out and admit this is the plan. Take for example Der Führer's recent order to put noted white nationalist (and Vice President) JD Vance in charge of scrubbing the Smithsonian museum (and zoo) complex of "improper ideology."</p><p><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-smithsonian-executive-order" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/trump-sm</span><span class="invisible">ithsonian-executive-order</span></a></p><p>'Unabashed Fascism': Trump Executive Order Targets 'Improper Ideology' at Smithsonian</p><p>"U.S. President Donald Trump has elicited a fresh wave of anger after he signed an executive order on Thursday targeting exhibits or programs critical of the United States at the Smithsonian Institution, a sprawling network of largely free museums and Washington, D.C.'s National Zoo.</p><p>The order aims to prevent federal money from going to displays that "divide Americans based on race" or "promote programs or ideologies inconsistent with federal law and policy," as well as remove "improper ideology" from Smithsonian's museums, education centers, and research centers.</p><p>"This is unabashed fascism," wrote the journalist Lauren Wolfe on X on Thursday. Amy Rutenberg, a history professor at Iowa State University, wrote: "Last week, while visiting several Smithsonian museums, I kept wondering how long it would take for this administration to direct exhibits to be pulled. Not long, it turns out."</p><p>Look, if you think I'm being uncharitable about the purpose of this executive order, you can simply read the order yourself (here: <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">whitehouse.gov/presidential-ac</span><span class="invisible">tions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/</span></a>) because Downmarket Mussolini makes it very clear this is about erasing the history of slavery, structural racism, the existence of trans women, and anything that makes white people uncomfortable about the history of a white supremacist country built on chattel slavery and genocide. Trump even pinned the tail on the donkey by instructing the interior secretary to reinstall statues and monuments removed or changed since January 1st, 2020; and if your memory is failing you, that date is clearly about undoing projects to remove monuments to racists and Confederate slavers, in response to the efforts of the Black Lives Matter movement and the George Floyd protests. </p><p>Anyone arguing this is about preserving history from ideology (a phrase that makes zero sense because history is affected by the ideologies governing human behavior at the time it happens; obviously) somehow, is literally pushing fascist propaganda; this is about establishing an official narrative in support of a white nationalist permanent social and political order, and slowly eliminating any source of facts that might argue with that narrative. This is ideological policing, and history has shown us that these efforts to rewrite the past and eliminate dissenting narratives typically end in, literal, mass graves. </p><p><a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fascism</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Patriarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Patriarchy</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Musem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musem</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Smithsonian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Smithsonian</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/WhiteNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/IdeologicalPolicing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IdeologicalPolicing</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/BLM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BLM</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/AntiTransPogrom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTransPogrom</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/StephenMiller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StephenMiller</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/GeorgeFloydProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgeFloydProtests</span></a> <a href="https://social.treehouse.systems/tags/ConfederateMonuments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConfederateMonuments</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Macdonald-Laurier Institute: Canada-Japan cooperation to challenge the escalating threat of Russian disinformation: Marcus Kolga for Inside Policy. “Canada, as a G7 partner and democracy, is well-positioned to work alongside Japan in countering foreign disinformation. Both nations face parallel threats from authoritarian regimes that seek to undermine democratic institutions and manipulate […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/05/macdonald-laurier-institute-canada-japan-cooperation-to-challenge-the-escalating-threat-of-russian-disinformation-marcus-kolga-for-inside-policy/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/05/macdonald-laurier-institute-canada-japan-cooperation-to-challenge-the-escalating-threat-of-russian-disinformation-marcus-kolga-for-inside-policy/</a></p>
Thelonious08<p>DO NOT LET THEM NAME SHIT.</p><p>It's a tiny thing, but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SimpleSteps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleSteps</span></a> </p><p>Don't let them control the narrative.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightWingLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightWingLies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Comms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaveAmericanDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveAmericanDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaiseTheBar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaiseTheBar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrimaryThemAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimaryThemAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemandMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemandMore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/analysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analysis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistTakeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistTakeover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MakeThemFight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakeThemFight</span></a></p>
Thelonious08<p>When Roger Ailes calls his Propaganda Channel Fox</p><p>DO NOT LET THEM NAME SHIT.</p><p>It's a tiny thing, but <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SimpleSteps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SimpleSteps</span></a> </p><p>Don't let them control the narrative.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RightWingLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightWingLies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Comms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Comms</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Messaging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SaveAmericanDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveAmericanDemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RaiseTheBar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RaiseTheBar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrimaryThemAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimaryThemAll</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DemandMore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DemandMore</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/analysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>analysis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FascistTakeover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistTakeover</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MakeThemFight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MakeThemFight</span></a></p>
Lydia Conwell :mastodon:<p><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/JonathanCook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JonathanCook</span></a> | The graver Israel’s atrocities in Gaza, the quieter the BBC grows</p><p>"All available evidence indicates that Israel killed all or most of the emergency crews in cold blood – a grave war crime.</p><p>But as the story broke last Monday, the BBC’s News at Ten gave over its schedule to a bin strike by workers in Birmingham; fears about the influence of social media prompted by a Netflix drama, Adolescence; bad weather on a Greek island; the return to Earth of stranded Nasa astronauts; and Britain’s fourth political party claiming it would do well in next month’s local elections.</p><p>All of that pushed out any mention of Israel’s latest war crime in Gaza."</p><p><a href="https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-graver-israels-atrocities-in?publication_id=476450&amp;post_id=160546658&amp;isFreemail=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">jonathancook.substack.com/p/th</span><span class="invisible">e-graver-israels-atrocities-in?publication_id=476450&amp;post_id=160546658&amp;isFreemail=true</span></a></p><p><a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/WarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://todon.nl/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a></p>
eddiebbot<p>This general principle, that men are very largely actuated by motives which they conceal from themselves, is as true of mass as of individual psychology. It is evident that the successful propagandist must understand the true motives and not be content to accept the reasons which men give for what they do. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EconomicHappinessMachine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicHappinessMachine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uniparty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uniparty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fakenews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fakenews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a></p>
Toni Aittoniemi<p>Donald Trump’s attempts to defund US Russian-language <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/counterpropaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>counterpropaganda</span></a> efforts in Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Belarus, Central Asia and Russia through <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/RadioFreeEurope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioFreeEurope</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/RadioLiberty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RadioLiberty</span></a> failed, so what they did is they actually terminated contracts with satellite companies who transmit those signals.</p><p>If you were trying to help Russia win, this would be it. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> is by far their strongest suite. In fact perhaps the only thing they are best in the world at. <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NAFO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NAFO</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.rferl.org/a/usagm-satellite-broadcasts-radio-free-europe-russian-language-current-time/33373678.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rferl.org/a/usagm-satellite-br</span><span class="invisible">oadcasts-radio-free-europe-russian-language-current-time/33373678.html</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"Today, it’s increasingly clear that it’s the tech oligarchs — not their algorithmically-steered platforms—who present the greater danger. Their arsenal combines three deadly implements: plutocratic gravity (fortunes so vast they distort reality’s basic physics), oracular authority (their technological visions treated as inevitable prophecy), and platform sovereignty (ownership of the digital intersections where society’s conversation unfolds). Musk’s takeover of Twitter (now X), Andreessen’s strategic investments into Substack, Peter Thiel’s courting of Rumble, the conservative YouTube: they’ve colonized both the medium and the message, the system and the lifeworld. </p><p>We must update our taxonomies to account for this new species of oligarch-intellectuals. If yesterday’s public intellectual resembled a careful archaeologist methodically excavating cultural artifacts for display in rarefied literary journals, today’s model is the demolition expert, wiring entire societal structures with ideological explosives and detonating them from the safe distance of offshore accounts. They don’t write about the future; they install it, beta-testing theories on unwitting populations in history’s largest unreviewed experiment. </p><p>What distinguishes them from previous wealth-encrusted elites isn’t avarice but verbosity—a torrential output that would exhaust even Balzac. Where industrial barons funded think tanks to launder interests into policy papers, our oligarch-intellectuals cut out the middleman. Forget steering the algorithms: oligarch-intellectuals steer the conversation itself – and they do it with philosophical meme-grenades. Dropped at 3 AM on X, they invariably become international headlines by breakfast."</p><p><a href="https://www.theideasletter.org/essay/silicon-valleys-new-legislators/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theideasletter.org/essay/silic</span><span class="invisible">on-valleys-new-legislators/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Oligarchs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Oligarchs</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/OIigarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OIigarchy</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/BigTech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigTech</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/ideology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ideology</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"President Donald Trump’s latest executive order titled “RESTORING TRUTH AND SANITY TO AMERICAN HISTORY” replicates a tactic used by all authoritarian regimes. In the name of countering bias, they distort the nation’s history into self-serving mythology.</p><p>History will be used to justify the power of the ruling elites in the present by deifying the ruling elites of the past. It will disappear the suffering of the victims of genocide, enslavement, discrimination and institutional racism. The repression and violence during our labor wars — hundreds of workers were killed by gun thugs, company goons, police and soldiers from National Guard units in the struggle to unionize — will be untold. Historical figures, such as Woodrow Wilson, will be social archetypes whose darker actions, including the decision to re-segregate the federal government and oversee one of the most aggressive campaigns of political repression in U.S. history, will be ignored.</p><p>In the America of our Trump-approved history books — I have read the textbooks used in “Christian” schools so this is not conjecture — equal opportunity for all exists and has always existed. America exemplifies human progress. It has constantly improved and perfected itself under the tutelage of its enlightened and almost exclusively white male rulers. It is the vanguard of “Western civilization.”</p><p><a href="https://x.com/ChrisLynnHedges/status/1907499697373327403" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/ChrisLynnHedges/status/1</span><span class="invisible">907499697373327403</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Schools</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Ideology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ideology</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/WhiteSupremacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteSupremacism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a></p>
Steve Thompson PhD<p>NYC education department investigating after office sends out antisemitic toolkit</p><p><a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/nyc-education-department-investigating-after-office-sends-out-antisemitic-toolkit/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">timesofisrael.com/nyc-educatio</span><span class="invisible">n-department-investigating-after-office-sends-out-antisemitic-toolkit/</span></a></p><p>Newsletter sent out by career services group includes link to ‘Stop Gaza Genocide’ document, prompting outcry from Jewish education advocates</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HAMAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HAMAS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PROPAGANDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PROPAGANDA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EDUCATION" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EDUCATION</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ANTISEMITISM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANTISEMITISM</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GAZA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GAZA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PRESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PRESS</span></a></p>
North Love<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/npc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>npc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maga" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maga</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trumpismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpismus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>republicans</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meme</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/faschismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>faschismus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/konservatismus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>konservatismus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conservatards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservatards</span></a></p>
Bentley<p>"The 'global science communications action plan' was introduced at a meeting by the <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/AmericanPetroleumInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanPetroleumInstitute</span></a> which directly says 'we achieve victory when the average citizen recognizes there are uncertainties about climate science' then lays out a plan including getting into the education system."</p><p><a href="https://www.podcastics.com/episode/352139/link/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">podcastics.com/episode/352139/</span><span class="invisible">link/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/BigOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigOil</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Petroganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Petroganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/PetroPedagogy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PetroPedagogy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/abpoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abpoli</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/CleanEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CleanEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Indoctrination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indoctrination</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/yyc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>yyc</span></a> <a href="https://canada.masto.host/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a></p>