Suppression/Propaganda in Media

[Belligerent Savant]

@aaronjmate

Since 2016, US media fervently promoted a Clinton-funded conspiracy theory that Trump and Putin conspired. They excluded any of us who challenged it: we were not allowed to be acknowledged.

JD Vance reminds @jaketapper of this, telling him that "a viewer of your network would have believed that Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin conspired in 2016."

Tapper denies this, responding: "No, no -- we covered an FBI investigation."

This is why no one trusts corporate media anymore: not only do they spread laughable propaganda, they refuse to take any accountability for it, even years later.

https://x.com/aaronjmate/status/1850560131336982936

[Belligerent Savant]

You know it's bad when Bezos is correct.

[SonicG]

Glenn Greenwald

@ggreenwald
Hilarious: the NYT identifies "a stream of conspiracy theories" on Truth Social:

* The US has a Deep State: a permanent secret DC power faction.

* Kamala and the media hid Biden's failing health.

* The US blew up Nord Stream 2.

* The Soros' use their wealth to control Dems.

And it's all perfectly shit-coated:

Get some crazy Trump Qanon loonies to pile shit on top what are absolute truths, not "conspiracies", and voila, people who have known the NYT is absolute (Deep) State propaganda since "Manufacturing Consent" or "Lies of Our Times" in the 1990s (at least) are now "Putin Stooges", "so far Left they have gone Right" etc. I had never seen the claim that the US blew up Nord Stream to start WW3 but rather to hurt Russia financially as well as damage the European, especially German, manufacturing base and sell more US gas (at higher prices). To wit:

For the First Time in 87-Year History, Volkswagen May Close Factories
The auto maker’s top employee representative told workers that management planned to shutter three factories in Germany to cut costs amid slumping sales.
Volkswagen could shut down as many as three factories in Germany and lay off tens of thousands of workers as it seeks to regain its edge in Europe amid slumping sales and increased competition from China, the company’s top employee representative said Monday.
The closures would be the first in the 87-year history of the company, Germany’s largest employer, and would be a further blow to the country’s already stagnant economy.(NYT)

Strangely, the NYT article does not include this reason:

CEO Oliver Blume cited new competitors entering European markets, Germany’s deteriorating position as a manufacturing location and the need to “act decisively.” (Japan Times)

In the linked NYT piece about the slumping German economy skirts the loss of Nord Stream while hinting at the effects of Biden's Build Back Better (without any real explanation) but somehow Trump is really to blame:

But geopolitical crises and new industrial rivalries in China and the United States have weakened demand for German-made products abroad. Germany grew rich in recent decades by selling its goods to the world, racking up a trade surplus that strained ties with the United States under President Donald J. Trump.

[Elvis]

Do you imagine there are no right-wingers at NPR? Have you ever listened to "Planet Money"? Or a typical "All Things Considered" show? While perceived as on the progressive side, NPR is dripping with rightwing economics & politics.

Berliner is part of the problem at NPR. He's a rightwinger.

Can you explain precisely how Berliner — a longtime employee of NPR, recently fired for expressing his views publicly — is a ‘rightwinger’?

[Belligerent Savant]

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This dodges the question.

What, specifically, is the basis for the position that Berliner is a "right winger"?

The argument that NPR has ANY "right wing" slant would be laughable to most. That aside, just like EVERY source of "NEWS" media readily available for consumption, it is INDEED COMPROMISED, riddled with MISinfo and DISinfo. NPR generally panders/caters to a certain (broadly "liberal") demo, in the same way that FOX News and related entities generally cater to different (broadly "conservative") demos, but all such outlets ultimately further enforce Status Quo narratives to keep the majority subscribing and participating in policies and narratives detrimental to the majority.

[Elvis]

NPR's rightwing slant is baked into the cake—perpetuating & reinforcing rightwing economics and neocon warmongering. The "liberal" aspect is the sugar coating that tastes good.

CRFB on NPR.jpg

[stickdog99]

[Grizzly]

Truly EPIC! The best Liars Compilation EVER. Watch and See!

Much like the collective propagenda clip about "This will affect our democracy', these to together are a one two punch to the throat.



https://youtu.be/?si=dRe5jKXfj5RFgvfC

[Grizzly]

Repersoning???

Whitney Webb is being digitally repersoned. What does this mean for the future of AI and digital ID? What does this mean for the future of humanity? And can it motivate us to create a post-social media internet landscape? Find out in this fascinating Corbett Report interview.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SHOW NOTES WITH LINKS TO ALL OF THE ARTICLES, VIDEOS AND WEBSITES MENTIONED? HOW ABOUT COMMENTS? THEY’RE AT THE CORBETT REPORT WEBSITE! JUST FOLLOW THE “SHOW NOTES AND COMMENTS” LINK ABOVE TO GO THERE DIRECTLY.

https://odysee.com/@corbettreport:0/webb-repersoning:7

[Belligerent Savant]

brainsturbator
@brainsturbator

“Only the small secrets need to be protected. The big ones are kept secret by public incredulity.” - St. Marshall

[Grizzly]

When digital materials are vulnerable to sudden removal, our collective memory is compromised, and the public’s ability to access its own history is at risk. This year, we released the Vanishing Culture report, a study that details instances of cultural loss and emphasizes the crucial role that libraries and archives play in preserving materials for future generations.
Help us in saving these resources:

https://archive.org/donate/?origin=mstdn-eoy2024

My experience tells me the very same people whom are eliciting the support of the public are the same whom compromise history. But what do I know? *shrugs*

Legal Controversies
Copyright Disputes
The most significant criticism of Kahle centers on his approach to copyright law through the Internet Archive's activities. He has been accused of maintaining an overly broad interpretation of the Internet Archive's mission that infringes on authors' and publishers' rights1
. The courts have consistently ruled against his positions, with the Internet Archive losing major copyright cases through summary judgment1
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Professional Criticism
Leadership Style
Critics argue that Kahle's ideological stance has led to:

Ignoring requests from writers' organizations to discuss concerns1
Continuing controversial practices despite multiple requests to stop1
Diverting resources from valuable projects like the Wayback Machine due to legal battles1

Business Practices
Questions have been raised about the Internet Archive's operations:

Every page of the Archive is monetized according to court testimony7
Board members were paid over $160,000 annually while using copyrighted works without compensation7
The organization's connection to Better World Books, acquired through a shell company controlled by Kahle, has raised concerns about conflicts of interest7

Industry Perspective
Publisher Relations
Publishers and industry professionals criticize Kahle as a "multimillionaire ideologue hijacking authors' livelihoods"7
. They argue that his actions threaten the publishing industry by:

Creating unauthorized digital copies of books
Competing directly with licensed ebooks
Operating under the guise of a nonprofit while pursuing commercial interests7

Recent Developments
The criticism has intensified following recent legal defeats, with opponents describing Kahle as "a tech-wolf disguised in librarian-sheep clothing" who is fighting outdated battles from the Napster era9
. Despite these setbacks and criticisms, Kahle remains defiant and maintains that his mission serves the public good9

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41449965

[Belligerent Savant]

Club des Cordeliers
@cordeliers

What is the purpose of propaganda so laughably transparent? I suspect it is carefully calibrated so as to persuade the majority while subtly massaging the millions who don't buy it. It's a calculated, poisonous shot of dopamine for us skeptics.

Jennie Taer
@JennieSTaer

EXCLUSIVE TOUR of the NOLA terrorists home—-

where we found a bomb-making station and a Quran open to a chilling passage about martyrdom

@nypost

https://nypost.com/2025/01/02/us-news/n ... os-reveal/

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They mean to offer us the smug pleasure of being "in the know" and of proving our wisdom to the strictly circumscribed bubble of followers that we're allowed. We are to congratulate ourselves for today's purely rhetorical victory before we move on to expose tomorrow's psyop.

They couldn't care less if the same small circle of wired researchers keeps shooting darts into the void. They want to keep us perpetually online and thereby continuously surveilled and potentially controllable. They feed us according to lessons learned from digital marketing.

None of this is meant to say that we shouldn't do everything possible to expose and counter ruling class propaganda, but we should be aware that we are *all* being manipulated constantly by highly sophisticated operations with enormous resources.

Above all, we must never think we are smarter than the people and algorithms used by the rulers to manipulate us. Psyops that appear oafish and awkward may well have purposes that are not immediately apparent.

https://x.com/cordeliers/status/1875129424108265556

[Belligerent Savant]

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One of endless examples of the above considerations:

This here may be a case of one op (limited hangout) calling out another. AJones is, demonstrably, a limited hangout*. WWebb may or may not be (I lean towards the former), but she certainly delves deeper into certain topics than other ‘truthers’. Tough to know anything with any measure of certainty in this era, however.

That aside, she’s spot-on in her commentary below, in her reply to AJones.

Caveat lector.

Alex Jones
@RealAlexJones
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Jan 2

BREAKING Homeland Terror Alert! Federal Whistleblowers Warn That The Outgoing Biden Admin Was Aware Of Impending ISIS Attacks And Allowed Them To Happen! Counter-Terrorism Experts Warn More Attacks IMMINENT! Must-Watch/Share Feed

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Whitney Webb
@_whitneywebb

how are you guys leaving out that ISIS is a creation of us (and israeli) intelligence? didn't that used to be your bag, telling people about these obvious US proxies? now you are just a salesman for the war on domestic terror

9:10 AM · Jan 3, 2025

https://x.com/_whitneywebb/status/1875182838708146295


*it’s no longer a stretch to call AJones a limited hangout; he’s exposed himself as such a number of years ago; his role now appears to be more as a caricature of sorts for the lower-brow rubes .

[SonicG]

Not sure where to drop all the crazy shit with the LV Tesla "incident"...From St. Wells

Jeff Wells
@JeffWellsRigInt
Jabbar's apartment walkthrough may have just been topped by the release of Livelsberger's manifesto blaming China for the drones.

The play now isn't to sabotage Trump but to PSYOP him, then ride him for all he's worth. He's already appealed to the CIA for help. Easiest op ever.

The repetition of history and all that

Landlord Lets Reporters Into San Bernardino Suspects’ Home
There was the can of baby formula left on the counter, and the dishes stacking up in the kitchen sink. A cookies-and-cream ice cream cake sat in the freezer, half-eaten. And upstairs, in one of the bedrooms, a white crib had been piled high with pillows, blankets and toys for a baby.
On Friday, dozens of journalists from around the world crammed into a two-story townhouse, elbowing their way in to see the residence that suddenly became a notorious crime scene, apparently used as both a family home and a bomb-making factory. There, spread across the bathroom counter, were the family photographs; elsewhere, strewn on a bed, were papers, business cards and California driver’s licenses.

https://archive.md/7rYbE#selection-3425.19-3551.406

[Belligerent Savant]

The following is old news 'round these parts, amirite?

@chronicalihere

There is a military-entertainment complex that regulates and dictates how America is depicted through Hollywood. The Pentagon has directly supervised 400+ Hollywood movies and worked behind the scenes, approving scripts in some capacity in 800 major films and 1000 TV shows.

@HotSpot__Media

Colbert freaks out and changes the subject immediately after Claire Danes admits that the CIA “allys itself” with legacy media and mainstream journalists

[Video Clip at Link]

@sethharpesq
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Dec 26, 2024

It’s also worth asking why the heroes of every TV series made since the 1990s seem to be FBI agents.

https://x.com/sethharpesq/status/1872355249253707901