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To Conspiracy Theory or to Not Conspiracy Theory (That is the Question)
By Scott Owen Source: CounterPunch Ever since the words were first introduced, conspiracy theories have carried the weight and stigma of mysterious enigmas wrapped in multiple layers of intrigue, deception, black-ops and lies. The very notion of conspiracy theories is … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, CIA, civil liberties, conditioning, Conspiracy, corporate news, culture, Dystopia, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, Technocracy
Tagged censorship, CIA, civil liberties, conspiracy, Conspiracy theory, culture, Dystopia, fascism, free speech, Internet Freedom, JFK, media, Media Literacy, propaganda, psy-op, Social Media, society, Technocracy, tyranny
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Reuters, BBC, and Bellingcat participated in covert UK Foreign Office-funded programs to “weaken Russia,” leaked docs reveal
New leaked documents show Reuters’ and the BBC’s involvement in covert UK FCO programs to effect “attitudinal change” and “weaken the Russian state’s influence,” alongside intel contractors and Bellingcat. By Max Blumenthal Source: The Grayzone The UK Foreign and Commonwealth … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, black ops, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, Empire, Geopolitics, hacktivism, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, news, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged Alexei Navalny, Andy Pryce, Atlantic Council, BBC, BBC Media Action, BELARUS, Bellingcat, Belsat, Britain, British Foreign Office, CDMD, Color Revolution, Conflict, Counter Disinformation & Media Development, CSSF, Eliot Higgins, empire, geopolitics, Gordon Macmillan, imperialism, media, Media Literacy, Mediazona, Meduza, NATO, Navalny, Omidyar, propaganda, Reuters, Russia, Stability & Security Fund, Thomson Reuters Foundation, uk, UK FCO, USAID, Vladimir Putin
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The Q-Word: Weapon of Choice for Smearing Opponents
By Trevor Scott FitzGibbon Source: Consortium News One of the most effective information-operation weapons during the 2016 presidential election was to smear political targets as “Russian bots” working on behalf of the Kremlin. Journalists were de-platformed, presidential candidates were smeared, and lives were … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, corporate news, culture, Deep State, divide and conquer, Dystopia, elites, Empire, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy
Tagged censorship, civil liberties, conspiracy, corporate news, Dystopia, Facebook, free speech, Mainstream Media, propaganda, QAnon, Ray McGovern, RussiaGate, social media. Twitter, Technocracy, Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity, VIPS, youtube
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ACCORDING TO THE FATHER OF PROPAGANDA AN INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT CONTROLS OUR MINDS WITH A THOUGHT PRISON
By Sigmund Fraud Source: Waking Times “Who are the men who without our realizing it, give us our ideas, tell us whom to admire and whom to despise, what to believe about the ownership of public utilities, about the tariff, … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, conditioning, consciousness, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, elites, media, Media Literacy, Oligarchy, propaganda, Psy-ops, Psychology, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime
Tagged Consciousness, corporatocracy, Critical Thinking, culture, Edward Bernays, elites, Freedom, Invisible Government, Mass Media, Oligarchy, propaganda, social control, society
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Social Media’s Threat to Free Speech is Real
By Peter Van Buren Source: We Meant Well The interplay between the First Amendment and corporations like Twitter, Google, Amazon, Apple and Facebook is the most significant challenge to free speech in our lifetimes. Pretending a corporation with the reach … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, civil liberties, conditioning, Corporate Crime, corporate news, culture, Deep State, Dystopia, elites, freedom of speech, internet freedom, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, Privatization, propaganda, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged Big Tech, censorship, civil liberties, corporate media, Donald Trump, Dystopia, Election 2020, Facebook, First Amendment, free speech, Google, Hunter Biden, Internet Freedom, Joe Biden, Parler, Social Media, Twitter
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“At First I Thought it Was a Joke”: Academic Media Censorship Conference Censored by YouTube
The entire video record of the conference — estimated at around 24 hours of material — was mysteriously disappeared from YouTube say conference organizers. By Alan Macleod Source: Mint Press News An academic critical media literacy conference warning of the … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, censorship, CIA, civil liberties, conditioning, Corporate Crime, culture, Dystopia, elites, Empire, freedom of speech, media, Media Literacy, Oligarchy, Psy-ops, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, State Crime, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged censorship, civil liberties, corporate media, Critical Media Literacy Conference of the Americas, Critical Thinking, deplatforming, Dystopia, Facebook, free speech, GameStop, Google, media, Media Literacy, Mickey Huff, National Security State, Nolan Higdon, Project Censored, Reddit, Social Media, surveillance state, techocracy, Wall Street Bets, youtube
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Newspeak in the 21st Century: How to Become a Model Citizen in the New Era of Domestic Warfare
By Cynthia Chung Source: Strategic Culture Foundation With President Biden’s inauguration many feel that they can finally breathe a deep sigh of relief. At last sanity has been restored and we can all go back to our predictable lives knowing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1984, Authoritarianism, censorship, crimestop, culture, Doublethink, Dystopia, George Orwell, groupthink, Joe Biden, Newspeak, OldSpeak, Oligarchy, Patriot Act, propaganda, purges, society, thoughtcrime
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Mainstream media goes full Orwell telling readers they’re using the word ‘Orwellian’ wrong
By Helen Buyniski Source: RT.com Complaining about authoritarian government intrusion into one’s life or surreptitious rewriting of history no longer qualify as “Orwellian,” according to an article that ironically embodies the concept in trying to redefine it. News outlet USA … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, conditioning, corporate news, culture, Dystopia, media, Media Literacy, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology
Tagged corporate media, Donald Trump, Dystopia, fascism, George Orwell, Mainstream Media, Orwellian, propaganda, Totalitarianism, USA Today
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