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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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“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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Government propaganda: deflecting public attention from the most serious crimes of the oligarchy
By Carla Binion Source: Intrepid Report People of the U.S. often fail to notice the methods their own government uses to do what amounts to brainwashing them. The book Manufacturing Consent by Edward S. Hermann and Noam Chomsky details how U.S. corporate-controlled … Continue reading
Posted in Authoritarianism, civil liberties, corporate news, culture, divide and conquer, Dystopia, elites, Empire, Environment, Health, media, Media Literacy, news, Oligarchy, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, State Crime, war
Tagged Authoritarianism, civil liberties, corporate news, disinformation, Donald Trump, healthcare, Mainstream Media, media, Oligarchy, police state, propaganda, protests, war
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Big Tech, Nostalgia, and Control: Grafton Tanner’s ‘The Circle of the Snake’
By Michael Grasso Source: We Are the Mutants The Circle of the Snake: Nostalgia and Utopia in the Age of Big Tech By Grafton Tanner Zero Books, 2020 I’m sure many members of Generation X have taken a moment to … Continue reading
Posted in Art, consciousness, Consumerism, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, History, media, Media Literacy, Philosophy, propaganda, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technocracy, Technology
Tagged Big Tech, Center for Humane Technology, Consumerism, culture, Dystopia, Economics, financial crisis, Google, Grafton Tanner, media, nostalgia, Philosophy, propaganda, Radical nostalgia, society, Technocracy, technology, The Circle of the Snake, Tristan Harris, Utopia
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In An Insane World, Revolution Is The Moderate Position
By Caitlin Johnstone Source: CaitlinJohnstone.com It should not be considered radical or extremist to oppose mass murder for profit and power. It should not be considered radical or extremist to oppose the globe-spanning power alliance that is perpetrating most of … Continue reading
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Tagged Consciousness, conspiracy, corporate media, culture, Dystopia, media, Media Literacy, Oligarchy, Philosophy, propaganda, Revolution, society, spirituality, Technocracy
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Big Media: Selling the Narrative and Crushing Dissent for Fun and Profit
By Charles Hugh Smith Source: Of Two Minds The profit-maximizing Big Tech / Big Media Totalitarian regime hasn’t just strangled free speech and civil liberties; it’s also strangled democracy. The U.S. has entered an extremely dangerous time, and the danger … Continue reading
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Tagged Approved Narrative, Big Media, Big Tech, censorship, circular sources, civil liberties, corporate media, free speech, investigative journalism, Mainstream Media, media, Media Consolidation, Media Literacy, Official Narrative, propaganda, ProporNot, shadow banning, Social Media, Technocracy, terms of service, Totalitarianism
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