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Michael

Meanwhile... tough times for independent #media - and quality #journalism, #truth, investigative reporting, etc.
As #disinformation bubbles cover the country with pre-fab 'opinion', 'news' and #cult messaging (Sinclair, Fox, etc.

Journalists are burned out. Some newsrooms are fighting back.

Keeping reporters healthy over the long term often requires both systemic and behavioral changes, and getting buy-in often isn’t easy.

Journalists are burned out. Some newsrooms are fighting back.

Keeping reporters healthy over the long term often requires both systemic and behavioral changes, and getting buy-in often isn’t easy.

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Mark Lansbury

No sign so far from crash site images that Il-76 plane had large number of passengers

Photos and videos from the site of the Russian Il-76 plane crash, in which Russia claims 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed, do not indicate any signs that there were such a large number of people on the plane

"I'm not an expert, but if there were even photos and videos of our prisoners of war, (Russia) would have already posted it," Lubinets said, referring photographic evidence of the crash site

He said on air that he was "very surprised" by how quickly Russia reacted to the crash which parallels the case of Olenivka, a Russian #POW camp where an explosion in July 2022 killed 57 Ukrainian POWs & injured over 100

https://kyivindependent.com/ombudsman-no-evidence-from-crash-site-images/

#WarCrimes #RussiaInvadedUkraine #Il-76 #disinformation #RussianPropaganda #StandWithUkraine

Ombudsman: No sign so far from crash site images that Il-76 plane had large number of passengers

Photos and videos from the site of the Russian Il-76 plane crash, in which Russia claims 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed, do not indicate "any signs that there were such a large number of people on the plane," Chief Ombudsman Dmytro...

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mlansbury@despora.de
Mark Lansbury

Trump rival ends presidential campaign with fake Churchill quote

But the prime minister never said those words, according to the International Churchill Society.

‘We base this on careful research in the canon of fifty million words by and about Churchill, including all of his books, articles, speeches and papers,’ said the society in response to a 2013 article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution using the same quote.

https://metro.co.uk/2024/01/22/trump-rival-ron-desantis-fake-churchill-quote-20155248/?ico=just-in_article_must-read

#lies #sociopaths #DeSantis #America #elections #Churchill #disinformation

Trump's biggest rival ends presidential campaign with quote Churchill never said

Ron DeSantis, who was considered Donald Trump's main rival for the 2024 GOP nomination, exited the race with a fake Winston Churchill quote.

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psych@diasp.org
Michael

How Sir #TrumpVirus rolls... [Tnx, Bob!]

Judge Threatens to Expel Trump From Courtroom

“Mr. Trump has the right to be present here. That right can be forfeited... if he is disruptive & if he disregards court orders,” U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan told Trump & his attorney after the jury had left the courtroom. “Mr. Trump, I hope I don’t have to consider excluding you from the trial. I understand you are very eager for me to do that,” the judge said.

“I would love it. I would love it,”

  - Sir StableGenius, leader of the #GQP #cult of #disinformation, #division, and hate-mongering

#justice #accountability #law #Karma

Agitated Trump says 'I would love it' after judge threatens to boot him from E. Jean Carroll defamation trial

Trump complained repeatedly to his lawyers during Carroll's testimony, leading U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to ask him "to keep his voice down so the jury does not overhear it.”

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psych@diasp.org
Michael

Wow.... talk about straight up REALITY!

Ted Koppel speaks the fiery truth:

Sean Hannity is bad for America.
Tucker Carlson is bad for America.
Fox News is bad for America.
The GOP is bad for America.
MAGA is bad for America.
Trump is bad for America.

#TrumpVirus #GQP #MAGA #cult #Fox #Hannity #Disinformation #TuckerCarlson #propaganda

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psych@diasp.org
Michael

#Politics

CBS News analysis: Most Republicans agree with "poisoning the blood" language

That's the headline CBS led with, sort of a buzzy lead...

But I'd say this polling and results presentation is actually quite decent, in attributing the participant pools (all registered voters, and likely Republican voters), and in the effort to get a representative sampling. Nothing much to quibble with though I'm left wondering a bit about the demographics of the respondents (by age, geography, SES, a few other details). Overall, I'd say this is impressive for a news organization, both in the efforts at decent social science and in the clarity of presentation, without over-concluding big 'shockers' or under-considering some of the key determinants. So I applaud it's effort at 'neutrality' or grand conclusions.

Thin-sliced: This seems to mirror other polling and the general observation of how key beliefs are distributed between likely voters.
Beyond that; 1) Things are very close, split nearly in half by party; and 2) That is... Very Interesting

#GQP #TrumpVirus #disinformation #elections #voters #opinions #political #belief

CBS News analysis: Most Republicans agree with "poisoning the blood" language

And Trump saying it makes them even more accepting.

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psych@diasp.org
Michael

Blinked, and you missed this, dear #MMM #media ..
Along with what should have been the top story across the networks - Schiff made a motion to hold #GymJordan in contempt.

Meanwhile....

#DeathSantis has a plan (aside from continuing to kill and fleece Floridians, in the style of his new swamp-mate, #TrumpVirus

#Haley will end sanctuary cities, and bragged about her actions to pull the U.S. out of the Paris Accords, under Lord StableGenius.

DeSantis proposed a broad change to federal income tax that would institute a flat tax and eliminate the IRS.

Another micro-moment perhaps of import, or just lost in the larger distraction & #disinformation noise.

Side-nugget.... The Dark Lord StableGenius was busy anti - #truth ing verbal slog, seemingly enjoying Ron for his ... 'toughness'?

That's my distillation of what I can gather from 5 minutes watching it raw, and an hour or so seeing highlights and experts and - like this article - a bit of fact-checking, if not reality-testing....

Nikki Haley, Ron DeSantis spar over facts in Iowa Republican debate - UPI.com

Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are in Des Moines, Iowa Wednesday in the first one-on-one Republican debate in the election cycle. It will be the final debate before Iowa's first-in-the-nation caucus on Monday.

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psych@diasp.org
Michael

Ya think? Seems to me he only has two speeds. It's all relative...

'Rattled' Trump publicly showing signs 'he's becoming even more unhinged': MSNBC host

Is it even possible to be more 'unhinged' than his usual?

#TrumpVirus #psychopathology has long been next level. Sadly, he projects it outward & his #GQP #cult of alternate-reality believers breathes it in, then spits it out. With help from the #GQP / #Fox et al #disinformation networks. Equally 'unhinged', with followers.

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Mark Lansbury

A statement on social media policy - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS

Effective immediately, CARTOONISTS RIGHTS will cease posting content to Twitter, now known as “X”, until such time as there is a change in ownership and a marked improvement in the website’s policies and functionality.

Following recent changes in policy and performance on the Twitter/’X' social media platform, and the public actions of its owner, Cartoonist Rights shall stop using his site as a means of outward communication with immediate effect.

Theses issues include:

  • Greater exposure to the processes of training proprietary artificial intelligence, and the removal of titles or headlines from web links posted to the site
  • Disrupting searches and benefiting false and misleading posts
  • Elon Musk’s endorsement of antisemitic disinformation immediately after the Hamas incursion into Israel on October 7th and of a racist conspiracy theory on November 15th
  • A statement that this supposed free-speech absolutist would be banning expressions of Palestinian solidarity from the platform on the grounds of alleged genocidal intent
  • His repeated validation of the “pizzagate” conspiracy theory, and his tacit endorsement of numerous peddlers of hatred including defamer of bereaved parents Alex Jones and alleged human trafficker Andrew Tate
  • The news that he would sue independent watchdog Media Matters
  • Most recently, evidence that “X” is turning a blind eye to racism, homophobia and sexual harassment on their platform as a matter of policy.

https://cartoonistsrights.org/a-statement-on-social-media-policy/

#SocialMedia #cartoons #rights #CartoonistsRights #HumanRights #Twitter #Musk #ElonMusk #AI #misinformation #disinformation #Hamas #Israel #ConspiracyTheory #hate #racism #PizzaGate #trafficking #HumanTrafficking #MediaMatters #homophobia #harassment

A statement on social media policy - CARTOONISTS RIGHTS

Effective immediately CARTOONISTS RIGHTS will cease using the Twitter/X, citing mismanagement, disfunction, and increased hatred on the social media platform.

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Emmanuel Florac

Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Federal charges of sex trafficking of minors in July 2019.

But @RealAlexJones
told @JoeRogan
about Epstein Island long before it was public knowledge.

Joe thought Alex was crazy, but he was right:

"This is the guy that was telling me about Epstein's Island f*king a decade ago, at least ... And not only is it true, but people keep getting f*king murdered for it."

#politics #media #disinformation #propaganda

https://twitter.com/VigilantFox/status/1734236745644818739

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