Amid the storm of US election headlines in recent weeks, a snippet of news began bubbling up on social media that, only a few years ago, would have whipped up a frenzied media hurricane. President Biden had tested positive for …
The Propaganda Model Has Limits
Normally, I let my pen rest during the summer months, but for some things, you set aside your habits. What has been happening in the context of the US presidential elections over the past few weeks is, to say the …
Letitia James vs. VDARE and the First Amendment
If a red-state politician weaponized the justice system to shut down a left-wing advocacy group, the media would surely invoke references to a parade of horribles including all the 20th century’s most loathsome dictators.
But in New York, state Attorney …
Biden and the Media’s ‘Anti-Disinformation Campaign
The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
― George Orwell, 1984
For years the media, “fact-checkers,” and “anti-disinformation” initiatives told the public there was nothing wrong with …
The Media’s Latest Pathetic Blame Game
By late 2020, the media and public health establishment had two obsessions. One of their obsessions involved forcing the public to wear masks, even though the mountains of data and several studies had already confirmed that they don’t stop the …
The Ultimate Monument to Journalism
An assassin took several shots at Donald Trump. A poor debate performance exposed the senility of President Biden. Some of the headlines the media have produced have been utterly beyond belief. The meme of the “Fiery but Mostly Peaceful Protests” …
During the Crisis, Free Speech Worked Brilliantly
There is only one major social media platform that is relatively free of censorship. That is X, once known as Twitter, and owned by Elon Musk, who has preached free speech for years and sacrificed billions in advertising dollars in …
Immunology Needs Physics Envy
I’ve been reading The Economist magazine for the past year. It’s the vanguard of a particular branch of bougie, British, neoliberalism — usually not my cup of tea. But I believe it’s important for me to understand how that particular tribe sees …
Self-Inflicted Harm: The Persecution of Assange
Free societies cannot exist without free speech. Nor can free societies survive without independent media able and willing to speak truth to power. Both these free speech pillars have been badly corroded over the last four years, as I argued …
Assange and the Whistleblowers That Could’ve Been
Bingo. Here we have the reason people like Julian Assange HAVE to be silenced.
In the last four years of our Orwellian New Abnormal, the following thoughts occurred to me countless times:
What the world desperately needs is far more …
Lessons from the Persecution of Assange
After twelve years of confinement, Julian Assange now stands on the verge of freedom after agreeing to a guilty plea in exchange for his release. While this news offers cause for celebration, his persecution provides a solemn reminder of how …
Is the Global Inflationary Depression Already Here?
There was an oblique message buried in a New York Times story on the growing crisis in commercial real estate in cities. Yes, this is exactly the kind of article that people pass over because it seems like it doesn’t …
The Myth of the European “Far-Right Surge”
There has been much talk of a “far-right surge” in the European Parliament. For example, BBC ran a headline, “Far right eyes Europe vote surge…,” shortly before the elections. On June 5th, Politico reported, “As the far right surges, this …
Interview 1888 – James Corbett on How the Media Sausage is Made
via The Catholic Current: We welcome back James Corbett of The Corbett Report to discuss the creation of the 24-hour news cycle, mediated reality, and the power of suggestion.
Source: The Corbett Report Read the original article here: https://corbettreport.com …
Dr. Wolf’s Statement to the Royal Courts of Justice
Statement of Dr Naomi Wolf to the Court
Dear Mrs Justice Farbey
I am here today because Ofcom, the media watchdog agency, concluded that my presentation of information from scientific reports about the Pfizer injection, on Mark Steyn’s TV show in October …