12.22.2019

Sunday


Misinformation

These three go together



Less on misinformation but interesting, though when you tie anything to Russia it looks like misinformation.  The Biggest Social Media Operation You’ve Never Heard Of Is Run Out of Cyprus by Russians


Facebook Is a Right-Wing Company, Part One Million - Facebook needs a button to report misinformation, fake news and hate speech ain't getting it done.



Misinformation - Masking the Sources

Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Says This Wikipedia User Is Not Pete. So Who Is It?

Hundreds of ‘pink slime’ local news outlets are distributing algorithmic stories and conservative talking points



Propaganda

The 12 Strongest Arguments That Douma Was A False Flag - All the Syrian gas attacks have been very suspect since day of Obama's red line when the media hammered on Obama to set some kind of line that if Syria crossed would trigger US attack. Obama mentioned chemical weapons and boom, within a few months we had chemical weapons accusations. Still, they are mostly accepted as fact by US media.



Medicare for All

What if we talked about the fire department the way we talk about healthcare?

Make no mistake: Medicare for All would cut taxes for most Americans
"Supporters of Medicare for All are right. Funding universal health insurance through taxes would lead to a large tax cut for the vast majority of workers. It would abolish the huge poll tax they currently shoulder, and the data show that for most workers, it would lead to the biggest take-home pay raise in a generation."


Class War

A pretty good post on what the people are up against - The Impending Ruling Class Mental Breakdown and Riot
The Democratic Party is firmly in the hands of corporate servants who are dishonor-bound to bring down the self-styled socialist by any means necessary, to blunt the momentum of the super-majority issues he champions: Medicare for All, Green New Deal, living wage, free higher education, and a steep wealth tax.
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Corporate Democrats are, therefore, the first line of the oligarch’s defense


Politics

California population growth slowest since 1900 as residents leave, immigration decelerates - It's a liberal plot to spread California's liberal ideology around the country. Nevada, Colorado, and Texas are moving left whether they like it or not.


Media - Pop Culture

How ‘The Simpsons’ lost its edge - The first step of the journey that ended in Trump-land.
"The 1989-1990 television season saw “Roseanne” (1988-1997) narrowly defeat “The Cosby Show” in the ratings. With its working-class, occasionally crass protagonist and bickering family, “Roseanne” — along with “Married With Children,” which was a modest hit — not only countered pristine, cheerful family sitcoms like “The Cosby Show” but also carved out a space for “The Simpsons.”
I'm not blaming The Simpsons here but that moment when the masses decided they liked Roseanne instead of the Cosbys. 

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