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researchbuzz, 19 days ago to Russia

#Russia #disinformation #news #InformationWarfare #media #politics #PinkSlimeJournalism

"More than 150 fake local news websites pushing Russian propaganda to U.S. audiences are connected to John Mark Dougan, an American former law enforcement officer living in Moscow, according to a research report published Wednesday by NewsGuard, a firm that monitors misinformation."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fake-news-sites-florida-deputy-sheriff-russia-rcna154315

timkmak, 19 days ago to Ukraine

Here's what we are reading today:

#European allies push the #us to allow Ukr to use U.S. made weapons to strike Rus.

Yesterday, #Macron and #Scholz said they supported #Ukraine using weapons given by allies to strike Russian bases launching missiles, but not allow other strikes on #russia

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/29/ukraine-war-briefing-macron-scholz-agree-kyiv-should-use-allies-weapons-against-launchers-in-russia

RealJournalism, 19 days ago to solar

A new report by the NOAA says that there is a 99% chance that this year will be one of the five hottest on record and that there is a 55% that this will be the hottest year on record. But the same report says that thanks to #Solar, our grid will likely keep up with peak demand. https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/05/28/new-solar-will-help-keep-power-on-during-scorching-summer-report-says/

wdlindsy, 20 days ago to geopolitics

"If Donald Trump were in office today—presiding over full employment at a time when Americans enjoyed more purchasing power than ever before, and inflation was hovering steadily around three percent—he and Republican officeholders across the country would claim credit for building the greatest economy in history. In fact, if Trump defeats Joe Biden in November, they’ll all sing from that hymnal by early 2025."

~ Brian Beutler

#Biden #economy
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https://www.offmessage.net/p/biden-beat-trumpflation-and-the-trump-crime-wave

timbray, 20 days ago to random

Eurocrats consider using their free-trade agreement with Israel to deflect bloodthirsty Bibi.
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/05/27/eu-convenes-israel-to-discuss-respect-of-human-rights-and-icj-ruling-on-rafah

DemocracyMattersALot, 20 days ago to random

The United States may have never held a presidential election in which the voting public was so badly misinformed. We can blame biased news media, scammers on social media, foreign interference, and politicians who intentionally mislead us. But ultimately, voters must learn to separate fact from falsehood.

Will misinformation decide the 2024 presidential election? https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4685012-misinformation-2024-presidential-election/

williampietri, 20 days ago to random

I've seen some supposed single issue voters say they can't vote for Biden over the Gaza protests. But we can't wish away the existence of the US presidency or our votes that determine who holds it. And even on this one issue, there are huge differences at stake.

NatObserver, 21 days ago to random

Mountains of hate content created by artificial intelligence, experts warn
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2024/05/27/news/mountains-hate-content-artificial-intelligence-experts?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Canada's National Observer @canada

laurahelmuth, 23 days ago to random

The anti-reality industry pushes lies about abortion, climate, COVID, gender-affirming care, race, sex, evolution, education & more, and it's all connected https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/we-must-face-down-the-expanding-anti-reality-industry/ @SeattleBryn traces the intersectional awfulness on Scientific American

iuculano, 24 days ago to politicus

Via the #LincolnProject

80 years of #American presidents rejected the despicable and hate-filled ideologies of #Nazism… until #DonaldTrump. #Trump’s regurgitates #AdolfHitler’s language and the #GOP defends it.

#StopNazism #StopFascism
#RepublicansAreTheProblem
#ThroatpunchANaziToday

video/mp4

MarcAbrahams, 24 days ago to random

"ProPublica found that Trump’s campaign used similar bullying tactics against its own workers. These fights have been waged out of the public eye against women with few resources to stand up against the campaign’s battery of lawyers, paid from a seemingly bottomless trove of campaign money." https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-campaign-harassment-bullying-lawsuits

Hey_Beth, 24 days ago to random

Lucy Caldwell, a Never Trumper, has repeatedly warned about donating to campaigns that are unwinnable. She points to Marcus Flowers, the Democrat who challenged MTG. He collected a ton of $$ and was never going to win.

She recently encouraged people to start donating to campaigns now. She said it helps with staffing and building out the campaign as they don't need to guess about what $$ is coming later this summer.

Here are 11 Democratic congressional candidates that can win.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/hopiumwinsthehouse

euronews, 25 days ago to random

UN approves annual commemoration of 1995 Srebrenica genocide
https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/23/un-approves-annual-commemoration-of-1995-srebrenica-genocide?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Europe @europe

gpk, 25 days ago to random

Inflation? That was corporations behaving badly: conspiring with their (nominal) competitors to raise prices.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/23/corporations-price-gouging-big-oil

RealJournalism, 25 days ago to serbia

Lessons from the downfall of Milosevic in #Serbia. https://wagingnonviolence.org/2024/05/overcoming-despair-apathy-win-democracy-otpor-serbia-ivan-marovic/

NewsDesk, 26 days ago to india

Vox has an important investigation about the "world's largest democracy" and its attempts to silence critics abroad.

Inside India’s secret campaign to threaten and harass Americans: https://flip.it/LwSk7C

#India #USA #Democracy #Press #PressFreedom #Modi #Politics #News

gerrymcgovern, 26 days ago to random

In the words of Ursula Le Guin “[the] power [of capitalism] seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings”.

"Growth and its attendant social structure has shaped the core of the modern Western subject, it has also become evident that a break away from this model will require not merely an economic shift, but the root-and-stem refashioning of our very selves—our practices, common senses, needs and values.

https://www.resilience.org/stories/2024-05-21/life-after-growth-a-peek-into-values-needs-and-time-for-degrowth/

Leave the Growth Death Cult
Degrowth is the only hope

rbreich, 27 days ago to random

When Trump openly and repeatedly exclaims that migrants are “poisoning the blood of our country,” or shares a video calling for a “unified Reich,” he is literally echoing the language of Hitler.

Trump is not a “populist.” He’s not a “strongman.” He is a fascist.

Use the word.

euronews, 26 days ago to random

Russia waging shadow war on West: Estonia PM
https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/22/russia-waging-shadow-war-on-west-estonia-pm?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into Europe @europe

futurebird, 28 days ago (edited 28 days ago) to random

The bald eagle could have easily gone extinct. But we did all sorts of "woke" things protecting it legally, ran conservation and study programs, banned DDT (that was good for other reasons too) and in 2007 they were removed from the endangered species list.

Likewise pine forests could be dead from acid rain.

The ozone could have a huge hole.

We CAN take care of nature when we want to. And the successes have been worth it.

I feel like we forget this, you know?

rbreich, 28 days ago to random

Trump's Mar-a-Lago trial should've started today, but the judge (whom he appointed) delayed it.

The Jan 6 trial should've been in March, but the Supreme Court's MAGA justices delayed that too.

If Trump was innocent, you'd think he'd want to clear his name before the election.

RealJournalism, 28 days ago to Arizona

Failing #Arizona Rep. Austin Smith dropped his reelection bid after it was found that he forged at least 100 petition signatures to get on the 2024 ballot. Hey Donald -- This is real election fraud. https://azmirror.com/briefs/house-ethics-committee-drops-complaint-against-gop-rep-accused-of-signature-fraud/

rbreich, 29 days ago to random

The FTC found evidence that a US oil exec colluded with OPEC in 2021 and 2022 to cut production and drive up prices.

The price-fixing scam is estimated to have cost Americans an extra $2,100 per year.

When I say corporate greed is driving inflation, this is what I mean.

jensorensen, 29 days ago to LGBTQ

Latest comic: The Great Regression

#cartoon #comic #fascism #race #abortion #lgbtq #democracy #uspol

Crell, 1 month ago to Ukraine

Remember: Every mile of land lost by #Ukraine this month to Russian invaders is the direct result of #GOP intransigence and refusal to stand by our allies just so they could make Biden look bad.

Every Republican legislator is a threat to national security. Every. Single. One. Treat them as such.