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They’re Not Worried About “Russian Influence”, They’re Worried About Dissent
They’re Not Worried About “Russian Influence”, They’re Worried About Dissent Listen to a reading of this article: Being labeled a Russian propagandist all day every day for criticizing US foreign policy is really weird, but one advantage it comes with is a useful perspective on what people have really been talking about all these years […]
The Neoliberal War on Dissent in the West
The Neoliberal War on Dissent in the West Those who most flamboyantly proclaim that they are fighting fascists continue to embrace and wield the defining weapons of despotism. Police in Canada deployed to dislodge the final truckers and protesters from downtown Ottawa, aimed at bringing an end to three weeks of demonstrations over Covid-19 health […]
Pierre Omidyar’s Financing of the Facebook “Whistleblower” Campaign Reveals a Great Deal
Pierre Omidyar’s Financing of the Facebook “Whistleblower” Campaign Reveals a Great Deal The internet is the last remaining instrument for dissent and free discourse to thrive outside state and oligarchical control. This campaign aims to put an end to that. Pierre Omidyar, Founder of eBay, and Publisher of the Intercept looks on during the final […]
The Most Powerful Force on Earth
The Most Powerful Force on Earth “If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot be criticized, he will never write anything that can be read. If you want to help other people you have got to make up your mind to write things that some men will condemn.” —Thomas Merton The […]
Corporate Media’s War to Snuff Out Independent Journalism
Corporate Media’s War to Snuff Out Independent Journalism Journalist Jonathan Cook’s searing talk at the International Festival of Whistleblowing, Dissent and Accountability on Saturday on the counterattack from legacy media. By Jonathan Cook Jonathan-Cook.net I wanted to use this opportunity to talk about my experiences over the past two decades working with new technology as an independent […]
Dissenters, Unite!
Dissenters, Unite! Being contrarian is hard work. You need to withstand ridicule, the loss of friends, employment, and acquaintances, face the imminent possibility that most of the time you’ll be wrong, and abandon the warm fuzzy feeling of having your otherwise friendly peers confirming your bias. Yet, authentic critics are crucially important, even if (and when) they are […]
Journalists Start Demanding Substack Censor its Writers: to Bar Critiques of Journalists
Journalists Start Demanding Substack Censor its Writers: to Bar Critiques of Journalists This new political battle does not break down along left v. right lines. This is an information war waged by corporate media to silence any competition or dissent. Supporters of Mark Meechan aka Count Dankula gather in central London to protest against his […]
They Don’t Work To Kill All Dissent, They Just Keep It From Going Mainstream
They Don’t Work To Kill All Dissent, They Just Keep It From Going Mainstream One of the most consequential collective delusions circulating in our society is the belief that our society is free. Our society is exactly free enough to create the illusion that we have freedom; from that line onwards it’s just totalitarianism veiled […]
The Masks Are Coming Off
The Masks Are Coming Off I had intended to start the New Year with a heart-warming piece entitled, “2021: The Year of Censorship of Dissent”. It would have been a somewhat prophetical piece, shocking some readers with predictions of a coming crackdown on dissent, and causing others to hoot with laughter because they haven’t quite […]
Repressive Tolerance in Action
Repressive Tolerance in Action Recent Coverage Captures The Philosophy of Herbert Marcuse The events of January 6th captivated the attention of the nation and the globe. I will not discuss them here right now. If, as Zhou Enlai allegedly claimed, it is “too early to say” the full impact of the French Revolution; then it […]
The Boot Is Coming Down Hard And Fast
The Boot Is Coming Down Hard And Fast A lot’s been happening really fast. It’s a white noise saturation day and it’s impossible to keep track of everything going on, so I’m just going to post my thoughts on a few of the things that have happened. ❖ Biden has announced plans to roll out new domestic […]
Assange Wins. The Cost: Press Freedom Is Crushed & Dissent Labelled Mental Illness
Assange Wins. The Cost: Press Freedom Is Crushed & Dissent Labelled Mental Illness We must not downplay the price being demanded of us for this victory, writes Jonathan Cook. The unexpected decision by Judge Vanessa Baraitser to deny a U.S. demand to extradite Julian Assange, foiling efforts to send him to a U.S. super-max jail for […]
Big Media: Selling the Narrative and Crushing Dissent for Fun and Profit
Big Media: Selling the Narrative and Crushing Dissent for Fun and Profit 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 has nothing to do with the Covid virus. Indeed, the danger long […]
Chris Hedges: The Cost of Resistance
Chris Hedges: The Cost of Resistance You can measure the effectiveness of resistance by the fury of the response by ruling elites. Two of the rebels I admire most, Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks publisher, and Roger Hallam, the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, are in jail in Britain. That should not be surprising. You can measure the effectiveness of resistance […]
