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AI and the new kind of propagandaSome dystopian nightmare fuel
AI and the new kind of propaganda Some dystopian nightmare fuel Do you remember how the unconstitutional, pastel-authoritarian and totally batshit insane “Disinformation Governance Board” – with its Mary Poppins-cosplaying, Monty Python level of unintentional self-satirizing department head – was rolled out two years ago like a half-joke, half-beta-test of a version of the 1984 […]
The New York Times is Orwell’s Ministry of Truth
The New York Times is Orwell’s Ministry of Truth As today dawned, I was looking out the window into the cold grayness with small patches of snow littering the frozen ground. As light snow began to fall, I felt a deep mourning in my soul as a memory came to me of another snowy day […]
Leftists Hate Free Speech Because They Fear Dissent, Not “Disinformation”
Leftists Hate Free Speech Because They Fear Dissent, Not “Disinformation” I think one of the most bizarre social developments of the past 10 years in the US has been the slow but steady shift of the political left as supposed defenders of free speech to enemies of free speech. The level of mental gymnastics on […]
NY Times Calls For Biden to Appoint “Reality Czar” to Fight “Misinformation”
NY Times Calls For Biden to Appoint “Reality Czar” to Fight “Misinformation” Here comes the Ministry of Truth. Drew Angerer via Getty Images/Composite The New York Times has amplified claims by “experts” who are calling for Joe Biden to appoint a “reality czar,” prompting critics to compare the idea to the Ministry of Truth in […]
Is Orwell’s Ministry of Truth Alive?Why Don’t We Hear Much About Julian Assange?
Is Orwell’s Ministry of Truth Alive?Why Don’t We Hear Much About Julian Assange? In Orwell’s dystopian fiction 1984, the government’s mission through the Ministry of Truth is to supply its people with news, entertainment, books, films, plays and songs, packed with the information it wants the people to know. It constructs lies to fit the narrative it wishes to establish […]
EU is Steadily Moving Towards Creation of 1984-Style Ministry of Truth
EU IS STEADILY MOVING TOWARDS CREATION OF 1984-STYLE MINISTRY OF TRUTH The European Parliament passed a recommendation calling Russia “the main source of disinformation in Europe” and appealing for increased funding for the EU’s East StratCom Task Force, which already got 1.1 million euros in 2018. HINT: The East StratCom Task Force is a EU body focused on so-called proactive […]
Weaponized Consensus by the Collective Establishes Counterfeit Premises to Control Contrived Contingencies
Weaponized Consensus by the Collective Establishes Counterfeit Premises to Control Contrived Contingencies But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. – 2 Timothy 3:13 They are like chaff that the wind blows away. – Psalm 1: 4 Many years ago I read a book entitled “People of the Lie” […]
Google ‘Ministry of Truth’ intensifies suppressing ‘fake news’ (such as this)
Google ‘Ministry of Truth’ intensifies suppressing ‘fake news’ (such as this) On November 18th, Google’s CEO Eric Schmidt spoke about how Google will help to defeat Russia. He said that Google helps in this effort not by “censoring” Russian newsmedia, but by “de-ranking” them in Google web-searches, so that web-pages from these sites, which he […]
Ministry of Truth Goes After Facebook, Twitter, Google
Ministry of Truth Goes After Facebook, Twitter, Google Facebook, Twitter and Google meet with Congress on Tuesday about Russia’s use of fake accounts and paid advertising to meddle in the 2016 election. Facebook, Twitter, and Google are under close scrutiny as Congress is set to crack down on alleged election-ad abuses. The three tech giants […]
Facebook Security Chief Lashes Out: “Censorship Is Easy If You Don’t Worry About Becoming The Ministry Of Truth”
Facebook Security Chief Lashes Out: “Censorship Is Easy If You Don’t Worry About Becoming The Ministry Of Truth” In a furious tweetstorm this weekend, Facebook’s Chief Security Officer warned interfering desperate politicians and triggered letfists that the fake news problem is more complicated and dangerous to solve than the public thinks. As a reminder, we […]
Morning Joe: Ministry of Truth Is Needed To Fight War On Fake News, ‘Russian Operatives’ On Social Media
Morning Joe: Ministry of Truth Is Needed To Fight War On Fake News, ‘Russian Operatives’ On Social Media On Friday’s Morning Joe, Willie Geist hosted a panel to discuss the latest news on the Russian hacking narrative regarding Facebook ads that were purportedly used by Russian intelligence to stoke “racial tensions” during the 2016 presidential […]
Defeat is Victory
Defeat is Victory John Holcroft On the wall of George Orwell’s Ministry of Truth from his novel 1984 there were three slogans: WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH It occurred to me that these apply just a little bit too well to the way the Washington, DC establishment operates. War certainly is peace: just […]
Red Swan Descending
Red Swan Descending The proverbial peddlers of Florida swampland can now move over. They can’t hold a candle to the red suzerains of Beijing. The latter had drawn a line in the sand at 7.0% GDP growth. Conveniently enough, the “consensus” estimate of so-called street economists was pegged at 6.8% for Q3, thereby giving authorities one thin decimal point through which to thread a “beat” at 6.9%. By golly they did it! Even […]
“Keep Reporting On Bright Economic Future” – China Ministry Of Truth Demands Media “Properly Interpret” Data
“Keep Reporting On Bright Economic Future” – China Ministry Of Truth Demands Media “Properly Interpret” Data The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. As China Digital Times reports, propaganda directives issued by the Xinhua News Agency and the Central Propaganda Department show that Chinese media are being instructed […]
“It’s A Tipping Point” Marc Faber Warns “There Are No Safe Assets Anymore”
“It’s A Tipping Point” Marc Faber Warns “There Are No Safe Assets Anymore” Markets have “reached some kind of a tipping point,” warns Marc Faber in this brief Bloomberg TV interview. Simply put, he explains, “because of modern central banking and repeated interventions with monetary policy, in other words, with QE, all around the world by […]
