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Bellingcat delivers terrific advice about social media in times of war
Bellingcat just delivered to my in-box what is in effect a substantial supplement to what I just wrote about truth during war. It’s an advisory on how to evaluate social media’s reportage and film clips. Truth or fiction? I’m linking … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged Bellingcat, Gaza war, Hamas, Israeli war, social media
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What is the truth about the war? About any war?
My heart bleeds; my head stays calm. That’s the best I can do with reports from this war when the news media is spilling over with information. I react with horror — impartial horror — and then I wonder what … Continue reading
Posted in Propaganda, The Facts of Life, War
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, David Remnick, Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Richard Overy, The New Yorker, war
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What “strongmen” can’t do
Tolerate dissent. Because of which they won’t hold open elections. (As my father pointed out years ago, if a political leader is as popular as he claims, he can prove it by having an open election — not one rigged … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Government, Human rights, Propaganda, Racism, Revolution, The Facts of Life, War, War on Ukraine
Tagged "Blood and Ruins, "Bloodlands", Alexei Navalny, Lenin, Nicholas Kristof, Putin, Richard Overy, Russia, Stalin, strongmen, Tim Snyder, Trotsky, USSR, World War II
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