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Out of the crazy abyss, this (you’ll laugh)…
I pick up only peripherally on the crazy stuff Trump yammers, i.e., reading about it on BlueSky. So I did see something about Trump’s claim that USAid wastes $millions (or maybe $billions) on handing out condoms to Hamas, in Gaza. … Continue reading
Posted in Fascism, Government, Journalism, MAGA, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged BlueSky, condoms, fact checking Trump, Gaza Mozambique, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Linda Qiu, New York Times, Trump, USAid
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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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