#disinformation — Public Fediverse posts

@ebbot 2/2 --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

A quotation from Eric Hoffer

The truth seems to be that propaganda on its own cannot force its way into unwilling minds; neither can it inculcate something wholly new; nor can it keep people persuaded once they have ceased to believe. It penetrates only into minds already open, and rather than instill opinion it articulates and justifies opinions already present in the minds of its recipients. The gifted propagandist brings to a boil ideas and passions already simmering in the minds of his hearers. he echoes their innermost feelings. Where opinion is not coerced, people can be made to believe only in what they already “know.”

Eric Hoffer (1902-1983) American writer, philosopher, longshoreman
True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements, Part 3, ch. 14, § 83 (3.14.83) (1951)

More about this quote: wist.info/hoffer-eric/11263/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #erichoffer #agitprop #belief #confirmation #confirmationbias #conviction #disinformation #fear #ideas #justification #opinion #passion #predisposition #prejudice #propaganda #reinforcement #truebeliever

The whole basis of successful propaganda is to have an objective and then to endeavor to arrive at it through an exact knowledge of the public and modifying circumstances to manipulate and sway that public. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

If a politician is a real leader he will be able, by the skillful use of propaganda, to lead the people, instead of following the people by means of the clumsy instrument of trial and error. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

@ebbot 2/2 of the President a heroic symbol of that power, that is not the fault of propaganda but lies in the very nature of the office and its relation to the people. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

But even supposing that a certain propaganda is untrue or dishonest, we cannot on that account reject the methods of propaganda as such. For propaganda in some form will always be used where leaders need to appeal to their constituencies. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

@ebbot 2/2 fertile ground for the leader and the idea to fall on. But the leader also has to have some vital seed to sow. To use another figure, a mutual need has to exist before either can become positively effective. Propaganda is of no use to the politician unless he has something to say which the public, consciously or unconsciously, wants to hear. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

It will be objected, of course, that propaganda will tend to defeat itself as its mechanism becomes obvious to the public. My opinion is that it will not. The only propaganda which will ever tend to weaken itself as the world becomes more sophisticated and intelligent, is propaganda that is untrue or unsocial. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

https://www.europesays.com/ie/483412/ EU trumpets its reliability on global health as US slashes foreign aid – POLITICO ##Disinformation #AidAndDevelopment #Diagnostics #Éire #EU27 #GlobalHealth #Health #HealthCare #HealthSystems #Healthcare #IE #InfectiousDiseases #Ireland #JozefSíkela #misinformation #prevention #PublicHealth #resilience #SupplyChains #UnitedStates #UrsulaVonDerLeyen #Vaccines

The political leader must be a creator of circumstances, not only a creature of mechanical process of stereotyping and rubber stamping. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

The newspaperman looks to him for news. And by his power of giving or withholding information the politician can often effectively censor political news. But being dependent, every day of the year and for year after year, upon certain politicians for news, the newspaper reporters are obliged to work in harmony with their news sources. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

IRISH NEWS OUTLETS NAVIGATE TURBULENT AI LANDSCAPE

The Irish Times was tricked by an AI article. Later, a deepfake video targeted a candidate. See how AI affects trust and elections in Ireland.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation

https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

IRISH NEWS OUTLETS NAVIGATE TURBULENT AI LANDSCAPE

The Irish Times was tricked by an AI article. Later, a deepfake video targeted a candidate. See how AI affects trust and elections in Ireland.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation

https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

IRISH NEWS OUTLETS NAVIGATE TURBULENT AI LANDSCAPE

The Irish Times was tricked by an AI article. Later, a deepfake video targeted a candidate. See how AI affects trust and elections in Ireland.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation

https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

IRISH NEWS OUTLETS NAVIGATE TURBULENT AI LANDSCAPE

The Irish Times was tricked by an AI article. Later, a deepfake video targeted a candidate. See how AI affects trust and elections in Ireland.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation

https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

IRISH NEWS OUTLETS NAVIGATE TURBULENT AI LANDSCAPE

The Irish Times was tricked by an AI article. Later, a deepfake video targeted a candidate. See how AI affects trust and elections in Ireland.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation

https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

An AI chatbot wrote an article that became the second most-read on The Irish Times. Later, a deepfake video tried to stop an election.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation
https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

An AI chatbot wrote an article that became the second most-read on The Irish Times. Later, a deepfake video tried to stop an election.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation
https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

An AI chatbot wrote an article that became the second most-read on The Irish Times. Later, a deepfake video tried to stop an election.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation
https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

An AI chatbot wrote an article that became the second most-read on The Irish Times. Later, a deepfake video tried to stop an election.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation
https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

An AI chatbot wrote an article that became the second most-read on The Irish Times. Later, a deepfake video tried to stop an election.

#AIscam, #deepfake, #IrishTimes, #electionsecurity, #disinformation
https://newsletter.tf/irish-times-ai-scam-deepfake-election-threat/

#TrumpVirus #truth - delivered raw to the still-functioning #GQP / #media #cult of #denial, #disinformation & #sanewashing

> GOP lawmakers squirm when pressed on Trump's astonishing admission: 'Did he say that?'

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676889898

YES, BELIEVE HIM! (This time)
Believe his own words, leaking out yet again: He does *not* give a $@!# about anyone, ever, besides himself, his big, beautiful, uh billion-dollar brain, #gold,, #ballroom, & avoiding the release of the #TrumpEpsteinFiles

#TrumpVirus #truth - delivered raw to the still-functioning #GQP / #media #cult of #denial, #disinformation & #sanewashing

> GOP lawmakers squirm when pressed on Trump's astonishing admission: 'Did he say that?'

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676889898

YES, BELIEVE HIM! (This time)
Believe his own words, leaking out yet again: He does *not* give a $@!# about anyone, ever, besides himself, his big, beautiful, uh billion-dollar brain, #gold,, #ballroom, & avoiding the release of the #TrumpEpsteinFiles

#TrumpVirus #truth - delivered raw to the still-functioning #GQP / #media #cult of #denial, #disinformation & #sanewashing

> GOP lawmakers squirm when pressed on Trump's astonishing admission: 'Did he say that?'

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676889898

YES, BELIEVE HIM! (This time)
Believe his own words, leaking out yet again: He does *not* give a $@!# about anyone, ever, besides himself, his big, beautiful, uh billion-dollar brain, #gold,, #ballroom, & avoiding the release of the #TrumpEpsteinFiles

#TrumpVirus #truth - delivered raw to the still-functioning #GQP / #media #cult of #denial, #disinformation & #sanewashing

> GOP lawmakers squirm when pressed on Trump's astonishing admission: 'Did he say that?'

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676889898

YES, BELIEVE HIM! (This time)
Believe his own words, leaking out yet again: He does *not* give a $@!# about anyone, ever, besides himself, his big, beautiful, uh billion-dollar brain, #gold,, #ballroom, & avoiding the release of the #TrumpEpsteinFiles

#TrumpVirus #truth - delivered raw to the still-functioning #GQP / #media #cult of #denial, #disinformation & #sanewashing

> GOP lawmakers squirm when pressed on Trump's astonishing admission: 'Did he say that?'

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-2676889898

YES, BELIEVE HIM! (This time)
Believe his own words, leaking out yet again: He does *not* give a $@!# about anyone, ever, besides himself, his big, beautiful, uh billion-dollar brain, #gold,, #ballroom, & avoiding the release of the #TrumpEpsteinFiles

The important thing for the statesman of our age is not so much to know how to please the public, but to know how to sway the public. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

Good government can be sold to a community just as any other commodity can be sold. I often wonder whether the politicians of the future, who are responsible for maintaining the prestige and effectiveness of their party, will not endeavor to train politicians who are at the same time propagandists. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

EU trumpets its reliability on global health as US slashes foreign aid – POLITICO

The strategy also condemns the “instrumentalization” of health and says closing “the emerging gaps in global health resil…
#Europe #EU #Aidanddevelopment #diagnostics #disinformation #EU27 #EuropeanUnion #globalhealth #Healthsystems #InfectiousDiseases #JozefSíkela #Misinformation #Prevention #PublicHealth #Resilience #Supplychains #UnitedStates #UrsulavonderLeyen #Vaccines
https://www.europesays.com/europe/41072/

@ebbot 2/2 --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

https://www.europesays.com/people/69537/ Türkiye denies claims of meddling in Somalia’s internal politics #COUNTERTERRORISM #disinformation #Military #RecepTayyipErdoğan #Somalia #Türkiye

https://www.europesays.com/africa/232738/ Türkiye denies claims of meddling in Somalia’s internal politics #counterterrorism #Disinformation #military #Somalia #türkiye

@ebbot 2/2 the candidate. Not personality, but the ability of the candidate to carry out the party%27s program adequately, and the program itself should be emphasized in a sound campaign plan. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

... accusations for abducting Ukrainian children — told her and others that they were #Russian and urged them to study in Russia or join a Russian military-patriotic youth program

“She told us (Ukrainian children abducted by Russia) that we are Russian children, that Russia will win, that Russia is the best country ever, & that we would have more opportunities there than in Ukraine,” she said

https://kyivindependent.com/she-told-us-we-are-russian-children-russias-childrens-commissioner-in-memories-of-abducted-child-from-occupied-territories/

#ICC #disinformation #RussianAggression #WarCrimes #RussianPropaganda

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... accusations for abducting Ukrainian children — told her and others that they were #Russian and urged them to study in Russia or join a Russian military-patriotic youth program

“She told us (Ukrainian children abducted by Russia) that we are Russian children, that Russia will win, that Russia is the best country ever, & that we would have more opportunities there than in Ukraine,” she said

https://kyivindependent.com/she-told-us-we-are-russian-children-russias-childrens-commissioner-in-memories-of-abducted-child-from-occupied-territories/

#ICC #disinformation #RussianAggression #WarCrimes #RussianPropaganda

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... accusations for abducting Ukrainian children — told her and others that they were #Russian and urged them to study in Russia or join a Russian military-patriotic youth program

“She told us (Ukrainian children abducted by Russia) that we are Russian children, that Russia will win, that Russia is the best country ever, & that we would have more opportunities there than in Ukraine,” she said

https://kyivindependent.com/she-told-us-we-are-russian-children-russias-childrens-commissioner-in-memories-of-abducted-child-from-occupied-territories/

#ICC #disinformation #RussianAggression #WarCrimes #RussianPropaganda

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... accusations for abducting Ukrainian children — told her and others that they were #Russian and urged them to study in Russia or join a Russian military-patriotic youth program

“She told us (Ukrainian children abducted by Russia) that we are Russian children, that Russia will win, that Russia is the best country ever, & that we would have more opportunities there than in Ukraine,” she said

https://kyivindependent.com/she-told-us-we-are-russian-children-russias-childrens-commissioner-in-memories-of-abducted-child-from-occupied-territories/

#ICC #disinformation #RussianAggression #WarCrimes #RussianPropaganda

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@ebbot 2/2 public has lost faith in campaign promotion work. It does not say that politicians are dishonorable, but it does say that campaign pledges are written on the sand. Here then is one fact of public opinion of which the party that wishes to be successful might well take cognizance. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

Politics was the first big business in America. Therefore there is a good deal of irony in the fact that business has learned everything that politics has to teach, but that politics has failed to learn very much from business methods of mass distribution of ideas and products. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

Political campaigns today are all sideshows, all honors, all bombast, glitter, and speeches. These are for the most part unrelated to the main business of studying the public scientifically, of supplying the public with party, candidate, platform, and performance, and selling the public these ideas and products. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

Whether in the problem of getting elected to office or in the problem of interpreting and popularizing new issues, or in the problem of making the day-to-day administration of public affairs a vital part of the community life, the use of propaganda, carefully adjusted to the mentality of the masses, is an essential adjunct of political life. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

@ebbot 2/2 But, given our present political conditions under which every office seeker must cater to the vote of the masses, the only means by which the born leader can lead is the expert use of propaganda. --Edward Bernays, Propaganda (1928) #propaganda #disinformation #misinformation #fakenews #uniparty #EconomicHappinessMachine

#RFKJr Is Driving a Vast Inquiry Into #Vaccines Despite Recent Public Silence

“Health” Secy Robert F Kennedy Jr has toned down his public criticism of vaccines, under orders from the White House. But inside the #HHS, a sprawling “research” effort is top priority.

#Trump #ConspiracyTheories #AntiVax #eugenics #disinformation #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #HealthInsurance #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #PublicHealth #Health #science #medicine #policy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/health/kennedy-vaccine-safety.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Monday, May 11, 2026

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Monday, May 11, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/monday-may-11-2026/

Monday, May 11, 2026

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Monday, May 11, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/monday-may-11-2026/

@tafnn

> “classic signs of dementia”

Ya think? True, of course, be it Alzheimers (in his family history) or garden-variety 'dementia' after an illustrious life of living in fantasy, unfettered by reality or constraints, & living in a #TrumpVirus bubble of "psychophants" & self-serving #media #disinformation mills.

I'll spare a 'deep' dive into #cognitive science, but he is a poster child for #ExecutiveDisorders - in his big, beautiful, uh, brain. Lacks "reasoning", "planning", concepts etc.

China’s use of propaganda may outwit US if Taiwan conflict arises, experts warn

Beijing’s study of the wars in Iran and Ukraine could sharpen its ability to wage information warfare against…
#Conflict #Conflicts #War #Beijing #China #ChinaTaiwanConflicts #DISINFORMATION #informationwarfare #Iran #scmp #socialmedia #Taiwan #TaiwanStrait #Ukraine #UnitedStates #wars #XiJinping
https://www.europesays.com/2977300/

Saturday, May 9, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/05/saturday-may-9-2026/