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Book bans, unintended consequences and mainstream media
Reality is often upsettingCensorship and challenging of library books in Western nations have risen sharply, driven by organized political campaigns targeting LGBTQIA+ themes, race, and geopolitical conflicts.
* "Bondi library removes book How to Sell a Genocide from shelves after complaint."
“..It makes some people upset is unfortunate, but reality is often upsetting. This particular reality is especially upsetting … to the parents of the over 20,000 children killed by Israel in Gaza since October 2023. Do Sydney officials plan on removing pro-Israel books from their libraries because it potentially upsets these community members?” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/aug/18/sydney-waverley-library-removes-book-how-to-sell-a-genocide-from-shelves-ntwnfb* Book censorship?
That is when the 'the Streisand effect' kicks in: "It is the phenomenon in which an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information results in the unintended consequence of the effort instead increasing public awareness of the information." (wikipedia)* Here is the banned book:
How to Sell a Genocide
The Media’s Complicity in the Destruction of Gaza, By Adam H. Johnson >>
https://www.plutobooks.com/product/how-to-sell-a-genocide/
#censorship #books #BookBans #BannedBooks #Sydney #UpsettingReality #libraries #PublicLibraries #HumanRights #liberalism #MassViolence #MSM #MainstreamMedia #TheFourthEstate #journalism #PressComplicity #ManufacturedConsent #DemonisingDissent #genocide #RealityDenial -
Hey #MSM Why is this not a bigger story? #USpolitics
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It's frustrating to see that American journalism has as its ambassadors Shaggy and Scooby, trembling in each others' arms at the sight of a movie projector ghost.
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He does not appear Norse. American mass media will endlessly smear him, guilty of anything or not. He's the "other" our politicians need, in order to remain powerful and dogmatic. To demand more protection. To demand armed drones. To ignore us.
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AI is economic rape. Epstein is fascism. The bunker - is it the new Epstein party pad? You don't know the answer because American mass media's "journalists" work for wealthy Epsteins who know what the answer is, up close and sweating all over it.
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Is the diversion working? Is mass media talking about child rapes by our leaders anymore?
"Free at last! Free at last! Praise be to Jeffrey Epstein we're free at last!" - any senator or billionaire
Guess which of the hashtags indicates it has had the fewest number of hits now. Stopped talking about them, haven't we?
#America #Republicans #Democrats #Senate #Epstein #rape #theft #corruption #lies #MSM
https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:twjze4qqf6fgxz33ct52wlnl/post/3mse3txuoe22q
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Heh. So, after all the #RedScare crappo coming from #MSM about #DemocraticSocialists , you know I had to go to the official party platform for 2026.
"Replace the two-party system with a multi-party democracy. Expand the House of Representatives, implement proportional representation and ranked choice voting in all elections, and abolish the Senate."
I don't have a problem with a more #ParliamentaryGovernment and more parties! Bring it on!!!
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Maar laat ik geen #wappie zijn: de meest voorkomende stervensleeftijd (toch net weer iets anders dan de gemiddelde stervensleeftijd) is respectievelijk ~85 en ~90 voor volwassenen (wat toch weer net even iets anders is dan voor iedereen).
De indruk die ik echter krijg vanuit mijn nieuwsinname (wat toch net weer iets anders is dan dat het allemaal aan de #msm ligt), is dat steeds meer mensen kanker krijgen en daaraan vroegtijdig sterven.
En wat gebeurde er precies in 1970 (persoonlijke levensgebeurtenissen even buiten beschouwing latend)? De uitvinding van ultra processed foods? 🤔
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So, #MSM is parroting #Trump administration's accusations that #Iran was behind the #Cyberattack on water systems in #Minnesota. Sounds like a good excuse to wipe out #WaterResources in Iran as revenge! Plus, similar incidents have happened in #MN. Who has a big grudge against folks in Minnesota? Not Iran!!!
Cyberattack targets Minnesota cities' water systems
"State technology officials say more than 30 Minnesota municipal water systems were targeted in a coordinated cyberattack this week.
"In at least one case, a city’s well and treatment plant were temporarily knocked offline Monday. Other cities reported that the attack targeted communications and automated operations within their water system — forcing a move to manual workarounds.
"The attack prompted Minnesota IT Services to activate a statewide cybersecurity incident response involving local, state and federal agencies.
"Authorities did not say whether they know who is responsible for the cyberattack and did not elaborate on a possible motive.
"Officials said water in the affected cities remains safe to drink."
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"The city of Braham reported that the attack targeted the computerized operating systems for its well and water treatment plant.
"Mayor Nate George told #MPR News that a water plant operator noticed a problem Monday morning: The city’s water tower needed to draw in water, but the well wasn’t working.
" 'There was power — but there was no controls, you know, telling the water where to go,' he said.
"The city alerted #BrahamMN residents to limit water use, to keep the water in the tower from running out. An investigation found that a cyberattack caused the outage.
" 'They were able to hack into the control system of the of the well and just turn the well off, basically,' George said.
"Within an hour and a half, city staff got the system back up and running. The city said the attack 'did not alter or cause any issue to the physical water plant or water quality or safety.'
"The cities of #MaplePlainMN, #PlymouthMN and South St. Paul reported issues with automated controls and communications for their water systems.
" 'The issue is limited to equipment connected via cellular communications within the system, and crews have continued operating as normal through manual procedures,' the city of Plymouth reported Monday evening.
"Michael Thompson is the public works director in Plymouth. He said Tuesday that the city has extra staff monitoring the water system while automated operations are offline.
" 'We plan for these types of events, so we just had to physically go out to lift stations or the water towers, just to ensure they were functioning and running properly,' he said.
"State officials did not say which other cities were targeted in the cyberattack.
"Other local governments around the state have been targeted by cyberattacks in recent years, including the city of #SaintPaulMN in 2025 and #WinonaCounty earlier this year. Some school districts have also been affected."
Full article:
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/07/28/30-minnesota-municipal-water-systems-targeted-cyberattack -
@telegraph.co.uk you're so close
#deadinternet #msm #legacymedia #paywalls #news
#journalists #journalism #westernmedia #enshittification -
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#CitationsNeeded pod
"[W]e are joined by Kaleem Hawa to discuss David K Kirkpatrick's 10,000 word PR job that feigns criticism of #Biden officials, but ultimately serves to distance them from the horrors of #Gaza."
https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/news-brief-very-serious-new-yorker-article-launders-biden-officials-responsibly-for-gaza-genocide
#USpol #USpolitics #Palestine #GazaGenocide #NewYorker #media #USmedia #MSM #mediaCriticism #liberalImperialism #BlueMAGA #reputationLaundering #shitlibs -
How media covers death and destruction in nature
Explicit content warnings needed for ecological disasters?"Disasters that affect our ecosystems can generate anxiety, grief and a sense of helplessness, which media reporting can amplify."
"SA’s experience with the algal bloom suggests it’s time to extend the logic of existing media guidelines into the environmental domain. A dedicated framework for reporting on environmental disasters would not censor or dilute journalism. It would strengthen it." >>
https://theconversation.com/media-coverage-of-environmental-disasters-doesnt-come-with-a-content-warning-its-time-for-change-286564
#ecocide #trauma #destruction #harm #ecosystems #grief #EmotionalBracing #news #HABs #MSM #narrative #experiences #exposure #TriggerWarnings #ContentWarnings #DistressingContent #MassMortalities #FossilFuels #extractivism #environmental #disasters #biodiversity #extinctions -
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#RadioWarNerd welcomes #AdamJohnson to talk about his new book #HowToSellAGenocide: The #Media's Complicity in the Destruction of #Gaza, all royalties from which go to Middle East Children's Alliance
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/dir-rerbx-2f7ac4c4
#GazaCoverage #Palestine #Israel #PalestineCoverage #USmedia #USpol #mediaCriticism #MSM #books @bookstodon -
Trump escalates war on media, calls for revoking networks licenses | Al Mayadeen English
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/trump-escalates-war-on-media--calls-for-revoking-networks-li"US President Donald Trump said television networks that chose not to carry his primetime address on election security should have their broadcast licenses revoked, Politico reported."
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#CitationsNeeded pod
'In this News Brief, we dissect the Orwellian phrase "right to exist," why it only applies to #Israel, what purpose it serves, and why #Palestinians are never said to have such a right.'
https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/news-brief-why-us-media-has-evoked-israels-right-to-exist-1001-times-vs-only-6-for-palestine
#Palestine #Gaza #PalestineCoverage #GazaCoverage #media #mediaCriticism #MSM #USpol #USmedia -
#MSM you might want to use experts to explain stuff. #Enshitification #news
#cyclosporiasis
https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1utk4f5/normalized_map_of_cyclosporiasis_cases_in/
