Propaganda, Mis- and Dis-information

Aug
17
"Better World Is Possible & We Can Help Create It"

"Better World Is Possible & We Can Help Create It"

Esha Krishnaswamy of Historic.ly on imperialism, communism, Bernie Sanders, Republicans vs Democrats, AOC, and her first impressions of Russia…
1 min read
May
04
"The Absolute Truth"—"a Drive-Through Narrative"

"The Absolute Truth"—"a Drive-Through Narrative"

Chay Bowes about propaganda, the Absolute Truth, the conflict in Ukraine, Russophobia, and more.
1 min read
Apr
17
I asked Bing Chat to generate Bingyu (you can see a tiny "b")

Bing Chat Just Scared Me

AI makes shit up and tells me I'm confused. Or does she? Implications of Sydney's creative mode on perception of truth, research, public opinion. Reads like Sci-Fi.
25 min read
Apr
05
"She Knew It Was Gonna Succeed When She Saw the Portaloos Being Installed"

"She Knew It Was Gonna Succeed When She Saw the Portaloos Being Installed"

Johnny Miller on working for Iranian Press TV, Portaloos as protest success predictor, coming under Kyiv shelling in Donetsk, children on "kill lists", + much more.
1 min read
Mar
28
Socrates, Plato's Dialogues

Starting Dialogues

PSA: Update on the progress + introducing Dialogues. Geopolitics and geo-economics. The Salisbury Skripal novichok affair.
5 min read
Mar
28
"Propaganda at Its Most Innocent"

"Propaganda at Its Most Innocent"

Why propaganda? How propaganda? and What can you do? Oliver covers provable propaganda in Hollywood & the (predominantly) US media, with examples from Iraq (twice), Syria, Ukraine, & Russiagate. We also touch on modern leadership and Russophobia.
1 min read
Mar
09
Iranian School Poisonings, Mexican Electoral Reform, Ukraine Narrative | Pick and Roll

Iranian School Poisonings, Mexican Electoral Reform, Ukraine Narrative | Pick and Roll

We break down the Western media coverage of Iranian school poisonings, Mexican Electoral Institute Reform, and Ukraine narrative changes.
1 min read
Feb
17
Ukrainian Myths and Myth-Conceptions

Ukrainian Myths and Myth-Conceptions

Busting myths and misconceptions about Ukraine that are promoted by the propaganda machinery of the Western media, Western politicians, and the Kyiv regime—and offering a more helpful narrative. It's an unthankful job to fight BS, but has to be done.
85 min read
Feb
08
The LinkIn Lawyer: Unprofessional Network

The LinkIn Lawyer: Unprofessional Network

What's the point of LinkedIn? Their brand problem and their unprofessionalism. Censorship and brand value impacts.
20 min read
Feb
01
Goebbels, Brand Management, and Genocidal Myth Making

Goebbels, Brand Management, and Genocidal Myth Making

Why did "Holodomor" myth took a real Soviet tragedy and turn it into a fake genocide? What does Goebbels have to do with brand management and the West's (anti-)marketing campaign of "Russia bad"?
33 min read