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NATO-Russian Conflict: How Close to Armageddon?
Latest from Professor Oliver Boyd-Barrett, 'NATO-Russian Conflict: How Close to Armageddon?', in Propaganda In Focus, Daniel Broudy Piers Robinson

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NATO-Russian Conflict: How Close to Armageddon? - Propaganda In Focus

Appearing before Judge Ramona Manglona in the district courtroom of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, in his last few hours prior to freedom, Julian Assange explained that his action of releasing the classified documents that had been shared with him…

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Spy World
Professor Cord Scott's 'Spy World',

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Spy World - Propaganda In Focus

“In fact, it’s too good. It is so good in fact that after I pay the check, I’ll go straight into the kitchen and shoot the cook. Because that’s what I do. I restore balance to this country.” (Johnny Depp, 2003) “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power…

Dear all,

New article on Assange and threats to journalism, by GCHQ whistleblower Katharine Gun:

https://propagandainfocus.com/julian-assange-and-the-continuing-threats-to-journalism/

regards

Piers

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Julian Assange and the Continuing Threats to Journalism - Propaganda In Focus

Like millions of people, I woke up on the 25th June, 2024 to a tremendous piece of good news. Everywhere I looked online, everyone was cheering. Julian Assange was out of Belmarsh High Security Prison. He had been subjected to 1901 days or 5 years and 2 months…

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The Quest for Mind Control

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The Quest for Mind Control - Propaganda In Focus

Introduction In March 2023, Elon Musk joined dozens of other tech wonks, becoming a signatory to an open letter put out by the Future of Life Institute calling for “a pause” in Giant AI experiments, the lot feeling that the technology might get out of hand.…

https://propagandainfocus.com/greg-philo-1947-2024-researcher-mentor-above-all-an-empirical-sociologist/
Greg Philo (1947-2024) – Researcher, Mentor, above all an empirical sociologist

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Greg Philo (1947-2024) - Researcher, Mentor, above all an empirical sociologist - Propaganda In Focus

I first met Greg in the summer of 1985 just after I had finished my first degree. I walked into his office, knocked on the door and said ‘My name is David, can I help.’ Retelling the story later Greg would claim that the thought crossed his mind that I might…

https://propagandainfocus.com/how-censorship-became-the-fight-against-disinformation-in-germany-a-story-in-six-steps/
How “Censorship” Became “The Fight Against Disinformation” in Germany: A Story in Six Steps

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How “Censorship” Became “The Fight Against Disinformation” in Germany: A Story in Six Steps - Propaganda In Focus

Step 1: 2014 – Ukraine After the coup in Kiev in 2014, the media across the spectrum — from right to left — started reporting events in the country with a strong bias that was favourable to the regime change and the Western-backed new government, while being…

https://propagandainfocus.com/the-real-problem-of-disinformation/
The Real Problem of Disinformation

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The Real Problem of Disinformation - Propaganda In Focus

According to the UK Government, which has set up a dedicated Counter-Disinformation Unit, there is a ‘danger that hostile actors use online disinformation to undermine our democratic values and principles’. The US Department of Homeland Security has elevated…

https://propagandainfocus.com/visualizing-power-in-a-post-kitsch-world/
Visualizing Power in a Post-Kitsch World

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Visualizing Power in a Post-Kitsch World - Propaganda In Focus

The term ‘kitsch’ describes that element of ‘poor taste’ often seen in chintzy, factory-made objects intended to stir strong emotions in consumers who experience a heightened state of sentimentality through exposure to it. Kitsch, in its original form, gratifies…

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WHO’s Pulling the Strings? Covid Injections and the Internet of Bio-Nano Things, Part 4: Testing New Human Nodes of Connectivity

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WHO's Pulling the Strings? Covid Injections and the Internet of Bio-Nano Things, Part 4: Testing New Human Nodes of Connectivity…

Abstract: Since human beings generally represent the most unpredictable element of any complex organisation, management techniques must be continually refined in the interest of maintaining the system. As we have discussed in Part 3, the major centres of…

https://propagandainfocus.com/freedom-convoy-protesters-in-crosshairs-of-illiberal-canadian-government/
Freedom Convoy Protesters in Crosshairs of Illiberal Canadian Government

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Freedom Convoy Protesters in Crosshairs of Illiberal Canadian Government - Propaganda In Focus

“In a fully developed bureaucracy there is nobody left with whom one can argue, to whom one can represent grievances, on whom the pressures of power can be exerted. Bureaucracy is the form of government in which everybody is deprived of political freedom…