Category Archives: Propaganda

Propaganda 102 Supplemental: Holly Would “Zero Dark Thirty”

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Gene Howington

By GENE HOWINGTON Upon the suggestion of long time and valued blog contributor James in LA, this column on “Zero Dark Thirty” and the controversy surrounding that film is offered as a supplement to the earlier entry in the series … Continue reading →

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Swann’s Way: anarchist cybernetics & organizational dynamics in politics

Posted on March 12, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers I came across this published dissertation that while symptomatic of the state of academic process in terms of using some rather tired qualitative methods, it also showed that some interesting ideas do happen. Think ‘Lost in Translation’ … Continue reading →

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Propaganda 102 Supplemental: Holly Would “American Sniper”

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Gene Howington

Or “Blood Simple Is As Blood Simple Does”* by Gene Howington The definition of success in propaganda is a bit like pulling off a successful magic trick. It works best if no one realizes exactly how they’re being manipulated. At … Continue reading →

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Propaganda 101: What You Need to Know and Why or . . .

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Gene Howington

The Word By GENE HOWINGTON Originally, I drafted this article with a preface about the story Michael Hastings recently broke on BuzzFeed about an amendment to the latest defense authorization bill that would “legalize the use of propaganda on American … Continue reading →

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Moron unwinding the administrative state (of travel, among other things)

Posted on March 2, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers “During the first week of the Muslim-ban, foreign business travel dropped by an astounding 185 million dollars. European flight searches for the United States have dropped by 11.6%, “ @powellnyt “I did not have sex with that wo…, communication … Continue reading →

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it’s always about Lord Dampnut, even if he wasn’t at the Oscars

Posted on February 27, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers A LITTLE SAD! 5 A.M. BOWEL MOVEMENT AT BREITBART Lord Dampnut was so trolled by Hollywood tweeters that he instead chose to use Breitbart, an exemplar of FakeNews, to exercise his post-Oscars spew about the show … Continue reading →

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Bannonism is not quite the “deconstruction of the administrative state”

Posted on February 25, 2017 by ann li-summers

  CPAC attendees trolled into waving Russia flags during Trump’s speech “I have so much power just in my voice. I keep saying the word and they’ll be bankrupt.” POTUS explaining his revenge against news outlets. — Rogue POTUS Staff … Continue reading →

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Lord Dampnut is an actual enemy of the people, now and forever

Posted on February 23, 2017 by ann li-summers

  By ann summers “Today, enemy of the people is still deployed. But mostly, you hear it from dictators. (Heads of former Soviet countries are particularly fond of the construction. Old dog, new tricks, etc.) It’s never before been uttered … Continue reading →

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@roguePOTUSStaff’s double-bluffing in the age of alternative exaggerations

Posted on February 21, 2017 by ann li-summers

 By ann summers “If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” “One study found that large newspapers’ use of anonymous sources dropped dramatically between 2003 and 2004. The Project for Excellence in Journalism, a research group found use … Continue reading →

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Ghosts of GOP scandals past … and the inevitable misdirections

Posted on February 14, 2017 by ann li-summers

By ann summers They want us to believe LTG Flynn is the whole story. He’s surely not. Hearings are needed. — Jason Kander (@JasonKander) February 14, 2017 For weeks, POTUS allowed total access to American intel for a man he … Continue reading →

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