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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert

@upine

Analysis of effects of disinfo on social systems, writer http://Medium.com/@upine "All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do bothsidesism."

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Holy shit, DOJ posted the missing Epstein files containing the sexual assault allegations from one of the victims, who was a teen at the time.

The allegations were against BOTH trump and Epstein.

06.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 1721 πŸ” 640 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 28

Here’s ANOTHER one of the best of all time.

Bicycles deliver the freedom that auto ads promise. #UrbanTruth

And @tomflood.bsky.social, my colleague in @urbantruth.bsky.social who used to create auto ads, would know.

Thanks again for the shirt, Tom.

05.03.2026 23:45 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This condor couple may be tending to first egg in Northern California in a century Two condors in far northwestern California appear to be caring for a recently laid egg, a historic moment in an effort to bring the massive raptors back to the Yurok Tribe's historic homeland.

This condor couple may be tending to first egg in Northern California in a century

06.03.2026 02:45 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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New York leads more than 20 states suing Trump over new across-the-board tariffs Democratic-led states take aim at the president’s latest attempt to keep his tariff agenda alive

New York leads more than 20 states suing Trump over new across-the-board tariffs

05.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I often figure Leftists turn Rightward for the money, since it often pays far better than the average job--for those who have already garnered a large audience.

06.03.2026 04:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The newspaper for which "Democracy ides in darkness" is apparently their mission statement.

06.03.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of the reasons we have β€œstupid rules of engagement” is so we don't do this

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Earlier this year, Donald Trump took control of Venezuelan oil assets without congressional approval. The Administration then moved $500 million from the first sale through Qatar with no transparency.

I introduced a bill to investigate this shady deal because the public deserves answers.

05.03.2026 23:30 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

Except when he sides with Netanyahu. But yes, always sides with powerful authoritarians.

06.03.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It implies that we are visitors in someone else’s country.

05.03.2026 23:24 πŸ‘ 2917 πŸ” 568 πŸ’¬ 115 πŸ“Œ 10

It really is a testament to both how absolutely addled his brain is and how thoroughly his admin is hiding negative information from him that he thinks doing some bombings means that he automatically controls a country and can run it as he sees fit

05.03.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 373 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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Jacobs: The Trump administration doesn’t give a shit about the Iranian people… They are literally deporting people back to Iran who fled the brutal Iranian regime.

He doesn’t care about human rights anywhere β€” not here in the United States, not in Iran, not anywhere else.

06.03.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 2636 πŸ” 857 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 28

πŸ’― Neither can evil.

06.03.2026 01:09 πŸ‘ 216 πŸ” 57 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 4

Just like with measles <Sarcasm>

06.03.2026 04:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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War Powers Resolution - Wikipedia

The War Powers act of 1973 was intended to do just that - put the brakes on a president's unilateral deployment of troops.
It has not been robustly used or enforced ever since its passage. Without the political will to fiercely exercise laws on the books, they are so much toilet paper.

06.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Wow. Straight ahead facts and fury. TY Rep McGovern!

SHAME ON ALL REPUBLICANS!

SHAME ON ALL REPUBLICANS’ COMPLICIT, AND COLLABORATORS, IN REPUBLICAN CRIME SYNDICATE CRIME SPREE.

06.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kristi Noem Ran DHS Into the Ground. That’s Not Why She Got Fired. Kristi Noem just found Trump’s red line, becoming the first cabinet member to be fired in his second term. But it wasn’t for the reasons you’d think.

β€œKristi Noem tried to upstage the President. And Trump would never stand for that. You can run an agency into the ground, and trample all over Americans’ constitutional rights, and use government funding like it’s your own personal slush fund. But you absolutely cannot steal Trump’s spotlight."

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ICE detains reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez in Nashville - Nashville Banner Reporter Estefany RodrΓ­guez, detained by ICE with no arrest warrant, may face deportation. Her attorneys seek immediate review of the legality of her case.

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there.

They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

05.03.2026 23:41 πŸ‘ 10336 πŸ” 6332 πŸ’¬ 244 πŸ“Œ 299

New York PR firm for the Promotion of the Trump Administration, AKA the New York Times

06.03.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, look, here are the Dems who need to lose their next election.

06.03.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sarcasm

06.03.2026 04:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sarcasm about mainstream media columnists who claim to find large numbers of ppl who agree with Right Wing talking points, in places that are full of liberals

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Sarcasm about mainstream media reporting lightly and casually about Trump administration crimes

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Sarcasm

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Sarcasm

06.03.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. It makes sense in character. That kind of writer--who writes about stuff they know nothing about--is also likely to "learn" things that are not true.

06.03.2026 04:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sarcasm about writers who write about subjects they know almost nothing about

06.03.2026 04:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Hurting the right people" to some can mean bringing murderers & rapists to justice. Which the propaganda claims T is doing.

06.03.2026 04:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

And Right Wing media consumers fear violent crime & think it's been going up, even though it's down. And they think minority races & immigrants commit a lot more crimes than they do. All fear mongering stuff.

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Time to Solve Our Propaganda Problems like the Military Does A large percentage of our nation’s voters are immersed in Right Wing propaganda. What’s the solution? We should

Trying to reach them individually usually won't work. Bc 4 every truth U say--even if U cd persuade them--RWng media tell them 100 lies.

Mass media brainwashed them. If we can get groups of ppl to buy or start new mass media & social media, it cd un-brainwash them.

upine.medium.com/time-to-solv...

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