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The Federal Bureau of Tweets: Twitter Is Hiring an Alarming Number of FBI Agents

“In terms of their outlooks on the world and on the question of misinformation and internet security, you couldn’t get a better field of professionals who are almost inherently going to be more in tune with the government’s perspective.” – FBI Whistleblower Coleen Rowley
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“Top Gun: Maverick” is Military Propaganda. Official Documents Prove It

No doubt the Pentagon is aware that the propaganda value of “Top Gun: Maverick” would be greatly diminished if moviegoers realized that this was an hours-long propaganda film produced by the military itself.
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The Frontman of Empire: How Bono’s “Activism” Serves the Powerful

Bono presents himself as a radical activist ruffling feathers and standing up for the world’s oppressed. In reality, he has not done or said anything in decades that discomforts the political and economical rulers of the world, which is precisely why he is constantly invited into the halls of power.
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Elon Musk Is Not a Renegade Outsider – He’s a Massive Pentagon Contractor

From its origins in 2002, SpaceX has always been extremely close to the national security state, particularly the CIA. Yet Musk himself continues to benefit from a general perception that he is not part of the system. 
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Mark Esper’s Tell-Some Reveals US Plans for War and Terror Against Venezuela

Such is the bipartisan consensus in Washington on Venezuela that carrying out wars, regime-change operations, terrorist attacks and assasination attempts against an elected foreign head of state have been ignored.
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Censoring Palestine: Swarms of Israeli Bots Are Crippling Pro-Palestinian Twitter Accounts

Digital-rights experts say acquiring huge amounts of fake followers trigger Twitter's algorithm and can lead to the tech giant suspending your account, effectively censoring users by forcing them to make their accounts private. 
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Cambridge Analytica Reborn? Private Spy Agency Weaponizes Facebook Again

For all the public outcry, official probes and hearings, financial penalties, apologies and proposed regulations, Facebook remains the world’s foremost surveillance tool – weaponized in all manner of malevolent ways by any number of hostile elements.
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With Hadi’s Ouster, Saudi Arabia’s True Ambitions in Yemen Come to the Fore

The quiet end of Hadi's reign after a decade of serving US and Saudi interests not only nullifies the legal justification of the war under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter but reinforces the long-held belief among many in the Middle East that Western powers were never interested in democracy.
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