Billionaires are teaming up for pro-Israel, anti-Hamas media drive: Report

November 13, 2023November 13, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The campaign is seeking million-dollar donations from dozens of the world’s biggest names in media, finance and tech, Semafor reported.
Billionaires are teaming up for pro-Israel, anti-Hamas media drive: Report

Babies die, patients shot as Israel besieges hospitals in Gaza’s north

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Rumble

Israel has besieged hospitals in the northern half of the Gaza Strip since Thursday.

Medical facilities have been “under relentless bombardment” for the past 24 hours, Doctors Without Borders said on Saturday.
Babies die, patients shot as Israel besieges hospitals in Gaza’s north

Previously:

State Dept. May Well Be Trying to Abrogate the Fourth Geneva Convention, Turning Gaza and the West Bank into Free-Fire Zones

Israel lobby wants to brand antiwar students as “terrorists”

November 10, 2023November 10, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Fueled by demands from Israel lobby groups, US students who are organizing against Israel’s genocidal attacks are facing accelerated repression by their own university administrations.
Israel lobby wants to brand antiwar students as “terrorists”

“Conspiracy Theory” as a Pejorative + Michael Parenti on Conspiracy (1993)

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

There are two problems to face when talking about conspiracy theories: Some people see them everywhere; some people see them nowhere.
“Conspiracy Theory” as a Pejorative + Michael Parenti on Conspiracy (1993)

Report: Unregulated Data Brokers Sell Military Family Info For Pennies

November 8, 2023November 8, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Report: Unregulated Data Brokers Sell Military Family Info For Pennies

“It is not difficult to obtain sensitive data about active-duty members of the military, their families, and veterans, including non-public, individually identified, and sensitive data, such as health data, financial data, and information about religious practices. The team bought this and other data from U.S. data brokers via a .org and a .asia domain for as low as $0.12 per record. Location data is also available, though the team did not purchase it.”

Getting Called A Nazi For Opposing A Genocide

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

It’s the most 2020s thing in the world that there’s an active genocide currently underway and it’s the people who oppose it who are being called Nazis.
Getting Called A Nazi For Opposing A Genocide

I thought it was Tankie?! 🙄

Establishment shill, RFK Jr, abandons the First Amendment

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

RFK Jr. had made a stance against free speech censorship a cornerstone of his independent run
Free speech crusader RFK Jr. slammed for supporting open letter demanding Harvard review students’ Slacks for antisemitic memes

H/T: Jimmy Dore

Since he’s already abandoned all semblance of morality, he might as well abandon the Constitution?!

Never Look Away from Gaza + Biden wants to hide weapon deals with Israel from Congress and the Public

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Never Look Away from Gaza + Biden wants to hide weapon deals with Israel from Congress and the Public – Robert Durden

Biden Admin Awards Over $4 Million In Grants To Programs That Target “Misinformation” + Notes

November 7, 2023November 7, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Biden Admin Awards Over $4 Million In Grants To Programs That Target “Misinformation”

The State Department has awarded the following five grants since September 1:

An $18,000 grant to the Albanian-based non-governmental organization (NGO) the Institute for Democracy, Media, and Culture* to ensure a “whole-of-society response to cyber incidents and misinformation.” The associated program began on September 1, 2023.

A $14,500 grant to Paraguay’s American Cultural Center [Centro Cultural Paraguayo Americano] that will be used to implement workshops that “seek to combat misinformation and promote responsible digital citizenship.” The associated program began on September 1, 2023.

A $15,000 grant to the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Udayana University to “raise digital literacy among selected amcors communities, journalists, and social media influencers to combat misinformation, pre-2024 general election.” The associated program is due to start on October 1, 2023.

A $50,000 grant to New York University to complete the implementation of a speaker series that supports “countering misinformation.” The associated program is due to start on October 1, 2023.

A $50,000 grant to the non-profit Digital Rights Nepal*** “to create a sustainable network of youth to promote digital rights, safer internet use and a collective resilience towards misinformation and disinformation.” The associated program is due to start on October 2, 2023.

***Digital rights are the new Internet Freedom (think Arab Spring).

Skeptical Notes:

‘I Don’t Give a F*ck About AIPAC,’ Says Mark Pocan

November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

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‘I Don’t Give a F*ck About AIPAC,’ Says Mark Pocan

Pocan was drawn into the fracas between progressive lawmakers and AIPAC last month after the group falsely accused him and other representatives of “trying to keep Hamas in power.” The attack came after 10 members of Congress—nine Democrats and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.)—voted against an October 25 resolution pledging unconditional support for Israel’s war on Gaza.

Massie joined progressive Democrats in pushing back against AIPAC, posting on social media that “this baseless smear is meant to intimidate me into voting to send $14+ billion of your money to a foreign country.”

Pocan—who did not vote against the resolution—wrote: “AIPAC is not good at telling the truth. We don’t support Hamas. We just don’t support killing kids, which it seems you do.”