The tech giant plans to release a series of short videos highlighting the techniques common to many misleading claims. The videos will appear as advertisements on platforms like Facebook, YouTube or TikTok in Germany. A similar campaign in India is also in the works.

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Google will announce its new German campaign Monday ahead of next week’s Munich Security Conference. The timing of the announcement, coming before that annual gathering of international security officials, reflects heightened concerns about the impact of misinformation among both tech companies and government officials.

Perfect timing!

Why I’m Pro-Russia

February 14, 2023February 14, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Comrades, it has finally happened: I’ve been accused of being pro-Russia.
William J. Astore: Why I’m Pro-Russia

Peace activist sentenced for criticizing German war policy in Ukraine

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

The Berlin-Tiergarten District Court sentenced peace activist Heinrich Bücker in January for speaking out in public against Germany’s war policy in Ukraine. The verdict is a massive attack on the basic democratic rights of freedom of speech and assembly. It is reminiscent of the persecution of anti-militarists in the Weimar Republic who—like Carl von Ossietzky—opposed the rearmament of the Reichswehr (armed forces).
Peace activist sentenced for criticizing German war policy in Ukraine

H/T: George Galloway

Ukrainian refugees too racist for liberal UK hosts

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Video via The Grayzone

Erich Vad: What are the war aims?

January 17, 2023January 17, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Erich Vad is an ex-brigade general. From 2006 to 2013, he was the military policy advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He is one of the rare voices who spoke out publicly against arms deliveries to Ukraine early on, without political strategy or diplomatic efforts. Even now he speaks an uncomfortable truth.
Erich Vad: What are the war aims?

The Long-Term Economic Implications of the Ukraine War

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

The human suffering in Ukraine is predicated on massive U.S. military aid, and is transforming an ailing country into a bankrupt failed state
The Long-Term Economic Implications of the Ukraine War

H/T: [Sharing] The Long-Term Economic Implications of the Ukraine War – Dan Steinbock, The American Conservative

Raped, abused, exploited: Ukrainian women seeking refuge in Israel find no haven

January 4, 2023January 4, 2023 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

A harrowing examination reveals much abuse sliding under the authorities’ radar — or being willfully ignored — while the perpetrators remain free to commit further crimes
Raped, abused, exploited: Ukrainian women seeking refuge in Israel find no haven

The Perpetually Irrational Ukraine Debate

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Because war is uncertain and reliable information is sparse, no one knows how the war in Ukraine will play out. Nor can any of us be completely certain what the optimal course of action is. We all have our own theories, hunches, beliefs, and hopes, but nobody’s crystal ball is 100 percent reliable in the middle of a war.
The Perpetually Irrational Ukraine Debate

Massive Protest By Czechs Targets Russia Sanctions, High Prices

October 29, 2022October 29, 2022 Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

By Tyler Durden | Zero Hedge | October 29, 2022

Fed up with soaring food, energy and housing costs, tens of thousands of Czech protestors railed against their government on Friday, demanding the resignation of conservative Prime Minister Petr Fiala’s government, withdrawal from NATO and the negotiation of gas purchases from Russia.
Massive Protest By Czechs Targets Russia Sanctions, High Prices