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NotImpressed

#gaza
#mainstreammedia
#astroturf
@palestine

Ok, Mondoweiss has an article on these "protests". A lot of rhetoric, over complicating what you clearly see on the Electronic Intifada investigation, at min 12:21. Protesters are shouting against Shiites, a Fatah chant. Someone affiliated to Mohammed Dahlan (senior Fatah) has been seen at the protest, identified by Israeli media. Protest or Fatah hatred for Hamas? I go with Electronic Intifada. Anyways, here's Mondoweiss:
mondoweiss.net/2025/03/the-gaz

Protesters chant "Hamas get out!" during a demonstration in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip. (Screenshot via NBC News)
Mondoweiss · The Gaza demonstrations, and the desire for certaintyThe protests in Gaza calling for Hamas to step down are fueled by a desire for certainty — that if Hamas simply surrenders, Israel’s genocide will stop. The tragedy is that these cries will go unheard, or even worse, will further fuel the war machine.
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#gaza
#mainstreammedia
#astroturf
@palestine

There was an article on Al Jazeera claiming that there had been spontaneous anti Hamas protests in Gaza and main stream media apparently also feasted on it.
Nowhere else on independent or Arabic media in English could this be found. This is the first mention and tangible explanation of the incident.
It was Fatah related, aimed at Shiites and Hamas. Hence the mention in Qatari funded Al Jazeera. Qatar's Sunni and US ally

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Jonathan Kamens

Well, now, _this_ is interesting.
I think this is the first time since I started using #Addy everywhere that one of my anonymized addresses has caught somebody doing something "iffy".
#RCN, my internet service provider, gave my email address to a market-research firm, which sent me a completely generic invitation to take an "important survey about your internet service provider" without acknowledging that the survey was paid for by RCN.
This is kind of gross.
#marketing #astroturf

Email with the subject line "Tell us about your experience with your internet service provider", with a block at the top indicating that it was routed through the Addy email forwarding service via an email address described as "rcn.com / astound.com", with this text: Hello, You are being invited to participate in an important survey about your internet service provider. We truly value your input and hope that you will consider participating. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete, on average; however, you may take as much time as you would like. We are not trying to sell you anything and you will not be sent solicitations or future mailings of any kind due to your participation. Your experience, opinions, and insights will help us understand how internet service providers can better serve customers like you. To get started, please click on the following link (Do not modify link as it will disqualify you): [elided] Thank you in advance for taking the time to provide your feedback. This survey is being conducted by Horowitz Research.
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John Henry

Discussing the dynamics of Facebook's engagement bonus program, advising users to avoid shortcut methods and fake engagements. Also: a sidebar article about related abuses on FB by bad actors targeting legitimate activists who get in the way of the widespread grift in leftist social media.- #astroturf #disinformation #facebook #influence #informationliteracy #integrity #medialiteracy #socialmedia

johnhenry.us/blog/2023/11/09/b

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Johnny Demonic

@luckytran

If American people could make the national budget together, hands-on, without conniving politicians to distract us and siphon money, would we still choose to send money abroad? To play goody two shoes? When we are not all fed, housed, educated? When healthcare is too expensive?

Charity begins at home. Sending aid abroad is a view held by the privileged class, who have no idea what hunger and poverty in America is like. They just like the glow of largesse and magnanimity from giving away "Other People's Money" ( to quote Margaret Thatcher *cringe* ) while ignoring homeless people here in America.

No. You want the slick bullshit of "foreign" people, acting all happy for the camera.

Warms your heart, makes you feel all superior, like YOU had anything to do with it.
Hey, it's the American people's money.
You are either astro-turfing for some party that siphons USAID money, or belong to a privileged class.

I am homeless. How about some aid for me?

I am a former Democrat voter, who was made homeless by the Biden administration in 2023, as a VA programmer with Federal clearance, who turned whistle-blower and called out egregious government waste.

This is my first-hand experience, not some slick commercial I saw in the media.

Your ad is pure propaganda! Like Musk, or hate him, he is right on this one.

#CancelUSAID#JailForBiden#USAID
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CrimeDad
These "Mom" organizations make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

Why is my uncle messaging me to let me know that *Moms Across America* commissioned testing that found glyphosate and heavy metal contamination in Girl Scout cookies? I mean, he did just buy some from my kid (no refunds!) and I understand the concern about food contamination, but something is off. What's the deal with Moms Across America? Why is their CEO an RFK Jr. supporter who featured on the Dr. Oz show? It seems like an organic food lobbying organization, but I wonder if there's more to it than that.

#GirlScoutCookies #GMO #DrOz #MomsAcrossAmerica #glyphosate #AstroTurf #lobbying #Moms

@crosspost@lemmy.crimedad.work
An MMS with a screenshot of a Google search result of an Instagram post from a Moms Across America account with a description claiming that Girl Scout cookies samples tested positive for glyphosate and heavy metals contamination.
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John Henry

Why There Will Never Be A Successful "Third Party" In The US | The dream of a third party rising from outside the establishment is just that: a dream. Here's why, and where to find the misplaced hope you've attached to the idea.
#astroturf #biden #conservatism #democraticparty #disinformation #elections #fascism #history #integrity #libertarian #politics #power #propaganda #thirdparty

johnhenry.us/blog/2023/11/07/w

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John Henry

Discussing the dynamics of Facebook's engagement bonus program, advising users to avoid shortcut methods and fake engagements. Also: a sidebar article about related abuses on FB by bad actors targeting legitimate activists who get in the way of the widespread grift in leftist social media.- #astroturf #disinformation #facebook #influence #informationliteracy #integrity #medialiteracy #socialmedia

johnhenry.us/blog/2023/11/09/b

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