Follow along as the thread happens!
1. TWITTER FILES PART 8
*How Twitter Quietly Aided the Pentagon’s Covert Online PsyOp Campaign*
Despite promises to shut down covert state-run propaganda networks, Twitter docs show that the social media giant directly assisted the U.S. military’s influence operations.
Edit: WOW “Yay they aren’t on to us!”
19. Twitter’s comms team was closely in touch with reporters, working to minimize Twitter’s role. When the WashPost reported on the scandal, Twitter officials congratulated each other because the story didn’t mention any Twitter employees & focused largely on the Pentagon.
Oh! There’s also a non-Twitter story written by the author. Smart!
This will also function as an open thread for the day 🙂
Reading the thread I want to know about the psyops focused on Americans.
On Twitter the other day, a red-pilled liberal that I follow said the following: "Nearly every instance of government overreach that I'm fighting or fearful of today has its roots in the Patriot Act. Why wasn't I screaming and resisting 20 years ago? Why weren't all of us?"
To which my answer was, "We were, but you weren't listening."
There are two ways to react to frightening situations (be they 9/11 or a worldwide pandemic): the first is to throw up your hands and look for someone else to save you and gladly hand over your civil liberties for the short-term illusion of safety, and the second is to understand that no matter what happens, you have far more to fear from a government with power than any terrorist act, or pandemic or attack on "democracy." The people who understand the second are few and far between, but in the end, you will always and without exception at some point regret not listening to them.