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Pay attention to the verbs. Pay attention to who gets named. Pay attention to who “says” and who “did.”

That’s how perception is shaped - not with blatant lies, but with careful framing.

A comparison layout of two different headlines by the NYTimes. The first headline, "Iran says dozens are killed in drone strike on school," casts doubt because it implies that there is no official US statement on whether they hit a school, and the strike claims no responsibility because it was done as an act of war. The second headline reads "9 killed in Israeli city near Jerusalem after Iranian missile strike." it Implies that this is a true statement, and names a perpetrator who is at fault. Implying it was an act of aggression not retaliation for strikes on Iran.

Notice the difference in the reporting here.

This is for everything, you would think from the news it is Iran who is indiscriminately bombing everyone for now reason and that Israel and the US only do targeted strikes.

All while the US/Isrel blow up hospitals and schools with 'pre-emptive' strikes after Iran surrendered.

From Gaza to Iran, Children Have Always Been Sacrificed by Western Imperial Aims A US-Israeli strike on a elementary school in Minab reportedly killed at least 165 – mostly young girls who were only trying to learn.

"From Gaza to Iran, Children Have Always Been Sacrificed by Western Imperial Aims"

A US-Israeli strike on an elementary school in Minab reportedly killed at least 165 – mostly young girls who were only trying to learn, writes Fatima Bhutto for Zeteo:

Kesha denounces the White House’s usage of her song ‘Blow’ for a TikTok video of bombings:

“I absolutely do NOT approve of my music being used to promote violence of any kind… don't let this distract us from the fact that criminal predator Donald Trump appears in the Files over a million times.”

The New York Times U.S. and Israel Attack Iran LIVE Updates What to Know Photos Ma Casts Doubt Iran Says Dozens Are Killed in Strike on School No Responsibility The New York Times U.S. and Israel Attack Iran LIVE Updates 4m ago What to Know Photo Stated as Fact 9 Killed in Israeli City Near Jerusalem After Iranian Missile Strike Actor Named

Politics of semantics 😏

I’m the first person in my bloodline to ever see words like these put in a sentence.

Brian Krassenstein - "At least 13 people shot at Riverfront Live music venue, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Yet another senseless mass shooting in America as our president worries about bombing Iran." #cdnpoli

I can’t wait for Tel Aviv to go up in flames.

How does keir starmer stand up when he has no backbone.

some of you may die written on a poster with shrek and two knights ALT: some of you may die written on a poster with shrek and two knights

Nobody:

Trump:

Fuck Israel, death to the Israel.

Fuck the USA, death to the USA.

Every week we wake to new wars from these countries. Everyone in them is becoming more and more complicit every day they aren't seriously organising against this tyranny.

Israel and the US killed 53 girls when they bombed a girls school to free them from tyranny.

So we are now at war with Iran? FUCK TRUMP and FUCK ISRAEL.

A person who is telling us to believe him not our eyes is quoting George Orwell Animal Farm. #Sibiya #madlangacommission

I know Arianna Grande is weeping.

Not Cross season 2 opening with two heroes rescuing girls then burning down the Jeffrey Eipstein island along with the pedo’s.

Video shows forcibly displaced Palestinians in Gaza breaking their fast during the holy month of Ramadan amid the widespread destruction caused by Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.

Watching Jeffries on TV makes me want to throw something. Just grates on my nerves like crazy. I don’t like his speech patterns. I don’t like his hand gestures. I don’t like his phrasing.

How is this man in charge of things?

The Eipstein files makes me so disappointed on a lot of people that I admired.Had Graydon Carter not killed Vicky Ward’s Vanity Unfair story about that devil.A lot of women would have been spared rape,torture and death.Even today he refuses to take responsibility.He is part of the Eipstein class.

You’d rather they’re kept in the US like their president?

The President is taking a *pre-noon* nap. In public. At his big event. On World Peace. This will go mostly unremarked upon outside here. Meanwhile, the commentary class thinks it deeply important to inform you that AOC said "uhm" a few times in response to a question on the same topic a few days ago

Board of piss.

Trump is bored with peace.

One of the First Big Anti-AI Campaigns From Hollywood Is Launching Now Writers, actors and other musicians have come out in support of the Human Artistry Campaign’s “Stealing Isn’t Innovation” push for licensing and opt-out mechanisms for human-created works.

Hollywood movie stars including Scarlett Johansson and Cate Blanchett, musicians such as One Republican and authors have banded together to launch an anti-AI ad campaign, “Stealing isn’t Innovation.”

They argue Big Tech is trying to change laws to steal their work without paying them.

ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn

ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn

Democrats Condemn ICE For Murdering Without Proper Warrants WASHINGTON—In a statement calling for more guardrails around ongoing immigration operations, Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives publicly condemned Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thurs...

“For weeks, Democrats have pushed to require ICE agents to obtain the necessary judicial warrants ahead of any murders they plan to commit,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said in a joint statement on the current Homeland Security funding bill

South Africa should ban TikTok for not paying creators. The existing creators will move to YouTube where they will remunerate their content. It feels racist that they don’t pay African creators who make an incredible effort on their content.

Excerpt from TNR article from 2022: "On the other hand, Jeffries may give some progressives pause. In 2016, he criticized a unanimous U.N. resolution denouncing Israel’s settlement activity as a “flagrant violation” of international law. Jeffries argued that President Obama should have gone against the 14 nations who voted in favor of it and vetoed the resolution instead of abstaining. Jeffries has also collected hundreds of thousands from industry donors embedded in investment, real estate, and lobbying. He has received the support of pro-Israel groups, including AIPAC, which has deliberately worked to tank Democratic candidates and support election denialists. While insisting he is “progressive,” Jeffries finds a need to distinguish himself from the left. “I’m a Black progressive Democrat concerned with addressing racial and social and economic injustice with the fierce urgency of now,” Jeffries told The Atlantic last year. “There will never be a moment where I bend the knee to hard-left democratic socialism.” Why he felt the need to distinguish himself from the left, and not also from other groups like corporate interests, is unclear."

In 2022, many in the liberal media were fawning over Hakeem Jeffries becoming the first Black party leader in Congress.

A few of us questioned his background, and whether he would be an effective leader. And were vilified for it.

No hard feelings, just hope there are some lessons here:

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