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Julie H. Hotard Ph.D., Disinfo expert

@upine.bsky.social

Analysis of effects of disinfo on social systems, writer http://Medium.com/@upine "All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do bothsidesism."

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About GOP propaganda--claiming that T was the Peace candidate--that fooled millions into voting T, or voting 3rd party, or not voting--so as not to support "Killer Kamala."

28.02.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So what do you think you can do to stop it then, since you are accountable?

28.02.2026 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I am closely monitoring the ongoing military operations in Iran. International military actions have a direct and profound impact on Maryland’s families and communities.

I served in Afghanistan and I’ve seen who pays the price when Washington rushes into conflict.

28.02.2026 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 9233    πŸ” 1804    πŸ’¬ 423    πŸ“Œ 79

Almost no one on the Right will HEAR about the contradiction.

Bsky is a high info voter bubble.

T did great in the election w ppl who consume no news.

And we are drowning in Right Wing disinformation media & social media.

As for most ppl who DO consume news....

bsky.app/profile/upin...

28.02.2026 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Who is "We?" Most ppl on Bsky don't do this. And most who voted for T tht they were voting for lower grocery prices, deportation of murderers & rapists & a "Peace candidate" (vs. "Killer Kamala.)

This is all about propaganda--not about who or what ppl love or hate.

bsky.app/profile/upin...

28.02.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

While his bully boys shoot protesters at home.

28.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
Henry
Cuellar
U.S. Representative ("D")
TX-28
Primary Date: March 3rd
WARNING:
PRO-ICE
β€’ Voted to let ICE strip-search children.
β€’ Voted for DHS funding.
β€’ Voted to thank ICE
during LA Occupation.

Henry Cuellar U.S. Representative ("D") TX-28 Primary Date: March 3rd WARNING: PRO-ICE β€’ Voted to let ICE strip-search children. β€’ Voted for DHS funding. β€’ Voted to thank ICE during LA Occupation.

50501
Ricardo
Villarreal
Running for TX-28 (D)
Veteran & Physician
Primary Date: March 3rd
Not Pro-ICE
β€’ Protested Dilley detention center.
β€’ Opposed DHS funding vote.
β€’ Running against pro-ICE Trump collaborator.

50501 Ricardo Villarreal Running for TX-28 (D) Veteran & Physician Primary Date: March 3rd Not Pro-ICE β€’ Protested Dilley detention center. β€’ Opposed DHS funding vote. β€’ Running against pro-ICE Trump collaborator.

To abolish ICE, we must abolish pro-ICE β€œDem” collaborators.

Pro-ICE incumbent Henry Cuellar is running in the TX-28 Democratic primary against Physician & Veteran Ricardo Villarreal on March 3rd, 2026.

Don’t forget to vote!

28.02.2026 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 679    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 13

Iran has the capacity to launch terror and cyber attacks against allies and US. Due to DOGE, partisan firings of FBI and cyber officials, and lack of focus or know how by AG Bondi and DHS Noem, they are ignoring this possibility completely.

28.02.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 619    πŸ” 209    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 12
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To our troops serving abroad, including 100+ CalGuard soldiers and airmen currently deployed in the Middle East, California is praying for your safety and your families.

God bless our service members, who don’t choose the wars but forever carry their consequences.

28.02.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3421    πŸ” 760    πŸ’¬ 220    πŸ“Œ 44

Kleptocracy is what its name is.

28.02.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
James Franco being executed by hanging. "First time?" he asks, as though he's been hanged before.

James Franco being executed by hanging. "First time?" he asks, as though he's been hanged before.

hey gen z welcome to republican governance

28.02.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5183    πŸ” 916    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 30
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The judges in WV have seen enough.

They say that if the ICE continues detaining people in ways they have unanimously deemed illegal they will start issuing civil fines and contempt findings β€” including against state officials who help them carry it out.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

28.02.2026 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 8824    πŸ” 2553    πŸ’¬ 281    πŸ“Œ 198
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"The exact same war, with worse consequences. Maybe Obama was not so much a breath of fresh air as he was a prolonged wheeze between two racking coughs."

newrepublic.com/article/2051...

28.02.2026 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 482    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Next on #TrekPolitics. Sex trafficking, addiction, sexism, objectification, body image issues, and "Mudd's Women." Drops Sunday at 6pm ET. trekpolitics.com

28.02.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Message to Cuba, definitely. Message to Zelenskyy? How could it not be.

28.02.2026 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

To get the support to last more than one brief news cycle you need to feed people the lines, like they did in 2002-03. β€œWMD! Hans Blix! The UN inspectors! Atta in Prague!”

If you skip this part, people won’t have the thought-terminating cliches they need to easily, lazily justify their support.

03.01.2026 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 516    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 2

every single psycho thing Donald Trump does he does only because almost every single federally elected Republican has chosen unilaterally, independently, and with complete freedom to go along with it unconditionally

28.02.2026 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2415    πŸ” 620    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 14
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X Is Drowning in Disinformation Following US and Israel’s Attack on Iran WIRED has reviewed hundreds of posts on X that promote misleading claims about the locations and scale of the attack.

β€œAlmost all of the most viral posts reviewed by WIRED on Saturday came from accounts with blue check marks, meaning they…could be eligible to earn money based on how much engagement their posts generate, even if the content is false.”

From @davidgilbert.bsky.social

28.02.2026 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 765    πŸ” 283    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 22

The Trump regime, which has boasted about low gas prices, just launched a war that has closed the Strait of Hormuz, where 20% of the world's oil normally passes.

28.02.2026 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1403    πŸ” 326    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 16
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Hacked Prayer App Sends β€˜Surrender’ Messages to Iranians Amid Israeli Strikes As Israeli airstrikes hit Tehran this morning, Iranians received mysterious push notifications saying that β€œhelp is on the way,” promising amnesty if they surrender.

NEW: Iranians received a message saying "help is on the way" and promising amnesty if they surrender via a hacked prayer-timer app called "BadeSaba Calendar." Reporting by @wired.com Middle East: www.wired.com/story/hacked...

28.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 6

Yes. Though a large part of religion is more about power politics than ppl realize.

28.02.2026 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

And, there are also a lot of people in the government - Pete Hegseth is one - who hew to the Christian Reconstructionist theological scheme that rejects "Rapture" theology and says that Christians must conquer the earth, for god.

28.02.2026 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

there are a lot of people working in the government right now who want to intentionally trigger an apocalypse to create the conditions for the return of jesus christ and I know how crazy that sounds but its absolutely true

28.02.2026 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9187    πŸ” 2355    πŸ’¬ 290    πŸ“Œ 360
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In a Worldwide War of Words, Russia, China and Iran Back Hamas (Published 2023)

They did help T.

Social media was drowning in "Genocide Joe" & "Killer Kamala" propaganda, resulting in many liberals either not voting or voting 3rd party. It's possible some even voted MAGA--for the "Peace Candidate T."

www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/t...

28.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They did help T.

Social media was drowning in "Genocide Joe" & "Killer Kamala" propaganda, resulting in many liberals either not voting or voting 3rd party. It's possible some even voted MAGA--for the "Peace Candidate T."

www.nytimes.com/2023/11/03/t...

28.02.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAs far as I can tell, not a single Republican lawmaker has informed the public that the Save America Act would compel all 50 states to send their voter registration rolls to the DHS or that the DHS would then run the rolls through its β€˜SAVE’ voter purge system.” 2/26/26 …1/

27.02.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 595    πŸ” 411    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 42

From an interesting thread.

28.02.2026 22:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And less so every day

28.02.2026 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's one of our rulers. While our current rulers are not useful to us, I want to know what they have to say. Though I would prefer print versions of the interviews, with comments from foreign policy experts etc., rather than video, bc I don't think news media shd be promoting his point of view.

28.02.2026 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greed: The Ultimate Addiction Of all the things one might be addicted to, nothing tops the greed-laden pursuit of wealth in its audacity, manipulativeness, and insensitivity to the needs and feelings of others.

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evol...

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