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The GEC is the subject of an investigation by the conservative advocacy group America First Legal (AFL) published on Thursday. The report scrutinized GEC communications with Washington's primary funding channel for political projects abroad, the US Agency for International Development (USAID); the British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); and various "media censorship organizations," including Poynter and NewsGuard — both of which brand themselves as watchdogs against misinformation, the latter boasting former CIA staff among its founders and board.
According to AFL, the entities allegedly "work[ed] in lock-step to manipulate public discourse, control media narratives, and suppress free speech," based on documents obtained through litigation against the GEC.
"Wow, this is crazy!" Musk wrote on X, reposting a link to the report.
The Poynter Institute's International Fact-Checking Network received at least $492,000 from organizations tied to billionaire activist George Soros between 2016 and 2020. Claiming to advise social media companies on content moderation policies, the network has been labeled a "global Soros-backed Ministry of Truth" by critics.
NewsGuard claims to independently evaluate the credibility of online sources while featuring senior figures from the US national security apparatus on its advisory board, including former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and ex-CIA and NSA Director Michael Hayden.
"The partnership between USAID and the Global Engagement Center is bad news for the American people," stated AFL legal counsel Andrew Block regarding the organization's recent disclosures. "Add in the fact that they were coordinating with internet censorship enforcers at NewsGuard and Poynter, and you can start to see just how dangerous this unholy alliance is for free speech and free expression."
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No matter how many facts and logic I give him, he can't process it. I thought I had convinced him about the Port Arthur Massacre, but recently he sent me an email where I see that he has slipped back to where he feels comfortable. He's a 'sheeple', whatever the herd thinks, he adopts it. - It's scary, I'm going to have to slowly remove him from my life.
Even though covid has fizzled, the realization that some people will never be able to 'go it alone' intellectually and/or emotionally remains to haunt us like never before.
" Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect " Mark Twain
I have come to terms with those in my circle that just don't get it, which means I keep them slightly further away but not disconnected. For me it's almost out of pity because I know they will be the first to succumb to the next 'panic' which may end their lives prematurely.
I say to them I too once believed in socialism / NDP / Liberals but both have succumbed to globalism, and mind control for the masses. Never mind the fact that even Lenin said all socialism leads to communism, and that leads to death by the millions. I do not recognize either party as helpful to anyone in Canada, in fact they have pretty much destroyed Canada economically and reputation wise....
The 'team canada' elbows up crowd cheering on the burning down of Tesla dealerships and individual vehicles shows the height of the madness, mass formation psychosis....But they are dead quiet on the 100% tariffs China has imposed.
I can hardly wait for Prof Gad Saads new book which is the conclusion of where the woke mind virus (The Parasitic Mind Virus) takes those that have succumbed to it to....'Suicidal Empathy'...the name says it all !
Your mention of Professor Saad brought Edward Bernays and Philip Kotler instantly to mind. The only people who will Not read his book are those that could benefit from it.
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