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For the discussion of active measures and influence campaigns. With current events as they are, this is meant to be a space to discuss Russia-style propaganda and censorship in both the United States and around the world, with a particular emphasis on examples found within the reddit community.
For the discussion of active measures and influence campaigns. With current events as they are, this is meant to be a space to discuss Russia-style propaganda and censorship in both the United States and around the world, with a particular emphasis on examples found within the reddit community. The goal is to create and maintain a space where anyone can share their point of view on this topic, even if the moderators disagree with you. Understandably given the topic, there is a lot of disinformation on all "sides". It's the the belief the moderators here that only way we will ever reach clarity and break free from the disinformation is by talking about it and learning from each other.
The Senate's disinformation primer on Russian active measures and influence campaigns.
A great resource for learning more about the different ways people can try to persuade, manipulate, and control you is Changing Minds.
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attacks on ballot boxes part of larger plan?
Oregon has mail-in voting, and if you haven't heard there have been attacks on ballot boxes recently. Everything about the attacks is weirdly psy-op seeming to me. Especially with that nazi Stephen Miller calling for MAGA to vote early this year.
But in Oregon, you could also mail them instead through the post office instead of a ballot dropbox. Usually, your ballot just has to be postmarked by election day and it will still be counted even if it arrives later. Well what do you know- https://www.npr.org/2024/10/25/nx-s1-5144182/mississippi-mail-ballot-return-lawsuit - that's probably not going to be the case this year. Also meanwhile, the post office has quietly released a statement that says you should have mailed ballots a week before to get it there before election day. So yesterday.
Yikes.
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only video on the internet explaining exactly how Cognitive Warfare (CW) is waged, the difference between CW & Information Warfare (IW), its DARPA origins, and its impacts on mental health, etc.
the intro ends @ the 1:35 timestamp | Active Measures has its roots in PSYOPs, with Cognitive Warfare now being an evolved iteration of Information Warfare. What say you on the subject of cognitive warfare?
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Don't Rely on Sanctions Alone: Ways of Facilitating Regime Behaviour Change
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Collusion confusion about Trump and Russia in 2016
This recent article notes: "Contrary to messaging from the Trump campaign, which has consistently disputed reports of Kremlin interference, Olsen said the Russian initiative was real in 2016, and is even more robust now." -- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-official-warns-foreign-election-interference-russia-iran-china/ But Trump, while downplaying Russia's interference, rejected his collusion with Russia. https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/965202556204003328 Democrats and Republicans talk circles around each other on this point.
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