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ICE killing in Minneapolis marks a dangerous new chapter for America – Las Vegas Sun News
January 31, 2026 EDITORIAL: ICE killing in Minneapolis marks a dangerous new chapter for America Friday, Jan. 30, 2026 | 2 a.m. View more of the Sun’s opinion section The killing of Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street over the weekend should end any remaining illusions about where Donald Trump’s second-term presidency is headed. This…
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Propaganda Doesn’t Own You: DrWeb’s Short Guide to Staying Grounded Online
Propaganda Doesn’t Own You: A Coach’s Short Guide to Staying Grounded Online Propaganda Doesn’t Own You: A Coach’s Short Guide to Staying Grounded Online – By DrWeb, a digital coach Hey friends, propaganda is everywhere these days, from headlines to memes. It’s not about left or right—it’s about getting you to react fast, share faster,…
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Letters from an American – January 9, 2026 – Heather Cox Richardson
Letters from an American, January 9, 2026 By Heather Cox Richardson, Jan 09, 2026 Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S. Army personnel in the European theater of World War II. Titled Army Talks, the series was designed “to help [the personnel] become better-informed men and women and therefore…
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Lilly Wachowski calls out right-wing appropriation of ‘The Matrix’ – Entertainment Weekly
The Matrix co-director Lilly Wachowski calls out right-wing appropriation of film’s real message: ‘This is what fascism does’ The hit sci-fi movie’s famous “red pill” scene has taken on new meaning on the far right. By Ryan Coleman, December 1, 2025 8:46 p.m. ET Lilly Wachowski has had it with misreadings and misinterpretations of The…
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Civil Discourse – What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility – The Comey Prosecution – Joyce Vance
What Happens When The Government Loses Its Credibility – The Comey Prosecution By Joyce Vance, Nov 17, 2025 This is one of those long posts we occasionally have when a judge files a highly significant order. My apologies for starting the week off like this, but it’s a significant decision in a very important case.…
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It’s Not Misinformation. It’s Amplified Propaganda. – The Atlantic
You don’t need fake accounts to spread ampliganda online. Real people will happily do it. By Renée DiResta One Sunday morning in July of last year, a message from an anonymous account appeared on “Bernie or Vest,” a Discord chat server for fans of Senator Bernie Sanders. It contained an image of Shahid Buttar, the…
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Don’t get fooled again by bogus links, bots and pure bunk. Here’s how. – The Washington Post
“With the proliferation of hoaxes, conspiracy theories, doctored photos and lies that look like news, it’s inevitable: We’re all chumps sometimes.For those who are tired of it, along comes the first International Fact-Checking Day — which arrived, appropriately, on Sunday, just after April Fools’ Day.Think of it as a global counterpunch on behalf of truth.”…
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Checking Facts – MEJO 153: Writing and Reporting – LibGuides at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Journalism School, UNC, Librarian.. on Fact Checking.. really good resource! Source: Checking Facts – MEJO 153: Writing and Reporting – LibGuides at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
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Covering politics in a “post-truth” America | Brookings Institution
In a new Brookings Essay, Politico editor Susan Glasser chronicles how political reporting has changed over the course of her career and reflects on the state of independent journalism after the 2016 election. Source: Covering politics in a “post-truth” America | Brookings Institution
