Fake News

[Speaker to Animals]

[TheReal_ND]

Why won't OP post a description?

[Okeefenokee]

Why won't OP post a description?

Bill Whittle being an alright dude, as usual.

[Fife]

NASA Nonsense

This tweet is, more than anything else, a tribute to the art of public relations. It's not exactly false -- but by taking about the cities to be drowned, it sure gives the average reader the impression that this drowning is imminent. Instead, well -- 6900 years ago would be roughly 5000 BC. That's before Rome; before ancient Greece; before Minos; before Egypt, before Ur, before Mohenjo-Daro; before domesticated chickens. Before every recorded human civilization. Maybe, in 7000 years, New York will be under water; and maybe, in 7000 years, New York will still be remembered as a place more real than Atlantis. Maybe.

It's a sucker play. NASA Climate is hoping you'll read their tweet and take away that New York is in imminent danger, and support their funding and listen with horror every time someone says "climate change."

[Speaker to Animals]

Triple Check Guy gets busted purveying fake news.

[Haumana]

Jennifer, Congressional Dish podcaster, did an informative breakdown of the NDAA in her last episode #141. It focused on the Syrian mess, where she compiled a timeline of documents and narratives on the origin of the "Assad must go" message.

She also said there were provisions to broaden the definition of vetted opposition who can receive training and weapons.

Then we get to the Global Engagement Center,

By mid-June 2017, the Department of State will create a Global Engagement Center
Purpose: “To lead, synchronize, and coordinate efforts of the Federal Government to recognize, understand, expose, and counter foreign state and non-state propaganda and disinformation efforts aimed at undermining United States national security interests”
Functions
Track and evaluate stories abroad that threaten the interests of the US and the US allies and partner nations.
Support the creation and distribution of “fact-based narratives” to counter propaganda and disinformation directed at the United States, our allies, and partner nations.
Promote “fact-based narratives” to audiences outside the United States
The head of the Global Engagement Center will be appointed by the President

With everyone crying about Fake News, it shouldn't be too hard for them to convince a fair number of the populace that the Global Engagement is here to help them sort out fact from fiction with a seal from the State. And Trump is he scary one...


http://www.congressionaldish.com/cd141- ... year-2017/

[Haumana]

Forgot to add the information about the Executive Order Obama signed that could have a significant effect on the situation in Syria. Section 40, provides parameters of who can receive arms and training. Is this administration really going to ramp up pressure on Assad before inauguration day?

https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-of ... a-title-10

determine that the transaction, encompassing the provision of defense articles and services to foreign forces, irregular forces, groups, or individuals engaged in supporting or facilitating ongoing U.S. military operations to counter terrorism in Syria, is essential to the national security interests of the United States;

waive the prohibitions in sections 40 and 40A of the AECA related to such a transaction;

ACEA Section 40

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/22/2780

[Okeefenokee]

Is this administration really going to ramp up pressure on Assad before inauguration day?

[Fife]

The left's emerging 'fake news' problem

"From presenting blatant hoaxes as real news, to covering up the real motives of radical Islamic terrorists, to tarring Trump voters as racists and Christians as idiots, media made it abundantly clear in 2016 that actual facts are secondary to promoting the preferred narratives of the left," Davis said.

One reasonable prediction about the coming Trump administration is the MSM will continue to collapse. I'm going to be as optimistic as possible, for as long as possible. Pour the coal to the fire, Hair-god. Burn baby burn.

[Speaker to Animals]

The left's emerging 'fake news' problem

"From presenting blatant hoaxes as real news, to covering up the real motives of radical Islamic terrorists, to tarring Trump voters as racists and Christians as idiots, media made it abundantly clear in 2016 that actual facts are secondary to promoting the preferred narratives of the left," Davis said.

One reasonable prediction about the coming Trump administration is the MSM will continue to collapse. I'm going to be as optimistic as possible, for as long as possible. Pour the coal to the fire, Hair-god. Burn baby burn.

Ima gonna go ahead and flag this as a fake news post. You got snoped.