#America is struggling w/ several crises, most notably a #radical, #antidemocratic leader & movement controlling one of its major #political parties. America’s journalism industry is also in crisis: Its traditional funding sources are drying up, leading to mass #layoffs.
'It is time to stop pretending the overwhelming “No” vote at the referendum wasn’t fanned by racism, underlying all the lies and misrepresentation. This is not to say all those who voted “No” were racists. Rather, it is increasingly clear racism was the mostly unstated agenda of some of the referendum’s strongest public opponents: those who clung to the concept of White Australia, and the supremacy of white settlers, their dependents and subsequent settlers, seeking to preserve our Constitution as originally drafted. The proof is in their actions since the referendum – they have used the result as a platform to undermine several important elements of an effective approach to recognition.
Suppression of any coverage of #Israel in the US press that attempts to describe what Israel is actually doing to #Gaza and the #WestBank is so complete that we are forced to turn to less-recognized sources for #truth, but this causes people who consume only mainstream media to distrust the information, even when a preponderance of evidence suggests the likelihood of its veracity. Israel's spokespeople are given free reign, while others are denigrated and denied any voice, at all.
> (1/3) Trump is unique among malignant narcissists in being of below average intelligence, inarticulate, and poorly read. Many non-political malignant narcissists (Ted Bundy) had high IQ's. And even "cult of personality" malignant narcissists (Jim Jones) were literate and sharp.
There's a lotl of #truth plus commentary in this 'X' thread.
"What do we do about free speech when it is so widely abused? We should still do, with renewed vigour, what we have always needed to do: to answer bad speech with better speech, to counter false narratives with better narratives, to answer hate with love, and to believe that the truth can still succeed even in an age of lies."
Sara El-Jafi : "Over the last 111 days, since October 7, Isræl has consistently denied targeting civilians. Well, in this video, I am going to show you that in the history of its occupation, not only does Isræl actively target civilians, but they specifically target children."