Reuters paid million by the government for large scale social deception

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5:15a, 2/13/25
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Corporate media should be banned in every way possible, they gave up their status in their effort to do these types of things.

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5:31a, 2/13/25
Every day new corruption found. The federal government works directly against the people. We're just only scratching the surface of this corruption. No wonder the deep state fought so hard against Trump.
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5:40a, 2/13/25
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Sounds hard to believe but based on the last 3 weeks, who knows…
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5:52a, 2/13/25
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Okay so let's be honest, it says "defense" there. So in theory, it's about defending against misinformation.

However we all know exactly what that means. It's going to be Liberal Apologetics and defending the Globalist Message
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8:04a, 2/13/25
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All depends on who gets to define MISINFORMATION. Liberals have been changing the definition of words for a century. They are working day and night to change the meaning of the words in the US Constitution. That is the main reason they have worked so hard to dumb down our education system, stupid people can be eternally scammed. Liberals in politics have a tendency to be grifters!
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8:06a, 2/13/25
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These things need to be posted on billboards across America. Some folks need to do perp walks. There has to be a reckoning, and shame is a part of it.
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In reply to Decay • 8:19a, 2/13/25
Decay said:
Okay so let's be honest, it says "defense" there. So in theory, it's about defending against misinformation.

However we all know exactly what that means. It's going to be Liberal Apologetics and defending the Globalist Message

You may be correct that this was an attempt to defend against social media deception especially by foreign actors. That said, I wouldn't think this would be the type of organization you would use to defend against things like that.
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In reply to Decay • 8:22a, 2/13/25
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Decay said:
Okay so let's be honest, it says "defense" there. So in theory, it's about defending against misinformation.

However we all know exactly what that means. It's going to be Liberal Apologetics and defending the Globalist Message

Also there is no "And" between the acronym and the continued text which says "large scale social deception"
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8:23a, 2/13/25
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This all started under Obama

We all know USAID is a front for the CIA abroad but Obama weaponized it and other government agencies to turn them against the American people and into instruments of the Democratic Party power and grift
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8:25a, 2/13/25
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Likely as it relates to manipulating other countries considering it is the dept of Defense spending. But who knows considering the web being unraveled.

Pretty stupid to put it right there on the purchase order.
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8:26a, 2/13/25
They will claim that it is social deception done in other countries, not the US.
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In reply to jwhaby • 8:30a, 2/13/25
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jwhaby said:
They will claim that it is social deception done in other countries, not the US.

I agree but I hardly see how that makes things any better. Especially if the countries in question are democracies.
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8:34a, 2/13/25
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The bigger problem is Reuters paid to lie. Lies. Then every other media can quote Reuters as if what Reuters said was true.

"It's being reported that yada yada yada"
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In reply to Maroon Dawn • 8:42a, 2/13/25
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Correct; Obama got the 'No Propaganda Allowed in the USA' law overturned & the Dems were off and running... UNTIL the rise & impact of independent journalism took hold (Musk buying Twitter, Rogan, Theo Von, & other podcasts), as they obviously didn't get the talking points memos, & when their 'handlers' tried to reel them in & stick to a list of permitted talking points, they rebuked those efforts & went further right than when they began.

A great example is Theo Von being told his interview of RFK. Jr. had to be taken down by Peleton; Theo told what had happened to his guest, Dana White, who directed the immediate removal of Peleton's bikes from all of his gyms while on the air. This action resonated with the young male demographic who had been told for years that "they were toxic/ misogynists", so they rebelled against the establishment, finding inspiration to do so. Same thing happened all across the country for similar reasons amongst people of all ages; only the most programmed Liberals &/or those on the take refused to acknowledge what was happening and instead double-downed on their insanity, which obviously wasn't a winning strategy.
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In reply to Maroon Dawn • 8:44a, 2/13/25
Maroon Dawn said:
This all started under Obama

We all know USAID is a front for the CIA abroad but Obama weaponized it and other government agencies to turn them against the American people and into instruments of the Democratic Party power and grift
Fundamental transformation, Comrade.
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In reply to 45-70Ag • 10:17a, 2/13/25
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45-70Ag said:


Corporate media should be banned in every way possible, they gave up their status in their effort to do these types of things.



Thompson Reuters produced the majority of the software and web access I used for my tax/bookkeeping/payroll clients. If ihas seen this 15 years ago, I would never have switched to theor services.
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In reply to Madman • 10:27a, 2/13/25
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jwhaby said:
They will claim that it is social deception done in other countries, not the US.

I agree but I hardly see how that makes things any better. Especially if the countries in question are democracies.


This is where it's a bit of a gray area. Let's say there is a democratically controlled country in a strategic location where we urgently need a military base for our national defense. What if their leader doesn't want to grant us that base? Is it better to put our nation at risk or use USAID funds to stage a social uprising to overthrow that leader in favor of one that's willing to grant us a military base?

Neither situation is ideal and the decision is filled with moral dilemmas. Should our politicians be more concerned with the safety of their constituents or the democracy and sovereignty of a foreign nation?

The real problem is when the swamp starts weaponizing these tactics against their own citizens.
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10:28a, 2/13/25
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State run media sucks!
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10:28a, 2/13/25
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Just think of all the altered polling numbers in addition to fake news.
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In reply to Secolobo • 10:30a, 2/13/25
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Just think of all the altered polling numbers in addition to fake news.
And people are complaining about Citizens United...while our own tax dollars have been illegally funding democrat propaganda.
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In reply to jwhaby • 10:50a, 2/13/25
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jwhaby said:
Madman said:
jwhaby said:
They will claim that it is social deception done in other countries, not the US.

I agree but I hardly see how that makes things any better. Especially if the countries in question are democracies.


This is where it's a bit of a gray area. Let's say there is a democratically controlled country in a strategic location where we urgently need a military base for our national defense. What if their leader doesn't want to grant us that base? Is it better to put our nation at risk or use USAID funds to stage a social uprising to overthrow that leader in favor of one that's willing to grant us a military base?

Neither situation is ideal and the decision is filled with moral dilemmas. Should our politicians be more concerned with the safety of their constituents or the democracy and sovereignty of a foreign nation?

The real problem is when the swamp starts weaponizing these tactics against their own citizens.

I have always heard activity like this described as something like - The american people are not sophisticated enough to be allowed to know what is going on in statecraft and world affairs, but doing these things ensures the American people have a higher standard of living.

The problem with that is I think the higher standard of living thing is not only gone, but resulting in a lower standard of living. And more to your comment I think in the past the argument was it will result in better national security. That is also the opposite. We are constantly fighting all over the planet for seemingly no reason.

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I mean we literally found out we fund terror groups that we are actively fighting.
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10:56a, 2/13/25
That tweet probably should have just referenced millions going for LSD to accomplish its goal of getting tons of likes, subscribes and shares
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In reply to jwhaby • 10:57a, 2/13/25
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Exactly when was the last time that fomenting regime change worked out well for us?
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In reply to unmade bed • 10:58a, 2/13/25
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That tweet probably should have just referenced millions going for LSD to accomplish its goal of getting tons of likes, subscribes and shares
If that's all they were doing (it wasn't), what part of it is a legitimate use of taxpayer dollars?
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In reply to Madman • 10:58a, 2/13/25
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I mean we literally found out we fund terror groups that we are actively fighting.


Which one was that?
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In reply to unmade bed • 10:59a, 2/13/25
Try following the news. It's posted here every day.
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In reply to Ellis Wyatt • 11:01a, 2/13/25
Ellis Wyatt said:
unmade bed said:
That tweet probably should have just referenced millions going for LSD to accomplish its goal of getting tons of likes, subscribes and shares
If that's all they were doing (it wasn't), what part of it is a legitimate use of taxpayer dollars?


How is it possible to answer that from the information provided in the tweet?
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In reply to Decay • 11:03a, 2/13/25
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Decay said:
Okay so let's be honest, it says "defense" there. So in theory, it's about defending against misinformation.

However we all know exactly what that means. It's going to be Liberal Apologetics and defending the Globalist Message
why is the DoD involved in any of this. They need to be focusing on how to take out the enemy!
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In reply to Ellis Wyatt • 11:04a, 2/13/25
Ellis Wyatt said:
Try following the news. It's posted here every day.


Condoms to Gaza?

I know Trump said Hamas was using those condoms to make bombs.

Unclear how condoms made it to Gaza Strip from an AIDS prevention project in Gaza, Mozambique, but maybe there has been news on that I missed.
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11:05a, 2/13/25
Is it coincidence that all of this dirty money being found is Left money? I'm not buying the Right isn't guilty as well. DOGE needs to find it all.
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In reply to gabehcoud • 11:09a, 2/13/25
What's really frustrating is that USAspending.gov is not new....this information has been available for years and I think republicans should be held accountable as well.
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In reply to unmade bed • 11:11a, 2/13/25
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unmade bed said:
Ellis Wyatt said:
Try following the news. It's posted here every day.


Condoms to Gaza?

I know Trump said Hamas was using those condoms to make bombs.

Unclear how condoms made it to Gaza Strip from an AIDS prevention project in Gaza, Mozambique, but maybe there has been news on that I missed.
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11:26a, 2/13/25
trss (the recipient) is a subsidiary of reuters that provides counter-terrorism services to clients, among other things. the DoD has employed large scale social deception in the past in instances like operation earnest will, operation desert storm, and counter-ISIS operations. i.e. feeding false info to enemy combatants.

is government funding to distribute propaganda via "legitimate" media organizations in the name of counterterrorism acceptable? i don't think so, and we have no idea what this money is actually used for.
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In reply to unmade bed • 11:32a, 2/13/25
Pretty clearly
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In reply to gabehcoud • 11:34a, 2/13/25
gabehcoud said:
Is it coincidence that all of this dirty money being found is Left money? I'm not buying the Right isn't guilty as well. DOGE needs to find it all.
As you well know, the federal bureaucracy is infested with liberals. Over 90+ vote blue. So, yes, it's mostly liberals.

But I am all for arresting anyone from either side involved in stealing from us.
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