The Ukrainian conflict is still occupying many fronts, although the decisive one for the moment is the Donbass. Notably, a few days back Russia struck a major artery for the shipment of NATO weapons from Europe via the Beskidy railway tunnel. The Beskidy Tunnel is a railway tunnel under the Volovets Pass in the Carpathian Mountains. Confirmed by Ukraine itself.
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The Kiev regime, says Lira, literally told the world they were prepared to make nuclear weapons (they have plenty of fissionable material), and they got no push-back from the West. That alone made Russia’s position clear, there would have to be a war to prevent that possibility.
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Until recently Lyudmila Denisova worked as Ukraine’s human rights chief and main propagandist, but she has now been fired after outside groups have been able to uncover zero evidence to support the multiple allegations of mass rape Denisova lodged against invading Russian forces. Denisova’s propaganda was widely disseminated in the west and parroted by the pro-Ukraine corporate media in the United States.
Jimmy and his panelists, The Dive host Jackson Hinkle and American comedian Kurt Metzger, break down the story of the war propagandist who took things too far.
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BBC offers a classic case of “smooth propaganda”. Can you spot the lies and layers of deception?
29 minutes readThe BBC (like the New York Times) excels at disinformation with an authoritative touch. These media engines do not shout. Who wants to use a vulgar ax when innuendo, used as a stiletto, can accomplish so much more? Not surprising, then, that their “facts” and “arguments” —calibrated for a refined audience, and slyly embedded in many layers of deception not liable to be spotted by the untrained eye—are couched in what appears to be established truths and impeccable reasoning. Yet, as this piece so efficiently illustrates, almost every paragraph is tainted with a lie. Can you identify the lies?
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GONZALO LIRA’s informal commentary on the Ukraine War, with a focus on American politicians’ increasingly deranged and invariably hypocritical moves. Lira notes that Biden’s denials about US intentions to escalate are pathetic lies, and that their ultimate intent—also officially denied by Biden—the toppling of Putin and the taking over and dismemberment of Russia are not America’s goals, is simply a disgusting exhibition of shameless hypocrisy.