Kulturkampf

[benji]

"Shut down, no, but censored into oblivion, yes, and we are seeing it happen right now while tons of liberals and leftists cheer"

She forgets she wrote this:

How the Biden administration let right-wing attacks derail its disinformation efforts
A ‘pause’ of the Department of Homeland Security’s newly created board comes after its head, Nina Jankowicz, was the victim of coordinated online attacks as the administration struggled to respond

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But within hours of news of her appointment, Jankowicz was thrust into the spotlight by the very forces she dedicated her career to combating. The board itself and DHS received criticism for both its somewhat ominous name and scant details of specific mission (Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said it “could have done a better job of communicating what it is and what it isn’t”), but Jankowicz was on the receiving end of the harshest attacks, with her role mischaracterized as she became a primary target on the right-wing Internet. She has been subject to an unrelenting barrage of harassment and abuse while unchecked misrepresentations of her work continue to go viral.

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Jankowicz’s experience is a prime example of how the right-wing Internet apparatus operates, where far-right influencers attempt to identify a target, present a narrative and then repeat mischaracterizations across social media and websites with the aim of discrediting and attacking anyone who seeks to challenge them. It also shows what happens when institutions, when confronted with these attacks, don’t respond effectively.

Those familiar with the board’s inner workings, including DHS employees and Capitol Hill staffers, along with experts on disinformation, say Jankowicz was set up to fail by an administration that was unsure of its messaging and unprepared to counteract a coordinated online campaign against her.


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A forceful defense of Jankowicz was noticeably absent online, where the attacks against her were concentrated. White House press secretary Jen Psaki debunked false claims about the board during two news briefings and touted Jankowicz as “an expert on online disinformation,” but it had little effect on the growing campaign against her.

“These smears leveled by bad-faith, right-wing actors against a deeply qualified expert and against efforts to better combat human smuggling and domestic terrorism are disgusting,” deputy White House press secretary Andrew Bates told The Post on Tuesday.

[HaughtyFrank]

a statue that represents a dream? is that legal?

There has been a bit of a trend of "average statues" because idealization is bad i guess

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

a statue that represents a dream? is that legal?

There has been a bit of a trend of "average statues" because idealization is bad i guess

"Make it look like she doesn't give a shit about anything, including the way she dresses".

[Potato]

Well done The Guardian. Blame the woman for starting the culture war for the crime of staring in an ad with a clever pun.

[Potato]

Did this whinging cow ever stop to consider if HE also might have chosen the bear over listening to her complain constantly?

[benji]

"then I said that it wasn't about the bear, but rather our perception of men"

He knows, that's what his two questions were about. He mistakenly assumed you were bringing it up honestly, as you subsequently proved not to be.

[Alpacx]

Some random Harry Potter Codenames stuff I found on Blue sky

The Dice Tower is the biggest board game YouTube channel. Run by a guy who's a quiverfull

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

"then I said that it wasn't about the bear, but rather our perception of men"

He knows, that's what his two questions were about. He mistakenly assumed you were bringing it up honestly, as you subsequently proved not to be.

I guess that's one way to find out your boyfriend is autistic.

[HeavenIsAPlaceOnEarth]

How can people like things I don't like!?

Don't they know that's literal genocide!?

[benji]

Got me to notice there were two replies, so I clicked through:


Can't believe someone would like one of the most popular and influential franchises of the last three decades, hopefully this is just a rumor.

[benji]

[Mask]

a statue that represents a dream? is that legal?

There has been a bit of a trend of "average statues" because idealization is bad i guess

That statue and others like it remind me of that "Aunt Jemina" syrup logo...

[Alpacx]

a statue that represents a dream? is that legal?

There has been a bit of a trend of "average statues" because idealization is bad i guess

That statue and others like it remind me of that "Aunt Jemina" syrup logo...

Dats racist 

[simiansmarts]

Texans have been calling Greg Abbott “governor hot wheels” for YEARS. This is nothing.