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Use repec (https://ideas.repec.org) for this, a “search engine” for economics papers. Filter by relevance or citations and you will easily find the right papers that answer your questions | r/internationaltrade | comment | r/Internationaltrade | 2021-08-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6R2xQUFEwQVMzeTB6cl9EbnItbzFOV0NDTkZKNXFydTZMb0NtVHViOC1MTFYyNTVlVktFd1haX0dpVW9zd1Q3UEYwaG1vekh2R1R2c3k4TUhRM2llbFkxTkZKOXV0Ym9iemtIMjBlOWdYTjg9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EQkZIYVJhVGRjbmFHUkRnOGdIVEUwMk5OTC15SjZQTm5YbDRZSW51SUxLUXhfWDAzWEhSMHUzekR1TUFaMnZGSWxYUmRYbWdkTUNrTGs3TlRtTk5YU2V6MnVPM3VnSDFrbDZEZldoaFRRclB6d1gzbVRGQVJUdnFWQmpzSGE4d3FRVXM0M1FzdnRmdzZFWTliTEJNUndtMkNvazJTSi1qNzhtcWtCckxMeEdLV0tNUEdGT1VFUFRnNU1hdUZuVThHLWQwSF92WE5oSUpVS1Y2VFFNSVg0TWdRQUk3NXZpRjE3M1phRVk4OW1oYz0= |
Edit: I've nearly finished my master in development economics, and now spend most of my time reading philosophy and history to get a firmer grip on how the world and life works (I took a few more months off just to focus on this). My approach is to get a firm grisp on principles that work most of the time, like 'good starting points for clear thinking'.
For economics I already started Hyman Minsky's 'John Maynard Keynes', and there is a paper on the fundamentals of Ricardo by (I believe) Bernhoven and Brown that I liked and intend to read again.
Is there a paper you'd think would add to this? | r/econpapers | post | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6dmdsZS1kWXhNVlhpRVJyeUhnU05HS050WE1ZSVcxYWpieDhGSi1MdFJ6YXNFbVdrRVBxYWJhV21ERmpUTDhCTTRodW5fQUpRXzkzZlRCb1VQcjVyMnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9Ed1N4ODk4SldEX2pkZDBwRHl2Z0t4ODVkQ3lKam54T2dPLUFCVzgzZ2xGZjVYNktkRW1YLXVwNUpLZjFSMy05aW80WkFqbUF2eWJCcUJ2VTh0VEVzbFlhZmRvNTVvWlRCQ00zcVZ2U2lNZlRtRjBPUHFqNEVfZGpuS1pGbG1ZSS1WTzhyQmc3WFhKckVtTE9PMmlqR210QXR5MGdFaGZtTW1heDBQR25zajd1cngyMTRPTFBwdWQxbXJsbXdlYWNCV3NJYXQ0ZkJZZVdEbnFuOHB4ejdGUT09 |
The Market for "Lemons": Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism by George Akerlof. It’s not a complex paper and it illustrates a fairly simple point, but it drives home several points about the virtues and harms of information in markets.
As an academic that focuses almost exclusively on information asymmetry (and palliative disclosure mechanisms), it’s hard not to see any situation and think ‘Akerlof.’ | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6cm5ibEJJbVBqMXA0dkg4UjRjX3U0NFp1eXhFSjlwMlB1Q2NBWmItSVM4R3R4T0cyRFhzdmhVeGdjOWxNYjBsU2tjcXdBS2YtTEphb3B6VXdYdXRBQUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EUHZQWmJzS1lmZ2RVajFoZ1E4V21ON1hqSzNLWU85STFOWk9hUVRySHBKeDNuQUZQbi1oNloxeW9ydnVEV25vb3NBWVJHSUFMNUpIWkZUWnhrdWNHV3NWbC1oNkRXRE9BRnVtN0kyVFJpR1BySWhpUUpUMHcwOVViYTJfYWtvaWJHSnFfMG5FWWdIeGx2a0txX3RFNXBCTy1YMGs4YUYxMFgtUk0wZnhuR0VwU0x3YU02a29aeFhnNUxRdFN1RzdNX2dadUk5ZGFSeENHYmdLX3Exdlh0QT09 |
Acemoglu's paper on colonial origins of comparative development is one of my favorites as it provides so much important yet often overlooked context to the state of modern day economies around the world. It spans both development and environmental economics and political economy and in a way crosses into every field of economics because it's focal point is to understand how economies today came to be, from the underdeveloped conquered nations to the developed colonisers who gained from them. | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6RmtFNzEyU1doSWszU1pMMTJmdVBwUmxNY0F4bERraTQ3TEJVQjRjQ082d3cza0ZlX0pONVlrRUxDNzEyemRRLUtKaUlmZXNZV280VUpXdzhJMjlkSUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ETUFidXdHSGNILURpWFcwZ3B1U01fNkc2MDY1VjFFNGlQOUNQVWtzdzFNOUJ6dU5Oekdhd3UwT1dLR0xPWTJQODVvTWVJZjQ5MkJuV1NldHJqWG5yUE9fSDIzS1F0NVJzQnZjdFBKYktWTTI4cldZYjB4bVN2NG16NC12a3VnZlM3d0tYeTN4TGNUWmJGR3VDSG52QlN0Qkg4MWI1NXpEd3ZfU0hMU21fYnpadV9ETmZ1Q3hyWUJveWdiVEJJY0VwSWtfN3FLdHF3QlBZRlRCTFA4RGlEdz09 |
"The Problem of Social Cost" | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Z1V6RTA0amJHU284cjlobkc5RlZNTGFmdFlkM1BDOXNCSnFma092bktGVDNHeWQ4OUxfTjhnVFh1S1lEalloRXRGSk14Nk9Ub1MtSFExTm1Md0c0RXNLWVlwbnY4VEtFZWQxVmdPdjd5d1E9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ESFNZdEFibkdlOFI0Wmw3S2NvNjNFOUtkanM5aDVoU1ZlX0pLTUI0UU9VaVhjYTRmLTAtZUJyem1TMG9PU1E0NTJDRGFjU2tKX3JYcFphaFNCSHc5UGNFYnJnRUJrNnp6Nkw5YzNnRlREZFNEYkQtNC13SEdNck1rVTZ4NHZxSEFqUFVFLWRIV1NXbkp6NHdrZlQ5R1hIaHdXMlpPT2pTbG5zdURVRTlVMlhzbUl0c2p4RHpfME5XSVlWX2loa096Vk5oU2xLbmQzYXpIQkpRb0ZUYVpLdz09 |
I always think of the amazing figure (Figure IV, page 899) from Jensen’s paper on the effect of cell phones on price stability!
[The Digital Provide](https://mmd4d.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/jensen-indian-fisheries.pdf)
It’s honestly hard to pick just one paper, but amazing figures that sell the results always boost a paper’s ranking for me. | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Smx6ak5uMXNlNGpvLVR1T2FMMml6Y2NHaHlQTWZiZlp5MU1kdTdVU1p0Zm1QbkJ4S1RFenN1WVJhWXQyTTBRaHZyRkh4c0wtWHpPWGZTUk4yRW1qeFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ERk1JQTVYWG5yTlpESWdDR1haUWw4ZFp5YXNLWko3bHNoVFA1WmVNTlMzb0xDS2VfelE5dUZuSE5rSmVNUW4xSVZqeEFySThYQ2NWaW5Ob1h5MkZRQ0RLanR6TTJqUFBhVWhUNjJEOEtLZVRvSXJCU1Z4UnpoZEVuTlR5TW9mOHRjLUU4UFlPdjcyOU9rOXE2dDBXV2NGNzRWNXI2dFQzSzFQaFF6S3otQzFVQVoxWXBNcVNOTEpfYlpEOEl3enFTekpyTlRoN2N4TGFKM0t0OTRHT19GQT09 |
Coase's "The Nature of the Firm" | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6N1dEQVdPZ0ptcUxIWVlRcHp1TWxsdDh4Nk85cDRpSURjb1k3dkl5SXUzT0dwdnhUSjRBaEM1WlBTZDZZbzhsLVk2UFZueW1zYnhGUjJ1WWgzREltTmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EU0g0WFpyT3FoVDRRU0xyaUZGMEF4elJiZmVGN0xSc0Q0ZWFkSUxtZE9nRDZUdGxlVU9DT0xTSGNlNnNCM3hpRUtlc2w4SkVMa21jT0hweGpvdkJ6NmdxV0NleDZjeHpvNmFjekJySGdraXBybjdhZm9rODYtMlhOc2lmVDEzTExCZVd1d0NqQ1M0d29nbHM4UVU1SDVYM0luenVxa2NKR3RRbW1Sakxrc2R4UzA3OFp3eEw3Q21WcGNUSGQ0Q1REOEVCcUNxVUpkTzRUWFRUZnZoZ3JGZz09 |
Wow that's impressive! Also neat to see the short adjustment period after the introduction!
If there's room for more than just one, what more would quickly come to mind? | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6U1hpemlwdUdzQ0FXU1BnZXZiMVRGSVZ2U0htR2hQY0VoSW5GZzUtWjJZWng3cDluVEVWQUpmbDhSVnlzLVRPRUZqMXdDWVZJMnUyU0ZkYmZnY0FNamc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ER0lYc3Nvd0ZMZEF6RUItWnBlcmdFSGNKS1ExeGNjUG1tM3ZCVHQ2Vk5yeE11MFFjbGhST2NWbHY5RDVoeXJVS2tUSnRIdGxOdFNFVm9KTzd5MHIwZjVIRWlqSjlqalprbGs4dm91NFA1b1Nkd1ZpWW1tWU9mX1dOREdfU2FTUkkzY2p1UDV0TE51MnBvZWZza1NCV1pLRHVSNjhtTkFuaDNqeWh5VEFXOTktaDBoaWFMU0FNTGFROU9LNzJwaERCNGx3bDV5ZWdnOXprVVV4RU53cXlldz09 |
Any idea how price keeps falling to zero before phones? | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6bFlrMWdyZGN4Q1REWVFEdllQVHBwWkczZE1WS3lIc3BVUFlmVlg5bk5iQ2tZQ3VreXZOQ3RqU3hDY2VtR2l5TmNfYjE4VjJVVTFsa3BPVU5WLTJRd2tNQUxYZ19MaGczSXBGekdXV0VYODA9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZmJGT3Vjc0V3aU5JOGUzYnlWOGJTNkd0WjlHOS1DUTdzLXlWbjl2OTlUalJTT01sRWphQWg3M3N3MWFic213N0RKczdnVVgycjc0WDZJZ1ZDaXNPNmFaWU51UXlqTEJCdko2UHRfeGE1VUFtc3JqaE5FN2MtWVJveDZZZGg3TXRQYTRlOUlqSlM0eGo5QnJ1ZXFCSjhzN19KWWRqdWpSVzZhWHVlRWRCS3p1OGV1cEpsQl9ZamFDNTNWUGFRT19QU1hHY3dKNHVUcHBqWmw0cWkxMmx2dz09 |
That’s figure III. That figure shows the adoption of phones, so they are zero pre-phone by definition. | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6bExLSXVOZ0RNYmRtOFE4WF84N3NwZlFBSFgtY0pCVEM0WnVsOXdvM3hOUXU3ckdSSFI4bjBBN2Jnd0p4aGZ4VkxCSTRWdlJQZW54cHZwSk9lYnpKUGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ES2V6Zk8wVVNLd0hjSURJWnBBWW9uR0h0Zks5MEcwdVRadlNDRjJZOEo2M3pVVldrZFp4aTJPYzJfUVU4aEx3bEp3NERTd3JXRVZzYmFFbjZOdGZjbWk4d3QzQUZMeVhwZklMOUpwb19BV3lTWnltQl82R1hhbHV4cXgtYjU4bjhqUDFBQmZfOEpoX3JCZ1NRdkUwcWp4VDJhTDhuNUFNOEZfU3QxT0U2S2ZoWWowa3h3SUJ6SlZPYVdleUstQ1dzbmZyaTY3dFp0UDZncTVhc3JmdXg3dz09 |
Figure IV the price of sardines axis goes from to 0 to 12. On the left of 'phones introduced' the price is mostly bouncing between 0 and 8-10.
I'm not sure how that is measured, but going as low as zero seems like an error. | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6ZTNDN0Y4c3g3Qm9EXzBueWQ0MzZjVHZnRzdxZDN1MU9tdjdTV1YxQW05TU00ZzF0Q3pmMlRSUWhJWWQ5dEFVNDY5VUFDNmxuTlRweGNWNFFHNnJXSnBnYnJIRE1vbTdsczJ4ZGtDSEpOOHc9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EQlFJVlp0c0xocTdFb0s5NlhGT0tONzQwaXIxX0REWFBNclBiVGhIUENiVFVZbVZ6N3JFX2tsX21mcHhxcDhoQ1V3QWdVZzNwYnZhUmJYLTY0LVVVa1VZS25iS3I4bXl2R0JMNjhsRHJMQVJWb0VXS2p3cm15aTlETWxJMk9YTkNpTXVJVUpQa3RFU0xOY0N6ejZybm55bWZNa2VONENpdXo2aHBLOFNTMFZ6dmFuTUdVakdxVHUtN2I0a240bFRKaDRvbGlDVFJoR3JIMHAxVXg2SXoxUT09 |
Ah, here you go:
“The graph shows that before any region had mobile phones, the degree of price dispersion across markets within a region on any given day is high, and there are many cases where the price is zero (i.e., waste). However, within a few weeks of mobile phones being introduced in region I, there is a sharp and striking reduction in price dispersion.” | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6YjlraWI3VzFpcE94VW1tandELXNGbHdPczNMU1JNTFY2cWJ6YUVhZWxqVW5LeDF0LXVFdzRGMG9rVVVaUl9jLVMtWVdRZW4telVpVmV4Z24tc2c0dmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ELTNhaW5oczZoZW9rQXNMVDRRdkZFUmllSkdjWjFpUmtZd2FTSmFMeGtpNS1Za2FsX1NfNFBnYmctV2dxVm03NTVtd0U2U092cXVoakVDeUJWNWVYenFBLVl0Wi1ZdnlkV0pGSWtxUlNDaVlUMFQ0RHlfcTBPUTNFdGFqQjc3SEpfT01SRDYtM0t1WDk0U0JpYjdGOEZPOVg2MEhqZmdXT3JVTEtQMGZMWEhDeUdtc2tTRHk2dk9FWl96MVl0X1dmVG5sUS1SMmFhcHU4ZjNwbVZnWFNHZz09 |
Hmmm. LaLonde’s famous paper on the limitations of using controls has been an influential one in causal inference.
[Paper](http://business.baylor.edu/scott_cunningham/teaching/lalonde-1986.pdf) | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6WTBNUnZWS19qVGU0aDRyRFNOU3JUVERrcm5TOUtRdGJyNGxRNUpyeXNEQnhaOS0zTXBRODVINnE0RzFvRTFVbzdDNkFkVnl0VmNSSHV4MnNRZUhYc2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EbkJpeHUycF82bTRpT0FIeFI1UU5uUG0zTWNtYkpUZlIwNUFMLUExM05fUVJPeTZFWFFDaWFJcGtkSEQyUlhER1pBVWI0bl9lb3paN2VySm9tZE1QY1RpZ0dYV3Z0OEtTLW41UHNJT3lCOUNHM01Kd2dBOW04eXpUSXdRaFByOFRtSFpXQ05VRnRDN0lPLWItT3pqU0QtVnVIbUg2WjRDUXYzZ1VhWnNrSTBJcUxiTlZTT1VVbHJGbzl2bWFkb1FWZlA4YUFnbF93TzZmX3JLTWMtYVg1QT09 |
Face-palm moment for me. Waste is really obvious.
Thanks! | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6R2JOWkdjZW9ZeWV1M2dQakttTTRFdVZ5V2xyRU80UVRubmxBVHA1S1lHS0FiTUJycFlRUkxsbS12bUZseGx5R2xNdDVIbE5vcW5iY3FMdVlySUs3YmU3WFlqT0syRENYMUU4NzBtdkpvd0E9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ETkVBWUs0V3k4NEdIZFNGQlNHQmJMSlNZNVJlMnRZZ3dJNXBpY2Z4QjN0ci1JcUg0bTJpV2U4ZS1Rd29mSlRuaEtqeFZUVU9DeGh4ekh2TDFVSWhJRndveEFOWm5GU0YwdmwyejN6eUVrVWtnLUliLXdzM00za05VdF9HdWVlb09Od0pCczRGaG9TZTNQbU5ULU1VTFRTWVZ6UG45QUhCdXN1eGFWWlV2NEJxSzh1RDVhYkVrQmFsbndhTk1VVUpWSTRWemdkWTExQnEzRUE4SGt6WXlNZz09 |
"This is a subreddit for economics discussions grounded in careful research, getting help with finding papers on a certain topic, or for simply sharing economics papers that we enjoy." | r/econpapers | comment | r/EconPapers | 2021-08-30 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6MllPYkphR21vQVNBb2lVTVN4OVoxc0ROdWtWLWVtU3hVZFJ3WnFwREtzRDJDd2ZWeFZuYS0wckN3RjdMSU1EbTNtdnZXVVFldVZkVTdoVV9Rdm84Y3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ETWl0eHdtRUlKaVlXNlEyZHg4eEFSOFZDYlRwVjkxWHlzdk5iY3pmQVJSUC1KLWJiTFJ1a2JNeG5tOUM1ZmUzUzV3RUx0eXVDVkdiS016UWdXVzZfVkc4bDlELVRIYkc0ZHFtR2JTdmIzVGtnN20wRnRJVDB0aEhYUk5CYjdOWXdhOExZMGlIVmV2TldpQ0l5WVZPRVkzQnRpZXlnYzhWeEtpcHNGN0piV05EWTB4ZkdzdU9haW1Tc1I2Zkt4UHdWX3B0MHB6WTZicDZNTDVyZUZLRW5LZz09 |
Tripoli needs
(1) judges
(2) laws
(3) pay stub impoundments | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-08-31 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6bjBCWG55Z3k4N2MwQ1o0WHlWZVBHem9Rbko3LTU2VTVxcVFqVUJXeFRzRkgtc01ZM2FZb2VEbkFjNEprOEg3X3NEeGVJbDNKczdJTUJQVTVJMkUzV2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EYTQ5Q1Y5M002bmdVUndzaldSeXUxa0dlYWRITHJtSVpjWkp6XzR3YXhpVFBMemtzZW1tTTRIUGM2TEtYdno5ZkJCVW9idlE5RUtrTWFuQlY0Z1ZHejJGcWtyV3lLdk9hNWdiZnhKY3dpaGg4ZExPOFNmeFFvSUtGUldqSXRGcG96eE9NX2dPb05WaEN0ODNpTmNydWlwTFctazVCbm8tX25QT1JuTUhRSTFZQ2ZsVHgwZUlNQ0IyYS10dlpnQUp6dGFqVVdVMnNfXy1nV0tiTUE5ODhfdz09 |
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**Messenger:jiangwen1040** | r/internationaltrade | post | r/Internationaltrade | 2021-09-03 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6M21STjBLamViWllrbzdNeTJ2SjdDQXYyNmNYTDlXVEF1QkdtanpSR1JGODVad1BvSGtaYXE3X1JDVnFKOG9jU1VIZGtzdV9rLXh2a0VEQUNzVEhrY0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EOGlseVFaNzloZHlDVGUxanBCMm9XbXV4VkVNR0pmazZFeGtCekx2ekVZUnFtMVRucGVFZWhMSWhiZ0FlN0cwZk9yT2hRa3FTNEtBbUJQVGRKcF9RN2NHTGdKUGJVQ3BjM1ZBcHV1UEJ3Rnd1YVpJYkVuV0t6OWpoY1UxeUt5LXY4eVkzUE5OX3BXazJhNnkwT2g5cnYxaWpjeVlNdzRzYmtzbUo5MUpkRm9sU1RhYXQtbS1WeWdfOUFjLWpCOWV1YmlBMkZuOXlTNzE5bE45OV9fM0htZz09 |
To keep things short, I am just looking for some ideas/brainstorming, opinions, and potentially even a partnership if someone is so inclined and is looking for someone like me to do business with.
I am originally from Russia and immigrated to the US in 2003, am 27 years old, and am a citizen of both countries and speak both languages fluently without any accent. I also partially live in St. Petersburg, Russia (my home city) and in Sarasota, Florida, as I travel between the two countries often and enjoy staying in both places for extended periods of time (for example, a few months or a couple years given the situation). As for profession, I am in software development (backend .NET dev) and currently work remotely in a fintech company.
For a long time I’ve been looking for a business opportunity that would take advantage of my background and ability to conduct business in both countries.
Ahead of what is happening in China (their fresh war on capitalism from what I’ve learned so far in the past week), a thought dawned on me - if China becomes out of the game by even 30% (or more) in terms of international trade with the USA, where is the USA going to get all of their products? What will trade begin to look like for all other countries that heavily rely on China? Will trade stay equivalent for a long time but be done via proxy-countries instead of directly with the US? How can I and a potential investor make a bunch of money as a result of potentially coming changes? Does anyone with an idea and a bunch of money want to make use of my background to kick off a business (import/export, potential services?)?
Is my thought sound or leaning towards the ridiculous? Is this worth pursuing and if so, what are some potential paths to take (or resources to get a better idea of what I am looking for)? Are there successful examples?
Any thoughts on this topic are welcome! 🙂 | r/internationaltrade | post | r/Internationaltrade | 2021-09-06 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6UEJrVWt4aE40OWMySm9lY3pfV19tTlNsY2xXdzJaa2FLNm1ySTVfRVJtcmJQcFBMS0g1cERORXMzb1FxZEJ1Ump6djBfX2xvU1l0U2NCR3hSVDB5aVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZEJqNExHYk1wNlcxeFEwbXN1OEE4R2dZVkpET1ZYZFN2WVZMSWkzb3R4dlUySmgwLU53OFJKcWU3ZnM2V2U5cDVoZDM0NjY4Rjh1Mm9VdGhaSTNXNlVDQl9LM2dyVjFQT19xQVRMTnVEVURsVFdxYmh0eEJJd3M0U3dCSlpKcV9vNW0zX1hQWUl1XzRXZmxkdGpyQUcwX1lFdmN5V1Y5OE1WZzVSOG81YS1udkFNanFZSm5mLXV4RlZvUklqRFdQSGJHOHhqRV9HVGlHRENYVDQyTVJrZz09 |
>The new fighting pitted the 444 Brigade against the Stabilisation Support Force, two of the main forces in Tripoli, a witness said.
Very odd, both of these are nominally under control of the Interior Ministry and the Defense Ministry. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-06 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6NjVPM0dYUWZXWHlFMWEyMlhwMG1Ua1NuZW1HdnlhT3NmdmRVdjJYN0pZYzhKRG5WeUxhd1ZwcV9rQ3dEc3A0aVhXaXZNZEdVUWY2dWw3NFYtWU9tR3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EdW1hV3FBTU1pV3BqZWIwb0ktV0JWVGptc0RuZ1pZWGxkTTdPN1BrVTFqdlBpa3E4MXBUY1BhVUZxLUpRNThOQTJVelJvWlh1SU5BMVpPUW1Td2RTd19ad216N1ZBR1FnQ3NzczhLdUhSVVZJU2ItaTBQaWhuZDFJNXc3ZnlWSTM1T0d4djNBbnRvdmYySEZGNXlqeFNIb0JvSVptTEZCZFZyd2x0MjIydmpxY09rWFhlWTNHMTl5b2tEdW9TYU9uY2dhU3pWQW5TRkZLMFllcXphWmcyZz09 |
Why is it odd? The 444 is ballooning at a rapid rate. The Tripoli gangs know they'll be pushed out sooner or later. Expect more of these skirmishes. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-06 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6SmFPbEVUSEZNaGlyZ0g5Y0NPNk9oMmdzTVhla0FrM1Ixakt3czRiSGJkVmVKSzByZVltbG9qMkVrUXNNNmxNRjYydlFVUHAtRzFUaXJYeW9KUUZWZXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EdnFZMkt1TDVld3pUaXFqcV9DWTNLMTV5SVV1eWx2OThUR0hZczVJMXVSMUZlZEZia1hlUmJfbU1QU01xYWhWMG9DcGZaamxZYlZnSFhvSHd5aWZzQmdmMlJzdTBaMUNkaE5YVlpjYXZMdlN4ZWFFc3ZHbFNkZ2pmWWlwYzl5MjZXbTBfLUpjdS1aYUl6eThkeDRmQ1VLbFI0QWNrM3pqNUhYVVRZNWpYNjdtN2ZqUG1NUVBaLWlHQjM0NFhHQTBZMWE4YU9kMEdZY1ZKcUpOWlRNZDlrQT09 |
So, we just started this in my class. All the ways to break it down from classical up to the more modern. I almost started giving you the text book info.
To summarize my own opinion, its the brass tax. Another power may want international justice just as much as I do, but everyone wants something needs something. If power is defined by the ability to make someone do something that is not in their interest, Realism may be defined by the factors that make an actor not follow their own Ideals. gotta be militarily, agriculturally, structurally secure.
I would love to hear from people who disagree with me. Round out my perspective. | r/globalpolitics | comment | r/GlobalPolitics | 2021-09-13 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6b0RmS2k4MFpqWkNJSFgtY2tjOUF6ellkZkl5MkNROEZxN0FmMENiOERoNGVvZm5JYWtWd3p1UVpUU0ZtaDlsMkZydHJXTFhlUHNOcl9JNkNaWkdOM1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EVWU2eTBNNXB1SzdoYld0b2RnSjlkb0xwdlF6RG13VUZKVERuVlVoWV94bnFtODFLU1Y1QzZLbVQ3MDBuSVYzUlVFSm5COER5cDAzSF92a3JaczF6YUFsSERfSjgzbG4wTHhzSTRkZjk1bF9GOTlFNldPeUsxeGp4X3pPb0xNTkV1VDBUS3RvNFNKV1dZN1pCdldFVUZQVHdSc2hkOVhESDJjcjNpYnpvSDJYZ2RPUUNxWlc2WU42d1RSUG0wLWtCLUJ2S2tSM3FWTUIwdHQwRmVMYmdiZz09 |
I'm sending some leather desk pads to the US, but not sure which would be the harmonized code for this product: 4202 / 4205 or other? Are handmade with authentic leather.
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https://preview.redd.it/yu48s0z5xpn71.png?width=464&format=png&auto=webp&s=6959c3b23ea7af1a715fec122d5b249eb04edbb0 | r/internationaltrade | post | r/Internationaltrade | 2021-09-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6c1ljcGJVdXNKMGJvbjg2UUJnSnRoaXNfTVhHSEU2RDd4M0dpbjE1dWxEVngwa0FUSXFPQ0lzSldQVkRpS2Q4Z1B1T3ZYQUYwVUxVa205MFZsQVNIRUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZl8xbEFDdVlyZVpKZW9wZFBJV3JZQmpzSUN4XzREQ1NkaUUxaWpIaWV4TGJULW5YWGJZaEQ2c2Q5QU1DT1hDOTNtWFgyNmdObGlQMEFxUHBlbkdUbW9DWWNJVWZoR3hBc3JkWnlRNnJ4V2RqQ29KM0ZGY2dnU240ajZFOXlnWThkTU5wbUFRcWwzTWNNeEtlYUJ5c3hXM0xFZGhhSHJGb0hrNWxuRnZFRUdCZjRaSGpUcWR5R0p5SFNMVnhGY2hlcGZlem83WloxRHRsU2N4UXZZR0lLdz09 |
Sounds like you need to pay someone to classify this. Otherwise read the section and chapter notes, as well as WCO explanatory notes. Find a CBP ruling that matches your product as closely as possible in CROSS to support your classification, especially if it’s going to the US. | r/internationaltrade | comment | r/Internationaltrade | 2021-09-15 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6LVRjdWdZZHdSYzZKd1BBVnVqdmlfWjNjWTN2TjlCX3ZIeXZVcU0xN1p3c2RMY3FXMEtjTEk4Y0JKVGNmS1IzbXpQZ1ZuY0pLTmtGWU1mZDI3aHVjOUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZ0U1WnQ1VGFEOW1vQ1UwZmVfUVpXZGtKWFdqMEFzVURBcGZBOVVJdDJNQXY1amdoMGZRdzhzbkZ2a2dGdGRwWEJhekRPeGI4UzJ1RHhTdlZMS1ljUGtNZnp3S3FnNF9wWUFjSnpXTi1iMks1SkZIMVZhb096emtHTGIwblRUVDkzODZocHNJa1ljYTFTTmJUQ3h5YVRac1RzZFhCUWJLU0JVVm1zRDFxTVVZSmdwa29mUlpEOHV5TndDRkc0eFNIRWkwbjBCVHVYTWZPNkotU3RoSW0zeUppOVI3ZGYxb1BmSml0b21MU2ctYz0= |
Sounds like what is occurring is an ongoing war south of Tamanhint.
Wonder why or what are the motivations for the conflict ?
Transport and commercial routes ?
Local claims ? | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-16 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6a2NPWkJNaHlHZVFJN1JZcDR0WWlDeWZoWF8zY0ZjODM1MzVjRUF3bVVVMFJTVXUwY21OaXJvNDRXb0tuUERfOHNZNjFvaWgtdkRaa3hkWlNpOGVKUlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ETjZycXVjcnlWVWFNQXAzQ09QSDVESi1VQkhUbm9pT2VNbW1vb2ZXaktsOEk1QmNQRjE5OW5rQk5SektBX2duejZvc3R3T19pb1pmbUpIbm5rSmJ0NU1fZW84Qjd0Smt5TkFsMlptWmlCNk1YbGxMYndKckZFTmRfZUdIZlNkVnY1Y2N1WjFuLUNXbkpiNFFuck9ZRGQ1RUpFVzE5VHg5WDY0Nm44NTZmcmw0bVR5b3ZXUGliZDJOdEhMaDBVODFIYW5XampkZk1kQzMyYncwSXhSaU1xUT09 |
This is off topic, but are you Libyan? | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-16 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6LXYxWkxvWC1ramJkZy1ZUVFVTjM4Q2J1YnBWVWZDcjBSOWktalE4STdCUEUxRWJrREJ6RlRyQ3ZVcEV5T0gtX01YWEtXTG4zZjUzNHRmQTJEX000X0NsVzFqb0J5am81UU5qbzdwWUNKOW89 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EWW8zWE5VNGRRUkdPbXVtWTZ5TE9sSV82SFBqVjhBazVSMGVidkI3cjBqS0Q1UUdPX1lRVGd2Zzc2eHhOR19tQzFyaXI2MjVDV1RCQ3RYRXZyRDhfVWx1LXJYUWNtcHE4YV9WalB0cEhRZUVycGQ1SWZTbHhqUElWQk43RnVZaElLUGxpNXNXSVliN29xaTdBSnhMVzY0VF9uUmV2WGQxUmhTZGFWN1pNVWhaWXNBcXVDYzhYUHlJOHNjR0tCWjItYzh5WVV2TlRVeU9WQkd4aUU1MXNSdz09 |
Misread this as “Cadian” front. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-16 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6NWFGai1nVnE1UGFNZmtxeFRLemFXc2N4eklLdVB3YTZoVWMtVDN0ZkluVlcyX0M3WTJNTnBYcFBwTjRFUVdHTDBPRThkdm5CV0VKQlJyVzNIMVZ1Umc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EOUZNWmZheENXUWNtUXAxQWhuNXNmNEJFMng1a3hrSVRzYTVmT2I0aklUWUh5eDJpMEVXdld2bEtwejdhSTdUSnpScDAyaWR6UTRtbmNEMm9xaWw2SDBVNVpIdmliVko3U2Exa3BraHlPM3VHd0VyTWJZemRHdXJjbDVvNndUVHlPcW5RUzZfUmdCSDl1MXkzMm5jbzdTdjlUT0xYTnppcVBXVWZ1cEl3QkZmRWlqSUlMVmVraGZoUlhIcHJlWUZRMFBGUkhmQkZDLWstXy1veGNHdUwtUT09 |
https://archive.is/kOSbF
The linked checktheleft.com article presents no evidence that the [arrested man](https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/public-safety/capitol-police-arrest-knives-dnc/2021/09/13/32a65f14-14a7-11ec-a5e5-ceecb895922f_story.html) worked for the FBI. It doesn't even make that claim. The person who posted the link to `r/TheDonaldTrump2024` is the only one who does. It's a very obvious lie.
checktheleft.com is a rather interesting web site. It doesn't have articles of its own. It's a news aggregator of sorts. All of the articles are from other sources: Breitbart, Zero Hedge, National File, OAN Newsroom, etc. It's hard to tell what exactly checktheleft.com is. Maybe it's simply content theft. There's so much grift on the extreme Right that this wouldn't be much of a surprise. But maybe it's something more nefarious, a way to whitewash links and bypass spam filters. The article in question comes from The Gatway Pundit. That site is blacklisted by Reddit. Any link to it leads to automatic removal of the submission or comment.
Not only does this user brazenly lie, they also link to a banned site by using a questionable third party site to disguise the link.
The same user also crossposted the same lie and the same link to six other subs:
* `r/tucker_carlson` | https://archive.is/SDfpQ
* `r/WalkAway` | https://archive.is/CwlUm
* `r/NEWPOLITIC` | https://archive.is/OR2LX
* `r/The_Chocker` | https://archive.is/6iyTo
* `r/conservatives` | https://archive.is/1wsHU
* `r/LouderWithCrowder` | https://archive.is/KYmkr
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The claim that the arrested man is an "FBI Glowie" is neither supported by the linked article nor any other source. The linked article is rehosted from The Gateway Pundit. Not only is this submission a lie, it's also an attempt to bypass Reddit's filters. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-16 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6NEFGbXFFaUw5NU9OWkI1TGZsbnhYa3B4dVNSUlJGZUxPNkpxNGtXMkxkQ3ZPeUFJeDV5N3Qxa3lLS0dJYlFvVXp1WHVjZVV2dkVodDZDbmVuQ21VYmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ESmR1ejhudFJZWndTbVBBQmdYZEhOQUpVTEsxd29ucTh5NHdXWXRsYUJwb2tqRHpWQlNWeUxJOXNrSDZwamhJc1lUUm50SzZ5UTN0V19jY3J6N1RrWjIzRnJuR0YwdFJzYndHNUtfR2xOZkZ4dW0yWWVQV2RaTUl5NndCWGJJZjN5MjJteWtBUl9XRVU5NEthMnFfeHhteEZGeU5WNlNyY1N5RVdISl85UzlMZDROR00xS2EzeHJZSE0ydWh0TzFTbEpva014blI5ZElwZnZoeERIVlA2Zz09 |
https://archive.is/hvM2c
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The two screenshots are from a video that was first spread on Facebook and has already been debunked:
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/exposing-the-holes-in-a-california-recall-election-conspiracy-theory/
The screenshots are even more deceptive than the video if that's even possible. And this lie only makes sense if you already buy into the larger lie that the recall election was "rigged". | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-16 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6UmpTXzRTR0dXQ1FxTkRlRjRqZFdwaDVTMXJwWGNRTEJIbmNpVWZsdTBiT3QzV0s0dTBERktqZHE1QVNTYkhlbldhNXVLbGRiSHRxR05qZnFWZ1lhLVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EVU5KVjVibGlkeV9zMlBmX1g2S1dyR2lxMVhzdFZTMi1yQTFOUmpORl9DT2UxRlM0Q0pJODc5Ri1zMkZOaU9ONFVUZWFqZXR5Mmxwb0o1Ulh0MDdJeC1Ia1NiQVNwdi1Qd09PcFJQdGJKTWlHNzN6UzZjVmhEMEh4Y0pjeGU1NnFqaE1VSlBBWkV5VjlHQVFRcjYzY3pLdXJqdzQxeFRRb2xPSlNzcTZnRFpmd3ZrZEFzb0JKZ1JUNG15cl9ENExrSWJQT1JabnRyeEptcGYxNDFLck9udz09 |
Reddit's [inaction on coronavirus misinformation](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/sep/01/reddit-communities-go-dark-in-protest-over-covid-misinformation) has made it clear that we need to take a more direct role in fighting disinformation. Analyzing, educating, and debating are not enough. It's time to deplatform the sources of disinformation.
**A brief history of this subreddit.**
When I started r/DisinformationWatch, my intention was to track foreign propaganda trolls/bots, aggregate information, identify trends and narratives, and report it daily. My goal was to eventually turn it into what you might call "Disinformation Projects" - collaborating on tools to fight propaganda. Most of the activity in that respect happened behind the scenes. It was a mild success because it helped foster collaboration among researchers, journalists, and coders in a new frontier. However, other subreddits (see below) have been more active in this space.
**The new direction.**
Over the past year and a half, we - like many of you - have taken a more realistic view on fighting disinformation. I used to be a big believer in having no limits on speech. Hate, disinformation, and conspiracy theories could all be countered with free speech, I thought. I was wrong.
By hosting sources that lie for political gain, reddit and other outlets legitimize these views. We know that many folks believe whatever story or talking point - no matter how outlandish - that fits within their existing worldview.
Reddit - and other social media sites - have enabled echo chambers of alternative facts that have radicalized good people. When reddit removed NoNewNormal only after weeks of protest, they proved they will not take action unless there is immense pressure.
Our new goal is to identify the sources of disinformation and deplatform them.
**How to deplatform disinformation outlets.**
In short, the primary goal is to get disinformation subreddits banned using the [report](https://www.reddit.com/report) function. Reddit does not allow certain types of misinformation, such as [medical misinformation](https://archive.is/t32Wu). Other forms of disinformation (e.g. the big lie or climate denialism) are allowed on reddit, but it's still important to report these instances of misinformation so that there is an official record [if Congress investigates further](https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/2021-08-26.BGT%20to%20Reddit.pdf).
In some cases, it makes sense to find evidence of other types of rule-breaking, such as doxxing or brigading. NoNewNormal was banned for brigading, after all. But when reddit is taking no action against a growing problem, it may be necessary to contact media.
When gathering evidence, it is [crucially important to not participate](https://www.reddit.com/r/DisinformationWatch/wiki/faq#wiki_why_report_disinformation_only.3F) in the disinformation subreddits ourselves. Simply post about it here (using an archive link to document it - [not a direct link to the subreddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/DisinformationWatch/wiki/faq#wiki_why_only_archive_links.3F)), and report it.
**How to post on** r/DisinformationWatch
Current [posting guidelines](https://www.reddit.com/r/DisinformationWatch/wiki/faq#wiki_what_should_submissions_to_this_sub_look_like.3F) can be found in the [FAQs](https://www.reddit.com/r/DisinformationWatch/wiki/faq). Text posts must:
1. Expose a specific disinformation thread in a disinformation sub. No direct links to disinformation subs are allowed. Links to archiving subs like [https://archive.is](https://archive.is/) are required in order to preserve evidence and prevent brigading.
2. Debunk the misinformation. Often that will be easy because websites like Politifact or Skeptical Science will do the heavy lifting. It will sometimes require a little detective work, however.
In addition, we recommend that text posts contain a summary that is no longer than 500 characters. The summary can be copied and pasted into reddit's report form, which has a 500-character limit in the "optional information" field.
Screenshots of a specific disinformation thread are allowed, but these posts will be removed if the user does not comment with a submission statement. The comment must include the above requirements for text posts (summaries are encouraged here, as well). In addition, screenshots must obscure any personally identifiable information and slurs. Low-effort posts will be removed.
Other high-effort posts may be allowed, but please check the FAQs first and message the mods if you aren't sure. At worst, we'll suggest other subreddits where your post might fit in better.
**What about analyzing trends?**
This subreddit will be focused on taking action. We encourage you to submit purely analytical posts or relevant news articles to other subreddits like r/trollfare or r/Digital_Manipulation, which are focused on information gathering. Screenshots without submission statements can be posted to r/ParlerWatch.
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We are excited for the new direction, and we can't wait to hear your feedback. If you have any thoughts, ideas, or concerns - or if you want to take on a bigger role - comment below or use the "Message the Mods" tool in the sidebar to get in touch with us. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-16 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6aXhwNlo2SjNxZVFOYWs5RWEtRWRyTzYxT1YzdnppdkRsYkhqT016THJTSzFWb0xBV3lWVy1SRGQ1M2FXSDd1RmxQRkJUcnpocF9HeTFYQmFXeVNKNFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ENFJXV0NjT1Y4dFlmaWNKR0tOaUdZaUdFUG8wdE5lTG1ZNGlLdGIwRjZkS3k0d2JaZE8yaF9YQWNHNFM4akxaUkNzQXFZdmNrd1ZyVHY0S0VmQ2JGUEFLOGVoeGhHWlhfQlUwU3drdXN1S0NtdERNMVJZeGFfM21uX042NFZWOThtUXUtaVNmTFBfVGR4SGFCV2JYZ2pjYXZSX2poZ251UXEtQWNSVEo2N2lzdFNIYmR1T2hUZEI3THg2UWRKQURtSG5leXk2OWN6aElxbjBfdXUzcUtGZz09 |
https://archive.is/qlJ6j
It's hard to overstate how ridiculous it is to post a screenshot of an abstract instead of linking to the actual paper. What sort of person does that? Certainly not the kind of person who has any respect for science or any idea how science works. There is no charitable explanation for this. This was posted by someone who wanted to score cheap political points.
The screenshot also crops off the title and the author of the paper. Surely by accident. The author's name is "Emil O. W. Kirkegaard"; the title of the paper is "Mental illness and the left"; and it was published in February 2020:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339541044_Mental_illness_and_the_left
The paper has not been peer-reviewed. None of Mr. Kirkegaard's papers have. Reputable scientific journal do not touch Mr. Kirkegaard's fabrications with a ten-foot pole.
RationalWiki has [this](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Emil_O._W._Kirkegaard) to say about Mr. Kirkegaard:
> Emil Ole William Kirkegaard (online aliases: Deleet, Deleetdk, EmilOWK) is a Danish far-right eugenicist and activist for legalising child pornography. He has a wide range of crank views and is a global-warming denier, anti-feminist, ableist, anti-vegan, homophobe, Islamophobe, transphobe and has promoted white supremacy. He is most notorious for his ableism and for calling transgender people, liberals, feminists and pretty much anyone with left-wing political views who merely disagrees with him "mentally ill".
[This](https://twitter.com/KirkegaardEmil/status/1154828361836957696) is an actual tweet by Mr. Kirkegaard:
> Most eugenics was not Nazi extermination style. Most of it was sterilize dull and *mentally ill* people so they don't have (more) kids that others have to pay for and who will likely also cause more issues (and so on until regression towards the mean saves us).
So that's what Mr. Kirkegaard wants to do with "mentally ill" people. Sterilize them. For the good of mankind.
Mr. Kirkegaard's paper is based on a survey by the blog Slate Star Codex. That survey asked its self-selected participants whether they were formally diagnosed with a mental illness or whether they self-diagnosed a mental illness. The survey did not try to measure how honest the participants were about their mental health nor how much faith they put in the psychiatric system. It's quite possible that the dataset merely expresses that left-leaning readers of the Slate Star Codex are more likely to trust psychiatrists and more likely to admit that they have mental health issues. Another possible interpretation is that the readership of the Slate Star Codex is rather left-leaning and that the dataset is heavily skewed. The creator of the SSC dataset himself points these caveats out:
https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/02/12/welcome-infowars-readers/
BTW: Mr. Kirkegaard's paper was also posted to `r/science` a year ago. And promptly removed.
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The claim that "leftist political ideology is associated with mental illness" is based on a non-peer-reviewed paper by a crank who is a pariah in the scientific community because of his advocacy for child pornography, eugenics, and far-right political views. The paper itself is based on a dataset that was never meant to be used in the way this crank abuses it. But nobody in `r/tucker_carlson` has read the paper anyway. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6ZWl4bUlYV3U4NHdKbmREZEx2WjV0S0dxaGJOOWl0MTVVTDI3MG1Qdkd4LWpxNnUyNWlTalp2bUhnM3YySWdTczFoVFhrRV9yYklFRXlOVHJqblFBUlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EYmV6SkVtS2xTNjRQRTFYV2hueDlOZU5hRXNxSUVZeHU2Q1BqUEFrM0F5LWd0cVZWN0xYN2pzSjd1ZGc3WUdBWm9GSTlGeW1zYVp1RXpCTjhaOS1meTI2MGxXQ1l2U2k5aGw4aFBtRHN4VEt6VTJWTU9SSHJEa25tM3NwcVFNVXB0NWNDS2ZFNVctNXQydklHbFBFVVlZSXpYdnZad040SXg3NVJnMTVScUNzdzd3anh2eTBRSkdleU0tTVBnb0lSZ1pFdzBrMkJsQTZaVXVSNDN0NXpkdz09 |
https://archive.is/02Cac
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Monoclonal antibodies do not provide long-term protection. They cannot be administered to people who are already hospitalized or severely ill. Regeneron, a maker of monoclonal antibodies, states "Use of REGEN-COV does not replace vaccination against COVID-19." The claim that monoclonal antibodies make vaccines superfluous is false. If anything, it would be correct to say that vaccines make monoclonal antibodies (almost) superfluous. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-17 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Q0NGVEpkTlp4bUdQUVBUR0Y1bnFmbjJ3ckdjd1BjTkF1dnA5Rk1JQTgyQWF4NzAzb01sSHA1SXVsdHpjRHVfZlFCTFZCZFd6UDlHVFN5MHZKWnBSQ0E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EbjJlV1FBMGl3YU1fTF8tbDVTaTE3UHNiMzdfUG93aWlPaENBWFlCZjd4MTQtanVJa0FKRm5ORG9seXNxVjhBYTlDMmtCamJkbjBhakdnRHBDMGlNRWVla3RzMXhrQnpPQmQxWVNDblJHbUtPcWQ5T3gtZFpxRmdNUUNlRDFPWU1WVXBDZFNselM0N1A4U0xjR0hnMUZ2TUhOVTZRVmxyRml2Y2FfbUdVR1d4eWlEcTl5Y3RyOEhTaVN5QTdaQmFfNXZXdmhOMlV1bW1rdzR4VGp6VVREQT09 |
Are we COVID testing and vaccinating? | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-09-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6RXlzZ1czbXlodkw3UU05YVladEphTnJ1blR6OVg1OW4wT1V4SG1kLXpQalY1NUltRktVVjRra2QzSVNzTGt6bl8xeVJ4VzJPZUdSb1d1WDJ3Z2REOWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EdlIxMl93enplTGVkaXg1eFJfNVU2ZG44WEdfZkNOTGFWbE1GTXRGcUlaM1VaT1FHV19FeERNSVROLURraDVIc3dlaGQ2Nmx5bWctZGxld2M4dFRwdTBnc1phYWJ3aTlTYmxZSTVaNXp3RUVGQ1o3dTltNmVEQVFEY0FuSkRVQzBxVHBnS0g4SGJ6N0RxY2s3ak1fZkRmV0pYWTNPVmNsXzc1aFZRcXhDT19QS2Z5aUR4SWI3MGp1NE5ESjJzN2s1WmRhVzV0Y2VyRG9MYWlYSnhEVWYyZkY3ZC1pc2hYSk9pRWtWdEpYY2xoND0= |
FLASH!! It’s thousands now.. | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-09-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6c21hM2Q4YUluM3FtWUl6UHU0anA2RkRZcEZ3ZWRHRU43X1FVY01NcHc3bFAwalU5Vk43ZzNSd3JNNFczWUFjN1hJcTVVY09fUTVCdTZvUWNtNlB0Qnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EMFo4N3A5ZWJvQlluaGp3WFF1VTdaSEpyZEhKLW40U0VQN3NYM3lySWVaTklkaERtLVdvRzFvQ2JOQXdlcGpOSTRFbWJ3RmN4cE9lQ1NGWVNoVjQ5czVwRGpRaEFVcmZQNG94RklJVHdWRGdsWGlmbjF0Y1d0czNsZGZMT29jUmdhY01Vd3gtMVd1NERZWlpNOEVIdVRHZENVRzk2czNOZVJWckVxZ29TQXBKeUJCUUdwei1TdXJqNTkxVmd6MEZMMExvMW41S0FRTWhwXzVDZmdDcmNUM2JhWFNIbkN3VUFDTkIycHZyYWlEUT0= |
* https://archive.is/ua1o0
* https://archive.is/eWxDu
* https://archive.is/PKp57
* https://archive.is/jfFtT
* https://archive.is/iEdlb
* https://archive.is/L9sIX
* https://archive.is/73lXw
* https://archive.is/g8zZp
* https://archive.is/jE6SM
* https://archive.is/eS0Hi
* https://archive.is/RMdbj
There are probably a whole lot more. But I got bored. They're certainly relentless liars. Apparently they think endless repetition of a lie is an adequate ersatz for truth.
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Trump didn't win. The Democrats didn't cheat. This mod of `r/TheDonaldTrump2024` is a liar. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-18 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6SGNJT0N1WjlwamRPOVZyUS1KaWs0bWkxcWdScWYxRnZ0bEw2c2RQV3NQYjh3S1NBeUVOWHhoWHBub3ZIUC01aldYU0xkalVuWGlRV0FYYktQRTNyWXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ENjZUMDN4c05pRklqWk1GRzNUQm5zNVFZbzc1dUhydl84VmJvZXQ4c0ZuaGtuUjBwLUc1ZWREMnJyQ3lYV0xTQnRPR21rbnhVT3A3dTItSHJneWRxS1ZseWpLRDJwTWNHaGhjYV9zdTdTa1A5M29WZWtUNFVXRnVhSkRhNGw2VG02N1pvYTFoTldtVDN1NmxVTW9YbDFiMWNDMGljMS1CN2gteHpVN28wSnBWaW1LOUliV2Z3bXVITzQ0ZWcyd25PNFMwbjFQQlM4VVJrYTJKRDF6bXUwQT09 |
https://archive.is/b77sA
In case you missed it: Yesterday Trump supporters held a rally in Washington DC. The purpose was to protest against the government holding participants of the 1/6 attack on the US Capitol as "political prisoners". [The entire premise of the "Justice for J6" rally was a lie](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/28/instagram-posts/defendants-jan-6-capitol-riot-arent-trespassers-th/). All of those "political prisoners" did break the law and the ones who are held without bail are being detained because they are considered violent threats.
But never mind *that* lie! The police - not wanting to be caught with their pants down again as they were on 1/6 - showed up in great numbers yesterday. The protesters did not. Maybe because they correctly anticipated that there would be a lot of police. Maybe because they don't actually care about their arrested "friends". Probably both. Either way, [there were more journalists and Police Officers than protesters](https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/18/dc-braces-rally-jan-6-512659).
And now the spin doctors are trying to paint this pathetic showing as a victory for Trump by rewriting what happened. Crackpot [Dinesh D'Souza](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Dinesh_D%27Souza) declared that the entire rally was orchestrated and staffed by the FBI as a [Deep State](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Deep_state) conspiracy to make Trump look bad. His evidence? The video shown in the screenshot. [The video shows a man being questioned by the police](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpMYf_lo6iE). A Police Officer appears to ask the man "Are you undercover?". The man can be seen shaking his head in disagreement. He is then taken away by the police. That's it. That's the entirety of the evidence that the rally was an FBI conspiracy against Trump. There is nothing else.
And `r/AskThe_Donald` being `r/AskThe_Donald` one-ups Dinesh D'Souza's crazy by calling the man in the video "Antifa". Because he's wearing a black shirt. Because only Antifa ever wears black shirts. Or something.
EDIT:
[The person being arrested in the video is a US Customs and Border Patrol Officer](https://apnews.com/article/arrests-riots-capitol-siege-gun-politics-us-customs-and-border-protection-f35fb9ad54ac0babf710e87eaec8a4b1).
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There is no evidence that the "Justice for J6" rally was organized by the FBI (as Dinesh D'Souza implies) or that it was organized by Antifa (as `r/AskThe_Donald` implies). There is not even any evidence that the single person shown in the meme is an FBI agent or Antifa. Dinesh D'Souza is lying. `r/AskThe_Donald` is lying. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-19 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6ZGNJWk5xaGZlZ1hpeDVJMnpyanhWbjVfR0d6d3lQTGlTX2ljRjZmWW5KMklvTi14dFA1Q0pBSDBqN3R6b1dmSGc3Ylg5OVJOMzItdVpVUzJ0VHFZRXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ESlREcUpDS1ljRGJBSUtBOTNrZWhMWFRGOTUtRHR1aXZHS1FWMnpTclB1U0xsenR1bHJuMGhlcGxSbHZHUmdfR3B3b0d6QWlyOHo3Y0oyMmh2amwzRncydGp0OEYyRENid29Mb3JKOWJIYnhsN0M1N25FRG1EalRRc0VBTlpsdDVKRkR0bk9TSmtQdGtZdWRQSmtWQVNtVU1iWnZSdUZUa3YwTG4xSWlGZy1VUjRoekgwYVNncTFlQnZyUUtIRjl5UGszeVdKNXh6RmZ0QlE3OWJPeTg5dz09 |
https://archive.is/Lz5bo
The same user posted the same meme to a long list of subs. Which is typical for that disinformation ecosystem. Many users in these subs crosspost and many of those users are mods in one or more of those subs. That ecosystem is pretty much a single sub by now.
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| `r/stevencrowder` | https://archive.is/ZzTco |
| `r/Patriot911` | https://archive.is/EypHN |
| `r/conservatives` | https://archive.is/g8S7s |
| `r/conservatives_R_Us` | https://archive.is/rgL92 |
| `r/GlobalLockdown` | https://archive.is/y0B6S |
| `r/HunterForPrison` | https://archive.is/X2unw |
| `r/LouderWithCrowder` | https://archive.is/s1BDY |
| `r/ConservativeHumor` | https://archive.is/xkJun |
| `r/ConservativeMemes` | https://archive.is/tBijA |
| `r/LarryElder` | https://archive.is/nMw7p |
| `r/TheDonaldTrump2024` | https://archive.is/6bLJf |
Please report all of them!
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Vaccine mandates are lawful, effective and based on rock-solid science:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccine-mandates-are-lawful-effective-and-based-on-rock-solid-science/
The US has a strong Supreme Court precedent for vaccine mandates dating all the way back to 1905:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/09/08/vaccine-mandate-strong-supreme-court-precedent-510280
Also: This user crossposted the same meme to 12 subs. How is that not spam? | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6TW5RTU02TVlJeHRnSHBzVnlrRlVreVU4VDNNaDZYelVxbHlwNXQ3dHpWay1PMXgtVFVyQldRNWh4ZHppZ29vbGdoaW1TdDU3U3NoWkp0VHBEZnBVb3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9Edkt4NWI4czkydlZKSGNUZ0FJdldiODVaMlE1cTM2NHlHeURjdVFIY1ZxdHhKVENINDJEMi1BS0xvZi13RTFCT3Z4NTNaZmU5LXpacEJhQmpqdW40cTYwclg1c1RYaTc1ZmQxRGcxOW9jUVktdW5nN2dqRGFyZkFOZmlvSjN3X3N5bnluQkJCVWJVZHBKR1V2VkQxZEgxMmpqaXo5ZzBZQW1paHh2Vnk3US1CMnNZR2lrd19ibzExYkU3RHBvb0tHWGlQSXROLTM3cEZUbWRIc0YzMDlhdz09 |
https://archive.is/9wC1N
For some reason the archive doesn't feature the meme, so here it is:
https://i.redd.it/ppvq2cwv2ho71.jpg (backup: https://imgur.com/a/JLZzcMZ)
It's probably common knowledge by now, but here's the truth about VAERS anyway: The VAERS database records health issues people suffered shortly after receiving a vaccination. This data should *not* be taken at face value. It merely records correlation. [Correlation does not imply causation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation). The number of adverse effects that were *caused* by the vaccines is significantly lower.
Moreover, the claim that adverse effects are severely under-reported which people who willfully misinterpret VAERS often make, some of them in the `r/conspiracy` thread, is completely evidence-free and has no basis in reality. It is, in other words, a lie as well.
Since VAERS has become heavily politicized and since it has few safeguards against manipulation, it should also be assumed that at least some of the data is fake. How much, we do not know yet. Here is an example of how vulnerable VAERS is: [In 2004 a man filed a report that the measles/mumps/rubella vaccine turned him into the Hulk](https://www.medalerts.org/vaersdb/findfield.php?IDNUMBER=541193-1).
Even worse than VAERS is OpenVAERS. OpenVAERS is not a government-run web site. It was set up by disinformation peddlers. It may contain a lot of reports VAERS wouldn't accept. The main purpose of OpenVAERS is to "accidentally" omit [VAERS' disclaimer](https://vaers.hhs.gov/data.html):
> [...] While very important in monitoring vaccine safety, VAERS reports alone cannot be used to determine if a vaccine caused or contributed to an adverse event or illness. The reports may contain information that is incomplete, inaccurate, coincidental, or unverifiable. In large part, reports to VAERS are voluntary, which means they are subject to biases. This creates specific limitations on how the data can be used scientifically. Data from VAERS reports should always be interpreted with these limitations in mind.
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The meme in this submission willfully misinterprets the VAERS data to dramatically over-inflate the number of adverse effects from COVID-19 vaccines. Every data point in this meme is a lie. See also: https://www.science.org/news/2021/05/antivaccine-activists-use-government-database-side-effects-scare-public | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6V3VieVJGRXYtcGxpS2tkZWplYUdpU3lKbEhxY21nT2dHN2VBZHpoY3FHbExQU054allyUTl3QWx3OFJ1aURnRzF5azhqYkVhQ3U3T0hTNW80SE9qOFE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EWW53T0M2MmZYRFdmVEZla192OFJibV9IaXFneE9BTUhUUVZwaWVwRlBBUEllcXFLZXl1S1A3ZVk1cUJvb3ctbGg1ZzRIZDRnN1lkbzczdWxUUFFGMkU0ZTZtR05JTnhEWFpwRy1oV3JWN0kxZDVQV3ZuUk5FRXMtQ0Rsdm5FUjEwSERmdU94Um5zQkJ4MlVSRXpJMU5fNFhwUnU3c2xDa25UalA3QUE5RnZIWXNpSXp1d2dPWEhuUGs5N2pjM1dOcW9CalhOb1lpa19wNFhrZThlckJOZz09 |
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/libya-lawmakers-withdraw-confidence-in-unity-government
https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20210916-controversy-over-voting-law-overshadows-libya-election
Refers to Tobruk, response of Tobruk - based group to current finances, budgets, and to role of military and militia in the voting process. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6WG05VzdpMFByZ1pXRkI2TEFJR1UyX1VqTU40SUoyVU5CMG5ac0k2TjNIdTNzTUxvTGRnWGo3MkhNWEtaNzBNV2wzN0hMRXNOazN1UWcyYlMxa29fNkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ERTgtanV3Zm1HbTZmR0hwVE80M1Q0dGpHRC1fMFlteDExcmhfZlNHRjdCQ2w2WWJxWTREeTl0ck45SFZ4YlpOSFJDTFR6VGlSSDdwNldnXzRnbjN6c1N0S1JtYl9Ud3JyMnFvMnlrakNRalg3MXlvdGxrNHNVVE5ZUW8xQXpYSTBEU2d5YzVVTG1nb2pWU0Ria1hZaEw4SjdFaDN2bm5EbGxscEZVLVlDZ1FuX3VRLW5zWUlTVTBqa29PTERXa1lTQ3BIMWItLUVia0tzSlh5Y2NyY25Pdz09 |
https://news.yahoo.com/egypt-signs-flurry-deals-libyas-153038840.html
Of interest, Sisi and the Egyptian military still seems to want to do a set of deals with Tripoli. A good idea ? Time will tell. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6QnM0b3ZQZWFCRnlMWXRCQUxDbEJRbkUtek5KZnZWSzdqVzhRdE1obDVzTnRReENZMmw3ZkVyam1YVG1Dc0F6ZWZaakcwLXFXS09ERnIwUUJ3RU9KTEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ESGNPLWxGdzJaOGVjb2p1VGVYSGhaNWp6ZFBaMmJYcVIzYWI5c2NuNl94NTJ6ck5rNUdWM25oU1RSdkhXaEU5b0pSNUktMzNxUnBuSHUtWnlWR0pYeGR4bko0QmpGWU1kWmtVSTVuQ1Y4bThZQUhyTjJJa0tCM0RNaHlrTUU5TUttM0VXai1qRFM4b19UWDd3V2RZd1hVR0lsM2hJVVo1UUZqZDlJUi1VY0wyd0lJaE9VZk9KWllxZk9nWV9ITWc2RWItUmdNQXVHTi1NWU91VTR5a0UzQT09 |
https://news.yahoo.com/france-host-libya-conference-november-011105963.html
French government look likely to push even harder for role of Tobruk and Benghazi paramilitaries, UAE, R.F., P.R.C., in any new power assignments | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-21 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6M1FxdTRNSVgyMG5lcWtONE51YWMtYUdkNGRxMnJ3ZUF5ZmVYeHVuX0JRRldxek9wMk1uMlctWXpjWndOTjBGRmlOYmpOUGJvREp1QkctNXNHOGN4Ync9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EdU50T2FSMVdydndWOUNvUGRtM1I2LVJhRDU0M0NmNUF1QVlvZHg3RkVvVTNOS0gtQ0lBcEwwcXhXYVlUTDFuTi01OGJGeWJxTXRiLW9aZXZqSjVTNTlGUXpYdk1tcWpRdGxMUTMxUGs0SEVTMG5PTXBiNzVIV19ZSTNqbVNYUGlmNmlrS2dIS3RmUnlLWUNULTRBRGsyZmxTdEdlTUFJOU90SndkTmoxNF8xX0hlZk5UWHFfM1hla3NWQUhna2ZqZnoxdXo3ZmxnMXpLUEVyUWhxdVpjQT09 |
https://archive.is/iM1kH
I cannot make sense of this one. It's a lie, sure. But what does it mean? Do *they* know? | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-22 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Ry1lckxQUFhkVEVqNjNJSFJ5U2ZtMVZqT09kcUlQaDdPLXRMUzRsYkNaVVlrMmU3aDVNTFZXZkkxOXNmTXhZRGFDeUI5LUxUNTlaNUJFUGJCcXBvOWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EUDR1X0dtcE5CWWJ3UUVGZGp1ejYtVW9oTlNJTUhYdzZVbm5URG1vcnN3MUtaUkNhSXFRY25zcHRvamcwTHAwaVpCMjJqZmFRbThkVHlWdnF4dEtDZEVqYXc4RHZTSkZsTURZMmstbWQxMmVZVFVMOXZGb2xUWGtlR1JpSHhjeWYwekpCNkFnS0hCNG5rMHcwRTBLenJSMUVGNXhZckxCbmttLTczZ21OZHlIdFNsdzFpekYzNXBYYm1sVlRtUWFTNDE4YmI1U2g1WjFiTF9PdndqVlJ0UT09 |
France can stfu | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6b1hVaU5EZWVXZC1SbmhTYnNrLURTQUhWa0drdlFXMmw0ZzQ4R1lmem4yQ2RvYk1LWDlPWlFHS2VwRGx2VENKSUU4V3FoaWUySTJXUWkwOVBLelYyOVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9Ed04wemhLMXZXdGhzU2hjSVJtRjhuMnBjbmVlUy1HMFg0N2ctWEkyblFsLUxYWktYWGVLdkhRZGpuaXl4Y0ozWUpyQzNHcWUtc0prYlc1UXE4a2hxc1RhaWR6eFIwcVVYT0pmMUNzZVJlanprdVBXUFhqTUg0bVZqTklLVHRVc0hXaUZMVGJrZjFPbWFYWHJ3MF9ocDJocVlhREFxMEwyTkozVzhWd2ptZDRUNnRnaGJQT0pFcjF5MkZnd2ZFSjZXNl81TDBrOXdlNEFrdEZjdk12SklNUT09 |
https://archive.is/HLw55
The entire thread is full of disinformation.
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Facebook does not edit their user's comments. That does not happen. This "screenshot" is fake. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6TUhkMGhzMDhlcXBOSlp5VzZLQmc0bDF3blBGYUZvX2JSVS04UmgxQVhVcDJJS19XVmpSaW1fRHp6QmVlU2VTckE4VlRwVGpuT2ZjUlhoTzdUUWd1OXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ET29ITi1mMWU5Sm1WZjVQQ0ZzWXRsb3dIY0NBWEJmOHgxMDgzUENhaFc0VEtxa3BwOXJkS3gyeWRmNEg5LUk3YTRNcFlCbDRaNmhNd3lYTlN5TllPeEtIQ3BiVTR0elJjcFpESXRDRURMRXd6OU9NbkdHWVpHUm5JdE1FaXFJMjZ2S2JnYjdITERmTzJrQWlLR1N0YTVCWmtLQWh6ZGthNFd2M0YycDVPWXh0U19xWkV0NGdLOHpjbFVYNmt5cDZHLUFBT0M3dGhqb2F5b282dlA0RnQtUT09 |
This makes me soooo crazy!!! For God sake, we have a lot of American citizens, a lot of veterans who are currently homeless and have NO government assistance and in many cities across the US housing is either in short supply or too expensive but yet people who are NOT US citizens and who broke the law to come here get treated to everything!!! And all on the backs of the average hard working citizens of this country. This woman has been on the American tit for 20 (TWENTY) years!!!! This is beyond insane and really needs to change like now, like yesterday!!! And no more automatic citizenship for babies born here to illegals either, that’s just another magnet to draw more illegals. Disgusting and infuriating!!! | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-09-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6WVM1VFBQUmNnQVZKa2lJMnBQTEQtTHZha0F5dlRYWTlCNlZENWV1ZW1VY2dTRlUtUTZxVFVvZ0lsdmNDUzN6VXNNcXQ1UUxENkM5cjFIM0JtanJZVkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EUlBSUmZfRjNfM0hGMTljdE9KNUJONnA3VmNpRmlhYmxBX01uZGdpNHg2cUs4WW5uVmNsZXR1elNacVNDT1g2RENUSElSTmxwdG0zUXVadm03QXJYamo3eUFpb2YwLWJvY01tNUdxUHlMREp0RWotRTR3dFloZ285dURyRmdCVGhBeE1tLW56UTRFd2ppanl4dF9hTllqS1Y3VENINHJJSS1NbEtEalFBMmVvMzNXcWpsNTJDNEFTZDNYNjNLU2RfNktVVTdWRnZ0UlowTy1rUnFfN3k5d2lWNUI0bTFWazVPRGd4NkZpdkYxYz0= |
How do you defend people doing illegal immigration??? And what school is making you do this? | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-09-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6RUFNU0JzeGgxZmRsSTAzUExzLTRKTzVsNU1iOG1FY3o1aUVkdXlGVGdzOVlrekN0S3kxZ2dhYnFIRUFoZ3V6VEs5Z1QzTjhJOGxhR0xENlVDbE0zdkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EUGFxWkdTT2xOZnBHYmhPc3lrc0ZuZzU4TTdjWHJUelVGSm5OcTJWLW9zelZoNkp6dExLRk1PSVRvRUVzT1FoZUJMdFE3LUdiOTlubmxRUE5wNG51RFhtWTk0THFlZHBtdmhCVmxBZVNIZk93cU5nWDBjbjBqVTJCZExqem1XTVZPcG9ENFV1RmVxaGRwdXNrYktWRldNX2MyemRZcDdUdnRGREhMWnlFSnhycVVudDlGa20ybEtlcVVVM1dzN1JlaTc5QlhWQVBqbXlMSTQxU0xVaXJHeVQ0aEhsVHZtZjVCSThNdzVLa2ZLST0= |
Those that voted for Biden, formerly under Obama's tutelage, got exactly what they wanted. | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-09-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6aXRoTWxGaU9IdW5kblZQUHM4dlB0VzdfZ2wza2dHVVQ1UXJzNHpRV196ZmgxS3dDTjJJQjlqdWVMNGxlOEFnUVljZVQwLTB4OFBPWEJoTzhpMW0yX1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EN01JWDdyTTMtVVFrVzB4Q1k0U3VpQV9ucDdqUlZHRjNiMExxdktrWkhOUDdhdldjM0E5ZTFqVl9YUXlNWkRmRzRPSzQtbmlkbndQVmR2N24xUHEtZEtXQ3J3ZVlYZzctTnFURERtOHVWNm51VXhlWlJmMFhpX0lxTG0zLWlFOXJLN200ejJ3TkQ0bnlCeGEwbklLZkctUG5SWExCa0pVNmhiejZHMEtTdmhDWTcwZHA5WC1RRjhES2R1M2ZOekEwWEh6cGVIU2FDQnZaamc1X0tJV21OWUwyODZ0VWV3OWF5RzV4ZDdOcnB3ND0= |
True, Biden and his goon squad will make the already horrible illegal immigrant issues 100 times worse. I want to be compassionate, I really do but I just can’t be anymore because this situation is out of control and NOT at all fair to American citizens or to those who are trying & waiting to come here legally. I mean damn, immigrants who come here legally are NOT entitled to government assistance so why the hell do ILLEGALS get it? It makes NO logical sense. I think a few more years of 2 million illegals flooding into our country each year and we won’t be recognizable as the USA, American Dream country. Welcome to the USA, looking more like Venezuela, Cuba and Haiti. Sadly I think it’s now too late, things should have changed for the better decades ago regarding illegal immigration. | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-09-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6NDlyT0tHdGJGMFdjMzhfbXVwelpOWEwwcFJDY01aTTZRbmhjUU5ad2c1a3VaTGduMWVGdW5GRzRMYklEeFhkM3JwSEJXcnd0NDBuT2RXZ29oODlXdnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EaFd1anBEand2M2hTc1pLRDUyTFNpOXlmNnRUTE90YzVReFNOaHR1RGdKMjhpR2NLWk5lMGJmWUFqdnBENC16MkRScU1ISWh4ZzJPQ2JFbWVlYWIycEd1a1BpZGRXQWowNFBONkZDUXBGOXV1X04tcTRCbzBhV3EtY3JoTHpHajRzOFQyWll2NHI5SURqLWpPbF9HZEw2VmlnY3hvaFh2OFBvWlQ2SUNsSmh4LVh6Mm9keWVldVZXMndqNkJNenpHMzhQRkFfdWRSdzFpVWxBVEI1Sm9NODB3cVFaaFV6VFowaURnc2JyUEFaTT0= |
America is owned by corporations. We're no longer a democracy; we are a fascist dictatorship. Corporations hire illegals because they can pay them low wages. Look at Los Angeles!! It looks like a 3RD WORLD COUNTRY!!!. There are homeless encampments growing in NYC; especially in Manhattan, crime is going up, businesses closing, etc.
And here's the icing on the shit cake: Biden is bringing in migrants FROM AFGHANISTAN; the same country was fought over a ultimately pointless war!! NONE of these people have been screened for Covid-19 or any other diseases PRIOR to entering America, Europe, or Africa.
Another question: Why are they issuing VACCINE MANDATES AND PASSPORTS to Americans, but NOT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS!?!?!?! It's just so unfair!!
We need to stop supporting corporations that hire illegals at our expense!! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!! | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-09-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Y01vLWE5Sm5sdGI5TF9DemhpWmFUbFMzc1FzczBLUVl1Mmx4cHVtNW5jWDJDV3NPcWVGWWVvUWtKaHVySldoSnRqOGQwdG1tN2dZYV9SdDFkRG96eEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EWUF0UVdtcWlFWkZlbU1kdzU0OGVhLTE3Wk9fQVFFZ0NEdUpwOVBKbmZibzZ3a1VhbEFMYXdKV3lHRVVqaS1lY2o2bjJRbzBtVmVqYnRVMWlHTzA2QjUzUk5YVlc1MnMwd3poWEpTWWdmaDJCNVhMMmxCaDlfalhkTGcxcUVVZFRmWkx4ejNNOFJmYXlsUDlDcDE2MjEzYUp2M2ZZRVNiUGpiZjhLUkZaVnEySHpYNU1oeGVfMkxDS0FYY1lHdWxxWDduUnZ3cW1Sb1RHUjNiUmc1TWNMN0VMUnlobGZLOS01RU1yejRlcWdqRT0= |
I agree with you 100%, those of us fed up need to take whatever action we can. We need to start banning big tech like Facebook and their subsidiary WhatsApp for actually helping illegals communicate with each other & get the word out about where and when to rush our Southern borders. Honestly I’m beside myself and beyond ANGRY but what can we, the average hardworking middle class American do? I voted in the last Prez election, as did millions of others to try to keep the liberals/progressives/radicals like Biden from coming into power but then the liberals just found a way to cheat and obtain that power anyhow. I’m feeling very defeated and am wondering what country I may have to immigrate to in a few years because let’s face it, what’s happening now is NOT sustainable, this will fundamentally change the USA which I so distinctly remember Obama promising to do in one of his pre-election speeches. And I may be wrong but this whole Covid hysteria is honestly beginning to feel more like just a way for the Marxist government now in charge of the US to control the US citizens and with the help of our so called “mainstream media” control what many citizens are allowed to see and hear about. This is definitely NOT the America I grew up in and I’m so sad for our now non existent future as a democracy. What can we do? Is it too late? | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-09-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6YVZkc2swMDhZajNJNDMwNGQxODVxZTRNc2E4TllhSUQzeVJOYk14a0pRdWZwcUJiYUtZcDV6bmRIa3I2VUZSaktfM0dRU3AyUDl1U1hzWUc4czZ5Umc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EOFJZay1uOUZPSDhzU2gydi1vRDgyN3VzQzRneXBwTElFbkxsR2xwamZnZ1FkV3hyYTlUQzlTSzhpcXp6UVF4b2tGS2N3RE16cFpOandQTXhKNExWNmdzUmwtbW9rc0xzeFBmSkx3ZHJKejBMWFJLMnRic3U4LWVZTjJ2VFE2NjY4aHJUOEJMZ1lqcHJKbW1kZ2FqVmZtYXRSTlBFMElzWXFXbE9ScnFOcDRkUWh5QVNhaWJVSWcwUFJ2RHJoUmU5MFkxZXV6SWtmcGtieWZJX1pIQWJCb2V3RTJUb09ONXV0VXNyNG9uTUY3Zz0= |
I'm at a loss for words myself in regards to the future of this country and unfortunately, there are no easy answers. But we still have the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and in it, states that Americans have the right to abolish their government. When that day comes, it will be done BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!!! | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-09-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6c1pVWjNEaEhmM3FKRUpxSGctX2p2b3NuNmJ5ZjRqd1NlbFh6THhTQ3VxN184bTJjVHN0d0l1M29hUVpXOHRvS1I4d3JDRWVPVUJZZlgxMUctNEp3Tmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EODBqSjl3Vkc4N09JTXFIQ19xSEY4dFJ1Z3pjYlpTblZmeW5yZnM2eUpyVFlnZzBTUElBSTZqUTZFRDY4MGFQZXNQblJMTk1iaWhfWUMxUnViUWRYM1hMSTJEOVVzZllfWDZKX1VoR21kenR3aUpaRXZ0bjVXVHhCS2dMZmU1dmlxTmw3Sjd1T1Z0VHFNcWlFZnZ3SHVRM1l6alphLTlJUjVEdDNWVTdrbS1KQ0lCcEtmbmpWMnhjOTV1WGZubkhzS2N4NEJGWDF1UFd3Q2hlci16ZGV5Ymktel9fS2MwUUFSaHBzRTZJRVYzbz0= |
The meme was crossposted to three other subs by the same user:
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| `r/FuckTheAltWrong` | https://archive.is/Z5UCy |
| `r/WalkAway` | https://archive.is/EsYZf |
| `r/NEWPOLITIC` | https://archive.is/eX8nw |
| `r/Patriot911` | https://archive.is/STZSe |
Yes, it's a meme but ["just joking" is no joke](https://www.radicalrightanalysis.com/2018/08/29/just-joking-is-no-joke-how-the-alt-right-really-communicates-online/). It is disinformation to call Biden a "Nazi". It is disinformation to call mask mandates "fascist". However, I would suggest reporting the threads as [rude, vulgar and offensive](https://www.reddit.com/report?reason=its-rude-vulgar-or-offensive) rather than as [disinformation](https://www.reddit.com/report?reason=this-is-misinformation).
Vaccine mandates are lawful, effective and based on rock-solid science:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccine-mandates-are-lawful-effective-and-based-on-rock-solid-science/
The US has a strong Supreme Court precedent for vaccine mandates dating all the way back to 1905:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/09/08/vaccine-mandate-strong-supreme-court-precedent-510280 | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6UlZaWm5MWUZKQjd5UGFxS2tUMFRFUGZJZ1RCNFQwTnk3SUJYVnk1cWNBdm9UVVBCWDkzVGwxY0pGZDk5ZlIxVEk4QlByMEtMaHNpV3NFMXc2a2F6Tnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9Eb0d0dF80bll3UXNpbmx0Z3VaZWZJSEVVWnRTNThQakRFSW1iaTNFOUE3dlk3ZmdBaGgzcXk2cTVCLU8tSTdYcW9VRlBRSzhaWVBFeEZXQi1HUmJlckVTQU5HMlZFRnpRUVpramdmb3ZNU1J2WF9MWjJSRTZqeDU3TUFmelNWOW5WZklMRUtWUHhfNDZnT0NPR2xMX2pTY090UC1KY3FQN21iZjBzaHJuMm04ckh1ODFxTmd5X2tpRU1mRm8yaU9YSTVQNzl6d2RFbjB2OFpYWmJrLWtSdz09 |
ERROR: type should be string, got "https://archive.is/5yKF3\n\nText of the meme:\n\n> Az Audit:\n>\n> 95% of mail-in ballots received by Maricopa county before election day had legible signatures\n>\n> 95% of ballots received after election day had \\*illegible\\* signatures\n>\n> Translation: Somebody forged a lot of fake ballots after election day\n\nThe person making this claim, Rogan O’Handley, aka @dc_draino, is a [Turning Point USA Ambassor](https://www.tpusa.com/dcdraino), read: professional propagandist. He mostly spreads disinformation on ~~Twitter~~ Gab (Twitter suspend his account). He is also a [member of Trump's \"shadow cabinet\"](https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cawthorn/) (center of picture). \n\nIn case you aren't familiar with this organization: [TP USA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turning_Point_USA) is an [astroturf](https://www.ibtimes.com/political-capital/who-funds-conservative-campus-group-turning-point-usa-donors-revealed-2620325) [\"student organization\"](https://www.salon.com/2018/03/25/how-a-diaper-protest-led-to-the-implosion-of-a-conservative-student-group/), founded by [Charlie Kirk](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk) which operates [social media troll farms](https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/09/25/fake-social-media-turning-point-usa). TP USA's social media presence is so pervasive and so obnoxious that the \"non-profit\" has earned the dubious honor of spawning an entire subreddit dedicated to its ridicule: `r/ToiletPaperUSA`\n\n----\ncopy/pasta for the \"optional information\" field of Reddit's [report](https://www.reddit.com/report?reason=this-is-misinformation) form:\n\n----\n\nThe claim that there was something fishy about mail-in ballots in Maricopa county which arrived after election day is pure nonsense. Only 943 ballots arrived after 7 p.m. Election Day in Maricopa county and all of them were, by law, disqualified:\n\nhttps://azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/abekwok/2020/12/22/what-1774-late-ballots-arizona-tells-us-about-2020-election/4004232001/\n\nThe mail-in ballots the meme talks about weren't even counted. For all we know, they weren't even opened." | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6UGNCdFhIblp4Y3JxcTVuNXFmQ05vcnpwNHd5YldjM0dBZGVINXRJTXN4QzVuUGNsRk1NcUJiSXNZcW05WGdtX3VpaktzMEFjQ0hPWGoyVFZwYTNVVmc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EYkVGMVU4MFpfNVAzNlBjZ3BRZjZfbnA2cnBaLU5RNGxVdUdYRDlrMGVLSGMxamVHckx5UU8tWm1hekdGYlduMnc5SW83TlZnblhxaGVxY29pRVhCWnkycThDOVpVVHJVX2NnLUhaMFlpUGdHVW9EWlpyaVNQMnZJbjRndFVqemxKN3VXTUNHb2IxMWNTZk5XdkdKYXFpenR4QmRVTkhkVElYQzdDbVBGeVU0SmtuNFZOVGJJcEJCOFU0UGwwWjk0d1dsTG5zRGVvVHJsRWZMV0ppdV9iUT09 |
The original meme and its six crossposts:
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| `r/ExDemFoyer` | https://archive.is/RQC5Q |
| `r/TheTrumpZone` | https://archive.is/cxB2Z |
| `r/TheDonaldTrump2024` | https://archive.is/tecd5 |
| `r/PatriotsCorner` | https://archive.is/7sMM9 |
| `r/AskThe_Donald` | https://archive.is/Hd0e5 |
| `r/conservatives` | https://archive.is/yhf0P |
| `r/NEWPOLITIC` | https://archive.is/r9LKi |
[AP News has already debunked the lie that ballots were counted more than once in Maricopa county](https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-elections-arizona-voting-ec714036dccf6adb09966561776cc046):
> This isn’t unusual, and it’s not a sign of wrongdoing. The file [Doug] Logan [CEO of Cyber Ninjas] consulted, known as EV33, shows two returned ballot entries whenever a voter’s mail-in ballot has a signature discrepancy that gets fixed.
>
> When a voter mails in a ballot with a blank or mismatched signature, election officials contact the voter. If the discrepancy is resolved, they enter a second record in the EV33 file, election officials said.
>
> “The appropriate conclusion to draw from this finding is that the early voting team was performing their statutory-required responsibility by reviewing signatures on all returned mail-in ballots,” Maricopa County tweeted in response to Logan’s claim.
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AP News has debunked Marjorie Taylor Greene's lie that secondary database entries mean ballots were counted twice:
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-elections-arizona-voting-ec714036dccf6adb09966561776cc046
tl;dr: If the ballot's signature is missing or doesn't resemble the one on file, the voter is contacted to verify the signature - which leads to a secondary database entry. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6ZS1paTBlNGRsV2gzY3BKUnk2NDk1WERTTG9KWkh4MmRvQVpHTjB2dXJNNXVJVWU3Q3RoVXNHc05qcjRZclZ2dGpkT3VGZmdIcC1TYlFvZXUzRmZnaXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9Ecmt6MmJ5MlhzZk1yM1o5RmR3a0NJLXhIM3pSYXh1MWtGbGxnYXAzTW92ZnZ3NURRc3hDd3djZm1Oc1p6WG02OTRHZzlTY0xyU0FTSVVkbi1qcmZBZ3N4bUVidVpHSnJjUC1JaVo3ZnRRZnFqRmdrX1pudHlXSXExLWlJWDBiQ1hLOW5GVDZhMEY3bWJ6UGdLS1R3RWt3ako1aFVuNXhiYVJieWo5bXBud01kbzdVN3pRYmE5MUJuX1FKbzR0OEZoajNYOVpzdlZCTWV0eVFDN2UzTmU3UT09 |
https://archive.is/bsNBx
The list in that meme does not prove that "a lot of counted votes are fake". That's merely a list of items the Cyber Ninjas do not understand. They simply do not know how elections work. The company had no experience auditing elections before this audit. And they clearly haven't learned on the job.
Take the top three items on that list:
1. CLAIM: 23,344 mail-in ballots voted from a prior address:
These are ballots from military voters, overseas voters or voters who moved in October/November of the election year. To label those ballots a “critical” concern is either intentionally misleading or staggeringly ignorant. AZ senators should know this too.
[The administration of Maricopa County has debunked this in detail](https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470631787200514)
2. CLAIM: 10,342 potential voters that voted in multiple counties:
There are more than 7 million people in Arizona and, yes, some of them share names & birth years. To identify this as a critical issue is laughable.
[The administration of Maricopa County has debunked this in detail](https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470639492108289)
3. CLAIM: 9,041 more ballots returned by voters than received:
If the signature on the ballot is missing or looks different than the one on file, the voter is contacted to verify the signature. That leads to additional database entries. Additional database entries do not equal additional votes.
[The administration of Maricopa County has debunked this in detail](https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470644470747136)
The entire list is ridiculous. It was made by people who want to create the false impression that there was fraud. Not a single item on that list proves that there were "fake" ballots. And `r/NEWPOLITIC` willingly falls for the deception.
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None of the items on that list prove that ballots were "fake". The list merely proves that the Cyber Ninjas do not understand how elections work. The administration of Maricopa County debunked the entire list. Here are the fact checks of the top three items:
https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470631787200514
https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470639492108289
https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470644470747136 | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-27 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Q1RXRXNVUk9ERFl6QU9oX0h5Y0JpcGduZFdUMm9GNThzeUpubFVlUVVJRFpXOERaNUFWWDdseU1PVVdJM0doRy1sY2pfVXl5MmhrOEw4UlFubHR4WEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EWEVoSnZ3cHZBUW41OFRmZXRRQVVadTlNMFpXNDFSWG5KZVFOdG44U01xZnliVHVmMmJla0JReGRJRmMzczEyZTdNai1FYnJIZnFndjF1RDhKNlo5OXBVcGFvaXA0SllRdjEwMEhwaExUdHUtOGJ1bUlyNmFPeHQ4b0FwTUxsaF9LRTU2TnVrWGREYzZuS3ZxMTFWUC1VOHVQV3U0aHhESjZmemFvTXk0azVRZG83c0YtTjZVbHMxZ1RVMFhIdkNzUVhwVU1jNm1KZWVyYXd2emotVUlWZz09 |
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This is a continuation of [yesterday's post](https://www.reddit.com/r/DisinformationWatch/comments/pwil7v/rnewpolitic_lies_that_a_huge_amount_of_ballots_in/) about the same disinformation in `r/NEWPOLITIC`. Different screenshots/memes of the same list were also posted to these subs:
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| `r/Conservative` | https://archive.is/j7JLJ |
| `r/ExDemFoyer` | https://archive.is/rN2Mn |
| `r/LouderWithCrowder` | https://archive.is/IVPPs |
| `r/WalkAway` | https://archive.is/jJIh5 |
| `r/TheDonaldTrump2024` | https://archive.is/4egVj |
There's also an extremely nonsensical summary of the list here:
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| `r/conspiracy` | https://archive.is/4qhE8 |
The entire list is nonsense. The "Cyber Ninjas" either do not understand how elections work or they're willfully spreading disinformation. The latter is more likely, of course, since [their own "audit" clearly shows Biden won](https://www.npr.org/2021/09/24/1040327483/the-controversial-election-review-in-arizona-confirms-bidens-win). This is not a list of "critical" issues. This is not a list of illegally cast votes or fake ballots either. This is a list of mislabeled non-issues that are meant to sound scary. Nothing more.
Take the top three items on that list:
1. CLAIM: 23,344 mail-in ballots voted from a prior address:
These are ballots from military voters, overseas voters or voters who moved in October/November of the election year. To label those ballots a “critical” concern is either intentionally misleading or staggeringly ignorant. AZ senators should know this too.
[The administration of Maricopa County has debunked this in detail](https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470631787200514)
2. CLAIM: 10,342 potential voters that voted in multiple counties:
There are more than 7 million people in Arizona and, yes, some of them share names & years or birh. To identify this as a critical issue is laughable.
[The administration of Maricopa County has debunked this in detail](https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470639492108289)
3. CLAIM: 9,041 more ballots returned by voters than received:
If the signature on the ballot is missing or looks different than the one on file, the voter is contacted to verify the signature. That leads to additional database entries. Additional database entries do not equal additional votes.
[The administration of Maricopa County has debunked this in detail](https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470644470747136)
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The list of over 54,000 "issues" by the "Cyber Ninjas" proves nothing except that those "auditors" do not understand how elections work. The administration of Maricopa County has debunked the entire Gish Gallop. Here are the fact checks of the top three items:
https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470631787200514
https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470639492108289
https://twitter.com/maricopacounty/status/1441470644470747136 | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-28 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Zlp5Vkk5NDNTVFFWNkgzaWFnWkNvSVIzb001c1YyWEM1S3lWaHB5NGd4UmkxWHg2eThuVlNJc2QyZ1F2bTV4b3NXZUNEbG9yTU04SzFudFlvN1dWUkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ESGY2a0YzOFR5Q2RVd3FfaHRCd2dySTBvUF81Y1pydnZqSUd1aXdsZVRmRnZIQzdzdXEzNW9yWGJfU2FIWmxIeDlQQnlKX3IzMHgwMWk3b3pYbkxIb3Q5TlpaY2FCMWZtQzczYl9kYnJRTzJ1SDNibHQ4RXF5N0ljMjFvZm1xY0lndFNaWWgwSkkyNzhnNmhTQm81T3NialpIUGZsOVZ5YW5SY3N0MXF2X1RTbllhVUE2YTNYV256Y0tZbTFqcFNjYjNhdjBDTlZSMmM1dkNpUGk4Y3VGZz09 |
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|`r/TheTrumpZone` | https://archive.is/vWzOc |
|`r/AskThe_Donald` | https://archive.is/Qu4XI |
|`r/AskThe_Donald` (\*) | https://archive.is/QWhPH |
|`r/conservatives` | https://archive.is/wXtlN |
|`r/HeckOffCommie` | https://archive.is/0TVBy |
(\*) Yes, it was posted twice to that sub. Why would a sub that's not concerned with facts be concerned with re-posts?
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All of the lies in Trump's gab have been debunked in detail by the Washington Post:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/24/rebutting-trumps-claims-about-fraud-arizona-point-by-point/
And why is Reddit fine with hosting Trump's lies? Twitter banned Trump. Reddit should ban everybody who tries to turn Reddit into Trump's Twitter! | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-28 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6cUdYT3pVWXAzdlNJdjFRTVpVa2YzcGgyZHhuRV90X2RVTFRDcVo0SVNqTXVzUFNQcnNSVVVaTnNaOXpJV3JxZ0Y5MHpYaW9jMm1KUTlLU0Q4M3V2d1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZ2NVcnlpTGVWM3c4NkJ4a3UydksxWkwwZ3dpclhDbUF3QlNScXVXM3ZZS1hYNXQ1UWZ6cDlwemZuNmFSRHVEV3lZRjZRSGpHN1g5enB3dDdwNm5jcnRKY2JqazRZby1oU2QyOVBObDNRN3B2V0JEVXJRWlRlQkQtRE5RWHBxRGhRNUxDVzRwVlNTU1N3YmdfelU2U05XcGJjQ1ppQlA0SkZSNmZsOTJHb3V4am10TUltNE9sUm5tMzlvY1FhWlZWQzhrOTdvdHI3dXNMT0pNV3hJRkpFZz09 |
https://archive.is/Ju1z7
Before we talk about the abysmal standards of evidence, let's start with the obvious facts about the linked video:
There is no "Pathological Institute" in Reutlingen. There's a hospital in Reutlingen that has a pathology lab. That's not the same thing. Not in name and not in function. But never mind that because the video wasn't filmed there either.
None of three professors in the video works at that pathology lab anyway. Or any pathology lab for that matter. Because all three of them are retired. Two of them used to be pathologists at least. So there's that. The third is a former professor for electrical engineering.
None of the three professors speak for anyone but themselves. The German Society for Pathology (DGP) released a [statement](https://www-pathologie--dgp-de.translate.goog/die-dgp/aktuelles/meldung/statement-der-dgp-zur-pressekonferenz-todesursache-nach-covid-19-impfung/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de) that strongly condemned the video:
> These are personal expressions of opinion and not the position of our specialist society.
>
> As has already been critically noted by others, the data presented is not scientifically sound.
>
> The DGP is not yet aware of any noticeable correlation of deaths in connection with the COVID-19 vaccination - although it cannot of course be ruled out that the vaccination can also cause complications.
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> The Paul Ehrlich Institute is responsible for recording and evaluating such undesirable side effects.
The person who does almost all of the talking in the three-hour video is Arne Burkhardt. He is a familiar face in the small but obnoxious German antivaxx scene. He gained a certain level of notoriety earlier this year after publishing a paper that called masks "the devil in disguise".
Arne Burkhardt claims to have published over 150 scientific papers. He is presumably well-acquainted with the scientific method. So why didn't he publish a paper about his supposed COVID-19 findings? Why did he hold a press conference on YouTube instead? Does he expect his colleagues to peer review a video? It certainly seems as if he's trying to bypass the peer review process entirely. So it probably comes as no surprise that [his colleagues describe his conclusions as "incomprehensible"](https://www-tagblatt-de.translate.goog/Nachrichten/Befunde-ohne-Belege-518601.html?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de).
YouTube has already removed the video btw.
And how does all of that end up in an English-speaking sub like `r/conspiracy`? The press conference was held in German after all. Maybe there are already a lot of articles that debunk the video. But how would we know? They're most likely all in German. That's surprisingly convenient for the good folks of `r/conspiracy` who don't like their conspiracy theories debunked.
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The thread suggests that those three professors in the video speak from a position of authority. They do not. The institute at which the "conference" was allegedly held doesn't exist. All three professors are retired. Only two of them are doctors. The third is an engineer. The purported findings have not been peer reviewed. The German Society for Pathology has stated that these doctors do not speak for them and that their conclusions are unsound. YouTube has already removed the video. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-09-29 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6aFNiUlQzNnpSTHhjU2JfZHJ6RmN0dURnRU80Yng1cDZOVF84R3hIbW5EeE9fbF9NM0VTaGhTdHlDYkRMMy04SENTdlMyMVlpSW0wQ2R1dGg2enlOOVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZjk1TURDWFhWbWU4MVg4SzdxMTA4aC1zNWluRnJrVS1DcVBmWVpOUzMwSG11cnlLdGN1Y0NGV0dYUkJKV3BreGlKNHIwSzhsS2JRUWdpVXhKVGhndkRBVWFiWHVZNmFfaFZsRnl5YUxMbS1BeEtWZ0M0TU5reEVwNG5mVVVmUFNHZkhLZ3BuMXdpdUxURXAxQmNmb0NGdF9uREw2NXFjSEdaU05Xb3o0ek1mZ2cxb1RVRE1zVUJVX0VpMnozaXNIQUYyUldoZjdvOXc5bmpHaW9Td19HQT09 |
With them all lined up it looks to be a military parade about to take place. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-09-30 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6bHJFZVJzMlFFMmZoMERWelBHbnhyUXNTbkdFSG4xUmQ5SmVPZWtqS0p3d056T1FUTW15Z3RZRlBoZHpLSkEwUDVWSHBsUlpkWEJUbXZDcnVSSUFudHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EQ3BxVnJFTDFNOG1hRW1jRVlobk5CTXNtX2dtWmVSQXFESlpadXV6MWRfQ1FsMEdsMGRKUUN4TmdaamdZMjlMdDdCSUJ1d0dWd0N1czN4dlRTYkw1TFVGMGk2VWFEcUlzYzkxTl85NkxnaUNSdUNFN1RjTDlRZEhkNVFLWWEtaF9ROTdTdVJnTTd0Z1ZCZ0pZYlgtNEkzVXE3S3M4NFc4aER5cGxwWml6RExrd3lBYjF2REQxeFFxWkN3aGNmSGtWR1p3TGZySHpnZzNCWmFhT1B4ai00dz09 |
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| `r/conservative` | https://archive.is/bjIjw |
| `r/conservative` | https://archive.is/vzuoG |
| `r/conspiracy` | https://archive.is/eBWCk |
| `r/conspiracy` | https://archive.is/MZ0v7 |
| `r/DebateVaccines` | https://archive.is/7ReJZ |
| `r/conservatives` | https://archive.is/oe5QJ |
| `r/conservatives` | https://archive.is/pZVkF |
| `r/Republican` | https://archive.is/63LRs |
| `r/Republican` | https://archive.is/M4Xny |
| `r/LouderWithCrowder` | https://archive.is/Bx9jJ |
| `r/Wuhan_Flu` | https://archive.is/EQnCx |
| `r/WayOfTheBern` | https://archive.is/Ndrbb |
| `r/WayOfTheBern` | https://archive.is/99Zqr |
| `r/BidenBuzz` | https://archive.is/7tdgl |
(Yes, lots of reposts)
COVID-19 is more infectious than the flu, more deadly than the flu, and more likely to cause long-lasting injury than the flu. This has been proven ad nauseam. It takes a lot of tactical stupidity to still be unaware of these simple facts.
So did the assistant director of the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI), Geir Bukholm, say that COVID-19 is no more dangerous than the ordinary flu? No. He did not.
[Here's his original statement in the Norwegian tabloid VG](https://www-vg-no.translate.goog/nyheter/innenriks/i/ALEMnM/fhi-vi-kan-naa-sammenligne-coronaviruset-med-influensa?_x_tr_sl=no&_x_tr_tl=en):
> We are now in a new phase where we must look at the coronavirus as one of several respiratory diseases with seasonal variation, says assistant director Geir Bukholm in FHI to VG.
>
> This is because the vast majority of those at risk are protected. And although the infection is still circulating, hospital numbers remain low. Thus, the coronavirus will not lead to a heavy burden on the health service. For those vaccinated who may become infected and develop symptoms, the vast majority will have mild cold-like symptoms.
>
> The coronavirus thus joins the ranks of other respiratory diseases such as colds and seasonal flu.
He made no comparison between the two diseases at all.
BTW: According to the FHI, 83% of Norwegian adults are fully vaccinated.
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The claim that a Norwegian Health official categorized COVID-19 as no more dangerous than the flu is false:
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/30/blog-posting/norway-public-health-officials-did-not-say-coronav/ | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-01 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6ek13bUdMa3ZfTk1xN3pkWGlvVnBscWRJUmpQNHVFTmNxTzBzYzQ5bVlTNEFFaFlSMllvNnVWdVBQYlh6Wm1TMXppRU1WZVV3eGI5NVl4OWdqbVFkUkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EOTZPOFZlQzFEdmFjRFFaTTNpYkRyenpyeDNweWFOTTA1MXpWUlJxQ0ZZaGtFSDFHaldVRmFfR2gwLXEyaVBQZml1REZFU0VvZmMzQVZBTjlhTGRXUXY4a0JENGdmT2ZWTUtObVA1aFRXMXZUeE1CRlhiRFJlV190azc1OVB2dzRpYnJPMHJqSFJsX3JVZ01lUl9VN2NYdVE4X0xpR1hDTG9mOEFsemhFRHkxcmotcFpSNXZhbnVUSGp0NU1BSFgzam1oR0tacVNncGxPSm55TTk5Z1Q5Zz09 |
https://archive.is/I7WaB
Let's start with the source: The source is an Alex Jones video. OP freely admits that Facebook wouldn't let him upload said video. Reddit has no such problems. Hosting Alex Jones videos is just fine with Reddit. No big deal.
The video's claim that the Salvadorean Ministry of Health distributes outpatient packages which contain Ivermectin appears to be correct though:
https://www-elsalvador-com.translate.goog/noticias/nacional/covid-19-coronavirus-ivermectina-ministerio-salud-oms/879430/2021/?_x_tr_sl=es&_x_tr_tl=en
But does this prove that Ivermectin is an effective treatment for COVID-19? Not at all. The Salvadorean government is not in possession of super secret science that proves all other science wrong. They are not a higher authority in medical matters.
The clinical trials that will decide whether Ivermectin is safe and efficacious are still ongoing. The initial results still don't look promising. CDC, FDA, WHO, EMA (Europe), PAHO (South America) and all other major health organizations still strongly advise against Ivermectin (outside of clinical trials). Self-dosing with Ivermectin is still dangerous - especially if veterinarian products are used.
Nothing has changed. Ivermectin is still not a wonder drug. And most definitely not a replacement for vaccines.
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The video lies that Ivermectin is a proven treatment for COVID-19. The claim that the Salvadorean government distributes Ivermectin appears to be correct. But that doesn't prove that Ivermectin is efficacious. That is still as unproven as ever. All major medical associations still strongly advise against its use. People who self-medicate with Ivermectin still put themselves at risk.
Also: Why does Reddit allow the upload of Alex Jones videos? | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-02 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Y3B3dkwwNnAxU1BZaUZWcHhXdmZiZzlvdzg0bDk1ZlA5Sk4zZWNhbGR2TENWczJPTlNWaHl5ZGxOMHVkUzhwUEZFVzFJb0NMaE5iS05IY1pCdmlWcGc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EaDFPNkVBNWlRUXRjVm9kZmhsZDRYV3VBUGRmSHQ0RHRlS2RTUVZNaDNYNV9wUTlXZVZOMFVyeFpfeENfaXBqRERLb2F1NTNOZnJwaXJLZkpGTmlPNTNESzZSSU9hbmNiMU9Tc2NQelJYZ3BOMjRJZDU5WmV4YUNJZWtDZTNVaWVXREVFeUJKUzFRREV1U3ZPYVc1Vnk5V1ZYRGI2RmdlVHlLclg3am9fTU03MlEwWEJ2UUN0T2VmNHBGX29JUWZ5UzhVelBnaURkMDQzNlNEcmFXcUF4dz09 |
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| `r/WalkAway` | https://archive.is/NiBhd |
| `r/AskThe_Donald` | https://archive.is/s03IX |
| `r/AskThe_Donald` | https://archive.is/GH8FB |
[The Capitol attack was the most documented crime in history](https://time.com/5953486/january-capitol-attack-investigation/)
Heck, a huge chunk of the evidence consists of videos the attackers recorded themselves!
So, yes, the attackers were Trump supporters. And, yes, the ones who were arrested did commit very real crimes. Here's the list of arrestees and their criminal charges:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases
The claim that the government(?) somehow infiltrated the attack and that the violent crimes were all committed by those infiltrators is an extraordinary one. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Extraordinary evidence would be a list of names and conclusive evidence that the people on that list were a) working for the government and b) undercover. There is no such list. Or even a single name. A shitpost on `r/WalkAway` or `r/AskThe_Donald` does not qualify as extraordinary evidence. Or as ordinary evidence. It's just shit. An accusation without any evidence of any sort is just [FUD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt) and can be safely ignored. The onus to provide evidence is on them and not on anybody else after all.
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No, the Capitol attackers were not "INVITED" in. No, the attackers were not "non violent". No, the violent acts weren't committed by "Govt" people "disguised as Trumpers". No, the Capitol attack was not an attempt by "Govt" to "frame Trump & Trumpers". No, the 654 attackers who were arrested so far aren't "innocent".
This submission as well as the entire thread are disinformation and whitewashing of terrorism. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-04 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6STQ5dGFma3VNbEh4cU9ES1JfUVcyelg1ZHF5OWR4aDhSQ2VyZmNfLTloQ0V6eVVMNUl5eGphOU1HZzNNMHJObzFJSzB0TWxyMzVfUVptbllzelFiNEE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EUkdDY3hITHVjcVplcDZFV0MzVXpPSmZyZEdiOEJFTnNxcHdNNGRRTjBFN2NrR0hIeGlrWk81cVVXWFk4VmhuNmx1cmd2QVdGc2FlMUpDM2pMVjJCYy1zMzFEaWdCdWJXeHU5dzVEcDh2QnFJSl9iVDFxUnFTUWtDYmdoajV0NzZjN214enpHYmtqQjQ3S0pnMHR1Z200NUJudzV4dUtuSUNDTTNVM05rdjZsVXJBZWp4SGNkNG5kRVhpcWNUMXVUQVg5T29pdnQ3alM5bmRyR0RnS3A1UT09 |
Neither, Covid restrictions only apply to citizens | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-10-04 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6MF9Tb3ZaeklWc3RDcFZFcngxOVgyVFhBMk4tcjUyYkxZeGNhZU9ZNUJWMGhhM1pxS2lLNHB5LTJBZTJDNks1bWZfMGNueWFqejRsZTdjNml6NTl6Y1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EcHZRSXRjc2pGR1gtUFVmMmRJclMtMVNnRnc5ODNObkpFQmpCMi1aYmpJTklCcERfLU9iYTFXSVl2aHlXNWRTeXhBTW5MRzhfZThnZGZCdGxQSzNTT0xQZVZwS2h5dUxTUG1JRXZvcDZTaEliMjlIbmxoWFVYZkpLb3JyZHlYMmJRSmVvbGhlMXZsOUdnNlNsYkpsZjZxM2JBc1dxWUpDRjZfb2MtVURlQjc4QW1BaTA2cTVKd0Y3b05RZGxyNm5XZV9uSVk5d0RJVS04T2FMTGxodHlsMlhWbEJGZ2dKaTE3Y2NodnRQM19VVT0= |
https://archive.is/XQwUW
Did Facebook »just announce it "made a mistake" when it censored studies showing HCQ saves lives«? Not even close. Facebook doesn't "censor" studies because Facebook doesn't publish studies. Facebook's oversight board decided that a few of the corporation's decisions regarding disinformation were [too heavy-handed](https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebooks-oversight-board-overturns-some-content-decisions-in-first-rulings-11611849906). Facebook's oversight board did not endorse Hydroxychloroquine. Neither did Facebook.
The lie that Hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19 has been [debunked](https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/scicheck-no-new-revelation-on-hydroxychloroquine-and-covid-19/) long ago. Hydroxychloroquine, unlike the vaccines, is not approved for COVID-19. Neither for prophylactic use nor for hospitalized patients. Its [emergency use authorization](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-revokes-emergency-use-authorization-chloroquine-and) was short-lived and ended over a year ago when it became obvious that [Hydroxychloroquine does nothing at best](https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/evidence-clear-hydroxychloroquine-doesn-t-help-covid-19-patients-n1242652). And [nothing has changed since](https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-hydroxychloroquine-covid-guida-idUSL1N2M70NL). Hydroxychloroquine may not necessarily kill you if have COVID-19, but it certainly won't heal you.
So who does this lie come from? What's their motivation?
> [\[Dr. Simone\] Gold](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simone_Gold#Reactions_from_the_medical_community) has been criticized for her views surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines. Jeffrey Koplan, an epidemiologist, vice president for Global Health at Emory University, and former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said, "She and her organization show a willful ignorance of science and the scientific method, as well as a disrespect for accomplished scientific institutions and brilliant scientists." Director of Columbia University's Pandemic Resource and Response Initiative Irwin Redlener called Gold a "toxic purveyor of misinformation, now actively contributing to rightwing extremist rhetoric that continues to rile up people determined to hang on to the most egregious Donald Trump lies."
[Dr. Simone Gold no longer has a medical license](https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/14/1035915598/doctors-covid-misinformation-medical-license). That hospital you see in the background of her Twitter profile picture? [She never worked there](https://www.providence.org/news/uf/626791490). Neither do the people in lab coats standing next to her - who may or may not be doctors.
Dr. Simone Gold is the founder of "America's Frontline Doctors". But has she actually worked on the "frontlines" of the pandemic? [No, she has not](https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/87797). So what are those "Frontline Doctors" about? Selling Hydroxychloroquine and Ivermectin to the gullible. [AFLDS is a scam.](https://theintercept.com/2021/09/28/covid-telehealth-hydroxychloroquine-ivermectin-hacked/) Dr. Simone Gold is [a quack and a fraud](https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/05/doctor-lawyer-insurrectionist-the-radicalization-of-simone-gold/). Nothing more.
Oh, btw: [Dr. Simone Gold was among the Capitol attackers](https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/simone-gold-capitol-riot-coronavirus/2021/01/12/d1d39e84-545f-11eb-a817-e5e7f8a406d6_story.html). More here:
https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/gold-simone-melissa
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HCQ is neither an approved nor an effective treatment for COVID-19. The fact that Facebook's oversight board complained that a few decisions by Facebook were too heavy handed doesn't enter into it. Facebook doesn't endorse HCQ as a COVID-19 treatment. Neither does the FDA, the CDC or any other real medical association. Dr. Simone Gold is a fraud and a quack. `r/conspiracy` is spreading disinformation. COVID-19 disinformation kills. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-05 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6ckpTcFg2MUJsZlJwZFBTaGs4OElUWEpGWU5SdF9kc3lvSkphSGZTYzVZSVpHRmpfTjRIRUNiU3hCaDhjM0djRXktZld2UzhidVJoNWRLMnFtdEhJZ3c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EUUktc19lWnVmWG5ZWjFjLXFQcHpmVlV6U08ydGg2X1RqeEhEWEFqTFM1R09TSkZZWTk4THRtRGJadjh4cnpxa0hhY3RMaHhKNkZ1SXNEWXN2T1Rsa1VaaVFQM3ZzRTZKWnkwTW1EMHFoay11MmFBYnF0ZDVIaXZUYkhHb0ZCU0RVY2dVUHhfRkFBRUV6T00zTjFNTG9QZ18zYlF1UW1xN1ZrM1lUZ2Q0Zjg0NmxNS2pJaTI0aG1rMzVVS1FibFpu |
This subreddit seems to be pretty dead...I found your message looking for some business opportunities for something we are building.
The idea could be related to what you are talking about. We want to empower SMBs to enter and manage international trade, mainly focused on container transport. It has some overlaps with Digital Freight Forwarders but we want to be more focused on the trade aspect and eventually create a marketplace with enough data.
The website we have is pretty basic but soon will have a new one: https://claridocs.com | r/internationaltrade | comment | r/Internationaltrade | 2021-10-06 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6QW9CZkEwQTFncFhfU01laEx6QXByUnYzbW84S0NaWDFIYmhxQUN3OXc0QUl6MXFMS2tYWWRZdE53aXVlUVh0QnVZYU5kLWJZY2VrV3J4Uy1PQTlsQ2c9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZ0o1UUVIZy1oMjlFSE1MeGU2ZDk1eGVSSUZCdXo3a3drZ0ctaVJRcW9TNW5VcFFrLWZycFEtUXdLbXEyX09hb2s5cXdkS005aVBkdTFyZThVVXNrUXlmcW5RbkpiOVZSQXQ5TnRRZFhoVEJBN3dXME5GaW4zWjVBX2M0QzNJVE1DcHlQMW9LT0xfSEJPYmE5NzY4d2tiYUxlVTI4LWdHMGI2ekpwcVNYSGNHdWw3LU5NVjZLUHZaeFdoYmRtS1hkTktoeUlzdWk4N2NGQ0VxMzhMY1dadkdfdzhyVzd6X2g0TlZyRUhXQTc4VT0= |
**South America** is increasingly well positioned to compete in those markets. The *beef industries of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay have undergone marked changes* over the past 15 years.
*Investments in their industries have led to i****mproved production efficiency, disease management and supply chain traceability resulting in significant production and export growth, particularly in Brazil****.*
The report says South American beef exports have typically been destined for markets not shared by Australia. But ***South America beef has increasingly been gaining access to markets which were once inaccessible***, such as China. | r/internationaltrade | comment | r/Internationaltrade | 2021-10-07 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6UUFiOTJtVkRYSE11UzlWT04tRnRFNS16R2sxS0lVUHNJM1RTbWNwU0NxcnMxRVpXd3RYQnVqS1ZfMTlPUnR1ZW80OUxNSUlvZUhKa2tXalE0LWI0OXc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZzRBRjlpaTR5dENSdUlSU011NFdhUi1IZGxXNFB4WUJLRm5qckNVamxXSVl1bW14VnRyTEstYWlBYUdzRWZjbURDVnFpYTlxdFdtU2dfYjFVbzRDZjhCUU5OdURMcjhoVy1KLV9ZNm96NHRUaElydnZyWnNMVHE4RUZaWTlMcWdxcnRYUDF3LWFEV0hQNm9zS3Fjdjd6SE1DUWFrenYxSHpZUC1mSlRkSGRkcHlMRFBjZW1sdV9wdWhzTGNBeWxqRjJOX0E2ZFRWS3RXRTh0Y0tCRmRvUT09 |
[https://archive.is/ic0EE](https://archive.is/ic0EE)
This surprisingly active subreddit is for the C-list rightwing YouTube show created by Steven Crowder. Crowder has been active in the media for nearly a decade, but he gained notoriety in 2019 for his [homophobic harassment of a journalist](https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/05/right-wing-youtuber-hurled-racist-homophobic-taunts-gay-reporter-company-did-nothing/). In 2021, he was [demonetized on YouTube](https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/30/22359191/steven-crowder-youtube-partner-program-suspension-demonetize-ads-strike-ban-misinformation) for peddling false election fraud claims. However, his community on reddit continues to thrive.
What's sinister about this post is that it takes a known fact, the actual vote tally for Biden, and plays it off as a joke. It's harder to police this type of disinformation because (1) you have to understand the incorrect premise in order to get the joke and (2) there is some plausible deniability that the joke is actually about alleged cognitive impairment and not the 2020 election.
As usual, the most upvoted comments are where we can see how the post is being interpreted by the subreddit's users:
> As we learned from the Arizona audit, that’s not quite true Joe.
[False.](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/gop-lawmakers-false-claims-officials-arizonas-called-audit/story?id=80456958)
> No, someone printed 81 million ballots filled out with him on it.
Obviously false, but there is [no evidence](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/02/19/no-evidence-of-election-fraud-in-battleground-states-statistical-analysis-finds-as-trump-continues-false-claims/?sh=1d94b2dd3315) of any pro-Biden fraud.
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Official vote counts show Biden receiving over 81 million votes in the 2020 election. The purpose of this post is to sow seeds of doubt in the integrity of the election by making it sound like Biden's actual vote count is absurd. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-08 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6d1B0WWJoOVBqbnVIc2pCQUhjV3VUR2NtUExfaTRzaWZCa0l4Tmp5M01xbFA5Uk9jZXNkNGJVakg2eGw5WnhXRXZfS2JNT3BhRVlKQl80NFd3dmhpdHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EMkUwZTJ6dnRKcF96X1psU0g2R3VOVXhlb1lHSklDb25mb1c3Ri1EWVNpSUhqajBOdzloUzhNcTNGZXk5Q2haRjBHWmtzSGIyVlB1dVdpeE1NazlxQkxKRGpzYTJHVVdLdE43NmRBZDc2cXUwbGxUT0ZhU3NCWkNfLUtjc2N3S05XTnR4VldReEI3aW14Ym14ZWstMTRiaGU3UXA1TnAwcEpFN2ttMFV4ZXBSVHB2cHNTdnVyYmlRUjR2dV84aGY1bUM3NElSQUpkV2xoTndtaGY4a2JvQT09 |
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| `r/LouderWithCrowder` | https://archive.is/RFch2 |
| `r/ExDemFoyer` | https://archive.is/SSOI0 |
| `r/Republican` | https://archive.is/Afoj9 |
| `r/AskThe_Donald` | https://archive.is/8cflX |
| `r/WalkAway` | https://archive.is/Zfu7H |
| `r/conservatives` | https://archive.is/J2MPh |
(The same lie has since been posted to several more subs since)
In case you missed it: Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen [testified before Congress](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/05/facebook-harms-children-damaging-democracy-claims-whistleblower) that the company puts "astronomical profits before people". She said that Facebook "destabilizes democracies" by promoting extremist content such as hate speech, calls for violence and disinformation. According to her, the algorithms favor content that generates outrage since outrage generates more engagement and engagement generates more revenue.
This testimony and her [60 minutes interview](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-misinformation-public-60-minutes-2021-10-03/) have put her into the cross-hairs of right-wingers.
Republicans have fooled [90% of their base](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/08/19/most-americans-think-social-media-sites-censor-political-viewpoints/) into believing that social media silences "conservative" voices. The reality is quite the opposite. "Conservatives" [dominate social media](https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/26/censorship-conservatives-social-media-432643) in general and Facebook in particular. CrowdTangle, the analytics tool for social media posts that Facebook acquired five years ago, consistently shows that [the top-performing link posts were all created by right-wing media and the former president](https://sfist.com/2021/07/14/facebook-is-dismantling-crowdtangle-because-it-showed-the-platform-to-be-a-right-wing-echo-chamber/). The narrative that "conservatives" are being "censored" [is itself disinformation](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/02/01/are-social-media-companies-biased-against-conservatives-theres-no-solid-evidence-report-concludes/).
The `r/LouderWithCrowder` meme lies that there's a conspiracy between Frances Haugen and Facebook to justify censorship of conservative voices. There is simply no evidence behind this accusation. It is completely fact-free. What can be claimed without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence. Politifact rates this meme as ["pants on fire"](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/08/viral-image/no-evidence-whistleblower-frances-haugen-was-plant/)
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This meme lies that there's a conspiracy between Frances Haugen and Facebook to justify censorship of conservative voices. There is simply no evidence behind this accusation. It is completely fact-free. What can be claimed without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence. Politifact rates this meme as "pants on fire": https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/oct/08/viral-image/no-evidence-whistleblower-frances-haugen-was-plant/ | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-09 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6TENsbDhsNmhtLTdKTjk2djBFa0hUajlZUHN5YVY5QnlWNTNmejRmbHoxWVRpUWNlUEVhOVkwaWZhbTQ1TE04QWtrTHQ4ZFR1WTIweUhld25jZWE0Umc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ERVJXV0JJVURSSXB1YThNT1hpUjhkQW85bUZ5ZVhBMV80MG5INV8xQUxiVzl3TjFrQkNBeTV6NXRCX0c3OUtUdnVYUEtCdTFCb1BlNUFfRW9ILWpMVnpIRU96WTYwU3BXS2hibkRaazRjY21WT3JXaTl0YTd1eXl0UTl2Umg4RXR0R1h4Q3pUTk1zcTRmY3NsRnc3N0tOT2s3QnhSMVk3NEJkNlE4ZXFnWmpCbDUwYkR4VVhxRjhPY2RyaEp5bVFzMFI5NVFWWkRwclhkc2xPSGZMS3pkQT09 |
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| `r/conspiracy` | https://archive.is/FxGER |
| `r/conspiracy` | https://archive.is/tAbHQ |
| `r/conservatives` | https://archive.is/o6OAI |
| `r/LouderWithCrowder` | https://archive.is/3D8d8 |
The original source of this lie is The Gateway Pundit (TGP), a disinformation web site that is blacklisted by Reddit. The data the TGP article is based on is credible but the conclusions TGP draws from the data are deliberately misleading.
Between July and September 2021, someone performed an unusually large number of requests[1] (673,560 in total) to the Social Security Administration to confirm SSNs of Arizona citizens. 58% of those requests (393,017 in total) were non-matches.
TGP "concludes" that the Arizona "auditors" must have been behind those requests. But did TGP ask the "auditors" if they made those requests? No, they did not. Did the "auditors" themselves state that they made those requests? No, they did not. Are those requests or their results part of the "auditors"' final report? No, they are not.
So who made those requests? Why were they made? What, if anything, do they mean? And what connection to the 2020 election are they supposed to have? TGP conveniently forgot to research any of that. As did `r/conspiracy` and `r/conservatives` and `r/LouderWithCrowder`. But that doesn't prevent TGP and `r/conspiracy` and `r/conservatives` and `r/LouderWithCrowder` from "concluding" that those 393,017 non-matches represent fraudulent votes. That "conclusion" is a non sequitur and so utterly deceptive that it's a brazen lie.
1. https://www.ssa.gov/open/havv/HAVV-running-list.xlsx
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673,560 SSNs of Arizona citizens were checked against the SSA database between July and September of 2021. 393,017 of those SSNs were non-matches. That's a matter of public record. But nobody researched who made those requests or why. There is no evidence that those requests had anything to do with the 2020 election. The suggestion that the 393,017 non-matches represent fraudulent votes is completely nonsensical and deliberately misleading. Not even the Arizona "auditors" are making this claim. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-10 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Qk1VUVloaEV0TUI5clZka0lPaXZoWkpsOWVPaDZ3cHdVd001aExHQy1sb2RyTVU4MFBkU0ZnemVQdnM1eXdIaGZPekMwcURkSktaeHhzUmlINkZtQWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EUlA0LWZZXzNvZzQwa2R6MGNONnAzcE1YcUd0dVRKRExGZzNaOTcwWUtycVVUZkwxSHBwNmIzR2xsM2pnMm5mMUFuTnVBS24zX3pFd3d6MHJXYWl3dVVjLVh1LUpBenBubDlXWDFWbzR2X1V0bXVIZmxtTHdsU2l1aEZFRmkwQzl6NlVrRl8xQjg4bFVJU3ZYVHRSMDdLWlE1TUFFWjlaZmhrNThmMkxhZjVmTkpoOE9JVnVlcG94MFNNMHZDN3gxQkQ1NjVqODhIUXpHdHNVZGFJNEl5dz09 |
On Wednesday 8 September, the IFA WG ***discussed developments in capital flows, Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), and the cooperation between the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Regional Financing Arrangements (RFAs).***
Recent capital flows trends have h**ighlighted the need to enhance global financial resilience and to better understand the appropriate policy mix to preserve macroeconomic and financial stability.**
Digitalisation also poses new challenges and opportunities, and Group members explored some of the potential implications of CBDCs for the functioning of the international monetary system.
on Wednesday 29 September, following **the new general SDR allocation of USD 650 billion implemented by the IMF in August, IFA WG members discussed options to voluntarily channel a share of their allocated SDRs to help vulnerable countries finance more resilient, inclusive and sustainable economic recoveries.** | r/globalpolitics | comment | r/GlobalPolitics | 2021-10-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6SFVPQW9SQm9NT0JfVk1ScnVqZU5VWVRFV1F4RmdwY0lTdWhkVjlEY25xV1JFN20yQlZkLXduRFd0NWY1UldaLVZQWVhsdlo0eERCT0ZZbnRiVmNlVnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ET25zRXVZc0R4ejRKSG9uM0h6THR1TzJod1lSMzJ4U1EyTFpYWDQ1QVdtWDhIM3kzUlM2eW9vR25lWDE3WFdtSXRBX2RBejVPaGVJZWVqdnpyRWd6MFBLUjhFYk5yMlZxcmRSMWJILVk0N3lubnBNbTk2TUlkcW45QlA2VlU3UElOc3BQcjlTQkhldEVHb2JmTDZiQW5sT3BPRk5UQWdEejJRaVhfaGdBVGVLMWk3NjZFQVU1aEJlaHUtWDl2ZTlfbngxMWQwQVJQaHVzcXdhVkR2RXR6dz09 |
Maybe we should add a few reading recommendations to the sidebar. Do you have any suggestions? What do you consider essential reading for anyone who wants to fight disinformation on Reddit?
To get the ball rolling, here are three articles I've recommended many, many times over the years:
* [The rhetoric tricks, traps, and tactics of white nationalism](https://medium.com/@DeoTasDevil/the-rhetoric-tricks-traps-and-tactics-of-white-nationalism-b0bca3caeb84)
* ["Just joking" is no joke](https://www.radicalrightanalysis.com/2018/08/29/just-joking-is-no-joke-how-the-alt-right-really-communicates-online/)
* [The magical thinking of guys who love logic](https://theoutline.com/post/7083/the-magical-thinking-of-guys-who-love-logic) | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6STQ2T2hRSHAwTG9WbzdnNVI4Zm1CdDl4X3lPT1FvODJwLV82X0hzMXBBWmxueHBDN3RYQlQ5LWxiTkthS2NoZ19EWERMb3lZel9JNDEySTZLeGZENVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EQ0lla2o0N0JYVDg1V21pdWQwTXlNQW5BTDVoZ05nd2M0bUhNTTd2bXVrVHM1Z1JyblNyVE9jNGY0dXFvc1RHcDlxak5McTh2SGxXd1JOeW5EaWUtakFVT2I2S0VUTDR6MWdYWkVXV08wXzFRRDNhOEJaMVFzSXZodnV2MXZLMHpOU3ppaWZYanluZ3R0MkhNN0s5ZC0tZV90dGEzUzZMalZWeTBCcmgxVVViT1k5NEZDZmtMWTJZRFdJYlB4cTRzZXZBdjczRXVVNENxNms3cHdxNFp1UT09 |
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| `r/conservative` | https://archive.ph/DODHR |
| `r/ConservativeMemes` | https://archive.ph/jf8yl |
| `r/ConservativesOnly` | https://archive.ph/xZSvG |
Yes, they are "joking". But it's [not funny](https://www.radicalrightanalysis.com/2018/08/29/just-joking-is-no-joke-how-the-alt-right-really-communicates-online/).
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Biden did get 81 million votes and Biden did win the election. This meme may be a "joke" to them, but there's nothing funny about the lie that the Democrats cheated. This sub keeps spreading Trump's Big Lie. They're subverting democracy. They're fomenting violent conflict. And they know it. As do you. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6M0VyWGEtZ21oZDdWQWNncm50YlhXRm1CbTFfREpCV3JJT3NONnlxcUVPTkdMNWFWYVhqX1AxYVFwdTREZlBMQ2Y4RWoxbmR3NVVhZ0o4R2VEOU9uQUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EbloxeklDdHhRTFUzMmM1U293X3hMbFZ5bXE3aEIySkVXcFVVUVFtQnB3a3RRX1ljQjlVcGJKd0h1aEtBUGFNV1NkSFM1eTd6V0RiejEyVzZlZDB1S29DOV9oMG0zQUpoTFRqNy1FblBtM3l1MDUwcFk4M1NFelk4NVpBSTlyZkxrbDhyaGl2TXhyUkNjV04xcFpSeEdmOTRoSW8xdEF2d0l0WkpqQnpoVC1CdnVvaHd0S0RtNFVrWXA4YnhMUnhiUGV6ZE9yTjB6ZUpsSWR0RkxHcFNkUT09 |
not quite sure what standard this gentleman is shooting for.
Ideally, no use of local militias to attack refugees, immigrants, and migrants. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-10-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Slc4TzlRU0phSElSeElBSTVGYktMTXk5RmQ1SGduSlE5b251QUlRT0xCVG52Qi1abWRBYzZIWGtBWVg5eGUtQUtKUGRUV1kyTnFJSHFhdExDSGwwaVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EYXl3UGk2OVh0S3pTOUd1OEhNTTFfaHMwb3BkOE5Db3N5Q2FGRHhxOWU3Q2hONk5GRDRhVVdWY0JiMmhCNU1ER2tGMEtRV2RQdDIwaDFyS2pHbF9CaUFLUklJcDFjM1E4QWdWSmo1S2RLRmQ1OVVUMVN2Q1M5QUhWVDU2YWlUZ1hwZXJ2YzJQd3JBWGNLeFhMUTdnSTZTQmlnNlo1d2tOX0R5emxXSGN1a3J5Tmt5U3ozbzlwNmdzS1ZKazkwQUlTczI0cEdCbUZ0cFF2cDE0WnR0ZVFYQT09 |
Dbeibah cabinet is demanding social security numbers of LAAF members to get paid, instead of throwing a lump sum at Hiftar, which means Hiftar can't pay his Mercenaries anymore, which has caused friction in the south.
Si he figures why not create a new false government print fake russian money and then get the CBL to absorb the debt in ' reconciliation ', as that tactic worked for him for the past few years. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-10-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6UWpEbTJJOXFySnB1ZVhuWnRXMmdZYzdnUUVOMFF0QlhLZll2TDVnMEN0aE9nSjJFMl96NUVzLU9vWkFMZlpCNFIxMjVpbzBkeDRuamZVMWtxTjdDREE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EYVVkWWsxY2ZTcnNXNmF1UW5mNV9UTURya08yNjlaTzlnUGJHT3hxbXR5QURZSkdJLXdVMGNrVzVDVE5OdklIN3NFSGhEU1N6c0VPeEtDX0Fmc1ZhZ3ZueWhQcEN1dGFPdjdEQTVPYnBjc1l5US15WlB4OC12TVZyMVFtU3dURGk2cUhoUWh1Z21NVE1Kb3RoZmdWVk1JSHVkR2JCNWdvbHB1Wl92NlNOdTZ6TU4yc2hYT1o3S2pkUWk0U2s4VWFfTThLMVpESjZGcnpVU3VRX242MTJLUT09 |
Hi, that sounds complicated. Just my first impression, will edit this.
Not sure if I can understand the cash streams. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-10-11 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6cGNldktMNDF6LTJCQ20zTlBfdWhpWm14UDZFRF9GWFZQamZiZ1RDdTZ0OGtNbmdaejNFX0FsX1dhNngwcVpQOVlnTXF3bHkzTzk1eVZZZkJYaWFZWUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZnBoUmJ2R2xZNGszOHl4dmQySmU5eGstUlZsODFtbFRpWm1mQ2N5YXlPdXFhYzdXLWlfaEtyR2NreWx6ZWV4clFEQ2NMR0JYR2tsUzc5WEQwUXZXZEVpQmdRUXlEUkhrbkdTQXdLaUx4cU9ReVJSZTE4VmI2ejAyVW9hZERwYjZkX1BXT3NNVWdXMThLZXljZ244Qjc0cEg1TXlJLXRRTXdxMTBCRXRTMFI1c3dfeElMeGw2em9TN2RkTEZGVkJzYmk5UGNrMUZXaFQtZlY5RVg2YzZvUT09 |
They did it twice during GNA and sure gonna do it again, that's why they have been nagging about openening Makasa(long distance transfers) between east and west. | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-10-12 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6OGJsYklEUzNQanRsMG1QbjNHNF9uc3ZETnczYnJxbm03ZzI2cDRrUXpoYVV1UlNFLXVvekpyOG5nM0RVRXBQWVM0TUdqSThtb2JoR2p3eXMzWGdabHc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EWTFPUUhOZFdXYWtGMHB0LWtadVBPRGlXR3prcnpZdXQ2QTJnazBGbExHWHlXRGo2cjdlMmJyNFZPSEsteEQzMmR4R2JNX3NzVjdLUWJzdWJoS2xOOTVnekViUG44ZThnVFcyUEdUaGtnbDRLVEdRVDQ0V2NCWWMzSFpOUTUtQldkQnBxVUdoTTBFN3RidVh6X3NpeGR4bWlEazNyRlRmdlkxZU5Va2JKTF8tVlg1NUxsTTFhZWwwbDBiekhmMWUxaVl3dkVPSHp6YTZEQVI4eFJ2akJYdz09 |
https://archive.ph/nbYOt
In case you aren't familiar with the term "New World Order", it's an old, antisemitic and proto-fascist conspiracy theory:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/New_World_Order
Vaccine mandates are lawful, effective and based on rock-solid science:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccine-mandates-are-lawful-effective-and-based-on-rock-solid-science/
The US has a strong Supreme Court precedent for vaccine mandates dating all the way back to 1905:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/09/08/vaccine-mandate-strong-supreme-court-precedent-510280
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| `r/WalkAway` | https://archive.is/zCQr5 |
| `r/WalkAway` | https://archive.is/1luSP |
The Right no longer believes in surveys. Ever since 2016 they (claim to) believe that the pollsters are all liars who work for the Democrats. And since 2020 the Right no longer believes in election results either. So how does the Right define success in politics?
Having gotten rid of the real metrics, they conveniently resort to easily manipulated ones. Back in 2020 e.g. they told us that Trump is more popular than Biden because Trump rallies attracted large crowds while Biden held no rallies at all. Large indoor crowds in the middle of a pandemic (with no vaccine in sight at the time) were a sign of Trump's success, according to them.
Right now they're lying that Fauci is extremely unpopular in the US because the YouTube trailer for the National Geographic documentary about him has a lot more downvotes than upvotes. They know that this the result of [review bombing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Review_bomb). But that doesn't bother them in the least. Quite the opposite. They celebrate and even encourage review bombing.
This is doublethink. They know perfectly well that the large number of dislikes is the result of manipulation - because they are the ones who are engaging in that very manipulation - but at the same time they lie that their manipulation proves something about Fauci - presumably that the pandemic is his fault, that the vaccines are dangerous, and that vaccines mandates are tyranny.
And here's `r/WalkAway` complaining that Rotten Tomatoes (temporarily) disabled the review bombing of the Fauci movie:
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While they're at it, they also call for review bombing on Metacritic in that thread.
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`r/WalkAway` lies that the review bombing of the Fauci documentary on other social media platforms such as YouTube, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic proves that he is unpopular (and by extension guilty of imaginary crimes). At the same time `r/WalkAway` celebrates - and even encourages - the review bombing on those other social media platforms. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-14 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6ZUhEMVF6SXhneHlOcEc2QW9Ya0hLbDlTMGxPZlB2UTNXYllnQUtoLXdmNUF4SnZJNjRBYmx4djRYVERTSVhzTUlVRTdqbHVkZGdqbVBGcXQ4TVhKTVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EdENmcFlZVTBFYThBVl92VDNQVk1ZWG5YQW8tRnFLRm9NdXMtMVp0bFBKeHZpblRDbFNtRTNmbWxJUDRZTUMwUnZoUVJCbEFBOU1tS0FXNVpfUDJ0NUhORUVwcjF4NjVEVFNwVEdTQmJfa2tDZGdBRlJXdDRqaFo4WVp3WGQtem1ZU2lfTzFvejIzRE0xR09qUlBXX3FtcWhEVGxmc0tEdFNLbUJydjh2OUQ1eTVBZTlTbnVpU0FlVjkyZUprOUJxenFpQmJtbU5yOWlKLVBjc1lVZWFodz09 |
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| `r/AskThe_Donald` | https://archive.ph/IwQ7a |
| `r/CoronavirusCirclejerk` | https://archive.ph/DDG3i |
There is a small kernel of truth to the meme. Natural immunity does provide better and longer lasting immunity than the vaccines. But the suggestion that the vaccines provide no immunity at all is a lie.
| Pfizer vaccine | Moderna vaccine | Johnson & Johnson vaccine |
|----------------|-----------------|---------------------------|
| 91% effective at preventing the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus with symptoms in people age 16 and older. Greater than 89% effective in preventing people with health conditions, such as diabetes or obesity, from developing the COVID-19 virus with symptoms. 100% effective at preventing the COVID-19 virus in children ages 12 through 15. | 94% effective at preventing the COVID-19 virus with symptoms. Greater than 90% effective in preventing people with health conditions, such as diabetes or obesity, from developing the COVID-19 virus with symptoms. | 66% effective at preventing the COVID-19 virus with symptoms. 85% effective at preventing the COVID-19 virus with severe illness |
https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-covid-19/vaccine/comparing-vaccines
Not to mention that natural immunity against COVID-19 can only be acquired by contracting the disease. COVID-19 might kill you. There have been over 724,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the US so far. Over 782,000 confirmed COVID-19 deaths in the EU. Almost 5 million confirmed deaths worldwide:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_death_rates_by_country
And even people who survive COVID-19 risk long-lasting and possibly permanent injury:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_COVID
The risk of adverse effects from the vaccines on the other hand is negligible:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/safety/adverse-events.html
Note also: "Clown World" (🤡🌎) is a term only far-right extremists use:
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Clown_World
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| `r/conspiracy` | https://archive.ph/nfGzs |
Pfizer who sold their COVID-19 vaccine for over a year without giving it a brand name finally decided to name it "Comirnaty" - just in time for the final FDA approval. We can talk about whether that branding was [smart or not](https://www.marketingweek.com/pfizers-comirnaty-genius-branding/) but that's neither here nor there. Just a few days later, on August 23, Comirnaty received [full FDA approval](https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-approves-first-covid-19-vaccine) for individuals 16 years of age and older.
Sen. Ron Johnson (R) tried to construct a difference between the previously unnamed Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and the 100% identical but named Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This was just moronic. A brand name makes a legal difference, to be sure, but it doesn't make a chemical or medical difference.
Johnson's letters were an attempt to stall the vaccine mandates. He failed, of course. To nobody's great surprise - including himself, I bet. This was theater at best. But this kind of theater feeds the paranoid delusions of the antivaxx conspiracy crowd. This kind of theater gets people killed. And this `r/conspiracy` thread proves that the delusional are more than willing to believe Johnson's lie - or any other lie for that matter - as long as it confirms their preconceived notions.
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| `r/LouderWithCrowder` | https://archive.ph/RWpDq |
| `r/ConservativeMemes` | https://archive.ph/tud2o |
Text of the meme:
> IMAGINE IF YOU WILL, A WORLD WHERE EVERY TWEET AND MEME MUST BE FACT-CHECKED,
>
> BUT NOT A BALLOT
If the purpose of this meme is to prove that memes are [innocuous](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/learning/do-memes-make-the-internet-a-better-place.html) and [all in good fun](https://www.radicalrightanalysis.com/2018/08/29/just-joking-is-no-joke-how-the-alt-right-really-communicates-online/), then it fails spectacularly. Casually claiming that the election was "stolen" isn't harmless. `r/LouderWithCrowder` and `r/ConservativeMemes` are perpetuating [Trump's Big Lie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_lie#Trump's_false_claim_of_a_stolen_election). They continue to undermine trust in the elections. They continue to paint the Democrats as "cheaters". The real target is democracy itself, as always. The real agenda is totalitarian, as always.
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This meme perpetuates Trump's Big Lie that the 2020 election was "stolen". It wasn't. That has been proven ad nauseam. The liars never bothered to show any evidence. Instead they attempt to manufacture "truth" by endless repetition, by sealioning and by muscling out factual reality. For the sake of preserving democracy itself, Reddit has to stop the spread of the Big Lie. Please remove this thread! Please ban this user! Please shut down this disinformation sub! | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6RWZFZGpnS0Jqek5JN2prcDdXUkJDZ09VVjUzbGNWd2tlaVRTQ0hleGxqNlBWNjBDLXlKU0pKRnF3THlnRU5ZREZJM1A2XzFJcXo3c24wMWFOWmFOcUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EOXcwb21TRnhDZ25yMXktQ1hvZE9yUHZoRjk5eEVWU1BCZFB5TUJCQllXRFIzWm5PWVhHcHhoLW05OV9tTkFmaUc1RklZMnBDRFc3SmhIakhxdVJyZFRZeGY4VnpEU1dqOFZQQzU1RWN5OUhYc09Qb1p6SjVmanZQblFSSXN6akZpem54YklwY1A4QzlBOVNNQzZIUDZmY21BUjBBS0VSd3U4Yi1LNmZrblhGMTJQNGt1MU83VnVjUFBjMlk3ajJ0TmxVVmd3WWxmYllzRmNDMGRWWWNmUT09 |
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| `r/TheBidenshitshow` | https://archive.ph/SQZRZ |
Text of the `r/TheBidenshitshow` meme:
> Nobody elected the CDC.
>
> Nobody elected the WHO.
>
> Nobody elected Bill Gates.
>
> Nobody elected Dr. Fauci.
>
> Nobody elected Joe Biden
Biden received [81,284,666 votes](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html) (plus [a few hundred bonus votes](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/09/the-arizona-election-audit-reveals-more-votes-for-biden-no-evidence-of-fraud.html) the Arizona [fraudit](https://usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/09/28/fact-check-arizona-audit-affirms-biden-win-doesnt-prove-voter-fraud/5846640001/) found).
If you're confused about the flair of that `r/TheBidenshitshow` post: 🤡🌎 ("clown world") is a [neo-Nazi dogwhistle](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Clown_World).
I couldn't find anything interesting about that "Right Only! Social Platform" the meme is advertising. It seems to be an [irrelevant also-ran](https://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/rightonly.net) at best.
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Joe Biden was legitimately elected by a clear majority of voters. This claim by `r/TheBidenShitshow` that "Nobody elected Joe Biden" is a brazen lie. This sort of disinformation undermines the system of free and fair elections. It is an attack on democracy itself. Please remove this thread! Please suspend this user! Please ban this disinformation sub! Also note that the meme is advertising a far-right social media platform. `r/TheBidenShitshow` users are abandoning Reddit anyway. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6eHlmV3ZTbEljcXpzRFBTU3BFY0FES190ZWZWdzlhTVBVWHduMXBhZVVvWncxWE9FNkZEWFpic2gzck1PMmRMR0YtQUF0TUVnT01WS29yVzQyN3Y4MlE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EaXRYTURsSUp3WWgza0Y4UDBsaHpITk9fR1BtOFdYdjRDNHhBeEpuLUhkZTI1eWo3VDFzZmdIVzFpUml1XzJ5Z1JCTkVwS19XWGk3VTRKYXJJWHFzaDFZdUZQUk9uajFsdUtWakRHX09jQldIdGQwN19WTFhISW9Rb2pyaFBZY1pPYmNQN3ZGWWNvQ2pnZ0JmdzhTNFlDeUJOTjZFeDNIdjdCN2duYlVDR2s5LUNFeXdqUmRxTW44dlAyeXpMdDdiN3l5NGlRX2NVQkMzQnZ6ekNzSnZndz09 |
The right way to disarm.
Real and effective revenue gathering.
An excise tax on all transfers of weapons, ammunition, and weapon making materials.
The real question - how efficient is excise tax and sales tax gathering in Misrata, Zliten, Tripoli, Sirte ?? | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-10-20 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6bGwwT0FYcmllbjlsMWc1OUJCTlJ4NUJ1X19mM1JDSnZzclhYYUZNSW5NMnVPdDZDeUN6ek5FUHdOUGZ0Ql9RZFRsS3hxdHRXd0ZZcTJEbUp2TkpCenc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZ3FHRmtSaWNBVnZsaE10TGRERU84TFNMNDFvdUpxbXE4N2NoYmVoRk9SSERmX21xU2swcjVwRFM4YTg0dEZ5LV8xOGhDUWgxNkJyWUFKbHIwZ1ZjS1FSWktGTDgtdjJhUjJpMzcxcjF4LWJLdzlXUWY0dG42MmZVUGxXeHFxY05zelVkaG9SUGNiZ3ZhQkFrd3hqOHplT0d5QlVWNEw0OVNCcElpSDBiQ25rbUhOb0dDMGV2WW91NGdkRm9aSTA0eUNzSXk3aDdUWjl1Wm40ZFIxSjBsdz09 |
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| `r/conspiracy` | https://archive.md/2kpOs |
| `r/conservative` | https://archive.md/dephY |
later edit:
`r/conservative` is of course also gleefully jerking themselves raw over this patently false, obviously fake news; added to above table.
[NIH Letter](https://imgur.com/a/KbNme1m), relevant paragraphs (emphasis mine):
>"The limited experiment described in the final progress report provided by EcoHealth Alliance was **testing if spike proteins from naturally occurring bat coronaviruses circulating in China were capable of binding to the human ACE2 receptor in a mouse model**. All other aspects of the mice, including the immune system, remained unchanged. In this limited experiment, laboratory mice infected with the SHC014 WIV1 bat coronavirus became sicker than those infected with the WIV1 bat coronavirus. As sometimes occurs in science, this was an unexpected result of the research, as opposed to something that the researchers set out to do. Regardless, the viruses being studied under this grant were genetically very distant from SARS-CoV-2."
>"The research plan was reviewed by NIH in advance of funding, and **NIH determined that it did not fit the definition of research involving enhanced pathogens of pandemic potential (ePPP) because these bat coronaviruses had not been shown to infect humans. As such, the research was not subject to departmental review under the HHS P3CO framework.**"
Richard H. Ebright tweet:
>NIH corrects untruthful assertions by NIH Director Collins and NIAID Director Fauci that NIH had not funded gain-of-function research in Wuhan.
>NIH states that EcoHealth Alliance violated Terms and Conditions of NIH grant AI110964.
The NIH letter *literally states the opposite* of what Richard Ebright ([and Rand Paul](https://twitter.com/RandPaul/status/1450996489862459394), who of course jumped on it) claim.
The OP, Big_Iron_PP, having either not read the letter or failed at basic reading comprehension, lies along with Ebright:
>Looks like the "conspiracy theorists" were right again. An NIH official, Lawrence Tabak, admitted in a letter to a member of the House Oversight Committee that the NIH did indeed fund gain of function research in Wuhan through a Non-Profit called Eco Health alliance.
>This is something that Fauci repeatedly denied when questioned by Rand Paul.
>Really makes one think, does it not?
And as usual, the resident conspiracist half-wits are quick to jump into the circlejerk of lies and calls for retribution:
>Sad part we live in age where only the people abused by the system get punished, heavily fined and put to jail. Fauci, goverment officials who made millions off Pharma through their significant others, etc, they will get a small fine one gets for speeding and a slap on the wrist at best for show.
>We're already getting fucked like people are in Cyberpunk by corporations that control everything through corruption, lobbying and whatever other means they can abuse. It's just not yet high-tech glamorous yet.
#
>Question: if they lied about THAT...what else have they lied about ???
>>Everything. All the time. If they state something, then the opposite is the truth.
#
>Prison?
>>We should do what the French did hundreds of years ago. Really send a message to the political elite.
#
>Fauci must resign.
Fortunately, several responders in the `r/conspiracy` thread demonstrate the proper use of the ability to read and the ability to comprehend the actual accurate meaning of words strung together into sentences, and debunked the false premise:
>[incorrect poster] The virus accidentally gained a function but it wasn’t their intent for it to gain that function. It’s like murder vs manslaughter. They didn’t report that the manslaughter occurred is what this letter is saying. Rand Paul is saying that to most people someone killing someone to most people means the same thing. Fauci is saying we didn’t murder anyone, we committed manslaughter.
>>And, as such, it does not meet the condition for “Gain of Function” as described by the Department of Heath and Human Services:
>>“New USG funding will not be released for gain-of-function research projects that may be reasonably anticipated to confer attributes to influenza, MERS, or SARS viruses such that the virus would have enhanced pathogenicity and/or transmissibility in mammals via the respiratory route. The research funding pause would not apply to characterization or testing of naturally occurring influenza, MERS, and SARS viruses, unless the tests are reasonably anticipated to increase transmissibility and/or pathogenicity.” (https://www.phe.gov/s3/dualuse/documents/gain-of-function.pdf).
>>As stated in the 4th paragraph of the letter, the increased infectivity was an “unexpected result of the research” of a naturally occurring virus.
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>It didn't gain a function. It had that function all along. This doesn't constitute gain of function research.
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>I don't get where OP or the tweet are getting what they claim. As far as I can tell, all that happened was that EcoHealth didn't file a required report after an unexpected happening in their research. This letter even specifically says that the virus they were working on isn't the source of covid-19.
>>Yep. This is what I got out of it too. EcoHealth was in violation of the grant terms and failed to update, but this entire thing is irrelevant to COVID-19.
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>That's not remotely what the letter states. For one thing, the NIH most certainly has not admitted that - Ebright interprets it that way, but his definition of GOF has always been much broader than that of the NIH (or most other scientists).
>The planned research was not GOF under the NIH definition because the viruses in question did not have pandemic potential in humans, as determined by the grant review board. EcoHealth didn't meet its reporting guidelines...but the viruses still didn't have pandemic potential in humans and so still wasn't GOF.
>Not to mention, GOF research is defined as research intended to increase infectiousness or severity in a virus with pandemic potential. Research that accidentally produces those effects (which this did not) wouldn't be GOF under the NIH definition regardless.
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>They tested a spike protein that already existed to see if it could, in its natural form, attach to a human receptor in mice. That isn't gain of function. You have to alter the virus for it to be GOF. For instance Injecting the genes that make the cold airborne into HIV would be gain of function, because HIV is not currently airborne.
>>[nonsense response]
>>>This wasn't GOF research, because it didn't introduce a function that the virus didn't previously have.... That is as straightforward as it comes.
>>>>[incorrect] The ability of a bat coronavirus to infect humanized mice is technically a Gain of Function. However, the letter also states that EHA has five days to produce other documents pertaining to this research. This is an admission couched in vague and non-specific terms.
>>>>>No it isn't. The virus didn't gain a function. The function was already intrinsic to the virus: the ability to bind to human ACE2 receptors. The fact that a mouse model was used does not make this gain of function research.
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>You might wanna reread that letter. It does not say what you think it does.
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This post claims that an NIH letter admits that Anthony Fauci lied about gain-of-function (GoF) research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. The letter actually shows why it is specifically not GoF, making the claim of the post patently false.
The conspiracy theories about GoF in Wuhan promoted by Rand Paul and others frequently lead to calls for Fauci to be imprisoned or executed, as seen in the thread.
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Hiftar must of ran out of toilet player.
I'm sure shoukry's tongue is up for the job 💪💪💪.
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The [audio](https://v.redd.it/k5hhzm9i1ju71/DASH_audio.mp4) is very difficult to understand so here's a rough summary of what this teacher says:
There are Racists who discriminate against a certain group. There are anti-racist activists like herself who try to end racism. But the largest group is the middle group who doesn't want to be racist but doesn't work to end racism either.
Here's Wikipedia's definition of [critical race theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_race_theory):
> Critical race theory (CRT) is a body of legal scholarship and an academic movement of US civil-rights scholars and activists who seek to critically examine the intersection of race and US law and to challenge mainstream American liberal approaches to racial justice. CRT examines social, cultural, and legal issues primarily as they relate to race and racism in the US. A tenet of CRT is that racism and disparate racial outcomes are the result of complex, changing, and often subtle social and institutional dynamics, rather than explicit and intentional prejudices of individuals
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> CRT originated in the mid-1970s in the writings of several American legal scholars, including Derrick Bell, Alan Freeman, Kimberlé Crenshaw, Richard Delgado, Cheryl Harris, Charles R. Lawrence III, Mari Matsuda, and Patricia J. Williams. It emerged as a movement by the 1980s, reworking theories of critical legal studies (CLS) with more focus on race. CRT is grounded in critical theory[10] and draws from thinkers such as Antonio Gramsci, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, and W. E. B. DuBois, as well as the Black Power, Chicano, and radical feminist movements from the 1960s and 1970s.
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> CRT scholars view race and white supremacy as an intersectional social construct that advances the interests of white people at the expense of persons of other races. In the field of legal studies, CRT emphasizes that formally colorblind laws can still have racially discriminatory outcomes. A key CRT concept is intersectionality, which emphasizes that race can intersect with other identities (such as gender and class) to produce complex combinations of power and advantage
This teacher doesn't name any works of critical race theory. She doesn't list any authors of critical race theory. She doesn't quote any book about critical race theory. None of what she says has anything to do with critical race theory.
She merely states the obvious. Most people aren't exactly racist but they aren't exactly helping either. Nobody needs to read a book to come to that conclusion. Nothing about her words should offend anybody who is not themselves a racist.
It's probably worth mentioning at this point that `r/tucker_carlson` has a well-documented history of [overt racism, overt anti-Semitism, white supremacy, and promotion of the "great replacement" conspiracy theory](https://www.reddit.com/r/AgainstHateSubreddits/search/?q=tucker_carlson&restrict_sr=1).
And then there's the [hasty generalization](https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/logicalfallacies/Hasty-Generalization). Even if it were true that this particular teacher was teaching critical race theory - it's not, but even if it were - it wouldn't prove that critical race theory is being taught in all of Ohio's schools as the `r/tucker_carlson` thread title suggests.
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First time I see you shitposting
Thought you were Bellybutton at first | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-10-22 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6NDBwMHJmTjMxZ3NmUC1tZlplN1M4alZuaUZwTzlNS3JpZFk5d0lDcmk2by00WkRVb3k2S1NIMm9YMVMtN3MtRXMyQVhnYmpqLVhzMUc4dzBkVFhmdHZXaXdGcHZHYzlZaVlMdzhIeFNBdGc9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EaTE0ZXdxRmp2cjB5N3RhbWozX0dDWHFZME9lM2NFcXNLQnNPSnBIcGpZQmhtTkJBZ3kxUU1VVF9pQlZtcHhpaTdvSnQ4WGRrY1VVM1gzUWxYLUFJcHlaM2tiUzBrNWpRTUZ3UXJyQWxiWDdGSmZlZDlYWC13XzhCWWI5SmljNWhGNjhXWEMzSW43d0h1dVNmT1lGaVFHd25HdlhvVHNPa0p6czl5c3dDQXp0ZWZBbXhTM3Zubkc1c2J3TzJ5cnVJU3Q4VkJONE9NRi1XR01mazVraXZKT0RjeFl2cllnVEs1UEl1dHQ0LVJIZz0= |
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Text of the meme:
> Anybody remember Kamala telling Joe during the debate, "You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars!"
The [lies about Joe Biden being in bed with China](https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/19/fact-checking-claims-about-hunter-biden-joe-biden-/) are numerous and date back to the early stages of his presidential campaign more than a year ago. It is "common knowledge" among many "conservatives" by now that China owns Biden somehow. No evidence for any of these claims has ever been shown. But "conservatives" don't particularly care about evidence, of course. They simply repeat their lies until people remember them. Once people remember the lies they ring true. They're still lies though.
And here they are lying again. It is a lie that Joe Biden [received over a billion dollars](https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/may/22/hunter-biden-and-china-sorting-through-murky-busin/) from China and it is a lie that Kamala Harris [accused Biden of accepting money from China](https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/30/facebook-posts/no-kamala-harris-didnt-attack-joe-biden-china-duri/) during the presidential debates. Neither happened.
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There is no evidence whatsoever that Joe Biden received large amounts of money from China. These accusations are simply defamation and they aren't getting any truer by endless repetition. It is also a lie that Kamala Harris accused Biden of accepting money from China during the presidential debates. That simply didn't happen. `r/conservative` is spreading disinformation again. Please remove that thread! Please ban the user who posted it! Please ban that disinformation sub! | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6U0hVUFJKM3oybjhNQWQ0Sm03TjlCS0hMUzBOM3hFbUtXS2pLTXA5STVrN0g3WHlmTHdBQ3R3cEVTTWhROGkyU2U3UmNqZVpnUnNHcnpHSnpKTlluQ1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EcTY4WFk3dWtlNndscDBKX2U0YzM1VzJITU9yb3IzRG9ERE00XzBqRDdRMzVlVjRjUHR5d2ZtS0NFYzVmTXB4Vjl0cVdDQVc4NVU1eU9nTlJaZ1hLcl9kTk5VVld5V0JQRVJnYlh5MUJwR1Z1dW5adk9aSC1ZX3ZOS0ZzRm03NEJuZXVhNDl1S1NPQUM3U3ZNRGJvR1pqc2FPcDhsUjhWT2RoTzRhSjRfNld3YnhLLVV6VnptdnNVVVNBRW5zMEw2Qlh1MDBVNElpNTd5aEt0Szk4MENjQT09 |
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Note: This particular user is a prolific spammer and disinformation superspreader who crossposts several memes and links to a long list of subs every day.
So is it true that Panama apprehended 52 people associated with Al-Quaeda? Probably. But that doesn't meant there's a problem with US immigration. The US has agreements with Panama to enable precisely this. The fact that these people were arrested means the system is working.
But the real lie is that the US under Biden allows anybody - including terrorists - to walk right into the country, of course. The real lie is that the US has an "open borders" policy now. That's complete nonsense.
I'll just quote the [right-leaning](https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/independent-and-principled-behind-cato-myth/) Cato Institute:
> Practically since his first week in office, President Joe Biden has faced repeated criticisms from Republicans and some [Democrats](https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1440978961547214851) that his border policy amounts to “open borders.” This criticism is not simply inaccurate: it is unhinged from reality in a way that distinguishes itself from normal political hyperbole. Indeed, U.S. immigration policy is effectively closed borders, and Biden’s immigration policies and goals are largely the same as those of President Donald Trump.
>
> Under U.S. immigration law, it is illegal for anyone in the world to travel or immigrate to the United States unless they fall into very narrow exceptions. Like Alcohol Prohibition—which had exemptions for religious, medicinal, or industrial purposes—America’s immigration prohibition’s small exceptions are irrelevant for the vast majority of potential immigrants. Effectively, if they don’t qualify as a select few high skilled workers or family members of U.S. citizens, they can’t come legally.
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> President Biden has not suddenly ended America’s immigration prohibition and opened up U.S. borders to almost anyone who wants to come (as was largely America’s immigration policy from 1776 to 1924). Instead, he has far more vigorously enforced immigration prohibition than the law requires, narrowing the few exceptions to the universal ban on legal immigration.
>
> For example, one exception is for those facing persecution in their home countries. Biden has undisputed authority under [the law](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1157) to admit as many refugees from abroad as he wants. The president sets the limit and picks whoever he considers “of concern” to the United States. Yet Biden is [on pace](https://www.wrapsnet.org/admissions-and-arrivals/) to admit the fewest refugees in the history of the U.S. refugee program, fewer than 10,000.
>
> He won’t let refugees in from abroad. But [the law](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1157) explicitly allows refugees to ask for asylum at U.S. borders even if they don’t have permission: anyone “who arrives in the United States (whether or not at a designated port of arrival . . . ), irrespective of [their legal] status, may apply for asylum.” In 1996, Congress [clarified](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/8/1225) that agents “shall refer [any asylum seeker] for an interview by an asylum officer.”
>
> Yet Biden won’t follow that either. He has continued a Trump ban on “[nonessential travel](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/22/2021-20343/notification-of-temporary-travel-restrictions-applicable-to-land-ports-of-entry-and-ferries-service)” at U.S. land ports of entry and requesting [asylum isn’t essential](https://www.cato.org/blog/amid-crisis-biden-admits-02-central-american-families-kids-legally). So because they can’t come in legally, they cross illegally, and since the law says they can apply “whether or not at a designated port of entry, irrespective of their legal status,” they should still have the right to request asylum.
>
> But Biden is using another Trump policy known as “[Title 42 expulsion](https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/guide-title-42-expulsions-border)” to immediately deport as many asylum seekers and border crossers as possible without hearing their asylum claims. He's mostly dumping them in Mexico, just as Trump did with "Remain in Mexico," just with a different name and on a much larger scale. Biden's still using the pandemic as a reason for this policy, despite the easy availability of effective vaccines for Americans who want them. But whatever the excuse, his goal is the same as Trump: immediately deport as many as he possibly can.
>
> So what explains the reports of some immigrants being released into the United States? Is this “open borders”? Not at all. The numbers of arrivals so far exceed the government’s capacity to turn them away that it has resorted to releasing a few of them as a last resort, but they are not “free.” They are arrested, detained, and charged as removable. They are illegal immigrants subject to re-arrest at any time.
>
> The Biden administration has smashed all records for immediate expulsions without due process, increasing [the rate](https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/southwest-land-border-encounters) from 62,000 per month under Trump to about 100,000, but Mexico [will only](https://www.wsj.com/articles/growing-share-of-migrants-from-outside-mexico-central-america-poses-challenge-for-biden-11629122385) take back its own citizens, Guatemalans, Hondurans, and Salvadorans, and even for the Central Americans, it [will not take](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/04/us/politics/mexico-united-states-border-immigration.html) back young kids with their parents if it has no place for them to stay (how logical!).
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> So everyone else must be put on planes and flown back, but this takes far more time and resources than the government has. Immigrants must be detained, checked over much more thoroughly, and shipped to airports. There aren’t enough detention facilities, agents, and airplanes to get this job done in enough time to avoid having to release some immigrants. The Biden administration has repeatedly said as much.
>
> Don’t believe them? Well, the Trump administration faced the exact same constraints, and they too [released](https://www.cato.org/blog/expulsions-families-children-were-falling-trump-left) many thousands of immigrants from the border. But Biden has a much greater challenge now to keep up his closed border policies. The number of immigrants arriving from outside Mexico and Central America has exploded in the last few months, [increasing](https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/stats/nationwide-encounters) from about 10,000 to more than 62,000 per month, requiring farther flights and more resources. Yet despite the releases, the number of removals or those sent to immigration jail far outnumber the number of releases [about 3 to 1](https://twitter.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/1441088383569125376).
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> The illegal immigration problem would disappear if President Biden would simply let immigrants enter the country legally at ports of entry to request asylum, grant them [work visas](https://www.cato.org/blog/dhs-should-release-supplemental-h-2b-visas-immediately) at consulates, or admit them from abroad under the refugee program or through “[humanitarian parole](https://www.businessinsider.com/how-us-will-help-afghans-coming-to-the-country-parole-2021-9#:~:text=In%20late%20August%2C%20US%20Secretary,or%20access%20to%20refugee%20services.)”—a discretionary legal immigration authority that he has chosen only to deploy sparingly, mainly for Afghans. Yet Biden is keeping [consulates closed](https://www.cato.org/blog/62-us-consulates-were-fully-or-partially-closed-august) and [wasting more](https://www.cato.org/blog/uscis-needs-permanent-regulations-h-2b-supplemental-cap-increases) than 42,000 H-2B seasonal work visas that Congress authorized him to issue.
>
> Ultimately, Biden has made a policy choice to let in as few immigrants as possible. He’s not simply “enforcing the law.” He’s finding every way possible to keep out immigrants. Yet despite this fact, he’s still facing the same tired claims that he’s for “open borders.” If he’s going to get that claim regardless, he should just own it. Open America’s doors, and let immigrants come legally.
https://www.cato.org/blog/bidens-border-policy-not-open-borders
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https://www.cato.org/blog/bidens-border-policy-not-open-borders
The claim that Biden allows terrorists to enter the country is fear-mongering and an even more brazen lie than the one about "open borders". This user is spreading disinformation. He is also a spammer who keeps posting the same disinformation to dozens of subs. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-23 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6dUVqbUVaOWhMZVA2RHdUMnJjRzJOYnZINWZENlZ3aEdsWk9CMHN1b0hyS1I5cDBsQldzZmlrTDBPQVAyanFQSl90RnJXaFRremROMnMxYlNldEE2Q1E9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EdGdLeGxrcHk3dWFXX096Q3BJTVpTVHRjLVZjRzZFVWEwNlFmRFp5dmN5bXFtMEZSNTBwWVZOdUNoMjRyUzB2TkxnMlJCeXhtaW1BRC1EazlnVjZPbkphMWMxVnFIRzJ3ZGNDbG5ESjBJR05tZkpJaVdDMVpKRlJ5T0JEcXhxMFc1eGNQdDZqdHhRay1zd1JNODQ2dS1wWEhvZFNHekxHM3JDellyS2NCOFk5VVo2NTdyaTktTzI2VXlEMTNCdzNKOHdyNmRKVTlPazZ2RllURzY2NEJOdz09 |
I am a Canadian citizen living in Thunder Bay. I have a nanny of my own and she was working for a previous family before where she quit that job because she wasn't getting consistent pay. She also was getting verbally abused and wasn't treated like another human being. I think that things like this is just a form of racism which needs to stop. I have a few friends who I am with a lot where we have witnessed a lot of discrimination. Even though Tampa Bay isn't a big place for immigrants, we still have them and racism is a thing for whatever job they have. | r/globalpolitics | comment | r/GlobalPolitics | 2021-10-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6a0ctbllHQjBDUE11SFNQR3J4TC11WV94aTd1dHE4YUpjbjZuS2JnaFlXQWtwUGRManlobmlzMGFCeDdIUmxnTVlHYXNmc0NJcUVfeEpPcTYyd0huUjlESkE5V2hBcDRPci1xVnY3dmV1MEk9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EeHdnNWdPYmJ2VGlaQ21KekpYeE1IbEg2WUhhRlNsbHIwMVhsWGpvcWFQY0sza3RscVpCa2pmRWVCNWxfS0lEb1VFLVdPRldqWlBTWXEwVFdIM1hDb0hQOUJ3bnEyaUpTSUxaYjN1cjNKVG5rSmJXM0lZTzdFeHlqV2dOVkM4b2lDdWItYjRsOVU5aGNNSW1uOXhOOEJaYXlNNnhwRWw0TWZkNW5CUFVaNlA5YzhsY1hBVW9yTWU3QmxDUnFFMGJO |
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Text of the meme:
> Newsom Claims Syringes Strewn About California Cities Are Due To High Vaccination Rate
Governor Newsom obviously said no such thing. But the Babylon Bee didn't exactly lie when they titled that headline. It's a satire website. All of their content is pure fiction. Think of them as a far-right version of [The Onion](https://www.theonion.com/). They do not misidentify as a news website.
Links to Babylon Bee articles are plentiful in far right disinformation subs. Sometimes the submission titles make it clear that the content isn't real. Not in this case. If you don't look closer, you'll miss the tiny light-gray-on-white attribution in the meme itself that gives away the source. If you don't know what the Babylon Bee is, you'll miss even that clue.
That's a problem since the users who frequent these disinformation subs are already primed to accept outlandish lies as fact. Anything that confirms their prejudices is real enough. Almost nobody will google, fact check or cross-reference anything. The ones who do will be downvoted to oblivion. Many of the users of disinformation subs are no longer capable of distinguishing between lies and fiction. If you read all of the threads linked above you'll find that at least half of the commenters think the meme is real. We can only guess how many of the hundreds of upvoters know what they're looking at.
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The meme is stolen from far-right satire site Babylon Bee. In the context of the original source it is clearly identifiable as fiction. That context is stripped here. The tiny light-gray-on-white attribution is easy to miss. This is a challenge for people who are already primed to accept lie as fact. Their ability to distinguish between fact and fiction is severely diminished. The meme itself may not be disinformation but it does prove the need to ban disinformation subs like this one. | r/disinformationwatch | post | r/DisinformationWatch | 2021-10-24 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6Z203cTZpalpBMjhkS2JjdHV5TV94SERTcmozVUN0Z2dBSFR6bDhoUjMzSlN1ZkszMFlRZFJFZFlTU3dMS2dobmNSVHFXRWdnNUdxZ3Y0ZTM0SE1lZVE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ES2xDekVXb2NodlFLT21LVHVaOGRlOVNILVBid2JYTnA0Z2xETE5YaHEtbEM2M3hveWN6aVZmSkJ4TVRxZ2hxNE04aGp1UVZHU2NKTDNNWmtYYzNsbmtPVVN4dnRBYlVOU0daWkhIRDdUMGxuR0VzSXFYM3BVRk9NWUpXWE5LMUcza0RnQm5GVFZBMHNYdHVmNGhNVlBJWXFmS0o3anEzblhDbElaaTZYSVhJMWZ1b1FNVl9LQ3FWMVk5VVZWM1dxdl9mVTNNdWdjWUdsYTNnSC1jUkVxdz09 |
How many illegals can the USA allow in before we are no longer the USA??? The US can only handle so much and we are already over extended. Housing is becoming harder to get, more expensive, taxes going up, inflation. Illegal immigration is just adding additional strain to already strained backs of Americans. This has to stop, it has become very scary!!! | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-10-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6RVhIcmEtQ0hCU09NamdzSWo4V2ZpbUNMNHRBemNMLUxQeWJDMkx0RmdiLWZIMXJTb0FzcFFOX21PbWZRUllOdEVUY2VaUUtxRG9DdTAtNGVvNzZXUUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZ1RkZTAwTXVrQUM0NTVTZ292T1g1RDE3QVg0SXdkQU1zd1FZTTVDZV9qY0xBTVFtTkUyMkxGdE5BWWlka0UtN0cwdGhQeFB4dlo2dTVUb0tmc1RBTWdRV0lxYkR5MTI2aEJONFRFZmRhNkk1alYtcmpyZjZaRmc0eG80Y0N0V1ZNUFpxa3dZNHBWdEFEVDVFUmo0aHp5ZGdGSGxFaVlLQnYxTjMteE8xMzFYMnZJTXZDMllPX1hQSmptQi1RUGtqa2RCMmZUdS1WSGxOZWNEckJ1Z09Rdz09 |
What is it with our content and coups?
Not even 2 years passed since the last one | r/libyancrisis | comment | r/LibyanCrisis | 2021-10-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6TmdWTEJuczFpakVueFNwT24xM1JqMnFJbnhtWlNKc05JY3U4aEhKNWo2ZEhsUkV1dWVqTktmX0FsdU1QMkZqelFzM0FkYnJMVG0xR3ZCUW1VcC12M251OFlqTXd4Q3JGX0g1NlpPeWR6ZUU9 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EUmxJSXdSTUZYdVpJTmR3S2Zsc2NaMkMzc3Zaejg2a05LX2NhR19zenktd3NqSk5NS0tPekotTTlrdnpsUWIxTjlKS0VnbXJ2SnBaSlVvVE1SSzU1VGduTjRhYUxqNFh6UVljaHhvZTdIVlU4Z292Y0JVbjBYM1NmYWtWWjZQLVg2MnRyVHdaczJTOUYwV1ppYkNLaVdmRXFlV1JrbHZJTFpFYTNJU0Y3Sjc0clFTUUVhM0tIVk5ieVhBQlJSTHRHQ2EtOVpMYi1GOHQ1ekxTUTFGajlFZz09 |
Senile, sleepy Joe and his administration is the problem. Their friends earn GOBS of money from the chaos that this is creating. Won't be long before USA becomes a 3rd world country. | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-10-25 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6ZHpsa2ZVY1phNHNhejVsTXBsdWlSRDBGWmtsaE8zOEs0c1pCQ3hvdHh6a1BfOFd3Wl9OM3RyR3pRTnR2VTZqZUZaMWJTT0I0anJHQlEyaXVrT0RoaWc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ESDRjMUhLRHZXZEJfb2JNc3cwTjRMQV9qMjFNYWMxQ0dOcFQxUC1KRUphbjlIdVREbFhjaEt4R28zVUNDcHhVd0otUmJybFFuWDBVaDdEVjVSWEZMTXd2TmVsVjZMdDVDZVJ0Wk5UQTltcThmUVZWdDZIZHE1ODlIcnBub2IzQ0lKVnJCMjEwTE5WZXJTcWRVbzFRWFJFTERuV2JQNk5zRlJaM1o3VzZYM2JGZUJCU0ZjdXR6dHc3cXViZ0ZLanpFVUZTZnJjdDZVQ0FLNzJmVVNhZF8yQT09 |
As a citizen from New Brunswick, seeing this makes me super upset because of how outrageous this is. I definetely think this is unfair for people and that the community here should be looking at this to be something we should be telling our neighbourhoods about. It is absolutely insane and absurd that this is still a thing in Canada. | r/globalpolitics | comment | r/GlobalPolitics | 2021-10-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6djFaR1J3UWNmbkVSbkpUb2I2VW1nWHBvQkJCejhuaHEwZ3p6dkMxZTI1UW5jUHVIeWp1cnZjTlBsQmZGZTl6VE95UUVlbWVHeW5zb1JXeVJZTHdxWkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EOFhfS2dIRXlzYVdOUklrY0dfNmhYejhNUUJPR0hDMjJsZnNGcmpXLUlHN19QUGxDWUxyTnZBMEY5Y0lnQmR1aWY4MDZFMTJRN19SRjNjWDJjZ1ZXQ1lkVlpsb25iNFd6YkdiU2xReGdCOGI0cFdwbVJKeWZxRkduZDdaRDF0VWlTVUxDMnlXQWRNbXc3dWxlTWdWb0xuQk9lRXRzT2FMb3hqQUNHRzhTQlJzQ0FONlg5M0hqaTBlcEFKYVF5MWV4 |
This is so stupid, things have to change!!! I see this sort of racism everywhere I go and in my university its even worse! Things definetely need to change for the better. | r/globalpolitics | comment | r/GlobalPolitics | 2021-10-26 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6cS00Yjg3Nzk4OHJ4WlJQZTFvRzNTV25kZ2RxNllRSWNsR0dHLU9TaGlkYk1QZ1RETXVCdUJrR0xSdEhmQUYzVmMwV0NWWVl1cmFCRVFEQ25VZFMzNUE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EZ0tXOEpGRENYNnI3dDF4dVVYWFZVQmlfY0ZMMW1qUzRuTmc0NkZKN3dlQ29DTk95YU5JcHdUXzRqZFZCdDVwTUlRSk9HNzhIRHNEY1N3TUxCV0F2S2tvUkZGQW52MUY2dUZEYS1pT2p0LThtYTBDMl95a0NtVkd6YzVKaVFjak93WVJDQkVHWF8wbXh4elZPSjB6N2dhOE1OMThnSFpadkc1V1lZNVdFZ3ZWQ1RWRm5LQVdDNllDNENTanE4R1hK |
The lunatic situation with illegal immigration mega increasing- 1 million & counting- that Biden started back in January 2021 won't stop unless the working class political left/unions turn against the Biden Administration. Bill Clinton and even Barack Obama never allowed this huge level of illegal immigration. This constant outrage will push some Democrats & Independents to either sit out the next election or vote for Republicans. | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-10-29 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6N09vQllqNTB4RlZsV3RMZ2NibzQ0aVpQeEw4bUE4QWdZM2tlWVFVU2k3U25WZ0F4NG1ZQkpoQXNmMl95SXBxNFlBekpEOWVBRVg5MzBPTFNDa3V5XzhzbDdXY0kxY3J3SEhXSlc0RS1SbW89 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EVERxODdBYTZ2aGE4MUVUZ2psbHNYQWx0dnd0N0hYUlB5NXRuX29JaUhrdUdfZDR3aU4wcm5fOXNrRWVwSF9fQk54UmZDYkF6WERZQ0VOVVROUlhRbEtiUVREOWhZYmp4RlY0VWFRYWJLdWdwZnEtNnVvRTNRVUF0YUVreHlJN1BHNzZNVHFCcEs3YzIyb3A4b0ptcDRBUEFCeXM5Y3ZkcGtVR19sS1FKaFVvWGdMNlNhY19pbHp2aVFIc1JHS21xY2UwSnZTaW1CVl9zS2xvRG5QRDA4QT09 |
As if that wasn't bad enough, here's another kick in the balls: Biden is considering paying millions of reparations to illegal immigrants that were deported during the Trump Administration.
I'm posting the story here in just a few secs.....
This is an OUTRAGE!!! Americans are being killed by Covid-19 and getting evicted from their homes, while illegals get a free ride!! Joe Biden is out of touch with the majority of Americans!! | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-10-29 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6XzBYX0EzQ0hOZEtLMFNHQkxuWGV0aWNpYUQ5UGwyenhTb3hZNU5DQXBmX2V4NHJfOFp2b0JPVmZTSGZVYjVzTk5wZ0hOTEtrUWltYWdwN2QxUkQ1Rnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EQjduSlV1MHBab3JmRTR2eFRVUFllaWdNeWtJclNsbVZTYTdfQi1fV1JteVFZU1JkRW12Q3pMRnVURkxmZWxxUXVFbFZxdGJJUVphT3YzckpmdDNTM3kxOWhQMmlicjU0VE1BOWxkNWlGUnZLVXVQcmJWeExReUt3VHkyNUlRNE02eXhmZG5KVk5CMG1uZmxnUjNNUFZjeEFFRjR5dVRRai1WbkJxUjJjQnZIbzJzcmtxa2tUWl8xU2ttdlJFazQ4bGs2dG1RYmd1RTdTNDFtSjE0X2NtUT09 |
Very misleading title | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-10-29 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6NzBfb3pKNzltcWxrN0tfd3lPdzZRS0pYS21NRTh5OVg5bkZoSUZZQmNNRW01VUt0a0duemJNR3NuTjZILXBYd3dlaEI3MnJ3T0VhcEEzREtmOFlxZnc9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9EamxkN19uZk91c0d2YzNHV3lFSnQyTU1tSVIzeTVJSTNKb1g4WDhnX05XN1RUYnFwZng0ODUxN0lBX3Q0LTFFU2FHeXVTM0VEQk56aDFMeTlVSGdMQy1vSDBGNjJ2TlF0Y0NjTEJJSWxWMUptME1uOGtKaTIzVTlQTjZKV2VJc3hFeVY3TU1pZUF0aFJXTzViUG5GRWExRnY3ZWFVckV1dTJFU1FpOWl0VFRDcTRwOER4Z2RxQ1Y1YXRuWDVoUlhWSVNpTzVCVUNxOVJPQXZQbXNOa2g5MHE5ODR4THQzellVQzVtUGlVcUJyTT0= |
Report: Biden Considers Paying Border Crossers $450K Each in Reparations | r/illegalimmigration | comment | r/IllegalImmigration | 2021-10-29 | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lakx6RVpyVThpM2t6Q0VRdkZnc1prNkRzYTZ4TmpCcWFCM1RuTnRIYnRLbm94TUh2M2ZYQlA2TnVGSXN2MHc3Z1JtNlREeWp2cnY0SUZ5UXltUmp3UUlsdkE9PQ== | Z0FBQUFBQm5Lak9ESDR4QWRucUw5WlJUeWZucWtOS0J4UzdDVWxBcWJiVndfWnlMaF9wTTFueXQ2cXU2M2V3T25SVFBvc1J4bzRmallablQyaHFDYlk5SVVhVkV4Y1Y3QlJndEN3Q2Z2Y1dydWRmbWZ4cW5DZ2tRd0JULVZheE9keGJCUVNPWkx2aHFEelpWTkxlME9jQXdidHAxWDZlNHpaMVF5TEl1aDdYWUg2VnI3WGI4UFBPSVItUmh0bDA2c1R4VHhNSzZERVVxZWV6amp2ZExoMXM3MFgzT2ZqMnVIak5VdHM3QzloRDZpZExHdENTNC1ROD0= |
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