What seems like victory is exceedingly fragile. Let’s not make this moment a brief pause between one totalitarianism and another. Let’s dream together of a new freedom, one that applies the lessons we’ve all learned.
In short, the main impact of the TCJA was to bury the US electorate even deeper in debt—a condition that the GOP shows no interest in ameliorating. And now in its Trumpified fiscal stupor, not even in the slightest.
Today, liber-net is launching a searchable database of almost 900 U.S. federal government awards to counter mis-, dis-, and malinformation (MDM) and other content moderation initiatives, covering the period from 2010 to 2025.
How the US Government Built the Anti-Disinformation Field Continue Reading
I understand the need to protect national security, but safeguarding it must never become an excuse to silence legitimate scrutiny — or intimidate journalists whose role is to hold the powerful to account — or to punish whistleblowers exposing real wrongdoing.
Trump’s War on Leaks: Is Journalism the Next Casualty? Continue Reading
I hope the research and analysis presented will wake more people up to the crucial understanding that Covid was not a public health event. Rather, it was a demonstration of the crushing power exerted by an ever-expanding global deep state.
We still don’t know who colluded with China. But we can be confident that House of Commons staffers aren’t wanted for murder. Controlling the people and shielding the powerful are mandates of the modern managerial state.
The lengthy report was littered with bureaucratese and praised many of the government’s actions during the pandemic. The panel applauded the “agility” of the government to act early and lockdown to “buy time” before the vaccines were rolled out.
After three years of negotiation, the delegates of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) agreed on the text of the Pandemic Agreement, which now goes for vote at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) at the end of May 2025.
The Pandemic Agreement: Symbolic Consolidation of a New Pandemic Industry Continue Reading
Do we even need a Surgeon General? That answer is clear. With dozens of health agencies already flooding our federal government, I say we leave the Surgeon General’s seat vacant. We have enough “parenting” going on as it is.
Dr. Robert Redfield, who headed the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) during the first year of Covid, said in an interview that vaccine mandates were a bad idea and that lockdowns and school closures were government overreach.
In a rare confluence, Canada, Britain, and Australia held elections within a week of one another, although in Britain’s case, these were local elections in England. Yet England’s local elections may turn out to be the most consequential.
Elections in Canada, England, and Australia Continue Reading
Last week, my non-profit liber-net unveiled a new database of U.S. government awards to mis-dis-and-malinformation (MDM) and other content control initiatives. A previous Network Affects post broke down where that money came from. This one details where the money went.
Where the Money Went: USG Funding to Counter-Mis/Disinformation Initiatives Continue Reading
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