Far more consequential than overt censorship of individuals is censorship by algorithm. No individual being silenced does as much real-world damage to free expression and free thought as the way ideas and information which aren't authorized by the powerful are being actively hidden from public view, while material which serves the interests of the powerful is the first thing they see in their search results. It ensures that public consciousness remains chained to the establishment narrative matrix. 

It doesn't matter that you have free speech if nobody ever hears you speak. Even in the most overtly totalitarian regimes on earth you can say whatever you want alone in a soundproof room.

That's the biggest loophole the so-called free democracies of the western world have found in their quest to regulate online speech. By allowing these monopolistic megacorporations to become the sources everyone goes to for information (and even actively helping them along that path as in for example Google's research grants from the CIA and NSA), it's possible to tweak algorithms in such a way that dissident information exists online, but nobody ever sees it.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Censorship By Algorithm Does Far More Damage Than Conventional Censorship

The Joe Rogan/Spotify controversy is still going on and has only gotten more vitriolic and intense. Claims that Spotify must walk away from its $200 million contract with the world's most popular podcaster for promoting vaccine misinformation have sparked a lot of debates about freedom of speech, online censorship, what exactly those terms mean, and whether they can be correctly applied to the practice of Silicon Valley deplatforming.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Let's Back Up A Sec And Ask Why Free Speech Actually Matters

The Associated Press has published yet another article based on unevidenced assertions by anonymous government officials about the scary horrifying frightening Russian menace, this time to accuse another media outlet of promoting propaganda. Without a trace of irony.

"U.S. intelligence officials on Tuesday accused a conservative financial news website with a significant American readership of amplifying Kremlin propaganda and alleged five media outlets targeting Ukrainians have taken direction from Russian spies," AP reports. "The officials said Zero Hedge, which has 1.2 million Twitter followers, published articles created by Moscow-controlled media that were then shared by outlets and people unaware of their nexus to Russian intelligence. The officials did not say whether they thought Zero Hedge knew of any links to spy agencies and did not allege direct links between the website and Russia."

"The officials briefed The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence sources," AP adds, repeating the refrain we're all familiar with now which is always used to justify a complete absence of evidence or accountability for incendiary claims about governments the United States doesn't like.

Article with relevant hyperlinks: https://caitlinjohnstone.substack.com/p/russian-propaganda-means-disputing

Reading by Tim Foley.

"Russian Propaganda" Means Disputing US Propaganda

Multiple American podcasters who speak critically of the political status quo in their country are reporting that their channels have been shut down as the censorship campaign against Russia-backed media continues to escalate. These include Moment of Clarity with Lee Camp, The Politics of Survival with Tara Reade, and By Any Means Necessary on Radio Sputnik.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Spotify Purges Dissident Voices In Latest Censorship Escalation

Just your regular reminder that the US empire (A) had solid intelligence that this war was coming, (B) knew they could prevent it by making very reasonable, low-cost concessions like promising not to add a nation to NATO that they didn't want to add anyway, and (C) chose not to.

Reading by Tim Foley.

The US Chose This Conflict: Notes From The Edge Of The Narrative Matrix

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This week, on the Global Research News Hour, with the imminent shortage of world supplies of fossil fuels due to sanctions against Russia which includes its energy exports, we take a close look at how economies and even whole societies in the US and Europe could be disrupted by sudden price increases and even shortages of this vital resource. IN our first half hour, we speak to Earth Scientist David Hughes about his latest study on the Shale reality in the US and what it suggests about the future of natural gas supplies to Europe to replace Russian shortages. Then we get hold of the author of the book The Long emergency James Howard Kunstler to talk more broadly about the immediate reality of peak oil and gas, and how it would play out in our lives. He also touches on COVID19 and the compromised presidency of Joe Biden

Suddenly, Peak Oil and Gas! The Cataclysmic Result of Sanctions against Russia

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warning (20220525 remixed by 旧帝國の地図)

Warning (20220525 remixed by 旧帝國の地図)

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Desolate

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lyrics: i doubt you'd care, and that's okay

Al gore rythmic

Curious(Harmonic Remix)

Readings of all Caitlin Johnstone's articles, usually by her co-writer Tim Foley.