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

So this is just a quick, friendly reminder while all this Ukraine stuff is happening that the burden of proof is always on the party making the claim, and that any claim that has been presented without evidence may be dismissed without evidence. This applies to individuals, and it most certainly applies to untrustworthy governments as well.

Reading by Tim Foley.

What Has Been Asserted Without Evidence May Be Dismissed Without Evidence

Carl and Callum discuss the first province of the WEF, Trudeau's terror troopers, and Trudeau's international isolation

The Podcast of the Lotus Eaters #333

Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the goal of which he claims is not to occupy the country but to “demilitarize” and “de-Nazify” it. We've no reason to put blind faith in any of those claims. Only time will tell.

As of this writing dozens have reportedly been killed so far. All war is horrific. We can only hope that this one winds up being the least horrific a war can be.

Reading by Tim Foley.

Twelve Thoughts On Ukraine

This week on the global Research News Hour, we will explore the realities of fake news and distorted coverage of the war in Ukraine coming not from Russia but From Ukraine and the NATO side.
We’ll start with a review by Independent journalist Max Blumenthal of TheGrayZone.com We will next here from Yves Engler about some of the lies and underhandedness on the part of the Canadian government. And in our final few minutes we will be joined by Winnipeg Peace activist Glenn Michalchuk about the alterations if any to his group’s campaign for veering away from militarism in Ukraine after 4 weeks  of  a Russian-led incursion into the country.

Ukraine: Countering the Spin on “Russian aggression”

Joe Biden doing a live infomercial for Javelin missiles while everyone who voted for him worries about women's reproductive rights is the most Joe Biden thing that has ever happened.

Reading by Tim Foley.

The Most Joe Biden Thing Ever

Stories In Trance return for 2022 with this superb new release from Vince Schuld! This is SIT 179 - the two track single Summit Pass, including the Original and Matt Mancid remix. Released On Friday 19th August 2022.

Summit Pass

SIT 179 Vince Schuld - Summit Pass (Matt Mancid Remix)

Slow Jams is an event that happens every Monday at the Woodbridge Pub in Detroit Mi that is 13 years old and running. All vinyl records every single week!

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Slow Jams Vol.995 - Savannah G - All Vinyl DJ Set - Live at Slow Jams 8.22.22

This record combines the work of two artists who have previously released solo and collaborative albums for Whitelabrecs. Andrew Heath is renowned for quiet, lowercase Ambient music, with his music appearing on labels such as Giraffe Tapes, Shimmering Moods, Rusted Tone, not to mention regular contributions for Disco Gecko and Whitelabrecs. Simon McCorry is a cellist and composer, who has been working for theatre, dance and film for over 15 years. His work in the contemporary Ambient sphere has seen releases on the likes of Naviar Records, Polar Seas, Shimmering Moods and Hidden Vibes.

Both artists are also keen collaborators, with discographies listing co-production work with the likes of Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Anne Chris Bakker, Anthéne, James Osland, Mi Cosa de Resistance and Toby Marks between them. For the first time, these two Stroud, UK based artists have worked together to create a soundtrack themed around the onset of Autumn, clocking in at almost an hour.

Andrew and Simon bring together their love of improvisation to create ‘A Is For Autumn’ which sits between tonal, electronic minimalism and neo-classical restraint - a warm balm for cold autumn days. Using a different palette of sounds for each of the recording sessions from instruments such as cello and modular, to piano and guitar, they engender a constantly shifting tone to these soundscape pieces, all influenced and informed by the time of year - a rich mellowing of landscape and of a withdrawing into a more intimate space as the year slows and the light levels fall away.

The rhythms of the world’s internal clock appear ever more skewed in these times, and the timing of the seasons are becoming more unpredictable. For some, Autumn may fall at a different time to the rest of the world and for some, not at all. This album is a homage to Autumn, as interpreted by the artists. For the listener, this might tap into your own memories of this colourful season. Or, it may transport you into the environment that has been created.

Credits:
Written and produced by Andrew Heath & Simon McCorry
Mastered by Ian Hawgood
Photography by Rita Kuklenko
Art and design by Andrew Heath

A Is For Autumn

wlr122 Andrew Heath & Simon McCorry - A Is For Autumn

AH FKKP ITERO Fall 2022 W7-D1

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