Four years after Donald Trump’s failed attempt‚ Democrats and Republicans have just passed a bill which could see social media giant TikTok banned in the US. “We are united in our concern‚” said spokesmen for the two parties‚ “about the national security threat posed by TikTok — a platform with enormous power to influence and divide Americans.” The move was made in response to fears that the app’s parent company ByteDance shared user data with the Chinese government‚ and is...

Going further than the Treasury Department's tacit support for debanking alleged "hate groups" after the Jan. 6‚ 2021‚ Capitol riot‚ a State Department component that "strengthen[s] resilient democratic societies" developed a more sweeping plan for financially choking off disfavored narratives a month later. The U.S. Agency for International Development wrote a "Disinformation Primer" that appears to have been started in "late 2020‚" judging by a reference to the most up-to-date "...

When Californians were first pitched‚ in 2008‚ on the idea of a high-speed rail line connecting San Francisco and Los Angeles‚ the price tag was an estimated $33 billion—and about 75 percent of those costs would come from federal taxpayers or private sources‚ the Los Angeles Times editorial board assured its readers at the time. On Tuesday‚ the project's CEO told state lawmakers in Sacramento that another $100 billion—yes‚ in addition to what state and...

The Israel Defense Forces said Palestinian gunmen opened fire on civilians waiting for aid convoys in Gaza City‚ rejecting claims from the Hamas-run health ministry that IDF troops were behind the slaughter Thursday that left 21 people dead and more than 150 wounded. The IDF said they “facilitated” the passage of a convoy of 31 humanitarian aid trucks carrying food and supplies meant for civilians in the northern Gaza Strip. Armed Palestinians started...

At least 20 Palestinians died as they waited for humanitarian aid in Gaza City on Thursday‚ according to the Hamas-run Palestinian Ministry of Health‚ a tragic incident that set off competing accounts from Hamas and Israel over how they were killed. The Ministry of Health said the Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces Thursday night while waiting for aid distribution. Another 155 were injured in the incident‚ according to the latest update from the health officials. “What happened at...

Gaza’s health ministry says at least 20 people were killed and 155 wounded by Israeli shelling as they waited for desperately needed food on Thursday‚ a claim that Israel vehemently denied‚ as Palestinians increasingly face deadly violence in their search for aid. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said a preliminary review found Israeli forces “did not open fire at the aid convoy in Kuwait Square‚” instead claiming that “armed Palestinians opened fire while Gazan civilians were awaiting the...

Throughout history‚ images and stories have played a crucial role in obtaining long-term control or influence over societies and cultures. The enchanting and captivating qualities of storytelling and mythmaking through fables‚ poetry […]

Lawmakers have passed a bill that would ban TikTok if Chinese owner Bytedance doesn’t sell its stake in the app. The U.S.’ moves against TikTok‚ which are yet to be signed off by the […]

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