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Josh-Man 54 points ago +54 / -0

Pretty sure they were lying before that.

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PurestEvil 10 points ago +10 / -0

But not as blatantly as now. They literally make shit up or tell the opposite of truth. Not just something slightly wrong - but twisted 180°.

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Toughsky_Shitsky 50 points ago +50 / -0

Republicans held the House, the Senate, and the Presidency for two full years from 2017-2019.

Why did not one fucking repug introduce a bill or call for a vote to overturn this communist law?

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roadrunner0 39 points ago +39 / -0

Because they like it too is a simple and honest answer.. They liked the 230 protection for the big tech social media and fought President Trump over that.. These POS politicians exist for one purpose, to protect the 1% racket of crime..

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4thewin4321 9 points ago +9 / -0

I would say a LOT of people woke up to the constant propaganda and it really back fired. And now there's no going back.

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YouNeedVPN 4 points ago +4 / -0

Because they are Republicans?

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DylanPetrodollar 21 points ago +21 / -0

I remember when that happened then got memory holed. I'm glad you brought this up because it makes a lot of contextual sense. The gov has always had their hand in the media but the MSM seem to have become a full on hand puppet at this point.

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Jappletime 15 points ago +17 / -2

All Fucking Roads Lead Back To OBAMA.

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Wolfebane84 1 point ago +1 / -0

And then the backwoods roads lead to you know who....can't say it or you get in trouble though.

But everyone who is actually paying attention knows.

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krepoisbest 12 points ago +12 / -0

I wonder why Trump never brought it up....or did he?

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roadrunner0 10 points ago +10 / -0

He fought the reauthorization of the Un-Patriot act but the Congress backed him in a corner and he ended up trading off for something.. If it is not reauthorized every so many years it ends..

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Proud_American 7 points ago +7 / -0

Countering disinformation act.

Basically says: Our shit stinks better than their shit.

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d_bokk 5 points ago +5 / -0

My guess: all those "leaks" we saw throughout President Trump's first term weren't actually leaks because they didn't leak classified intel but lies and propaganda instead.

For example, Vindman and the Ukraine nonsense. The leaks that created the fake scandal were all made-up, and that's why no one was ever prosecuted for leaking the past four years. Every fucking time it turned out to be a lie. And they got away with it because Barry legalized it with a DOJ who was more than happy to pretend to have its hands tied.

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RedditIsCommunist 5 points ago +5 / -0

No, they were lying before Obama got elected. How do you think Obama even got elected in the first place? They covered up his radical communist background.

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DylanPetrodollar 4 points ago +4 / -0

I remember when that happened then got memory holed. I'm glad you brought this up because it makes a lot of contextual sense. The gov has always had their hand in the media but the MSM seems to have become a full on hand puppet at this point.

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Pederella 4 points ago +4 / -0

The lies were smaller and more subtle before that. The mockingbird lying and manipulation went on steroids then. It's media roid rage now.

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RogueLeaderX 3 points ago +3 / -0

Just look up “election fraud” online, you’ll see nothing, but article after article using the word “baseless” repeatedly endlessly.

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crazyjackel 3 points ago +3 / -0

(Sec. 1078) Revises provisions of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 authorizing the Secretary of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors to provide for the preparation and dissemination of information intended for foreign audiences abroad about the United States, including about its people and policies, through press, publications, radio, motion pictures, the Internet, and other information media, including social media, and through information centers and instructors. Authorizes the Secretary and the Board to make available in the United States motion pictures, films, video, audio, and other materials disseminated abroad pursuant to such Act, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, or the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act. Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 to remove statutory limitations on the ability of the Board and the State Department to provide information about their activities to the media, the public, or Congress.

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crazyjackel 3 points ago +3 / -0

In plain English, propaganda to other countries. Authorizes propaganda to other countries.

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Ccbzz 2 points ago +2 / -0

Right.. does that mean it opened the floodgates domestically too? I want to understand the connection.

https://www.congress.gov/112/plaws/publ239/PLAW-112publ239.pdf

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crazyjackel 2 points ago +2 / -0

So, I read up on it, there is a separate HR that says the same thing, but with an additional couple of lines, which says that the propaganda can be used on the domestic civilian populace as opposed to the 1948 version which said it couldn’t.

The issue is that this does not affect non-state owned media. They rather seem to have colluded on narrative control.

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Ccbzz 1 point ago +1 / -0

Thanks!

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Tenspot20 3 points ago +3 / -0

"It's only a lie if you believe it." -T.S. Twenty-

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Striganos 2 points ago +2 / -0

This is one of the biggest questions i would have for President Trump is why he didnt get rid of this.

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johnbillaby 2 points ago +2 / -0

It's because almost everyone is morons.

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Littleirishmaid 2 points ago +2 / -0

Haven’t seen this guy in awhile. I thought he lost his acct.

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Newacct 2 points ago +2 / -0

Didn't he denounce Trump and the right and say that he was wrong all along and some other cuck non-sense?

Not recently but like a year ago or more.

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tashnag_01 1 point ago +1 / -0

He is anti-Trump now.

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IncredibleMrE1 1 point ago +1 / -0

Yes, he was banned from Twitter due to wrongthink a couple years ago. This is an old tweet.

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Shadilady 1 point ago +1 / -0

Brother needs to get on Gab ffs

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Acuate187 2 points ago +2 / -0

So why didnt trump reverse this day one? Still havent gotten an answer for this...

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Ampman69 2 points ago +2 / -0

That should've been the first thing repealed when Trump got in office.

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Greg867 1 point ago +1 / -0

Holy shit I went to the government website for this on my phone and everything froze up. The whole internet app I use. Had to restart my phone. Coincidence?🤔

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JerryJerryJerry 1 point ago +1 / -0

This the Smith-Mundt "Modernization" Act?

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yeoman3 1 point ago +1 / -0

They get away with it because 90% of their listeners believe it.

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rastren 1 point ago +1 / -0

SEC. 1078. DISSEMINATION ABROAD OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNITED STATES.

(a) United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 

1948.--Section 501 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461) is amended to read as follows:

                     ``general authorization


``Sec. 501.  (a) The Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of 

Governors are authorized to use funds appropriated or otherwise made available for public diplomacy information programs to provide for the preparation, dissemination, and use of information intended for foreign audiences abroad about the United States, its people, and its policies, through press, publications, radio, motion pictures, the Internet, and other information media, including social media, and through information centers, instructors, and other direct or indirect means of communication. (b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors may, upon request and reimbursement of the reasonable costs incurred in fulfilling such a request, make available, in the United States, motion pictures, films, video, audio, and other materials disseminated abroad pursuant to this Act, the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.), or the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq.). Any reimbursement pursuant to this paragraph shall be credited to the applicable appropriation account of the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors, as appropriate. <<NOTE: Regulations.>> The Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall issue necessary regulations-- (A) <<NOTE: Procedures.>> to establish procedures to maintain such material; (B) for reimbursement of the reasonable costs incurred in fulfilling requests for such material; and (C) to ensure that the persons seeking release of such material have secured and paid for necessary United States rights and licenses.

``(2) <<NOTE: Historic preservation.>>  With respect to material 

disseminated abroad before the effective date of section 1078 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013-- (A) the Secretary and the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall make available to the Archivist of the United States, for domestic distribution, motion pictures, films, videotapes, and other material 12 years after the initial dissemination of the material abroad; and (B) <<NOTE: Regulations.>> the Archivist shall be the official custodian of the material and shall issue necessary regulations to ensure that persons seeking its release in the United States have secured and paid for necessary United States rights and licenses and that all costs associated with the provision of the material by the Archivist shall be paid by the persons seeking its release, in accordance with paragraph (4).

``(3) The Archivist may undertake the functions described in 

paragraph (1) on behalf of and at the request of the Secretary or the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

[[Page 126 STAT. 1958]]

``(4) The Archivist may charge fees to recover the costs described 

in paragraphs (1) and (2), in accordance with section 2116(c) of title 44, United States Code. Such fees shall be paid into, administered, and expended as part of the National Archives Trust Fund. ``(c) Nothing in this section may be construed to require the Secretary or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to make material disseminated abroad available in any format other than in the format disseminated abroad.''. (b) <<NOTE: 22 USC 1461 note.>> Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or in the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), may be construed to affect the allocation of funds appropriated or otherwise made specifically available for public diplomacy or to authorize appropriations for Broadcasting Board of Governors programming other than for foreign audiences abroad.

(c) Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 

1987.--Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 208. CLARIFICATION ON DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION OF PROGRAM MATERIAL.

``(a) In General.--No funds authorized to be appropriated to the 

Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors shall be used to influence public opinion in the United States. This section shall apply only to programs carried out pursuant to the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6201 et seq.), the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465 et seq.), and the Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa et seq.). This section shall not prohibit or delay the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors from providing information about its operations, policies, programs, or program material, or making such available, to the media, public, or Congress, in accordance with other applicable law. (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors from engaging in any medium or form of communication, either directly or indirectly, because a United States domestic audience is or may be thereby exposed to program material, or based on a presumption of such exposure. Such material may be made available within the United States and disseminated, when appropriate, pursuant to sections 502 and 1005 of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1462 and 1437), except that nothing in this section may be construed to authorize the Department of State or the Broadcasting Board of Governors to disseminate within the United States any program material prepared for dissemination abroad on or before the effective date of section 1078 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013. (c) Application.--The provisions of this section shall apply only to the Department of State and the Broadcasting Board of Governors and to no other department or agency of the Federal Government.''. (d) Conforming Amendments.--The United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 is amended--

[[Page 126 STAT. 1959]]

        (1) in section 502 (22 U.S.C. 1462)--
                (A) by inserting ``and the Broadcasting Board of 
            Governors'' after ``Secretary''; and
                (B) by inserting ``or the Broadcasting Board of 
            Governors'' after ``Department''; and
        (2) in section 1005 (22 U.S.C. 1437), by inserting ``and the 
    Broadcasting Board of Governors'' after ``Secretary'' each place 
    it appears.

(e) <<NOTE: 22 USC 1437 note.>>  Effective Date.--This section shall 

take effect and apply on the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section.

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macrolinx 1 point ago +1 / -0

They get away with lying because the government is corrupt as shit and in on the whole thing. 2020 election broke EVERYTHING, and the world just moved on.

Nothing is real. It's all an illusion of choice.

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Rockmanneo 1 point ago +1 / -0

Trump should have called this out specifically.

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RagnarDanneskjold420 -1 points ago +1 / -2

That guy is a lunatic, a faggot and a rabid anti-Trumper.

Look it up.

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PropagandaWizard1984 -2 points ago +2 / -4

It's almost as if a specific group of people control all the levers of power including the media, banks, and politics. So strange right?