New Zealand’s internet filtering system went live last month – but the government forgot to mention this to its electorate until its hand was forced by online freedom campaign, Tech Liberty. Thomas Beagle, a spokesman for the group, said he was “very disappointed that the filter is now running” and […]
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What is a murdochracy? It is where the fealty and augmentation of Murdoch’s editors and managers are undisguised, an inspiration to his choir on seven continents, where even his competitors sing along, and wise politicians heed the Murdochism: “What’ll it be? A headline a day or a bucket of shit […]
You may know and you may not know and you may like me less afterwards when you do know but… one of my greater enjoyments is movies. Good movies. There are a number of ways to watch a movie, I won’t list them and if you think about it you […]
United States media giants are facing shrinking audiences and dwindling ratings. [ Brilliant ] CNN and MSNBC are losing their audience, [ Excellent ] CNN’s top three shows hit new lows according to Nielsen. [ Fan-%#@&ing-tastic ] Many people are finding news coverage on television not as resourceful as the […]
A flashback to the Katrina Incident – when a major American city was underwater, the mainstream media presented some of their finest moments so far this century, and the western world got its first sneak peak at what societal collapse might actually look like. The Katrina Incident from Scott Ewing […]
Ajami co-director Scandar Copti on Sunday said that he does not represent Israel, hours before his film competes for the best foreign film Oscar at the Academy Awards, Army Radio reported. “I am not Israel’s national team and do not represent her,” Copti reportedly said. “It is an extremely technical […]
Russia Today (rt.com), Untimely thoughts (blog), By Peter Lavelle In my work presenting RT’s CrossTalk discussion program, I am often dismissed as part of a Kremlin propaganda project – sometimes by people who have never even watched the channel. My employer and my work are evidently an affront to the […]
There is a widespread, ongoing government-corporate attack of Freedom of Speech on the Internet. A Map of the Internet At the same time, spying on Americans via the Internet has become big business. One of the most important videos we’ve posted in a long time. Video: https://www.brasschecktv.com/page/814.html