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woo me with science

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30. And the influx continues...
Wed Mar 12, 2014, 08:54 PM
Mar 2014


States that build surveillance machines also build propaganda machines:

Obama taps "cognitive infiltrator" Cass Sunstein for Committee to create "trust" in NSA:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023512796

Salon: Obama confidant’s spine-chilling proposal: Cass Sunstein wants the government to "cognitively infiltrate" anti-government groups
http://www.salon.com/2010/01/15/sunstein_2/

The US government's online campaigns of disinformation, manipulation, and smear.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024560097

The influx of corporate propaganda-spouting posters is blatant and unnatural.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=3189367

U.S. Repeals Propaganda Ban, Spreads Government-Made News To Americans
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023262111

The goal of the propaganda assaults across the internet is not to convince anyone of anything.*
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023359801

The government figured out sockpuppet managment but not "persona management."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023358242

The Gentleman's Guide To Forum Spies (spooks, feds, etc.)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4159454

Seventeen techniques for truth suppression.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4249741

Just do some Googling on astroturfing - big organizations have some sophisticated tools.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=1208351

The influx will continue
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4216987





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If Feinstein's telling the truth, then this is almost unbelievable stuff. nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #1
according to racheal, the cia lawyer that di fi refers to, questionseverything Mar 2014 #4
Did you read Feinstein's statement? MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #5
yes i read it questionseverything Mar 2014 #12
Do you think Obama has any choice in this matter? AngryAmish Mar 2014 #42
that sums up the constitutional crisis we face questionseverything Mar 2014 #44
He didn't Aerows Mar 2014 #11
what a fucking mess, good gawd the CIA is on really thin ice here., nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #2
Not with the Leader of the Free World firmly behind them. MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #7
President Obama is doing the right thing, as usual. Dem4ever27 Mar 2014 #13
He should empty the prisons while he's at it MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #15
Empty the prisons? itsrobert Mar 2014 #33
Mostly sarcasm MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #48
marci wheeler on radio discussing this questionseverything Mar 2014 #45
holy shit frwrfpos Mar 2014 #24
Big old hill of crap teeter tottering Aerows Mar 2014 #18
Crazy stuff! When I heard all this initially, I was beginning to wonder about Feinstein's health... tofuandbeer Mar 2014 #3
Jeeeesus. AzDar Mar 2014 #6
"Your husband enjoys his contracts, doesnt he? It would be a shame if his company lost them" DJ13 Mar 2014 #8
This kind of innuendo against a good Democrat like Dianne is unfortunate. Dem4ever27 Mar 2014 #14
"a good Democrat like Feinstein?" Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #21
I wasnt making an innuendo of her behavior there DJ13 Mar 2014 #23
And the influx continues... woo me with science Mar 2014 #30
A good democrat? Spirochete Mar 2014 #32
LOL! bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #47
Nice li'l house ya got there, Senator. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #9
How ugly. Reminds me of an old insane asylum one would see in the movies. eom Purveyor Mar 2014 #10
Why shouldn't the Feinsteins have a nice home? Dem4ever27 Mar 2014 #16
Well, yes, she has "earned it." Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #22
You think this is the FBI doing the snooping than? itsrobert Mar 2014 #34
This is just one home of at least three homes they occupy.. 2banon Mar 2014 #40
Am I the only one that thinks some Aerows Mar 2014 #17
I concur, something is amiss and it will be interesting if the lid isn't put Purveyor Mar 2014 #31
You read my mind with respect to the Snowden files. QuestForSense Mar 2014 #35
My speculation, too Aerows Mar 2014 #37
I sort of like, no I do like, how the Snowden files revelations are parsed out Purveyor Mar 2014 #38
If you can't kill the messenger, Downwinder Mar 2014 #19
House of Cards could not come up with a better script and ... MindMover Mar 2014 #20
recommend frwrfpos Mar 2014 #25
If polling indicates this will hurt Dems in 2014, Feinstein should drop it ASAP. PhilSays Mar 2014 #26
And that, sadly, sums up the state of our 'democratic' form of government. RiverNoord Mar 2014 #27
lol, yeah because Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2014 #28
And the influx continues... woo me with science Mar 2014 #29
you're being sarcastic, right ? steve2470 Mar 2014 #36
Bullshit. Hissyspit Mar 2014 #41
Need the name of the CIA Lawyer who is also the torturer.. the one that is mentioned 1600 times.. 2banon Mar 2014 #39
Name of CIA attorney salimbag Mar 2014 #43
Who cares what Mrs. Alan Greenspan "reports"? Or why Senator Feinstein is fine with NSA bobthedrummer Mar 2014 #46
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