Topic: Fake News - on January 12, 2017 at 11:45:00 AM CET
Alles ist jetzt Fake News
Mittlerweile ist irgendwie alles Fake News: dubiose Geheimdienstleaks, ganz normale journalistische Artikel und sogar soziale Proteste in Mexiko. Unser Überblick zu den Debatten und Forderungen der letzten Tage und Wochen.
Das Thema Fake News entwickelt sich so langsam zu einem Erklärungsansatz, der für alle möglichen gesellschaftlichen, politischen und publizistischen Phänomene bemüht wird. Auf die gestrigen Veröffentlichungen bei CNN und Buzzfeed reagierte Donald Trump mit einem in kapitalen Lettern geschriebenen Tweet: „FAKE NEWS – A TOTAL POLITICAL WITCH HUNT!“. In einer turbulenten Pressekonferenz legte er nach und beschimpfte gar CNN mit den Worten „Ihr seid Fake News!“ Zuletzt erklärten mexikanische Behörden gegenüber der Zeitung El Universal, dass die Sozialproteste gegen eine Erhöhung des Benzinpreises durch Social Bots und Fake News angeheizt worden seien. Und hierzulande kann man manchmal den Eindruck bekommen, dass Rassismus und rechte Umfrageerfolge zunehmend mit Fake News und Meinungsrobotern erklärt werden.
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Topic: NEWS english - on January 12, 2017 at 11:43:00 AM CET
The Deep State Goes to War with President-Elect, Using Unverified Claims, as Democrats Cheer
In January, 1961, Dwight Eisenhower delivered his farewell address after serving two terms as U.S. president; the five-star general chose to warn Americans of this specific threat to democracy: “In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.” That warning was issued prior to the decadelong escalation of the Vietnam War, three more decades of Cold War mania, and the post-9/11 era, all of which radically expanded that unelected faction’s power even further. This is the faction that is now engaged in open warfare against the duly elected and already widely disliked president-elect, Donald Trump. They are using classic Cold War dirty tactics and the defining ingredients of what has until recently been denounced as “Fake News.”
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Topic: POLITIK - on January 12, 2017 at 11:41:00 AM CET
The top 8 most insane moments of Donald Trump’s press conference
President-elect Donald Trump had a lot of ground to cover in his first press conference in 167 days. Ahead of the already-scheduled Wednesday morning conference, BuzzFeed published an explosive dossier of unverified intelligence on Trump which alleged, among other things, that the Russians might have hard evidence showing him in some very compromising positions. Things did not get more tame from there. Here are just eight of the most batshit insane moments of Trump’s presser.
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Topic: Fake News - on January 12, 2017 at 11:39:00 AM CET
Dead Giveaway The 35 Page Dossier Was A Hoax? The British Don't Use "Confidential," They use "Official"
The identity of the British intelligence officer responsible for preparing and delivering the now infamous 35 page hoax has been revealed as Christopher Steele, courtesy of the Wall St. Journal. If you want to dig into his profile, click here. As people piece together this rapidly unfolding quagmire - which will be in the history books, it's important to address as many facets as possible in order to avoid perpetuating #FakeNews. As Oliver Stone said, more or less, the MSM is biased - and alternative news has the real deal, so let's discuss.
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Topic: Fake News - on January 12, 2017 at 11:38:00 AM CET
No, 4chan Didn’t Make BuzzFeed’s Intelligence Report on Donald Trump
Members of the anonymous imageboard 4chan are claiming responsibility for the BuzzFeed report about a 35-page dossier alleging that the Russian government has compromising material, on Donald Trump. The report, which remains unverified, also contained lurid sexual allegations about the President-elect. The Wall Street Journal reports that “people close to the matter” identified the document’s author as Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence officer who is now a director for a private security company called Orbis Intelligence Ltd.
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Topic: Fake News - on January 12, 2017 at 11:34:00 AM CET
‘4Chan’ Idiots Pee On Stupidest Man On Internet, Tell Him It’s Raining
Jim Hoft of The Gateway Pundit, The Stupidest Man On The Internet, was thrilled to report Tuesday night that Buzzfeed, CNN and our very own government GOT PUNKED! Totally punked you guys! Because they all believed the dossier on Trump (the one with the pee hookers) came from an MI6 agent… when in fact, it came from 4chan! Yes, according to Jim Hoft, this is FAKE NEWS! And everyone but the clever Jim Hoft done fell for it! The fools!
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Topic: POLITIK - on January 12, 2017 at 11:32:00 AM CET
Here's Obama's full farewell speech
Below is Obama's final, unedited speech as president: It’s good to be home. My fellow Americans, Michelle and I have been so touched by all the well-wishes we’ve received over the past few weeks. But tonight it’s my turn to say thanks. Whether we’ve seen eye-to-eye or rarely agreed at all, my conversations with you, the American people—in living rooms and schools; at farms and on factory floors; at diners and on distant outposts—are what have kept me honest, kept me inspired, and kept me going. Every day, I learned from you. You made me a better president, and you made me a better man.
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Topic: ART - on January 11, 2017 at 5:45:00 PM CET
Caricaturist Creates Satirical Illustrations Of World Leaders And Their Way Of Dealing With Justice
The Azerbaijani caricaturist, Gunduz Agayev, returns with his new satirical illustration series “Femidead”. In this collection he shows how world leaders all around the world deal with justice. You might be able to spot your own country there and see if Agayev did a good job.
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Topic: ART - on January 11, 2017 at 5:43:00 PM CET
Robert Anton Wilson: January 18, 1932 – January 11, 2007
Author, futurist, and agnostic mystic Robert Anton Wilson died 10 years ago today. Carla and I interviewed him for the first issue of bOING bOING in 1987. In fact, one of the main reasons we started Boing Boing was to have an excuse to interview him. Here's what I wrote on the 5th anniversary of Bob's death: “I regard belief as a form of brain damage.” ― Robert Anton Wilson
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on January 11, 2017 at 5:42:00 PM CET
Der neue Schuh-Genosse aus dem Waldviertel
Heini Staudinger, bekannt als Waldviertler Schuh-Rebell, hat schon der Finanzmarktaufsicht (FMA) gezeigt, dass er sich den bestehenden Regeln nicht einfach beugt. Kein Wunder daher, dass er bei seinem Wunsch, die eigenen Unternehmen – GEA Schuhwerkstätte in Schrems und die GEA Läden in Österreich und Deutschland – in eine Genossenschaft umzugründen, mit den bestehenden Genossenschaftsverbänden nicht auf einen grünen Zweig kam. Die Mitgliedschaft in einem Verband ist aber Voraussetzung für jede Genossenschaft.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on January 11, 2017 at 5:39:00 PM CET
Gorgeous and Intriguing Photos Of Pre-Cold War Vienna 1959-1960
“In 1959 I had just turned 18. I had my first ‘proper’ camera,” writes Libby Hall. “A rangefinder made by, I think, Agfa. I knew almost nothing about photography, except that I was passionate about doing it. “I spent the next four years in Vienna and Geneva, returning to New York for six months in 1960 to work filing negatives in the fabulous new Life magazine photo lab.. I gradually learned more about photography, and began to get cameras with better lenses.”
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Topic: EU - on January 11, 2017 at 5:38:00 PM CET
Luxembourg’s Bid to Become the Silicon Valley of Space Mining
In the 1980s, during the nascent days of the satellite communications industry, Luxembourg foresaw the fat cat it could become. The tiny European nation, known for steel manufacturing and tax breaks, provided financial support and passed regulations that allowed its homegrown satellite company, SES, to thrive. And because it provided that early support, one of the globe’s smallest countries came to host the world’s second-largest commercial satellite operator. Luxembourg liked the way that went down. And now, 30 years later, the country is positioning itself to iterate on that plot, in a different off-Earth industry: asteroid mining.
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