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Narrative Warfare

Disinformation, agenda-setting, and manipulation through media.

Focus: Coverage in this lane tracks disinformation, media capture, agenda-setting.

  • Disinformation
  • Media capture
  • Agenda-setting
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Sergey Brin y su batalla política contra el impuesto a los ricos en California

Sergey Brin, cofundador de Google, se ha convertido en una figura clave en la pelea política contra el impuesto a los ricos en California. El caso refleja cómo los multimillonarios de Silicon Valley están influyendo en el debate público y en la política estatal.

Why it matters: Trump ha brindado a los líderes del sector tecnológico un amplio acceso a la Casa Blanca y a formar parte de consejos asesores.

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Sergey Brin y su batalla política contra el impuesto a los ricos en California

Sergey Brin, cofundador de Google, se ha convertido en una figura clave en la pelea política contra el impuesto a los ricos en California. El caso refleja cómo los multimillonarios de Silicon Valley están influyendo en el debate público y en la política estatal.

Trump ha brindado a los líderes del sector tecnológico un amplio acceso a la Casa Blanca y a formar parte de consejos asesores.

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Marco Rubio hit with devastating clip on MS NOW as he fails fuming MAGA's own test

In a recent segment on MS NOW, host Ari Melber showcased a striking example of hypocrisy among MAGA commentators regarding language use in public discourse. The segment juxtaposed their outrage over Bad Bunny's Spanish-language Super Bowl halftime show with Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivering an entire address in Spanish. This contradiction raises critical questions about the standards applied to different figures within the political landscape.

The public stake is whether people can see how money, access, procedure, or official authority changes incentives before the outcome is treated as settled.

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Who is George Soros, the billionaire at the center of political attack narratives? | CNN Business

Billionaire investor George Soros, whose left-leaning donations have triggered criticism from right-wingers for years, has long been painted as “the puppet master and the extreme left-wing manipulator,” as he once sarcastically described himself.

The public stake is whether people can see how money, access, procedure, or official authority changes incentives before the outcome is treated as settled.

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Marc Andreessen-backed MTS turns X into a 24/7 influence stream

Backed by the Silicon Valley billionaire Marc Andreessen, MTS is a 24/7 X livestream that “monitors the situation” across tech, finance, geopolitics and online culture.

The public stake is whether people can see how money, access, procedure, or official authority changes incentives before the outcome is treated as settled.

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Steve Hilton’s California governor bid tests the limits of Republican politics in the state

Yet Steve Hilton – transplanted Brit, erstwhile business entrepreneur, a former Downing Street adviser to David Cameron and a former Fox News host who says he is friends with half of Donald Trump’s cabinet – is having a remarkably good time of it.

The public stake is whether people can see how money, access, procedure, or official authority changes incentives before the outcome is treated as settled.

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Michael Milken pardon caps decades-long effort to rehabilitate his image

Michael Milken’s pardon follows a decades-long campaign to rehabilitate his image - Share via When President Trump pardoned Michael Milken on Tuesday, it came just a week after the former junk bond king’s Milken Institute had wrapped up its latest conference in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The public stake is whether people can see how money, access, procedure, or official authority changes incentives before the outcome is treated as settled.

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Michigan GOP uses DOJ SPLC indictment to hit Jocelyn Benson

Michigan Republicans are pressing Jocelyn Benson over her past ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center after a DOJ indictment put the group under fire.

Michigan Republicans are pressing Jocelyn Benson over her past ties to the Southern Poverty Law Center after a DOJ indictment put the group under fire.

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Tafoya turns Minnesota’s unrest into a case against Walz

Michele Tafoya is using Minnesota’s 2020 unrest and a state fraud scandal to argue that Gov. Tim Walz failed the state.

Michele Tafoya is using Minnesota’s 2020 unrest and a state fraud scandal to argue that Gov. Tim Walz failed the state.

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Hegseth compares journalists to the Pharisees

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly compared journalists to the Pharisees and called the press unpatriotic.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly compared journalists to the Pharisees and called the press unpatriotic.

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Trump’s inflammatory posts keep forcing the news cycle

Donald Trump’s latest burst of inflammatory rhetoric set off a rare backlash from both Catholic leaders and his own allies.

Donald Trump’s latest burst of inflammatory rhetoric set off a rare backlash from both Catholic leaders and his own allies.

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Moore fights the Baltimore Sun before the story lands

Wes Moore is battling the Baltimore Sun before its reported investigation into his record has even hit the page.

Wes Moore is battling the Baltimore Sun before its reported investigation into his record has even hit the page.

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Objection: The FCC Just Created A Media Monopoly

The FCC approved Nexstar's $6.2 billion purchase of TEGNA, handing one company control over even more local TV stations.

The FCC approved Nexstar's $6.2 billion purchase of TEGNA, handing one company control over even more local TV stations.

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