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Narrative Norms Noted
So here we are, after the first segment of our awards ceremonies. Congrats to all the award recipients in the General Gaza group! Today we will be giving prizes for all our meritorious Media Mooks. As always, they find the means to run away with narratives that drip lies into very fertile soil. There would be no continuing war without them. Creating really big reality bubbles is a huge accomplishment deserving of not only our attention but our appreciation for their efforts. Be a force multiplier; tell a friend.
Our nominees start with a story out of Afghanistan:
🔸We can never stop to get surprised... First Hamas glider commandoes.... now Taliban rollerblade troopers~ 🔸
(OK, not a real media story. But why wasn't it? The hang gliders made every outlet…Best Comedy, of course.)
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In the fantasy genre we have a story reported by Nebulator.
🔸Some Western outlets (e.g. Daily Mail, Newsweek) are running fear porn maps of possible damage to Moscow from this new American super-bomb, in what’s a textbook example of winning the Imaginary War when they can’t win a real one (h/t Will Schryver).
Because, you see, this bomb does not yet exist – and even if it comes into being, eventually, reaching Moscow is another matter altogether.
The “super-nuke” in question is the B61-13, the latest version of the gravity bomb (this is important) that is the mainstay of the air leg of the US Nuclear Triad. The other two are ICBMs launched from submarines and ground-based silos, and one of the latter just malfunctioned in a routine test.
Again, the B61-13 does not yet exist. The Pentagon announced last week that it should be developed, pending approval and funding from Congress (that’s a big one). If successfully developed, which takes years, it would theoretically have the yield of up to 340 kilotons of TNT (cue sensationalist “24 times more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb!!!!! 11” headlines).
But let’s say that the American scientists manage to do this in the near future. The said bomb still needs to be dropped onto the target. This has to be done using bombers. A B-52, B1-B or B-2 have no chance of penetrating modern Russian air defenses. Zero. The B-21 is still vaporware, and even if/when finished is basically a ripoff of the B-2, built by the same military-industrial complex that spewed forth the F-35 Flying Turd.
In other words, the scenario outlined by the Anglo tabloids is, what’s that endearing English expression? Ah yes, highly unlikely.
The whole thing is on par with Valery Zaluzhny’s “if I had plasma cannons we could totally win this” delirium. A fantasy, nothing more. 🔸
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Then we have the Remake entries. The first is from California. (Pennsylvania and Colorado were the original and first remake of this one.)
These were comments from the Academy.
https://twitter.com/tracker_deep/status/1723930422688559368?t=mg7tsqGUkHYcVGCa15fwPw&s=19
🔸A warehouse of wood pallets under the freeway catches on fire out of nowhere the wood burns hot enough to melt steel??? 🤔 Now a major LA east west route is cutoff for the near future this is a very serious traffic impediment. 🔸
Another Remake is this:
And then a remake of a true classic.
🔸The UK's Daily Mail is repeating the same ludicrous images it used to illustrate the war on Bin Laden 20 years ago to demonstrate the “Gaza tunnel war”. 🔸 (Winner - Desperation Divas)
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Next category up is the Kan’t Let It Go.
🔸 The issue of the Al Ahly hospital bombing early in the war, which turned out to be a failed launch by Palestinian terrorist organizations, is “still a matter of debate”, according to the BBC. 🔸
🔸🇲🇱 MINUSMA (United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali) forces showed how they destroy ammunition and equipment before leaving their locations and leaving the country
Previously, information has repeatedly appeared online that MINUSMA, on the contrary, is leaving equipment and weapons to militants
Arab Africa 🔸 (Best NGO Fiction)
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Then we have the Sell it Quick! entries. Sort of like narrative speed skating.
🔸🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸 Bloomberg: White House increasingly unhappy with Israeli actions amid rising death toll in Gaza. cbctvaz 🔸
🔸❗️🇵🇸 BBC apologizes for misinformation about Gaza hospital attack
“And now an apology from the BBC. When BBC News carried initial reports that Israeli forces had entered Gaza's main hospital, we said medical teams and Arabic speakers were targeted.
This was a misquoted Reuters report.
We should have said that during this operation the IDF forces included medical teams and Arabic speakers.
We therefore apologize for this error, which does not meet our usual editorial standards. The correct version of events was shown a few minutes later,” the presenter said. cbctvaz 🔸
🔸Notice the oversized words in ENGLISH lmao.
This is all for the cameras. They don’t give a fuck about Palestinians , BUT they care a lot about what YOU think.🔸 (If only there was an award for Obvious Nonsubliminal Messaging)
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And our big 🎥 winner today gets the Russia Russia Russia award for placing blame right where it's most needed. Narrative Norm extraordinare.
🔸'Anti-Semitic' graffiti possibly ordered from abroad, Paris prosecutor says
The daubing of dozens of Stars of David on buildings in Paris and its suburbs, widely condemned as anti-Semitic, may have been carried out at the "express demand" of an individual residing abroad, the Paris prosecutor said Tuesday.
👉Read more: https://f24.my/9uyg.g🔸
(👆premise building episode. Moldovans acting on an order from a Russian speaking individual. Looks lots more like EU suck up Moldovan co-operation.)
(👇Two days later the “foreign ministry” - <our old friend Colonna> - made it “official”. No retractions yet.)
🔸France slams Russian networks for 'exploiting' crises with posts of Star of David graffiti in Paris
The French foreign ministry accused Russian online networks of attempting to "exploit international crises to sow confusion" in France and in Europe by sharing photos of the Stars of David appearing around Paris, graffiti that has been widely suspected of being an anti-Semitic statement.
👉 Read more: https://f24.my/9vJj.g🔸
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The media are working overtime to produce this movie all for the express purpose of keeping consciousness fixated on their supplied narrative norms. Narratives that build the moving picture of a world where not only do their masters actually rule the world, but that they deserve to do so. And are for better (or worse, if you're a terrorist) the only available narrative choice. Step one of escaping that Matrix is the red pill of seeing through the narratives to find the agenda. The cover stories, fabrications, and lies, too. It's a tough sell still, but eventually this Matrix self destructs under its own weight. But every narrative busted along the way sticks another pin in their film reel. For light to stream through. One point at a time. Adieu to two.
Go to Part 3.
Back to Part 1.
Thanks for your comment from the first one. I understand the pushback you are getting from these posts. Having an opinion always elicits strong responses, especially from those who are afraid to post their own opinions. I suspect most don’t have opinions at all until they read yours and are jolted. So kudos to you for that. You are very gifted with your writing abilities. You also operate outside the sources that most writers on the basic topics of the day use.
I'm amazed that Afghanistan has less potholes than South Africa. Ioan Grillo mentioned that a mate of his had gone missing. I browsed him and found his incredibly revealing photos of Afghani prosthetics - https://prix.pictet.com/cycles/hope/ross-mcdonnell