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"When the revolution is for everyone, everyone will be for the revolution"

Blog Fascism media Patreon War

NinaIllingworth October 8, 2019November 5, 2022 Al-Qaeda, America does not care about human rights, Amerikan Musik, Assad, blog, CIA, CIA promises, DNA, end the forever wars, Erdogan, false balance, false equivalence, Fantastic Lies, fascism, fascist Gargamel, forever war, GOP, GOP is a fascist party, immigration, Imperialism, informal writing, Iraq, ISIS, James Clapper, Kurdistan, Kurds, liberalism enables fascism, Libya, manufacturing consent, Media, MENA, Middle East, military planning, military propaganda, Moderate Syrian Rebels, nativism, NATO, New Forever War, Nina Illingworth, no war in Syria, Offsite Writing, Patreon, Pentagon, pig empire, Propaganda, Racism, regime change, Republican, Sand Vietnam, SDF, September 11th, spin, Stephen Miller, Sunni radicals, Syria, Syrian Democratic Forces, terrorism, The Carter Doctrine, The Guardian, the Mujahideen, the Pig Empire funds terrorism, The Skinny, the War on Migrants, Trump, Turkey, US imperialism, US sponsored terrorism, Vietnam War, war, WD7

The Skinny: Spin Doctrine

An October 2019 edition of The Skinny in which Nina discusses how narrative framing twists the issues in the minds of the public in all the wrong directions.

Books Can't You Read Essays War

NinaIllingworth October 3, 2019November 17, 2022 Allen Dulles, American exceptionalism, Books, Can't You Read, Castro, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Contra wars, death squads, Essays, establishment thought, History, history of the CIA, Imperialism, Kennedy, Latin America, Legacy of Ashes, lie, mass surveillance, Media, New York Times, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, pig empire, Propaganda, Reagan's wars, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Reviews, secrets, spies, Tim Weiner, US government, war, WD7

Link: They All Fall Down – New Essay

A link to a short essay on Tim Weiner’s “Legacy of Ashes” and the structural reasons why pro-CIA propaganda is written by seemingly well-meaning critics.

Blog Patreon Politics Social Justice

NinaIllingworth October 2, 2019April 4, 2021 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, appropriation, bad idea jeans, blog, Chuck Schumer, class war, Cole DeLaune, Democratic Party, DNA test, election strategies, Elizabeth Warren, fake outreach, fake progressives, fallacy of the white working class, Indian Country Today, labor class, Liz Warren is a fake lefty, Liz Warren is not Indigenous, Liz Warren was a Republican, Midwest, myth of a white working class, Patreon, Paul Krugman, PMC, Politics, professional managerial class, progressive politics, Racism, snake, Social Justice, Socialism, The Skinny, Twila Barnes, whiteness

The Skinny: Warring With Warren and Fake Labor Class Outreach

Link to an October 2019 edition of the Skinny discussing the image crafting surrounding Liz Warren and Dem Party appeals to a mythical white working class.

Books Can't You Read Essays Police State

NinaIllingworth October 1, 2019November 17, 2022 1984, Books, Can't You Read, Chelsea Manning, CIA, corporate media, Edward Snowden, Espionage Act, Essays, George Orwell, Jeff Bezos, Julian Assange, Karl Rove, liberal media, manufacturing consent, Marshall McLuhan, mass surveillance, Media, Michael Parenti, Nina Illingworth, NSA, Offsite Writing, Permanent Record, police state, privacy rights, Propaganda, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Reviews, Russia, spying, The Guardian, the medium is the message, US government spying, war on freedom of the press, War on Whistleblowers, Washington Post, whistleblowers, Wikileaks

Link: The Casualties of Cacophony – New Essay

A look at the disappointing change in mainstream attitudes towards Edward Snowden and other whistleblowers who’ve spoken out against the abuses of American intelligence.

Books Can't You Read media Police State

NinaIllingworth September 30, 2019November 5, 2022 a culture of falsehood, a propaganda system, all news is fake news, blog, Books, Can't You Read, class war, corporate media, corporate propaganda, culture war, deep state, Edward Snowden, FA1, Fake News, Fantastic Lies, for profit media, JA5, leaks, manufacturing consent, Mass Surveillance program, Media, MP6, National Security State, Nina Illingworth, NSA, Offsite Writing, Pentagon, Permanent Record, police state, Propaganda, Snowden Leaks, spying on everyone, the Panopticon, the real deep state, War on Whistleblowers, whistleblowers, why people believe fake news

Blog: the Panopticon, Public Trust, and “Fake News”

A medium length blog post exploring why government lies about mass surveillance have had unintended consequences in the fight against “fake news.”

Can't You Read Climate Crisis Media Madness

NinaIllingworth September 29, 2019November 5, 2022 blog, CA4, Can't You Read, carbon emissions, CC3, climate catastrophe is a plot to kill us all, Climate Crisis, climate science denial, coffin ship Earth, conspiracy, culture war, DesmogUK, Fantastic Lies, fossil fuel industry, fossil fuels, global warming, Greta Thunberg, Greta visits the UN, Koch Brothers, Koch network, Kochtopus, lie, manufacturing consent, Media, Media Madness, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, oil companies, oil company propaganda, out of time, Politics, profits over people, right wing media, smear campaigns, smears, think tanks, United Nations, Wall Street

Greta is not the Problem: Climate Crisis and the Culture War

Two blog posts about what the media furor over Greta Thunberg’s visit to the UN means and why rich people aren’t listening to her.

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NinaIllingworth September 28, 2019November 17, 2022 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, Bernie Sanders, bourgeoisie, CA4, class, class warfare, democratic socialism, Fantastic Lies, Harvard conspiracy, Joe Biden, labor class, Left Wing Media, letters, liberals, Liz Warren, manager class, Media, Medicare for all, MP6, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, open letter, Patreon, Patreon Blog, PMC, Politics, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, rich people, sans culottes, Socialism, ST2

Link: An Open Letter to the American Left and in Particular, the Bourgeoisie “Left Wing” Media

Some thoughts on “Left Wing” American media and class tensions in the 2020 Democratic Party nomination contest.

Blog Climate Crisis Patreon Politics War

NinaIllingworth September 27, 2019November 5, 2022 abuse of power, blog, bribery, CC3, climate catastrophe, Climate Crisis, corporate media, dark money, dark money behind climate science denial, Democratic Party, far right propaganda, fascism, foreign policy, Giant Russia Theory, GOP, Greta Thunberg, informal writing, intimidation, Koch Brothers, Koch network, liberals, MP6, nativism, neoliberalism, Nina Illingworth, Nixonian, Offsite Writing, Patreon, Patreon Blog, pig empire, Politics, Propaganda, Republican Party, Russiagate, The Skinny, Ukraine, Wall Street, war

The Skinny: Impeachment Politics, Targeting and Anti-Climate Flak

A link to my informal journal writing where we discuss why I’m not Josh Marshall, why Democrat’s will blow impeachment, and why dark money right wing groups are behind attempts to discredit Greta Thunberg.

Essays News Patreon Social Media

NinaIllingworth September 26, 2019November 17, 2022 2020 Dem Primary Season, analysis, antifascism, Arun Gupta, Bernie 2020, blog, blogging, Can't You Read, climate catastrophe, Donald Trump, Essays, Facebook, foreign policy, ICE, Jacobin, Joe Biden, labor class, left wing politics, liberals, manufacturing consent, Mastodon, Media, MP6, News, nobody trust the media, Odds and Ends, Offsite Writing, Opinion, Patreon, Patreon Blog, Rec Reads, Recommended Reading, Six Things I Think, social media, Socialism, The Skinny, Twitter, US politics, voting theory, war on the homeless, Working Families Party

Odds and Ends: A Skinny Week and Malcolm Tucker Goes to War

A link to all my offsite pieces in an extremely busy week of blogging on Patreon and Can’t You Read.

Essays Fascism Neoliberalism Politics

NinaIllingworth September 25, 2019November 5, 2022 Amerikan Musik, corruption, Democratic Party, Democrats, Dick Cheney, Downmarket Mussolini, Essays, FA1, fascism, fascist creep, George W Bush, Giant Russia Theory, hubris, Hunter Biden, impeachment, Joe Biden, liberals, MP6, Nancy Pelosi, neoliberalism, Nina Illingworth, Nixon, Opinion, Pelosi, Politics, rich liberal, Russiagate, Trump, Ukraine, US Constitution

Opinion: Why I Support Impeachment but Fear Incompetent Democrat Hubris

A brief look at why I support Nancy Pelosi’s decision to open an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump even if I doubt her ability to actually seal the deal.

Blog Climate Crisis media Patreon Politics

NinaIllingworth September 24, 2019November 5, 2022 2020 Democratic Party Nomination Contest, Bernie Sanders, billionaire, blog, capitalism, capitalism will kill us all, capitalist media supports capitalist tyranny, CC3, class war, Climate Crisis, corporate media, Democratic Party, democratic socialism, Elizabeth Warren, Fantastic Lies, fossil fuels, informal writing, Joe Biden, Journals, left wing politics, liberalism, manufacturing consent, Media, MP6, neoliberalism, Nina Illingworth, Offsite Writing, Patreon, Patreon Blog, petite bourgeoisie, PMC, Politics, polls, public perception, ruling classes, Socialism, the media lies, The Skinny

The Skinny: Vote Pledging, Untrustworthy Media, and the Urgency of Climate Catastrophe

A collection of my informal writing from late September 2019, including vote pledges, declining trust in media, and why the capitalist solution to climate catastrophe is to kill us all.