American Thinker blacklisted for 'disinformation' by groups funded by the Biden administration

American Thinker ^ | 2/11/23 | Rajan Laad

[CFW]

The Washington Examiner recently released a two-part report on their investigation of self-proclaimed 'disinformation' tracking organizations that are targeting conservative media.

News outlets such as American Thinker, the Washington Examiner, the Washington Times, Newsmax, Hot Air, Newsbusters, LifeNews, Breitbart, etc. as well as news websites run by Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, etc. and even groups such as Judicial Watch were branded "false/misleading." Townhall.com was branded "offensive" and "reprehensible," while Breitbart TV was branded as "hate speech."

[CFW]

They are putting every conservative media site on this list, even Twitchy which just reports (and often mocks) the tweets of others.

[Angelino97]

Two observations:

1. The government is creating an enemies list, just like the Bolsheviks and Jacobins did long before their revolutions.

2. The government is doing this by privatizing its thugs. It can't target conservative media because of the First Amendment. So the government funds a "private" group to do it for them.

[nuconvert]

“They are putting every conservative media site on this list,”

Because “they are not of the body” (Star Trek ref)

[BenLurkin]

[JimRed]

...Breitbart TV was branded as "hate speech."

TRUTH has long been the new HATE SPEECH.

[indthkr]

Government warfare against Liberty - bump for later....

[Dogbert41]

Nazi Election Thief.

[Soul of the South]

” So the government funds a “private” group to do it for them.”

Buried in the federal budget is hundreds of millions if not billions of dollars for grants to leftist organizations to fund projects and grants. This is fertile ground for Republicans now that they control the House of Representatives and the power of the purse. McCarthy and his committee heads should be zeroing out these appropriations line by line. In addition payments to social media companies, grants to pharmaceutical companies, and bonuses for many senior federal employees should be easy fruit to pick for those putting together the 2024 budget.

Sadly, I suspect none of this spending will be touched when the budget is constructed. When you fund your enemies, you are guaranteed to lose.

[ConservativeInPA]

Like most individuals and organizations who advocate for liberal causes, the ulterior motive appears to be pecuniary gains. The GDI received $330,000 from two State Department–backed entities linked to the highest levels of government. The State Department–backed group that supported GDI is the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). NED receives most of its funding from annual congressional appropriations — i.e., taxpayer funds. According to financial statements, the NED received over $300 million from the State Department in 2021. Among those on NED's board of directors is liberal journalist Anne Applebaum, a dual U.S. citizen at best, who also sits on GDI's advisory panel.

There’s more in the article.

This is a financial attack on free speech and freedom of the press. The government is in some serious need of defunding and government employees require very long prison sentences.

[Taxman]

Ping

[jmacusa]

Festival!