By Mike Hauer, February 21, 2024 UPI News (Annotated)
Former Vice President Mike Pence and the Advancing America Freedom conservative political advocacy organization intend to spend $20 million to emphasize conservatism over populism and socialism.
[ED Note] My personal opinion, this advocacy group is a cover for the anti-Trump populist movement with the catchall phrase ‘socialism’ to quell any questioning of this groups true intention as a vehicle to stop Donald Trump from being President…
The…American Solutions Project, which has three primary objectives:
One is to create a platform that conservative candidates can use to move away from populism while countering what it calls the “embrace of socialism” by the left.
Another is to promote conservative laws and policies that the group says will restore the United States as a global leader, confront China and promote free trade…
The final objective is to protect the conservative principle of limited government and spending.
[ED Note] The last stated goal as part of the groups advocacy, ‘limited government spending,’ a pipe dream considering that K Street, center for lobbying and the location of numerous advocacy groups, law firms, trade associations, and some think tanks. In political discourse, “K Street” the center of Washington’s lobbying industry, has it’s hooks so deep into the ‘swamp’ that omission of it’s influence makes the idea of ‘limiting’ government spending as a misnomer rather than a reality…

FORTUNE COOKIES ON DISPLAY
WFM – COMMENX8 MARCH 23, 2024
Everyone remains fixated on the border watching the endless parade of foreign malcontents who’s intentions vary. We might proffer that aside from those that wish to take advantage of our generous social programs through either fraud of hostile intention there are others who’s infiltration is to undermine and destroy our republic, specifically agents of the Chinese Communist Party. The following article details their intent of establishing a ‘fifth column’ in the United States…
China’s Increasingly Aggressive Tactics for Foreign Disinformation Campaigns
THE DIPLOMATE
By Sara Cook September 18, 2023
On August 29, Meta reported that it had recently taken down thousands of accounts and Facebook pages that “were part of the largest known cross-platform covert operation in the world,” run by “geographically dispersed operators across China.” The announcement and its detailed analysis made headlines around the world, garnering attention for the type of information that is often mainly of interest to cybersecurity firms and digital policy wonks.
But such revelations are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Beijing’s evolving campaign to feed targeted disinformation – demonstrably false or misleading content, often through the use of fake accounts – to social media users around the world.
This reality reaffirms the findings of Freedom House’s “Beijing’s Global Media Influence” report, published last year, and demonstrates that democracies must invest more resources in the detection and mitigation of the Chinese regime’s disinformation efforts.
As they develop an appropriate response, policymakers, major technology companies, civil society researchers, and ordinary users should bear in mind the following features of Beijing’s latest disinformation practices…
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