"In operation INFEKTION, also known as DENVER, the KGB spread disinformation that AIDS had been manufactured by the U.S. military at Fort Detrick — the same conspiracy theory that appeared during the COVID-19 pandemic"

@th3j35t3r

"Generally, the Soviet disinformation strategy against Western countries was not to create a false story — a lie — but instead to amplify existing grievances."

Our populace needs to understand this. This is why its important to know which political angle news media sites are coming from.

What’s Old Is New Again: Cold War Lessons for Countering Disinformation.
https://tnsr.org/2022/09/whats-old-is-new-again-cold-war-lessons-for-countering-disinformation/

#photography #hiking #travel

Reflection of the day

Celebrate the small wins.

We need grit and we need action.
Acknowledge fears and confront them.

Cultivate determination and courage in your soul.
Trust yourself. When you know, you know.

#musings

My Maggie... happy or what?!?!

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I will be preaching to the choir with this, but I have been thinking a lot about critics of @th3j35t3r and the way they complain about his unknown identity.

I don't know the identity of the person who refused insurance coverage for part of my healthcare

or who processes my tax returns.

or who has analyzed my scans...

All of these people have had SIGNIFICANT impacts on my life and health.

In the big scheme, soc med isn't on the same scale.

And these complaints are ridiculous.

#truth

@CherNohio @phase @StarlightEmber

Found the direct YouTube link...

https://youtu.be/YQX9I5Pxc0c

Why are hashtags so important here?

The short version is that there is no algorithm. The long version is that hashtags help you to both find the content you like, and filter out the content you'd prefer to avoid.

Using hashtags takes some getting used to. On Twitter, they're used by trolls to mob people over disagreements. There are no trolls here, so hashtags are more of a necessary way to keep things organized. #CoSoTips

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Late last night, J added more capability to CoSo to keep things running quickly and smoothly

I don't know the numbers but I'm guessing that means BIG added cost 👀

There are many ways to support CoSo--Going PRO opens up more features and is a distributed cost over time.

Or you can give a chunk one time through donorbox.

Any way you can, in whatever amount you can, please support this refuge that prioritizes YOU.

There's no place better!

#CoSoLifeSupport #GoPro

https://counter.social/supportcoso.html

@phase
“Last breaths are sacred” “Even as….There is so much beauty. You just have to be brave enough to see it.”

These words will forever be with me as I move toward the time of my last breaths.

Morning 🥳☕️💃🏻

#CatsofCoSo

Good day CoSo! Here's hoping your day is filled with wonderment, joy and peace! 🙏 We won't know for days how well our democracy fared in these latest upheavals but I'm keeping the faith that we're all going to be O.K. ✌️

For some of the new folk.

When J starts posting music, it is a good sign, that the network madness is under control.
Or at least his hair is not on fire. So if you see him posting music, that means that right now things be cool.

Thanks @th3j35t3r for all the hard work.

o7

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