#astroTurf

2025-05-20
In the past couple days on LinkedIn I've seen two distinct people declaring that StackOverflow is "dead".

Meanwhile, I use it almost daily and it seems very much alive and still useful, to me.

I smell PR.

#StackOverflow #AI #GenAI #GenerativeAI #astroturf #dev #tech #programming
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:MusiqueNow@todon.eu
2025-05-08

youtube.com/watch?v=EuOKFCYeTb

#DaveNeal #TheRushHour one

🤣 1.50 min mark Someone's kid ordered 25 cases of lollies from mum's Amazon app.

3.15 min. mark #FAA is a joke! *5 air traffic controllers take #traumaleave *Fighter jet at the bottom of the sea.
*Delays at #NewarkAirport

16.34 min. mark: #ContentCreators fight back against #SuperRichBullies' infantile tactics. And FYI, #rightwingers do NOT own the narrative on this story.
#AstroTurf #Hollyweird #TikTok #NickShapiro

22.14 min. mark #Tariffs and #China, with #Dotard47 doubling down like an idiot. Now, the #PortOfLosAngeles has seen a 50% drop in shipments with higher tariffs. And there's a vid excerpt of brainless #ScottBssent sounding like a double-downmoron.

harryprayivharryprayiv
2025-04-21

@gerrymcgovern

Here’s Eric saying the quiet parts out loud.

redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=
youtu.be/AtgJhZOhFsQ

Bonus: He worked DIRECTLY for Hillary’s ‘16 campaign, removing inconvenient TRUTHS from Google search results and sidestepping fair election laws to and cheat her into office.

An actual photo of Eric Schmidt wearing a Clinton Campaign staff 2016 badge.  Eric moved heaven and earth to dupe voters into voting against their best interests for Hillary Clinton.
Kalimah Priforcepriforce
2025-04-02

putting together this amazing chart of four biggest groups, highlighting their biggest funders, board members, and backers, along with the candidates and campaigns that they supported over the past year.

2025-03-28

#gaza
#mainstreammedia
#astroturf
@palestine

And this is the Electronic Intifada investigation, which I favour over Mondoweiss's opinion piece
You can jump at min 2:30

youtube.com/watch?v=LXFHi4LWDb

2025-03-28

#gaza
#mainstreammedia
#astroturf
@palestine

Ok, Mondoweiss has an article on these "protests". A lot of rhetoric, over complicating what you clearly see on the Electronic Intifada investigation, at min 12:21. Protesters are shouting against Shiites, a Fatah chant. Someone affiliated to Mohammed Dahlan (senior Fatah) has been seen at the protest, identified by Israeli media. Protest or Fatah hatred for Hamas? I go with Electronic Intifada. Anyways, here's Mondoweiss:
mondoweiss.net/2025/03/the-gaz

2025-03-28

#gaza
#mainstreammedia
#astroturf
@palestine

There was an article on Al Jazeera claiming that there had been spontaneous anti Hamas protests in Gaza and main stream media apparently also feasted on it.
Nowhere else on independent or Arabic media in English could this be found. This is the first mention and tangible explanation of the incident.
It was Fatah related, aimed at Shiites and Hamas. Hence the mention in Qatari funded Al Jazeera. Qatar's Sunni and US ally

youtu.be/LXFHi4LWDbY?t=159

Jonathan Kamens 86 47jik@federate.social
2025-03-20

Well, now, _this_ is interesting.
I think this is the first time since I started using #Addy everywhere that one of my anonymized addresses has caught somebody doing something "iffy".
#RCN, my internet service provider, gave my email address to a market-research firm, which sent me a completely generic invitation to take an "important survey about your internet service provider" without acknowledging that the survey was paid for by RCN.
This is kind of gross.
#marketing #astroturf

Email with the subject line "Tell us about your experience with your internet service provider", with a block at the top indicating that it was routed through the Addy email forwarding service via an email address described as "rcn.com / astound.com", with this text:

Hello,

You are being invited to participate in an important survey about your internet service provider. We truly value your input and hope that you will consider participating. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete, on average; however, you may take as much time as you would like.

We are not trying to sell you anything and you will not be sent solicitations or future mailings of any kind due to your participation.

Your experience, opinions, and insights will help us understand how internet service providers can better serve customers like you.

To get started, please click on the following link (Do not modify link as it will disqualify you):

[elided]

Thank you in advance for taking the time to provide your feedback.

This survey is being conducted by Horowitz Research.

I have to point out that the #TeaParty was a successful #astroturf operation by the #KochBrothers and fake #grassroots organizations that leveraged racism and some dissatisfaction with the #Republican Party into a juggernaut of primary challenges. @adamkinzinger.bsky.social rode in on that.

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:tsksqpjisdvtusxq6ide5tzj/post/3lioysr7hkc2y

2025-02-21

Discussing the dynamics of Facebook's engagement bonus program, advising users to avoid shortcut methods and fake engagements. Also: a sidebar article about related abuses on FB by bad actors targeting legitimate activists who get in the way of the widespread grift in leftist social media.- #astroturf #disinformation #facebook #influence #informationliteracy #integrity #medialiteracy #socialmedia

johnhenry.us/blog/2023/11/09/b

2025-02-18

"The Other 98%" Are Thieves, Scabs, and Grifters - Left-wing discourse online is almost entirely controlled by grifting clickbaiters and astroturfing. It's up to you to fix that. #astroturf #clickbait #faketivism #grifters #theother98% #thieves

johnhenry.us/blog/2023/09/12/t

2025-02-17

This is what a grifting con artist looks like. This is what it looks like when the con's on you. It's time to get the faketivists out of the left. #activism #astroturf #ethics #grifters #occupydemocrats #politics #socialmedia

johnhenry.us/blog/2023/09/16/o

Marjolein Pieksmarjoleinpieks
2025-01-31

De wordt duur betaald. De boosdoener is , de verzamelnaam voor allerhande technieken die informatie op en zodanig manipuleren dat de ver te zoeken blijkt.Het vrije internet is niet meer vrij. Helaas. lnkd.in/epbY5FDe

These "Mom" organizations make the hair on the back of my neck stand up.

Why is my uncle messaging me to let me know that *Moms Across America* commissioned testing that found glyphosate and heavy metal contamination in Girl Scout cookies? I mean, he did just buy some from my kid (no refunds!) and I understand the concern about food contamination, but something is off. What's the deal with Moms Across America? Why is their CEO an RFK Jr. supporter who featured on the Dr. Oz show? It seems like an organic food lobbying organization, but I wonder if there's more to it than that.

#GirlScoutCookies #GMO #DrOz #MomsAcrossAmerica #glyphosate #AstroTurf #lobbying #Moms

@crosspost@lemmy.crimedad.work
An MMS with a screenshot of a Google search result of an Instagram post from a Moms Across America account with a description claiming that Girl Scout cookies samples tested positive for glyphosate and heavy metals contamination.
2025-01-20

Why There Will Never Be A Successful "Third Party" In The US | The dream of a third party rising from outside the establishment is just that: a dream. Here's why, and where to find the misplaced hope you've attached to the idea.
#astroturf #biden #conservatism #democraticparty #disinformation #elections #fascism #history #integrity #libertarian #politics #power #propaganda #thirdparty

johnhenry.us/blog/2023/11/07/w

2025-01-14

"The Other 98%" Are Thieves, Scabs, and Grifters - Left-wing discourse online is almost entirely controlled by grifting clickbaiters and astroturfing. It's up to you to fix that. #astroturf #clickbait #faketivism #grifters #theother98% #thieves

johnhenry.us/blog/2023/09/12/t

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