Dystopian Propaganda

Our latest X Space with our friend Eiynah Muhammed Smith. (@nicemangos (2) Eiynah (@nicemangos.bsky.social) — Bluesky ) Discussing the dystopian propaganda around Israel's ongoing genocidal assault on Gaza, from racist Twitter 'hasbara' to IDF TikTok / Insta, to Israeli influencers' skits about Palestinians faking their suffering. Also featuring Dr Caitlin Greene the linguist and tracker of Steven Pinker, etc. Links: Israeli military’s TikTok attempt to make propaganda cool | Israel War on Gaza News | Al Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/1/idfs-tiktok-and-its-attempt-to-make-propaganda-cool The Israeli army is on TikTok. It's as bad as you'd expect (newarab.com) https://www.newarab.com/opinion/israeli-army-tiktok-its-bad-youd-expect Israeli Defense Forces Soldiers Embrace Thirst Traps on TikTok (rollingstone.com) https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/israel-defense-force-idf-tiktok-thirst-trap-1174211/ Natalia Fadeev: Israeli Influencer's Gaza Instagram Draws Outrage (dailydot.com) https://www.dailydot.com/debug/natalia-fadeev-israeli-influencer-gaza-instagram-photo/ Israeli Influencers Are Mocking Palestinians Suffering in Gaza (newsweek.com) https://www.newsweek.com/israeli-influencers-are-mocking-palestinians-suffering-gaza-1838655 Propaganda images/memes we discussed in the beginning https://x.com/nicemangos/status/1760143208766456133?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw T-Rex Costume, bombs and techno, dancing on a tank https://x.com/rachael_swindon/status/1748398198358507960?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw Bill Maher’s poorly aged Burqa bit https://x.com/billmaher/status/1740866573655810131?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw Contrasts: Fine dining scene vs. Starving population https://x.com/brandyljensen/status/1754145731466723520?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw Lifestyle piece on IDF soldiers cooking in the kitchens of Gazans https://x.com/gawanmac/status/1757500107912556767?s=61&t=w7q_ejvwZ_gCFj9WV50Lqw IDF using Human Shields: https://www.btselem.org/human_shields