#propaganda machine

[teadrinkingtarotreadingfool]

[greatprinceofabraham]

@natcounterpunch

"...we must prevail in the struggle for #freedom of research, freedom of opinion and the media. We reject the indoctrination by the formidable #propagandamachine of the European Union and the #US government. We reject the mendacious public relations campaigns aimed at convincing us that the #EU and US are paragons of law and human rights. We cannot act effectively unless and until we liberate ourselves from the #brainwashing of the #mainstreammedia.

"A #democraticsociety depends on access to all pertinent information and a plurality of interpretations. #Groupthink is an enemy of democracy and incompatible with the values of the treaties of Maastricht and Lisbon, with the constitutions of European States and with the US Constitution. This is an #Antigonemoment, time to push back against the King Creon-style EU and US #sanctions."

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/04/30/the-antigone-movement-denouncing-the-inhumanity-of-eu-and-us-sanctions/

[godisarepublican]

[punpumpkin]

No clue why they would disable the Reblog on this - since that's counterproductive 'cause it's true.

[soulidyllic]

What are your thoughts on ORV?

As of March 16th, 2026, the information below is true.

ORV is a love letter to readers. It is a story about stories. It is a 551 chapter novel with a currently ongoing side story.

The story is summed up nicely by 'badly explaining all of omniscient reader in 6 minutes' on Youtube by ferd! The basic premise is about Kim Dokja, an office worker who has been reading a book for 13 years. On the day the story ends, it becomes his reality, and he is the only one who knows how to survive.

You can access the retranslation by asking @orvretranslationproject! The main translation by RainbowTurtle and A_Passing_Wanderer is through sources such as orv.pages.dev or webnovel reading sites.

The traditionally published English version is published by Yen Press and 2 volumes are currently out. There are also translations in Thai (23 volumes, complete), Taiwanese (12 volumes, complete), and Simplified Chinese (3 volumes, complete). The original Korean edition can be read on Munpia and Naver.

There is a webcomic adaptation on WEBTOON by UMI and Sleepy-C. There is a fan-made musical on Youtube by Team SPADE. There are multiple fan-made video games, fanfictions, fanarts, fan-made choreographies, fan-made soundtracks, and more!

As for my thoughts on it, I consider ORV to be the best story I have ever read. My friends jokingly say my entire personality revolves around promoting ORV. I have managed to convince 39 people to read ORV as of today. I put ORV advertisements everywhere I can, throughout school and work. I have made playlists on Spotify and reading lists on Goodreads for ORV. I truly love ORV!

You should be able to find everything I mention here by searching it up!

[b-s-t-s]

War, because Money Laundering

[yesbothways]

[ambient-entropy]