[–] 7381701? 0 points 8 points 8 points (+8|-0) ago
I've been bleating for ages regarding HR 5181, and frankly no one seemed to give a flying fuck. I guess when people have to start swiping their implanted chip over a personal scanner before they can log on to the Internet, they might realize they have no freedom left, then again maybe not.
[–] quantokitty 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Such a crock of shit. Obama, HRC, Podesta & Co. are the Holy Grail of Disinformation and Propaganda. They should lock themselves up for that Russian bullshit.
[–] chickyrogue 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
they hate us for our freedoms
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[–] gopluckyourself 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago (edited ago)
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2943/text
section 531-536 Whistleblower stuff
section 1287 countering disinformation and propaganda thing shoehorned in there surrounded by a mindnumbing amount of dod bs
It also stands to not that hr 5181 and s 2692 are not included in the list of related bills.
1288 is the establishment of a 1 man in charge propaganda wing as well.
[–] cosmicmind 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
and includes authorities to facilitate ongoing operations around the globe.
.....so, this is their cue that globalism is stepping up a phase?
[–] damnittohell ago
This is so confusing. Is this the law?
I feel so stupid, it would take me two weeks to read & understand the text of that law.
[–] LavonAffair [S] ago (edited ago)
The "Countering Foreign Propaganda and Disinformation Act of 2016", aka h.r 5181, is a bill related to; h.r 6393 - Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017; and S.2692 - Countering Information Warfare Act of 2016. These bills got passed as part of of NDAA 2017, the large bill you linked to.
Apparently in the latter two bills congress watered the title down to mask the poison. The most important section is Title V sec.501 in h.r 6393:
Committee to counter active measures by the Russian Federation to exert covert influence over peoples and governments.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) ACTIVE MEASURES BY RUSSIA TO EXERT COVERT INFLUENCE.—The term “active measures by Russia to exert covert influence” means activities intended to influence a person or government that are carried out in coordination with, or at the behest of, political leaders or the security services of the Russian Federation and the role of the Russian Federation has been hidden or not acknowledged publicly, including the following:
(A) Establishment or funding of a front group.
(B) Covert broadcasting.
(C) Media manipulation.
(D) Disinformation and forgeries.
(E) Funding agents of influence.
(F) Incitement and offensive counterintelligence.
(G) Assassinations.
(H) Terrorist acts.
Further down the section:
(1) To counter active measures by Russia to exert covert influence, including by exposing falsehoods, agents of influence, corruption, human rights abuses, terrorism, and assassinations carried out by the security services or political elites of the Russian Federation or their proxies.
This new committee will have the power to censor all alternative media by accusing the websites of being Russian propagandists. The committee will also be in charge of domestic propaganda, including the financing of journalists under the "Information access fund" section found in s. 2692 and h.r 5181. Essentially this committee will be just like the Ministry of Truth from George Orwell's 1984.
[–] LavonAffair [S] 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago
Like the Federal Reserve Act of 1913, The Countering Disinformation And Propaganda Act is passed and signed by the Senate in december when the masses are too busy getting ready for Christmas to note the atrocity being committed. A time when what few congressmen there are to oppose this are least likely to exert the necessary energy to fight this monstrosity. And signed by Obama on the exact same day as The Federal Reserve Act was by Wilson: December 23.
The pizzagate investigation is in danger.
[–] pizzainvestigator 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I plan on calling my two states senators to voice my opinion against the law. I understand it is the holiday season but just because it is the holidays, it does not mean your senators get to take a break from representing you, their constituents!
[–] herbsmoke 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Your senators have never represented you even once...
[–] Sushilover69 ago
What does this act give the government power to do that we should be scared about? What specifically can I tell people to make them realize what happened?