Crying is all right in its way
while it lasts.
But you have to stop sooner or later,
and then you still have to
decide what to do.
C.S.Lewis
Posted on 05/05/2023 8:13:13 PM PDT by ransomnote
What the woman doesn’t know or understand is that even though the $25 tip was cheapskate, the reason for the housekeeper being ‘overjoyed’ is that in Cuba there are two ways to get basic food consumer goods 1- They use the ration book given to them by the government which only can be used at ration-book ‘stores’ on card holders’ designated dates for designated product et al such stores are usually empty or have very little and the quality is unhealthy or 2- Hard currency stores where hard currency, like US or Canadian dollars, can be used to buy product without the limitations, it is easier to get meat, dairy and basic necessities at hard currency stores than a ration-book store has. Although hard currency stores in Cuba have been experiencing the same problems that ration-book stores do, i.e. empty of product:
La Epoca and Other Cuban Hard-Currency Stores Are Now as Sad and Empty as the Ration-Book Stores
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Like the article ransomnote just posted... (Freepmail to get on/of the Substack list)
https://jordansather.substack.com/p/social-media-influencer-armies-driven
Social Media Influencer Armies Driven by DARPA Tech and the “Disinformation Governance Board” Gets Rebooted
On the Government and Intel Community using A.I. resources to track truthers, establish “micro-influencer” armies, and advance Deep State propaganda
It’s been in the news lately that a talent agency managing TikTok stars was paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by the Democrat National Committee to promote political messaging through their signed influencers. While this may be surprising news to some, this issue of taking to social media to drive propaganda through influencers stems back years and involves assistance from some of the most powerful government and intelligence agencies in the land.
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While it may appear these popular social media influencers are driving organic content, closer inspection suggests they may very well be getting paid or compensated to drive political messaging about various topics, such as supporting Biden for president, promoting gun control, pushing climate change narratives, and other propagandist rhetoric.
In fact, we can trace the leveraging of internet influencers for political propaganda purposes back a few years earlier, with government created technologies and retired military officials involved.
”Defeat Disinfo” and “People First”
On May 1st 2020, it was reported by the Washington Post that a new political action committee advised by retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former head of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, was formed to “deploy technology originally developed to counter Islamic State propaganda in service of a domestic political goal — to combat online efforts to promote President Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.”
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The founder of Defeat Disinfo, Curtis Hougland, also a former contractor for DARPA, is now running a project called “People First”, which much like Palette Media Management, conducts marketing via “precision microinfluencers”. From their website, People First aims to “identify, recruit, and manage personal and visual content from any community by combining a state-of-the-art tech platform with a team of human organizers”.
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A recent article from “Campaigns & Elections” detailing the April 2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court elections actually highlights how effective People First was in swaying the vote.
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Just The News reports on May 8th, 2023:
Critics are sounding the alarm that a new federal office to shield U.S. public opinion from purported threats of foreign disinformation is a thinly veiled reboot under a new name of the abortive Disinformation Governance Board, the Homeland Security Department office abandoned after being defined in the public mind as an Orwellian “Ministry of Truth.”
Housed in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the new Foreign Malign Influence Center was launched with little public notice but is already provoking fears that it will use overstated foreign threats as a pretext to interfere in domestic political debate or will duplicate other federal efforts, especially a controversial State Department unit that tries to squelch populism abroad.
The acting Director of the Foreign Malign Influence Center is Jeffrey K. Wichman who spent over 30 years at the CIA holding such positions as Senior Cyber Analyst for the Directorate of Digital Innovation and The Director of Analysis for the Center for Counterterrorism.
Conclusion
The main battle front in the fight for We the People’s truth and freedom is on social media. Many are shifting away from the mainstream media, especially the younger generation, and they’re now getting their news and opinions influenced by computers and personalities on social platforms. The Deep State is concerned about the social media front so much that they’re investing millions, if not billions of dollars into a web of non-profits, NGOs, political action committees, and private companies that track information pathways, conduct “fact check” reporting, and create armies of social media influencers to push their propaganda. We are doing a fantastic job in this fight, showing by how much effort [they] are putting into this information war, but we must not stop now. We must continue the fight, and focus on destroying their narratives on these social media apps. Our fight is not only against mainstream narratives, but also the ridiculous conspiracy clickbait that is planted into the truth community to undermine it.
Let’s finish the job.
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MarQ
I hear Canada has a solution for that.
If we go digital - no more garage sales? no more handouts to the homeless? Girl Scout cookies? I work at a church in a depressed neighborhood. We keep a small amount of dollars to give to those who stop by and request something. Some are really appreciative, others not so much. This is an old-fashioned church. Still sends out checks to pay bills - won’t use paperless methods. Was surprised when they got a debit card!
Think about it - the government is investing OUR MONEY to keep us from knowing the truth!
The situation you describe for Cubans is so very sad. No wonder they risk their lives in rickety old boats to try to sail/motor/float to the US shore.
So how much money do the Castros really need? At this point, you’d think they’d prefer to govern a more prosperous nation and would dedicate themselves to returning the country to one the rest of the world would be more sanguine about doing commerce with. Poverty makes people very unhappy and think about rebellion. The Castros must feel like they’re in constant danger. I wonder if the CIA is keeping Cuba in its current situation. They meddle everywhere else in the world against the best interests of the citizens.
Considering the links between DS and media that may well have been the case for as long as governments have existed.
Those guys wrote the Bill of Rights really were on the ball, eh?
The gov is using taxpayer money to destroy the entire country in numerous ways.
I dunno, but this man told it ALL, with Buffett sitting at the stage table.
He was arrested for what he was saying, on his own speaking time and not for breaking protocols or any other conceivable reason.
Amazing was how much he got nicely spoken before someone found the cord to his mic and
pulled the plug.
Much more explosive than the Reagan dialogue ending with a pulled plug. 😄
Crying is all right in its way
while it lasts.
But you have to stop sooner or later,
and then you still have to
decide what to do.
C.S.Lewis
Power and control are the aphrodisiacs of Castrogonia.
Here’s another article on hotels in Cuba:
Spain’s Meliá Hotels acquires three ‘historic’ hotels in Cuba, will also build new one in Havana
https://diariodecuba.com/cuba/1683362960_46956.html
https://www.ilo.org/dyn/normlex/en/f?p=1000:11210:0::NO:11210:P11210_COUNTRY_ID:102603
Translated excerpt with translators comments:
From our Bureau of Wretched Excess in the Exploitation of Labor
Spanish hotelier Meliá has a fever, and the only prescription is more apartheid hotels staffed by Cuban slaves.
These four additional properties announced yesterday make Meliá the largest foreign hotelier in Castrogonia. In addition to being exclusive enclaves where foreigners have unlimited access to goods and amenities forbidden to Cubans, all of Meliá’s hotels and resorts violate the conventions of the International Labor Organization.
Naturally, Castro, Inc. has refused to ratify 36 of these conventions, including collective bargaining, health and safety in construction, health and safety in agriculture, working conditions in hotels and restaurants, and violence and harassment. Click on the link above, see for yourself,
As in the case of Castro, Inc.’s slave doctors, the salaries of Meliá’s employees are taxed at an exorbitant 90% rate by Castro, Inc.
Aaah, the many joys of having no conscience, no regrets, no compassion for fellow human beings.
Meliá Hotels International has announced the launch of four new hotel projects in Cuba, thus expanding its presence on the island amid optimistic announcements from the Government to recover the disastrous tourism figures and receive 3.5 million visitors by the end of this year .
The first project to be carried out this year is the INNSiDE Habana Catedral, a completely new hotel with 50 rooms, which will mark the entrance of the Meliá INNSiDE brand in the Cuban capital. This hotel will provide “a modern and quality experience for guests,” according to an EFE report.
The second project is the addition of the historic Hotel Plaza de La Habana to the portfolio of The Meliá Collection, Meliá’s newest luxury brand. This hotel has 188 rooms and is considered one of the most emblematic places in the city.
In addition, Meliá will assume the management of the historic Hotel Sevilla, with 178 rooms, also located in Havana. It will join the Affiliated by Meliá hotel network.
Lastly, the company will manage the Sol Turquesa Beach hotel in Holguín. This accommodation, located on Yuraguanal beach, has 531 rooms and has a design that recreates a Spanish hacienda from the late 19th century.
With the addition of these new projects in Cuba, Meliá consolidates its position as the company with the greatest presence in the Cuban tourism market.
On the other hand, the Cuban Observatory of Human Rights (OCDH) warned in a letter to Spanish tourist companies with businesses in Cuba that the practices they use for labor contracting violate the conventions of the International Labor Organization (ILO).
“Every day that passes (and it has been like this for several decades now) the situation of Cuban workers worsens, and also the image of these companies, from the point of view of human rights and corporate social responsibility,” denounced the OCDH.
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Posted on 5/10/2023, 12:13:02 AM by bitt
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Yeah. Latest tech. And the software they are using for automating production I know like the back of my hand. I did it for almost 10 years. I’m going to blow them away if they just give me the chance. And the pay is INSANE. If I can stick around I could retire after this and become the land steward I was destined to become. Think Lothlorien.
-SB
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