As The Guardian & The Oregonian/OregonLive have reported, #FoxNews on Sept 4 used footage from the 2020 protests after the police killing of #GeorgeFloyd & said it was from 2025. Propublica found 2 clear cases from that night as well as 1 that seemed to match a scene filmed at a key site of the 2020 protests. Fox also “mislabeled” 2 other dates of actions shown on screen, & 1 broadcast implied that a protest from elsewhere was happening in Portland.

#media #propaganda #law #Trump #MediaLiteracy

#Trump later said he’d told #Oregon’s governor, Tina Kotek, that “unless they’re playing false tapes, this looked like World War II. Your place is burning down.”

ProPublica examined months of #FoxNews’ coverage & reviewed >700 video clips posted to social media by #protesters, counterprotesters & others in the 3 months preceding the Sept 4 broadcast.

The review found that the “news” network repeatedly provided a “misleading” picture of what was happening in #Portland.

#media #propaganda #law

#Trump didn’t say which channel he watched; he said at one point he saw something “today” & at another “last night.”

The evening before, on Sept 4, #FoxNews aired a 2½ minute segment spotlighting protests outside an #ICE field office in #Portland. Similar footage aired the morning of Trump’s remarks. The president went on to announce Sept 27 on Truth Social that he would send #troops, saying that he was “authorizing Full Force, if necessary.”

#media #propaganda #law #immigration #Protest

#AmericanPrestige pod welcomes #OmarZahzah, author of #TermsOfServitude: Zionism, #SiliconValley, and Digital #SettlerColonialism. Discussion includes the #SheikhJarrah uprising, the repressive weaponizing of #tech and #AI against #Palestinians, and Palestinian use of #socialMedia to change the narrative of their struggle.

https://americanprestige.supportingcast.fm/listen/american-prestige-1/e334-silicon-valley-and-the-israeli-occupation-w-omar-zahzah

#media #digitalMedia #mediaCriticism #BigTech #oPt #censorship #digitalCensorship #cyberharassment #digitalRights #Gaza #books @bookstodon

Condé Nasty, am i right?
https://www.thewrap.com/conde-nast-union-federal-complaint-teen-vogue/

#antilabor #fascism #media #TeenVogue

“It’s about their practices targeting #journalists, targeting #clergy & people exercising their constitutional rights,” said Craig Futterman, atty for the #media orgs. “We have #children, #parents & #grandparents who will forever be afraid to exercise their very rights that make this country great, assaulted by the very people assigned to protect those freedoms.”

#Trump #Chicago #law #immigration #ExcessiveForce #PoliceBrutality #Constitution #FreeSpeech #RightToProtest #CivilRights #ICE #CBP

After a few days, looking over streaming services to see what might be a good fit for me, I have concluded there is no good fit.

I mostly follow hockey, college football, and soccer and need 3-4 different subscriptions to follow just one of those leagues, from start to end, no matter who I go with.

The NFL, NBA, golf, etc have no value to me and forcing me to contribute to Fox News because I want to watch a game is absurd if not an insult!

With a degree in sports marketing and a past in the sports industry in different roles & levels, I am embarrassed to admit that it took this to bring me back to my senses and remember:

A) I will be better off without these streaming services and get off the couch (Saving money & burning calories).

B) Televised sports have no real positive impact on my personal life. Yet, I’ve thrown more & more money at these companies, who are determined to provide less & less by nickel and diming to push the next app or subscription required for the “rest of the games,” not included in the advertised package, and, of course, blackouts, regardless of what you paid for.

C) Gambling is the fuel for sports revenue. Games/leagues are managed narratives to keep fans coming back for another fix of dopamine. So, why pay $1,000’s of dollars/year to pad the already insane profit margins of these media companies and “non-profit” leagues in the industry known as pro-sports?

Years ago, some “cut the cord” in response to the media companies insane prices. The same players now control streaming, fighting like children about who gets the to bleed people while calling each other “unreasonable” for the cost of doing so.

I know I [maybe we] can live without televised sports, but I doubt televised sports can live without me/us. It’s time to send a message and cut the stream as well.

#sports #media #streaming #youtubetv #HULU #FUBO #SlingTV #ESPN #CBS #ABC #NBC #FOX #Peacock #Paramount #Draftkings #warner #Comcast #Disney #AppleTV #NFL #NHL #NBA #MLB #MLS

#meme #media #science

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Scientist: my discoveries are useless if taken out of context Media: scientist claim their discoveries are useless

Air Quality Monitor plays Game of Life

The problem with air quality is that you can’t really tell how good or bad it is just by looking — unless it’s really bad, that is. It’s usually more helpful to have some kind of sensor that can tell you what the deal is. To that end, [Arnov Sharma] built a neat air quality monitor with a fun twist.

https://www.instructables.com/Room-Air-Quality-Monitor/

#raspberrypi #airquality #monitor #diy #engineer #artist #media #maker #tech #art #news

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⁉️A Raspberry Pi Pico W acts as the heart of the build, armed with an SGP40 gas sensor.⁉️ This sensor is intended for monitoring total volatile organic compounds in the air, which can be a useful measure of air quality in at least one dimension. It reports a simple air quality score from 0 to 500, based on a 1-1000 ppm ethanol equivalent reading.

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[ImageSource: Arnov Sharma] Based on the sensor’s output, the Pi Pico drives an LED matrix display — setting it green for good quality air, yellow for moderate, and red for poor air quality [i.e. high VOC content]. The fun part is that rather than just show a simple color, the display plays Conway’s Game of Life to create an animated visual. 👾I love it even more if poor air quality lead to the premature death of individual cells, making it even more interactive.👾 <https://youtu.be/aaSB3LDPfXk>

#RadioFreeAsia Will Halt News Operations Amid Shutdown

Until this month, #RFA had successfully resisted #Trump officials who had tried to render it obsolete.

RFA, 1 of 4 federally funded news organizations the Trump admin has aimed to close, will shut down its news operations on Friday for the first time since its founding in 1996, removing one of the few #independent #journalism outlets in #Asia countries with limited press freedoms.

#SoftPower #geopolitics #media
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/us/politics/radio-free-asia-close.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Since his second inauguration, #Trump has seized #authoritarian control over the #FederalGovernment & demanded the #obedience of the other powerful institutions of American society — #universities, #LawFirms, #media companies [& more]. The question weighing heavily on the minds of many Americans is whether Trump will subvert next year’s #midterm #elections or the 2028 presidential #election to extend his reign.

#law #ElectionLaw #Constitution #22A #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny

Second, #corporations & #consumers must help stop the flow of #money driving #destruction. Survival’s report calls for companies to trace their #SupplyChains to ensure that commodities such as #gold, #timber & #soy are not sourced from #IndigenousLands.

“#Public opinion & pressure are essential,” Watson said. “It’s largely through citizens & the #media that so much has already been achieved to recognize uncontacted peoples & their rights.”

#law #business #UncontactedIndigenous #ClimateCrisis

Why pay for a subscription to stream content from corporations' computers when you can stream your own content from your own computer for free?

Self-host your own media server today and stop feeding the beast. The best two options IMO are Plex and Jellyfin (open source).

Plex Media Server: https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/?cat=computer&plat=macos

Jellyfin Media System: https://jellyfin.org

#SelfHosted #SelfHosting #Plex #Jellyfin #Music #Media #Opensource

#Pentagon announces a new #FarRight #press corps after mass walkout

A new crop of *conservative* #media & influencers — including the Gateway Pundit, the Post Millennial, Human Events & the National Pulse — signed an agreement with the #Defense Department.

#law #democracy #Constitution #FreePress #fascism #StateMedia #propaganda
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/10/22/pentagon-press-corps-right-wing-media/