The US Government has made an ad about QAnon and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 🐇
Friends, here’s our latest Honest Government Ad. I haven't seen any satire about #QAnon. It’s ripe for being satirised. But as always I'm not here just to have a lol, I wanted to also offer an analysis that might help some of those who've been sucked into the rabbit's rectum 🐇
Coz we need people who care about truth & justice (as QAnons claim to be) to remain tethered to reality. We need the people who would normally be on the frontline in the fight against shitfuckery, not to be it's cheerleaders! Thx to @Scottludlam for sharing thoughts w/me on this
Coz the most toxic aspect of Q isn't just that it has bullshitted so many, but that it's "a fake, decoy imitation of what a healthy revolutionary impulse would look like" to borrow the words of @caitoz. And I can't recommend her piece on this enough: scoop.co.nz/stories/HL2008…
The other reason I wanted to make this HGA is to help people see the connection between Q and the US election, just a few days away. Coz the real shitshow will begin *after* Nov 3rd! And the best way to avoid a repeat of 2000 is to be aware of the events discussed in this video
This will probably be our last 🇺🇸 HGA bf the election. So good luck America. Please VOTE EARLY so that as many ballots are counted before election day, and demand that ALLL the votes are counted in the days following! 🗳️🗳️🗳️
I'm going to include links to sources & further reading now, bc so much of my research for this HGA was made possible by these excellent writers/researchers
First up, props to @PokerPolitics for this helpful and very funny list of Q’s failed predictions
Next up, this brilliant thread by @Suzi3D who explains so powerfully how Q's masquedaring as a whistleblower undermines support for actual whistleblowers, like @Snowden
This podcast by @FluorescentGrey beautifully pieces together the story of Q with meticulous research and captivating storytelling. It's 2hrs long but absolutely wirth the trip! @MediaRootsNews
Ok and now some sources for the video - this is about the Trump quote re letting the Supreme Court decide the result of the election on election night: commondreams.org/news/2020/09/2…
The Brookes Brothers "Riot" that effectively slowed down and ultimately stopped the Florida recount (don't let this happen again USA!) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooks_Br…
And this excellent interview between Ralph Nader and journalist @Greg_Palast on all the ways voting is being made as hard as possible in the land of the free
Today the case to extradite Assange resumes - the most brazen and consequential assault on the press of our lifetimes: a Govt is prosecuting a publisher for exposing it's crimes. Many have asked us to make a new Honest Government Ad about it, but this one is sadly still current
None of the criminals behind the murderous war in Iraq and Agfhanistan have been so much as prosecuted, let alone punished. But the publisher who exposed their cimes is facing a lifetime in jail. (Are you comfortable with that?)
Bear in mind that Assange is being prosecuted for doing what national security journalists do on a regular basis: collaborating with sources to obtain and publish documents in the public interest. Also known as: GOOD JOURNALISM
back to lend a hand with that election you're about to have that'll shape this century and the lives of all those walking this planet for decades to come. Which is why we're taking a detour from our usual coverage of the Australien Government shitfuckery
We're not here to tell Americans who to vote for. The video isn't pro-Biden or anti-Trump.
It's pro *democracy*
It urges folks to register & request their mail-in ballot early. Coz low turn-out is the main threat to a fair election
The US Government has made an ad about its response to the pandemic, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative. 🇺🇸
We've had so many Americans begging us to make an Honest Government Ad for their government. So we decided to give it a go. I hope we did your shit government justice. It almost makes ours feel benign by comparison
Despite the levity, we're genuinely concerned about what's happening in your country and we hope you and your loved ones are keeping safe 🙏💛
Naomi Klein: it's a cauldron of forces that keep me going, of emotions. Not to be too witchy about it. You heard a little of the rage that keeps me going. But it's also fear... (Thread)
(transcribing bc @NaomiAKlein's final words in our interview are 💛🔥)
"I fear for the world that we've created unless we change course. I fear for my son & his friends. And all of us: it's not just the kids we have to worry about
"I want better for us
And I think that that comes from a place of love
I deeply, deeply love the natural world & find it unbearable to think of the depletion of wonder & beauty & the unnecessary hazards we're creating for people who deserve none of this. And for non-people
This is a follow-up to our previous Honest Government Ad about the Coronavirus. Thanks to the shitloads of people who shared it: I think it helped raise awareness about flattening the curve at the most critical time.
ICYMI here’s the link:
This time I thought we’d go “big picture”. Let's see how much shitfuckery we can include in this overview of the world’s response to the pandemic.
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Honestly, each mention could be an Honest Government Ad in itself. Something I hope to get around to in time
I wasn't planning on making an Honest Government Ad about the Corona virus, I was already working on something else, but a few days ago it became glaringly obvious that we needed to make this video.
Because it's a shitshow...
It's an unusual HGA: we take a break from counting the ways our Government is shit*, in order to *help* Govts communicate a vital public health announcement: #FlattenTheCurve
* (We made an exception for the US Govt whose shitfuckery is going to get a lot of people killed)...