Great quote courtesy of @hcrichardson.bsky.social on propaganda methods of authoritarian governments:
‘We know we’re lying.
You know we’re lying.
We know you know we’re lying.
But you have to believe us anyway’.
‘We know we’re lying.
You know we’re lying.
We know you know we’re lying.
But you have to believe us anyway’.
January 25, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Great quote courtesy of @hcrichardson.bsky.social on propaganda methods of authoritarian governments:
‘We know we’re lying.
You know we’re lying.
We know you know we’re lying.
But you have to believe us anyway’.
‘We know we’re lying.
You know we’re lying.
We know you know we’re lying.
But you have to believe us anyway’.
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Washington Post just laid off its entire award-winning photo team. They were our eyes in places we'll never see. It's a horrifying loss at a time when lying governments, propaganda and AI slop are on the rise.
Prohibitions against lying, stealing, or killing isn't "Judeo-Christian morality". It's common sense decency found in every major religion.
Human rights are not a feature of any religion. They were developed during the European Enlightenment. That's the true foundation of Western governments.
Human rights are not a feature of any religion. They were developed during the European Enlightenment. That's the true foundation of Western governments.
April 11, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Prohibitions against lying, stealing, or killing isn't "Judeo-Christian morality". It's common sense decency found in every major religion.
Human rights are not a feature of any religion. They were developed during the European Enlightenment. That's the true foundation of Western governments.
Human rights are not a feature of any religion. They were developed during the European Enlightenment. That's the true foundation of Western governments.
What happens when the arbitrators of truth are controlled by lying governments?
Lying DOJ. Lying FBI. Lying CIA. Lying Speaker of the House. Lying Senate. Lying House. A lying Presidential Administration. A lying business news media. A lying news media.
Their goal is to build apathy.
Continue
Lying DOJ. Lying FBI. Lying CIA. Lying Speaker of the House. Lying Senate. Lying House. A lying Presidential Administration. A lying business news media. A lying news media.
Their goal is to build apathy.
Continue
May 19, 2026 at 3:44 AM
What happens when the arbitrators of truth are controlled by lying governments?
Lying DOJ. Lying FBI. Lying CIA. Lying Speaker of the House. Lying Senate. Lying House. A lying Presidential Administration. A lying business news media. A lying news media.
Their goal is to build apathy.
Continue
Lying DOJ. Lying FBI. Lying CIA. Lying Speaker of the House. Lying Senate. Lying House. A lying Presidential Administration. A lying business news media. A lying news media.
Their goal is to build apathy.
Continue
Remember folks,
The rate of fraud in PIP is zero, according to the governments own figures.
They're lying again.
#disability.
The rate of fraud in PIP is zero, according to the governments own figures.
They're lying again.
#disability.
January 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Remember folks,
The rate of fraud in PIP is zero, according to the governments own figures.
They're lying again.
#disability.
The rate of fraud in PIP is zero, according to the governments own figures.
They're lying again.
#disability.
Didn’t they just celebrate 35 years of independence from lying russian governments
October 1, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Didn’t they just celebrate 35 years of independence from lying russian governments
An especially acute example too: it’s been wrecked exactly because any half-honest media outlet in the last decade was forced to regularly run “your government are disastrous, serially lying crooks” as a top story, because your governments have been disastrous, serially lying crooks.
August 26, 2026 at 10:02 AM
An especially acute example too: it’s been wrecked exactly because any half-honest media outlet in the last decade was forced to regularly run “your government are disastrous, serially lying crooks” as a top story, because your governments have been disastrous, serially lying crooks.
strange governments lying in straits distributing cruise missiles is no basis for a system of government
April 9, 2026 at 1:50 PM
strange governments lying in straits distributing cruise missiles is no basis for a system of government
This is heartbreaking. Noah Lyles has asthma and is at higher risk for severe COVID. They had no preventative measures & let him race & collapse while sick with COVID. Lives & careers are being put at risk because governments & institutions insist on pretending COVID is over.
August 8, 2024 at 9:35 PM
This is heartbreaking. Noah Lyles has asthma and is at higher risk for severe COVID. They had no preventative measures & let him race & collapse while sick with COVID. Lives & careers are being put at risk because governments & institutions insist on pretending COVID is over.
governments lying about whether they did war crimes is not exactly novel, but I will admit to being surprised by the direction
I think it's important to note that Venezuela is saying this didn't happen.
They've recovered no debris, and they contend the video appears to be a deep fake. Yet crucially, the US media is mostly avoiding reporting this, or examining the video.
www.cbsnews.com/video/venezu...
They've recovered no debris, and they contend the video appears to be a deep fake. Yet crucially, the US media is mostly avoiding reporting this, or examining the video.
www.cbsnews.com/video/venezu...
September 4, 2025 at 4:32 AM
governments lying about whether they did war crimes is not exactly novel, but I will admit to being surprised by the direction
I take some comfort in knowing that in a 3°C world that fascist governments, corrupt politicians, evil billionaires, lying media and dehumanizing corporations will no longer exist. I just wish that were the case in a 1.5°C world.
Patience.
Patience.
January 16, 2026 at 12:31 AM
I take some comfort in knowing that in a 3°C world that fascist governments, corrupt politicians, evil billionaires, lying media and dehumanizing corporations will no longer exist. I just wish that were the case in a 1.5°C world.
Patience.
Patience.
Donald Trump babbles as he signs an executive order directing the DOJ to pause enforcing an anti-corruption law that prohibits American companies and foreign firms from bribing officials of foreign governments to obtain or retain business.
He's inept and flat out lying with this mush-brained logic.
He's inept and flat out lying with this mush-brained logic.
February 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Donald Trump babbles as he signs an executive order directing the DOJ to pause enforcing an anti-corruption law that prohibits American companies and foreign firms from bribing officials of foreign governments to obtain or retain business.
He's inept and flat out lying with this mush-brained logic.
He's inept and flat out lying with this mush-brained logic.
For years, Palestinians surviving genocide in Gaza have warned us that the perpetrators—the US and Israeli governments—are lying to all of us.
That’s why Palestinians in Gaza are telling the world four words: #TheyLiedToYou
That’s why Palestinians in Gaza are telling the world four words: #TheyLiedToYou
August 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
For years, Palestinians surviving genocide in Gaza have warned us that the perpetrators—the US and Israeli governments—are lying to all of us.
That’s why Palestinians in Gaza are telling the world four words: #TheyLiedToYou
That’s why Palestinians in Gaza are telling the world four words: #TheyLiedToYou
It also seems clear from this that Trump sees Iran as a success that’s being wrapped up, presumably because the Ayatollah is dead and in his mind they’re defeated, and also probably because his people are lying to him. He wants to continue his winning streak of blowing up random governments
Trump: First we'll finish off Iran - and then the Cuba issue is just a question of time.
March 5, 2026 at 10:50 PM
It also seems clear from this that Trump sees Iran as a success that’s being wrapped up, presumably because the Ayatollah is dead and in his mind they’re defeated, and also probably because his people are lying to him. He wants to continue his winning streak of blowing up random governments
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords sounds much better than most governments these days...
September 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords sounds much better than most governments these days...
Conducting immigration enforcement doesn't mean you execute American citizens in the street.
Yet DHS is already lying about what we can all see with our own eyes.
Since Kristi Noem won't, state governments everywhere will need to hold out-of-control federal agents accountable.
Yet DHS is already lying about what we can all see with our own eyes.
Since Kristi Noem won't, state governments everywhere will need to hold out-of-control federal agents accountable.
Minnesota leaders call for ICE to leave the state after agent shoots, kills woman
The Minnesota officials denied claims by the Department of Homeland Security that the shots were “defensive.”
www.politico.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Conducting immigration enforcement doesn't mean you execute American citizens in the street.
Yet DHS is already lying about what we can all see with our own eyes.
Since Kristi Noem won't, state governments everywhere will need to hold out-of-control federal agents accountable.
Yet DHS is already lying about what we can all see with our own eyes.
Since Kristi Noem won't, state governments everywhere will need to hold out-of-control federal agents accountable.
First it was tariffs, paid by foreign governments, now it’s vanity ballrooms, paid for by donors, serial lying directly to the American people is unacceptable, and something needs to be done about it!
April 28, 2026 at 1:49 AM
First it was tariffs, paid by foreign governments, now it’s vanity ballrooms, paid for by donors, serial lying directly to the American people is unacceptable, and something needs to be done about it!
(I think the requirement for a reason to vote early should be abolished. It's unenforceable and governments should not encourage lying.)
July 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
(I think the requirement for a reason to vote early should be abolished. It's unenforceable and governments should not encourage lying.)
scientists and environmentalists simply didn't use the exact right combination of magic words to take down a ruthless multitrillion-dollar global industry that's been buying governments and lying for half a century
October 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
scientists and environmentalists simply didn't use the exact right combination of magic words to take down a ruthless multitrillion-dollar global industry that's been buying governments and lying for half a century
The majority of Western media are lying to us
Our western governments are mostly lying to us.
Israel is the aggressor and it always was
Backed by the USA
Our western governments are mostly lying to us.
Israel is the aggressor and it always was
Backed by the USA
March 21, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The majority of Western media are lying to us
Our western governments are mostly lying to us.
Israel is the aggressor and it always was
Backed by the USA
Our western governments are mostly lying to us.
Israel is the aggressor and it always was
Backed by the USA
I'm so freaking tired of governments lying & treating their populations like idiots so they can keep the ultra wealthy in the wealth growth they are accustomed to.
June 30, 2026 at 8:00 PM
I'm so freaking tired of governments lying & treating their populations like idiots so they can keep the ultra wealthy in the wealth growth they are accustomed to.
I wonder if "mocking criticism then repeatedly lying about fixing it" would be enough to make certain governments realise that X are making fools out of them.
I just tested this in the UK without a VPN and it all seems to work exactly as it did before.
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I wonder if "mocking criticism then repeatedly lying about fixing it" would be enough to make certain governments realise that X are making fools out of them.
Corporate capture of the state.
The Post Office with help from Fujitsu, accountants, lawyers illegally convicted postmasters for fraud.
£1.5bn+ compensation paid from public purse. Perpetrators paid ZERO.
No one charged/prosecuted for lying in courts. Fujitsu gets govt contracts.
Who governs?
The Post Office with help from Fujitsu, accountants, lawyers illegally convicted postmasters for fraud.
£1.5bn+ compensation paid from public purse. Perpetrators paid ZERO.
No one charged/prosecuted for lying in courts. Fujitsu gets govt contracts.
Who governs?
Successive governments have failed to learn lessons of Grenfell Tragedy
The conditions that facilitated the tragedy remain unchecked
leftfootforward.org
April 20, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Corporate capture of the state.
The Post Office with help from Fujitsu, accountants, lawyers illegally convicted postmasters for fraud.
£1.5bn+ compensation paid from public purse. Perpetrators paid ZERO.
No one charged/prosecuted for lying in courts. Fujitsu gets govt contracts.
Who governs?
The Post Office with help from Fujitsu, accountants, lawyers illegally convicted postmasters for fraud.
£1.5bn+ compensation paid from public purse. Perpetrators paid ZERO.
No one charged/prosecuted for lying in courts. Fujitsu gets govt contracts.
Who governs?
"Foreign governments" have "provided evidence against" James Comey?
For a charge of lying to Congress?
I'll give you ONE guess which foreign government this coffee boy is talking about.
For a charge of lying to Congress?
I'll give you ONE guess which foreign government this coffee boy is talking about.
September 26, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"Foreign governments" have "provided evidence against" James Comey?
For a charge of lying to Congress?
I'll give you ONE guess which foreign government this coffee boy is talking about.
For a charge of lying to Congress?
I'll give you ONE guess which foreign government this coffee boy is talking about.