“Someday, if we survive the mess we’ve made of the planet, someone will compile a detailed sociological examination of how this constant torrent of mind bombs came to affect the population. For many, I fear, the ultimate result is inaction due to confusion, consternation and livid frustration.”

— William Rivers Pitt

"The Problem Is Not “Fake News.” It’s the Noise That Drowns Out the News". Truthout https://truthout.org/articles/the-problem-is-not-fake-news-its-the-noise-that-drowns-out-the-news/ (9 February 2019)

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