From a disinformation and media literacy perspective, this completely vile piece of writing is a really interesting modern artefact. statedept.substack.com/p/the-need-f... Why on earth would *the US Department of State* need a *Substack* to write nonsensical and vaguely fascistic *op eds*? - ThreadSky

rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social • 9 days ago

From a disinformation and media literacy perspective, this completely vile piece of writing is a really interesting modern artefact. https://statedept.substack.com/p/the-need-for-civilizational-allies-in-europe Why on earth would *the US Department of State* need a *Substack* to write nonsensical and vaguely fascistic *op eds*?

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miri-iron.bsky.social•4 days ago

We’re in the land of doublespeak now.
https://bsky.app/profile/miri-iron.bsky.social/post/3lqjzjch3222j

bennevis.bsky.social•8 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/bennevis.bsky.social/post/3lmf5krus3c2a

coffeeholic.bsky.social•8 days ago

fyi
@yvesvenedey.de
@ardenthistorian.bsky.social

U.S. Department of State writes on the official substack account ⬆️
"Europe has devolved into a hotbed of digital censorship,.."
[...]
"However, this partnership must be founded upon our shared heritage rather than globalist conformity."

yvesvenedey.de•8 days ago

Völlig irre.

mjaum.bsky.social•8 days ago

That’s not “vaguely” fascistic.

rahaeli.bsky.social•8 days ago

I mean, it's a very useful piece of data that backs up the principle that you go where your intended audience is!

adjectivalnoun.bsky.social•8 days ago

I think it helps destroy the information environment too, encouraging people to take random blogs as seriously as they should a press release from the State Dept.

rahaeli.bsky.social•7 days ago

Oh absolutely, and that's totally a concern, I just mean that if you want to post Christofascist race science with a veneer of science or history, your audience for that is on Substack

igorstumberger.com•9 days ago

The comment section is, to put it midly...toxic pile of garbage.

But maybe that's the play here, to give people who believe this garbage a platform to confirm and elevate their belief even further...

anti-polarized.bsky.social•9 days ago

Nothing is more alienating than formulations of this supposed shared heritage. I am not denying history, all I'm saying is, at least when it comes to the weighing of the relevant influences and their interpretations, there are differences that can match those of different heritages.

colliu.bsky.social•9 days ago

Of course, the actual endpoint of "Western" value evolution is omitted: the UN Declaration of Human Rights or the ECHR, respectively.
I wonder why…
Don’t bother reading the rest from this point on: it's based on incomplete information.

rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social•9 days ago

If, for any reason, the above Substack exists it should be because someone is posing as an official or pretending to have special insight. In a sane world, govt depts should ensure information they publish has been fact checked and is 👏 published 👏 at 👏 a 👏 verifiable 👏 URL 👏.

rebussy.bsky.social•9 days ago

Samuel Samson is named author. He is a currently an official within the US State Department - 'Senior Advisor for the Bureau for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor' and was part of the recent delegation re free speech sent here. Talked to 'pro-life campaigners' about 'their oppression'.

rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social•9 days ago

I mean, I know dumpster fire etc, and let's not even get into Sunstack's Nazi connections (see https://www.techpolicy.press/substack-founder-defends-commercial-relationships-with-nazis/) but in an age where no one knows what is real, the State Department publishing on Substack is a very troubling development

odilegb32.bsky.social•9 days ago

Simply appalling! If this vile piece of nonsense really is the official line of the state department, the world as we have known it is truly over. Europe needs to get it's act together ASAP. We are on our own. The US is no longer a reliable ally.

nodpisigma.bsky.social•9 days ago

I’d say it was faked. This would appear to be the author:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-state-dept-staff-meet-with-pro-lifers-arrested-for-silently-praying-in-uk-fact-finding-mission/ar-AA1FsnE6

thehonorable.net•8 days ago

State Department lists Substack it as one of their socials https://www.state.gov/social/

nodpisigma.bsky.social•8 days ago

So it does. *jawdrop*

gribblette.bsky.social•8 days ago

Seems pretty real. These are the suggested follow-up readings.

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