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There’s ton of stuff out there once you start looking,

what’s most distressing to witness is how little of it reaches prime time and the thoughts of the voters.

I wound up listening to this the other day.  Really really scare shit, the future looks darker all the time.  But we do have today.

The Weaponization of Data: Cambridge Analytica, Information Warfare & the 2016 Election of Trump

https://www.democracynow.org/2020/1/10/defense_contractors_are_using_a_new

Then I find out they’ve done an entire series

More from this Interview with Amy Goodman at Democracy NOW.org:
Part 1: Meet Brittany Kaiser, Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Releasing Troves of New Files from Data Firm
Part 2: “The Great Hack”: Big Data Firms Helped Sway the 2016 Election. Could It Happen Again in 2020?
Part 3: Propaganda Machine: The Military Roots of Cambridge Analytica’s Psychological Manipulation of Voters
Part 4: Facebook Is a Crime Scene: “The Great Hack” Documentary Details Big Data’s Threat to Democracy
Part 5: “Democracy For Sale”: Cambridge Analytica & Big Tech’s History of Manipulating Elections
Part 6: The Weaponization of Data: Cambridge Analytica, Information Warfare & the 2016 Election of Trump

GUESTS
Emma Briant visiting research associate in human rights at Bard College who specializes in researching propaganda. Her upcoming book is titled Propaganda Machine: Inside Cambridge Analytica and the Digital Influence Industry.

Karim Amerco-director of The Great Hack, which has been shortlisted for an Academy Award.

Brittany Kaisera Cambridge Analytica whistleblower who is featured in the documentary The Great Hack. Her book is titled Targeted: The Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower’s Inside Story of How Big Data, Trump, and Facebook Broke Democracy and How It Can Happen Again.

Jehane Noujaimco-director of The Great Hack, which has been shortlisted for an Academy Award. Her previous films include The Square and Control Room.