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3:30PM August 1, 2011 | Danny Allen

No secret that we’re a quite partial to fun propaganda posters (thanks for playing North Korea), so these gorgeous social media war renderings definitely caught our eye… More »

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The Most Insane North Korea Propaganda

12:00PM July 16, 2011 | Oobject

Haven’t you heard? North Korea is the place to be! Wide open spaces, friendly locals, quiet, technology-free living at its finest! Repressive authoritarian government? Us? Noooo. More »

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South Koreans Use Balloons To Float Propaganda DVDs To North Korea

2:43PM April 30, 2011 | Adrian Covert

For years, South Korean activists have been sending pro-democracy propaganda to the politically and informationally isolated citizens of North Korea via balloon, in an attempt to share information about Kim Jong Il and his regime. Generally, it’s information that is either censored or illegal in the communist country. Sometimes it’s Bible verses. Today, AFP reports the activists sent out their latest bunch of information balloons even after Kim Jong Il threatened to attack them. Here’s what they put inside. More »

News

Egyptian Government Forcing Vodafone To Send Propaganda Texts

6:25AM February 4, 2011 | Kyle VanHemert

With protests in Egypt getting uglier by the day, we now know that the government has been forcing Vodafone to send its customers politically charged text messages. One, translated: “The Armed Forces… will not resort to using force against this great nation.” More »

How The CIA Spent Secret Millions Turning Modern Art Into A Cold War Arsenal

10:40AM November 11, 2010 | Sam Biddle

The most vivid icons of Cold War militarism—the ever-looming destruction that could be unleashed—are usually a mushroom cloud or gleaming ICBM. But we should now count Jackson Pollock, too. The CIA spent millions weaponizing modern art against Russia. More »

Losing Net Neutrality: The Worst Case Scenario

12:13AM October 29, 2009 | John Herrman

It’s alarmist, over-the-top anti-net-neutrality propaganda, sure, but this chart goes a long way to explaining why the IT dude at the office wears that “All Packet are Created Equal” shirt to work every other day. Short answer: because tiered ISPs are scary. More »