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Thursday, April 25, 2024
From Myanmar Now--bumbling SAC propagandist-- SACK!--+ don't trust Hunterbrook Media--
Myanmar’s military regime is not renowned for its sophisticated propaganda machine. Much of what passes for strategic messaging from the ruling State Administration Council (SAC) is a sinister stew of old-time junta sloganeering, flat denials of clearly evident events, and blame-shifting to their opponents.
One of the arch peddlers of alternative facts for Min Aung Hlaing and his regime is the Myanmar businessman and purported head of the Myanmar Press Council, Aye Chan. A regular drivel scribbler for The Global New Light of Myanmar and his own pamphlet, Myanmar Insider, Aye Chan (or “UAC,” to use his propaganda nom de plume) is an unoriginal, bumbling, gormless gadfly. But the question is, has he been effective in reaching certain audiences with the alternative, “SAC-positive” reality that he presents?
https://myanmar-now.org/en/news/give-credit-where-its-due-an-open-letter-to-hunterbrook-media/
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4-25-2024
This reviewer in Slate likes latest Murakami novel--the walled city--the walled garden.
https://slate.com/culture/2024/11/haruki-murakami-book-city-uncertain-walls-severance-review.html
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https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Famous+Chinese+tenors#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:12005ab7,vid:_d4ap5I_tmk,st:0
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https://reedsy.com/discovery/blog/best-post-apocalyptic-books