Mastodawn

ZZ Bottom Feb 20

#News #USA #DistractionTactics
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/20/trump-aliens-ufos-pentagon-files-release

Trump says he will order the release of Pentagon files on aliens and UFOs

The president’s announcement came after predecessor Barack Obama went viral last week for saying aliens are ‘real’

The Guardian

Brewminate Jul 15, 2025

The formula for keeping power hasn’t changed in 2,000 years:

🍞 Feed the people
🎪 Distract them
🔥 Turn them on each other

Rome perfected it. Modern leaders just gave it Wi-Fi.

🔗 https://brewminate.com/bread-circuses-and-scapegoats-cultural-distraction-and-political-power-in-the-ancient-world/

#Brewminate #BreadAndCircuses #PoliticalTheater #DistractionTactics #ScapegoatPolitics

Ancient Distraction Tactics and Elite Control

How ancient rulers used spectacle, religion, and scapegoating to distract from crisis, a mirror to modern culture wars.

Brewminate: A Bold Blend of News and Ideas

Tuck The Frumpers Jun 23, 2025

Israel bombed Iran. Republicans bombed Medicaid. Different targets. Same timing. One drops missiles. The other drops 8 million Americans from coverage. If you think only one of those is war, you’re not paying attention. #MedicaidCuts #GOPHypocrisy #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #DistractionTactics

#TuckFrump Jun 23, 2025

Israel bombed Iran.
Republicans bombed Medicaid.

Different targets. Same timing.
One drops missiles.
The other drops 8 million Americans from coverage.

If you think only one of those is war, you’re not paying attention.

#MedicaidCuts #GOPHypocrisy #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #DistractionTactics

Lady Wicket💗Jun 18, 2025

"’If you would all stand in front of the flag and smile, please...that means the corners of your mouth go up, Rincewind...’”
Terry Pratchett; The Light Fantastic
#Discworld #TrumpsNewBeautifulFlagPoles #DistractionTactics