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markpkessinger

(8,890 posts)
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 12:14 PM 23 hrs ago

There is a truly vile disinformation campaign emerging from the right . . .

Over the weekend, I saw a truly vile disinformation campaign emanating from the right. Initially, it appeared to be aimed primarily at New York's Mayor Mamdani, accusing him of "siding with" or "rooting for" the Ayatollah, following a Tweet Mamdani posted that was critical of Trump's action in Iran. Perhaps the most despicable example is a "headline" from Babylon Bee (itself a fake news site, by admission of its own tagline, "It was in response to Mamdani's Tweet, which reads: "Fake news you can trust, delivered straight to your inbox!" The "headline" reads, "Mamdani Orders Flags At One World Trade Center Flown Half-Staff To Mourn Ayatollah," and shows an image of the World Trade Center tower with an enormous flag atop it flying at half mast. I have since seen variations of it aimed at anyone who is critical of Trump's action.

This did not happen, and nothing Mamdani Tweeted suggested in any way that he "sides with," is "rooting for," or in any way supports the Ayatollah! For the record, here is what Mamdani Tweeted:

""Today's military strikes on Iran – carried out by the United States and Israel – mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war. Americans do not want this. They do not want another war in pursuit of regime change. They want relief from the affordability crisis. They want peace.

"I am focused on making sure that every New Yorker is safe. I have been in contact with our Police Commissioner and emergency management officials. We are taking proactive steps, including increasing coordination across agencies and enhancing patrols of sensitive locations out of an abundance of caution.

"Additionally, I want to speak directly to Iranian New Yorkers: you are part of the fabric of this city – you are our neighbors, small business owners, students, artists, workers, and community leaders. You will be safe here."


This is EXACTLY the the shit pulled by Bush supporters towards anyone who dared to criticize the invasion of Iraq! I would urge everyone to call it out as such at any time and in any place you see it!
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There is a truly vile disinformation campaign emerging from the right . . . (Original Post) markpkessinger 23 hrs ago OP
There are truly many parallels with the the whole Bush Iraq fiasco mdbl 21 hrs ago #1
Murdering pedophile enablers speak out lame54 21 hrs ago #2
The Babylon Bee is as funny as a stain on the sidewalk. Initech 21 hrs ago #3
It wasn't Bush supporters and is not now Trump followers. It is an organized propaganda campaign by the Proj 2025 crowd. Ford_Prefect 20 hrs ago #4
I'll buy that ! KS Toronado 20 hrs ago #5
Thank you . . . markpkessinger 20 hrs ago #6
The right-wing media.... SergeStorms 20 hrs ago #7

mdbl

(8,487 posts)
1. There are truly many parallels with the the whole Bush Iraq fiasco
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 02:29 PM
21 hrs ago

Lying about almost everything is the most in common.

Ford_Prefect

(8,567 posts)
4. It wasn't Bush supporters and is not now Trump followers. It is an organized propaganda campaign by the Proj 2025 crowd.
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 03:16 PM
20 hrs ago

SergeStorms

(20,386 posts)
7. The right-wing media....
Mon Mar 2, 2026, 03:48 PM
20 hrs ago

is preaching to their choir again (still).

It's imperative to keep them from remembering all the things their Orange Messiah told them about not starting any wars.

Biden/Harris were the war mongers, not him.

They're only being good lapdogs, same as always. There will be many more "Breaking News" stories on Fox and Newsmax, along with podcasts and print "journalism" to distract them from the "Epstein thing" and the FIFA "Peace Prize" winner's actions.

If his cult ever begins to doubt the Orange Messiah he's well and truly fucked. He'll do anything to prevent that, no matter how many lives it costs.

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