Freedom of speech means accountability for the truth

When the media spreads false narratives about migration, it’s not just misinformation: it’s a win for those who have been criminalising solidarity and people on the move for years. Public discourse and opinion are built on these false and damaging news long before the truth can catch up.

The Louise Michel stands firm: freedom of speech comes with accountability for the truth. Newspapers have always been fundamental for speaking truth to power and for ensuring that people can have a correct and informed opinion on political issues. However, by using Pia Klemp’s past involvement in the Iuventa case to sensationalize the ship’s detention, they reinforced racist narratives and fueled a narrative of “illegality,” keeping solidarity under permanent trial even when courts rule in favor of NGOs.

We call on all people working in publications to uphold their dedication to the truth and stop feeding racist narratives against refugees and people on the move! Asylum is a human right. Freedom of movement should be a right for all!

Propaganda kills: at sea, in detention centers, at borders.
When journalists and media platforms choose to publish false information, they feed a deadly narrative rather than being one of the key pillars of a just and fair society.

We went to court, and we won.

We are holding the media accountable for their role in spreading lies about us, Pia Klemp, and most importantly, people on the move.

2 Years after the MV Louise Michel was detained, the Project and Pia Klemp are taking legal actions across courts in Italy against 15 publications. Today the first trial was scheduled in Bologna. The defendants withdrew their opposition which proves we were right. This is a first win. But it is only the beginning.

We are stepping into the courtrooms to end these smear campaigns. Not because our feelings were hurt, but as resolute defenders of our rights, of accurate information and justice. As feminism teaches us, we want to start from ourselves, our privilege and means to sustain these fights that so often affect people on the move, who rarely have the capacity to squash defamatory articles and narratives.

We demand accountability from a system that thrives on sensationalized, distorted facts and prejudice, a system that distracts us from the real victims: people on the move who die at sea, unnamed and misrepresented.

U.S. policing started as slave patrols. It wasn’t built for justice — it was built for control. That legacy still shapes law enforcement today. #BannedHistory #PolicingRoots #TruthMatters

Tired of the lies from both sides? So am I. This new article exposes the false claims about Obama, Trump, and Musk—and why Substack is becoming a breeding ground for unchecked disinformation. Time to bring truth back. #DLeonDantes #VisionLEON #TruthMatters

https://visionleon.com/the-lie-wars-how-social-media-and-substack-became-a-battlefield-of-disinformation/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

America wasn’t just touched by slavery — it was built on it. Wealth, power, institutions. All of it. No slavery, no America. #BuiltOnSlavery #TruthMatters #BannedHistory

MEMETICS 101: cont’

5. How to Fight Back:
• Create counter-memes with truth, not fear
• Use humor to expose hypocrisy
• Tell human stories—they outlive propaganda
• Educate others on how memetics works
• Amplify calm, credible voices over chaos

Memetics isn’t a theory. It’s the method.
And right now, it’s how democracy is being hacked in real time.

MEMETICS 101: continued

4. How to Defend Against It:
• Slow down. Breathe before you share.
• Ask: “Who benefits from me believing this?”
• Fact-check and diversify your sources
• Use empathy as a shield—memes feed on anger
• Laugh, but don’t let mockery become manipulation

MEMETICS 101: cont’

3. How It’s Being Used Today:
Authoritarians, influencers, and bad-faith actors are flooding the internet with memes that:
• Normalize corruption
• Mock truth-tellers
• Demonize dissent
• Rebrand control as “freedom”
• Turn violence into “patriotism”

2. How It Works:

Repetition embeds the message

Simplicity overrides critical thought

Emotion hijacks logic

Visuals create instant recall

“Us vs. Them” framing makes it tribal
#Memetics #NarrativeWarfare #DigitalDefense #InfoWar #PropagandaExposed #VeilNet #TruthMatters #InformationLiteracy

MEMETICS 101 – What You Need to Know

This isn’t just internet culture- it’s narrative warfare.

1. What is Memetics?

Memetics is the study of how ideas, behaviors, and symbols spread like viruses. A meme isn’t just a joke image- it’s any idea that replicates by being shared, copied, and believed. Like a virus, the most contagious memes survive.

BRAVO!!! I must say I couldn’t be more proud of the #TorontoStar !!!

Thousands are currently participating in over 1,200 "Hands Off!" protests across all 50 states, opposing recent policies by President Trump and Elon Musk. Key issues include cuts to Social Security, federal workforce reductions, and rollbacks on transgender protections.
#HandsOff
#ProtestForRights
#ResistAuthoritarianism
#DefendDemocracy
#PeoplePower
#ProtectOurFuture
#MAGAResistance
#StopTheCuts
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
#TruthMatters

Part 1: "Shattered Reality: When Truth Dies and Democracy Follows"

Substack Podcast Version: https://tinyurl.com/yk8w8vkh

Substack Enhanced Text Version: https://tinyurl.com/nhcc6z8n

Youtube: https://youtu.be/PfBtzCBgMhA

#UnchartedTerritories #BridgingDivides #MisinformationAge #DigitalPolarization #HistoricalLessons #TruthMatters #ConstructiveDialogue #FutureofCommunication

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Not here for hot takes or corporate spin. I dig into policy, power, and propaganda to share the truth—unfiltered and unapologetic. If you're tired of being gaslit by both parties and just want to know what the hell is actually going on, follow along. No agenda. Just receipts, context, and the occasional “you’ve gotta be kidding me.”
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BANNED BOOK SERIES #1 — 1984

Big Brother watches. The Ministry rewrites history. Truth becomes a crime.

Sound familiar?

1984 warned us: if you control information, you control the people.

Veilnet is not fiction. It’s now.

#1984 #BannedBooks #Veilnet #TruthMatters #AGA #wethepeople

NEW SERIES ALERT: Banned Books - The Truth They Don’t Want You to Know

We’re launching a new series highlighting banned and targeted books that show eerie parallels to what’s happening today
• Surveillance and control — 1984
• Censorship and distraction — Fahrenheit 451
• Religious authoritarianism — The Handmaid’s Tale
• Corporate takeover of democracy — Parable of the Sower

Read with your eyes open.

The U.S. once triggered NATO’s Article 5 – after 9/11. No other country ever did. Yet they act like they carry all the weight. Truth is: they often use NATO for their own wars. That’s not leadership. That’s freeloading. #NATO #TruthMatters

"The responsibility of intellectuals is to speak the truth and expose lies."

–Noam Chomsky

#Chomsky emphasizes that those who have knowledge and influence must use their intellect to challenge falsehoods and reveal the truth. Intellectuals, whether scholars, journalists, or thinkers, have a duty to question power structures and educate the public. Silence in the face of deception allows misinformation to spread unchecked.

Reminder 66% of UK State Pensioners receive the old Basic State Pension that still languishes at a ratio of less than 20% of average earnings. Triple Lock was designed to address the damage done by Thatcher, but still has quite some way to go for the 66%. #TruthMatters