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2022-05-19 Home Front: Politix
Biden puts disinfo 'Mary Poppins' on ice, scraps Orwellian DHS board
[NYPOST] The Biden administration has "paused" its controversial plans to create a Disinformation Board, causing its would-be leader to resign.

In a statement Wednesday, Nina Jankowicz, the "disinformation expert" tapped to head the panel, said that "[w]ith the Board’s work paused and its future uncertain, and [sic] I have decided to leave DHS [the Department of Homeland Security] to return to my work in the public sphere." Jankowicz’s departure and the decision to scrap the board was first reported by the Washington Post.

The board had been the subject of weeks of backlash from Republicans, libertarians and even some liberals, who likened the scheme to the Ministry of Truth from George Orwell’s classic novel "1984."

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The Washington Post reported that DHS had decided to stop the board’s work on Monday and Jankowicz had drafted a resignation letter as of Tuesday morning. The outlet added that she had been given the option to stay on in a call with DHS officials Tuesday evening.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre attempted to distance the West Wing from the disastrous initiative, insisting "we did not have involvement in this at all" when asked if brass hats had ordered the halt.

The Biden administration had quietly announced the creation of the board last month, saying it was meant to fight the spread of "disinformation" spread by agents of Russia, China and Iran
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that "can affect border security, Americans’ safety during disasters, and public trust in our democratic institutions." Amid the backlash, DHS insisted that the board "does not have any operational authority or capability," and was meant to preserve rather than limit free speech.

A DHS spokesperson insisted the Board was "grossly and intentionally mischaracterized," telling The Post: "It was never about censorship or policing speech in any manner. It was designed to ensure we fulfill our mission to protect the homeland, while protecting core Constitutional rights. However,
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 false attacks have become a significant distraction from the Department’s vitally important work to combat disinformation that threatens the safety and security of the American people."
Posted by Fred 2022-05-19 00:35|| || Front Page|| [3 views ]  Top

#1 
Publicly it has been scraped.
But what happens behind DC close doors now that this trial balloon has been tested.

Watch for the DC list of promises like Public Oversight, when they try to bring it back, dusted off and rebranded.
Posted by NN2N1 2022-05-19 06:52||   2022-05-19 06:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Taylor Lorenz admits Disinfo Board was a 'disaster on all fronts’ after blaming pause on attacks of Jankowicz
Posted by Skidmark 2022-05-19 09:13||   2022-05-19 09:13|| Front Page Top

#3 insisting "we did not have involvement in this at all"
Now that's disinformation.
Posted by Dino Ebbeger7870 2022-05-19 09:25||   2022-05-19 09:25|| Front Page Top

#4 Pause...as in wait until the current controversy dies down then appoint a new disinformation tsar who is not quite as Loony Tunes as Jankowicz.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-05-19 12:41||   2022-05-19 12:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Democrats never really give up on any of their hare brained schemes. They just wait until the time is right to ram it down our throats.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2022-05-19 12:43||   2022-05-19 12:43|| Front Page Top

#6 when a bureaucracy gets as far as an organisiation chart, the product never goes away. That's what 'paused' means. But we have all these plans on paper, and filing cabinets, and desks, and stuff! (And I was gonna get my cousin's sister in-law a job there...)
Posted by ed in texas 2022-05-19 14:52||   2022-05-19 14:52|| Front Page Top

#7 and now they're bringing in Jamie Fucking Gorelick

The Clownish Disinfo Czar Got The Boot, But Biden’s ‘Ministry Of Truth’ Hired Monster Replacements
Posted by Frank G 2022-05-19 15:26||   2022-05-19 15:26|| Front Page Top

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