Dana Chivvis

By the time Tom's little lie had rolled all the way downhill, it was a pretty sizable lie with real world consequences. The Syrian government used it to suggest that everyone in the West was lying about the Assad regime's murderous tactics against activists and bloggers. They used it to suggest that gay people in Syria were really just agents of the West.

By the time Tom's little lie had rolled all the way downhill, it was a pretty sizable lie with real world consequences. The Syrian government used it to suggest that everyone in the West was lying about the Assad regime's murderous tactics against activists and bloggers. They used it to suggest that gay people in Syria were really just agents of the West.

In retrospect, Amina's writing, it's so bad. Like when her father supposedly says to the secret police, you know where we stood when Mohammed, peace be upon him, went to Medina. It's like the 1950s Hollywood version of how a Syrian man would talk. But what was good about Amina's writing, Tom's writing, is that it played for emotion.

In retrospect, Amina's writing, it's so bad. Like when her father supposedly says to the secret police, you know where we stood when Mohammed, peace be upon him, went to Medina. It's like the 1950s Hollywood version of how a Syrian man would talk. But what was good about Amina's writing, Tom's writing, is that it played for emotion.

It confirmed what we were all feeling here in the West, what excited us about the Arab Spring. Democracy was ascendant, the bad guys were going down, the lesbians were taking over, or whatever. Amina was the lie we all wanted. I reached out to Tom, Bill, and Britta for this story. Tom and Bill definitely did not want to talk to me. Britta didn't respond.

It confirmed what we were all feeling here in the West, what excited us about the Arab Spring. Democracy was ascendant, the bad guys were going down, the lesbians were taking over, or whatever. Amina was the lie we all wanted. I reached out to Tom, Bill, and Britta for this story. Tom and Bill definitely did not want to talk to me. Britta didn't respond.

But the day after he was outed, Tom did some press. He said he had wanted to wind Amina down for a while, and he was going on vacation. So having her abducted was kind of his out-of-office message. Yeah, man, the internet, huh?

But the day after he was outed, Tom did some press. He said he had wanted to wind Amina down for a while, and he was going on vacation. So having her abducted was kind of his out-of-office message. Yeah, man, the internet, huh?

A lot's changed since then. The Washington Post, where Liz worked, is now owned by Jeff Bezos. Twitter is owned by Elon Musk. Instagram is owned by Facebook. Facebook has done away with fact-checking. And the president has his own social media platform, called Truth Social, where he regularly posts falsehoods and conspiracy theories.

A lot's changed since then. The Washington Post, where Liz worked, is now owned by Jeff Bezos. Twitter is owned by Elon Musk. Instagram is owned by Facebook. Facebook has done away with fact-checking. And the president has his own social media platform, called Truth Social, where he regularly posts falsehoods and conspiracy theories.

Kind of makes you long for the good old days, when the internet wasn't dominated by the most powerful, and people still cared what was true and what wasn't. The truth. So retro. It's a whole new world now. Except over here on the dusty old radio, where I still can't say shit or piss or fuck or cunt or cocksucker or motherfucker or tits. Not even tits.

Kind of makes you long for the good old days, when the internet wasn't dominated by the most powerful, and people still cared what was true and what wasn't. The truth. So retro. It's a whole new world now. Except over here on the dusty old radio, where I still can't say shit or piss or fuck or cunt or cocksucker or motherfucker or tits. Not even tits.

Because, of course, think of the chaos that would ensue if I did.

Because, of course, think of the chaos that would ensue if I did.