"For the past week [Trump] has been telling a story about a residential building in Colorado taken over by a gang from Venezuela.
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"For the past week [Trump] has been telling a story about a residential building in Colorado taken over by a gang from Venezuela. But it appears the story is entirely made up. Similarly, Trump on Friday said at a right-wing Moms for Liberty event that public schools in America kidnap children and operate on them to change their sex."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
#Trump #crime #BigLie #immigrants #MomsforLiberty #trans #Putin #disinformation
/1September 4, 2024
Long tonight, folks, but it’s been quite a day.
(heathercoxrichardson.substack.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"This is bonkers, but it is bonkers in a way that deliberately demonizes Trump’s opponents. ….
That bleak version of the United States, it turns out, echoes the talking points Russian handlers gave to their operatives working in the U.S. in an effort 'to steer the U.S. public opinion in the right direction.'”
#Trump #crime #BigLie #immigrants #MomsforLiberty #trans #Putin #disinformation
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Richardson then discusses the sanctions and criminal charges announced yesterday the DOJ, State Department, and Treasury against employees of Russian-owned and -controlled RT who have been funding a company in the US that is clearly Tenet Media in Tennessee to influence the outcome of the 2024 election.
"The Russians directed their U.S. employees to emphasize the following 'campaign topics':
#Trump #crime #BigLie #immigrants #MomsforLiberty #trans #Putin #disinformation
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
“'Encroaching universal poverty. Record inflation. Halting of economic growth. Unaffordable prices for food and essential goods'; 'Risk of job loss for white Americans'; 'Privileges for people of color, perverts, and disabled'; 'Constant lies of the [Democratic] administration about the real situation in the country';"
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"'Threat of crime coming from people of color and immigrants'; 'Overspending on foreign policy and at the interests of white US citizens'; 'Constant lies to the voters by [Democrats] in power.'”
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For good commentary on the story DOJ indictment of Russians for subsidizing right-wing influencers in the US, see:
Heidi Cuda:
What’s the Frequency, Oleg?
My report on today’s RT indictment, the action the US is taking against Russian influence operators, and the larger fight ahead
(www.bettedangerous.com)
Russian Influence and US Traitors
As President Biden takes action against the Kremlin for election interference, here is a roundup of my key reports on pro-Russian actors in the US, the most virulent strain of election attackers
(www.bettedangerous.com)
Robert B. Hubbell:
Oliver Markus Malloy:
America is finally fighting back against Putin's army of Russian pro-Trump disinformation trolls!
It's about fucking time! 🇺🇸❤
(worldwar3.substack.com)
Josh Kovensky:
Is This Right-Wing Media Platform the Product of a $10 Million Russian Plot?
The Justice Department may have understated its findings in an indictment unsealed on Wednesday. Manhattan federal prosecutors revealed the indictment as part…
TPM – Talking Points Memo (talkingpointsmemo.com)
Andrew Couts and Tim Marchman:
Right-Wing Influencer Network Tenet Media Allegedly Spread Russian Disinformation
In an unsealed indictment, the DOJ alleges that employees of state-owned RT contracted for and oversaw the dissemination of Kremlin talking points by popular right-wing influencers, including Benny Johnson and Tim Pool.
WIRED (www.wired.com)
Wajahat Ali:
How Are American Foreign Agents Undermining Our Democracy?
Author and activist Casey Michel joins me to discuss a lucrative and sprawling cottage industry subsidized by foreign countries that is actively undermining American democracy.
(thelefthook.substack.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"The DOJ alleges that the American influencers were paid starting in November 2023 and have posted 2000 videos with over '16 million views'. What was most amazing is the amounts of money Russia put into this project. Traditionally the old KGB and FSB were incredibly stingy organizations but the $10 million they invested was distributed to just five people. You will choke at the amounts."
~ Malcolm Nance
#Trump #Putin #Russia #disinformation #BigLie
/7Spy Catchers Win! DOJ Catches Moscow’s Covert American Influencers
$10 million for Influencers – Are They Unwitting Assets, Useful Idiots or Russian Spies?
(malcolmnance.substack.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"The DoJ alleges that the commentators were likely duped by the two Russian assets, but the material, orders and money should have made anyone suspicious. ...
Despite being duped, the denials ring flat when the amounts of money and the literal parroting of Moscow’s daily tasking is considered. No amount of coincidence in the world could account for that."
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"All of Putin's most important American children all in one place - leading the Republican Party."
~ Simon Rosenberg
#Trump #Putin #Russia #disinformation #BigLie
/9Why The Data Makes Us Optimistic - My New Video With Tom Bonier, Winning The House Thursday Tonight With George Whitesides - Join Us!
The US Government Comes Out Swinging Against Russia's Influence Operations Here In America
(www.hopiumchronicles.com)
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"Russia bought the right. The cost was around $10 million so far, but this might just be the first of many bombshells. …
The payments from Russia were in the hundreds of thousands of dollars to some of the top commentators on YouTube and Twitter—all at the expense of our democracy."
~ Jay Kuo
#Trump #Putin #Russia #disinformation #BigLie #Republicans
/10Russia Bought the Right
The cost was around $10 million so far, but this might just be the first of many bombshells.
(statuskuo.substack.com)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"The Russians are accused of laundering $9.7 million to Tenet, which was 90 percent of all the money the company received during the time in question. (That’s right, 90 PERCENT of the money for this hot new upstart right-wing media company came from Russian shell companies. Oh, did you think they were funded by the grassroots?)"
~ Evan Hurst
#Trump #Putin #Russia #disinformation #BigLie #Republicans
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Scooter 🇺🇦 🇳🇿replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Could that be why Tucker Carlson tips in Rubles?
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
Yesterday, one day short of 60 days before the November election, the US government did four things:
"• Indicted two RT officials, Konstantin Kalashnikov and Elena Mikhaylovna Afanasyeva, and in the process exposed some right wing influencers to be useful idiots paid indirectly by RT.
• Unsealed the domain takedown affidavit for a bunch of sites used in a Russian fake news program, Doppelgänger."
~ Marcy Wheeler
#Trump #Putin #Russia #disinformation #BigLie
/12The Doppelgänger Dossier - emptywheel
A description of the Russian propaganda plans, largely designed to help Trump, included in a takedown affidavit.
emptywheel (www.emptywheel.net)
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by [email protected]
"• Imposed Treasury sanctions on RT and Doppelgänger, among other entities.
• Indicted Dmitri Simes and his spouse, Anastasia, on sanctions tied to Aleksander Udodov."
#Trump #Putin #Russia #disinformation #BigLie #Republicans
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@Doppelganger75 Touché.
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MoiraEvereplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
@wdlindsy Excellent toot.
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Mickey Lloydreplied to William Lindsey :toad: last edited by
"money for nothing and chicks for free" - Putin's White Supremacy who had the fawning Right at Hello
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Runyan50 last edited by
@Runyan50 Well-stated.