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So today would be a good day to probe Fox anchorhacks about their peculiar Russian connections and Rupert’s potential spy problem.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/fox-news-personalities-continue-to-stump-for-gop-candidates/2019/12/03/7bbae48c-1525-11ea-9110-3b34ce1d92b1_story.html @washingtonpost
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/fox-news-personalities-continue-to-stump-for-gop-candidates/2019/12/03/7bbae48c-1525-11ea-9110-3b34ce1d92b1_story.html @washingtonpost
1/ Start here.
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/1/17/16878406/donald-trump-fox-news-russia-cia-foreign-spies @voxdotcom
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/1/17/16878406/donald-trump-fox-news-russia-cia-foreign-spies @voxdotcom
2/ 
3/ It’s komprocated.
https://www.salon.com/2018/04/19/a-former-director-for-sean-hannity-left-fox-news-to-build-a-pro-kremlin-propaganda-network-in-russia_partner/ @salon archives
https://www.salon.com/2018/04/19/a-former-director-for-sean-hannity-left-fox-news-to-build-a-pro-kremlin-propaganda-network-in-russia_partner/ @salon archives
4/ The Russian model wife.
“Moussa of Russia was a model before she became a photo editor for Maxim Russia. When the two got married, The New York Post described Moussa as ‘a gorgeous former runway model-turned-photo editor of Maxim Russia.’”
https://heavy.com/news/2017/03/elena-moussa-greg-gutfeld-wife-five-fox-news-married-age-instagram-twitter-net-worth-biography-photos/ @HeavySan
.“Moussa of Russia was a model before she became a photo editor for Maxim Russia. When the two got married, The New York Post described Moussa as ‘a gorgeous former runway model-turned-photo editor of Maxim Russia.’”
https://heavy.com/news/2017/03/elena-moussa-greg-gutfeld-wife-five-fox-news-married-age-instagram-twitter-net-worth-biography-photos/ @HeavySan
5/ Awkward.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/01/wendi-deng-rubert-murdoch-chinese-spy-jared-kushner @VanityFair archives
.https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2018/01/wendi-deng-rubert-murdoch-chinese-spy-jared-kushner @VanityFair archives
7/ Sock puppets
. https://twitter.com/Heidi_Cuda/status/1153202340033261568
. https://twitter.com/Heidi_Cuda/status/1153202340033261568
8/ What “Ailes” America.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fox-news-investigation-widens-reportedly-involves-financial-crimes-experts/ @CBSNews archives
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fox-news-investigation-widens-reportedly-involves-financial-crimes-experts/ @CBSNews archives
9/ Awkward.
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2012/03/05/fbi-looking-at-murdoch-in-moscow-a13068 @MoscowTimes 2012 archives
.https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2012/03/05/fbi-looking-at-murdoch-in-moscow-a13068 @MoscowTimes 2012 archives
10/
“For Murdoch, the killing of Kanevsky presented a surprise opportunity.”
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2085878,00.html
@time archives
“For Murdoch, the killing of Kanevsky presented a surprise opportunity.”
http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2085878,00.html
@time archives
11/ Good question. Perhaps the Daily Caller founders Tucker Carlson and hedge funder Neil Patel should respond.
https://thinkprogress.org/why-do-all-these-daily-caller-reporters-keep-appearing-on-russian-propaganda-channels-d93bb3871dab/amp/ @thinkprogress archives
https://thinkprogress.org/why-do-all-these-daily-caller-reporters-keep-appearing-on-russian-propaganda-channels-d93bb3871dab/amp/ @thinkprogress archives
12/ More details from #3.
“Hannity’s former director—who claims an instrumental role in developing Fox News—moved to Russia to help a sanctioned oligarch start up a right-wing TV network.”
https://www.salon.com/2018/04/19/a-former-director-for-sean-hannity-left-fox-news-to-build-a-pro-kremlin-propaganda-network-in-russia_partner/
“Hannity’s former director—who claims an instrumental role in developing Fox News—moved to Russia to help a sanctioned oligarch start up a right-wing TV network.”
https://www.salon.com/2018/04/19/a-former-director-for-sean-hannity-left-fox-news-to-build-a-pro-kremlin-propaganda-network-in-russia_partner/
13/ More from #3 & #12.
“Jack Hanick, whose now-deleted LinkedIn profile shows he began working for Fox News three months before its first broadcast aired in October 1996, left the network in August 2011 and helped launch the Orthodox Christian network Tsargrad TV.” @salon 2018
“Jack Hanick, whose now-deleted LinkedIn profile shows he began working for Fox News three months before its first broadcast aired in October 1996, left the network in August 2011 and helped launch the Orthodox Christian network Tsargrad TV.” @salon 2018
14/ Meanwhile back on the farm.
https://www.reuters.com/article/murdoch-russia-idUSL2E8E7HJN20120309 @Reuters 2012
https://www.reuters.com/article/murdoch-russia-idUSL2E8E7HJN20120309 @Reuters 2012
15/ Who knew.
“The News Corporation opened the company here in 1999 while maneuvering to gain a foothold in the former Soviet and Eastern European markets to compliment its media holdings in China.”
https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/news-corp-sells-russian-unit/ @nytimes 2011
.“The News Corporation opened the company here in 1999 while maneuvering to gain a foothold in the former Soviet and Eastern European markets to compliment its media holdings in China.”
https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/22/news-corp-sells-russian-unit/ @nytimes 2011
16/ Inconvenient truths.
“In its analysis of the deal, the Moscow media have omitted to mention (ownership) of the Moscow Times. Vedomosti remains PART-OWNED by Rupert Murdoch and by Pearson, owner of the Financial Times.”
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/05/08/no-more-regurgitation-from-the-moscow-times/ @NatCounterPunch
“In its analysis of the deal, the Moscow media have omitted to mention (ownership) of the Moscow Times. Vedomosti remains PART-OWNED by Rupert Murdoch and by Pearson, owner of the Financial Times.”
https://www.counterpunch.org/2015/05/08/no-more-regurgitation-from-the-moscow-times/ @NatCounterPunch
17/ More details from #1.
“A year ago, @AP reported that Russian intelligence agencies were pursuing journalists around the world in the same way they typically target politicians and government employees from hostile states.”
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/1/17/16878406/donald-trump-fox-news-russia-cia-foreign-spies @voxdotcom
“A year ago, @AP reported that Russian intelligence agencies were pursuing journalists around the world in the same way they typically target politicians and government employees from hostile states.”
https://www.vox.com/world/2018/1/17/16878406/donald-trump-fox-news-russia-cia-foreign-spies @voxdotcom
18/ More from #1 & #17.
“ @AkiPeritz former CIA analyst and..professor at American University, believes certain spy agencies are very likely targeting..Fox News.
“The reason is simple: Trump watches Fox (&) the channel has enormous influence on what he thinks, tweets, and does.”
“ @AkiPeritz former CIA analyst and..professor at American University, believes certain spy agencies are very likely targeting..Fox News.
“The reason is simple: Trump watches Fox (&) the channel has enormous influence on what he thinks, tweets, and does.”
19/ So:
a Fox anchor adopts Russian babies and tweets at Putin #2
a Fox anchor’s director moved to Moscow to start TV w/sanctioned oligarch #3
a Fox anchor marries a Russian model #4
Fox owner’s ex may be spy #5
Fox anchor Russian propagandist
Faintly peculiar.
a Fox anchor adopts Russian babies and tweets at Putin #2 a Fox anchor’s director moved to Moscow to start TV w/sanctioned oligarch #3 a Fox anchor marries a Russian model #4 Fox owner’s ex may be spy #5 Fox anchor Russian propagandistFaintly peculiar
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20/ SKETCHY: So let’s take a closer look at who Tucker Carlson’s Daily Caller co-founder is business partners with in his hedge fund op: Bernie Madoff’s bean counter, whose kids live in Russia.
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN0PJ2VL20150709 @Reuters archives
https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN0PJ2VL20150709 @Reuters archives
