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NEW: I did a roundup of recent Russian attempts to attack the 2020 election while the Trump admin either suppresses intel about Russian political interference or gives Putin a hand undermining American democracy. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-covering-for-russia-homeland-security-whistleblower-evidence_n_5f5be174c5b62874bc1cee63
Often lost in coverage of Russian influence ops is their close overlap and at times reliance on a robust network of domestic far-right propagandists and extremists.
Consider the Pizzagate disinfo campaign. Hatched by white nationalists w/ Russia-hacked emails. Boosted by Vlad.
Consider the Pizzagate disinfo campaign. Hatched by white nationalists w/ Russia-hacked emails. Boosted by Vlad.
Now Consider OAN correspondent Jack Posobiec, a primary pusher of Pizzagate. Posobiec, who's tight with the Trump admin, has spewed disinfo that lines up with Russian active measures for years.
The Kremlin has demonstrably elevated his propaganda career. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/twitter-ignored-this-russia-controlled-account-during-the-election_n_59f9bdcbe4b046017fb010b0
The Kremlin has demonstrably elevated his propaganda career. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/twitter-ignored-this-russia-controlled-account-during-the-election_n_59f9bdcbe4b046017fb010b0
So has Twitter. https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/07/08/twitter-gave-free-rein-jack-posobiec-publish-antisemitic-hate-and-disinformation
The DHS whistleblower complaint this week was explosive. It alleged that Trump flunkies who sure look like they're trying to politicize the intel community instructed people to downplay both Russian interference AND white supremacy.
https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/homeland-security-whistleblower/0819ec9ee29306a5/full.pdf
https://int.nyt.com/data/documenttools/homeland-security-whistleblower/0819ec9ee29306a5/full.pdf
Both issues make Trump look very bad because he's made it so clear how much he loves the Russian interference and the white supremacy. But in many ways they are two branches of the same problem.
The problem is fascism.
The problem is fascism.
