Those Trumpers you see online aren't necessarily what they seem.
"China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election"
#News #Politics #Trump #Disinformation #China /nosanitize
"Gift" (non-paywalled article) article.
China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/business/media/china-online-disinformation-us-election.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik0.idk8.xzhoHvHQq857
@Alfred Write the perfect Miss. America contestant speech
Curleyism, named for the 20th century Massachusetts politician James Michael Curley, has been defined as, "increasing the relative size of one’s political base through distortionary, wealth-reducing policies."
In the US, it has typically been associated with city-level politics, but I wonder if we're now seeing it at a state or even national level.
@Alfred Overall, which mode of transportation is safest -- planes, trains or automobiles?
@Alfred. How many crows do you need before there's a murder, and can they be prosecuted?
Terrified Parents, New Age Health Nuts, MAGA Exiles. Meet the R.F.K. Jr. Faithful
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Just in case, like me, you were wondering.
#RFKJr /nosanitize
"Gift" article
@Alfred Who is Donald Charles Alfred Crowhurst, and where would he most likely have absconded to if he is still alive?
#RightWingAmericanTerrorism
Wired:
The man accused of ramming his SUV into the FBI headquarters in Atlanta on Monday shared QAnon conspiracies online and said he was looking to join a "good militia" and responding “I love you” to Trump posts.
https://www.wired.com/story/navy-veteran-fbi-headquarters-qanon-conspiracies-online/
: The news is just filled with genuinely shocking and outrageous stories that just boggle the mind.
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Oh, wait. No. Wrong. it isn't.
Case in point:
Trumps 'Truth' Social parent company bailed out by Russian-American facing criminal probe.
"In the year before it went public last week, the Trump Media company was kept afloat financially thanks to emergency loans from a firm owned by a Russian-American businessman currently under investigation for money laundering."
Republicans Want to Rename D.C.’s Most Annoying Airport After Trump
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Bill in the House to rename Dulles Airport after the Mango Messiah. Who says they're not accomplishing anything?!
An Alleged Russian Spy Was the Chef of DC’s Mari Vanna
An FBI agent was investigating Vitalii Kovalev when she suffered a mysterious attack linked to "Havana Syndrome"
#VitaliiKovalev #Spy #HavanaSyndrome
https://www.washingtonian.com/2024/04/01/an-alleged-russian-spy-was-the-chef-of-dcs-mari-vanna/
Also:
https://nypost.com/2024/04/01/us-news/russian-hit-squad-behind-havana-syndrome-report/
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/31/us/politics/defamation-lawsuits-michael-gottlieb.html
Republicans plot to knock off House GOP’s hard-right leader in his primary by propping up his opponent
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The hard-right leader is Freedom Caucus leader Bob Good (R-Va.), but it's really more of a civil war with factions targetting each other in the primaries.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/31/politics/bob-good-primary-fight-virginia
@Alfred What are the tourist highlights of Ebeye Island?
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