Over the past several years, when trying to understand the objectives and tactics of Vladimir Putin, I’ve found Russian dissident, chess grand master, and human rights activist Gary Kasparov to be an incredibly useful resource. Well, a few days ago, when discussing Trump’s refusal to concede the 2020 presidential election, choosing instead to spread dangerous […]
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Roger Stone, Russia, and the 2016 roots of the “Stop the Steal” disinformation campaign
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2016, 2020, 2020 election, Alex Jones, conspiracy theory, disinformation, election interference, election meddling, Facebook, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, Marcy Wheeler, Roger Stone, Russia, Russiagate, Steve Bannon, Vladimir Putin 20 Comments
President Trump chooses not to pursue the sanctions against Russia demanded by Congress… We are officially in crisis…
Back in July, in the words of Senator Nancy Pelosi, “Congress passed a bill on an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis requiring the Administration to impose defense and intelligence sanctions on entities purchasing Russian military equipment.” This legislation, we were told at the time, was necessary, among other things, to both punish the Russians for having meddled […]
Posted in Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged Claire McCaskill, constitutional crisis, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, David Duke, election hacking, election meddling, elections, kompromat, midterm elections, Mike Pompeo, Nancy Pelosi, Olga Skabeeva, oligarchs, racism, Russia, Russiagate, sanctions, State of the Union, Vladimir Putin 257 Comments