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“The implications of this Russian operation are staggering, especially for the willing Republicans and right-wing media stooges who were the useful idiots propagating the disinformation for years.
01:40 PM - Feb 22, 2024
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The James Comers, Chuck Grassleys, Jim Jordans of the world have been trafficking in this stuff as the purported basis for a Biden impeachment, which is itself tightly yoked to Trump’s campaign for re-election.
01:40 PM - Feb 22, 2024
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Sylvan Swanson
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thread 3/6
Right-wing outlets, most notably Fox News, have been amplifying the claims not dozens or hundreds but thousands of times over the past several months.
Everywhere you turn, it’s Russia either helping Trump directly or indirectly by damaging Trump’s foes.
01:40 PM - Feb 22, 2024
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Sylvan Swanson
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thread 4/6
The pattern is clear and persistent but also so sweeping and far-reaching that it really requires taking a step back to grasp the full scope of it all.
01:40 PM - Feb 22, 2024
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Sylvan Swanson
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thread 5/6
It has dominated right-wing media, become an accepted “fact” among MAGA adherents, and allowed elected Republicans to play mainstream media like a cheap fiddle. All those breathless Biden impeachment process stories? They’re an outgrowth of this disinformation campaign.”
01:40 PM - Feb 22, 2024
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01:40 PM - Feb 22, 2024
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