Some dogs type better that certain PhDs, for that matter. The Washington Post celebrated Christmas with a great big article about a major FBI investigation into Russia's disinformation campaign against American politics and social media, which extended beyond the 2016 election and continues to bedevil intelligence agencies, especially as the Trump administration seems unwilling to acknowledge it's really a problem. With another national election coming up, that seems important, maybe. One of the examples the piece looks at is the journalistic output of one "Alice Donovan," who seems not to be a real person at all, despite having published a whole bunch of stuff all over the interwebs. A leaked FBI document indicates there is no single person behind the byline, but rather that she was the product of Russian trolls. As the Post notes, her earliest work wasn't especially political, but as time went on, Donovan's work aimed at "stoking discontent toward Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and touting WikiLeaks," like so:
Jeez, I would say they have more serious black marks against them than that—like the fact that cofounder Alex Cockburn appeared to think, say, Paul Wellstone a more malign figure than Stalin.
You are not wrong, it's just Hunter's body was not even cold and they were pumping that out. I heard something similar on Fox later that week, which was bemusing.
Meanwhile, in today's Counterpunch, that miserable asshole Ted Rall is bloviating on how it would have been worse if Hillary had been elected.
Counterpunch = Useful Idiots "R" Us.
Uncle Joe was one of the best when it came to knocking 'em dead!
The U.S. did have the Fairness Doctrine, which worked pretty well for quite a long time. Ditching it is what made Fucks Gnus possible.
Bringing it back would be pretty much impossible - today's GOP can't survive if their base doesn't get a steady diet of fake news.
Yes except that it appears that 98% of Republicans do not have the sense god gave a goose and they won't see it as silly & obvious propaganda.
Ted Rall! Slooowwly I turned... step by step...
Jeez, I would say they have more serious black marks against them than that—like the fact that cofounder Alex Cockburn appeared to think, say, Paul Wellstone a more malign figure than Stalin.
Niagara Ralls!
Vincent D'Onofrio?
Cockburn is a pompous ass
Putin wont live forever but like many dictators before him he doesn't have any plan whatsoever for what will replace him
You are not wrong, it's just Hunter's body was not even cold and they were pumping that out. I heard something similar on Fox later that week, which was bemusing.
She knew too much.
Don't forget the Vichy Republicans and Dear Leader Sycophants.
...Paul Wellstone a more malign figure than Stalin. ... WTF???Are they some kind of pretend Trotskyites?
Yeah, but isn't "Donovan" usually an Irish name? (but yes, the singer is Scottish)
This is also how I feel; my point was that Counterpunch has been all-but-utter-dogshit for a LONG time.