Tag Archives: Russiagate

Even former Clinton political strategist Mark Penn has acknowledged the absurdity of thinking that such piddling amounts could have any impact on a $2.4 billion presidential campaign, plus all the billions of dollars worth of free-media attention to the conventions, debates, etc. Based on what’s known about the Facebook ads, Penn calculated that “the actual electioneering [in battleground states] amounts to about $6,500.” In a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Monday, Penn added, “I have 40...

Ha ha. Gives "echo chamber" new meaning.The notion that "Russian" amplification of what Americans were already saying played a significant part in US politics or the elections is simply absurd, especially considering the relative amounts spent.HRC is making a fool of herself, the Democratic Party is self-destructing, and the Establishment is toying with imposing censorship over this, all to control the narrative.US politics operates not on issues but on narratives. Whoever controls the...

BackgrounderThe Vineyard of the SakerA Brief History of the “Kremlin Trolls” Scott Humor | Director of Research and Development

Censorship moves into high gear as TPTB move to control the narrative. Russiagate is another instance of "disaster capitalism" with the Establishment attempting to seize control of the narrative that resulted from damaging revelations about the Clinton campaign. The new narrative is that the Russian government led by Vladimir Putin is nefariously using covert operations to undermine Western liberal democracy.Washington's BlogNYT: $100,000 Russian Facebook Political Ads Prove Censorship...

Mercouris assembles what is known to date, which is nothing that is evidence-based. Result? Reaching for straws.The DuranThe Russiagate scandal descends into total absurdity Alexander Mercouris

Censorship marches on. Pinterest, the social media website known for bookmarking recipes or fashion ideas, was used to spread Russia-linked political posts during the 2016 presidential election.Pinterest became a repository for political posts created by Russians actors after other users on the web "pinned" the content to the scrapbook-like site, the company acknowledged to The Washington Poston Wednesday.It does not appear that the Russian operatives posted directly on the site, but...

A key distinction between propaganda and journalism is that manipulative propaganda relies on exaggeration and deceit while honest journalism provides context and perspective. But what happens when the major news outlets of the world’s superpower become simply conveyor belts for warmongering propaganda?That is a question that the American people now face as The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and virtually the entire mainstream media hype ridiculously minor allegations about...

In the normal run of affairs, scholars working on Russia and Europe, or even on international affairs in general, would not comment of domestic US politics. But it is clear that the whole ‘Russiagate’ affair, alleging collusive behaviour between the eventual winner of the presidential election, Donald J. Trump, accompanied by charges of a systematic Russian attempt to help him through ‘hacking’ and media propaganda, is far from normal. As far as many international observers are concerned,...

There are a lot of tainted executives on Wall Street, still ensconced in their corner offices, who would like to redirect the public’s attention away from their serial crime spree and sacking of the U.S. economy by finding a new target at which Americans can focus their anger. While Russia may have attempted to illegally interfere in U.S. elections, it did not put a gun to Wall Street’s head and order it to transform America into a plutocracy for the one percent. Angry Americans are right...

From accusations of Trump campaign collusion to Russian Facebook ad buys, the media has substituted hype for evidence. Aron Maté makes a case that we have been making here at MNE for a long time. Amazing how long this can be sustained without substantiation. It doesn't speak well for the critical thinking skills of Americans, if in fact most are being taken it by the sleight of hand. There is a huge difference between allegations and evidence, especially when those making the allegations...