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“Russia Russia Russia!” It’s back
How do I know? Aside from having read segments of the Mueller Report — especially the Russian election interference sections and responsive indictments — I read lots of readers’ comments to Times articles and editorials. I feel I’ve joined a … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Journalism, Komprosplat, Mueller investigation, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism, voting and voting rights
Tagged "Russian hoax, Kinahora, letters to the editor, Mueller report, New York Times, Putin, Russian troll farm, Russian trolls, TAFKAT, Twitter
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Have I identified a new virus? If so, what shall we call it?
Earlier today, I glanced at — meaning, I didn’t read it but my eyes ran over and down it — a recent Trump tweet/post. I noticed his expanded application of Capital Letters for words that do not require them. He’s … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Culture, Fascism, Politics, Propaganda, The Facts of Life, Trumpism
Tagged anti-vaxx, capital letters, MAGA/GOP, Novichok, Putin, Trump
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Nostalgic for autocracy?
Somewhere in the past few days I saw a brief video of a MAGA woman saying, yes, she’d like Donald Trump to be an autocrat. She’d like that, autocracy. I think she meant as long as the autocrat was her … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life
Tagged Alibaba, Armando Ianucci, Chinese capitalism, Chinese COVID policy, Chinese Warren Buffett, Evan Osnos, Jack Ma, Mao, Party Leader Deng, Party Leader Xi, Politburo, Putin, The Death of Stalin, Uyghur, Xi Jinping
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