Tag Archives: The New Yorker
Fascinating research on disinformation: who buys into it?
I’m a bit behind in my New Yorkers. Last night, I got to The September 14th issue, in which an article by Joshua Yaffa,”Believe It Or Not: How concerned should we be about online Russian manipulation?” grabbed my full attention. … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID 19, Fox News, How I Learned the Facts of Life, Joshua Yaffa, Sean Hannity, The New Yorker, Tucker Carlson, Twitter
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What is money laundering and how does it work?
Many years ago, I asked an erudite friend to elucidate me on money laundering. I didn’t understand how it worked. He explained. I still didn’t get it. So I’m grateful to Adam Davidson who’s writing a series of articles for … Continue reading
Posted in Mueller investigation, Politics, The Facts of Life, Trump Stuff
Tagged Adam Davidson, money laundering, Russian oligarchs, The New Yorker, Trump
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So what’s been going on in our government?
Last night I read Evan Osnos’s May 21 New Yorker horror story, “Only the Best People: Donald Trump’s war on the ‘deep state.’” (Trump playing golf in the swamp is the cover illustration.) It’s required reading. No, let me put … Continue reading
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Tagged "turkey farm, Ben Carson, Department of the Interior, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Evan Osnos, geology, government agencies, invasive species in Montana, Joel Clement, Ryan Zinke, Scott Pruitt, the deep state, The New Yorker
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