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GoP ran fake independent

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 23:08:00 +0000

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GoP ran fake independent candidates too:

Of course Republican "winner" has no plans to resign.

The other two races -- on in Miami one in Seminole County -- have not gotten any real attention b/c they were not close is the one Alex Rodriguez ran in.

If $50k was allegedly paid in this case, wonder about the other two?
— Matt Dixon (@Mdixon55) March 18, 2021

Giuliani is a just plain

artappraiser — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 22:55:29 +0000

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Giuliani is a just plain clueless guy about treason and stuff like that, even tho he's an attorney, is ex-"America's mayor" and ran for president himself in 2008:

In case you missed it yesterday, a government reported strongly indicated that Giuliani was an unwitting ally of a Russian interference effort in last year's election. https://t.co/CNNpQlNoxI
— Philip Bump (@pbump) March 17, 2021

VERY good thread of initial

artappraiser — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 04:40:00 +0000

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VERY good thread of initial analysis of the doc, as he's not beating any hobby horses, just looking for important news:

Wow, what a remarkable document https://t.co/uBK4e8LesV pic.twitter.com/c4Q7nNtIbt
— Thomas Rid (@RidT) March 16, 2021

A highly remarkable data-point. 2014. pic.twitter.com/SXIEMVN9T0
— Thomas Rid (@RidT) March 16, 2021

Rebekah Mercer revives Parler

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 01:27:36 +0000

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Rebekah Mercer revives Parler?

AUDIO: “We've written big checks these past couple days, with respect to the fact that we have now two data centers….So far who’s writing all the checks for this stuff is Rebekah Mercer. So that’s the support she has for Parler.” https://t.co/TKOqoIJBBq
— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) March 16, 2021

Rise of OAN? The report says

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 01:19:39 +0000

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Rise of OAN? The report says Derkach, Kilimnik and other "Russian proxies" were "behind a documentary that aired on a US [TV] network in late January 2020." That's when OAN ran "the Ukraine Hoax: Impeachment, Biden Cash, and Mass Murder with guest host Michael Caputo." https://t.co/Ln8dcAV8IQ pic.twitter.com/lWYNXArBWz
— Dan Friedman (@dfriedman33) March 16, 2021

NYTimes has headlined the

artappraiser — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:17:10 +0000

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NYTimes has headlined the ODNI report and is also doing live updates:

Putin Ordered 2020 Election Meddling to Aid Trump, U.S. Intelligence Says

Moscow used Trump associates to try to hurt Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign, says a new U.S. report on influence efforts from Russia, Iran and elsewhere.
China considered efforts to influence the vote, but ultimately concluded that any such operation would fail and most likely backfire.

Here’s the latest.

Live Updates: Russia and Iran Tried to Influence 2020 Presidential Election, But China Did Not, Intelligence Report Says

Where is Bill Barr by the way

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:42:35 +0000

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Where is Bill Barr by the way and why hasn't he been brought up on charges?https://t.co/kon10NVgZj pic.twitter.com/cfeD5SvnJy
— Fascism flattened, but never the webrant(@web_rant) March 16, 2021

^ I highlighted select

artappraiser — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:17:55 +0000

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^ I highlighted select phrases that I think should be noted by any non-interventionist types that might read the article. If you believe the general was lying to Congress in writing, that's a different thing.

Russia Remains Top Threat to

artappraiser — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:14:00 +0000

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Russia Remains Top Threat to U.S. Homeland, General Says

By Anthony Capaccio @ Bloomberg News March 16, 2021, 10:41 AM EDT

Head of Northern Command looks beyond China as challenge
Russian flights near the U.S. were the most since early ‘90s

The four-star general who oversees the military command dedicated to defending the U.S. from attack says Russia remains the most “acute challenge to our homeland defense mission,” even as attention turns to China as the biggest emerging threat.

“Russian leaders seek to erode our influence, assert their regional dominance and reclaim their status as a global power through a whole-of-government strategy that includes information operations, deception, economic coercion and the threat of military force,” Air Force General Glen VanHerck, the head of Northern Command, said in written testimony Tuesday to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

The continuing military challenges posed by Russia took a back seat during

President Donald Trump’s administration, and China continues to be described by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the “pacing threat” that will determine the capabilities needed by the U.S.

But it’s Russia that “continues to conduct frequent military operations in the approaches to North America,” VanHerck said. The U.S. and Canada last year “responded to more Russian military flights off the coast of Alaska than we’ve seen in any year since the end of the Cold War” in the early 1990s, he said.

These Russian military operations include multiple flights of heavy bombers, antisubmarine aircraft and intelligence collection platforms near Alaska that show “both Russia’s military reach and how they rehearse potential strikes on our homeland,” VanHerck said.

In recent years, Russia has deployed “advanced cyber and counter-space weapons and a new generation of long-range and highly precise land-attack cruise missiles -- including hypersonics” that “complicate our ability to detect and defend against an inbound attack from the air, sea and even those originating from Russian soil,” he said.

Russia hopes to field a series of even more advanced weapons “intended to ensure its ability” to attack the U.S. including the “Poseidon transoceanic nuclear torpedo and the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile, which -- if perfected -- could enable strikes from virtually any vector due to its extreme range and endurance,” VanHerck said.

Worldwide, China continues “to pursue an aggressive geopolitical strategy that seeks to undermine U.S. influence around the globe and shape the international environment to its advantage,” VanHerck said. “China has made deliberate attempts to increase its economic and political influence with our close partners in Mexico and the Bahamas.”

The new ODNI report shows

artappraiser — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 22:05:39 +0000

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The new ODNI report shows that @RudyGiuliani, Fox News, OANN, and other conservatives were used by Russia to "launder" dirt on Biden during the 2020 election in order to help Trump. This is damning. https://t.co/ZZnANc7nF5 pic.twitter.com/idIgipdx72
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) March 16, 2021

This intelligence report confirms:

- Russia interfered in the 2020 election by spreading misinformation to hurt Biden and help Trump.
- Russia successfully reached individuals close to Trump.

Our best defense?

Americans must reject foreign interference, no matter who it helps. pic.twitter.com/WNxoEgWyRd
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 16, 2021