JUST IN: Bomb threats at 2 polling stations in Georgia came from Russia, state says
Just in case voters were confused about which side Republicans are on...Putin's side.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/briefing/putin-republicans-trump-tucker-carlson.html
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/04/24/ignoble-house-republicans-against-ukraine-aid/
@Npars01 @BNONews @GottaLaff hopefully, President Harris's first phone call will be offering new aid to Zelensky.
Don't you dare talking about the country that is openly and proudly interferes with US election
@Npars01 @BNONews @GottaLaff does Maddow have any sources that aren't just unnamed US intelligence?
@mattyroses @BNONews @GottaLaff
When Republicans target a broadcaster or journalist, they aren't necessarily looking for sources.
GOP operatives look for personally embarrassing material like they did with Peter Strzok & Lisa Page, to discredit their accounts. It discredits the person instead of their facts.
Putin managed to get the entire 3 top levels of the FBI & DOJ ousted using this tactic - phones.
It's intended to get them fired or force them to resign. It shifts the ...
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...media narrative away from the GOP's conduct. It hijacks the news cycle for the prurient & voyeuristic.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/peter-strzok-lisa-page-settle-lawsuits-justice-department-leaked-text-rcna163907
The last time, it was used to mess with Maddow's contract renegotiation, similar to how starting rumors led to Ellen Degeneres's contract boondoggle.
https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/8/18/23312362/brian-stelter-cnn-warner-brothers-discovery-john-malone-reliable-sources
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/22/media/rachel-maddow-nbcuniversal-reliable-sources/index.html
Even Brian Stelter fell for that Fox News gambit & it maybe cost him his job.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/03/business/media/brian-stelter-cnn-reliable-sources.html
The goal is to undermine Maddow as an authoritative ...
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... source of news & sow distrust in her reporting.
Another strategy is "how the sausage is made" attacks like they did with 60 minutes & Dan Rather.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/think-again-cbs-and-dan-rather-doing-the-rights-dirty-work/
A reporter never knows when their employer will cave to pressure, and scapegoat them by throwing a bone to their corporate overlords.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2024/02/28/mehdi-hasan-says-his-new-digital-media-company-will-allow-him-to-speak-bluntly-about-the-news/
https://www.theroot.com/its-ugly-tiffany-cross-spills-the-tea-about-her-msnbc-1851177601
@Npars01 @BNONews @GottaLaff how is that relevant to Maddow allowing unconfirmed US intelligence to make unchallenged claims?
It's the same playbook from the Iraq War.
@Npars01 @BNONews @GottaLaff we need to repay them in kind.