Meanwhile in Russia: head of RT Margarita Simonyan said that Russians don't mind casualties, don't want to live normal lives, are used to clawing things out of history by force and know that it requires blood. youtu.be/bnOQmUblHUw

Russians using their fastest, most accurate missiles to target the residential, historical center of Lviv. Just massacres now, while Ukraine continues to abide by "allies" demands that Russia's launchers are protected.

NEWS The US Department of Justice alleges that Tenet Media, which has Benny Johnson, Tim Pool, and Dave Rubin on its roster, received $10 million from the Russian government to publish content as part of a Russian influence operation. Tenet is owned and controlled by Lauren

My goodness but the masks are coming off. Tucker interviews a Nazi sympathizer, and Elon promotes it. A new indictment alleges MAGA influencers are on the Russian payroll. Candace Owens is lost to the total darkness of conspiracies and antisemitism. And don't forget the

It will be interesting to see whether any of the influencers who "unwittingly" received Russian government funding are indignant enough about the deception to return the money.

Last year, the student responsible for today’s shooting threatened to kill people at school. Because there wasn’t “probable cause,” the FBI made no arrests. Georgia doesn’t have a red flag law, so police also didn’t remove guns from the 13 year old’s home. wsbtv.com/news/local/bar…

‼️Przeczytajcie mój wywiad z Anne Applebaum Kaczyńskiego, Trumpa, Putina i Orbana łączy więcej, niż się wydaje wyborcza.pl/magazyn/7,1240…

In today’s #vatniksoup, I’ll discuss the Kremlin’s funding of Tennessee-based media company TENET Media. TENET Media is best-known for their promotion of Russian narratives and for strong support for Donald Trump in the upcoming 2024 US elections. 1/20

This - written, yes, by AG Sulzberger - is an excellent description of how democratically elected leaders in Hungary, India and elsewhere have used the law, the tax system and public pressure to undermine the press. Not hard to imagine in the US at all washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Anne Applebaum Uh-huh.

To win purple states, Harris needs to attract a wide range of voters focused on real-world concerns instead of culture wars, Anne Applebaum writes. That strategic model exists downballot—with Democrats who've seen what happens when governance breaks down: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

"Just asking questions" on every subject except, "Who is paying me absurdly above-market prices for my videos?" and "Why are they doing it?"

It wasn't even subtle

The presidential race is like a contest in a swing state or a purple-district. Harris could learn from the people who have won them. Meet, once again, the "NatSec Democrats" theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

On the "pro-Constitution, no-nonsense backlash in the Democratic Party, a movement in favor of patriotism, concerned about national security, and convinced that only a democracy that delivers practical results can stay safe" theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…