Replies to post #493185 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[newmedman]

Yes, because every Russian asset when caught by the FBI just says, "yeah folks, they got me. I've been paid millions of dollars by the Kremlin to repeat their propaganda to all you dupes. I hope they will still let me do my podcast from Leavenworth".

[arizona1]

No he explained he wasn’t

But of course who doesn't question getting paid $hundreds of thousands of dollars a week? Benny Johnson? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

The Americans Who Yearn for Anti-American Propaganda

Russian-backed influencers with an authoritarian message find a ready audience.

But the real question is not whether the talking heads of Tenet Media—the founders, Lauren Chen and Liam Donovan, who were the main interlocutors with the Russians, but also Tim Pool, Lauren Southern, Dave Rubin, and Benny Johnson—had guessed the true identity of their “investor.” Nor does it matter whether they knew who was really paying them to make videos that backed up absurd pro-Moscow narratives (that a terrorist attack at a Moscow shopping mall, loudly claimed by the Islamic State, was really carried out by Ukrainians, for example). More important is whether the audience knew, and I think we can safely say that it did not. And now that Tenet Media fans do know who funds their favorite influencers, it’s entirely possible that they won’t care.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2024/9/13/2269945/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-And-even-more-post-debate-news-and-analysis

Here’s some wonky stuff from Tom Bonier, but important points are being made!

Following Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris, there has been a "400% or 500% increase" in voter registration — between 9,000-10,000 people per hour, according to data firm TargetSmart.

"It's really unlike anything I've seen," says TargetSmart senior adviser Tom Bonier. pic.twitter.com/4wC4ejdfaX

— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 12, 2024

[janice shell]

You really are remarkably gullible. You just... believe what strangers tell you online?