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Chuck Darwin

When a top Republican says Russian propaganda has infected the GOP

The GOP chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
— Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.)
— said that #Russian #propaganda had “infected a good chunk of my party’s base.”

McCaul suggested conservative media was to blame.
“There are some more nighttime entertainment shows that seem to spin, like, I see the Russian propaganda in some of it
— and it’s almost identical [to what they’re saying on Russian state television]
— on our airwaves,” McCaul said.

He also cited “these people that read various conspiracy-theory outlets that are just not accurate,
💥and they actually model Russian propaganda.”


Asked which Republicans specifically he was talking about, McCaul said it was “obvious,” before staff intervened and asked that the conversation go off the record.


These comments are the most significant to date, but they’re not the only ones.


A GOP impasse over additional funding for #Ukraine’s defense against Russia
— combined recently with Tucker Carlson’s deeply weird promotion of Russia and Trump’s comments about not defending NATO allies from Moscow
— has apparently occasioned some self-reflection among Republicans about their colleagues and allies:

• Former vice president Mike Pence, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and a top aide to Sen. Todd Young (R-Ill.) have warned their party against serving as #apologists for Russian President Vladimir Putin.

• Recent presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Trump’s comments about not defending NATO allies, among others, “#empower #Putin.”

• And Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) shot back at criticism from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) about Cornyn’s support for Ukraine, urging Paxton to “spend less time pushing Russian propaganda.”

Around the same time, former congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said there is now “a #Putin #wing of the Republican Party.”
In 2022, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) called the pro-Putin sentiments in some corners of his party “#almost #treasonous,” while allowing that perhaps his fellow Republicans were just #attention-#seekers.

“It’s unthinkable to me, it’s almost treasonous and it just makes me ill to see some of these people do that,” Romney said.

“But, of course, they do it because if they get shock value and it’s good to get more eyeballs and maybe make a little more money for them or their network. It’s disgusting.”

And then there is what may be the most famous example: when House GOP leaders in 2016 privately joked about Trump being #compromised by Russia, as later reported by The Washington Post
washingtonpost.com/politics/20

Washington Post · Analysis | Top GOPers’ extraordinary comments on their party and Russian propagandaTwo key GOP chairmen are merely the latest to warn about how Russian influence has infected their party.
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Kee Hinckley

@onthisday Wait a minute, fair’s fair.

On March 7th 1885, 139 years ago, Dr. Augustin Thompson, a native of Union Maine, sold the first bottle of Moxie Nerve Food in Lowell, Massachusetts. Moxie, the official drink of the State of Maine, was patented in July of 1885 and has been continuously produced since that time.

#OnThisDay #Almost

matthewsmuseum.org/moxie/8-the

matthewsmuseum.orgThe Story of Moxie - Matthews Museum of Maine HeritageMoxie was created in 1876 by Dr. Augustin Thompson, formerly of Union, Maine. Originally marketed as a patent medicine, Moxie is now Maine's official state soft drink.
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Rich Stein (he/him)

Look carefully — there are several large koi / carp / goldfish soaking up the sun's rays at the lower left in the lake. Also two logs — one towards the upper left in the lake, the other closer to the near shore — covered with turtles (there were more but they jumped off and submerged as soon as I stopped to take the photo). #Almost Spring.

Have a good day.
#photography #photo #fotografia #fotografie #foto #StillWinter #trees #landscape #LandscapePhotography #running #TrailRunning #ClimateDiary

Photo: Looking through trees at a lake and the far, wooded hillside. The trees are still bare. It is sunny based on reflections on the surface of the water. There are several orange fish crowded near the near shore of the lake. It is difficult to see but there are several turtles on a log in the lake near the far shore. The water is darkish green.
Photo: Wide angle view, looking through trees at a lake and the far, wooded hillside. The trees are still bare. It is sunny based on reflections on the surface of the water. There are several orange fish crowded near the near shore of the lake. It is difficult to see but there are several turtles on a log in the lake near the far shore. The water is darkish green.
Photo: Looking through trees at a lake and the far, wooded hillside. The trees are still bare. It is sunny based on reflections on the surface of the water. There are several orange fish crowded near the near shore of the lake. It is difficult to see but there are several turtles on a log in the lake near the far shore as well as a log in the foreground, at right. The water is darkish green.
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HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

Here is my pick for the #SongOfTheDay.
#HistoMusic

It is for all the people that cannot be with a loved one because they are in different places right now. Geographically🌍 or emotionally. 😢

And a special dedication for the one that makes you feel "home is where the heart is." ❤️

If you have found them, hold on tight. If not, may you find them soon.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

🎙#Almost Paradise🎵🎶
[Official Music Video]

#MikeReno Featuring #AnneWilson

youtu.be/Unp95TsWjSI

YouTubeAlmost Paradise lyrics Mike Reno Ft.Anne WilsonBy Fun and Music Lyrics
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