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@kAlvaro

What would make you want to vote for Jill Stein, other than Russian influence?

"The Russian effort to divert votes to Jill Stein was more extensive than previously thought

More than a thousand tweets were sent about the Green Party candidate by Russian operatives looking to help Donald Trump."

by Adam Peck
Dec 22, 2018, 1:29 pm

archive.thinkprogress.org/russ

archive.thinkprogress.orgThe Russian effort to divert votes to Jill Stein was more extensive than previously thoughtMore than a thousand tweets were sent about the Green Party candidate by Russian operatives looking to help Donald Trump.

Georgian President Zurabishvili believes that the "Russian" law on "foreign agents" is not the only problem in Georgia. She also pointed out the issue of the "Russian" government influence and the adoption of controversial laws by the ruling party, including one that turns Georgia into an offshore zone for Russian oligarchs under sanctions. #Georgia #RussianInfluence

Via #NewRepublic

#Dems..have warned abt #RussianInfluence in #DonaldTrump's #RepublicanParty. Now some prominent #GOP mmbrs o #Congress r soundng alrm

“..Russian propaganda has made its way in2 US..it’s infected good chunk o party’s base,” Rep #MichaelMcCaul said
Rep. #MikeTurner, chairman, #HouseIntelligenceCommittee: “We see directly coming frm #Russia attempts 2 mask comms that r anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia, some of which we even hear being uttered on #House floor.”

newrepublic.com/article/180630

The New Republic · Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too?A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.

Ukraine's Medvedchuk is accused of conducting a Russian influence operation in the EU, according to the Financial Times. Czech authorities uncovered a "Russian-funded influence network" spreading propaganda and bribing European politicians, with the news site Voice of Europe and Viktor Medvedchuk at its center. Concerns about Russian interference have heightened prior to the upcoming European Parliament elections in June. #Medvedchuk #RussianInfluence

Ukrainian Orthodox Church: "Holy war" against Western Satanism. Russian Church sees Russian aggression in Ukraine as a fight against the "satanism" of the West. It aims to include all post-Soviet territories and "all eastern Slavs" in the Russian sphere of influence. The decision was made at the Russian People's Council in Moscow. The existence of Ukrainian and Belarusian nations is denied. The concept of "Russian world" extends beyond the borders of Russia. #Ukraine #RussianInfluence

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In the letter responding to Bobulinski, #CassidyHutchinson's attorney wrote that while his client "has no desire to get involved in the #impeachment investigation," she "now finds herself the subject of defamatory comments made by Mr. Bobulinski in his testimony to that Committee."

In the letter, Hutchinson's lawyer provided a photo he says Hutchinson took at the time of the alleged encounter between #MarkMeadows & #TonyBobulinski at the #Trump rally.

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#TonyBobulinski a top #witness in #Republicans#impeachment inquiry into #POTUS Joe Biden, told the #House panel last wk #CassidyHutchinson was a "liar & a fraud" while denying an anecdote Hutchinson wrote in her book, "Enough," in which Hutchinson recalled that Bobulinski wore a "ski mask" during a secretive encounter w/ #Trump's then-chief of staff, #MarkMeadows, at a campaign rally in Rome, #Georgia.