| I receive constant appeals to help struggling Ukrainians, even to provide food for their dogs. Apparently $100+billion in US funds is not enough for both bombs and food. Some neighbors have changed their garage lights to blue and yellow…. On Jan 23, 2023, at 6:00 AM, Kelley Vlahos via Salon <salon@listserve.com> wrote: Good morning!
-- The damning twitter files released this month by Matt Taibbi show
how aggressive Democratic leadership and federal agency officials pushed a cynical narrative that brought the social media giant to heel while setting up the Russian boogeyman that haunts U.S. foreign policy and posturing in the Ukraine war today. My latest -- and first on American Conservative since 2020 -- explores how the Russian “malign influence” story helped get the public’s buy-in for a new Cold War by normalizing the idea that Russians not only helped elect Trump, but were trying to "destroy democracy" & are still doing so today. That ‘buy in’ helped to marshal American support for every single aid package, every step towards proxy war with Russia in Ukraine, without question. Please read and share if you are so inclined! best, Kelley Salon mailing list Salon@listserve.com https://mlm2.listserve.net/mailman/listinfo/salon |