“Taken out of context”

Lots of "sane washing" going on by the NYT reporter covering this speech:

And wait -- there's more! "In cooperation with 14 services of 10 countries, in the joint operation Toy Soldier, the Estonian Defense Police established that military unit 29155 has created a cyber capability and, since 2020, has carried out cyber attacks against Ukraine as well

NY Judge Merchan to rule today on whether to delay Trump sentencing hearing until after the election: "The Court will render a decision on this request on or before September 5, 2024."

Unit 29155 of Russia’s GRU military intel, responsible for the attempted murder of Sergei Skripal, has “expanded its tradecraft to include offensive cyber operations”, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre said. Via John Paul Rathbone Financial Times live news: ft.com/content/7c2491…

Twice-convicted pedophile Scott Ritter, whose home was raided in August on suspicion of FARA violations, says that he can no longer work for Russian state-sponsored media due to the Treasury's new sanctions.

Shorter: they are useful idiots. They didn’t know they were useful idiots, because do the math.

Perfect example of what Aaron Rupar refers to as "sane washing." Trump goes off on a 500+ word incoherent rant about child care that makes ZERO sense but the best The New York Times can do is call it a "jumbled answer" and then cherry pick a few words to make it sound coherent

think tankers funded entirely by Saudi Arabia looking down on the guys getting paid by Russia

News: Judge Chutkan grants the prosecution's request to start briefing immunity issues on Sept. 26 — spelling possible revelations about Trump's efforts to subvert the last election before this one. Scheduling order here 🔗 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

First on CNN: The White House is condemning Tucker Carlson's "Nazi propaganda" interview as a "disgusting and sadistic insult." Here's my full story: cnn.com/2024/09/05/med…

Judge Chutkan has set a schedule in the federal election case against former President Trump that will allow prosecutors to release never-before-seen evidence, such as grand jury transcripts, ahead of the presidential election, per ⁦Katelyn Polantz⁩. cnn.com/2024/09/05/pol…

Thanks to Andro Mathewson and Bellingcat for highlighting the OSMP in their recent article - A Beginner’s Guide to Identifying Explosive Ordnance in Social Media Imagery bellingcat.com/resources/how-…

The "Bellingcat is secretly working for Russia" people on this website are a very special kind of dumb.

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