Authored by Robert Parry via ConsortiumNews.com,
As the U.S. government doles out tens of millions of dollars to 'combat Russian propaganda', one result is a slew of new 'studies' by 'scholars' and 'researchers' auditioning for the loot...
The “Field of Dreams” slogan for America’s NGOs should be: “If you pay for it, we will come.”
The "Russian collusion" crusade took a bizarre turn yesterday when Twitter, apparently in the absence of any tangible evidence that Kremlin spies exploited the social media service to undermine the 2016 election, decided to publicly disclose the exact amount of advertising revenue it received from Russia Today during 2016. It's unclear what that disclosure was intended to accomplish since even Twitter says the ads were directed at "followers of mainstream media and primarily promoted RT Tweets regarding news stories" which hardly seems like an attempt to stage a coup.
Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,
The biggest purveyors of “fake news” and irresponsible journalism are the news media outlets complaining most about it.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow is at the forefront of the latest fake news on Russia.
Maddow’s Rant
DHS didn't bother to tell the 21 states Russia tried to hack during the election until this afternoon. https://t.co/48CNZL8MBp
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) September 23, 2017
Nearly a year after Russia blocked career-focused social network LinkedIn, Russian telecom authorities are threatening to block Facebook unless the company complies with the country’s laws governing data storage, according to the Hill, which cited local media reports.
Content originally published at iBankCoin.com
The liberal science community has a moral dilemma on its hands following today’s announcement that the United States is partnering with Russia on a NASA-led project to build an orbiting lunar station.
On one hand, the international base for lunar exploration will serve as a “gateway to deep space and the lunar surface,” according to NASA.