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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
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      2. There's a school of thought, best expressed by @mashagessen, that the Dems are making too much of Russian interference in election.

      12 replies 11 retweets 49 likes
    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      3. The argument is that the Russian story in its most extreme form (Putin's puppet) is a xenophobic conspiracy theory.

      10 replies 13 retweets 59 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
      Replying to @HeerJeet

      4. There's also the feeling, on many parts of the left, that Clintonian Dems are using Russian story to evade blame for failed election.

      14 replies 17 retweets 107 likes
    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
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      5. And for some there's the worry (legitimate, I think) that Russian story will be used by hawks to peddle new Cold War.

      10 replies 16 retweets 79 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
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      6. All these concerns are legitimate. Are there versions of the Russian story that are clearly whackadoodle? Sure. https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/835153463248105472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw …

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    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
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      7. But let's reject all that's dubious about the Russian story -- the conspiracy theories, the xenophobia, the push for a new Cold War.

      5 replies 13 retweets 56 likes
    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
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      8. If you strip everything dubious away, you're still left with Trump/Bannon wanting to ally with Russia against much of Islamic world.

      17 replies 65 retweets 181 likes
    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
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      9. To put it another way, Russia story isn't distraction from legitimate criticism of Trump but organically tied to it.

      13 replies 47 retweets 155 likes
    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
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      10. You don't like Trump's xenophobia? Well global alt-right alliance Trump/Bannon want is built on xenophobia.

      7 replies 30 retweets 129 likes
    10. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
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      11. You don't like Trump's kleptocratic tendencies. Well, his ties to Russian oligarchs is relevant.

      6 replies 33 retweets 132 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017

      12. You don't like Trump's autocratic tendencies? Well, his praise of Putin is connected to that.

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        2. I Forget‏ @omnicronrho77 13 Mar 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          autocracy, kleptocracy, and authoritarianism are not some kind of Russian meme-virus. They are also part of American politics.

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        3. I Forget‏ @omnicronrho77 13 Mar 2017
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          Sessions is the same guy he was in the 80s. Difference is these ppl had an ally of convenience in Russia (but also Farage)

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 13 Mar 2017
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          13. So: the Russian story isn't a diversion from serious anti-Trump politics but organically tied to it. More herehttps://newrepublic.com/article/141272/trump-russia-story-not-diversion …

          14 replies 89 retweets 169 likes
        3. Ramses‏ @el_Ramses 13 Mar 2017
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          even if he wasn't a russian, he's still a shitty, socialpathic liar

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        1. wait, what?‏ @waitwhywhen 13 Mar 2017
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          HOW?

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        1. wait, what?‏ @waitwhywhen 13 Mar 2017
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          This seems like more unsupported theorizing. Isn't $ & opportunism a likelier explanation?

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        1. Claudio Munguia‏ @claudiomunguia 13 Mar 2017
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          Agree. But if it only results in "shady NY developer has ties to shady Russians." That's not enough to break his presidency.

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        1. revile the current thing‏ @secondiusacct 14 Mar 2017
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          "autocratic tendencies" Another vague, baseless allegation assumed without evidence.

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