It was also satisfying to identify the journalists, such as @7im of Rolling Stone, who pushed a false narrative about Butina (Dickinson identified her as a “femme fatale”) and disgracefully fueled the hysteria that culminated with her currently sitting in prison
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She wasn't a spy, she wasn't doing anything covert, she wasn't trading sex for access, she wasn't implicated in the Mueller investigation, she wasn't well-connected to the Kremlin. Virtually everything said about her was a lie. The media's coverage of this story was abominable
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I can't recommend enough that everyone read Bamford's definitive article. As we discuss in the podcast, Bamford actually met Butina well before she was subject to any criminal investigation. That's how he first knew the govt/media portrayal was total BShttps://newrepublic.com/article/153036/maria-butina-profile-wasnt-russian-spy …
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Here's the YouTube version. Subscribe!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJZAmsQMFnQ …
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The FBI really screwed up in trying to scapegoat for "Russian interference" someone who happened to be friends with James Bamford, a legendary journalist who has been picking apart National Security State BS for decades
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Maria was interviewed by NPR a few days ago. (The host
@arishapiro falsely claims that she "infiltrated" conservative circles, which implies something covert or illicit).@NPRKelly asked her if she is a "spy," even though not even the Govt. alleges thathttps://www.npr.org/2019/05/10/722221159/exclusive-npr-talks-to-sentenced-russian-operative-maria-butina …Show this thread
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did you see how Dexter Filkins totally mischaracterises butina in his bolton profile? (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/05/06/john-bolton-on-the-warpath …)pic.twitter.com/GMSMEub4wI
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Former CIA officer talks a bit about it herehttps://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/jared-kushner-not-maria-butina-is-americas-real-foreign-agent/ …
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Bamford is a treasure.
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The bigger problem is her association with the National Prayer Breakfast. See
@JeffSharlet: How the National Prayer Breakfast offers foreign lobbyists a chance to “pay to play”https://www.vox.com/2018/7/18/17586516/jeff-sharlet-maria-butrina-national-prayer-breakfast-the-family …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I did not know he was a self-described liberal. Very interesting for me. He was much softer & warmer than I had expected. A real gentle-man. Another very good interview by you Michael.
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His book the Puzzle Palace is great
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Just want you to know how very much I appreciate your two videos on Buttina, the first with
@WashAuthor and today the follow-up. Thanks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. (catch breath) Hahahahahahahahahaha.
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