Reines is a notoriously mendacious Clinton henchman, but by partnering with him on a podcast, Molly and “CIA spy girl” were granted the honor this week of “interviewing” none other than Hillary herself. Once again, the contemporary political media is a wildly corrupt joke
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The extent to which US media has been subordinated by security state officials is stunning. Podcasts, etc. provide additional avenues for this co-optation, so it's more pervasive than ever before. They assume quasi-journalistic authority and frame news events. Amazingly insidious
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Molly is either incapable or unwilling to acknowledge that she's part of the broad media effort to afford quasi-journalistic credibility to intelligence officials, enabling them to shape public opinion. You know, the thing the CIA has tried to do throughout its entire history
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Instead, Molly and her extremely cool friends just adopt the same old tedious pose of Extremely Online Funny posturing, which provides a cover to deny and/or ignore that they're actively facilitating a full-scale corruption of the contemporary media ecosystem. Very cool stuff!
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@MollyJongFast is a "contributor" to The Bulwark, Bill Kristol's new outfit founded in the aftermath of the Weekly Standard's tragic death. But she loves to play the guilt-by-association game with *me,* based on who she sees interacting with my *tweets*pic.twitter.com/3yJSIyAoGb
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Oh no, whatever will I do without being able to view the Twitter insights of "CIA spy girl."


I guess I'll have to use some sophisticated spy tactics and fire up Incognito Mode on the ol' web browserpic.twitter.com/w1K7k3Xt9Q
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A huge number of CIA/FBI/NSA officials have entered the media bloodstream since 2016, because publications/networks have promoted, valorized, and even *hired" them. The officials then marshal this exposure into huge social media platforms, enabling them to shape public opinion
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Because the current media ecosystem is so fractured and diffuse, these individuals end up being imbued with quasi-journalistic authority; the average reader/listener/viewer/follower generally cannot distinguish them from other media figures. That's why today is unlike past eras
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Corrupt? A podcast? Please explain. Should I scan the universe of podcasts so I can complain about the ones I don't like? What's your point?
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I’m opposed to intelligence officials insinuating themselves into the broader media ecosystem and assuming quasi-journalistic authority, but you’re one of the worse offenders in that regard, so I wouldn’t expect you to comprehend my point of view.
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@PhilippeReines@CIAspygirl thanks for the shout-out Michael. -
Please send my best to your esteemed co-hosts, the former CIA operative and the notoriously mendacious Clinton henchman. Thanks!
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You’re digging your own grave my dude
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The media is digging its own grave by allowing itself to become subordinated by intelligence officials. Dude.
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HoW dArE yOu Do A pOdCaSt ToGeThEr ThAt Is CoRuPtInGpic.twitter.com/Nm1bZvdOdN
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I mean, Molly, you should be doing podcasts with fine upstanding felons like George Papadopoulos and pedophile apologists like Dersh. At least they're white men!
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Don’t mess with
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I think he likes me. He called me a "comedian"(in quotes) and then said I was imbued with quasi-journalistic authority. Such a flirt.
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Awesome thanks for the heads up. I’ll check it out.

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