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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jun 4
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    Michael Tracey Retweeted John Sipher

    John continues to have a hard time comprehending the point, which is that he and other CIA/intelligence colleagues have been ascribed quasi-journalistic credibility since 2016. I'm against such officials having an outsized role in shaping public opinionhttps://twitter.com/john_sipher/status/1135741482478911488 …

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    John SipherVerified account @john_sipher
    Replying to @mtracey @MollyJongFast @CIAspygirl
    So only journalists can be authorities? By the way I don't claim to be an authority or expert but I know a damn lot more than you do about intelligence and Russian subversion.
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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jun 4
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        No one's arguing that John and his ilk should be legally prohibited from speaking. I'm arguing that they should not have been granted such an outsized, quasi-journalistic role in framing news events. History shows that's highly "problematic," to put it extremely charitably

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jun 4
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        But then again, elite American media has lost all sense of history since 2016 -- because we're allegedly in a period that's Not Normal -- so they've engaged in all kinds of conduct, such as amplifying and *hiring* intelligence officials, that they would've shunned in years past

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      4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jun 4
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        "I know a damn lot more than you do about intelligence and Russian subversion," Sipher claims. It's on that basis that he's assumed this quasi-journalistic authority, constantly cited as an Expert in the media and empowered to shape public perceptions of news events

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      5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jun 4
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        Sipher leveraged this claimed authority to argue in the NYT that Trump did in fact "collude" with Russia, citing the 2016 Trump Tower meeting as evidence for this. Mueller has dispelled any notion that the meeting constituted "collusion." So sorry John, I reject your authoritypic.twitter.com/bQo7GJTHTl

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      2. John Sipher‏Verified account @john_sipher Jun 5
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        I'd prefer feedback - including negative - on my specific articles. There is not much I can do about the fact I exist. Sorry it's so hard on you. Also, despite your claim to journalistic ethics you seen good at cherry picking my comments.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey Jun 5
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        Sure, here's some feedback. The entire premise of this NYT column you wrote in 2017 was proven spectacularly wrong, as has most of your analysis of the Trump/Russia story. You have created a false impression in the public with your spectacularly wrong commentary. There you go.pic.twitter.com/Ydp4pxKH97

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      2. Jeff Deist‏ @jeffdeist Jun 4
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        It's always odd when someone says "I know more about X than you so stop talking"-- even when they actually do know more about X. Uninformed opinions, especially loud ones, are bad. But should only the most "informed" people decide everything?

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      1. CC‏ @ccpolitics123 Jun 4
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        People who are trained to lie for a living should not be elevated and given more credibility. Any time you see “ex CIA” or “former CIA” you need to be wary. I suspect this kind of thing has always happened, but lately they have not even bothered trying to hide it.

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      1. Conner Habiblloween‏Verified account @ConnerHabib Jun 4
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        Might say he gets the point, he’s just feigning ignorance; wouldn’t afford him a shred of innocence here.

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      2.  🎃 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞 𝟐  🎃‏ @SisyphusGoals Jun 4
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        @threadreaderapp please unroll

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        Hello there is your unroll: Thread by @mtracey: "John continues to have a hard time comprehending the point, which is that he and other CIA/intelligence colleagues have […]" https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1135893744136466432.html … Talk to you soon. 🤖

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      1. Joseph Martin‏ @JosephM29935902 Jun 4
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        Replying to @mtracey @Barnes_Law

        IMO Russia is about 2 things FakeMediaTV never reports : a) Putin told H'wood pedophiles no RU little boys adoptions & no sale of RU TV Networks to them. b) RU is buying top US chips & tech through US Middle East top partners, they need to keep US+RU not talking or gig is up !

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      1. cathy‏ @cathyxOR Jun 4
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        And we're supposed to believe that he's not still working for the CIA in his new position as 'journalist/analyst'.

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      1. Steve E Ennever‏ @MusicMiscreant Jun 4
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        I concur

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      1. zxc‏ @zxccccccccccc Jun 4
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        Damn lot more

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      1. Adam Joy  🌹On Your Left‏ @AdamJoy42 Jun 4
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        The best merchants of propaganda believe their product. A bubble only has one side.

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      1. Laughing Independent‏ @BRodakowski Jun 4
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        I’m sure that it’s mostly due to the fact that I agree with you on so many issues- who doesn’t respond to confirmation bias, but... you’re Twitter feed has become one of my favorites over this last few moths, Michael.

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