That, my friends, is how "info wars" are fought. Reel in gullible press; push parallel misinfo campaign. Saw *exact* thing with DNC hack.
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Also: Scare dissidents into believing CIA has magic super mass capabilities IT DOESN'T HAVE. BS "reporting" help it. https://twitter.com/josephfcox/status/840635144914522113 …
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Scaring dissidents away from communicating online at all; making CIA appear much more capable than it is (thus, we should all surrender); +
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..discouraging leakers; pushing the line that Russia was framed... Meanwhile, our press hypes Samsung TV non-hack OMG OMG. We're doomed.
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have you considered doing a morning show? West Coast can wake up in a cold sweat, charged up and ready to start the day!
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haha problem is that my personality and my intellectual analyses are at odds. I could title my show "believe your ears or eyes?"
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"Here's the cheery, joking-too-much short woman talking about the dynamics of the dangerous interregnum threatening civilization."
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Well.. Weather is a touchy subject these days. Here's yours: "Now for good news! Many new jobs! NYC isn't going to move itself!"
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"Also for chronic diseases of old age and even expensive, end-of-life treatments!"
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