By time kids are 8, or 9 they know Santa is a fictional character made up by adults who pushed the lie of his existence since they were babes. They bought them toys and clothes, and gave all the credit to a fat man with a sled driven by Reindeers. There are clues along the way before they conclude Santa is not real, and I know of no adult who believes Santa will be here for Christmas. It's been some 75 years that Russia has become our boogeyman. In the beginning they had kids diving under their desks, or standing in the hall during drills, and wearing dog tags around their necks. You would think after all those years and our many lying wars that have killed millions, American's would know who the boogeyman is. Well, I just can't take it anymore, can't take how gullible the American people are, and never learn, and continue to buy every lie they're told.
Please delve a little deeper into the FBI pre-warning to Twitter to expect a "disinfo" dump involving Hunter Biden. The FBI had possession of Hunter's laptop for nearly a year before this warning. It also apparently had inside information (wiretaps?) on Rudy Giuliani's plan to release this to the press. This begs more questions: Did the FBI have probable cause to obtain a surveillance warrant? Or was there a FISA warrant involved? How much pre-planning was involved in getting 50 former intelligence officials to be lined up and ready to denounce the release as Russian disinfo?
Finally, rather than these dribs and drabs on Russia-gate, when are you going to publish the book on this scandal?
It is always refreshing to read an article by Aaron in the face of the Manichean narratives that seem to weaponize everything for partisan, cynical ends. The dominant narrative has immense holding power, but what happens when that narrative hits the wall? Hopefully, not WWIII.
The FBI, Twitter and Facebook were all on the same team. The Social Media companies had to know that Hunter Biden’s laptop was not Russian Disinformation because the claim was so palpably ridiculous. However, it gave them cover to do what they wanted to do: censor the story. Similarly, the FBI (and the former intelligence officials who signed the bogus Russian disinformation letter) knew that the media needed a reason to censor the story and, therefore, provided it. Keep in mind that, in the case of Facebook, Zuckerberg spent $400 million of his own money to defeat Trump. The FBI gave him what he wanted.
So the FBI tells Twitter that there will be Russian disinformation leading up to the 2020 election and to expect it to include info on Hunter Biden.
I don't know the precise timeline, but it sounds like the FBI knew about Hunter's laptop before it's existence was made public by The New York Post. Did the computer repair shop tell them, or did they find out from surveillance on Hunter and the laptop itself?
Enquiring minds want to know.
Edit: I see above that Chris G claims the FBI had the laptop for a year before it's warning.
Aaron has a ton of integrity. That is important to me. I fund Sirota, Kulinski, Krystal, Kyle & Friends, and now Matt. I am not happy that Taibbi published his story on Biden's laptop on Twitter. If Taibbi doesn't end his bromance with Musk and quit feeding Musk's #TraitorTrash agenda, I will cancel my subscription with Matt and use it to offset this subscription with Mate.
Good stuff. Aaron.
This is what good journalistic analysis looks like.
Great work as always. Best $5/month I ever spent.
"We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false." - William J. Casey, CIA Director
Hat tip to the DNC machine for driving propaganda farther than CIA could without help.
By time kids are 8, or 9 they know Santa is a fictional character made up by adults who pushed the lie of his existence since they were babes. They bought them toys and clothes, and gave all the credit to a fat man with a sled driven by Reindeers. There are clues along the way before they conclude Santa is not real, and I know of no adult who believes Santa will be here for Christmas. It's been some 75 years that Russia has become our boogeyman. In the beginning they had kids diving under their desks, or standing in the hall during drills, and wearing dog tags around their necks. You would think after all those years and our many lying wars that have killed millions, American's would know who the boogeyman is. Well, I just can't take it anymore, can't take how gullible the American people are, and never learn, and continue to buy every lie they're told.
Brilliant work Aaron! So many new parallels to consider...
Aaron -
Please delve a little deeper into the FBI pre-warning to Twitter to expect a "disinfo" dump involving Hunter Biden. The FBI had possession of Hunter's laptop for nearly a year before this warning. It also apparently had inside information (wiretaps?) on Rudy Giuliani's plan to release this to the press. This begs more questions: Did the FBI have probable cause to obtain a surveillance warrant? Or was there a FISA warrant involved? How much pre-planning was involved in getting 50 former intelligence officials to be lined up and ready to denounce the release as Russian disinfo?
Finally, rather than these dribs and drabs on Russia-gate, when are you going to publish the book on this scandal?
It is always refreshing to read an article by Aaron in the face of the Manichean narratives that seem to weaponize everything for partisan, cynical ends. The dominant narrative has immense holding power, but what happens when that narrative hits the wall? Hopefully, not WWIII.
The FBI, Twitter and Facebook were all on the same team. The Social Media companies had to know that Hunter Biden’s laptop was not Russian Disinformation because the claim was so palpably ridiculous. However, it gave them cover to do what they wanted to do: censor the story. Similarly, the FBI (and the former intelligence officials who signed the bogus Russian disinformation letter) knew that the media needed a reason to censor the story and, therefore, provided it. Keep in mind that, in the case of Facebook, Zuckerberg spent $400 million of his own money to defeat Trump. The FBI gave him what he wanted.
So the FBI tells Twitter that there will be Russian disinformation leading up to the 2020 election and to expect it to include info on Hunter Biden.
I don't know the precise timeline, but it sounds like the FBI knew about Hunter's laptop before it's existence was made public by The New York Post. Did the computer repair shop tell them, or did they find out from surveillance on Hunter and the laptop itself?
Enquiring minds want to know.
Edit: I see above that Chris G claims the FBI had the laptop for a year before it's warning.
Thank you, Aaron.
FYI -- Here's what a source said about the CIA and JFK's assassination -- Dec 15, 2022
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tucker-carlson-heres-source-cia-jfks-assassination
Aaron has a ton of integrity. That is important to me. I fund Sirota, Kulinski, Krystal, Kyle & Friends, and now Matt. I am not happy that Taibbi published his story on Biden's laptop on Twitter. If Taibbi doesn't end his bromance with Musk and quit feeding Musk's #TraitorTrash agenda, I will cancel my subscription with Matt and use it to offset this subscription with Mate.