Many of the major lies now being spread by Trump and his associates originated from Tucker’s show on X. For example, Bob Amsterdam, who has been pushing Russian narratives and who was working for Russian oligarch Vadym Novynskyi, has appeared on Tucker’s show twice. 15/25 - ThreadSky

vatniksoup.bsky.social • 4 days ago

Many of the major lies now being spread by Trump and his associates originated from Tucker’s show on X. For example, Bob Amsterdam, who has been pushing Russian narratives and who was working for Russian oligarch Vadym Novynskyi, has appeared on Tucker’s show twice.

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vatniksoup.bsky.social•4 days ago

Tucker and Macgregor serve as “canaries in the coal mine” for Russian propaganda – when they start pushing a narrative, expect it to reach Trump and his inner circle within 6 to 12 months. Russian state media RT has also called for promoting Tucker’s content.

16/25

vatniksoup.bsky.social•4 days ago

There are other sources of Russian disinformation, too. AI-generated fake news sites have been spreading lies for years. One of the masterminds behind these networks is an American living in Moscow, John Mark Dougan:

17/25

https://vatniksoup.com/en/soups/157/

vatniksoup.bsky.social•4 days ago

A recent US Department of Justice indictment (sadly, probably the last one we’ll see for a while for this type of activities) revealed that the Kremlin funnels money to social media influencers who then spread Russian propaganda for profit.

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vatniksoup.bsky.social•4 days ago

Russia and the Trump administration are also focusing on attacking America’s former allies in Europe while manipulating US elections through social media. Russia’s goal is to polarize Western societies and fuel internal division.

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vatniksoup.bsky.social•4 days ago

At the same time, people like Elon Musk and JD Vance complain that the EU is “censoring” social media by enforcing content regulations. Vance has even suggested that the US could pull off of NATO if the EU started regulating Elon’s X.

20/25

vatniksoup.bsky.social•4 days ago

The US has no moral high ground on this issue–Trump and his allies have persecuted journalists, fired critics, and run the world’s largest prison industrial complex, with 1,8 million people incarcerated. Also, their “freedom of speech” only seems to extend to social media.

21/25

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