How "our free press" helped propagate the "Russia-gate" delusion (MUST-READ)

[Mark Crispin Miller]

Here is an invaluable timeline of the media's role in propagating the

fantasy that Trump—Roy Cohn's disciple—"colluded" with "Russia,"

and has served as "Putin's puppet" ever since. 

It's worth reading not only as a fine example of real journalism, by

the intrepid Sharyl Attkisson, but because that fantasy prepared the

ground for the Big Lie that's threatening us today (as Sam Husseini

notes in his great interview with filmmakers John Kirby and Libby

Handros—which you should watch ASASP). The Manichaean view

of Trump as Pure Evil, and—therefore—anyone opposing him (or

seeming to oppose him) as Pure Good has slid the liberal masses

into cheering on Big Pharma's most devoted and effective agents,

like Dr. Fauci, the vax-happy "whistle-blower" Rick Bright, and 

America's most repressive governors.

What those furious "blue" masses don't (or won't) perceive, 

primarily because the New York Times et al. are careful not to 

point it out, is that Trump, no matter what he says, is, in what

he does (or what "his" administration does), completely on 

their side. He may have said Nice Things about the dreaded 

Putin, but Trump/Pence's Russia policy has actually been 

more belligerent, and therefore more dangerous, than that of

any other post-war president. Likewise, despite the Punch-and-

Judy show—or pro wrestling match—of Trump vs. Fauci/Bright,

Trump's now planning to deploy the US military to inject

millions of Americans with an experimental vaccine, laced 

with Bill Gates' nanoparticles, and God knows what else. 

Of course, it's possible (hope springs eternal) that that pledge

to use "our troops" to shoot us up is just one more example

of Trump's talk, and nothing but. (After all, his own youngest 

son is vaccine-injured.) But, so far, his appointments, and his

deeds, suggest that Donald Trump is really on the same page

as the New York Times.

MCM    

 

Making of a myth: Timeline of media's role in selling 'Trump-Russia collusion' tale

Four years of leaks, misinformation, and manipulation in the construction of a conspiracy theory.

https://justthenews.com/accountability/media/making-myth-timeline-media-role-selling-trump-russia-collusion-narrative

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U.S. media were indispensable in selling Trump-Russia tale fashioned by former MI6 agent Christopher Steele.

(Victoria Jones, Getty Images)

By Sharyl Attkisson

Last Updated:
May 14, 2020 - 11:08pm

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When it comes to misinformation, disinformation and the now-disproven Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy theory, it would not have been possible without a strong dose of media support.

Here is a timeline that breaks out some important reports by — and leaks to — the news media.

Click on the link for the res