1/ As I've long argued (e.g. last week: realclearpolitics.com/video/2022/02/…), BlueAnon is a cult that blames Russia for US dysfunctions.
Well another major cult plank just got destroyed, from one of its main institutions: A new US intel report finds no ties between Russia & the far-right.
2/ Newly declassified report says US intel agencies "lack indications of Russian Government direct support – such as financing, material support. training, or guidance" to the global far-right.
3/ The best they can up with is that Russian-linked online activity "amplify politically divisive issues that probably contribute to RMVE radicalization and recruitment efforts worldwide." Just like every single other media "probably" does too.
4/ Compare US intel's conclusion to the barrage of Russiagate disinformation that the US public has been subjected to from major media outlets for the last five years:
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9/ The declassified intel report is here: scribd.com/document/55809…
It was obtained & first reported on by Yahoo News: news.yahoo.com/us-intelligenc…
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