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Judd Legum
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1. Hey, remember how after the Mueller report was released Rudy Giuliani was supposed to release his own report?

What happened to that?

Let me explain in plain English

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2. Rudy ultimately did not need to release his own report because HE WAS ABLE TO LAUNDER IT THROUGH THE FRONT PAGES OF THE NEW YORK TIMES

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3. This is not speculation. The NYT was OPEN about the role that Rudy played in placing a story about Bidens and Ukraine on A1

"Giuliani has spearheaded the effort among conservatives to publicize and encourage the new investigation in Ukraine."

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4. The NYT played this game even though they reported all the core facts FOUR YEARS EARLIER and there was no allegation of wrongdoing

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5. They cycle repeated on A1 again the next day. This time Rudy was recycling a story about Papadopoulos meeting FBI assets in London. It's been known for years. But this time, the NYT added SPYGATE and put it on A1 again.

Rudy immediately pushed it.

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6. How does Rudy get away with this? He's a valuable source for the NYT. If they want his gossip about the White House they have to play ball.

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7. I started my newsletter to create an alternative model. We still have scoops but they are based on primary sources and ordinary people.

For example, I spend hours reviewing the Trump's social media ads

You can subscribe at popular.info
8. If the NYT turns Rudy down, he has plenty of options. Other sections of his report ended up in THE HILL and even THE EPOCH TIMES.

There is always someone willing to play ball. That's the dynamic Rudy exploits.

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9. Keep a special eye on The Epoch Times BTW. Mysterious funding, heavy spending on Facebook, a go to outlet for Trump and the White House.

Will be following it closely.

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Judd Legum
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Dear @nick_clegg:

In the NYT, you write that @Facebook should be "held accountable for [its] actions"

Really?

Then why won't you or anyone else from @facebook respond to questions about Trump campaign ads that blatantly violate Facebook's own rules?

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@nick_clegg @facebook You (@nick_clegg) acknowledge that "election interference" remains a significant problem but "fixing these problems requires significant resources."

Really?

Then why is the Trump campaign allowed to post false ads to @Facebook without any human review?

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You (@nick_clegg) write that one of @Facebook's top priorities is "protecting democratic elections."

Then why do I personally devote more resources to monitoring Trump campaign ads for compliance with @facebook rules than your entire company?

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Judd Legum
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1. Giuliani's trip to Ukraine, where he was planning to pressure a foreign government to investigate Trump's top political opponent, has been called off nytimes.com/2019/05/11/us/…
2. This is now THREE NYT stories on a narrative created out of whole cloth by Giuliani.

Will this prompt any introspection? Doubtful.

It's likely that there will be another NYT story when Giuliani reschedules the trip later
3. The standard that's been established is that anytime Giuliani says something about Biden or Ukraine, true or false, it should be printed on the front page of the NYT
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Judd Legum
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Facebook, in a statement released yesterday, said it's ready to play by the rules and hold itself accountable

Let's see how that is going so far

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2. Today, the Trump campaign posted an ad falsely claiming Dems are trying to repeal the 2nd Amendment

Did Facebook enforce its rules & prevent the ad from running on its platform? No

After the ad was brought to its attention, did it remove the ad? No

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3. The Trump campaign also posted an ad claiming relatives of immigrants aren't "thoroughly vetted" before being entering the U.S.

Did Facebook enforce its rules & block the ad? No

After the ad was brought to its attention, did it remove the ad? No

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