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Sep 16, 2020 4 tweets 2 min read Read on X
if you read the actual article, which Glenn notably fails to link to, you'll find he has (as usual) misrepresented the argument theweek.com/articles/93543…
literally the first sentence of the piece says Russiagate was the biggest political story of 2016-19. it is *the resolution* of the story which has not gotten much attention
one reason for this, I argue, is that @ggreenwald (among others) has made the story radioactive on the left through tendentious misrepresentations, trusting war criminals, and spittle-flecked tirades against people who take issue with his wrong views
nice I suppose to have the argument tied up nice and neat by Glenn doing the exact same thing on this piece itself. anyway here's hoping in future he can find a better use of his six-figure salary than coming unglued at random D-list writers

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