3. Guiliani is the one engineered this implausible story about the computer repair shop.
We know he was looking for dirt on Hunter.
And we know he regularly interacted with a Ukrainian lawmaker sanctioned by the U.S. for being an active Russian agent
4. We also know that Russians hacked Burisma, which is the company that employed Hunter Biden
Could that hack be the source of this material?
We don't know that.
But its at least as plausible as the computer repair shop story
5. The stories are being written by someone at the NY Post who has never written any other story and, for years, was a producer for Sean Hannity.
Immediately after publication the story was rapidly amplified by Fox, the Trump campaign, GOP members of Congress, etc
6. Remember, even if all the information in the story were legitimate, it is of no significance. Joe Biden is not shown doing anything wrong. But the NY Post article is presented as a "bombshell"
So this has all the hallmarks of a disinformation campaign, under Trump's direction
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1. The media routinely ignores conduct from Trump that would be debilitating for any other presidential candidate.
In recent days Trump has promoted an unhinged theory that Biden ordered the murder of Navy SEALs
I looked into how the media covered it
Follow along if interested
2. Biden, according to this theory, gave the order to shoot down a Navy SEAL helicopter as part of a scheme to cover-up that the killing Osama bin Laden in 2011 was faked.
Trump has twice promoted this theory to tens of millions of followers on Twitter
2. Thomas says Section 230 protects platforms from liability from unknowingly failing to remove illegal content, once the platform becomes aware of the content, it can be held liable
This change could make platforms more responsive to user reports
3. Thomas also says section 230 protects platforms that decide to remove content, but only when it's done in good faith. Now tech companies are protected whenever they remove content, even if the plaintiff alleges the purpose is racially discriminatory
1. As the election heads into its final stretch, Sinclair, the largest operator of television stations in the US, is amplifying Trump's misinformation about mail-in voting.
Many of Sinclair's affiliates are located in key states, including OH, FL, and TX
2. This week, dozens of Sinclair affiliates uncritically amplified Trump's claim that a clerical error in one Ohio county proved the entire election was "rigged."
3. Here's how the exact same story was covered by a local station that is NOT owned by Sinclair: "Why Trump’s claim of a rigged Franklin County, Ohio election doesn’t add up."
1. There is a tradition in the media to "balance" the coverage between candidates. That's why journalists, with the encouragement of GOP operatives, have turned Biden's reluctance to take a definitive position on expanding the court into a "scandal"
2. It would be great to know what Biden plans to do, if elected, with the court but did you know Trump has released NO POLICIES WHATSOEVER FOR HIS 2ND TERM?
3. The same Republicans who are saying Biden is contemplating an unprecedented radical act by expanding the court explicitly argued we should shrink the court to 8 or less if Hillary Clinton won in 2016