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#10Questions with Russian Journalist & Disinformation Expert Kseniya Kirillova

July 4, 2018 Russia

Kseniya Kirillova, now living in California, is on Putin’s hit list. In a rare informal interview, the Russian dissident journalist and expert on Russian propaganda and disinformation tells the The Loyal Opposition how Russia changed before her eyes, the murder of her editor and friend by government agents, Russian propaganda both within Russia and how it’s directed at the West,

Let The Games Begin…

June 28, 2018 General Commentary, international, Russia

Oh, Vladamir! Where Art Thou Vladamir? We know you are out there hiding in the shadows of our democracy.. You have been softly whispering into the ears of those who knew what games you play.. Those that decided they were beyond the rules of the games.. Those that decided they could change the games in their favor.. Those that decided

Trump’s Grand Military Parade

February 18, 2018 Russia

"Trump's Grand Military Parade" Contributing Editor: Jamie Domnick Twitter: @JNick9456 Instagram:JNick9456 Currently a student at the University of Wisconsin--Green Bay; double majoring in Democracy & Justice Studies, and History. At the beginning of my college career, I intended to major in Art and then perhaps teach the subject. However, as I continued to take various classes, I soon discovered my

Foul Language

February 11, 2018 Civil Rights, Elections, General Commentary, Immigration, Russia

"The New York Times recently released a list of all people, places, and things that President Donald Trump insulted in the last year over Twitter. The list consists of 425 people, places, and things. The lists includes names like Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, and Steven Bannon. Even most mainstream news networks, such as ABC, CNN, and the New York Times - all

VLADIMIR PUTIN’S LONG GAME

January 2, 2018 General Commentary, international, Russia

One nasty morning Comrade Stalin discovered that his favorite pipe was missing. Naturally, he called in his henchman, Lavrenti Beria, and instructed him to find the pipe. A few hours later, Stalin found it in his desk and called off the search. "But, Comrade Stalin," stammered Beria, "five suspects have already confessed to stealing it." -- Vladimir Bukovsky This

Year End Review of the RussiaGate Fraud

December 27, 2017 General Commentary, Russia

As amazing as it is, there are still people out there who are totally sold on any number of Russia/Trump based conspiracy theories. So it falls to me to illustrate a few of the multitude of reasons we Trump supporters scoff and get a good laugh almost daily over the latest “RussiaGate” nonsense. It’s almost amazing the degree to which

THE UNBREAKABLE HOPE OF ALEXI NAVALNY

December 13, 2017 General Commentary, Russia

“Hope is a good thing – maybe the best thing. And no good thing ever dies.” - Andy Dufresne, “The Shawshank Redemption Like many of you reading this, I’m a child of the 80’s. I cut my teeth on MTV and rode my bike everywhere without a helmet. I owned two pairs of parachute pants which had so many zippers,

TrumpRussia: Where Are We Now?

September 14, 2017 Elections, General Commentary, Russia

"TrumpRussia" encompasses alleged ties between Russia and Donald Trump and his surrogates, along with Russia's interference in our 2016 election. By now, most Americans are familiar with TrumpRussia, whether or not they think that it's "Fake News." Spoiler alert: it's NOT Fake News. The TrumpRussia scandal is incredibly complex and allegedly involves real estate deals, global finance, money laundering, organized

Impeaching Trump is All about Bob

September 4, 2017 Civil Rights, Elections, General Commentary, Russia

Day after day, we are bombarded by reports of more and more ties between Russia and Donald Trump and his cabal. It seems that EVERYONE on Team Trump "coincidentally" has ties to Russia, whether it's Trump "consigliere" Michael Cohen's negotiations for Trump Tower Moscow during the campaign, Paul Manafort's spider web of connections with Kremlin-linked oligarchs and mobsters, Donald Trump,

Trump’s Thin Red Line

August 17, 2017 Elections, Russia

It's the interview that launched a thousand misguided thinkpieces. On July 19th, three New York Times reporters presented a tautology to the President of the United States: if former FBI Director and current Special Counsel Bob Mueller does the one thing his appointment by the Department of Justice prevents him from doing-investigate matters that have nothing whatsoever to do with

Hamilton 68: A New Tool to Track Russian Disinformation on Twitter

August 3, 2017 Elections, international, Russia

This article was originally published on GMF by Laura Rosenberger and J.M. Berger Since Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election, many have warned that Putin will be back in 2018 and 2020. But the reality is that Russian influence operations never left. As former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper recently stated, the Kremlin is already beginning to “prep the

Glossary of Words You May Find In Any Story About This Administration And Russia

August 3, 2017 Elections, General Commentary, Russia

Adviser: “A person who provides advice and experience. In the case of the Trump campaign, everyone from Jeff Sessions to Jared Kushner served as some type of adviser. And, as of March 3, at least five Trump advisers reportedly had contact with Russian officials.” Aiding and abetting: Aiding and abetting generally means to somehow assist in the commission of a

I am posting the full text of the Don Jr. emails here.

July 31, 2017 Russia

If you haven’t read them please take a moment to read them now. It’s important to educate yourself and make your own judgement. #PatriotNotPartisan. And please share. Contributing Editor: Alyssa Milano Alyssa Milano is an Actress, Activist & Philanthropist. She is an UNICEF Ambassador who is trying to make a better future for her, and the worlds, children. Her