Hen Mazzig, writer and scholar, joined me for what was a fascinating conversation about the roles being played by Russia, China, Qatar, and Iran in running influence operations throughout the United States.
These include everything from hacks to online operations to boost the most MAGA faction of the GOP and divide the Left by pushing anti-Semitic, racist, and misogynistic narratives to convince parts of the coalition to not turn out out on election day.
But they also include offline operations using pop-up organizations to create fake events. Public infighting among those of us fighting Trump’s fascism is the goal—like Richard Nixon in his COINTELPRO days. Trump’s GOP is of couse amplifying all of it—I’m surprised they’re not handing out Hillary’s emails with an Elon Musk payment not to vote—while attacking the ability of as many of us as possible to vote against him this year. Because he knows his numbers suck in a truly historic way.
And Trump knows that not having anything resembling an honest election is the only way the lifelong loser can win. So we’re telling you how to stop him.
Cliff’s Note: What follows is the part corporate media buries: how foreign governments, influence networks, and propaganda operations work together to exploit America’s divisions—and what we can actually do about it. Hen Mazzig breaks down the evidence, the money, and the strategy in detail. If you value this kind of truth-telling, find out more below by becoming a paid subscriber and join us!
