Today's Loads Of Lying Bullshit

Where Is The Outrage?

emptywheel:

Don Jr's Online Buddies Allegedly Demand $5 Million from Russian Shell Companies to Say Nice Things about His Daddy  —  When DOJ announced today it would unseal legal actions against Russian influence operations, the former President's failson complained, “Here we go again.  LOL”

CBS News:   U.S. says Russia funded media company that paid right-wing influencers millions for videos 

The Tennessean:
Indictment: Russian propagandists used Tennessee content company to push disinformation

Streiff / RedState:   DOJ Indictment Alleges a Conservative Media Company Took Millions From Russian State Media

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:   Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson, Tim Pool Exposed as Working For Alleged Russian Influence Operation in New DOJ Indictment

Sarah K. Burris / Raw Story:   Right-wing U.S. media company linked to Russian propaganda effort: Dept. of Justice

Charles Johnson / Little Green Footballs:   DOJ Indicts Russians Who Paid Right Wing Tennessee Company Millions to Push Disinformation

Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:   Is This Right-Wing Media Platform the Product of a $10 Million Russian Plot?

more at Mediagazer »

ProPublica:

Ginni Thomas Privately Praised Group Working Against Supreme Court Reform: “Thank You So, So, So Much”  —  In a call with donors, First Liberty Institute's Kelly Shackelford read the supportive email he said came from Thomas.  The leader of the religious-rights group also labeled Justice Elena Kagan …

Ruth Marcus / Washington Post:   One urgent reason the justices need a credible ethics code? Ginni Thomas.

Ed Pilkington / The Guardian:   Clarence Thomas's wife thanks group for efforts to block court ethics reforms

Bess Levin / Vanity Fair:   Ginni Thomas Applauds Legal Group Trying to Block Supreme Court Reform Largely Needed Because of Her Husband

Sarah Rumpf / Mediaite:   Ginni Thomas Privately Pushing Against Supreme Court Reforms, Religious Rights Group Chairman Boasts in Shocking Audio

Owen Lavine / The Daily Beast:   Ginni Thomas Praised Group Opposing Supreme Court Reform

Alison Durkee / Forbes:   Ginni Thomas—Wife Of Clarence Thomas—Lauded Group For Opposing Supreme Court Reform, Report Says

Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:   Damning Audio Exposes Ginni Thomas's Real Thoughts on Supreme Court

Nikki McCann Ramirez / Rolling Stone:   Ginni Thomas Lauded Group Opposing SCOTUS Ethics Reform

I am soooo angry. I wish I were a 14-yr. old w/ a gun. I wish I could afford a gun, & transportation to wherever these scumbags live. (Flyover country, apparently. Does that mean I'd have to take a train?)