My default blogging mode is pretty snarky. I guess, in that respect, I'm an old-school academic blogger. The common approach now seems to be professional and scholarly. But sometimes it's appropriate.
I have a piece in today's Newsday on the swirling fog around Trump foreign policy. LGM regulars won't see much new in it, but I do talk briefly about states that might be.
I only engaged on Facebook with random "leftists," which in 2016 and 2017 is not about policy but rather about how much one hates the Democratic Party, one time in.
I guess it's not surprising that the Russians would see Trump as one of their own, an appealing figure to sell whatever. @DanaDelany The continuation of the story. Just a.
Shakezula posted on the Washington Post story last night, and Scott beat me to it today. There's nothing surprising in the general contours of the emerging reports: Russian agents and organs.
I assume that I don't need to spend a lot of time reminding readers of the following: The 2016 election was a breakout year for fake news, and much of that.
I love the idea of the Russians going full Zimmerman Telegram and actively supporting Texas secessionists. I'm not even sure that stopping this is a bad thing for the rest.
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Although I am always skeptical of moment of journalists using moments of crisis to write of leaders, domestic or international. After all, oil is.
