The Mad Centrist
"A sane person to an insane society must appear insane." ― Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Not Mad as in Angry, Mad as in Insane.
And in an insane world, the sane are simply Mad. I am The Mad Centrist.
You can be too!
The Mad Centrist podcast is a middle ground, pragmatic, politically polite, and irreverently independent show. Pulling the rug out from beneath Democrats and Republicans alike, while respecting democrats and republican citizens (the distinction between Party and people is critical!). Amusing anecdotes of the crazy world we find ourselves in, how to maybe get along better, and pull the world back towards sanity, and do so while having some fun!
The Mad Centrist
TMC Episode 27 - Russian Influence
The Mad Centrist - The political podcast for the rest of us.
The MAD Centrist – named after the Kurt Vonnegut quote from The Monkey House, “A sane person to an insane society must appear insane.”
A social media production company, with 2,000 videos watched by 16 million pairs of eyeballs, has been indicted for being a Russian Influence campaign operation! The right-wing media operation was putting out 'news' and opinion with a Russian-directed slant, with some big names in the right-wing ecosystem being caught up in the mess.
How did it happen? And is this the only Russian influence operation? Tune in and learn more about the Department of Justice indictment that was unsealed September 4th, 2024.
Sources and links:
Vladimir Putin's formative German years - BBC News
Vladimir Putin’s Early Career As a KGB Spy - Business Insider
Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse: Moscow Tools (FULL SPECIAL) | The Daily Show - YouTube
MAGA-Putin alliance? The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper decodes and roasts the Putin crush (youtube.com)
Indictment itself: dl (justice.gov)
Office of Public Affairs | Justice Department Disrupts Covert Russian Government-Sponsored Foreign Malign Influence Operation Targeting Audiences in the United States and Elsewhere | United States Department of Justice
DOJ uncovers Russian plot to influence Jews in US elections – The Forward
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