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New York State Medical Agency Opens Investigation Into Goop’s “Trusted Expert” Kelly Brogan
Read more: New York State Medical Agency Opens Investigation Into Goop’s “Trusted Expert” Kelly BroganThe NYS Office of Professional Medical Conduct (a branch of the NY Department of Health) is investigating Dr. Brogan, a licensed psychiatrist, relating to her claims that the coronavirus potentially does not exist, and for potentially misleading about her board certifications. Via my Atlanta, GA reporter friend Peter M. Heimlich, who requested the investigation:
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Russian Parliament Votes to Exclude Bloggers From Bill Branding Foreign News Outlets as “Foreign Agents”
Read more: Russian Parliament Votes to Exclude Bloggers From Bill Branding Foreign News Outlets as “Foreign Agents”The controversial proposal was devised by Alexander Malkevich, the U.S. government-sanctioned former editor of Russian propaganda site USA Really. Via Malkevich’s Telegram earlier today (courtesy of Google Translate): I’ll be honest: I’m upset; I personally voted in the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation against softening the bill on foreign agents. And this is what…
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Facebook Removes Kremlin-Linked Accounts That Pushed For Release of Russian Operative Maxim Shugaley
Read more: Facebook Removes Kremlin-Linked Accounts That Pushed For Release of Russian Operative Maxim ShugaleyThe accounts were part of a successful campaign to free Shugaley from a Libyan prison after he was arrested on election-meddling charges. Via “Stoking Conflict by Keystroke: An Operation Run by IRA-Linked Individuals Targeting Libya, Sudan, and Syria” by Shelby Grossman, Khadeja Ramali, Renée DiResta, Lucas Beissner, Samantha Bradshaw, William Healzer, and Ira Hubert, Stanford…
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Rupert Murdoch-Owned Tabloid Retracts Article That Shamed NY Paramedic For Selling Nude Photos During Pandemic
Read more: Rupert Murdoch-Owned Tabloid Retracts Article That Shamed NY Paramedic For Selling Nude Photos During Pandemic“HEARTS RACING: Paramedic is ‘making ends meet’ by sharing XXX-rated pics on OnlyFans,” read the now-deleted Dec. 12 headline, published on The Sun’s website. The article, by reporter Danielle Cinone, detailed the online exploits of 23-year-old Lauren Caitlyn Kwei, a paramedic from New York who began selling nude photos on subscription content website OnlyFans to…
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Charlie Sheen Thanked After Accused Russian Troll is Released From Libyan Prison
Read more: Charlie Sheen Thanked After Accused Russian Troll is Released From Libyan PrisonA U.S.-sanctioned Kremlin policy adviser has thanked Sheen after the star was seemingly paid $400 to record a video in support of Russian political operative Maxim Shugaley, now free after spending 18 months in a Tripoli prison. The video, addressed to Shugaley, was posted on YouTube in September by an obscure Russian channel named “Интер…
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Facebook Mislabels Historically Accurate Posts by Gay Rights Campaigner Peter Tatchell as “Partly False”
Read more: Facebook Mislabels Historically Accurate Posts by Gay Rights Campaigner Peter Tatchell as “Partly False”Tatchell correctly identified Henry Kissinger as the architect of an illegal U.S. bombing campaign that potentially killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians. Facebook’s fact-checkers disagreed. Update, November 24, 2020: Facebook has removed its disclaimer from Tatchell’s posts, but did not return a request for comment. British gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has long been a…
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Cambridge Analytica-Linked Data Company Behind Trump Phone-Canvassing Campaign
Read more: Cambridge Analytica-Linked Data Company Behind Trump Phone-Canvassing CampaignGOP-funded websites managed by data-mining firm Bridgetree, Inc. allowed users to canvass for Trump in key states such as Pennsylvania. In an effort to rally support for incumbent Donald J. Trump in the lead-up to election day, the Republican National Committee hired a data-harvesting firm whose services were once sought by Cambridge Analytica, the disgraced U.K.…
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Danny Trejo Recruited in Russian Propaganda Campaign
Read more: Danny Trejo Recruited in Russian Propaganda CampaignTrejo is the latest Hollywood celebrity to make headlines in Russia after recording a video in support of a notorious Russian political operative. The celebrities are seemingly being recruited through the pay-for-videos site Cameo. Charlie Sheen, Dolph Lundgren, and Vinnie Jones appeared in their first ever film together last month, when an obscure Russian YouTube channel…
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39 Satirical Images of Indian PM Scrubbed From Buzzfeed
Read more: 39 Satirical Images of Indian PM Scrubbed From BuzzfeedTwo BuzzFeed listicles poking fun at Indian prime minister Narendra Modi have been scrubbed following a 2018 legal threat. Update, October 16, 2020: In a comment, BuzzFeed said that the most recent removals were not the result of further legal threats from Mumbai police, but the result of updates to BuzzFeed’s old content. Here is…
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The Wikipedia Whitewash That Cleared the Way for Trump Tower Moscow
Read more: The Wikipedia Whitewash That Cleared the Way for Trump Tower MoscowAs he was chasing a Trump Tower deal in Moscow, Trump associate Felix Sater — or someone working on behalf of Sater — was working hard to whitewash Trump’s Wikipedia biography. Felix Sater — the Russian-American real estate developer and former adviser to President Donald J. Trump — is back in the news, following a…
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