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Sarcastic Cynical Texan's avatar

Disinformation, yes indeed, that's what they call uncomfortable truths or alternative facts in the swampy portions of the world nowadays !!!

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Hey everybody, thanks for the kind responses. Today was a busy medical day, my wife hadda get a cortisone shot for sciatic nerve stuff. Plus I've fallen behind by getting involved in Slavic language and history stuff. I'll try to get back on track.

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Lyon's avatar

In a way be happy because if you were on the list you'd have to spend most of your free time banning paid for Ukro-State Dept/CIA Bots from your comment section.

People on Twatter have suffered terribly from this affliction since February 2022.

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Tony Gaggiotti's avatar

Hang in there buddy, not everybody can make the playoffs every season. Next year is your year - they'll never see you coming!

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johnycomelately's avatar

In the era of shadow banning I don’t think they would want to direct traffic to your excellent, rational, well reasoned and balanced output.

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Dan in AZ's avatar

They could have titled this chart "Uncorrupted Sources" or "Critics of Administration Foreign Policy" or simply "Straight Shooters." Yes, Mark, you should've made the cut, but they left off a LOT of credible analysts and observers I can think of and included a bunch I (fwiw) never heard of.

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Jeff Cook-Coyle's avatar

Keep working at it, Mark. They can make the circle bigger. It's a big tent, right?

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NFO's avatar

Don't despair, Mark. To us, you'll always be first-ballot Baddies Hall of Fame.

It's a little too small for my aging eyes, but does the "V" in the legend really say "visited Russia"??? Is that where we are now? Sheesh...

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gusimondo@gmail.com's avatar

Never mind Mark -- I see Danny Davis didn't get mentioned in dispatches either.

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Mark Wauck's avatar

Yeah, that surprised me, too.

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Bob's avatar

Of all the alternate Substack sites I visit I like yours the best: by far.

Screw 'em, we know how good your output is.

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Steghorn21's avatar

I looked up the site where the list came from. Some kind of nebulous, Deep State "fact-checker" outfit full of Azov types in suits. I think it's very kind of them to gather all the best sources on what's really happening in Ukraine in one place. I'm sure you'll be there soon, Mark.

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Lyon's avatar

Azov types in suits are little 20 something NeoCons furiously working keyboards in State Departments basement.

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ML's avatar

What’s eery is the notion of a “network,” as though all these “disinfo” guys are part of a…conspiracy? Hey! There they go, projecting again.

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Tamsin's avatar

It's a coronavirus-shaped mindvirus that causes russophilia.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

This is about money always. The grift must continue. Mike Turner's transparent attempt at gaslighting America though fear-mongering. I wonder how much he gets from the Israel lobby?

BTW, Mark the attempt at defining a circle of misinformation it seems the key factor may be that all those found in the circle of the enlightened have a podcast or are frequent guests on podcasts.. The higher the profile the more likely you will be the target of a campaign of disinformation to stamp out the truth.

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Bob C.'s avatar

For anyone familiar with the movie "A Christmas Story", Mike Turner's bizarre attempt to scare people into demanding funding for Ukraine reminded me of when Ralphie blurted out at the kitchen table that his friend Flick told him he saw some Grizzley bears down near Polaski's Candy Store. Ralphie's attempt to convince his dad that he needed to buy him a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.

Russian bears no doubt.

Some kids never grow up.

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Cosmo T Kat's avatar

I agree. There has to be a sorting at some point. I have always maintained that 60% of the people in America, Dem. or Rep. likely share more common views than they realize. It's the fringes that get the attention.

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Bash's avatar

Surprised the Duran guys didn't make it

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Richard Mazon's avatar

Better luck next time. More proof that life isn't fair.

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