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I was watching MSNBC and saw this in the background.
Link to tweet
Is this some kind of prank?
jrthin
(4,825 posts)streets of America. They may also be in the streets sowing chaos.
moondust
(19,917 posts)In Russian. Some western media do cover protests and news in Russia. The murder of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was pretty widely covered.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2974262/Thousands-march-Moscow-protest-killing-opposition-leader-Boris-Nemtsov.html
I saw the CNN interview of the guy in front with the bandages? on his head a few minutes ago. He said he's an immigrant originally from Liberia. Very well spoken. He made references to the slave trade connection to Liberia. He's pissed but discouraging violence.
cayugafalls
(5,631 posts)The Russians have infiltrated lots of American groups to use as they see fit.
I'll list links to my sources. This is just a tiny fraction of the information out there.
America's racism has long been Russia's secret weapon
https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/02/opinions/philando-castile-russia-history-of-infiltration-joseph-opinion/index.html
The latest front in Russian infiltration: Americas right-wing homeschooling movement
https://archive.thinkprogress.org/americas-biggest-right-wing-homeschooling-group-has-been-networking-with-sanctioned-russians-1f2b5b5ad031/
Evangelicals and the Kremlin: A history of collusion
Link to Article
Targeting Black Americans, Russia's IRA Exploited Racial Wounds
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-ira-target-black-americans/
The FBI warned about the possibility white supremacist groups infiltrating U.S. law enforcement agencies.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fbi-warned-about-white-supremacists/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/fbi-white-supremacists-in-law-enforcement