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hlthe2b

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9. LOCAL MEDIA DID. Your derision should be aimed at all those who won't support local media

Tue Jan 31, 2023, 08:43 AM

Jan 2023

and who ignore it when it breaks important stories. Younger generations can't be bothered to read local newspapers, even online, much less support them $$. Nor will they watch local news programs on TV. This is only the start of what we will face once it (and all investigative reporting) goes away.

Small, local paper uncovered and reported George Santos scandal before November election
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/small-local-paper-uncovered-and-reported-george-santos-scandal-before-november-election

The Local Paper That First Sounded the Alarm on George Santos
Clare Malone speaks with the publisher and managing editor of the North Shore Leader, the local newspaper that first exposed George Santos’s lies. Why was he elected anyway?
https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/political-scene/the-local-paper-that-first-sounded-the-alarm-on-george-santos

‘He was weird’: Publisher of Long Island newspaper that exposed Santos knew something was up years before election win

The North Shore Leader was the first newspaper to expose falsehoods made by George Santos before the midterm elections
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/george-santos-grant-lally-long-island-b2267628.html

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1 more time George Santos aka Anthony "Tony" DeVolder is a CHAOS AGENT who was installed... [View all] Botany Jan 2023 OP

There are other Russian puppets in Congress who tried to overthrow the election and gov't. Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #1

I feel like eversince W, the DOJ has been useless Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #39

Yep. How can Santis get busted for taking Russian money when so many others do the same? Irish_Dem Jan 2023 #51

Yes, their behavior puts the truth to it bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #2

"Installed" is letting voters off too easily. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #3

The Fourth Estate didn't do its job bucolic_frolic Jan 2023 #5

LOCAL MEDIA DID. Your derision should be aimed at all those who won't support local media hlthe2b Jan 2023 #9

And where was his Democratic opponent? Opposition research has a role in any election, but none Lonestarblue Jan 2023 #29

I'm responding to the unfair attacks on local media. As for his opponent & local Dem Party not hlthe2b Jan 2023 #30

One must square the equation of wealth and education to understand America's politics. jaxexpat Jan 2023 #44

This post is a keeper. Thanks housecat Jan 2023 #46

Sure, but it's still the voters JOB to determine who is the best candidate. Ferrets are Cool Jan 2023 #12

The problem is the voters don't get the Truth Farmer-Rick Jan 2023 #45

I believe his opponent tried to bring up his sketchy background put the NY Times and other ... Botany Jan 2023 #8

See my post #9 above. LOCAL MEDIA DID and were IGNORED! hlthe2b Jan 2023 #10

Thanx! Botany Jan 2023 #14

NYT not WA-03 Democrat Jan 2023 #11

He's a GOP agent now. C_U_L8R Jan 2023 #4

Anthony Devolder is a threat to our national security. gab13by13 Jan 2023 #6

a shapeshifting psychopath.. agingdem Jan 2023 #13

"Agent of Chaos or Kaos Agent, Chief?" C0RI0LANUS Jan 2023 #7

And, according to Rachel, the DOJ is telling everyone else to Scrivener7 Jan 2023 #15

DOJ seems to not want to investigate anyone with an "R" next to their name. AZLD4Candidate Jan 2023 #17

There is a systemic allergy dalton99a Jan 2023 #32

Not because he is innocent RussBLib Jan 2023 #42

Maybe DOJ planted him Nittersing Jan 2023 #52

Deripaska's nephew is his main funder, probably his only funder. lark Jan 2023 #16

You mean Mr. Deripaska who had the top FBI agent McGonigal, who was in charge of investigating ... Botany Jan 2023 #19

Absolutely!!! lark Jan 2023 #22

2 things Manafort also sent data to Kilimnik (russian agent) too Botany Jan 2023 #24

I forgot about Kilmnik. lark Jan 2023 #26

So many moving pieces hard to keep up but just remember: Botany Jan 2023 #34

The oligarchs may change, but the head mad dog, Putin, is the same. lark Jan 2023 #36

Putin, the FSB, Cambridge Analytica, and Facebook tested out their rat fucking skills in getting ... Botany Jan 2023 #37

And they will be helping tfg in 2024 along with another murdering oligarch, MBS. lark Jan 2023 #38

And they worked for Trump in 2020 too Botany Jan 2023 #41

Someone slipped Santos some serious money. Kid Berwyn Jan 2023 #18

Pick him up and LOCK him up! calimary Jan 2023 #20

He was a thieving nutbag before he got noticed in politics. Eyeball_Kid Jan 2023 #21

We need Maxwell Smart to defeat the Chaos agents! dclarston13 Jan 2023 #23

Guessing that's why Garland's DOJ has stopped all outside investigations into him SledDriver Jan 2023 #25

MSNBC, at 9:56 est announced Santos just offered to recuse himself from his two committees. n/t allegorical oracle Jan 2023 #27

"Temporarily," but "offered" to McCarthy and accepted. Hortensis Jan 2023 #56

Regardless of how George Santos slithered through the cracks and tricked voters into voting for him, LaMouffette Jan 2023 #28

I'm begining to think that McCarthy knows that DeVolder/Santos is a Russian backed chaos agent ... Botany Jan 2023 #31

And a white nationalist alfredo Jan 2023 #47

I think you're right. It certainly seems they're fine with Russia destroying American democracy, LaMouffette Jan 2023 #57

Perhaps. Or maybe Georgie Boy is just an ambitious little liar. Martin68 Jan 2023 #33

Santos or whoever he is will be long gone before they can finish the investigation dalton99a Jan 2023 #35

wonder if this is another aka. Also Kown As? AllaN01Bear Jan 2023 #40

This smells really bad. Why has the Mueller report not been un-redacted yet? Time for truth. n/t Evolve Dammit Jan 2023 #43

The real installed agents moreland01 Jan 2023 #48

I like horses do you? Botany Jan 2023 #50

I want to live in the screenplay other people seem to be living in Sympthsical Jan 2023 #49

I think someone with major backing would have created a tighter life story muriel_volestrangler Jan 2023 #53

I disagree. That crazy ass mother fucker is exactly who they (I would guess Russians) wanted. Botany Jan 2023 #54

It's political gossip, but it's not "America". muriel_volestrangler Jan 2023 #55