At the center of the New York Times reporting are Sofia LaRocca and Beau Maier, photographed here in Las Vegas for a 2020 Democratic primary debate. "They had insinuated themselves into the fabric of progressive movements in the West," the paper reports. (Photo: Screenshot via the Times)
Posted in Arizona Dirty Tricks Republicans

Right-wing ‘spies’ with deep pockets infiltrated Democratic Party across West

‘This Is Bonkers’ “Wyoming’s far-right promotes tinfoil-hat conspiracy theories,” said one of the operation’s targets. “It makes sense that they would use spies to try to attack their opposition or uncover some imagined liberal plot.” by…

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Posted in Arizona Dirty Tricks Politics

Facebook let pro-Trump group pose as leftists to split Democratic vote

Republican Troll Farm in Phoenix “This is a story about Facebook, the FEC, and broken systems,” said a former Facebook employee. “Now it’s time for the FEC to prove that perverting justice has consequences.” by Julia…

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Posted in Columns Dirty Tricks News Politics Wade Rathke

O’Keefe, dirty tricks, and spies

New Orleans    When you’re wrong, it’s best to spit it out and get it over, and, boy, have I been wrong about this one. I keep saying that James O’Keefe and his so-called Project Veritas…

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Posted in Common Dreams Dirty Tricks Labor News Politics Privacy

Erik Prince recruited ex-spies to help Project Veritas infiltrate groups ‘hostile’ to Trump agenda

“They didn’t succeed in their attempt to hurt our union,” said American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, “but note what the right wing will do to try to eliminate workers’ voice.”   By Jessica Corbett,…

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