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It's been real, king. We'll always have that time when -- just as OPCW's Syria cover-up was exposed -- Bellingcat quietly deleted a claim that it "partners" w/ OPCW,

The organization that censored its own investigation and scientists in the April 2018 Douma probe wants us to pretend that it has any credibility to weigh in on others, and

Now that @Bellingcat has admitted that it published disinformation (https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1321848573680619522?s=20), let's look at those who tried to accuse others of doing what Bellingcat in fact did themselves, and eve

Look at @EliotHiggins' "response": he won't answer my question (https://twitter.com/aaronjmate/status/1321123817863917568?s=20), but he will try to weasel his way out of it by impugning me to others.I'd say he's ge

1/ One of Russiagate's biggest conspiracy theories is that Konstantin Kilimnik is a Russian spy who shared sensitive Trump polling data w/ Russia.This interview by @JakeTapper of ex-Trump aide Rick

This interview w/ William Barnett, FBI agent on Mueller team, is devastating. He says Flynn case theory was "supposition on supposition" & that he wanted off of it. Also says

One of my favorite Stephen Cohen moments is this 2018 debate w/ chickenhawk @MaxBoot. Steve gave Boot (& @andersoncooper) a clinic in history & civil debate. Full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb4ryRqJPe8&featu

Russiagate disinformation isn't just paranoid & deranged, it's racist. Here @DanaBashCNN asks @AdamSchiff whether "Russia is trying to fuel" Black Lives Matter protests. Schiff responds that Russia "exploited"

Author of "In Defense of Looting" says the idea that "the small business owner must be respected" and "is part of the community" is really "a right-wing myth" that has

.@matthewacole & James Risen of @theintercept write that NYT "disclos[ed] that Russia paid bounties to the Taliban." NYT didn't "disclose" that Russian paid bounties; it *alleged* it. Big difference. Especially

Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) spoke some much-needed sense to @billmaher Friday. Here he urges people to avoid blind acceptance of US intel claims on Russiagate: On Bill Maher's show, Olive Stone

New -- one of the most important pieces I've written: OPCW leaks suggest that the US bombed Syria on false grounds, and the US media is ignoring the veteran scientists