Thread by @brooklynmarie, Actively assisting, as they have been all along by pushing Kremlin-invented bullshit [...]

Actively assisting, as they have been all along by pushing Kremlin-invented bullshit (George Soros, Ukraine, et cetera.) https://twitter.com/IgnatiusPost/status/1197977432470495233

https://twitter.com/IgnatiusPost/status/1197977432470495233

The George Soros shit was originally weaponized in 2014, when he publicly criticized Putin in this article: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2014/11/20/wake-up-europe/

Putin then weaponized antisemitic conspiracy theories, which have been eagerly pushed by various members of the @GOP since.

Wake Up, Europe | by George Soros

Europe is facing a challenge from Russia to its very existence. Neither the European leaders nor their citizens are fully aware of this challenge or know how best to deal with it.

https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2014/11/20/wake-up-europe/

Then @Facebook followed suit, looking into smearing Soros for the same reason: Soros publicly criticized Facebook. https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/01/facebook-definers-george-soros/

Now you can read the controversial Definers research about George Soros and Facebook – TechCrunch

Facebook is still dealing with the fallout from a New York Times report outlining the company’s strategy to fight back against criticism, particularly its work with Definers Public Affairs, an...

https://techcrunch.com/2018/12/01/facebook-definers-george-soros/

I pointed this out time and again and was accused of being biased against the @GOP. No, I'm biased against white supremacists, because they want me and everyone like me dead. https://www.thedailybeast.com/theres-been-a-george-soros-for-every-era-of-antisemitic-panic

There’s Been a George Soros for Every Era of Anti-Semitic Panic

From Russia to Hungary to, now, Donald Trump’s America, a rising authoritarianism plays on an atavistic European hatred. We live in the Soros Age of Anti-Semitism.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/theres-been-a-george-soros-for-every-era-of-antisemitic-panic

And now my colleagues are getting mailed pipe bombs over it. So great work all around, @Facebook and @GOP https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emilytamkin/soros-anti-semitism-orban-putin-trump

How George Soros Came To Be Blamed For Pretty Much Everything

The story of Soros the man is well known, though perhaps not quite as well known as that of Soros the myth.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emilytamkin/soros-anti-semitism-orban-putin-trump

In conclusion,

You can follow @brooklynmarie.

Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled: