CIA Files: True Stories of U.S Intelligence

Episode 20: CIA Files: Wherein Brandon helps us suss out the finer points of Russia's culture war shenanigans in America


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Brandon walks us through some of the misunderstood, overblown, and under-reported aspects of Russia's long-term efforts to sow derision and division among Americans. How involved was Russia with the NRA? Has the Kremlin been stirring up secessionist movements? And what's up with those crazy Russian dashcam videos? We don't really talk about that last question, but we're still curious.

NRA Infiltrated

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-used-nra-to-help-trump-in-2016-says-senate-intelligence-committee?fbclid=IwAR0qMckztLmcsp7TzK0bmwVl5n3J_dSppQZwfsNp0mKd8ukEe7ykb8tHh74

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/27/764879242/nra-was-foreign-asset-to-russia-ahead-of-2016-new-senate-report-reveals

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/01/nra-russia-investigations-gun-lobby

Maria Butina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Butina

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-sioux-falls-maria-butina-us-news-russia-bc8e1858b424ca5d5d6119a53facfcdd

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Erickson_(activist)

CALEXIT infiltrated

https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article264043131.html

Texas too (Troll Factory)

https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41853131

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62359884

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_J._Marinelli#Life_in_Russia

Elena Branson

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/russian-american-charged-with-acting-as-spy-in-u-s-1318658/

Republican asked for Russian Help

https://www.newsweek.com/russell-taub-2016-election-rhode-island-russia-intelligence-fec-trump-1681742

Russian Open support for succession movements

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/what-s-behind-russian-support-world-s-separatist-movements-n614196

Bots misinformation

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/social-media/russian-trolls-flood-twitter-after-parkland-shooting-n848471

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