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riversedge

(70,264 posts)
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 01:04 PM Dec 2017

Brian Calle, whos running LA Weekly now,...how they want their people to infiltrate civic life & d

Not living on the West coast, I do not this weekly. But some might. Not good.



April Wolfe?Verified account @AWolfeful

Well, isn’t this interesting? Brian Calle, who’s running LA Weekly now, worked for years and was an officer at the Claremont Institute. Their mission statement lays out exactly how they want their people to infiltrate civic life & “defeat progressivism.” Maybe thru a newspaper??




















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WaterBluSky? @MsMariaT
Dec 2

You do know Brian Calle is tied to #TrumpRussia right? Also, look up one of the new owners, Makarechian, and his organization called GenNext: here's a sampling of what they do (spoiler alert: they're shadow brokers):
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Brian Calle is also followed by Artem Klyushin; prolly just a coincidence though 😉



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Dec 2

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Otto Von Biz Markie
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Here's an article that Brian Calle wrote that starts "Putin had no choice but to annex Crimea." And then he actually compares Putin's fraudulent approval ratings with Obama's as a point of argument why invading a foreign territory is morally correct. http://www.ocregister.com/2014/03/30/arthur-b-laffer-brian-calle-advantage-putin/
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Brian Calle, whos running LA Weekly now,...how they want their people to infiltrate civic life & d (Original Post) riversedge Dec 2017 OP
Charles P. Pierce--- This LA Weekly story gets worse by the hour. riversedge Dec 2017 #1
And by the way it was the bible for many of us for years flamingdem Dec 2017 #3
I am sorry you have lost your Weekly. Stay strong. riversedge Dec 2017 #7
Thanks, will spread the word flamingdem Dec 2017 #2
Thanks. We all need to post stuff like this on our social media accounts. riversedge Dec 2017 #6
sounds like they are taking over alternative weeklies DBoon Dec 2017 #4
LAist: gone. LAWeekly: gone. I've lived here 40+ years and don't remember ever feeling this disconne riversedge Dec 2017 #5
Civic infiltration should be a kitchen table term by now. Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #8

riversedge

(70,264 posts)
1. Charles P. Pierce--- This LA Weekly story gets worse by the hour.
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 01:07 PM
Dec 2017

I do trust Pierce............



Charles P. Pierce?Verified account @CharlesPPierce
14h14 hours ago

Charles P. Pierce Retweeted April Wolfe

This LA Weekly story gets worse by the hour.


flamingdem

(39,314 posts)
3. And by the way it was the bible for many of us for years
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 01:08 PM
Dec 2017

though it had gone downhill it still offered good reporting and listings.

DBoon

(22,383 posts)
4. sounds like they are taking over alternative weeklies
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 01:09 PM
Dec 2017

The same way Sinclair is taking over radio stations

riversedge

(70,264 posts)
5. LAist: gone. LAWeekly: gone. I've lived here 40+ years and don't remember ever feeling this disconne
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 01:11 PM
Dec 2017

Wisconsin has no progressive stations outside of Madison or Milwaukee. Radios blare rush, vicki mcKannon (RWcrap) whereever you go.

J. Ess? @OGintheOP
13h13 hours ago
Replying to @CharlesPPierce @madamjujujive

LAist: gone. LAWeekly: gone. I've lived here 40+ years and don't remember ever feeling this disconnected from my city, at least not in this century.



Baitball Blogger

(46,750 posts)
8. Civic infiltration should be a kitchen table term by now.
Mon Dec 4, 2017, 01:28 PM
Dec 2017

They have been doing it in small red communities for some time. Ugly, community development tactics.

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