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muriel_volestrangler

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1. So amongst that, it looks like "secretly interfere with elections to promote pro-Trump parties"

Reply to yaesu (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2026, 06:43 AM

Yesterday

exposing adversary behavior, elevating local voices who support American interests, and promoting what it calls “telling America’s story”

"Local voices who support American interests" means people like Orban or Farage. But pay locals to be the face of it, so it's not blindingly obvious. Why not - it worked for Putin in the US.

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SA nepo baby Elon "Nazi" musk named head of Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda [View all] yaesu Yesterday OP

So amongst that, it looks like "secretly interfere with elections to promote pro-Trump parties" muriel_volestrangler Yesterday #1

Did Rubio and Musk intentionally publicize this? Propaganda is most effective when it remains a secret. sop Yesterday #2

In other words, use the sewer of lies that is X to undermine the facts being disseminated by other countries. Lonestarblue Yesterday #3

Our embassies can do whatever they want. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #4

"...campaigns against foreign propaganda..." Dr. T Yesterday #5