Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Technology Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Supported by ByKevin Roose Sept. 25, 2018 To an untrained eye, USAReally might look like any other fledgling news organization vying for attention in a crowded media landscape. Its website publishes a steady stream of stories on hot-button political issues like race, immigration and income inequality. It has reader polls, a video section and a daily podcast. But this is no ordinary media start-up. USAReally is based in Moscow and has received funding from the Federal News Agency, a Russian media conglomerate with ties to the Internet Research Agency, the “troll farm” whose employees were indicted by the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, for interfering in the 2016 presidential election. Caught flat-footed by the influence campaigns of 2016, intelligence agencies and tech companies in … [Read more...] about Is a New Russian Meddling Tactic Hiding in Plain Sight?
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Google foe pays in rubles, gets Google to run ‘Russian troll ads’
By Ethan Baron | [email protected] | Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: September 4, 2018 at 4:07 pm | UPDATED: September 4, 2018 at 4:08 pm A mysterious and persistent enemy of Google set the company up in an elaborate scheme designed to show that it is unwilling or unable to keep Russian political operatives out of its lucrative digital advertising business. If Google foe Campaign for Accountability is to be believed, it succeeded. If Google is to be believed, the group’s ad project was a stunt that didn’t live up to its billing. Campaign for Accountability — whose funders other than Google’s bitter rival Oracle remain a closely guarded secret — orchestrated an ad campaign it claimed mimicked the tactics of the Russian election meddlers who infested Silicon Valley tech companies’ social media platforms during the most-recent presidential campaign, the group said in a report Tuesday. “For months, Google has trumpeted … [Read more...] about Google foe pays in rubles, gets Google to run ‘Russian troll ads’
Russian firm indicted in special counsel probe cites Kavanaugh decision to argue that charge should be dismissed
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Inside the tropical paradise that’s like something out of a James Bond movie, where a Trump associate had a secret meeting with a Russian and the Emirati crown prince
caption A beach in the Seychelles. source Jean-Marie Hullot/Flickr A top secret meeting. A far-flung tropical archipelago. International political intrigue involving President Donald Trump. While it might sound like the tagline for an upcoming spy movie, these are the details of a newly disclosed meeting that took place in the Seychelles Islands between a Trump-linked private security entrepreneur, a Russian CEO, and a representative of the United Arab Emirates, according to The New York Times. Special counsel Robert Mueller has looked into the meeting in the Russia investigation, and has reportedly gathered evidence that its purpose was to establish a back-channel of communication between the incoming Trump administration and the Kremlin. But the Seychelles Islands where the meeting took place are themselves a fascinating yet little-known location. Here’s a look at why these beautiful islands off the coast of Africa were chosen to host … [Read more...] about Inside the tropical paradise that’s like something out of a James Bond movie, where a Trump associate had a secret meeting with a Russian and the Emirati crown prince
26 Maps That Show How Ethnic Groups Are Divided Across America
The United States may be a melting pot, but many ancestry groups still stick together. Irish-Americans are everywhere in the North East, but almost nowhere in the South West. Meanwhile, there are hardly any Mexican-Americans in New England. Maps of the largest ancestry and racial groups in America based on the American Community Survey can be found in a book called “Ancestry & Ethnicity in America.” With permission from Grey House Publishing, we’re posting them here. 49,840,035 Germans live mostly in the Midwest. From 'Ancestry & Ethnicity in America' based on the American Community Survey (2006 -- 2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race. 35,751,251 Irish are strongest in the North East. From 'Ancestry & Ethnicity in America' based on the American Community Survey (2006 -- 2010 Five Year Estimate). Respondents could name more than one ancestry group or race. 31,798,258 Mexicans are … [Read more...] about 26 Maps That Show How Ethnic Groups Are Divided Across America