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Marsha Blackburn was regularly on Tenet Media outlets - Andy Ogles parroted Tenet talking points - Russian dupes
Link to tweet
Rep. Gloria Johnson
When your US Senator and Congressman aren’t smart enough to know they are being used as tools for Russia (or worse, they do know) they put our country at risk. Send Marsha Blackburn home on November 5. I won’t be talking to Russian propagandists, I’ll be talking to TN families.
When your US Senator and Congressman aren’t smart enough to know they are being used as tools for Russia (or worse, they do know) they put our country at risk. Send Marsha Blackburn home on November 5. I won’t be talking to Russian propagandists, I’ll be talking to TN families.
Keel Hunt
“…U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles have regularly amplified talking points from Tenet’s talking heads. Blackburn appeared on several podcast episodes with Chen in 2021 and 2022.“
The unfolding story of Russia, Tenet, and their dupes…
https://nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/tenet-media-russian-propaganda/article_2f5f1514-6ba5-11ef-a6bb-73b376b81c8a.html
Federal Prosecutors: Tenet Media Makes ‘Covert’ Russian Propaganda
The Nashville media company has reached hundreds of thousands with its pool of right-wing influencers
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In 2022, Johnson encouraged Williamson County students to fight the “culture war” with memes and ridicule at a Turning Point USA event in Franklin. Tennessee Republican leaders including U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles have regularly amplified talking points from Tenet’s talking heads. Blackburn also appeared on several podcast episodes with Chen in 2021 and 2022.
This isn't the first time Tennessee has been tied to Russian propaganda efforts. As reported by the Nashville Banner, local attorney G. Kline Preston IV and conservative pundit Steve Gill both served as “foreign observers” of Russian elections in occupied Ukrainian territories in 2023.
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(edited because I missed the mention of Blackburn and Ogles in the body of the article - Dennis)The Nashville media company has reached hundreds of thousands with its pool of right-wing influencers
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In 2022, Johnson encouraged Williamson County students to fight the “culture war” with memes and ridicule at a Turning Point USA event in Franklin. Tennessee Republican leaders including U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles have regularly amplified talking points from Tenet’s talking heads. Blackburn also appeared on several podcast episodes with Chen in 2021 and 2022.
This isn't the first time Tennessee has been tied to Russian propaganda efforts. As reported by the Nashville Banner, local attorney G. Kline Preston IV and conservative pundit Steve Gill both served as “foreign observers” of Russian elections in occupied Ukrainian territories in 2023.
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