About this episode
The episode discusses a smear campaign against Graham Platner amidst a competitive Senate race and highlights demands for the release of an American citizen by a U.S. senator.
A growing smear campaign targeting Graham Platner is drawing fresh scrutiny as Democrats grapple with a competitive Senate race and new questions emerge about the motives behind the attacks. Meanwhile, a U.S. senator is demanding the release of an American citizen seized by the IDF in the West Bank, while +972 Magazine publishes another investigation into alleged Israeli influence operations aimed at shaping U.S. public opinion. "Thanks to today's sponsors: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at shopify.com/tyt Get 40% OFF the Ground News Vantage Plan when you sign up at ground.news/tyt Stay informed without the media spin at ground.news/tyt Visit www.sleep.me/tyt to get up to $255 off your Chilipad 2.0 with code TYT Use less data, get paid by switching to Noble Mobile: https://go.tyt.com/getnoble " Hosts: Sharon Reed, Cenk Uygur, Mark Thompson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Cenk Uygur, Sharon Reed, Mark Thompson
Topics covered
- smear campaign
- Senate race
- Israeli influence
- public opinion
- political scrutiny
Keywords
- smear campaign
- Graham Platner
- Senate race
- IDF
- Israeli influence
- politics
- public opinion
Sponsors
Shopify, Ground News, Sleep.me, Noble Mobile
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: IDF, +972 Magazine
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