Mike Ritland

So, for example, it's our Supreme Court that decided, you know, the Bush versus Gore hanging, you know, hanging Chad's, you know, election in the U.S., 20 years ago. In Brazil, the EMB, the election management body, is what's called the TSE. It's basically a subcomponent of their STF Supreme Court. That is the Demorais Voldemort judge who banned X, seized assets from Starlink, and is basically...

So, for example, it's our Supreme Court that decided, you know, the Bush versus Gore hanging, you know, hanging Chad's, you know, election in the U.S., 20 years ago. In Brazil, the EMB, the election management body, is what's called the TSE. It's basically a subcomponent of their STF Supreme Court. That is the Demorais Voldemort judge who banned X, seized assets from Starlink, and is basically...

criminalized pro-Bolsonaro support on Brazilian social media. And they were sought after by USAID. USAID, I have their internal documents where they've, in just a few meetings alone, they'll gather together representatives from 12 different EMBs across the world and have USAID basically convince them, train them on what kind of ways to structure their court or what task forces to set up.

criminalized pro-Bolsonaro support on Brazilian social media. And they were sought after by USAID. USAID, I have their internal documents where they've, in just a few meetings alone, they'll gather together representatives from 12 different EMBs across the world and have USAID basically convince them, train them on what kind of ways to structure their court or what task forces to set up.

criminalized pro-Bolsonaro support on Brazilian social media. And they were sought after by USAID. USAID, I have their internal documents where they've, in just a few meetings alone, they'll gather together representatives from 12 different EMBs across the world and have USAID basically convince them, train them on what kind of ways to structure their court or what task forces to set up.

in the disinformation space in order to allow those courts to have a to not just adjudicate the elections, but to be able to effectively criminalize questioning the elections or speech during the election cycle. This is part of how the power in Brazil of that court expanded to such a huge size.

in the disinformation space in order to allow those courts to have a to not just adjudicate the elections, but to be able to effectively criminalize questioning the elections or speech during the election cycle. This is part of how the power in Brazil of that court expanded to such a huge size.

in the disinformation space in order to allow those courts to have a to not just adjudicate the elections, but to be able to effectively criminalize questioning the elections or speech during the election cycle. This is part of how the power in Brazil of that court expanded to such a huge size.

USAID was pumping money into that whole network around that court, pumping up the academic thought leadership, pumping up the legal advocates who were making pitches to the prosecutors and to the disinformation task force itself. And if they're going after every EMB, election management body in the world, effectively, to get those courts to criminalize populist speech.

USAID was pumping money into that whole network around that court, pumping up the academic thought leadership, pumping up the legal advocates who were making pitches to the prosecutors and to the disinformation task force itself. And if they're going after every EMB, election management body in the world, effectively, to get those courts to criminalize populist speech.

USAID was pumping money into that whole network around that court, pumping up the academic thought leadership, pumping up the legal advocates who were making pitches to the prosecutors and to the disinformation task force itself. And if they're going after every EMB, election management body in the world, effectively, to get those courts to criminalize populist speech.

You can bet your bottom dollar they're doing that to criminalize populist election results. In those same SEPs documents, this is the Political Process Strengthening Center at USAID, In that program, they define the enemy as populism.

You can bet your bottom dollar they're doing that to criminalize populist election results. In those same SEPs documents, this is the Political Process Strengthening Center at USAID, In that program, they define the enemy as populism.

You can bet your bottom dollar they're doing that to criminalize populist election results. In those same SEPs documents, this is the Political Process Strengthening Center at USAID, In that program, they define the enemy as populism.

They say that part of the purpose is to prevent the evolution of populist thought leadership because they define right-wing populism as a threat to democracy because it undermines the efficacy of democratic institutions, U.S.-backed NGOs and civil society institutions in the area. Well, guess what George's view is?

They say that part of the purpose is to prevent the evolution of populist thought leadership because they define right-wing populism as a threat to democracy because it undermines the efficacy of democratic institutions, U.S.-backed NGOs and civil society institutions in the area. Well, guess what George's view is?

They say that part of the purpose is to prevent the evolution of populist thought leadership because they define right-wing populism as a threat to democracy because it undermines the efficacy of democratic institutions, U.S.-backed NGOs and civil society institutions in the area. Well, guess what George's view is?

He's a right-wing populist, or he's a populist at least, however you want to define it. He is, in their view, the virus that the white blood cells of USAID are custom-built to take out. And I just have to stress this point. This was attempted against Donald Trump when he won the 2016 election.

He's a right-wing populist, or he's a populist at least, however you want to define it. He is, in their view, the virus that the white blood cells of USAID are custom-built to take out. And I just have to stress this point. This was attempted against Donald Trump when he won the 2016 election.

He's a right-wing populist, or he's a populist at least, however you want to define it. He is, in their view, the virus that the white blood cells of USAID are custom-built to take out. And I just have to stress this point. This was attempted against Donald Trump when he won the 2016 election.