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WHAT she says (03/13, she worried about “US-funded bio labs” being hit by Russian forces and that she was “deeply concerned” about claims of Ukrainian bio weapons; when she knows the labs are focused on getting rid of biological weapons but then later claimed she was misunderstood and claiming that her concern was about accidental releases of pathogens) and WHAT she does (appearing on Tucker Carlson’s right wing smear fest to claim she’s a victim of Mitt Romney all the while repeating Russian talking points) and and with whom she is associated (Russian state tv anchors, Conspiracy monger Tucker Carlson).

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I'm not sure what to make of that. You make a lot of strong charges/assertions/conclusions without backup. You give the impression of being a rabid McCarthyist; I hope I'm wrong.

Regarding Ukrainian bio-labs, I'm going to search a bit and see what the "other side" has to say, and (hopefully) come back and add a link so we can compare it to what Tulsi says.

EDIT: Here is an article from Sputnik News (owned by the Russian government) from March 31, retailing what the Russian Minister of Defense said, naming the names of alleged Americans involved in Ukrainian bio-weapons research:

https://sputniknews.com/20220331/who-are-the-americans-coordinating-bioweapons-research-in-ukraine-labs-1094370470.html

I haven't read this; I barely skimmed it, but I'll get back to it later.

But my earlier question seems worth repeating:

Whose fake news do you believe?

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You make a wild frothing reference to "the Russian Army's agitprop section," sort of like that famous wizard saying, "Don't look behind that curtain!"

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Yup, he's just like Professor Oz. Pulling levers and pushing buttons of illusion.

It's not really frothy enough.

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Your right, sort of like stale beer

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John - I asked you to substantiate the view that reinstating Glass Steagall would address 21st century banking abuses.

And I agree that better, deeper and broader regulation would be appropriate. I think Gabbard's promotion of reinstating Glass-Steagall is at best sentimental, at worst poorly informed, and in any event probably not much of an answer to contemporary banking issues.

If you want to find out why liquidity has become the compass point for FDIC insurance, as opposed to specifically-directed asset portfolios set by law, here's a helpful piece of information from the FDIC.

https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/safety/manual/section6-1.pdf

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I like Tulsi, except when she parrots Russian talking points…

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