@3967703f 

They're Russian assets. Putin is feeding them the words they are saying on the House floor. Some are just ignorant and naive. Others are actually complicit in Putin's goals. 

 @098a11ae @e814e036 
Yes. It's driven by the need for power and control. And that's fueled by money. With a handful of exceptions (Jesus, Ghandi) you don't have power without money. 

 @098a11ae @e814e036 
That doesn't mean that revenue isn't important. Cable TV is dying, but they're trying to die as slowly as possible. 

 @098a11ae @e814e036 
Clicks are ad revenue. Rupert Murdock has a team he's supporting, but only after he takes care of himself. 

 @e814e036 
I give them credit for making the effort to incite the news media to do its job. But clicks are clicks, so expect more legitimizing of absurd positions.