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It really is this astroturfing, bottom up. when lies spread faster and further than facts on social media, so the information operations seeding a lie amid a narrative bottom up. in my case it was journalist equals criminal. and the same lie a year later top down from president duterte himself a week later we got our first subpoena, there were 14 investigations and by january 18 the first shutdown for rapler. it is all same methodology whether it is the philippines against me or whether it is st...

>> it already is, stephanie. first, thanks for having me, but just listening to kind of, you know weve heard earlier, you doubled down -- thats exactly the kind of incentive structure our communications our information systems encourage. and it is not a surprise, thats the behavior that we see. >> so youve also witnessed what happens when there is a dissent against a dictator. we are having things happen here now a squashing speech, dont say gay. whats -- why is this happening, and what could it...

You know weve heard earlier, you doubled down -- thats exactly the kind of incentive structure our communications our information systems encourage. and it is not a surprise, thats the behavior that we see. >> so youve also witnessed what happens when there is a dissent against a dictator. we are having things happen here now a squashing speech, dont say gay. whats -- why is this happening, and what could it mean? >> well look, look at it this way, its not particular forms a speech as much as th...

That who arent just fringe people is much, much harder today given our social media world and how this makes it more acceptable in certain corners. >> is it enough to say i condemn the violence, it was a brutal attack, it should never happen to anybody or does it have to go beyond that to condemn anyone, even your colleagues, powerful colleagues. condemn them if they spread that conspiracy. >> id sure like to see more of that. thats things that can happen publicly and privately. when i worked in...

Or some other streaming outlets. theyre not going on those things that have allowed members of congress who are in say their second term to be considered superstars as opposed to your daily committee chair or subcommittee chair who works hard, who cant get that notice, who cant raise that money and arent political celebrities. >> i understand the incentive structure has got us to that point, but is there a fear among the people who are spreading these conspiracies that ultimately that danger, th...

That and well find a way to put a stop to it. and the first thing is by putting a stop and closing up that border. its gut wrenching buck whenpe you send the wide open signal,n you send the wide open signal to criminals and the depth of depravity is shocking. yet this administration has spun this as a humanitarian way to to allow people to enter our country. >> well, what sarah s reportingod shows everybody and honestly, anyone whos been paying attention to the border sees this. and its been the...

Will just keep them there and they will not be free ever again. >> and well del rio, kept his distance not talking to the media as concerns and the response to the border crisis continue to mount. ashley, todd appearance be dude tough stuff to hear that there my marianne rafferty for a spirit and the border is the biggest national security america is facing right now, li. speak with the approach to the border is unethical, it is unmoral and also deeply cynical as a matter of politics. they could...

Was this just good sportsmanship on your part or is it an outright endorsement? >> i hold the seat that gerald ford held from 1949 to 1973 and i think what would ford have done in these circumstances? i find it ironic that many on the anti-trump side of the aisle are frustrated that i didnt act like donald trump and that i conceded the election. that i wasnt a sore loser. that i congratulated my opponent. to me that is just being a civil, courteous person and should be the bare minimum we expect...

Cultural, mt. rushmore-type figures. and its difficult to know in the moment who those kinds of people are in part because -- i think the twitter point or the social media point is a good one. the incentive structure we have today, it values being performative over integrity. it values -- it rewards people for how many -- negative attention is better than no attention. you saw that in the white house for four years. we see that in all sorts of other places. and if you can get a big following and...

Nostalgia problem here. we have this quasi-memory of these people, but russell paid a price for the things he did. arthur ashe paid a price. lots of people -- its a sign of their success that we think back on them and say, these are sort of cultural -- mount rushmore type figures. its difficult to know in the moment whos those people are in part because, i think the 20 point is really important. the incentive structure we have todays, it values being performative over having and integrity. it re...