Noise Pollution | Amanda Moore

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THERE WERE MORE than just the usual politicos and newscasters on hand at the Democratic National Convention late last month; a menagerie of desperate right-wing misfits and career grifters also descended on Chicago, hoping to sow discord and confusion. Serial scammer James O’Keefe, known for founding the fraudulent “investigative” organization Project Veritas, decked himself out in Kamala Harris gear as he went “undercover” inside the convention, hoping to dig up (or fabricate) a scandal. MyPillow CEO and Donald Trump lackey Mike Lindell announced that he would be shaving his beloved mustache in an attempt to infiltrate the event as well—and invited viewers to pay two dollars to watch him livestream it. He set up shop near the entrance, only to immediately break character by antagonizing CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan. Rudy Giuliani, meanwhile, inserted himself wherever he could, hoping to witness the “pure communist” goings on. It wasn’t just the right’s media class that felt compelled to lay

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Noise Pollution | Amanda Moore

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