The Life and Times of a "Russian Propagandist"
RT and Sputnik weren’t closed for getting it wrong. They were closed for getting it right. For the last 5 years, I hosted Fault Lines, the flagship show of radio Sputnik in Washington DC, 105.5FM. Monday through Friday, from 7am to 10am, as Americans drove to work, ate breakfast, got in their morning workout - my voice slid into their ears and infected their minds with strange and subversive words that painted a tapestry of ideas that were internalized by a vulnerable public creating waves of social discontent that challenged the activities and narratives of the state. According to the US government, I am a dangerous man. So dangerous and subversive that last month, the Biden administration passed sanctions to force the network, under penalty of fines or imprisonment, to finally turn off the mics and shutter the doors. That misfortune notwithstanding, I have said before and I will repeat it here; manning the helm of Fault Lines has been the honor of my life. And while undoubtedly some will be ticked pink and mock the firing of damn good people, it will not change, touch or in any way resolve the fundamental dilemma confronting the state that destroying Russia Today (RT) and Sputnik in the U.S. seeks to mitigate. Truth. The problem is the inconvenience of truth. Von Jamarl Thomas Black Agenda Report 30.10.2024
