We were honored to have journalist Paul Niland join us on our 25th episode.
In Hellscape, I went over my article about the disinformation operation surrounding AlfaBank — no punches were pulled.
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Paul Niland is a reporter whose work appears in Byline Times and the Atlantic Council. He is also the founder of Lifeline Ukraine, a national, professional, suicide prevention and mental health support hotline, operating 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Ukraine too often loses veterans to suicide, and this problem needed to be addressed, Lifeline Ukraine was established to provide help for veterans and their family members first and foremost, the hotline now serves all people from Ukraine in any language they chose. Niland is an Irish writer, commentator, and businessman who has been a resident of Ukraine for almost 20 years.
The project was initiated in 2019 at the request of the then Acting Minister of Health, Dr. Ulana Suprun. The project also enjoys support from the Ministries of Veterans’ Affairs, the Ministry of Social Policy, and the Ministry of Defense.
Paul Niland lives in Kyiv, and is a mental-health war correspondent. He runs Lifeline Ukraine, the country’s first suicide and mental health services provider, and in our conversation he explains what it is like on the ground in Ukraine, the ground war and what he sees happening next.
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:31 - Heidi Cuda’s Frontloaded
8:19 - Word Phrase of the Week: “Food Security”
13:09 - Why it Matters by High Fidelity
23:17 - Brief Legal Briefs with Sean Conner
32:23 - Jim Stewartson's Hellscape
54:27 - Interview with Paul Niland
1:46:07 - Wrap Up
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Guest socials: Twitter: @paulniland Website: LifelineUkraine
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Jim, According to Eric Garland and Zev Shalev on Zev's podcast "Narativ", the Alfa Bank info was pushed by Sussman for the Clinton campaign. Sussman brought it to the attention of Baker, the lawyer for the FBI, claiming he was acting independently and not for the campaign. The info was false and it has backfired on the DEMS.
So it appears from what I heard on "Narrativ" that Sussman and co. handed Trump and the GOP a gift on a silver platter. The DEMS could have promoted true info about Trump-Russia, instead they promoted this bogus info and did so in an improper way. This situation/case has caused a lot of distraction from the fact that Trump is a criminal working with other criminals to undermine democracy in the USA.
Apparently, Flynn was more effective in enlisting the aid of the FBI to creat an "October surprise" in the 2016 race. According to Eric Garland and Zev, the FBI being politisized by either and both sides is a major problem that needs to be fixed.
Awesome episode. Interview, graphics, why it matters… I hope you’re feeling better today.