ironically, all of the conspiracy theorists and false flag lovers won't care about this story

Segment starts : "We can't show these super duper secret docs to security folks because seeing them in our hands makes them legally have to act on them."

Segment ends : " We ahowed these super duper fake docs to tons of security folks who all said they were fake."

This is an obvious setup for the inevitable " oh no, Russia is fakezor newez not because we all lied our fucking asses off to the world, but because we were all lied to by docufakers!"

Obvious fake news is obvious. Anti-information voter partisans cut their balls off for the comet predictably on cue.

Brevity is the soul of wit Rachel, this could have been a concise 7 minute story. A very interesting and maybe important one, but I really hate grumbling to myself more than once "get to the point already" while waiting through the journalistic equivalent of a freshman trying to meet the 5 page minimum essay quota.

The thin line between non-news and fake news.

We used to have experts, but the experts became inexpedient, so we all decided all know what we're talking about, all the time, and that has not served us any better.

The problem with this story is that Maddow, as much as I like her, often forgets that basically most of the American public is fucking clueless when it comes to the Trump/Russia treason and how his whole family are basically fucking traitor scum that should be up against a wall somewhere, so when she drops bombs and expects them to leave a crater, she fails to understand that you have to follow some of the background shit to understand why this is a big deal so she really should spend 25 minutes explaining THAT instead of this bullshit posturing thing she does.
Most Americans have a very poor understanding of the depth of what is going on and just how deep the whole Russia rabbit hole really goes, which is largely due to our gutless fucking media who are more interested in letting Trump yank their chain instead of staying on target.
But if it's true that phony documents like this are going out to the media (which various reliable rumors seem to indicate) it's a pretty big deal because it seems to sort of confirm a lot of other rumors. At this point, there seems to be a pretty good chance that the Mueller investigation will result in prosecutions by the end of the year (note: they are hiring prosecutors now, not investigators, and have applied for the kind of government funding and oversight that a commission with charges to level would need) and the fairly reliable, sneaky rumors are that in addition to the financial nonsense Trump has been engaging in, Mueller's investigation has discovered solid evidence of direct collusion between Trump's campaign and Russians to specifically alter the 2016 election. What is in debate is *who* exactly is going to be the initial target. Word floating around is that this FAKE document is attempting to get the media to implicate Jared Kushner (which would play into the theory that Trump is setting him up to take most of the fall, re-establish allegiances with Bannon, and go back to his old circle) when, in actuality, the evidence points more directly to Bannon et al. Basically, a lot of people are in line to be thrown under a very big bus and it seems that, judging from the insanely racist, imperialist, white nationalist-dog whistle speech about "defending the West" that Trump gave in Poland, he is back being besties with Bannon and that crew, who only a few weeks ago looked like they might be losing favor with the inner circle or whatever. So, the real story here is less the phony document (though that's a big deal too) and more *who* is doing it and *why* and what it ironically ends up confirming about the rumors coming out of Washington right now.

This is the woman who

I don't fully understand this story, the Intercept's response, or all of the grousing that's been going on in these comments. Here's what i know.

I love this woman for being boring. This is the woman Sean Hannity, a delusional media drama queen if ever there was has one, has described as a "tinfoil hat wearing conspiracy theorist." A few months ago, she tweeted that she had some Trump tax returns, and then the same day, she calmly and objectively reported on them. There was no smoking gun. It was pretty boring, and social media reacted badly. The left felt cheated. the Right was mocking her for her supposed failed with hunt. (The Right neglected to mention that, unlike the GOPs nine congressional inquiries into Benghazi Maddow's report took one hour, and cost the taxpayers nothing, )

But the funny thing is that, even after all the shit that Maddow was taking from angry trolls, her rating started to go up. And after watching this, I can see why. I love that she just talks for 20 minutes. It's like watching John Oliver, without the jokes. And that means you can watch it and be informed without being terrified. I love the way she avoids making conclusions about whether Trump is in bed with Putin. I love the way she makes sure to let us know that there's nothing inherently wrong with the Intercept taking a position`

Mostly, of course, i love her for not taking the bait.

I think it's important to note that, even if someone is using fake documents about Russia to try to discredit journalists, that doesn't necessarily mean that the trump campaign colluded with Russia.

I hope we don't get too invested in the Russia thing, because I'm sure there will be more. I think we can expect a steady drumpfbeat of scandals, lies, and erratic behavior for as long as President Clownshoes remains in office.