NPR affiliate’s news report on an Atlanta progressive is “a racist hit piece” and a “smear campaign…”

From “the things you can run over on Twitter file”: Straight from the progressives, this is pretty funny stuff and makes for a good grin on a Friday.

WABE News @WABENews, an Atlanta NPR affiliate, by our judgment it’s further left than NPR itself – and far less balanced – ran a story the other day about a very far left Atlanta activist, Anoa Changa @TheWayWithAnona, who apparently spreads the progressive message on the Russian-funded Sputnik radio.

The WABE reporter, Johnny Kaufman explains Sputnik radio for the unaware:

“A report released in January by the FBI, National Security Agency and CIA called Sputnik and the TV network RT, formerly Russia Today, part of “Russia’s state-run propaganda machine.”

The report titled, “Assessing Russian Activities and Intentions in US Elections” links Sputnik to Russia’s broader efforts to influence the 2016 election, noting it served as “a platform for Kremlin messaging to Russian and international audiences.”

“Those platforms are set up for the sole purpose of promoting the Kremlin line,” said Robert Orttung, an associate research professor of international affairs at The George Washington University.

It’s not that activist Changa denies using the Russian radio outlet and Kaufman tells us “Changa doesn’t plan to stop appearing on Sputnik programs.

The two shows where she’s a regular, “By Any Means Necessary” and “Loud & Clear,” are a place where she’s comfortable talking about issues important to her, like police brutality, voter suppression and corporate influence in the Democratic Party. The shows, Changa said, are independent. She trusts their hosts and producers.

“If there’s a space available to occupy and get that voice across,” said Changa, “then we should take it.”

You can read the entire story here.

But, leftist supporters of Changa – members of the Metro Atlanta Democratic Socialists @MetroAtlDSA no less – are having a major cow over the report and are in their third day of attacking the leftist NPR station for…wait, wait, wait “the racist hit piece.”

Comrade Changa you see, is a black woman.

From the Metro Atlanta DSA site:

“In the proto-fascist milieu of contemporary American politics, it is vitally important that we lift up voices of color and support women like Anoa who stand in resolute defiance of white supremacy”.

Today I see that the Metro Atlanta DSA has posted another dig at WABE News that includes a knock off of the MAGA caps worn by conservative Trump supporters that reads: “Make NPR for Old Racists again.” Oh, my sides.

“The smear against her is grotesque but also transparent – the ruling classes will not let go of power easily. We’re grateful to women like Anoa who put themselves at risk to stand up to the 1% and we are grateful for the opportunity to support her in that fight” says the DSA.

I don’t have time to post all of the Twitter posts by the DSA, but just know they are calling this a “smear campaign…”

It’s a hoot if you have time to look around. BTW: When did American commies start avoiding Russian commies? Is the hammer and sickle logo now “so last year?”