Russia is running an information campaign against the US. That's not news.<p>If you wonder why things are so strange, why the news makes no sense, why everyone thinks everything is terrible, why political polarization is so high, and why we're at each other's throats... this is part of why.<p>It's not just Russia. There are other information campaigns going on. China and Iran are running them. Both the Democratic and Republican parties are running them. But Russia's is one of the big ones.