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AZLD4Candidate

(5,570 posts)
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:48 PM Feb 2022

Russian trolls are all over internet now. Here is their MO

01: Why isn't Biden securing the US borders but is concerned with Europe?
02: Anyone who speaks out against Putin supports Nazis and Fascism.
03: Biden is helping Ukraine because of his drug-addicted son.
04: Pro-Trump arguments.

It's all red herring, argumentum ad absurdum, deflection, and ad hominem.

If you see it here, please alert immediately. And if they are under 100 posts, contact MIRT. We in MIRT have been told to look out for it. If you suspect a troll, even if it's a long time poster, ALERT immediately.

#StandwithUkraine

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Russian trolls are all over internet now. Here is their MO (Original Post) AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 OP
If you are selected for jury, PLEASE remove such posts! SheltieLover Feb 2022 #1
+++++ proud patriot Feb 2022 #121
Thanks for the heads up relayerbob Feb 2022 #2
Those are Republican talking points. gab13by13 Feb 2022 #3
Republican. . .Russian. Any difference these days? AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #5
NYET Leghorn21 Feb 2022 #12
Not hard AT ALL. calimary Feb 2022 #26
+1 peppertree Feb 2022 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author ShazzieB Feb 2022 #89
Not much. "Independent" Qanon rightwankers are even worse. Grokenstein Feb 2022 #51
Do they still worship Ronald Reagan MadameButterfly Feb 2022 #63
Seems as if St Ronnie has fallen from grace SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #102
Wow. Have they erased MadameButterfly Feb 2022 #141
The rich and the dumb? czarjak Feb 2022 #114
The rich and the dumb? czarjak Feb 2022 #119
Thx...gotta do our part. Also if on twitter FB or other platforms please do the same PortTack Feb 2022 #4
Interesting! peggysue2 Feb 2022 #6
Seeing Russian trolls and magat sympathizers all over Twitter C_U_L8R Feb 2022 #7
Wouldn't you think Twitter would be able to block them so you wouldn't have to? Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #10
Based on content, they can block anybody, but.... reACTIONary Feb 2022 #54
I'm seeing the same. yardwork Feb 2022 #13
there's # sedition trackers , why not # troll tracker's .com ? monkeyman1 Feb 2022 #109
Yes. You are correct. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2022 #8
Interesting, I have not come across anything of the sort Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #9
I haven't either. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #14
I must have missed that one Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #19
Be glad. nt BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #42
Yes, be glad. ShazzieB Feb 2022 #80
It was. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #81
I saw a lot on the Yahoo sports page in the article where Dominik Hasek blasted goalie Alex Ovechkin AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #15
I don't really take Yahoo pages very seriously and don't visit them Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #17
Ditto. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #82
Here's one, if you have the stomach, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #16
If you know or assume that the members of the page are trolls or crazies Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #18
Always good to know what the enemy is saying. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #20
I don't care what the enemy is saying Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #21
Well, then that post wasn't meant for you so just give it a rest. nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #27
Guess I'm not allowed an opinion? Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #29
Never said such a thing, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #33
Thank you for doing the recon. Now we don't have to unless we want to wallow for ourselves Marcuse Feb 2022 #78
But it's most useful to know what they're saying calimary Feb 2022 #28
+100. nt MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #35
Completely agree. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #44
For the same reason that I listen to the whackworld rundown. It is important to niyad Feb 2022 #45
Oh, okay Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #49
Intelligence is knowledge, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #53
Okay Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #55
Jesus sammythecat Feb 2022 #57
I already know the trolls and crazies are going to troll and say crazy things Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #59
So US Intelligence agencies, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #61
+1 sheshe2 Feb 2022 #79
That's what they are paid to do Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #84
No problem. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #86
I don't think they're wasting their time listening to Fox or other similar outlets. nt BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #92
Nobody's telling you to "waste" your time confirming that trolls are trolling. ShazzieB Feb 2022 #83
What is your big deal with my response Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #85
Ah, deflection. ShazzieB Feb 2022 #87
Ah, can't come up with an answer Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #88
No need. 😇 ShazzieB Feb 2022 #90
Please do put me on your ignore list Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #91
You will be the first person I have ever "ignored" on DU as well Kittycatkat Feb 2022 #135
Good for you Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #136
Wow, I've been here for years, and I still don't have an ignore list. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #140
Hide5 is the refuge for the RW assholes that used to infest Disussionist. hadEnuf Feb 2022 #96
I swear I'll never visit that cesspool again, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #99
trump didnt need a new system, he could have just gone there. SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #125
I heard it in person yesterday at the gas station. xmas74 Feb 2022 #40
RW radio is pushing the Nazi angle wnylib Feb 2022 #65
I'm in Missouri xmas74 Feb 2022 #72
Try NPR Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #105
I listen to The Bridge xmas74 Feb 2022 #118
Me, too, but thank god for DU or I'd go nuts. MO is totally red. Sucks, big time. XacerbatedDem Feb 2022 #129
Try living next to a military base in Missouri. xmas74 Feb 2022 #132
I'm ex-military, stationed 2 years at Ft. Sill, OK. Know exactly what you mean. XacerbatedDem Feb 2022 #133
I was on a DU jury for one yesterday or the day before. TomSlick Feb 2022 #67
In the last week, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #73
Happens a lot on Facebook. Often posts on news items, or in response to a friend with many followers GoneOffShore Feb 2022 #137
I don't see much of anything like that on my Facebook page. Sherman A1 Feb 2022 #139
heh twitter.. Sapient Donkey Feb 2022 #143
Thanks. yardwork Feb 2022 #11
Add calling Ukraine corrupt Nazis to your list. gibraltar72 Feb 2022 #22
you have the right to trash any thread . there is a button for that . AllaN01Bear Feb 2022 #23
True. But that is no substitute for alerting to have a jury take a look. TomSlick Feb 2022 #75
If you see anything like that anywhere report it and block it. appleannie1 Feb 2022 #24
If that's all they got they will be easy Baitball Blogger Feb 2022 #25
Thanks for that notice, reminder, situational awareness. KPN Feb 2022 #30
Thanks. paleotn Feb 2022 #31
Posting pro-Putin and pro-Trump polls with no commentary greenjar_01 Feb 2022 #32
Can you post a link? BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #93
K & R SunSeeker Feb 2022 #34
Bookmarked! Maru Kitteh Feb 2022 #37
Sounds like the GOP Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 #38
So, how do you contact MIRT? Dan Feb 2022 #39
This message was self-deleted by its author AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #41
Go to Forums and Groups tab... littlemissmartypants Feb 2022 #74
We know it's BS, but the cult will lap it up like starving dogs. Vinca Feb 2022 #43
Yes, I've seen most of them on Twitter Catherine Vincent Feb 2022 #46
Hopefully there will be some sabotage operations on these troll farms soon. Crowman2009 Feb 2022 #47
Or "Anonymous" takes them out durablend Feb 2022 #60
Thanks for this Sunsky Feb 2022 #48
That's it exactly. They are more subtle wnylib Feb 2022 #70
God, they're all over Facebook shrike3 Feb 2022 #50
Putin is concerned with NAzi sympathizers YoshidaYui Feb 2022 #52
He'd be as blind and supportive and tone-deaf as Agent Orange was. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #100
How do we UnderThisLaw Feb 2022 #56
The number-one tell for me is the constant attempt to Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #58
Interesting, almost as soon as I finished typing this a "whatabout" thread Wingus Dingus Feb 2022 #68
Concern for our southern border is all over the comments dflprincess Feb 2022 #62
RepubliQanons are repeating those talking points IronLionZion Feb 2022 #64
Some folks who never once pointed out Russian propaganda on every thread pointing out greenjar_01 Feb 2022 #66
they have been on the internet for the last 4 years and prior. AllaN01Bear Feb 2022 #69
I assume if you still identify as a Republican you have been trolled by Putinistas. gordianot Feb 2022 #71
I love how Republicans are fixated on the "crisis" on our southern border Poiuyt Feb 2022 #76
I'm 23 miles from the Mexican border and was over here today in Sonora. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #101
On the Qanon boards it is real insanity Woodwizard Feb 2022 #77
Sounds like they've taken the "How stupid can you get?" challenge . Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2022 #123
They won the prize long ago and are so far ahead even the flat earthers cant keep up. Woodwizard Feb 2022 #126
Along with the Birds Aren't real folks and the Crypto/NFT/Musk Bros. GoneOffShore Feb 2022 #138
Huge kick and recommend. love_katz Feb 2022 #94
Kick and rec for Trump's secret pals. Kingofalldems Feb 2022 #95
I'll be watching. orangecrush Feb 2022 #97
Thanks for the heads up. I was anticipating such a wave of posts but I think that a lot of us are SWBTATTReg Feb 2022 #98
Fox News is the biggest Russian troll out there SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #103
K/R ificandream Feb 2022 #108
One good thing putt putt goes down - monkeyman1 Feb 2022 #110
I have said that before about other things SouthernDem4ever Feb 2022 #111
ya' take the wind out of the sail's there is no movement ! monkeyman1 Feb 2022 #112
I have seen comments about how Putin is purposely holding back JI7 Feb 2022 #104
Lying for living is about the most dishonorable thing I can think of elias7 Feb 2022 #106
Will do. n/t PatrickforB Feb 2022 #107
---how do we contact MIRT? -- nt orleans Feb 2022 #113
See post 74 above Lars39 Feb 2022 #115
/// usaf-vet Feb 2022 #116
? Lars39 Feb 2022 #117
It's possible that's a post to mark as a reference for the info. ❤🌻 littlemissmartypants Feb 2022 #124
You got it! I always check. Email and DU before bed. I want to read the attached post in A.M. usaf-vet Feb 2022 #128
Ah, thanks! Good idea Lars39 Feb 2022 #130
Stuff I see. BBbats Feb 2022 #120
Thankfully, there are far fewer of them here at DU than during the 2014 Crimea takeover cemaphonic Feb 2022 #122
I checked this website, Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2022 #127
I have never been there. AZLD4Candidate Feb 2022 #134
Will these developments finally tighten U.S. resolve in Russia's cyber meddling? jstephenj Feb 2022 #131
Kick and rec for Trump/Putin's yeoman pals. Kingofalldems Feb 2022 #142

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
12. NYET
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:58 PM
Feb 2022

And the sad sad trumphumpers look more pathetic every day now

IT’S WONDERFUL

President Zelenskyy or Capt Bonespurs? NOT A HARD CALL TO MAKE

Response to peppertree (Reply #36)

Grokenstein

(5,707 posts)
51. Not much. "Independent" Qanon rightwankers are even worse.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:16 PM
Feb 2022

Ben Garrison is pushing the "unsecured southern border" BS hard. A little while back he tried to get the "Biden is a warmonger, no one cares about Ukraine" BS rolling, and is still having at it.

A weak military invites danger. Right now we have extraordinarily weak leadership. Instead of sending soldiers to protect our wide open southern borders, Biden is threatening to send them to Europe to protect their borders.


https://www.reddit.com/r/shutupbengarrison/comments/t1dkt1/ben_thinks_the_problem_with_the_us_military_is/

(Trigger warning: Benny's cartoon--and the whiny rant that accompanies the cartoon, which is posted in full in the comments at the link--is primarily about gays in the military and Benny's never been subtle in his bigotry. But said whiny rant is also all over the place and full of projection, and consequently funnysad.)

MadameButterfly

(946 posts)
141. Wow. Have they erased
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 03:17 PM
Feb 2022

all heroes and history of the Republican party? I hear some claiming Lincoln, but of course they left his ideas behind long ago.

peggysue2

(10,811 posts)
6. Interesting!
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:53 PM
Feb 2022

These are the same memes we've been hearing day-in, day-out from Fox News and the Trumphumpers.

C_U_L8R

(44,897 posts)
7. Seeing Russian trolls and magat sympathizers all over Twitter
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:53 PM
Feb 2022

Reported them until I got a hand cramp. Like whack-a-mole.

Scrivener7

(50,774 posts)
10. Wouldn't you think Twitter would be able to block them so you wouldn't have to?
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:58 PM
Feb 2022

I'm sure they have the capability.

Pisses me off.

reACTIONary

(5,749 posts)
54. Based on content, they can block anybody, but....
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:18 PM
Feb 2022

... based on technical information, like IP address, they can't because they can login from anywhere in the world and appear to be located there.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,410 posts)
8. Yes. You are correct.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:57 PM
Feb 2022

Troll farms are working overtime on the comments sections of news sites. One of the signs that I see are variations of "Biden is weak."
Or.. Biden has dementia. Or Biden is being outsmarted by Putin. I don't see a lot of that kind of sentiment on DU. It's mostly on RawStory, Huffpost, and especially The Hill--troll farms virtually live on The Hill.

Propaganda works much better in environments bereft of diverse information sources. Once readers/consumers detect propaganda manipulation, it renders trolls impotent. After awhile, no one pays attention to Trolls. It's a waste of time and energy. Trolls stick out like a wort on a nose.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
9. Interesting, I have not come across anything of the sort
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 12:57 PM
Feb 2022

I don't know where you are visiting on the "internet" but, might be best to avoid such pages.

 

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)
14. I haven't either.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:00 PM
Feb 2022

I did witness a particularly ugly accusation here where one DUer accused another of working for Putin. It’s gone now, but I really hope we can avoid that kind of thing.

AZLD4Candidate

(5,570 posts)
15. I saw a lot on the Yahoo sports page in the article where Dominik Hasek blasted goalie Alex Ovechkin
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:01 PM
Feb 2022

for Ove's lame and underwhelming statements about Putin's war. . .a man Ove not only supports for campaigned for.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
17. I don't really take Yahoo pages very seriously and don't visit them
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:05 PM
Feb 2022

likewise I have zero interest in sports so I guess I missed the conversation.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,094 posts)
16. Here's one, if you have the stomach,
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:02 PM
Feb 2022
https://hide5politics.com/viewforum.php?f=2

Most of these "members" are Russian trolls, along with a few bat shit crazies.

I could only stomach them for about 1 minute, then I had to go take a steel wool shower to get the stench off.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
18. If you know or assume that the members of the page are trolls or crazies
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:06 PM
Feb 2022

then why visit? Seems to be rather self defeating and a waste of time from my perspective.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,094 posts)
20. Always good to know what the enemy is saying.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:08 PM
Feb 2022

As I said, I could only stomach it for about 1 minute, I'll certainly never go back there, but I just thought I would put it out there in case anyone else wanted to see for themselves.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,094 posts)
33. Never said such a thing,
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:26 PM
Feb 2022

you stated your opinion, I stated my reasons for posting the link, that should've been the end of it, but if you want keep on going, you'll be doing it without anymore input from me.

Have a great Saturday.

calimary

(80,700 posts)
28. But it's most useful to know what they're saying
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:23 PM
Feb 2022

and how and what they’re trying to message.

I’ll be looking for more alerts and advisories like these here. BIG Thank You to all our DU stalwarts who spot ‘em and expose them.

niyad

(112,443 posts)
45. For the same reason that I listen to the whackworld rundown. It is important to
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:54 PM
Feb 2022

know what these traitors and loons are thinking and planning. We cannot afford to be blindsided.

Kindly remember that most of the advanced world treated hitler as a joke in the beginning.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
49. Oh, okay
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:12 PM
Feb 2022

and now that you are so well informed as to what the traitors and loons are thinking and planning, what's next?

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,094 posts)
53. Intelligence is knowledge,
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:16 PM
Feb 2022

it's always good to know what your enemy is thinking/saying/planning.
With good intelligence and foreknowledge, one can disrupt the enemies plans, as has been proved so far in Ukraine.

This saying is very relevant: Keep your friends close and your enemies closer.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
59. I already know the trolls and crazies are going to troll and say crazy things
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:33 PM
Feb 2022

I really don't need to waste my time confirming that they are doing so.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,094 posts)
61. So US Intelligence agencies,
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:36 PM
Feb 2022

along with other countries Intelligence agencies are wasting their time listening to what our enemies are saying or planning?

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
84. That's what they are paid to do
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 05:53 PM
Feb 2022

Doesn’t mean I need to participate.

As you suggested, “give it a rest…….”

ShazzieB

(15,959 posts)
83. Nobody's telling you to "waste" your time confirming that trolls are trolling.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 05:49 PM
Feb 2022

You are perfectly free to ignore the whole thing. Nice, huh?

I don't understand, though, why you gaf if someone else wants to look in on the crazies. What's the big deal.

ShazzieB

(15,959 posts)
90. No need. 😇
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 06:22 PM
Feb 2022

No need, no point, nothing to be gained from replying.

Putting you on "ignore" is starting to look like a good idea, though. Which I shall do as soon as I post this. 🤗

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,094 posts)
99. I swear I'll never visit that cesspool again,
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 08:43 PM
Feb 2022

just that brief time was enough to send chills down my spine on how nuts they are.

xmas74

(29,659 posts)
40. I heard it in person yesterday at the gas station.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:39 PM
Feb 2022

I went inside to purchase a bottle of Heet before fueling. The clerk and a yokel were talking about the borders and how supposedly it's actually Germany bringing back Nazis to invade Ukraine. Oh, and Putin is a victim and anti Nazi. And that Hunter is a Nazi.

I left without buying anything and contacted Casey's corporate. No reason to wait around that long while maskless mouth breathers take up all that time jabbering about nonsense.

XacerbatedDem

(511 posts)
133. I'm ex-military, stationed 2 years at Ft. Sill, OK. Know exactly what you mean.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 11:12 AM
Feb 2022

OK is probably even worse.

Last weekend, traveled down to Tulsa to visit the Black Wall St. museum. So sad. Don't think I'll ever be the same again.

TomSlick

(11,035 posts)
67. I was on a DU jury for one yesterday or the day before.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:50 PM
Feb 2022

It was immediately removed.

If you see a post spouting Russian or RW (to the extent there is a a difference) talking points, alert on it immediately.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,094 posts)
73. In the last week,
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 03:07 PM
Feb 2022

I've served on several juries, not all related to Russian trolls, but the majority were.

GoneOffShore

(17,309 posts)
137. Happens a lot on Facebook. Often posts on news items, or in response to a friend with many followers
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 03:09 AM
Feb 2022

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)
139. I don't see much of anything like that on my Facebook page.
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 05:47 AM
Feb 2022

But, I curate my page religiously removing all memes, any post with a picture of Trump, all “memories” postings and connect only with reliable news organizations for information. Mostly I use Facebook to connect with hobby groups and local activities information.

Sapient Donkey

(1,568 posts)
143. heh twitter..
Mon Feb 28, 2022, 03:39 PM
Feb 2022

They are not dominating social media as much as usual because there is so much support for Ukraine and opposition to Putin that drowns them out, but there is a lot of that sort of support from both right and left of the political spectrum if you look for. For example, the #AbolishNATO hashtag was moderately trending because of a mix of legitimate people who support Russia/Putin and blame the west, and a large number of what appear to be bots or troll farm type accounts.

One thing about the real people who are defending Putin's actions and who blame this solely on Ukraine/US/Europe, I don't think the normal right vs. left thing works here. It's more like liberal democratic values vs. authoritarian illiberalism. I know plenty of people far more to the 'right' or 'left' of me who are 100% opposed to Putin's war. Similarly that seems to be the case with the people who are supporting Putin in his war of conquest.

paleotn

(17,781 posts)
31. Thanks.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:26 PM
Feb 2022

1) Let me know as soon as Mexican and Canadian tanks roll across the US borders.

2) Classic projection. Putin drop right of the mold that formed Franco and Mussolini. He's a classic, fascist, dictator, little, shorty man.

3) Like the rest of the civilized world, Biden is helping a free, democratic Ukraine repel a fascist invasion. See #2

4) PPPFPPFPppfpfffffft! Those old retreads are going nowhere.

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
32. Posting pro-Putin and pro-Trump polls with no commentary
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 01:26 PM
Feb 2022

"Wondering" why Russians seem to be winning.

They're really showing their asses today.

Response to Dan (Reply #39)

littlemissmartypants

(22,418 posts)
74. Go to Forums and Groups tab...
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 03:07 PM
Feb 2022

Select Announcements Group...

Search for New MIRT* Members.

Here's the link:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/101312040

You will find the updated list of the current MIRT crew in the post.

* Malicious Intruder Removal Team

❤🌻

Crowman2009

(2,478 posts)
47. Hopefully there will be some sabotage operations on these troll farms soon.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:08 PM
Feb 2022

Wouldn't surprised me if some masked men break in and start smashing computers.

Sunsky

(1,737 posts)
48. Thanks for this
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:12 PM
Feb 2022

I think on DU they're more subtle. They'll voice their concern over something Biden is or isn't doing regarding Putin's unprovoked war, or why didn't Ukraine do this or that? I usually trash those posts. I'm very intolerant to anything resembling Russian propaganda.

wnylib

(21,146 posts)
70. That's it exactly. They are more subtle
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:53 PM
Feb 2022

here and portray Biden as weak and unable to stand up to Putin.

Some of it is just anxiety over Ukraine and wanting the rest of the world to "just do something." Some of it is people who have read the propaganda and believed it.

Some are deliberately spreading BS.

shrike3

(3,283 posts)
50. God, they're all over Facebook
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:14 PM
Feb 2022

If you call them on it, they disappear. Only to pop up somewhere else, I assume.

UnderThisLaw

(318 posts)
56. How do we
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:19 PM
Feb 2022

tell the Russian trolls from the North American trolls who always manage to support conservative causes while claiming to be liberal?

Wingus Dingus

(8,049 posts)
58. The number-one tell for me is the constant attempt to
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:32 PM
Feb 2022

redirect attention to how shitty America is, how weak America's military is (and how Putin's military isn't full of gender pronouns and political correctness), how overrun with immigrants America is, how America lacks any moral authority to do anything but stay on the sidelines. Constant "SQUIRREL" to redraw focus back onto America's perceived problems. It's a right-wing/left-wing assault, depending on website. On here, there isn't that much activity compared to Free Republic, which has troll members openly cheering "Let's go Russia!" and attacking other (presumably authentically American) members for supporting Ukraine. It's absolutely amazing, the near-complete takeover of the GOP by Russia.

Wingus Dingus

(8,049 posts)
68. Interesting, almost as soon as I finished typing this a "whatabout" thread
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:50 PM
Feb 2022

concerning the Iraq invasion disappeared. Like I said, the implication that America has no moral authority and should stay on the sidelines, we're no better than Russia, etc.--I have seen this deployed here several times in the last week.

dflprincess

(28,057 posts)
62. Concern for our southern border is all over the comments
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:37 PM
Feb 2022

Section at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. I think I'll post this list out there.

IronLionZion

(45,269 posts)
64. RepubliQanons are repeating those talking points
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:41 PM
Feb 2022

that Dems are somehow corrupted by Ukraine and Putin is the hero saving the world by killing Ukrainians. Deep state planted fake video footage and photos in the media to make it look bad. and so on.

 

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)
66. Some folks who never once pointed out Russian propaganda on every thread pointing out
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:42 PM
Feb 2022

"Ukrainian" propaganda.

Interesting choices by these Putinite scumbags.

gordianot

(15,226 posts)
71. I assume if you still identify as a Republican you have been trolled by Putinistas.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 02:59 PM
Feb 2022

They are equivalent and are ALL infected by the disease.

Poiuyt

(18,087 posts)
76. I love how Republicans are fixated on the "crisis" on our southern border
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 03:34 PM
Feb 2022

Being from Wisconsin, I was unaware about any "crisis" on our border.

AZLD4Candidate

(5,570 posts)
101. I'm 23 miles from the Mexican border and was over here today in Sonora.
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 08:54 PM
Feb 2022

I'm still trying to find it.

Woodwizard

(834 posts)
77. On the Qanon boards it is real insanity
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 03:36 PM
Feb 2022

They think trump and Putin are white hats destroying pedophilia rings and bio weapon labs in Ukraine. These people are certifiably nuts I am sure it is fueled by trolls but I have a crazy neighbor that laps this stuff right up.

I am in disbelief at how genuinely stupid some of America is.

SWBTATTReg

(21,859 posts)
98. Thanks for the heads up. I was anticipating such a wave of posts but I think that a lot of us are
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 07:36 PM
Feb 2022

quite aware of this Russian trolling, and will reporting accordingly.

 

monkeyman1

(5,109 posts)
110. One good thing putt putt goes down -
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 10:38 PM
Feb 2022

so do - fox, tuck'ms,Hannity , republican's , & whole bunch of pos !

SouthernDem4ever

(6,475 posts)
111. I have said that before about other things
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 10:42 PM
Feb 2022

I don't trust those people and their viewers have any common sense. Whether putt putt goes down or not they will act like the same fools they have been from the beginning.

 

monkeyman1

(5,109 posts)
112. ya' take the wind out of the sail's there is no movement !
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 11:17 PM
Feb 2022

no forward movement ! just like the republican non -party of nothing ! very simple in physics !

JI7

(89,185 posts)
104. I have seen comments about how Putin is purposely holding back
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 09:14 PM
Feb 2022

to avoid harm and destruction in reaction to any news about ukraine defense success.

BBbats

(89 posts)
120. Stuff I see.
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 02:24 AM
Feb 2022

Mind this is on my Facebook news feed.
I get a lot of crap along the lines of "I'm not a Trump supporter but Biden is worse". Every chance to call Biden a feeble,mentally deficient,scatter brained,incompetent fool not fit for the presidency. Lot of Jimmy Dore & Joe Rogan fans(I never listened to either one & don't have a clue what they are about). Lots & lots of "If we had Trump in office this wouldn't be happening". A lot of "You thought Trump would bring us to the brink of World War III but look who is" kind of shit.
Yep! This is all Biden's fault! What's depressing is that they're making it stick & people believe it!

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)
122. Thankfully, there are far fewer of them here at DU than during the 2014 Crimea takeover
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 03:06 AM
Feb 2022

Was a small, but very persistent infestation at the time.

Roisin Ni Fiachra

(2,574 posts)
127. I checked this website,
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 09:10 AM
Feb 2022
JustPlainRepublicans or maybe it's JustPutin'sRussians, or something like that, and the Russian trolls are out in full force there.

jstephenj

(51 posts)
131. Will these developments finally tighten U.S. resolve in Russia's cyber meddling?
Sun Feb 27, 2022, 10:53 AM
Feb 2022

Self explanatory. I'm sick of the GOP flagrantly claiming plausible deniability all the while essentially courting Putin's approval or looking the other way in plain sight during Trump's time in office.

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