There is a Russian propaganda troll at Discussionist right now if

[applegrove]

people want to brush up on their troll defences.

[wishstar]

1. I've noticed a couple of them here who pop up when Russia and hacking are mentioned

I don't go into Discussionist but I have noticed a couple posters here who sound reasonable as they consistently downplay Russia's involvement in hacking and implore others to not blame Russia in general. RT and Putin have their fans on DU.

[phleshdef]

2. I'm still on a vacation. I get downright blunt with those crazy asses.

[phleshdef]

3. Actually I just checked and I'm not on vacation anymore. Lets see how long I last this time =)

[SwankyXomb]

4. How can you tell the difference from the regular trolls?

[applegrove]

5. Why would someone post 15 ops that benefit Putin? White helmets rescue crew in Syria

are terrorist and all.

[DFW]

6. If you encounter an obvious Russian troll, post this to them:

Идти к чёрту !!

(Russian "Go to hell !", literally, "go to the devil," but it's what they say there. I have others, but in case any of the mods know Russian, I think I'll stick with recommending this one)

Pronounced, in case you wanna bother, "eed-TEE K' CHORT-oo"

By the way, Russian has no articles, so if you see a suspicious post leaving them out, it's a strong indication that's who you are dealing with. So if you see "he doesn't know way home" or "give me break," without "the" or "a," you are possibly dealing with someone who has a Slavic language for their native tongue. There are other language groups with that characteristic, but seldom spoken by people who bother to troll our boards.