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Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
32. That's what I looke for. CA-Bannon-Mercers-Brexit-Le Pen, etc.
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 11:15 AM
Jun 2017

Parscale's probably small potatoes--elbowed aside early on by the Cambridge Analytica operation nutcase billionaire Mercer brought in, but of course what does Parscale know?

Bannon, though, boasts of an ultraconservative international movement to destroy both liberalism and secularism, both lynch pins of successful democracies. He was on the board of Cambridge Analytica, but that is just the US subsidiary of a much older UK defense contractor Strategic Communication Laboratories, commonly known as SCL Group. SCL's "a "global election management agency" that's apparently been most active in "developing" nations.

As for possible ties to Russia, the most well known site I found connecting SCL-Russia-Trump is DailyKos. These names are being circulated among obscure-to-me sites but apparently not yet reported by investigative journalists with reputations for integrity to protect.

"19 Paths to Putin: Donald Trump has many connections to Putin. Time to count the ways. ...

His Chief Strategist is Steve Bannon. Bannon is the CEO of Breitbart, with the Mercer family having majority ownership. The Mercers, along with Bannon are heavily involved in Cambridge Analytica a data gathering firm. Cambridge Analytica’s parent company is SCL Group, which lists Dmitry Firtash as a board member. Breitbart and Bannon have extensive ties to the far right movement in Europe which is also funded by Putin."

http://m.dailykos.com/story/2017/02/15/1634145/-19-Paths-to-Putin

Grabbed quickly from one of those obscure sites: "Cambridge Analytica’s British parent company, SCL, has attracted criticism for some unusual strategies, such as trying to persuade opposition supporters not to vote in a Nigerian election, using the influence of “local religious figures.” Interesting work, but obviously not being paid to spread democracy.



A tangled web... The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2017 #1
You said it: Amaryllis Jun 2017 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author Kathy M Jun 2017 #25
Thanks for sharing...too many names...lol! bresue Jun 2017 #2
I like how O'Connell and etc are connected... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2017 #3
Mueller is actually moving very quickly NastyRiffraff Jun 2017 #36
House of cards... Cracklin Charlie Jun 2017 #4
I like that Pence is there as an advisor. n/t woodsprite Jun 2017 #5
Holy crap, look at the names on this page Hekate Jun 2017 #6
Stunning malaise Jun 2017 #18
KNR Thankie! Lucinda Jun 2017 #7
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Jun 2017 #8
Notice the linkage to Giles Parscale and Cambridge Analytica lastlib Jun 2017 #9
I thought I read somewhere that Cambridge was a Bannon company... Volaris Jun 2017 #14
Cambridge is a Mercer company, as in..THE Mercers dixiegrrrrl Jun 2017 #16
Bannon ran Strategic Campaign Group which is connected to Cambria Analytica...from the same Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #20
Thanks, Dixie and Dems, for the clarifications Volaris Jun 2017 #24
almost daily, more names are added. MSM does not have this stuff yet. dixiegrrrrl Jun 2017 #34
Wendy Siegelman acknowledged the MSM as a source for the chart. Nitram Jun 2017 #37
And other places! Iplayoneontv Jun 2017 #39
That was an important article. Ligyron Jun 2017 #43
I think I've read that as well. lastlib Jun 2017 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Kathy M Jun 2017 #26
That's what I looke for. CA-Bannon-Mercers-Brexit-Le Pen, etc. Hortensis Jun 2017 #32
parscale was the conduit for data/media activities and payments from mercer/ PAC$ to international MedusaX Jun 2017 #11
Thanks for the recap. Duppers Jun 2017 #12
That may be where this is headed. Iplayoneontv Jun 2017 #40
K&R!!!!!! burrowowl Jun 2017 #13
Holy shiznitz! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2017 #15
Do you have any idea how evil IT guys can be? Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #21
Uhhhhhh...... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2017 #23
I remembered Cambridge Analytica was raided by the FBI Demsrule86 Jun 2017 #19
The green boxes are what? Foreign companies? nt Ilsa Jun 2017 #22
Dunno. apparently Cambridge is international, but...... dixiegrrrrl Jun 2017 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author Kathy M Jun 2017 #27
yep!!!! samnsara Jun 2017 #28
Brad Parscale is Trump's "Internet Rasputin" dalton99a Jun 2017 #29
Fascinating. Cary Jun 2017 #30
Trump's biggest campaign money recipient is family acquaintance Historic NY Jun 2017 #31
Great chart--bookmarking--thanks. panader0 Jun 2017 #33
YES! Iplayoneontv Jun 2017 #38
A lot of collective dollars Alwaysna Jun 2017 #41
I imagine they do..his San Antonio site was ground zero rainbow4321 Jun 2017 #42
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