2016 Postmortem

boston bean

(36,221 posts) Sat Jan 7, 2017, 04:14 PM Jan 2017

Did anyone else note that many of the jackpine nutties are [View all]

fans of RT and Putin. Some of the most prolific conspiratorialists that use to post their crap here.

I'm glad they left.

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Did anyone else note that many of the jackpine nutties are [View all] boston bean Jan 2017 OP

Post removed Post removed Jan 2017 #1

Or if he had won, there would be no Trump stuff posted here. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2017 #11

Excuse me? So who do you want to post here? nt babylonsister Jan 2017 #13

Is this sarcasm? uppityperson Jan 2017 #15

I've never seen RT, but is it really a pro Russia network with Larry King and Ed Schultz? napi21 Jan 2017 #2

I'd say it is... Blanks Jan 2017 #6

Yes it is. Even Skinner has commented on RT several times going back several years. JTFrog Jan 2017 #9

we used to remove that link. mopinko Jan 2017 #24

It ought to go back to the nyetski list. Squinch Jan 2017 #27

Unfortunately, they give RT a false legitimacy, so people don't realize it's a Russian propaganda Fla Dem Jan 2017 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jan 2017 #29

It is, they're wholly owned by Putin and the government. Former employees synergie Jan 2017 #57

And Thom Hartman as well. n/t totodeinhere Jan 2017 #70

Schultz has gone over to the dark side brush Jan 2017 #82

RT is way more than just "Pro-Russia" Putin controls it Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #101

I totally noticed bravenak Jan 2017 #3

Another big favorite of BoB types is Assad. DanTex Jan 2017 #4

And Momar Qaddafi, too! Pinebaggers are very sure he was Maru Kitteh Jan 2017 #102

Oh, yeah, I remember those threads. DanTex Jan 2017 #104

Many of them could be trolls NoGoodNamesLeft Jan 2017 #5

That's where I'd put my money. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2017 #10

Yes probably Russian trolls. True_Blue Jan 2017 #22

Probably.....nt 2naSalit Jan 2017 #31

+1, they are no doubt Benedict Donald level lovers of Pooty Poot uponit7771 Jan 2017 #45

Some Russian trolls are really active on that site Gothmog Jan 2017 #7

Why do you continue to bring up another forum? Edited to add... uppityperson Jan 2017 #8

Because it's a shining example of Russia's influence. nt JTFrog Jan 2017 #12

Plus it's a flat out untrue statement that she made. boston bean Jan 2017 #18

+1 nt JTFrog Jan 2017 #68

Why are you insinuating something so untrue?? boston bean Jan 2017 #17

What's untrue? You've brought up jpr before. Why don't you just answer my question? uppityperson Jan 2017 #19

Prove it. I am not answering a false accusation. boston bean Jan 2017 #20

I'm not going to search 28000 posts and many people have brought up jpr. I don't understand uppityperson Jan 2017 #21

What a joke. boston bean Jan 2017 #23

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So nice you are. boston bean Jan 2017 #30

Thank you, it's good to be appreciated. uppityperson Jan 2017 #34

I feel very much appreciated! boston bean Jan 2017 #41

IOW you can't prove it. Cha Jan 2017 #44

pretty much..... that would be the obvious case. boston bean Jan 2017 #75

You have a star. A search would have been very quick and easy on DU. kcr Jan 2017 #64

You made the accusation. It's up to you to defend it. yardwork Jan 2017 #69

So.. you make the assertion, and won't defend it. Amimnoch Jan 2017 #63

I peeked over there just now.. Tavarious Jackson Jan 2017 #14

Funny. I post at both places and don't see that (rooting for Trump) at all. MelissaB Jan 2017 #36

It took me less than a few seconds to find pro Trump crap Tavarious Jackson Jan 2017 #38

yahhhh Ellipsis Jan 2017 #40

All you have are personal attacks.. you're calling the poster "Joe McCarthy" Cha Jan 2017 #58

Not at all true. Ellipsis Jan 2017 #65

I'll admit that much like you, I find it much easier to cower behind implication LanternWaste Jan 2017 #86

Its simpler then your interpetation Ellipsis Jan 2017 #90

You post at a place where people have "Lock Her Up" in their sig lines. Maven Jan 2017 #55

+1 Cha Jan 2017 #59

I saw Alex Jones videos. Sexist rants including the c-word. And all the RT propaganda you can eat. JTFrog Jan 2017 #66

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #46

I went there exactly once during the general election and it was so obvious that there was Russian Dream Girl Jan 2017 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Turn CO Blue Jan 2017 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby Jan 2017 #28

Big RT fans mcar Jan 2017 #32

don't they get ad revenue every time you click over there to check up on them? Warren DeMontague Jan 2017 #33

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Jan 2017 #48

That's just what they want us to believe Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2017 #49

That's hilarious, really. MelissaB Jan 2017 #35

That's pretty wild shit. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #50

They might actually be Russians posing as US citizens saying they are Democratic voters. UCmeNdc Jan 2017 #37

Oh for f's sake.... PassingFair Jan 2017 #39

Except HUAC had consequences, while our benign speculation is little more than simple benign specula LanternWaste Jan 2017 #87

Jackass Deplorables. oasis Jan 2017 #42

+1000 boston bean Jan 2017 #43

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2017 #47

Maybe we need a special forum for them. Turbineguy Jan 2017 #51

K&R sheshe2 Jan 2017 #52

.. Cha Jan 2017 #62

... sheshe2 Jan 2017 #72

Now now, there there. NanceGreggs Jan 2017 #53

Geez Nance! haha boston bean Jan 2017 #54

"They never wavered from their stance that HRC was running a child sex-slave operation from the.. Cha Jan 2017 #60

And until one of their fellow idiots showed up there with a gun. okasha Jan 2017 #84

Quite a few were hoodwinked by RT, I remember a friend on FB, who was delighted synergie Jan 2017 #56

Willingly "hoodwinked".. Cha Jan 2017 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Jan 2017 #67

Mission accomplished. The propaganda worked as intended. yardwork Jan 2017 #73

" RT is watched now by over 50 million US households. It is the ANTI-FOX network." SidDithers Jan 2017 #71

Well look at that. nt JTFrog Jan 2017 #74

omg.. "serious questions"! Cha Jan 2017 #76

LOL Scurrilous Jan 2017 #78

That entire thread is gold... SidDithers Jan 2017 #81

Handles I hadn't seen in months. okasha Jan 2017 #83

And some that are here and very pro putin. boston bean Jan 2017 #93

Dictator, murderer, gangster-- okasha Jan 2017 #94

Why are you obsessed with giving them so much publicity? mtnsnake Jan 2017 #77

Why are you obsessed with my alleged obsession? boston bean Jan 2017 #79

Good one mtnsnake Jan 2017 #80

I'm not sure they'd enjoy knowing a lot of their traffic is hate-reading. kcr Jan 2017 #85

I just saw this on that website Gothmog Jan 2017 #88

"All" (actually 89%) of their traffic is from US & Can mathematic Jan 2017 #96

And even less (77.8%) of DU's traffic is from the US and Canada Contrary1 Jan 2017 #98

I agree, there are russian trolls here too mathematic Jan 2017 #99

The Mothership: Scurrilous Jan 2017 #89

Didn't they used to be Progressive Independent? Tinoire's site? n/t seaglass Jan 2017 #91

Yep. n/t Scurrilous Jan 2017 #92

Wow, that place is still alive?... SidDithers Jan 2017 #95

Just them and the tumbleweeds. Scurrilous Jan 2017 #97

I go check that board just to see what is going on in that alternative reality Gothmog Jan 2017 #100

K&R betsuni Jan 2017 #103