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triron

(22,020 posts) Fri Jun 1, 2018, 10:03 PM Jun 2018

Mcclatchydc: Russians are back at it for 2018.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article212299529.html

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Mcclatchydc: Russians are back at it for 2018. (Original Post) triron Jun 2018 OP

K&R uponit7771 Jun 2018 #1

While McClatchy isn't a bastion of liberalness, TexasTowelie Jun 2018 #2

Will they mess with the actual vote count again? triron Jun 2018 #3

I think that there is going to be a wariness to get involved in the more TexasTowelie Jun 2018 #4

Why do you think that? That they will be wary. triron Jun 2018 #6

The publicity on their attacks on the voter registration systems throughout the country TexasTowelie Jun 2018 #7

McClatchy was the only news source that was consistently right on Iraq from the start. hedda_foil Jun 2018 #5

+1 uponit7771 Jun 2018 #8

republicans are slap happy at this war on American democracy Achilleaze Jun 2018 #9

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

1. K&R

Reply to triron (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 10:16 PM

Jun 2018

TexasTowelie

(112,438 posts)

2. While McClatchy isn't a bastion of liberalness,

Reply to triron (Original post)

Fri Jun 1, 2018, 10:27 PM

Jun 2018

they are doing some solid investigative journalism. Let's hope that they continue with the good work.

It's no surprise that the Russians are continuing the assault on the US electoral process and democracy.

triron

(22,020 posts)

3. Will they mess with the actual vote count again?

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #2)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 12:37 AM

Jun 2018

TexasTowelie

(112,438 posts)

4. I think that there is going to be a wariness to get involved in the more

Reply to triron (Reply #3)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 12:43 AM

Jun 2018

direct measures to affect the actual vote count. However, the activist measures (advertising, bots, trolls) on the Internet will still be present even though social media is trying to curtail that too.

triron

(22,020 posts)

6. Why do you think that? That they will be wary.

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #4)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 01:10 AM

Jun 2018

TexasTowelie

(112,438 posts)

7. The publicity on their attacks on the voter registration systems throughout the country

Reply to triron (Reply #6)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 01:20 AM

Jun 2018

and the fact that they don't want to get caught with their hands in the cookie jar. It's usually easier to get away with something like what they did in 2016 because of the lack of awareness. It's much tougher to repeat that performance in subsequent attacks.

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)

5. McClatchy was the only news source that was consistently right on Iraq from the start.

Reply to triron (Original post)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 12:45 AM

Jun 2018

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

8. +1

Reply to hedda_foil (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 04:51 AM

Jun 2018

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

9. republicans are slap happy at this war on American democracy

Reply to triron (Original post)

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 06:22 AM

Jun 2018

repubs will be remembered in history as a greedy, lying, stupid* party of traitors to the USA - and most of them know it. They are in bed, basically having republican-style diaper sex with Dirty Donny** and the very freaking Evil Empire that ronald reagan warned them about.

* ignoring the science of climate chaos to DRILL BABY DRILL for the enrichment of a few fatcats

** aka republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

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