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Hundreds tweet same pro-Cruz statement at 2AM. (Original Post) sinkingfeeling Sep 2018 OP
Clearly bots. C_U_L8R Sep 2018 #1
Pretending and deceit are at the heart of social media profit....so, never. Fred Sanders Sep 2018 #2
You've answered your own question. Twitter's cesspool is how they make their money. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #8
they are Larrybanal Sep 2018 #22
20% of trump's "base" WA-03 Democrat Sep 2018 #3
Russia helping out their Russian Repugs. lark Sep 2018 #4
Twitter allows it because Putin pays them to allow it. lagomorph777 Sep 2018 #9
The russians and possibly others are just being smart, they think BSdetect Sep 2018 #5
Here's a link to Lamar's tweet in case you want to like/share: Qutzupalotl Sep 2018 #6
2 AM Texas Time NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #7
Nope we are one hour behind, except for El Paso area which is in Mountain. efhmc Sep 2018 #10
my bad NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #11
Seems like someone would be able to do the math to efhmc Sep 2018 #12
their timing is by design NewJeffCT Sep 2018 #14
"Vee shtart troll bots" TwistOneUp Sep 2018 #20
Astro-botting Solly Mack Sep 2018 #13
Woman Can't Sleep at 2:00 a.m. Because they have TEDCRUZ!!! on their mind Stallion Sep 2018 #15
This is a tactic of desperation aimed at a very close race and seeking +.1% on Election Day bucolic_frolic Sep 2018 #16
Beto should address this ASAP! BigmanPigman Sep 2018 #17
This is one of those issues that has driven American history! struggle4progress Sep 2018 #18
Clever ProfessorGAC Sep 2018 #19
Have they been traced? I wouldn't rule out a less competent Republican bot op. Marcuse Sep 2018 #21
Too funny. LOL Fla Dem Sep 2018 #23
dems have to remember that a hundred talk radio stations in tx been saying that and certainot Sep 2018 #24
I love all the America flags thrown in for effect. ffr Sep 2018 #25
So this happened soon after Beto was on Colbert. GreatCaesarsGhost Sep 2018 #26
Why in the world does anyone consider Twitter PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2018 #27
Reliable sources are on Twitter. greyl Sep 2018 #30
Deep in the heart of TEXAS? DFW Sep 2018 #28
Russian Bots? they sound like a bunch of Cha Sep 2018 #29

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
8. You've answered your own question. Twitter's cesspool is how they make their money.
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 11:03 AM
Sep 2018

Profits are profits, whether in Dollars or Roubles.

WA-03 Democrat

(3,050 posts)
3. 20% of trump's "base"
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:19 AM
Sep 2018

Are twitter bots. Another page from Putin’s famous book called “So One Wants to Be More than Mafia Boss-What to Do?”

Drumph conflates noise for support because social media is the new “Bulshit Moutain.” Please climb at your own risk.

Get Out The Vote! Every spot - Vote for the Democratic Party!

lark

(23,118 posts)
4. Russia helping out their Russian Repugs.
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 10:27 AM
Sep 2018

Same evil politics and practices. Come on Twitter, why was this allowed, it's clearly faked so why not pull them all down? Grrr.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
7. 2 AM Texas Time
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 11:01 AM
Sep 2018

Is 11AM on the troll farms of St. Petersburg, Russia. Prime tweeting time for them, I would imagine.

(St. Petersburg is 7 hours ahead of EST, and most of Texas is 2 hours behind EST, I believe)

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
11. my bad
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 11:10 AM
Sep 2018

so, 2AM in most of Texas is 10AM in St. Petersburg, Russia, which is where I believe the most infamous troll farm is located.

efhmc

(14,731 posts)
12. Seems like someone would be able to do the math to
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 11:15 AM
Sep 2018

make this tweet effective or just google the time in Texas.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
14. their timing is by design
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 11:25 AM
Sep 2018

1) Allied trolls in Western Europe (6-7 hours ahead of Texas ) and on the East Coast of the US (1-2 hours ahead, mostly loners, not an organized effort) will see the pro Cruz tweets and like/retweet them over the next few hours. They will in turn get retweeted again by others in Russia and Europe.

2) Texans start waking up for work and school a little while after that (5/6/7 AM Texas Time) , check their Twitter accounts and see that Ted Cruz is a top trending local topic on twitter. They check and see all these people supporting him, a pro Cruz/anti O'Rourke message appealing to the patriotism of Texans.

It does not take a huge number of tweets to become a trending topic for several hours, especially at a local level. (Even in a state as big as Texas)


bucolic_frolic

(43,191 posts)
16. This is a tactic of desperation aimed at a very close race and seeking +.1% on Election Day
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 11:55 AM
Sep 2018

They are scared shitless. I'm not saying tactics like these don't work. A few will believe the tweets. Democrats must reach every one of them.

struggle4progress

(118,295 posts)
18. This is one of those issues that has driven American history!
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 12:00 PM
Sep 2018

Remember how the pilgrims left England in search of a country where they could sing Our Star-Spangled Banner for Thanksgiving Day football games?

Remember how George III forbid Americans to sing Our Star-Spangled Banner at football games, and an outpouring of patriotic outrage led to the American Revolution?

Remember how we fought a great civil war over this issue?

ProfessorGAC

(65,078 posts)
19. Clever
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 12:07 PM
Sep 2018

And no, i don't remember those things either. Just like everyone else here. In the red parts of Texas, i'm not so sure though.

 

certainot

(9,090 posts)
24. dems have to remember that a hundred talk radio stations in tx been saying that and
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 12:51 PM
Sep 2018

various versions of it all over the state since beto said what he did.

not only that, but like a lot of russian trolling, this particular issue piggybacks 2 years of attacks on kaepernick and kneeling athletes calling them unpatriotic

limbaugh just repeated it earlier this week

that is why the soc media troll hunters would save a lot of money monitoring talk radio , where a lot if the alt reality starts because it's the only medium that can do the kind of repetition needed

which is why trump guys studied talk radio in 2014

ffr

(22,670 posts)
25. I love all the America flags thrown in for effect.
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 12:53 PM
Sep 2018


Яussian and/or Chinese bots. Hey Conseяvative rubes, here's your juicy talking point for the day to reinforce your support for unpopular Ted Cяuz.

DFW

(54,410 posts)
28. Deep in the heart of TEXAS?
Thu Sep 13, 2018, 03:13 PM
Sep 2018

Don't those stupid Russians know that St. Petersburg is not in Texas, but in Russia?

Oh, sorry. Of course the Russians know that. It's the Texas Republicans that do not.



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