Intelligence community investigating covert Russian influence operations in the United States

[reACTIONary]

Source: http://wapo.st/2c0UA2H

Intelligence community investigating covert Russian influence operations in the United States
U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies are probing what they see as a broad covert Russian operation in the United States to sow public distrust in the upcoming presidential election and in U.S. political institutions, intelligence and congressional officials said.

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[Hugin]

1. Of course they are operating against the US and NATO.

As the GEICO ad says... It's what they do.

But, lately we've been more interested in Hillary's emails, shutting down the government over Planned Parenthood, and those Bundy idiots to pay attention to any real threats.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

2. I assumed they were on our social media stirring up trouble!

From the article:

He also said there is “a coordinated effort involving [groups using] Twitter and Facebook and networks of bots to amplify their message.

I mentioned the possibility of Russians using bots in this thread:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028081886

[Thinkingabout]

3. Too much Putin influence coming from the Trump camp, another reason to make sure Trump

is not elected.

[lark]

4. They want drumpf to win.

Thats all he really cares about, stopping NATO from stopping Russia. Well, that and lowering his personal and business taxes and firing Curiel and RGB and putting hacks on there who will let him break our constitution for personal gain. Pence will ruinously do policy for a 1-2 punch which will destroy our country.

[Coyotl]

5. Not exactly a "Bend over and kiss your ass goodbye" worry, is it.

Wow, the internet has comments made by Russian Trolls, call out the military.

I'm a lot more worried about lying Republican crooks!

[Helen Borg]

6. The Americans 2.

Anyone watching that TV series (The Americans)?

[ALBliberal]

17. Love The Americans! Can't get anyone else to watch it!

[Helen Borg]

18. I think it's awesome!

Cannot wait for the next season. Paige, what are you doing???!!!

[backscatter712]

7. The Russians weren't very good at being covert.

Look online at places like Reddit or Twitter - Putin's troll army was pretty blatant in their swarming, and magically disappeared right after the conventions.

[yurbud]

9. How can you tell their trolls from PR firm shills for our two parties?

or from people who only pay attention to politics during the convention like people who only pay attention to football during the Superbowl.

[backscatter712]

10. You'd think our two party's PR shills would still be at it.

My theory is that Putin wrote off Trump after that clusterfuck of an RNC, and his dissing of Khizr Khan and his family.

Besides, have you seen what Reddit's r/politics looked like before and after the conventions? The brigading was pretty extreme.

[yurbud]

12. I would think Putin would back a more competent candidate. betting on Trump is like hiring a

schizophrenic hit man.

He's as likely to shoot you as your target.

[backscatter712]

13. Yeah, I think Putin was hoping to saddle the US with that incompetent jackass.

Having a narcissistic manbaby in the White House would definitely be in Putin's best interests, not just because it's easier for him when the White House is run by an idiot, but also because he has connections - see Manafort...

But yeah, I think there was limits to Putin's patience, and old Vlad decided that the Donald jumped the shark.

[yurbud]

14. the last narcissistic manbaby (Baby Bush) turned on him

[ThoughtCriminal]

20. More about undermining future Clinton Administration

than the remote chance that Trump could get elected.

[Helen Borg]

19. But what if that was only a distraction?

Make you enemy underestimate you... Not impossible.

[yurbud]

8. So...everybody would be happy here if it weren't for those damn Russkies?

[toddwv]

11. I'm assuming the House will launch deep investigations into this very troubling matter.

Hahahaha! Just kidding.

[kimbutgar]

15. What if they find a direct connection between Cheeto and Putin that is treasonous?

Between now and November, will they go after him or let Cheeto be elected president?

[Sunlei]

16. they long for the old ethnic purge days when entire societies could be looted for wealth.

You can't have our stuff Russia!

[yurbud]

22. that's laying it on pretty thick

Russia has no capacity to invade us and only has any kind of military parity with us in nuclear weapons, which would be a good reason to stop stirring up shit on their borders.

[Sunlei]

24. not against USA, they have their own ethnic differences to deal with in their own country.

Including the part of Russia IS laid claim to last year.

[Blue_Tires]

21. Greenwald and Snowden weren't able to comment on this

[elmac]

23. Oh no!

Russia is doing to us what we did to so many South & Central American countries over the years, not to mention Iran and it really sucks!

[Blue_Tires]

25. Greenwald is just going to call this more "red-baiting"...

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Not only that, but he also released his latest Hillary hate piece...

Anyone still want to defend this piece of shit?