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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 04:30 PM Nov 2020

Dane County, Wisconsin clerk: We trained for this kind of disinformation to come from the Kremlin- t


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Lauren Peikoff
@laurenpeikoff
Wow from Dane County, Wisconsin clerk to @AymanM on @MSNBC: We trained for this kind of disinformation to come from the Kremlin- that’s what we were trying to mitigate. We never thought it would be coming from ourselves... within the U.S.
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Dane County, Wisconsin clerk: We trained for this kind of disinformation to come from the Kremlin- t (Original Post) soothsayer Nov 2020 OP
Maybe Donny IS The Kremlin... Blue Owl Nov 2020 #1
Yep soothsayer Nov 2020 #2
THIS! nt mr_lebowski Nov 2020 #3
logical conclusion stillcool Nov 2020 #5
Agreed. C Moon Nov 2020 #17
Nancy said: "All roads lead to putin" with shitstain SheltieLover Nov 2020 #23
the call is coming from inside the house! 0rganism Nov 2020 #4
My (best urban legend) thought exactly! soothsayer Nov 2020 #6
Well, they should have. Russia's main SOP is to AUGMENT anti-Democratic Hortensis Nov 2020 #7
Moscow Mitch and the Gangsters Of Putin Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2020 #29
Yep. As Charles Koch said, "Boy, did we screw up!" Hortensis Nov 2020 #31
Putin's band of useful idiots. ffr Nov 2020 #8
This!👆 SheltieLover Nov 2020 #24
disinformation is disinformation apnu Nov 2020 #9
Truth soothsayer Nov 2020 #13
I tend to think it's just as critical to find LanternWaste Nov 2020 #19
So, Agent Orange is not one of "ourselves". In fact, he appears to be just who they trained for. Magoo48 Nov 2020 #10
The White House is like Kremlin Total Landscaping AdamGG Nov 2020 #11
Its been coming from the Koch and Mercer organizations for decades... Ford_Prefect Nov 2020 #12
Dump is on the Russian payroll. roamer65 Nov 2020 #14
".....all enemies foreign or domestic" LiberalLovinLug Nov 2020 #15
Exactly! I got warned about this in 1965 in boot camp foreign and domestic enemies. usaf-vet Nov 2020 #21
Thank you! SheltieLover Nov 2020 #25
The Kremlin trained us well. They operate like the Peace Corps -- train others to become proficient KPN Nov 2020 #16
One of the best lines of the entuire Election BadGimp Nov 2020 #18
The pee pee tape Mindspin Nov 2020 #20
Well what do you expect they are Republicans not Americans. StClone Nov 2020 #22
As much as I hate to gainsay a bureaucrat that seems to have integrity, BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #26
Interesting. warmfeet Nov 2020 #27
wow indeed Skittles Nov 2020 #28
Rt! It's a good thing there was Cha Nov 2020 #30

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
7. Well, they should have. Russia's main SOP is to AUGMENT anti-Democratic
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 04:43 PM
Nov 2020

themes and lies from our own RW and LW hostiles, using state power to blanket the nation with them, as well as to deliver them directly to targeted minds.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
31. Yep. As Charles Koch said, "Boy, did we screw up!"
Thu Nov 19, 2020, 03:14 AM
Nov 2020

Even anti-government zealots need the people they put in power to be good enough to govern, not just so corruptible that you can get anything from them.

apnu

(8,749 posts)
9. disinformation is disinformation
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 05:47 PM
Nov 2020

The source of the disinformation is not important. Recognizing disinformation and shutting it down is the real game.

 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
19. I tend to think it's just as critical to find
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 06:41 PM
Nov 2020

and shut off the broken pipe as it is to mopping up the wet floor, else the floor will just have to be mopped up again tomorrow.

AdamGG

(1,287 posts)
11. The White House is like Kremlin Total Landscaping
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 05:58 PM
Nov 2020

Fortunately a much less competent version of the real thing.

Ford_Prefect

(7,872 posts)
12. Its been coming from the Koch and Mercer organizations for decades...
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 06:12 PM
Nov 2020

But the MSM will not speak of that.

KPN

(15,637 posts)
16. The Kremlin trained us well. They operate like the Peace Corps -- train others to become proficient
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 06:23 PM
Nov 2020

and take over their job.

BobTheSubgenius

(11,560 posts)
26. As much as I hate to gainsay a bureaucrat that seems to have integrity,
Wed Nov 18, 2020, 07:36 PM
Nov 2020

that was a bit naive, unless he was talking about many years ago.

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