This thread explains Russia's successful hacking of our election using cyberespionage, online intimi
Sums it up good IMHO
Peter Daou @peterdaou 7m7 minutes ago
1. This thread explains Russia's successful hacking of our election using cyberespionage, online intimidation, and disinformation. (1/12)
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Peter Daou @peterdaou 6m6 minutes ago
2. Putin perfectly assessed the American electorate and the U.S. media, and made a move for the history books. He outplayed us.
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Peter Daou @peterdaou 6m6 minutes ago
3. Key to Russia's success was to have US accessories (witting or unwitting) in the media, on the left and on the right. They had plenty.
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Peter Daou @peterdaou 5m5 minutes ago
4. The plan: Render Hillary Clinton toxic to the electorate, intimidate her supporters, and run interference for Trump when he screwed up.
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Peter Daou @peterdaou 5m5 minutes ago
5. A Gallup chart illustrates the dramatic collapse of Hillary's public image. This was no accident. It took a massive coordinated effort.
https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/807577064660471808
Peter Daou @peterdaou 4m4 minutes ago 
https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/807577713313771521
6. Fake news stories, AstroTurf operations to overrun social media, daily leaks of stolen data, combined to damage Hillary and prop Trump.
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Peter Daou @peterdaou 3m3 minutes ago
7. A blunt force strategy: Make Hillary seem detestable in order to suppress Democratic enthusiasm and boost GOP rage/turnout in key states. 
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Peter Daou @peterdaou 2m2 minutes ago
8. If it feels like the entire election became a referendum on how "monstrous" Hillary is, that was the idea. Executed nearly flawlessly. 
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Peter Daou @peterdaou 1m1 minute ago
9. It's an inescapable fact: Those who baselessly and relentlessly trashed Hillary's character unknowingly helped do Russia's dirty work. 
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10. As foreign meddling in our election became more and more apparent, people took sides, some becoming apologists, others being patriots.
https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/807578275254063105
7:30 AM - 10 Dec 2016
Peter Daou @peterdaou 5m5 minutes ago
11. The brazen and staggering takeover of our election by Russia now divides those who love America from those who just pay it lip service.
Peter Daou @peterdaou 5m5 minutes ago
12. In the coming weeks and months, our political leaders will have life-changing choices to make. History will remember what they did.
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https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/807578693652594688
