Rachel Maddow and this whole Russian "bot" thing...

[Heartstrings]

I found her show last night (3-21-17) incredibly fascinating, all the while frightening! She laid it all out, as she does so well...albeit at her own pace...

If I'm not mistaken Putin has always said he could bring the US "to our knees without firing a shot", that he has done no doubt. These "bots" open up an entirely new keg of worms so to speak...sabotage at its finest...Traceable? Provable? And if the originations are discovered, what consequences could/should there be?

I'm open to any discussion that'll ease this pit in my stomach...

[secondwind]

1. Good morning, Heartstrings, your pit is not alone.. I have one also, and most everyone I know, too.

[Stellar]

2. Scared the hell out of me!

And, it's still going on now, even as we speak.
Rachel is supposed to be on The View today, I hope she talks more about it.

[shenmue]

4. Me too

[Vinca]

3. What is really frightening is that our electrical grid, communications, etc. are all hackable.

It's a good time to go solar.

[NYETNYET]

5. OH MY!

I have no clue about any of that but I understood everything she said. Where is a bucket of sand to stick your head in when you want one? Oh, that won't work either. Okay, being aware is a good start. There is going to have to be some faith that there are smart people out there that know how to make all of that crap... mostly harmless. We have to get smarter too. That is why I really like Rachel. Every show I find out something I didn't know and why it's important.

[Gothmog]

6. Rachel did a great job on this issue