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Blue_Adept

(6,399 posts)
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 12:16 PM Nov 2017

The right-wings favorite Internet personality was just outed as a Russian troll

Jenna Abrams’ tweets were beloved, at times, by both the alt-right and the celebrity blogosphere. Now, Congressional investigators have confirmed that her Twitter account was actually run out of St. Petersburg, Russia’s infamous troll farm.

According to The Daily Beast, the “Abrams” account that initially became famous after “fixing” a nude selfie posted by Kim Kardashian was run, along with thousands of others, by the Kremlin-funded Internet Research Agency. The account, which was supposed to be run by an American blogger, soon pivoted to right-wing rhetoric, including a professed belief in segregation.




https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/the-right-wings-favorite-internet-personality-was-just-outed-as-a-russian-troll/
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The right-wings favorite Internet personality was just outed as a Russian troll (Original Post) Blue_Adept Nov 2017 OP
No surprise there ismnotwasm Nov 2017 #1
Give the trolls this: They know their audience gratuitous Nov 2017 #2
Thank you! Pacifist Patriot Nov 2017 #6
Whaaa-aaat? ffr Nov 2017 #3
Meanwhile Charlies Brother is apparently President! Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #4
Can we hack the Russians' power grid? That would be a good start. Blaukraut Nov 2017 #5
Russia has mapped our infrastructure and power grid, Qutzupalotl Nov 2017 #8
What's her JPR screen name? nt Codeine Nov 2017 #7

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. Give the trolls this: They know their audience
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 12:20 PM
Nov 2017

Not that their audience is the most perspicacious bunch on the planet, but the trolls sure know what's going to get them all riled up, and that they don't have to go to any trouble at all to bolster their bullshit with anything approaching a fact.

Pacifist Patriot

(24,653 posts)
6. Thank you!
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 12:51 PM
Nov 2017

Every night, my husband, my teenage boys, and I take turns around the dinner table sharing something we've learned today. I have a fairly extensive vocabulary, so the boys are going to be astounded I learned a new word - perspicacious. Brilliant, thanks!

Blaukraut

(5,693 posts)
5. Can we hack the Russians' power grid? That would be a good start.
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 12:46 PM
Nov 2017

This IS a cyber war and we're within our rights if we retaliate.

Qutzupalotl

(14,302 posts)
8. Russia has mapped our infrastructure and power grid,
Fri Nov 3, 2017, 12:55 PM
Nov 2017

noting any vulnerabilities, so we might not win that battle.

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