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AmandaRuth

(3,105 posts)
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 04:20 PM Nov 2017

"the most disturbing story I have ever reported in 15 years of covering national security"

Any guesses what this might be? (I am not sure the cleanest way to post this, obviously)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Perhaps the most disturbing story I have ever reported in ~15 years of covering national security is coming your way this evening.</p>— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) <a href="


?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 12, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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"the most disturbing story I have ever reported in 15 years of covering national security" (Original Post) AmandaRuth Nov 2017 OP
Clickbait teases like that rarely amount to much. vi5 Nov 2017 #1
Except the author of the tweet is apparently the reporter of the story Mr. Ected Nov 2017 #2
he is not known for hyperbole AmandaRuth Nov 2017 #4
That makes it even less likely... vi5 Nov 2017 #5
republicans on their knees for the kremlin? Achilleaze Nov 2017 #3
Googled the guy. He doesn't appear the type to post something he can't back up. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2017 #6
Could it be related this? Mr. Ected Nov 2017 #7
this may be it AmandaRuth Nov 2017 #8
I was wondering that too when I read it earlier. shraby Nov 2017 #9
Amanda saidsimplesimon Nov 2017 #10
cleanest way refers to my computer skills AmandaRuth Nov 2017 #11
OK, Amanda saidsimplesimon Nov 2017 #12
Still waiting... brooklynite Nov 2017 #13
I posted last night here: Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #14

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
2. Except the author of the tweet is apparently the reporter of the story
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 04:24 PM
Nov 2017

There may be something to this message. Stay tuned.

shraby

(21,946 posts)
9. I was wondering that too when I read it earlier.
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 04:49 PM
Nov 2017

Wasn't there a similar incident some time ago? Guess the perp never got caught.

AmandaRuth

(3,105 posts)
11. cleanest way refers to my computer skills
Sun Nov 12, 2017, 05:06 PM
Nov 2017

it seems that some people can post tweets with out all the link stuff, that just looks messy to my old eyes.

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