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19. vance-mz24

Sat Dec 10, 2016, 05:30 PM

Dec 2016

Yes i certainly do. Everyone did not get it wrong with the polls. Back in 2008 Chinese were involved in our election.......I feel strongly that it just hasn't been officially released yet But yes yes yes RUSSIA was involved in our election.

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It has to be asked: Could the Russians have hacked DU? [View all] KamaAina Dec 2016 OP

I doubt they've ever even heard of DU. cwydro Dec 2016 #1

We're one of the top hits for any political search. Qutzupalotl Dec 2016 #5

Oh, I think we were targeted. Most definitely. cwydro Dec 2016 #8

FWIW , I 100% agree about the foreign vibe of that video . , lunasun Dec 2016 #29

Russians are the most likely culprit Qutzupalotl Dec 2016 #34

And given those prior nationwide DDOS attacks... Aimee in OKC Dec 2016 #35

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2016 #73

Post removed Post removed Dec 2016 #15

I agree. They came in and shut down a site that would have reported irregularities. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #59

We are malaise Dec 2016 #23

seriously? you must be kidding. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #44

For shits and giggles for breitbart Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #2

Think so! cilla4progress Dec 2016 #3

Two days before the election, I posted that Russians were probably monitoring DU Dream Girl Dec 2016 #4

I agree with that foreign vibe thing. cwydro Dec 2016 #6

They wouldn't know that, but they would know DU is populated by extremely, passionate and Dream Girl Dec 2016 #9

i think so too. mopinko Dec 2016 #22

because d_r Dec 2016 #31

THIS. n/t Qutzupalotl Dec 2016 #38

This is it. And we all were flabberasted that DU was not available for current-time LuckyLib Dec 2016 #79

because they wouldn't want there to be a gathering place for people to share stories of irregulariti TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #45

Because there were some already pointing out voting irregularities qanda Dec 2016 #76

This message was self-deleted by its author RoccoR2 Dec 2016 #7

Not sure why that's funny. Did you see the hack? Probably not Dream Girl Dec 2016 #10

What made you decide to join DU, RoccoR2? Welcome -- but you have a lot to learn. Hekate Dec 2016 #13

DUH! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #20

Not funny! mfcorey1 Dec 2016 #25

Struck me funny out of naivete RoccoR2 Dec 2016 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author Raine1967 Dec 2016 #37

In a normal atmosphere I would not laugh at you for your thoughts but this time around with Alekzander Dec 2016 #57

I might have been one of the folks laughing and I apologize for that. Here are my thoughts... stevenleser Dec 2016 #75

Sure, via their useful tools in this country or the Macedonian teenagers. .... Hekate Dec 2016 #11

Free republic is currently down right now luxpara4 Dec 2016 #12

Did you just come from there? Dream Girl Dec 2016 #14

Yes, i'm a masochist. They've been down most of the day. luxpara4 Dec 2016 #17

FR periodically has to replace the hamsters when they age out of their duties in the wheel Hekate Dec 2016 #16

They are wondering on their facebook page if they were hacked. Ilsa Dec 2016 #30

Nah, just gearing up for the new griftothon over there. Luz Dec 2016 #33

Doesn't Billy Joe Jim Bobby Ricky have those 24/7/365 now? Maru Kitteh Dec 2016 #40

They Probably Took It Down Themselves So As Not.... global1 Dec 2016 #64

I was just thinking the same ... and there was your post! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2016 #18

vance-mz24 vance-mz24 Dec 2016 #19

welcome to DU! renate Dec 2016 #51

It wouldn't surprise me in the... Puha Ekapi_2 Dec 2016 #21

Motive? sarisataka Dec 2016 #24

People were talking about the Russian hack of the DNC and of Clinton's emails Warpy Dec 2016 #28

If you were an outside power sarisataka Dec 2016 #32

I wouldn't use the government Warpy Dec 2016 #36

We are useful for reporting voting irregularities before the polls close. Qutzupalotl Dec 2016 #39

True! UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #41

This. blue neen Dec 2016 #71

Do you have any example sarisataka Dec 2016 #87

We are a central repository of information. Qutzupalotl Dec 2016 #93

Point conceded sarisataka Dec 2016 #95

I'm sure they had lots of hands on deck assigned to different tasks...impeding communications being Dream Girl Dec 2016 #80

Were we the only liberal site hacked on election day? Initech Dec 2016 #27

Maybe "a" Russian Bradical79 Dec 2016 #42

It has to be asked: Why would they want to? brooklynite Dec 2016 #43

part of the Operation Chaos. Saw a tweet from Jester detailing robbedvoter Dec 2016 #50

The Russians are Coming shadowmayor Dec 2016 #46

Yes. Not a top government operative, but one of the many trolls robbedvoter Dec 2016 #47

They were all over the discussionist. applegrove Dec 2016 #48

Could: yes Did: Doubtful nt Gore1FL Dec 2016 #49

I asked via my Facebook comment from 11/8-still no answer. joanbarnes Dec 2016 #52

My hope-or 'fantasy' was that the DU cyber experts could unravel the joanbarnes Dec 2016 #54

There were plenty of pro-Russian trolls turning up ThoughtCriminal Dec 2016 #53

Yes,almost certainly because they knew we would be watching and on alert. libtodeath Dec 2016 #55

I bet they did flamingdem Dec 2016 #56

That video they gave us sure reminded me of old style Soviet Inspirational Songs. mulsh Dec 2016 #58

Nothing is too outrageous anymore oldtime dfl_er Dec 2016 #60

Did George Bush allow 9/11? Rex Dec 2016 #61

We sure had a lot of fake news links posted here in the lead up Generic Brad Dec 2016 #62

I seriously doubt that the folks at JPR are in cahoots with the Russians. KamaAina Dec 2016 #63

It was my immediate first thought upon seeing that gruesome video. byronius Dec 2016 #65

very likely AlexSFCA Dec 2016 #66

No. If the election was hacked, it wasn't by the same person or people who hacked DU. Towlie Dec 2016 #67

Why didn't they hack any other liberal websites? Daily Kos etc? Quixote1818 Dec 2016 #68

I think it was some gamergater/alt-right/kkk shitstain that got banned from DU. blogslut Dec 2016 #69

These were my thoughts after DU was down for more than a couple days: bleever Dec 2016 #70

Yes indeed. Ellipsis Dec 2016 #72

Thanks for this post. This is what I've been thinking, too. Silver Gaia Dec 2016 #81

Exactly my thoughts as well. Someone took DU down to blindfold us. tinrobot Dec 2016 #82

nyet... Demonaut Dec 2016 #74

i would not be surprised if russia did, but more possible by a trump cyber supporter wildman76 Dec 2016 #77

Did you see that creepy video? Dream Girl Dec 2016 #78

no i didnt see video wildman76 Dec 2016 #89

I was on DU when it went down, and appearing on the screen was a LuckyLib Dec 2016 #83

and there was some strange music too...I was kind of stunned. Dream Girl Dec 2016 #85

As my Ukrainian friend tels me Turbineguy Dec 2016 #84

Pre-election, c. 3.8 million Tweets were chatbots engaging. Aimee in OKC Dec 2016 #94

OMG triron Dec 2016 #86

knr triron Dec 2016 #88

On election days DU is the best site for tracking voting irregularities/issues around the country krawhitham Dec 2016 #90

What has been the outcome of DU tracking voting irregularities? REP Dec 2016 #91

I wouldn't be surprised if they did LandrosT Dec 2016 #92