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Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts) Wed Jun 3, 2020, 06:46 AM Jun 2020

Russian "Follow-bots" on Twitter need a vacation - Trump gains 800,000 since last Fri

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Molly McKew ✔@MollyMcKew

Another 800k “followers” for POTUS since Friday.

Molly McKew ✔@MollyMcKew

He’s added another 100k in the last 6 hours.

7:41 AM - Jun 3, 2020

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Russian "Follow-bots" on Twitter need a vacation - Trump gains 800,000 since last Fri (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 OP

Didn't Trump just speak with Putin 2 days ago? Botany Jun 2020 #1

"Yeah, Vlad, I need more followers on Twitter..." Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 #2

And Twitter counts its money. And everyone keeps tweeting. Squinch Jun 2020 #3

Funny how all those "open it back up" social web sites all got help from Russian bots Botany Jun 2020 #4

Hoping it's a soothsayer Jun 2020 #5

Botany

(76,992 posts)

1. Didn't Trump just speak with Putin 2 days ago?

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 06:52 AM

Jun 2020

n/t

Dennis Donovan

(31,059 posts)

2. "Yeah, Vlad, I need more followers on Twitter..."

Reply to Botany (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 06:56 AM

Jun 2020

"Donald, I just text the farm and they say 'how many you need?'"

Squinch

(59,212 posts)

3. And Twitter counts its money. And everyone keeps tweeting.

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:08 AM

Jun 2020

Botany

(76,992 posts)

4. Funny how all those "open it back up" social web sites all got help from Russian bots

Reply to Squinch (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 07:11 AM

Jun 2020

n/t

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)

5. Hoping it's a

Reply to Dennis Donovan (Original post)

Wed Jun 3, 2020, 08:27 AM

Jun 2020

Keep your friends close, your enemies closer scenario. Lots of dissenting voices reply to his outrageousness.

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