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Aristus

(66,328 posts)
Sun May 15, 2022, 01:53 PM May 2022

Anyone else seeing a huge, sudden uptick in right-wing spam?

Last couple of days, I've seen a huge increase in the amount of right-wing horseshit showing up in my Facebook and YouTube accounts. There was this anti-Disney rant in my newsfeed on Facebook this morning. "Disney's tryinna brainwarsh our kee-ids with woke stuff!", and shit like that.

My YouTube page is suddenly showing suggestions for videos from 'BlackConservativePerspective', survivalists, government-haters, and so on.

They're really trying to take over everything, aren't they? The only thing I can think of, other than the imminent reversal of Roe vs Wade is the budget surplus. We have hundreds of billions in surplus revenue, and President Biden no doubt wants to fund progressive programs with it, and the reich-wingers are coming unglued at the prospect.

Anybody?

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Anyone else seeing a huge, sudden uptick in right-wing spam? (Original Post) Aristus May 2022 OP
I've been seeing it on YouTube ClimateHawk May 2022 #1
Yesterday, there was a false flag threat. John1956PA May 2022 #2

ClimateHawk

(211 posts)
1. I've been seeing it on YouTube
Sun May 15, 2022, 02:17 PM
May 2022

For example, when I search for Steely Dan music reactions, I'll often get a couple of right wing videos that have nothing to do with my search. This started several weeks back.

John1956PA

(2,654 posts)
2. Yesterday, there was a false flag threat.
Sun May 15, 2022, 02:36 PM
May 2022

A small group of Catholics met for an outdoor prayer event. A Sister in attendance told the group that there had been a threat of violence. I think that, if there was indeed a threat, it was a RW operative under the false flag of a Progressive.

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