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RandySF

(87,834 posts) Mon Oct 16, 2017, 10:22 PM Oct 2017

The Russians are jumping into the Alabama Senate race.

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The Russians are jumping into the Alabama Senate race. (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2017 OP

just bi-lingual Americans Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #1

BCE! DFW Oct 2017 #2

twitter is pretty much run by rissian bots these days. more unreliable than ever nt msongs Oct 2017 #3

They're Not Even Trying to Hide It Any More Leith Oct 2017 #4

Ummm...if you click on the tweet, Stonepounder Oct 2017 #5

But occasionally the real news is funnier than anything fake. Another link is inside sarah FAILIN Oct 2017 #6

LOL. You are right. Thanks for the above link. Stonepounder Oct 2017 #7

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. just bi-lingual Americans

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Oct 16, 2017, 10:31 PM

Oct 2017

DFW

(60,769 posts)

2. BCE!

Reply to Angry Dragon (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 16, 2017, 10:45 PM

Oct 2017

("All of them!" )

I think someone down at Vladimir's cyber shop had a few too many водки (vodkas) before helping out their comrade Roy.

msongs

(74,495 posts)

3. twitter is pretty much run by rissian bots these days. more unreliable than ever nt

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Oct 16, 2017, 11:38 PM

Oct 2017

Leith

(7,864 posts)

4. They're Not Even Trying to Hide It Any More

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 12:08 AM

Oct 2017

A thought occurred to me the other day. To combat the hacking from Russia, perhaps we should contract it out to India and South Korea.

Think about it.

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

5. Ummm...if you click on the tweet,

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 12:57 AM

Oct 2017

The Ostrich:

The Ostrich
@ALostrich
Please don't confuse our tweets with real news. Because that would be awful. Awfully hilarious.

sarah FAILIN

(2,857 posts)

6. But occasionally the real news is funnier than anything fake. Another link is inside

Reply to Stonepounder (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:13 AM

Oct 2017

http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/10/russian_twitter_bots_invade_ro.html#incart_river_mobileshort_home

I used to be able to link corectly..but it's late. This is from AL.com which is like our own state news

Stonepounder

(4,033 posts)

7. LOL. You are right. Thanks for the above link.

Reply to sarah FAILIN (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 17, 2017, 01:18 AM

Oct 2017

Although, I don't think it was Dems. "It also could be somebody sitting on their bed that weighs 400 pounds, OK?" ROFL!!

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