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Arkansas Granny
Arkansas Granny's Journal
Arkansas Granny's Journal
February 21, 2019
If they can get us fighting among ourselves, we'll wind up with another 4 years of Trump. Don't let them do it.
Something we need to remember during the primaries: Don't let outside sources divide us.
Sustained and ongoing disinformation assault targets Dem presidential candidates
A wide-ranging disinformation campaign aimed at Democratic 2020 candidates is already underway on social media, with signs that foreign state actors are driving at least some of the activity.
The main targets appear to be Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and former Rep. Beto ORourke (D-Texas), four of the most prominent announced or prospective candidates for president.
A POLITICO review of recent data extracted from Twitter and from other platforms, as well as interviews with data scientists and digital campaign strategists, suggests that the goal of the coordinated barrage appears to be undermining the nascent candidacies through the dissemination of memes, hashtags, misinformation and distortions of their positions. But the divisive nature of many of the posts also hints at a broader effort to sow discord and chaos within the Democratic presidential primary.
The cyber propaganda which frequently picks at the rawest, most sensitive issues in public discourse is being pushed across a variety of platforms and with a more insidious approach than in the 2016 presidential election, when online attacks designed to polarize and mislead voters first surfaced on a massive scale.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/20/2020-candidates-social-media-attack-1176018
A wide-ranging disinformation campaign aimed at Democratic 2020 candidates is already underway on social media, with signs that foreign state actors are driving at least some of the activity.
The main targets appear to be Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and former Rep. Beto ORourke (D-Texas), four of the most prominent announced or prospective candidates for president.
A POLITICO review of recent data extracted from Twitter and from other platforms, as well as interviews with data scientists and digital campaign strategists, suggests that the goal of the coordinated barrage appears to be undermining the nascent candidacies through the dissemination of memes, hashtags, misinformation and distortions of their positions. But the divisive nature of many of the posts also hints at a broader effort to sow discord and chaos within the Democratic presidential primary.
The cyber propaganda which frequently picks at the rawest, most sensitive issues in public discourse is being pushed across a variety of platforms and with a more insidious approach than in the 2016 presidential election, when online attacks designed to polarize and mislead voters first surfaced on a massive scale.
https://www.politico.com/story/2019/02/20/2020-candidates-social-media-attack-1176018
If they can get us fighting among ourselves, we'll wind up with another 4 years of Trump. Don't let them do it.
February 17, 2019
Gotta love Aunt Crabby.
https://twitter.com/DearAuntCrabby/status/1097213469881970689?s=20
February 17, 2019
Nathan H. Rubin
@NathanHRubin
Notes from National Emergency, Day 2:
Things were cold, and dark. Until about 8am.
Then the sun came up. And I walked to the bagel store for breakfast.
On my way I encountered others.
Walking their dogs, pushing their strollers, going for a brisk run.
More to come.
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10:58 AM - Feb 16, 2019
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Need a good chuckle? National Emergency , Day 2
https://twitter.com/NathanHRubin/status/1096816024614244352?s=20Nathan H. Rubin
@NathanHRubin
Notes from National Emergency, Day 2:
Things were cold, and dark. Until about 8am.
Then the sun came up. And I walked to the bagel store for breakfast.
On my way I encountered others.
Walking their dogs, pushing their strollers, going for a brisk run.
More to come.
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10:58 AM - Feb 16, 2019
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February 14, 2019
The wife of White House communications director Bill Shine claimed Wednesday that the measles, now in an outbreak in New York and Washington states, "keep you healthy" and "fight cancer."
The comments from Darla Shine came in a string of anti-vaccination tweets lamenting her own children's vaccinations and touting her immunity to the contagious disease.
"The entire Baby Boom population alive today had the #Measles as kids Bring back our #ChildhoodDiseases they keep you healthy & fight cancer," Shine said on Twitter.
She continued, referencing the measles vaccine known as MMR: "I had the #Measles #Mumps #ChickenPox as a child and so did every kid I knew - Sadly my kids had #MMR so they will never have the life long natural immunity I have. Come breathe on me!"
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/02/14/darla-shine-wife-white-house-chief-bill-shine-tweets-measles-vaccination/2870223002/
She can go sit with the guy from Fox News who hasn't washed his hands in ten years.
Wife of White House official claims measles 'keep you healthy & fight cancer.' Not quite.
The wife of White House communications director Bill Shine claimed Wednesday that the measles, now in an outbreak in New York and Washington states, "keep you healthy" and "fight cancer."
The comments from Darla Shine came in a string of anti-vaccination tweets lamenting her own children's vaccinations and touting her immunity to the contagious disease.
"The entire Baby Boom population alive today had the #Measles as kids Bring back our #ChildhoodDiseases they keep you healthy & fight cancer," Shine said on Twitter.
She continued, referencing the measles vaccine known as MMR: "I had the #Measles #Mumps #ChickenPox as a child and so did every kid I knew - Sadly my kids had #MMR so they will never have the life long natural immunity I have. Come breathe on me!"
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2019/02/14/darla-shine-wife-white-house-chief-bill-shine-tweets-measles-vaccination/2870223002/
She can go sit with the guy from Fox News who hasn't washed his hands in ten years.
February 13, 2019
Being president isnt easy under the best of circumstances. Imagine how hard it must be if youre Donald Trump.
I probably work more hours than almost any past president, Trump announced Sunday, adding that he had no choice but to work very long hours!
On Monday, after retweeting his own assertion from a few days earlier that he is working hard, he eliminated any doubt: No president ever worked harder than me, he declared.
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The president appears to be stung by a leak of three months of schedules showing he spent about 60 percent of his workday in Executive Time watching TV, tweeting, gabbing and the like. When last weeks schedule was leaked to Axios, it showed Trump had cut back Executive Time to
50 percent!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-sacrifices-are-hard-you-think-its-easy-working-11-to-5/2019/02/12/0495d612-2f04-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html?__twitter_impression=true&utm_term=.4a8ebf1cc7c9
Trump's sacrifices are hard. You think it's easy working 11 to 5?
Being president isnt easy under the best of circumstances. Imagine how hard it must be if youre Donald Trump.
I probably work more hours than almost any past president, Trump announced Sunday, adding that he had no choice but to work very long hours!
On Monday, after retweeting his own assertion from a few days earlier that he is working hard, he eliminated any doubt: No president ever worked harder than me, he declared.
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The president appears to be stung by a leak of three months of schedules showing he spent about 60 percent of his workday in Executive Time watching TV, tweeting, gabbing and the like. When last weeks schedule was leaked to Axios, it showed Trump had cut back Executive Time to
50 percent!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trumps-sacrifices-are-hard-you-think-its-easy-working-11-to-5/2019/02/12/0495d612-2f04-11e9-86ab-5d02109aeb01_story.html?__twitter_impression=true&utm_term=.4a8ebf1cc7c9
February 10, 2019
It does seem that many of those on the right have their priorities terribly screwed up.
This is the best definition of conservatism that I've seen.
https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/1094716387577159681?s=20
Brian Krassenstein
@krassenstein
Conservatism:
When a kneeling football player and immigrant toddlers are a bigger threat to the future of this nation than a presidential candidate conspiring with a hostile foreign power to undermine our democracy in order to make a buck
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3:55 PM - Feb 10, 2019
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Brian Krassenstein
@krassenstein
Conservatism:
When a kneeling football player and immigrant toddlers are a bigger threat to the future of this nation than a presidential candidate conspiring with a hostile foreign power to undermine our democracy in order to make a buck
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3:55 PM - Feb 10, 2019
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It does seem that many of those on the right have their priorities terribly screwed up.
February 10, 2019
I wonder how long it took him to finally figure it out.
https://twitter.com/Claudia_Jones/status/1093509939971133441?s=20
February 9, 2019
Jon Cooper
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@joncoopertweets
Stop me if youve heard this one: A racist, a misogynist, a homophobe, a sexual predator, a pathological liar, a grifter, a con artist, a blackmailer, a money launderer, a f*cking moron and a goddamn traitor walk into a bar. Bartender says, Whatll you have, President Trump?
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10:00 AM - Feb 9, 2019
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Stop me if you've heard this one.
https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1094264668183511041?s=20Jon Cooper
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@joncoopertweets
Stop me if youve heard this one: A racist, a misogynist, a homophobe, a sexual predator, a pathological liar, a grifter, a con artist, a blackmailer, a money launderer, a f*cking moron and a goddamn traitor walk into a bar. Bartender says, Whatll you have, President Trump?
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February 7, 2019
Some of the replies are hilarious.
The Washington Post introduces their latest hire.
https://twitter.com/washingtonpost/status/1093522439731068931Some of the replies are hilarious.
February 6, 2019
Marsha
@jaxbeachmarsh
@StephMillerShow Wanted to make sure you saw this. Im in a Trump induced state of insomnia and dread. But this is awesome. (Sorry if I already sent it). https://twitter.com/ManInTheHoody/status/1093062800644042754?s=20
m i t h
@ManInTheHoody
she will rock u
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4:49 AM - Feb 6, 2019
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If this has already been posted, I apologize, but it's good enough for a replay.
https://twitter.com/jaxbeachmarsh/status/1093099450808107008?s=20Marsha
@jaxbeachmarsh
@StephMillerShow Wanted to make sure you saw this. Im in a Trump induced state of insomnia and dread. But this is awesome. (Sorry if I already sent it). https://twitter.com/ManInTheHoody/status/1093062800644042754?s=20
m i t h
@ManInTheHoody
she will rock u
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