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In reply to the discussion: QAnon posts were promoted by Russia-linked accounts as early as November 2017 [View all]Kid Berwyn
(14,869 posts)20. Mueller counterespionage probe may have survived Barr
Florida man's arrest on 2016 election charges suggests Russia probe may have survived Bill Barr
Indictment of a Roger Stone-connected operative may signal that Robert Mueller's spinoffs are still bearing fruit
by Roger Sollenberger
Salon, Jan. 29, 2021
Florida man Douglass Mackey, a notorious white nationalist and right-wing social media troll, was arrested this week on charges of conspiring with others to deprive citizens of their right to vote ahead of the 2016 election, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
"According to the allegations in the complaint, the defendant exploited a social media platform to infringe one of the most basic and sacred rights guaranteed by the Constitution: the right to vote," Nicholas McQuaid, acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division, said in a press release. "This complaint underscores the department's commitment to investigating and prosecuting those who would undermine citizens' voting rights."
It also suggests that the Russia investigation, at least in part, survived the tenure of former Attorney General Bill Barr.
According to the complaint, Mackey's Twitter account had nearly 60,000 followers, and in February 2016 the MIT Media Lab ranked him 107th in its list of the most influential personalities ahead of the election, higher than NBC News and Stephen Colbert. Prosecutors say that in the months before the election, Mackey collaborated with unnamed co-conspirators to encourage Hillary Clinton supporters to cast votes via text messages or social media which are not viable or legal voting methods in any state.
The conspiracy charge against Mackey, who was arrested in West Palm Beach, could indicate that the Justice Department has been probing a broader network. Three of his co-conspirators were identified by HuffPost reporter Luke O'Brien, who wrote an in-depth 2018 profile of Mackey: white nationalist financier Jeff Giesea; conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich, who has ties to onetime national security adviser turned QAnon hero Michael Flynn; and Jack Posobiec, a far-right provocateur with ties to neo-Nazi groups and longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone. The pro-Trump group, who called themselves "MAGA3X," fueled the Pizzagate social media campaign that smeared Hillary Clinton and other Democratic leaders in the run-up to the 2016 election.
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https://www.salon.com/2021/01/29/florida-mans-arrest-on-2016-election-charges-suggests-russia-probe-may-have-survived-bill-barr/
Except the Manchurian Candidate is an unstable Moron.
Indictment of a Roger Stone-connected operative may signal that Robert Mueller's spinoffs are still bearing fruit
by Roger Sollenberger
Salon, Jan. 29, 2021
Florida man Douglass Mackey, a notorious white nationalist and right-wing social media troll, was arrested this week on charges of conspiring with others to deprive citizens of their right to vote ahead of the 2016 election, the Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.
"According to the allegations in the complaint, the defendant exploited a social media platform to infringe one of the most basic and sacred rights guaranteed by the Constitution: the right to vote," Nicholas McQuaid, acting Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division, said in a press release. "This complaint underscores the department's commitment to investigating and prosecuting those who would undermine citizens' voting rights."
It also suggests that the Russia investigation, at least in part, survived the tenure of former Attorney General Bill Barr.
According to the complaint, Mackey's Twitter account had nearly 60,000 followers, and in February 2016 the MIT Media Lab ranked him 107th in its list of the most influential personalities ahead of the election, higher than NBC News and Stephen Colbert. Prosecutors say that in the months before the election, Mackey collaborated with unnamed co-conspirators to encourage Hillary Clinton supporters to cast votes via text messages or social media which are not viable or legal voting methods in any state.
The conspiracy charge against Mackey, who was arrested in West Palm Beach, could indicate that the Justice Department has been probing a broader network. Three of his co-conspirators were identified by HuffPost reporter Luke O'Brien, who wrote an in-depth 2018 profile of Mackey: white nationalist financier Jeff Giesea; conspiracy theorist Mike Cernovich, who has ties to onetime national security adviser turned QAnon hero Michael Flynn; and Jack Posobiec, a far-right provocateur with ties to neo-Nazi groups and longtime Trump confidant Roger Stone. The pro-Trump group, who called themselves "MAGA3X," fueled the Pizzagate social media campaign that smeared Hillary Clinton and other Democratic leaders in the run-up to the 2016 election.
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https://www.salon.com/2021/01/29/florida-mans-arrest-on-2016-election-charges-suggests-russia-probe-may-have-survived-bill-barr/
Except the Manchurian Candidate is an unstable Moron.
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QAnon posts were promoted by Russia-linked accounts as early as November 2017 [View all]
orangecrush
Jan 2021
OP
"Russian government-backed social media accounts nurtured the QAnon conspiracy theory .... "
Botany
Jan 2021
#1
And attacked state capitols, said that were not gonna wear masks, and fought against ANTIFA/BLM ..
Botany
Jan 2021
#3
With the internet, right wing hate talk radio, and TV it is really easy to get "the stupids" ...
Botany
Jan 2021
#18
According to exit polls Hillary won Florida easily ... along with Wisconsin, PA, MI, and N.C.
Botany
Jan 2021
#21
For me Trump's appeal to many Americans is his racism, sexism, and pure stupidity
Botany
Jan 2021
#23
People in the future will look on this era as one of total insanity by Republicans.
Lonestarblue
Jan 2021
#10
Does any of this sound just a bit, er...Ukrainian? With a side of Russian Dressing?
Ford_Prefect
Jan 2021
#19