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Man from Pickens

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32. The US and UK do this too (Snowden exposed)

Tue Oct 21, 2014, 03:58 PM

Oct 2014

http://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/02/24/jtrig-manipulation/

And our government very likely does more of it than the rest of the world combined... of course we will never know just how much they do it, because they won't tell us - ever.

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Exposed: Russian troll farm that sends paid trolls to sites like Huffpo, Politico & ??? [View all] uhnope Oct 2014 OP

Oh christ, that reminds me I have met my 'quota' yet today. Purveyor Oct 2014 #1

Don't worry, some people don't have to be paid uhnope Oct 2014 #2

Gremlins!!!11! HubertHeaver Oct 2014 #3

Three employees on DU is my guess... with an additional two witless lackeys... LanternWaste Oct 2014 #4

The "witless lackeys" being the equivalent of hifiguy Oct 2014 #8

The same number as there are of pro-Saddam posters. eridani Oct 2014 #45

I'd bet a few get paid to post here too... Historic NY Oct 2014 #5

I guess it wouldn't be a day in GD Union Scribe Oct 2014 #6

Here's a link to your other thread on this in V&M Electric Monk Oct 2014 #7

thx uhnope Oct 2014 #10

Mother Russia must not be criticized! JPZenger Oct 2014 #9

Googled "Mother" and "Russia" lately? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #31

Internet equivalent of telemarketers with bad tempers. They're GMO, too! From the link: freshwest Oct 2014 #11

And they think they are fooling us. William769 Oct 2014 #12

Kinda desperate and pathetic, like crabs trying to claw out of a bucket. freshwest Oct 2014 #14

Thanks! I just need to fine tune it a little bit. William769 Oct 2014 #15

Thngs you won't read at RT... SidDithers Oct 2014 #13

RT is just a more costly and advances version of internet trolling. nt NCTraveler Oct 2014 #16

LOL...+1 Historic NY Oct 2014 #19

Should be called RCT. Rex Oct 2014 #21

It's about as reliable as corporate run 'news.' hunter Oct 2014 #24

+1! Sid, you slay me! Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #55

we had several regular posters who tried to downplay the severity of the anti-gay laws in Russia CreekDog Oct 2014 #17

One Of Those Is On Forced Vacation, Sir The Magistrate Oct 2014 #18

I think of this one... Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #20

Pretty much sums it up doesn't it. William769 Oct 2014 #33

That whole thread is .... fascinating. Jeez, America's "well-deserved senescence" to be managed... Hekate Oct 2014 #47

That One Is a Particular Treat, Ma'am The Magistrate Oct 2014 #49

I am number two. bravenak Oct 2014 #58

They can go west all they want, I don't give a ballyhoo. NuclearDem Oct 2014 #22

a bunch of kokonuts uhnope Oct 2014 #27

I won't be a purveyor of such nonsense. nt Codeine Oct 2014 #48

{{{chuckle}}} indeed! eom Purveyor Oct 2014 #51

but wait a second, I read right here on DU that Cenk is a rethug rightwing troll Douglas Carpenter Oct 2014 #23

This article is just part of the CIA plot. jeff47 Oct 2014 #25

I think Troll Ranch is more appropriate. Troll Farm just doesn't have the right feel. nt el_bryanto Oct 2014 #26

neither is appropriate: farm sounds nurturing and ranch sounds like you rounded up free range trolls yurbud Oct 2014 #29

because god knows we don't have any GOP or corporate Democrat paid trolls here yurbud Oct 2014 #28

And The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street....... DeSwiss Oct 2014 #30

The US and UK do this too (Snowden exposed) Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #32

you sound like Glenn Beck on the radio while I was driving yesterday uhnope Oct 2014 #35

You think Glenn Greenwald and Ed Snowden are the same as Glenn Beck? Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #38

I said your assertion of something you cannot prove at all was like Glenn Beck's assertion uhnope Oct 2014 #39

I did provide a link Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #43

That link is about a theoretical program uhnope Oct 2014 #44

It's not theoretical Man from Pickens Oct 2014 #46

sorry, that's paranoia uhnope Oct 2014 #50

Tread carefully, unhope. It appears you have offended the forces of nature. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #56

hilar uhnope Oct 2014 #59

Thank you for the link. Your patience Karmadillo Oct 2014 #52

If the Russians will fund trolls on an english-speaking board, how many are US think tanks funding? Marr Oct 2014 #34

"paranoia"? Hell, I'm lookin' for an application. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #36

Anyone else find this funny? Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2014 #37

Reds under the bed! CJCRANE Oct 2014 #40

K&R...Thanks for posting red dog 1 Oct 2014 #41

There are quite a few here LiberalEsto Oct 2014 #42

+1! Threads like this are like sticky fly traps. They just can't resist. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #57

PERNICIOUS LIES-SKI, TOVARISCH! Warren DeMontague Oct 2014 #53

Sssshhh! They've been relatively quiet lately. Now you've gone & woke 'em up. Tarheel_Dem Oct 2014 #54