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mopinko

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12. bad headline, and

Reply to octoberlib (Original post)

Fri Sep 22, 2017, 07:22 PM

Sep 2017

they are saying it was unsuccessful because they assume they wanted to change something. maybe they were just after the data, copied it, and they were happy.
they are defining success in a way that works for them.

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JUST IN: Russian govt. cyber actors unsuccessfully attempted to hack 2016 election results in WI [View all] octoberlib Sep 2017 OP

I wonder how many of the states affected went to trump. N/T kacekwl Sep 2017 #1

21 States were hacked but it's up to each state as to whether they want to release that info. octoberlib Sep 2017 #5

Greenwald was unavailable for comment Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #2

LOL, Oh, he'll tweet "nothing to see here" shortly, along with an explanation as to why octoberlib Sep 2017 #6

Unsuccessfully my ass. I think they meddled in Wisconson Greybnk48 Sep 2017 #3

I had the same thought. octoberlib Sep 2017 #4

Yep, somebody hacked just enough votes to swing the EC to trump. brush Sep 2017 #11

I wonder if they based that on IP location because there are ways to mask that. LonePirate Sep 2017 #7

Misleading headline: The article is about voter registration, not election results. Ms. Toad Sep 2017 #8

Yup, Eko Sep 2017 #10

Which political commentator or politician will be the first person to procon Sep 2017 #9

bad headline, and mopinko Sep 2017 #12