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95. For all HACKING DENIERS read this Politico article from August 2016

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 05:06 AM

Jul 2018

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/08/2016-elections-russia-hack-how-to-hack-an-election-in-seven-minutes-214144

and marvel at how easily the unthinkable has played out. I'm deeply worried about November elections.

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Mueller indicts 12 Russian intelligence officers for allegedly conspiring to hack 2016 U.S. presiden [View all] brooklynite Jul 2018 OP

Boy Howdy! montanacowboy Jul 2018 #1

Springs it right before the meeting with Putin rurallib Jul 2018 #68

My thoughts exactly! firstwife Jul 2018 #72

I was thinking the same thing! mitch96 Jul 2018 #88

Might be related to Manafort trial on 25th or foundational for further indictments coming. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #2

+1 H2O Man Jul 2018 #6

+1 malthaussen Jul 2018 #36

Have they looked at the DNC server? bentornilloed Jul 2018 #70

Yes. Hacked. Paragraph 4 of indictment only D's were targeted. RNCC...nope. Fred Sanders Jul 2018 #74

+1,000 !! CountAllVotes Jul 2018 #71

Excellent. calimary Jul 2018 #73

Good explanation! n/t coeur_de_lion Jul 2018 #80

This is not going to make Matt Taibbi, Julian Assange and Glenn Greenwald happy still_one Jul 2018 #3

I understand animus against Greenwald, but Taibbi? He has been doing hard reporting against tRump. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #18

And his under-the-radar coverage of the NY-19 primary was not to be missed BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #44

He has at times criticized Democrats for doing things QC Jul 2018 #45

oh the horror shanny Jul 2018 #66

His views about trump are irrelevent in what I am referring to. He was claiming for a long time still_one Jul 2018 #50

Thanks for clarifying and providing some interesting info. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #51

I am just expressing my personal impression. Of course it is always easy to throw things out when still_one Jul 2018 #54

LoL... Chicago1980 Jul 2018 #4

I wonder if that was on purpose spinbaby Jul 2018 #17

You know it was LiberalArkie Jul 2018 #25

Quick, is there a bunch of other stuff we can fix while he's gone? (n/t) forgotmylogin Jul 2018 #26

Changing the locks on the WH? nt irisblue Jul 2018 #49

that was my thought. niyad Jul 2018 #61

:D C Moon Jul 2018 #63

Trump needs to cancel his Putin meeting. C_U_L8R Jul 2018 #5

Great point. H2O Man Jul 2018 #7

Trump had a heads-up, earlier this week C_U_L8R Jul 2018 #22

We're going to listen to everything. Corgigal Jul 2018 #28

Found details (answered my own question) Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #29

No, no, surely there's no connection. malthaussen Jul 2018 #40

Let me join the WTF! N/T ewagner Jul 2018 #42

Welcome! There's plenty of F for all. C_U_L8R Jul 2018 #47

Also, Comrade Дональд Трамп has his summit with Putin. Getting this out now constrains tRump. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #8

Sure he can. Mr.Bill Jul 2018 #64

Both of which are demographically dwindling. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #65

What has to dwindle Mr.Bill Jul 2018 #69

Now where, when, and how did the GRU members contact team Trump, the RNC, and Fox News? Botany Jul 2018 #9

Third unnamed leak location exboyfil Jul 2018 #13

Who were these agents conspiring with? YessirAtsaFact Jul 2018 #21

During the 2016 campaign the RNC released anti Hillary talking points that were .... Botany Jul 2018 #37

I think this might be timed for Putin's visit exboyfil Jul 2018 #10

Interesting timing, right before Trump meets with Putin YessirAtsaFact Jul 2018 #11

How is Cheeto going to take this? jpak Jul 2018 #12

He will say its fake news........................everything is fake news turbinetree Jul 2018 #19

Perhaps he'll defect. Harker Jul 2018 #59

I'm hoping his plane will go down FakeNoose Jul 2018 #62

Nice timing Snellius Jul 2018 #14

Specifically, DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0 were russian GRU operations woundedkarma Jul 2018 #15

A lot of counts. Press conf. BEFORE the Trump-Putin meeting, so there would be no doubt... Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #16

This lays the foundation for charges against Americans YessirAtsaFact Jul 2018 #23

Maybe. But he went out of his way to make it clear that it did not implicate any Americans... Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #27

I did not understand the statements in the press conference as you did. Sophia4 Jul 2018 #67

He actually said something like ... Honeycombe8 Jul 2018 #91

Any Russian nesting dolls inside that Orange Man Baby Blimp? bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #20

There's lots of room for multiple nesting dolls inside of dump's skin erronis Jul 2018 #35

such perfect timing!! niyad Jul 2018 #24

K&R cp Jul 2018 #30

Here is the indictment of 12 Russian officers for election interference https://www.justice.gov/file mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 #31

What blame lies with Trump for inviting Russia to hack Hillary's e-mails ??? SamKnause Jul 2018 #32

All very well and good, but... malthaussen Jul 2018 #33

Anyone else kinda bummed this is only Russians? OliverQ Jul 2018 #34

Read Post #2 and #23. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #38

Just a Reminder bucolic_frolic Jul 2018 #39

Trump calling on Russia to do this ... Cosmocat Jul 2018 #41

"person in regular contact with senior members" of the Trump campaign .99center Jul 2018 #43

Has been identified as Roger Stone, later down in the replies in the tweet. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #48

Heh: "400-pound guy, you are in the clear." demmiblue Jul 2018 #46

Time for a doughnut grantcart Jul 2018 #53

is it just symbolic? AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #52

No. Read posts #2, #23, and #48. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #56

Symbolic...in the sense a foreign government successfully interfered in the 2016 election....is Fred Sanders Jul 2018 #75

Drip, Drip, Drip, Drip, ...This is just the start, not the end. Stuart G Jul 2018 #57

Does the charge of treason require being at war? Snellius Jul 2018 #58

There will be more Nero Mero Jul 2018 #60

This seems lame, charging people who will never be tried. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2018 #76

A foreign power stealing the Democratic parties emails and information and using Fred Sanders Jul 2018 #77

A foreign power? Has the Russian government been charged? JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2018 #78

You can't indict a sovereign state. Need a huge courtroom. Fred Sanders Jul 2018 #79

If you think GRU (KGB) officers do this without direction from the top, we have tower in NYC to sell Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #82

+1 It's not just collusion with just hackers anymore but with Russian spies Snellius Jul 2018 #84

Ah. Like the wobbly middle who are still asleep until then. You should be WAKING THEM up. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #81

Since you have lots of time to sleep, read this devastating 43 item twitter thread on DU Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #83

Wow, Thanks nt Snellius Jul 2018 #86

Fine, but why are only Russians charged? Item 33/34 would suggest Trump should also be charged. JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2018 #87

Instant gratification much? This is massive case & has to be done right. Don't go back to sleep. .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #90

No worries, I haven't slept well since 11/8/2016 JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2018 #92

When I heard Maddow do her opening on the 2 deep cover DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #85

So now Timmygoat Jul 2018 #89

More helpful to refer to Rs as traitors from here on DeminPennswoods Jul 2018 #93

But Trump asked Putin and Putin said, "Nyet, you won election because you are such stable genius." tclambert Jul 2018 #94

For all HACKING DENIERS read this Politico article from August 2016 onetexan Jul 2018 #95

If Russians hacked DNC and passed emails to Wikileaks: They DID affect the election. Snellius Jul 2018 #96