Russian Bots Linked To Viral Twitter Attacks On 'Hateful' Dems (Midterm Elections prep attack)

[UCmeNdc]

This a preview of stepped-up activity before the midterm elections.


It what may be an early onslaught of Kremlin-linked Twitter attacks ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, Russia bots appear to be fueling a wave of criticism against Democrats in part over a lack of “civility” and intimidation in political confrontations, according to bot trackers.

Attacks with the hashtag #WalkAway purport to be from a “grassroots” wave of one-time Democrats who have left the party in part because they say they are so incensed by the hateful and divisive behavior of party members. The message is to “walk away” from ugly confrontations, “intolerance” and hate — and from the Democratic Party.

But the hashtag has been connected to Russian bots. It has ranked as the third or fourth most popular Kremlin-linked hashtag for days, according to bot tracking by the Hamilton 68 site run by the bipartisan Alliance for Securing Democracy, which keeps tabs on Russian activity on the American internet.


https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russian-bots-linked-to-viral-attacks-over-rude-dems_us_5b414945e4b05127ccf2d083

[DFW]

1. As if this comes as a surprise to anyone

Actually, there hasn't been a lot of publicity about James O'Keefe or Frank Luntz recently. Maybe they are both enjoying an extended expenses paid trip to Russia?

Sometimes, I wish we would just send a lone cruise missile to SPB to take out the so-called "Internet Research Agency." I realize that there is a slight danger that Putin might interpret this an act of hostility.......

[Cha]

2. MF russian BOTS are PROJECTING

AGAIN.

[dalton99a]

11. Yep, that's the first thing they do

[SunSeeker]

3. K & R for exposure.

[uponit7771]

4. Of course, Red Don incourages them

[duforsure]

5. Also they've been linked

To attacking a smaller bank in Maine a hundred times a day, and from russian hackers putin has working attacking , while some compromised republican Senators are in russia , and now suggesting sanctions should be lifted. These Senators and trump if they lift sanctions should be charged with treason against our country. If they haven't got enough compromised Senators to prevent it being stopped, trump will claim to the American people this is for national security, while he can again bypass the Congress, and to lower oil prices, and all lies from trump. Its so he and others can make their cut from this deal. This is acts of treason openly against our country to empower putin even more with hundreds of billions more for himself to use against us and many others around the world. Lifting sanctions will only make us more unsecured from putins cyber attackers, and his murdering people no matter where they are in the world. trumps a traitor , and the republican party is compromised too.

[Achilleaze]

6. KGOP republicans encouraging America's enemy, who is WAGING WAR on our democracy

shameful republicans are letting the russians piss all over the USA's democracy. Shameful.

[oasis]

7. Traitorous GOP legislators have completely sold out to the Russians.

There's plenty riding on the outcome of the 2018 midterms.

[Vinca]

8. Trump and the GOP have done zero to prevent attacks on our elections.

Guess it's never occurred to them that Vlad's premier fucking of us might be switching sides and electing Democrats.

[Scurrilous]

9. K&R

[Squinch]

10. This is when we need to glue ourselves into unity.

No pissing into the tent, no trashing other Dems, unified slap-downs when any Dem criticizes another Dem. We can go back to our beloved infighting after the election.