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The Red Menace Hits the Crimson Tide
NPR ^
| 3/29/19
| Ben Calhoun
Posted on 04/03/2019 2:22:13 PM PDT by LittleSpotBlog
A Democrat in Alabama watches helplessly as Russian internet bots play dirty with the 2016 election. But a year later, those same tactics inspire him to organize an election conspiracy of his own.
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Here's an interesting tale from This American Life about a guy in Alabama who ran a fake countermovement to help Doug Jones get elected. And he's planning on doing it again.
To: LittleSpotBlog
Heard this over the weekend. Guy sounded like a real piece of work. No conscience. Also a disabled vet, apparently, which was disconcerting.
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04/03/2019 2:34:02 PM PDT
by
sam_whiskey
(Peace through Strength.)
To: LittleSpotBlog
I thought Clemson was the menace.
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posted on
04/03/2019 2:34:40 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(This week I'm dfwredraider)
To: sam_whiskey
Born on the Fourth of July..........................
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posted on
04/03/2019 2:38:46 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: dfwgator
This year FLORIDA!.........................
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04/03/2019 2:39:21 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: LittleSpotBlog
To: LittleSpotBlog
An old story. Reported when it first broke....here at FR
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04/03/2019 3:30:15 PM PDT
by
Nifster
(I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
To: Nifster
Good to know. I missed it. You should listen to this piece, which has not been posted here yet.
To: LittleSpotBlog
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04/04/2019 12:33:49 PM PDT
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sauropod
(Yield to sin, and experience chastening and sorrow; yield to God, and experience joy and blessing.)
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