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One Professional Russian Troll Tells All
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) ^ | March 25, 2015 | Dmitry Volchek and Daisy Sindelar

Posted on 03/26/2015 7:55:01 AM PDT by WhiskeyX

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To: 05 Mustang GT Rocks; Paid_Russian_Troll

One of their pro-Putin teammates claimed to currently be in the FSB.

He was banned, I don’t know if he is our current Paid_Russian_Troll retread, or not.


81 posted on 03/26/2015 11:28:49 AM PDT by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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To: ansel12

The Russian military on the attack is part of that “world is falling apart”.

You seem obsessed with advancing Russian military interests and it seems to be your top issue here.


Welcome to the alternative reality of the Putinist. It’s no biggie when Russia invades a neighboring country, kills thousands and threatens nuclear war.


82 posted on 03/26/2015 11:32:54 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: McGruff

“I swear some of you have Putin Derangement Syndrome. With the world falling apart you are all worried about Russian Internet trolls.”

Why is that such a concern for you that you find it necessary to do everything in your power to change the subject to something critical about the United States and its allies while being an apologist for Putin and Russia?

Don’t you think Internet Research in St. Petersburg, Russia is operating covertly and dishonestly with false propaganda and disinformation designed to harm the United States and its allies?


83 posted on 03/26/2015 11:33:32 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: ansel12; All

“The Russian military on the attack is part of that “world is falling apart””

Petty hysterics...
If the Russian Military was really “on the attack”, you’d be posting that from a fallout shelter.

IF you could find a lead-lined computer.


84 posted on 03/26/2015 11:34:04 AM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

Well no, Russia is on the attack, and I don’t need to be in a fallout shelter to discuss that.

You drop some whacky posts full of strange and goofy nonsense. It sure reveals how you come up with such twisted loyalties and theories.


85 posted on 03/26/2015 11:39:45 AM PDT by ansel12 (Palin--Mr President, the only thing that stops a bad guy with a nuke is a good guy with a nuke.)
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To: ansel12

Well no, Russia is on the attack, and I don’t need to be in a fallout shelter to discuss that.

You drop some whacky posts full of strange and goofy nonsense. It sure reveals how you come up with such twisted loyalties and theories.


Putinists parrot verbatim Russian propaganda. Word for word. Not an original thought in those empty heads.


86 posted on 03/26/2015 11:43:31 AM PDT by lodi90
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To: lodi90

They dare not depart from the party line or they lose their job and pay, and possibly earn a trip to visit Nemtzov, Politkovskaya, etc.


87 posted on 03/26/2015 12:26:10 PM PDT by 05 Mustang GT Rocks
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To: tcrlaf
“Because YOU, as you have done at LEAST a dozen times now, are trying to create the FALSE impression that only Russia does it.

Well, I got news for ya, EVERYBODY does it now, from Russia, to Kiev, to Proctor & Gambel in Cincinnati.”

So If “everyone does it”, let's root for those financed by a foreign government run by “ex” KGB guy, the same one since nearly 20 years. Bombing London was not that bad because Berlin was bombed too, hey everyone did it :))))

88 posted on 03/26/2015 12:36:56 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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To: Grzegorz 246

The guy used an Obama-controlled, State Department-paid Propaganda source, to whine about a Russian-controlled, paid propaganda source.

If you can’t find the IRONY in that, I can’t help ‘ya.


89 posted on 03/26/2015 12:49:46 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: BeadCounter
“Wall Street Journal, the Guardian, they’ve all reported this. The Putin supporters are so abrasive, it’s hard to match their dinginess.

I wonder if this plant in St. Petersburg has equipment, computers to disguise the trolls location.”

That facility is just the tip of the iceberg. I'm sure there are many similar ones and many much more sophisticated where they don't employ students off the street. Besides, internet trolling is just one of the “soft” tolls. Their “assets” (agents and useful idiots) in western media, business and governments are much more dangerous. Russia has been run by KGB since 16 years, they have never had that much influence, even during soviet times.

90 posted on 03/26/2015 12:49:55 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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To: lodi90

Many of them have a distinctly Russian way of speaking. I suspect either from being from Russia or spending their time in Russian info sphere. For example in Russia the US Department of State is one of the most important boogeymen and blaming opponents of being a “State Department agent” is as common as blaming their opponents being racist for lefties. Other sign is not understanding why they should not post articles from The Nation or The Morning Star here if they want to maintain their cover. Admins cured them of the later, but that just means the trolls had a chance to learn.


91 posted on 03/26/2015 12:50:52 PM PDT by Krosan
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To: WhiskeyX

The Russkie Jane Fonda troll magnet has worked, most of them have shown up here in this thread to reveal what they are.

They are our enemies imo and I say piss on them and their soviet ideology. We are experiencing the re-branding of the Soviet empire and tactics to destroy our freedom from tyranny. They hate we are free and they get that warm tingly feeling of Soviet power to subjugate free people when they troll our forum.


92 posted on 03/26/2015 12:59:41 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: tcrlaf
RFE has decades-long track record of anti-dictatorship activities. If you don't see the difference between them and KGB psyops, I can't help you.
93 posted on 03/26/2015 1:02:30 PM PDT by Grzegorz 246
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To: free_life
These Russkie trolls are the current day version of this traitor.


94 posted on 03/26/2015 1:06:57 PM PDT by free_life (If you ask Jesus to forgive you and to save you, He will.)
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To: free_life

Uh-huh...
Coming from a ukie troll, that’s actually pretty damn funny.

Speaking of, how did you observe the anniversary of Sashko Bily’s death?


95 posted on 03/26/2015 1:13:41 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: free_life

Speaking of...

Which side have you chosen in the Ukrainian Oligarch’s Civil War??

The Poroshenko Bloc?
Or the Kolomoiski/Yarosh Bloc?


96 posted on 03/26/2015 1:15:11 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: tcrlaf

To put this discussion back on this thread’s topic of Professional Russian Internet Trolls; what is their favorite toothpaste, do they get a free lunch at work like borscht, and who are their favorite musical artists to listen to while at work at the Internet Research business in St. Petersburg, Russia?


97 posted on 03/26/2015 1:34:45 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: tcrlaf

“The guy used an Obama-controlled, State Department-paid Propaganda source, to whine about a Russian-controlled, paid propaganda source.”

Perhaps you should retract your above false statement. See:

Q. How is RFE/RL funded and managed?

A. RFE/RL is funded by the U.S. Congress through the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). The BBG is a bipartisan federal agency overseeing all U.S international broadcasting services. In addition to RFE/RL, this includes Voice of America, Radio Free Asia, Alhurra, Radio Sawa, and Radio Marti.

Under IRS rules, RFE/RL is a private, nonprofit Sec. 501(c) 3 corporation. Chartered in Delaware, it receives federal grants as a private grantee. RFE/RL maintains a corporate office in Washington, D.C.

BBG Chairman Jeffrey Shell chairs the Board of Directors of RFE/RL, Inc. John Giambalvo and Nenad Pejic serve as Interim Managers of RFE/RL, Inc., following the departure on March 1, 2014 of President and CEO Kevin Klose.

Q. If the U.S. government funds RFE/RL, how can it be independent and unbiased?

A. This is a very important and crucial point: The U.S. government is not involved in RFE/RL’s operational or editorial decisions. Our governing board, the BBG, serves by law as a firewall to protect our editorial independence.

RFE/RL journalists provide straightforward, professional journalism, and the results are clear — our audiences trust us. The popularity of many of our programs reflects this: In Afghanistan, over 60 percent of the adult population listens to our programs, and Radio Farda’s website receives over 10 million page views every month.

http://www.rferl.org/section/FAQ/777.html#section9

Now, how about you return to the topic of this news article and thread by reporting who funds Internet Research of St. Petersburg, Russia and how those funds are disbursed.


98 posted on 03/26/2015 1:47:27 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: tcrlaf

“Speaking of, how did you observe the anniversary of Sashko Bily’s death?”

What does Sashko Bily have to do with the topic of this discussion about the Russian Internet Trolls at Internet Research in St. Petersburg, Russia?


99 posted on 03/26/2015 2:13:02 PM PDT by WhiskeyX
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To: WhiskeyX

That wasn’t to you, it was to the Right Sector fanboy, free_life.

I’m also curious how it will be celebrating the coming soon anniversary of the Odessa Massacre, as well.


100 posted on 03/26/2015 2:14:41 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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