In addition to pro-Texas independence content, the page pumped out anti-Muslim stories and created a confrontation with followers of another Internet Research Agency page, United Muslims of America. At one point in May 2016, those behind the two pages scheduled rival events at the same time and same place in Houston."What neither side could have known is that Russian trolls were encouraging both sides to battle in the streets and create division between real Americans," said Richard Burr, the Republican chairman of the US Senate intelligence committee which has been investigating social media interference in the 2016 election.
Putin the KGB man's attitude about people getting along in Russia is very telling of what he wants to see in the USA:
September 23, 2015 - Putin opens Moscow's largest mosque, warns against extremists “We see what’s happening in the Middle East where terrorists of the so-called Islamic State discredit the great world religion, discredit Islam by sowing hate, killing people... “This work is particularly important today as attempts are undertaken to exploit religious feelings for political purposes,” Putin said during the opening of the mosque, which is said to cost some $170 million.
Ha!
“Russian trolls...Social media accounts with ties to Russia”
We apparently have several on this site. Obviously, not all, or even most, of our resident Putinistas are on the payroll, but some surely must be. The majority are simply nuts, and/or really stupid, and/or profoundly ignorant on how Russia operates.
The Russians are under every bed....sarc
Stay off the Twitter, kids; Yuri and Boris are up to no good.
I am just waiting for the "Russian Trolls run BLM" announcement.
BBC is fake news. I listen to it every morning. Not a word these past weeks about Hillary’s crimes.
Wow I thought getting rid of California sounded like a great plan.