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Minneapolis to hire influencers to spread messaging during trial over George Floyd's death
CBS ^ | 2-27-21 | CBS

Posted on 02/28/2021 9:01:24 AM PST by HogsBreath

The Minneapolis City Council has unanimously approved paying six social media influencers to spread city-approved messaging and updates throughout the upcoming murder trial of former officer Derek Chauvin, who has been charged in George Floyd's death. On Friday, the council approved $1,181,500 for communication with the community during the trial, CBS Minnesota reports.

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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: antifa; blm; derekchauvin; georgefloyd; influencers; minneapolis; minnesota; narrative; propaganda; vminneapolis
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I don't know which is more impressive, the naked effort to arm-twist a jury, or the justification for turning 6, $2000 contracts into a 1.2 million dollar spending spree.
1 posted on 02/28/2021 9:01:24 AM PST by HogsBreath
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More like riot instigators


2 posted on 02/28/2021 9:02:57 AM PST by Bob434
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Depending how they feel...they could be instigators or anti-instigators. Pretty crazy to have this as your basic resume.


3 posted on 02/28/2021 9:07:17 AM PST by pepsionice
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Money laundering.


4 posted on 02/28/2021 9:07:22 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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What part will the 'influencers' play in the post trial riots?

Let me guess....some Black people made this sh** up?

5 posted on 02/28/2021 9:07:28 AM PST by blam
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Leftards really are stupid. Instead of hiring more cops, they put more money on “influencers” who do jack sh*t except piss people off.


6 posted on 02/28/2021 9:08:41 AM PST by max americana (FIRED LEFTARD employees at our office every election since 2008 and enjoyed seeing them cry.)
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Gee. Whatever will the message be? Confusing, since it’s “demanded” that kneeling take place, and yet......fentanyl......crickets.


7 posted on 02/28/2021 9:09:07 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this?)
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...turning 6, $2000 contracts into a 1.2 million dollar spending spree.

You need to have somebody to define the message, monitor that it is being delivered by the operatives, and then measure the results to see if it is working as intended.

It becomes necessary to set up an entire Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda.

8 posted on 02/28/2021 9:10:23 AM PST by Wissa (If you thought 2020 was bad...)
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How man ‘influencers’ will the city pay for the defendant?


9 posted on 02/28/2021 9:10:52 AM PST by blam
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Jury tampering...pure and simple. When all the dust has settled the cop should appeal his conviction (Federal courts,don’t bother with state courts) *and* sue the City of Minneapolis for millions!


10 posted on 02/28/2021 9:11:47 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Trump: "They're After You. I'm Just In The Way")
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Could this be the cause of a mistrial?


11 posted on 02/28/2021 9:19:14 AM PST by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys )
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Social Media Influences are just people with tons of fake followers who scam businesses into paying them to talk to their fake people. https://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/buy-instagram-followers


12 posted on 02/28/2021 9:19:19 AM PST by calljack (Sometimes your worst nightmare is just a start.)
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Leftards really are stupid.

Since stupid is all they know, they assume everybody else is as stupid as they are.
13 posted on 02/28/2021 9:22:09 AM PST by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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How the frigg is this legal or ethical ?

I’d petition to have the trail moved to somewhere not influenced by these racebatiers.

14 posted on 02/28/2021 9:22:11 AM PST by NativeSon ( )
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Minneapolis to hire influencers to spread messaging during trial over George Floyd's death

Fortunately Federal Government Taxpayers paid for the Ministry that they will operate from.

15 posted on 02/28/2021 9:24:19 AM PST by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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IF they were honest, they would be going around informing people that George overdosed, and that a co fiction is unlikely because of that fact, but we al. Know honesty is as rare as the dodo bird with liberals hell bent on inciting more racial tension


16 posted on 02/28/2021 9:34:18 AM PST by Bob434
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—”What part will the ‘influencers’ play in the post trial riots?”

Unsure of the exact job description, but they will be working for The Ministry of Truth (Minitrue).


17 posted on 02/28/2021 9:34:21 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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What is becoming more and more synonymous; if you are Black you can commit crimes and become martyred no mattered how flawed the person might be as with George Floyd.


18 posted on 02/28/2021 9:39:32 AM PST by yoe (President Trump works for We The People - not China as Biden has and will.)
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To: calljack

Lol, yep. It’s quite the racket. Getting paid for innefectja, clap trap, and getting paid very well too. Not saying al. Influences are bad as that, but a good many of them likely are. It’s al out like paying someone a phenomenal wage to do nothing g but yap and look busy. Po,itical pundits and Comme tutors are a .ot like that, yapping all day. Getting paid millions, and not accomp.ishing hardly anything but what a outside to a peephole In the snow we used to say,, but hey, they bring I. The viewers, so they bet paid. Rarely does a,, the foot stomp j no and angry rhettoric accomplish anything


19 posted on 02/28/2021 9:40:46 AM PST by Bob434
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If they are worried about extremism or violence or whatever why not just have Facebook and Twitter openly censor for them?


20 posted on 02/28/2021 9:47:32 AM PST by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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