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Russian trolls target U.S. support for Ukraine, Kremlin documents show
Washington Post ^ | 4-8-2024 6:30 a.m. EDT | Catherine Belton, Joseph Menn

Posted on 04/08/2024 1:32:41 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com

When President Biden proposed an additional $24 billion in supplemental funding for Ukraine in August, Moscow spin doctors working for the Kremlin were ready to try to undermine public support for the bill, internal Kremlin documents show.

In an ongoing campaign that seeks to influence congressional and other political debates to stoke anti-Ukraine sentiment, Kremlin-linked political strategists and trolls have written thousands of fabricated news articles, social media posts and comments that promote American isolationism, stir fear over the United States’ border security and attempt to amplify U.S. economic and racial tensions, according to a trove of internal Kremlin documents obtained by a European intelligence service and reviewed by The Washington Post.

One of the political strategists, for instance, instructed a troll farm employee working for his firm to write a comment of “no more than 200 characters in the name of a resident of a suburb of a major city.” The strategist suggested that this fictitious American “doesn’t support the military aid that the U.S. is giving Ukraine and considers that the money should be spent defending America’s borders and not Ukraine’s. He sees that Biden’s policies are leading the U.S. toward collapse.”

The documents — numbering more than 100 and dating between May 2022 and August 2023 — were provided to The Post to expose Kremlin propaganda operations aimed at undermining support for Ukraine in the United States, as well as their scale and methods. The files are part of a series of leaks that have allowed a rare glimpse into Moscow’s parallel efforts to weaken support for Ukraine in France and Germany, as well as destabilize Ukraine itself. -excerpt

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To: mass55th; canuck_conservative

Easy answer on that question.
Literally anyone who doesn’t support the war adventure in Ukraine and US involvement in same.
Seriously, that’s the proven parameters the cheerleaders use.
That and, “You oppose it so you MUST be a RUSSIAN/Bot/troll/foreign operative!”
For proof look at my post 48, then look at the first line of post 61 proving me correct.
It’s hilarious.


101 posted on 04/08/2024 9:09:44 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Oh look, you faked going away for the night.


102 posted on 04/08/2024 9:10:12 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Your problem is that you think anyone against this war is anti-Ukraine. I’m against war, fighting another proxy war with Russia, while billions of dollars are stolen from American citizens in order to make politicians on both sides of the aisle here, and on both sides of the ocean, richer than they already are. I don’t give a crap about Ukraine or Russia. I care about America, and its survival. If you have no interest in saving America, putting America first, then you aren’t an American, and have no place in this country. You are a useless tool of this administration, and the globalists who don’t actually give a crap about what will happen to Ukraine in all of this. They’re just waiting in the wings to pick up the pieces.


103 posted on 04/08/2024 9:12:44 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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104 posted on 04/08/2024 9:13:36 PM PDT by Allegra (Less propaganda would be appreciated.)
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To: lonestar67

“ Why should we care who wins?

Simple

Putin invaded Ukraine PERIOD.”

So what? Countries invade other countries all the time. We do not have a defense treaty with Ukraine (or Israel, or Taiwan). You can wish them luck all you want, but maneuvering the US into war over your personal preferences is going too far.

The only invasion you should care about is happening in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California. Let’s take care of that.


105 posted on 04/08/2024 9:14:32 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Assez de mensonges et de phrases)
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To: mass55th
>>>>"I don’t think the eclipse was visible in Kiev."

They wouldn't have seen it no matter where it was visible, because their heads are too far up their arses.<<<<

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106 posted on 04/08/2024 9:18:01 PM PDT by bimboeruption (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023)
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To: lonestar67
Ukraine has been promised by the RATS they'll be in NATO since 2008:

At the "Bucharest Summit Declaration" issued April 3, 2008, it was officially announced that: "NATO welcomes Ukraine's and Georgia's Euro-Atlantic aspirations for membership in NATO. We agreed today that these countries will become members of NATO. Both nations have made valuable contributions to Alliance operations. We welcome the democratic reforms in Ukraine and Georgia and look forward to free and fair parliamentary elections in Georgia in May. MAP is the next step for Ukraine and Georgia on their direct way to membership. Today we make clear that we support these countries' applications for MAP. Therefore we will now begin a period of intensive engagement with both at a high political level to address the questions still outstanding pertaining to their MAP applications. We have asked Foreign Ministers to make a first assessment of progress at their December 2008 meeting. Foreign Ministers have the authority to decide on the MAP applications of Ukraine and Georgia."

It's been 16 years! What's the hold-up? Meanwhile Sweden is fast-tracked into NATO while Ukraine still stands out in the cold.

75 years this group has been milking money from the U.S. while allowing countries like Germany to fail to build up their own defenses. They promised in 2022 to set up a billion dollar euro supplemental defense fund. This increase meant that Germany would finally reach the 2% of GDP defense spending target set by NATO after many years of spending less than 1.5% of GDP on defense. However, in August of 2023, Germany removed that pledge, and said they would now instead reach it over a 5-year period. And what has NATO done about it? Nothing.

107 posted on 04/08/2024 9:24:33 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Darksheare
"It’s hilarious."

Yeah, it's pretty predictable.

108 posted on 04/08/2024 9:25:04 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Darksheare
"Oh look, you faked going away for the night."

Mommy likes to "hit and run." That's all she's capable of.

109 posted on 04/08/2024 9:26:07 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: mass55th

Yup.
Provides me entertainment on the third shift zombie crawl.
Our cheerleaders have insisted that posting on the overnight proves one must be overseas.
They’ve never heard of someone working overnight I guess.


110 posted on 04/08/2024 9:26:53 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: Darksheare
"Our cheerleaders have insisted that posting on the overnight proves one must be overseas. They’ve never heard of someone working overnight I guess."

I worked 3-11 p.m. the bulk of my career, so when I got out of work each night, I couldn't go right to sleep. Spent several hours winding down. I've been retired for 20 years now. I'm usually up until 4 or 5 a.m. in the morning. I'm not your normal senior citizen.

111 posted on 04/08/2024 9:30:15 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

>>>>****To: bimboeruption
Back off the personal attacks!
130 posted on 3/9/2024, 4:26:57 AM by Admin Moderator
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I knew you weren’t going to bed.

I’ve been here over 25 years and in all that time received one warning because you played the victim and ran to a mod who was sympathetic to your hurt feelings.

Shall we talk about how many of your threads have been yanked because of your shady sources? I’m pretty sure you hold the record.

And how about these warnings from JimRob?

Just in case you’ve forgotten what he told you, I’ll post his messages again:

To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

Respectfully, this is America. Christian America. Our history does not include ‘GLory’ to anyone other than to God. All Glory to God.

Less propaganda would be appreciated.

43 posted on 12/2/2023, 11:36:05 PM by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

As I said, less propaganda would be appreciated.

48 posted on 12/2/2023, 9:50:52 PM by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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112 posted on 04/08/2024 9:33:40 PM PDT by bimboeruption (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023)
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To: mass55th

“I see that you are familiar with the arcane energies of this stretch of time!”
I deal with truck drivers, it’s like dealing with petulant children with the added benefit(?) of them being children behind the wheel of a 90k pound death machine.
Somewhat irritating most times to tell a driver “receiving is closed, you must come back in the morning at (time).” and they stop at receiving anyway before pitching a fit that yes, I am correct that there’s nobody in there.
“I don’t see why I can’t drop my trailer nooooow!” is the usual refrain.

And this same quality of human(?) being is what is running the country right now.


113 posted on 04/08/2024 9:35:19 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: mass55th; Darksheare

>>>”Oh look, you faked going away for the night.”

Mommy likes to “hit and run.” That’s all she’s capable of.<<<

Drive by spamming.


114 posted on 04/08/2024 9:36:47 PM PDT by bimboeruption (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023)
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To: bimboeruption; mass55th

Yeah, it reminds me of someone from ages past who trolled the forum for years before finally getting gotten.


115 posted on 04/08/2024 9:38:54 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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To: Darksheare
"And this same quality of human(?) being is what is running the country right now."

Instant gratification.

116 posted on 04/08/2024 9:42:18 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Timber Rattler; kiryandil
So has Zelensky moved into King Charles' house yet?

Highgrove is the property of the Duchy of Cornwall. Prince William became Duke of Cornwall when Prince Charles became King. Charles must pay rent to William. Zelensky is not moving in.

117 posted on 04/08/2024 9:42:47 PM PDT by woodpusher
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To: bimboeruption
"Drive by spamming."

That's the perfect name for it.

118 posted on 04/08/2024 9:43:04 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Allegra
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119 posted on 04/08/2024 9:43:05 PM PDT by bimboeruption (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023)
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To: UMCRevMom@aol.com

>>>>Too true. But, after the article called them out it has been quite entertaining watching the anti-Ukraine gang ‘stew in their own juices.’<<<<

You’re a scream mommy. The pro-America posts on your propaganda thread FAR, FAR, FAR outnumber zeeper posts. And I mean F. A. R.!

You’re the one who’s “stewing”.


120 posted on 04/08/2024 10:08:36 PM PDT by bimboeruption (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023)
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