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2. Epic example.. thanks for the recap, Nance.

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Fri Mar 31, 2017, 03:44 AM

Mar 2017

Mean-spirited vicious propaganda.. I'm sure putin is grateful..

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Report: Russians used Bernie Bros as unwitting agents in disinformation campaign. [View all] fun n serious Mar 2017 OP

JPR. NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #1

Epic example.. thanks for the recap, Nance. Cha Mar 2017 #2

I'm sure that Putin is awestruck DFW Mar 2017 #8

If we would but step back from our nationalist bias for just a moment, we KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #35

Don't know about master. He kicked at a cracked Hortensis Mar 2017 #43

I get your point. But consider this scenario (ht to Cha for KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #48

Yes, but no more clever than our own right in 2010. Hortensis Mar 2017 #56

Underneath it all runs one of the "big lies" of misogyny, i.e., that KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #62

I didn't see it then, King. Political analysts and investigative Hortensis Mar 2017 #96

First, yes to the misogyny... susanna Mar 2017 #139

Trump was the weakest link in his chain. Why are trump and tillerman going to notdarkyet Apr 2017 #200

I love that hat Gothmog Mar 2017 #140

Include all the sudden love Skidmore Mar 2017 #6

They still have threads there defending Putin and knocking Hillary and even Obama! fun n serious Mar 2017 #9

This is worthy of its own OP Nance. Amimnoch Mar 2017 #7

"Amazingly enough, all of these stories suddenly disappeared" mdbl Mar 2017 #17

Waitaminute GusBob Mar 2017 #23

That's a good question. The old DU archive is still online flamingdem Mar 2017 #98

Very good question Hekate Mar 2017 #174

there have always been trolls here. mopinko Mar 2017 #196

Yet they still insist there is no evidence BainsBane Mar 2017 #37

There are couple of threads every week denying the Russia interference on that website Gothmog Mar 2017 #144

A lot of JPR posters are now back on DU. yardwork Mar 2017 #42

I saw one who is back who posted on JPR that he would vote third party unless it looked close... Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #57

There are a few of them. cwydro Mar 2017 #164

True, and the few that have been called out about it have denied they were ever there. George II Mar 2017 #66

Yup, they are currently demanding we primary many Democratic elected officials. n/t FSogol Mar 2017 #73

Yes they are and with the same scripts. R B Garr Mar 2017 #88

I'm seeing that too. Fake news, undermining and dividing Democrats. yardwork Mar 2017 #106

Just going to say this obamanut2012 Mar 2017 #113

Yes they are... tallahasseedem Mar 2017 #119

Some never left. mwooldri Apr 2017 #209

Thankyou for your voice of reason LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #216

Bernie himself also swallowed all those stories, he came arthritisR_US Mar 2017 #47

!!!This right here!!! JTFrog Mar 2017 #74

You are correct! murielm99 Mar 2017 #199

Yep they sure do and I'm not buying their BS. arthritisR_US Apr 2017 #218

In the beginning, I don't think he did NewJeffCT Mar 2017 #90

Does anyone remember when Tad Devine came on board? synergie Mar 2017 #158

November 2014 tammywammy Mar 2017 #165

Wow, that early? synergie Mar 2017 #170

Manaforts buddy, N/T valar Mar 2017 #166

His weak and tardy support for Clinton really arthritisR_US Apr 2017 #219

You can't even mention the truth about the rigging R B Garr Mar 2017 #92

+1 tallahasseedem Mar 2017 #121

So true! lunamagica Mar 2017 #129

That is so true. LisaM Mar 2017 #133

what the fuck? That is absolute nonsense. Their own dealings and campaigns impacted that, JCanete Mar 2017 #143

What I find silly is what you just said arthritisR_US Apr 2017 #221

feeling silly for engaging myself, after that response...nt JCanete Apr 2017 #222

What are some examples of these stories that "Bernie swallowed"? aikoaiko Apr 2017 #220

"They lapped it up" and spewed it out again. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #49

Isn't it interesting that your description could fit the Tea Party, too? randome Mar 2017 #52

Been saying that for over six months now. Exhibit A. nt JTFrog Mar 2017 #71

And that's my only objection to the OP. OP speaks in past tense. It's still ongoing. stevenleser Mar 2017 #72

Indeed, it continues. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #116

Spot on, L Coyote! brer cat Mar 2017 #131

And when us "old timers" attempted to intervene with facts, we were attacked. tonyt53 Mar 2017 #86

And Alerted on N/T valar Mar 2017 #171

And hid out in the HRC Group, and finally mostly just departed until after the Convention... Hekate Mar 2017 #178

First time in 13 years here that I joined a Group(HRC) N/T valar Mar 2017 #179

Likely that "Bernie Bros" & JPR were Russian bots/sites bigbrother05 Mar 2017 #91

It's complicated by things like actual "bros" on places like Reddit and in the tech community LisaM Mar 2017 #135

We also saw how that culture extended to journalism. Numerous white male journalists synergie Mar 2017 #175

Not only did they swallow the "fake news"; they played a role, whether wittingly or unwittingly..... Tarheel_Dem Mar 2017 #99

exactly -- and not just at jpr obamanut2012 Mar 2017 #112

Thanks for the Post. Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #130

I was amazed at the conspiracy theories that the JPR posters were buying Gothmog Mar 2017 #141

As I said ... NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #193

There were a few DUers on JPR really pushing Pizzagate tammywammy Mar 2017 #142

At one point there were several threads pushing this Conspiracy theory Gothmog Mar 2017 #147

The fact is that the Pizzagate story ... NanceGreggs Mar 2017 #192

+1000 stonecutter357 Mar 2017 #151

Yep. Me too. calimary Mar 2017 #197

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I admire your courage. NanceGreggs Apr 2017 #215

"They" is a big word LiberalLovinLug Apr 2017 #217

Reading comprehension? NanceGreggs Apr 2017 #223

NO SHIT Skittles Mar 2017 #3

Mahalo for this, fun n serious! Cha Mar 2017 #4

It's sickening isn't it? fun n serious Mar 2017 #10

It's heart shattering.. thank you for shining the Cha Mar 2017 #14

Yep, and look at the hell we have today.. arthritisR_US Mar 2017 #55

It's pretty obvious... go to JPR or similar sites. They are still talking about Clinton more than qdouble Mar 2017 #5

I'm still amazed how many people fell for all this conspiracy junk. betsuni Mar 2017 #11

They're still lost over at JPR fun n serious Mar 2017 #12

And saying this: moriah Mar 2017 #15

lol synergie Mar 2017 #28

Unless her name begins with Hillary mcar Mar 2017 #70

This link answers so many questions... tallahasseedem Mar 2017 #125

It might be the tendency with some to simply fail to do their homework synergie Mar 2017 #16

a lot of it has to do with "wanting" to believe it JI7 Mar 2017 #21

Sales - 12 to 16 times underpants Mar 2017 #24

I think it is based on unacknowledged prejudice. Fit "facts" to match prejudice. delisen Mar 2017 #123

I think a lot of people don't fall for the individual stories but succomb to the general cynicism butdiduvote Mar 2017 #145

The Denial is running very deep on JPR Gothmog Mar 2017 #148

dumber than dirt Skittles Mar 2017 #190

The distortion of the message is that many did. snort Mar 2017 #194

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Yes, these were the talking points the RW sites were using. synergie Mar 2017 #18

Enjoy your stay. grossproffit Mar 2017 #19

Was that a newbie? I forgot to look. synergie Mar 2017 #29

8 or 9 post count I believe SticksnStones Mar 2017 #31

Bernie's silent HoneyBadger Mar 2017 #20

He's all for investigating the Russians. synergie Mar 2017 #27

Tad Devine. JTFrog Mar 2017 #75

He continues to appear BainsBane Mar 2017 #152

Then came the "purity vote" for Jill Stein... VOX Mar 2017 #22

And the "Justice Democrats" are the latest group. synergie Mar 2017 #30

Oh, yeah, that really showed 'em who's boss. VOX Mar 2017 #33

My greatest anger BainsBane Mar 2017 #40

Those people are fools. (And I have boundless contempt for them as well.) NurseJackie Mar 2017 #53

They are more responsible for trump than those who voted for him still_one Mar 2017 #78

According to JPR BainsBane Mar 2017 #80

and that speaks volumes about jpr why they allow supporters of a racist, sexist, and still_one Mar 2017 #82

I agree. And it is still... jrthin Mar 2017 #102

Particularly when they continue to target the Democratic party BainsBane Mar 2017 #107

Yes,yes, yes. jrthin Mar 2017 #111

Yes. If they were *truly* leftists, with a sense of doing the greater good... VOX Mar 2017 #109

Accent on 'so-called'. n/t sprinkleeninow Apr 2017 #205

I notice they're the ones who Cha Mar 2017 #54

You're not the only one who's noticed that. I've always been suspicious of their motives. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #77

I have noticed that too!..."we don't need to hear about Russia" Really? Who is 'we'???? lunasun Mar 2017 #189

someone posted a promo vid from these "justice democrats" JHan Mar 2017 #101

Dumbshits Starry Messenger Mar 2017 #25

Water is wet. NCTraveler Mar 2017 #26

I just learned a new phrase GusBob Mar 2017 #32

Oh jeez... Hekate Mar 2017 #180

Interesting...drip, drip KewlKat Mar 2017 #34

Post removed Post removed Mar 2017 #38

What are you implying? Adrahil Mar 2017 #45

The subtle stories were most effective Johnny2X2X Mar 2017 #36

I supported BS, but could never join a JPR-like forum. Ilsa Mar 2017 #39

Every Bernie supporter I know in real life but one voted for Hillary. yardwork Mar 2017 #44

I'm brokenhearted over stuff going on w a former Ilsa Mar 2017 #132

Well, I did. For sure. PatrickforO Apr 2017 #210

Sourced directly from Breitbart or some Albanian site no doubt. synergie Mar 2017 #160

This was obvious and is still going on. yardwork Mar 2017 #41

Jill Stein is a Russian plant as well...I hope they prove she took money and throw Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #46

Stein was Susan Sarandon's choice... because "Hillary was worse than Trump" in her idiotic view. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #50

I despise Susan Sarandon...hopefully Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #59

Her career is over. She'll be lucky to get a supporting role in a cheesy Lifetime Original Movie... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #61

boundless...she is so self centered...she literally had no empathy for those Demsrule86 Mar 2017 #63

She is on Colbert right now, murielm99 Apr 2017 #203

Any erstwhile Bernie supporter wo failed to line up behind Hillary once she was KingCharlemagne Mar 2017 #51

JPR had ton of Russian fake news stories posted Gothmog Mar 2017 #58

Like I've been saying... Adrahil Mar 2017 #67

This will be fun to watch Gothmog Mar 2017 #60

Hmmmm..... George II Mar 2017 #64

Guess it's good to see it officially confirmed Blue_Tires Mar 2017 #65

Now I'm confused. I thought it was someone in the Hillary group who penned "Bernie Bro." Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #68

Bernie Bros are people who behaved a certain way. I wouldn't get hung up on how they are named. nt stevenleser Mar 2017 #76

I would not be so quick to put that in the past tense. murielm99 Apr 2017 #201

No, the term came from a writer at The Atlantic - Robinson Meyer seaglass Mar 2017 #79

Very thorough. Thank you. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #83

You're remembering incorrectly. There's an entire wiki page (for what it's worth) that gives... NurseJackie Mar 2017 #81

I see how he started it. But, a few writers managed to give it legs with their Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #84

I disagree with you. NurseJackie Mar 2017 #94

If the point was that Russian bots were looking to create divisions between Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #97

I strongly disagree with you on that as well. (And I'll just leave it at that, for obvious reasons.) NurseJackie Mar 2017 #100

Wise woman... Hekate Mar 2017 #183

Nope. And it wasn't about the average Bernie supporter, it was a malignant synergie Mar 2017 #168

Plus a whole bunch Hekate Mar 2017 #184

K&R mcar Mar 2017 #69

Angry white men have more credibility in our society. forjusticethunders Mar 2017 #85

+1,000,000,000,000 ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #134

Many, but not all. We elected Barack Obama, and Hillary also won the actual vote. Hekate Mar 2017 #185

Obama benefitted from the fact that forjusticethunders Mar 2017 #191

the reason democrats do better in national elections compared to Mondale and others JI7 Apr 2017 #211

Barack is black? Who knew. We just became aware of that.🆗🆒 sprinkleeninow Apr 2017 #204

Yes, she did. What my husband reiterated this evening. Hope. n/t sprinkleeninow Apr 2017 #206

Classic case in point of a post that happened 4 days ago on JPR. It's still ongoing stevenleser Mar 2017 #87

I remember how that guy stunk up DU when he was here Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2017 #93

Wowza!! fun n serious Mar 2017 #95

The funny thing about anarchists is that they don't realise they're just pawns for autocrats. JHan Mar 2017 #103

Yep. Got into some on twitter the other day.. Kahuna7 Mar 2017 #108

Godamn that's some conspiracy theory babble. ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #126

Its a Gish Gallop of wrong and in many cases silly allegations against both Obama and Hillary... stevenleser Mar 2017 #128

Yeah--I would feel bad for them if these people weren't so willfully blind ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #146

WOW Gothmog Mar 2017 #149

DUH! get the red out Mar 2017 #89

Nahhh. Kahuna7 Mar 2017 #104

The bigger question going forward is who identifies disinformation? jalan48 Mar 2017 #105

It's not hard to research and draw reasonable conclusions ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #118

I wish it was that simple. Most voters can't or won't do the research necessary. jalan48 Mar 2017 #122

I agree, although I think We have never had an unbiased media ismnotwasm Mar 2017 #124

I agree. A lot depends on one's sources and who one trusts. jalan48 Mar 2017 #127

That's a cop out BainsBane Mar 2017 #154

Most Americans can't think critically. It's just the way it is. jalan48 Mar 2017 #155

Most Americans choose not to think critically BainsBane Mar 2017 #167

My advice-keep reading and stay vigilant. jalan48 Mar 2017 #169

Such a poignant comment.Thanks for that.The key is ''critical thinking skills''. YOHABLO Mar 2017 #198

If it were just the right BainsBane Apr 2017 #202

'Certain' 'christian denominations' exhort from their pulpits who to vote for. Plus the many sprinkleeninow Apr 2017 #208

It is incumbent upon citizens BainsBane Mar 2017 #150

What makes you think this is over? needledriver Mar 2017 #110

Meanwhile, who switched the 40,000 votes that swung the Electoral College? L. Coyote Mar 2017 #114

I thought that was 78k? synergie Mar 2017 #177

The beauty of switched votes, they count twice, +1 AND -1. L. Coyote Mar 2017 #182

Christ. I'm shocked half the posts in this thread aren't hidden. liquid diamond Mar 2017 #115

Uh huh. LexVegas Mar 2017 #117

Not DU's best day. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #163

I wouldn't say "unwitting"... tallahasseedem Mar 2017 #120

Some were definitely witting Generic Brad Mar 2017 #137

Yep, The bleach drinkers Drifter Mar 2017 #136

Great thread. liquid diamond Mar 2017 #138

Not surprised at all by this. hrmjustin Mar 2017 #153

I agree, fun n serious Mar 2017 #156

Not too many people seem to have reached your fair conclusion. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #162

Yes, the majority DID vote for Hillary. herding cats Mar 2017 #173

Agreed, it was a minority of what became BoBers that took the crazy train. The majoirty of Sanders seaglass Mar 2017 #176

I think there's still some of it going on. hollowdweller Mar 2017 #157

I agree with you. Baitball Blogger Mar 2017 #161

Well, duh. I watched it happen here and all over the Internet. herding cats Mar 2017 #159

yes they did. knr. LaydeeBug Mar 2017 #172

K&R! sheshe2 Mar 2017 #181

After they ruined Bernie's chance to win,they started on Hillary Go Vols Mar 2017 #186

Absolutely. They turned me off completely to Bernie ecstatic Mar 2017 #187

K & R SunSeeker Mar 2017 #188

See?? retrowire Mar 2017 #195

Well.... nini Apr 2017 #207

Jeezus. Nini? yewberry Apr 2017 #212

I've been around for a while nini Apr 2017 #213