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International Relations prof at U. Illinois. Senior Editor @ArcDigi. Author “Drones and Terrorism.” Politics, national security, and occasional nerdery.

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    1. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

      Fascinating/unsettling seeing pro-Trump media, Russian bots, a few Congressional Republicans, and Trump's online fans turn a memo by a disgraced recused-then-unrecused Congressman into proof of a grand conspiracy. Not coordination. Each acts independently. Overlapping interests.

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      Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

      Nicholas Grossman Retweeted Sonny Bunch

      To give you an idea of the ridiculousness, a tweet from a fake account with the name "Rep. Charles Ponzi (R)"--yes, that Ponzi--calling to release the memo got over 6,500 retweets.https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/954341905617256448 …

      Nicholas Grossman added,

      Sonny BunchVerified account @SonnyBunch
      6,500 retweets for an obviously fake account. pic.twitter.com/o0L4Lu8Ojh
      7:54 AM - 19 Jan 2018 from Illinois, USA
      • 59 Retweets
      • 85 Likes
      • ⭐⭐⭐❌TriciaTrumpster❌ Ruth Lehrer Devine One Robert Hove chaddy Omar Vance Eileen SacJim2018 #DemForce Michele Dainiak
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        2. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          And here's evidence of Russia's role. The 600 Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations tracked by the Alliance for Securing Democracy devoted almost all their energy over the last 48 hours to the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo.pic.twitter.com/La8s8LMMkM

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        3. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          Those Russian influence accounts' use of the word "memo" increased over 60,000% in the last 48 hours, with related terms like "FISA" (+ about 30,000%) and "Watergate" (+ almost 20,000%) dramatically increasing as well.pic.twitter.com/Mr9OzNwrdc

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        4. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          Nicholas Grossman Retweeted Dan Nowicki

          Here's an example of a sitting Congressman joining the grand conspiracy hyperbolizing. Representative Andy Briggs (R-AZ) called it "the scandal of our time."https://twitter.com/dannowicki/status/954378635099566080 …

          Nicholas Grossman added,

          Dan NowickiVerified account @dannowicki
          On @KFYI this morning, @RepAndyBiggsAZ called the revelations in the classifed surveilliance memo "the scandal of our time." He is among the GOP lawmakers who want the memo made public.
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        5. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          Nicholas Grossman Retweeted Fox News

          And here's Fox's Sean Hannity (of course) arguing that the memo reveals a scandal that is "worse than Watergate." "Watergate," you'll remember, is one of the topics the Russian influence accounts have been pushing.https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/954254600890134528 …

          Nicholas Grossman added,

          Fox NewsVerified account @FoxNews
          .@seanhannity: Bombshell Memo on FISA Surveillance Shows Abuse of Power 'Far Worse Than Watergate' http://bit.ly/2Dtx8fn 
          5 replies 17 retweets 35 likes
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        6. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          Nicholas Grossman Retweeted Bradley Scott  🙏 🇺🇸

          Amplifying this narrative are Trump fans on social media. For example, here's someone named Bradley Scott, who has over 85k followers, also convinced the memo shows a scandal that is "Worse than Watergate." (Note, this has been retweeted over 2k times).https://twitter.com/Hoosiers1986/status/954342404211003392 …

          Nicholas Grossman added,

          Bradley Scott  🙏 🇺🇸 @Hoosiers1986
          Looks like Obama's scandals may be "Worse than Watergate." This has to hurt, Libs, because you like to pretend that your king is perfect. The world is about to know what we've known all along, Obama & his Administration is possibly the most CORRUPT of all time! #ReleaseTheMemo pic.twitter.com/9NndvxiZmY
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        7. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          So there you have it: A few Republican Congressmen + Russian bots + professional pro-Trump media + Trump fans on social media = loud enough to shape public narrative. And they've likely convinced millions there's clear evidence of a grand conspiracy.

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        8. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          Remember, all this fulminating is over a short memo by Rep. Devin Nunes, who was on the Trump transition team, and had to step away from the House's Russia investigation for rushing in March to inform the White House of developments before other committee members found out.

          3 replies 9 retweets 37 likes
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        9. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          Nicholas Grossman Retweeted Natasha Bertrand

          Less motivated reports doubt the memo's credibility:https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/954363342562480129 …

          Nicholas Grossman added,

          Natasha BertrandVerified account @NatashaBertrand
          Source with knowledge tells me the Nunes memo is "a level of irresponsible stupidity that I cannot fathom. Purposefully misconstrues facts and leaves out important details." https://twitter.com/Susan_Hennessey/status/954362283194449920 …
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        10. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          The GOP Congressmen, pro-Trump media, Russian bots, and Trump's online fans didn't coordinate. It's not a conspiracy. They're all just doing it. Each individually motivated, building an echo chamber convincing each other they're right. As I said, fascinating and unsettling. (END)

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        11. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          Re: comments/questions: -"What are you afraid of? Why not release the memo?" Nothing. Fine by me. A Congressman's memo doesn't prove/disprove anything. It's his take, not a primary source. And that's true of a Congressman with credibility--Nunes' squandered his a while ago.

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        12. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          I have little doubt people convinced the memo proves a grand FBI/"deep state"/Clinton/Fusion GPS/Democrats/whoever anti-Trump conspiracy will continue believing that if it's released, no matter what it says. Much as they believed in that conspiracy before hearing of Nunes' memo

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        13. Nicholas Grossman‏ @NGrossman81 Jan 19

          -"It's not 'the Russians.' Many regular Americans made #ReleaseTheMemo trend." In part, yes. That's why I listed 4 groups who, without coordinating, spread the narrative. Bots and human influencers did some tweeting/retweeting, but thousands of people with few followers did too.

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        1. Jesus H. Christ‏ @JConabicycle Jan 19
          Replying to @NGrossman81

          Including that loser ding-dong James Woods! LOL!

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        1.  ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ❌TriciaTrumpster ❌‏ @patricia6227 Jan 28
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          AaaaaaaAaaaaaa

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        1. Todd Jackison‏ @Pud_NZ Jan 19
          Replying to @NGrossman81

          We new it was fake points still valid even said so "Ponzi" scheme

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