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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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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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.
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Less motivated reports doubt the memo's credibility:https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/954363342562480129 …
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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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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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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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-"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.Show this thread
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This whole "we think" "we're pretty sure" "ignore Carter Page" "it looks like" is pathetic. Logic and critical thinking skills are so degraded in our country that this kind of tripe is out there. Thanks to the
#MAGA dopes 4 pandering 2 Russian BOTS & repeating it.#TheResistanceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Bradley Scott is from Indiana. I was married to a man from Indiana. Based on my experience, they have no honor, no sense, no intelligence.
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They are so scared..
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