everything is possible. But it's kinda weird to leave RU bradcrumbs when you're actively and explicitly saying you're not russian.
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@BiellaColeman What's weird about it? Wouldn't it be weirder if they said they were Russian and we then discovered these crumbs?4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @runasand @BiellaColeman
perhaps. Put yourself in their shoes. You "hate" being attributed to RU. then y use RU VPN if you're trying to deny
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Replying to @lorenzofb @runasand
disinfo runs deep and can be very deliberate.
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Replying to @BiellaColeman @runasand
it's true. there's no smoking gun here. Just a lot of smoke.
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Replying to @lorenzofb @BiellaColeman
Has anyone compiled a list of crumbs in this case? How many crumbs point to Russia, and how many point nowhere?
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5) Plus use of IP address used by APT28
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also, as
@thegrugq pointed out, timing is another breadcrumbhttps://motherboard.vice.com/read/guccifer-20-is-likely-a-russian-government-attempt-to-cover-up-their-own-hack …1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes -
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I'm very interested in args abt timing. But they speak, in part, to motive, not actor.
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Replying to @emptywheel @lorenzofb and
not really, the timing indicates it was .ru because they started < 24hr after WaPo
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The points you raise. Yes. I have some other timing ones I haven't laid out. @lorenzoFB @runasand @BiellaColeman
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