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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

Grand Rapids, MI
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    1. ǝʌɐp‏ @empiricalerror 12 Aug 2017

      ǝʌɐp Retweeted Molly McKew

      yes, russian influence operations are a thing, but STOP TRYING TO PASS OFF RESPONSIBILITY FOR LONGSTANDING DOMESTIC ISSUES TO RUSSIAhttps://twitter.com/MollyMcKew/status/896453597696806912 …

      ǝʌɐp added,

      Molly McKewVerified account @MollyMcKew
      We need to have a conversation about what is happening today in Charlottesville & Russian influence, and operations, in the United States /1 https://twitter.com/MollyMcKew/status/896421308480851968 …
      4 replies 10 retweets 25 likes
    2. Nikhil‏ @nikhilsoneja 12 Aug 2017
      Replying to @empiricalerror

      That doesn't seem to be what @mollymckew says in rest of thread though...more that alt-right enamored with/feed off Russia @emptywheel

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    3. ǝʌɐp‏ @empiricalerror 12 Aug 2017
      Replying to @nikhilsoneja @MollyMcKew @emptywheel

      ǝʌɐp Retweeted Molly McKew

      no, that's exactly what she sayshttps://twitter.com/MollyMcKew/status/896466196622704640 …

      ǝʌɐp added,

      Molly McKewVerified account @MollyMcKew
      Replying to @MollyMcKew
      Alt-Right is unregistered agent of Russia (where critics are murdered) & fanboy of Assad (killed hundreds of thousands of own people) /29
      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
    4. Nikhil‏ @nikhilsoneja 12 Aug 2017
      Replying to @empiricalerror @MollyMcKew @emptywheel

      Nikhil Retweeted Molly McKew

      Ok I'm going to reread, think I got stuck in a fork in the thread. This was the tweet that summed up for me :https://twitter.com/MollyMcKew/status/896473180658913280 …

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      Molly McKewVerified account @MollyMcKew
      Replying to @MollyMcKew
      Adding to be clear: What Russia does is exploit weaknesses of opponents. Not saying they created this problem in America. Fanning flames/40
      2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
    5. ǝʌɐp‏ @empiricalerror 12 Aug 2017
      Replying to @nikhilsoneja @MollyMcKew @emptywheel

      she vastly overstates russia's influence over the various domestic actors she mentions and /1

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    6. Nikhil‏ @nikhilsoneja 12 Aug 2017
      Replying to @empiricalerror @MollyMcKew @emptywheel

      Ok, that's fair I guess..yeah, it does seem more like Russia tries to add fuel to fire but original efforts are homegrown.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    7. ǝʌɐp‏ @empiricalerror 12 Aug 2017
      Replying to @nikhilsoneja @MollyMcKew @emptywheel

      yes, that they do. but overstating the level of influence only makes russia appear much more powerful than they actually are.

      1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel 12 Aug 2017
      Replying to @empiricalerror @nikhilsoneja @MollyMcKew

      And in so doing distract attention from where it needs to be.

      4:03 PM - 12 Aug 2017
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