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 …
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That doesn't seem to be what
@mollymckew says in rest of thread though...more that alt-right enamored with/feed off Russia@emptywheel1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
ǝʌɐp Retweeted Molly McKew
no, that's exactly what she sayshttps://twitter.com/MollyMcKew/status/896466196622704640 …
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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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she vastly overstates russia's influence over the various domestic actors she mentions and /1
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Ok, that's fair I guess..yeah, it does seem more like Russia tries to add fuel to fire but original efforts are homegrown.
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yes, that they do. but overstating the level of influence only makes russia appear much more powerful than they actually are.
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And in so doing distract attention from where it needs to be.
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