2019-12-27 - What do Russian sock puppets and Star Wars have in common?

[Null]

Hey Joshua,

If you're a Star Wars fan like me, you may have mixed feelings about the new trilogy. Maybe you loved it, maybe not so much. Maybe you saw some of the criticism of the films on social media. But how about this...

According the New York Times, over half the online anger directed at "The Last Jedi" came from Russian bot, troll, and sock puppet accounts. They aren't just trying to influence our elections, they're trying to propagate extreme right-wing ideology throughout our culture. We need people in Congress who will take this seriously.

Opinion | ‘Star Wars’ Fans Are Angry and Polarized. Like All Americans.

What arguments over the movie series say about our nation.

www.nytimes.com

Will you chip in before our December 31st deadling to help me get to Congress?

Congress is just not doing enough to stop these Russian bot farms from attacking our democracy. As if influencing our elections isn't bad enough, they are taking it one step further by trying to change our values as Americans.

I'm a software engineer. I know how these bot farms work. And I know how to stop them.

This is an all hands on deck situation, and the most immediate impact you can have is to help me get to Congress to stop this warfare on our country.

Please donate what you can today help us meet our December 31st goal.

 

[An Ghost]

Russian bot is the lefty equivalent for NPC.

 

[Rokko]

So he knows how to stop the russian bots, but wont do it? What an asshole...

 

[The Last Stand]

The Russians are invading Star Wars! Give me money to stop it!

 

[SmileyTimeDayCare]

According the New York Times

No according to a fucking OpEd it was ebble bawts and trawls!

Sure they point to a totally serious study so let's look at it the methods of that study shall we?

So, they essentially threw out tweets that didn't fit their desired result.

Okay.

I'm a software engineer.

You are a garbage game dev.

I know how these bot farms work.

I don't think you actually do.

And I know how to stop them.

Rocks from the moon?

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I do enjoy these e-beg-mails. Thank you for sharing, Null.

 

[Leibowitz]

I wonder how Software Engineer Brianna Wu plans to stop these Russian bot farms from waltzing into polling centers and checking the box beside Donald J. Trump next year?

 

[Distant Stare]

I have never looked at the Wu form until today. Why are 90% of the posts here from Null?

 

[UncleTusky]

I have never looked at the Wu form until today. Why are 90% of the posts here from Null?

Because Null is on the mailing list for John's campaign and most of what he does just goes into the "general" thread.

 

[Feline Supremacist]

When “Star Wars: A New Hope” was released, the Vietnam War had just ended in traumatic ambiguity, Richard Nixon had resigned under the threat of impeachment, and the old American dreams didn’t fit our changed reality.

Jimmy Carter was elected in 1976, Vietnam ended in 1975 with the fall of Saigon and Nixon resigned in 1974. The economy was in freefall in 1976, maybe that's why people decided to turn to escapism via movies in 1977 years later you dimwitted dangerhair bimbo.

Do you have to earn a PhD to know basic history anymore? When every answer is a Google search away and everyone has a mini-computer smartphone in their pocket this is inexcusable.

 

[Mr. Manchester]

Well shit.

I just opened the panel on my chest and it says right there "Собственность Дональда Трампа"

Think I might be a Russian bot, thanks Brianna

 

[AprilRains]

This may be the dumbest beg email I've seen yet from this campaign. John's consultants should have nixed this.

 

[RussianParasite]

Well shit.

I just opened the panel on my chest and it says right there "Собственность Дональда Трампа"

Think I might be a Russian bot, thanks Brianna

Добро пожаловать в В̶К̶о̶н̶т̶а̶к̶т̶е̶ Kiwi Farms, товарищ.

 

[MediocreMilt]

John's consultants

 

[Judge Holden]

*Putin's trollfarm server built by evil gamergate dwarves in the depths of Mount Eightchan boots up as it prepares to once again do battle with the stunning and brave and 1000% biologically female congressional campaign of Brianna Wu*

 

[BOONES]

Are we still surprised that people can get this dense? I mean theres dense and this is about a lead level of density but we've seen gold people we've seen those who dont float in water.

 

[AprilRains]

Valid point, but this Paul guy ain't earning his money if he's not blocking things like this.

 

[Picnic_Boy]

There really is no absolute zero of human stupidity. You can't argue against a non sequitur.

Dear chump,

If you're like me, you like fast food. Maybe you even love it. But research shows that Burger King's Estrogen Patty is under extreme Russian assault. You are what you eat, and I refuse to eat a Nazi burger. Bots aren't even capable of digesting estrogen, but now they want to take our choice away? Not in my America.

I've flipped a burger in my day, so I know what's at steak here. (Nice pun, Frank! :3 luv u)

All hands on deck Mr. Smee. This can't wait. Chip in to stop Donald Trump's lawless bot corral.

 

[Thracian]

> I'm a software engineer. I know how these bot farms work. And I know how to stop them.
Then I'm a neurosurgeon, I say your brain is fucked up John and I need to operate on it. Free of charge, consider it a donation.

 

[Mongo0o]

The king of soy himself called this 5 days before the NYT did

3:10 here: https://youtu.be/3jTiLoDyKbI?t=190

 

[Bad Headspace]

Russian Bots fear actually good movies.