Thanks for the clarifications. I'm listening to the video, but also doing other stuff so I miss things from time to time.
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Senate Intel Panel hearing on Russian interference and activities ( livestream)
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Thanks for the clarifications. I'm listening to the video, but also doing other stuff so I miss things from time to time.
PandaPandaPanda
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I don't want to make a generalization, but I think the only people watching are people who want to actually be informed. Most of Trump's base I imagine isn't watching.
David Incorporated Esq.
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The idea of a government organization gauging the veracity of statements in the media made about the government is inherently risky and corruptible. Better that private, not-for-profit organizations handle this.
Is it on Fox News? If not, then the answer is no. That's the power the news media has.
KernelPanic
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Something something fairness doctrine something...
Hari Seldon
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Tranqueris
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I think he meant that he doesn't know that the United States will be watching out for him since there's no stance about what to do about Russia. The executive branch sure as hell isn't watching out for him.
Also Godson is giving me some "The Rock" flashbacks with how people keep mispronouncing his name. "Goodspeed?"
That's what gets me about this, I have a right-leaning co-worker in IT who emails the whole office every week warning about phishing emails, but now that Russian phishing attacks are front and center and being investigated by the Senate in the context of Trump's election, he makes no mention about cybersecurity or this hearing at all. WTF.
PandaPandaPanda
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If I had to take a guess (I don't care enough to find out/nor do I want to get fox any clicks on their website) but i'm assuming they aren't broadcasting it.
Anyway, props to Dr. Rid
GrizzleBoy
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They've had nothing to say about a hell of a lot over the past few weeks.
just read this on Reddit... bananas. The FBI must be in overdrive trying to pin down all these connections.
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/c...ed_1000_people_to_create_anticlinton/dflqyxh/
https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/c...ed_1000_people_to_create_anticlinton/dflqyxh/
mordecaii83
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HOLY SHIT... My mind is reeling, I can't believe everything that's coming out about this administration and everyone involved with it...
Sheriff_Battlesnake
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I was reading Malcolm Nance's book on the back right after the election! Really informative read... but you'll only know more about Russian unpleasantness.
http://a.co/736o77J
Here's the link!
mugurumakensei
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Trump's the first Trojan horse Russia got in. We should be more worried about Putin's machinations and prevent ourselves from being further manipulated.
mysocksarepink
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i had to start working and missed the 2nd panel
what happened y'all
what happened y'all
Stuff like this is why comments like "Russia didn't cause Hillary to lose" piss me off. The fact is they, with the help of right-wing media sites, were able to systemically target voters across the board throughout this country, using social media sites like FB, Twitter, etc to disseminate completely fabricated stories with the sole intention of hurting Clinton and helping Trump. Sites like Brietfart and Infowarz don't even try to hide this fact. They blatantly disseminate lies, and it's absurd they can do it legally.
Fox News is the worst thing that's ever happened to this country in terms of informing the public. They were the first to dip their toes into this field with out-of-context and misinformed headlines completely impertinent to the information they were reporting on, with the sole purpose of bending the news to make someone look better or worse depending on their political affiliation. It does not surprise me in the least that Putin and Russia were able to see just how misinformed the public are, how easily they believe blatantly false or unrepresentative news, and how they could use that to misinform the public and sow distrust in actual journalistic institutions. AND not only that, but how they can use that same strategy for extremists on the complete OTHER end of the spectrum, using the exact same stories and headlines to misguide liberals anger and frustration at the institutions Russia wishes to destroy.
The entire thing is so blatantly obvious.
Lostconfused
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The original comment during the panel said it should be independent and not funded by the government.
Maybe something like the PCAOB, but for journalistic standards instead of accounting.
Shadow Puppetry
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Guys, I'm cereal about dis, we didn't haxx USA
"All those things are fictional, illusory and provocations, lies, the Russian president said. All these are used for domestic American political agendas. The anti-Russian card is played by different political forces inside the United States to trade on that and consolidate their positions inside.
Putins comments came as the Senate Intelligence Committee was set to begin a hearing entitled Disinformation: A Primer in Russian Active Measures and Influence Campaigns, which will focus on understanding the method of Russias active disinformation campaign and assess the extent of Moscows interference.
"All those things are fictional, illusory and provocations, lies, the Russian president said. All these are used for domestic American political agendas. The anti-Russian card is played by different political forces inside the United States to trade on that and consolidate their positions inside.
Putins comments came as the Senate Intelligence Committee was set to begin a hearing entitled Disinformation: A Primer in Russian Active Measures and Influence Campaigns, which will focus on understanding the method of Russias active disinformation campaign and assess the extent of Moscows interference.
ErasureAcer
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Burr's dumbass comments on how the Russians want Socialists in power in the USA when they got their man in Trump makes me believe Burr will not be doing much of an investigation with his preconceived notions.
If Trump isn't a socialist he can not be working for Russia according to Burr. This fucking country.
If Trump isn't a socialist he can not be working for Russia according to Burr. This fucking country.
sunshine and gasoline
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We can trust Putin on this! Best to save everyone some wasted effort by trashing all investigations on Russian meddling.
The FBI rn
Wait, what if the "Pepe Tape" is a video of socially inept frogs?
You inspired me to look for one and it took me 3 minutes to find this guy:
https://twitter.com/FreedomTruth1?s=09
He/she has to be a Russian troll, right? The level of activity seems impossible for anyone who isn't getting paid to troll Twitter.
KernelPanic
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We will have to wait and see how the rest of the investigation goes. Who they interview and how the questions are asked. I'm sure Warner will raise a shitstorm(like Schiff is) if something don't smell right.
Yeah it's pretty obvious based on what he's retweeting and how often. Twitter is full of them. Of course the company could do something about that....
Futurevoid
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Awesome, thanks!
100%TrophyMaster
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This is pretty interesting and crazy how big this could really be. I hope the IC is making a case to put these clowns away soon
Don't overindex on Cambridge Analytica. The latest episode of WNYC's Note To Self podcast talks about them and shot down the theory that they had a heavy impact in this election.
jellies_two
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It would be of vital interest that Cambridge analytica and Facebook played down any ability to profile but you don't spend millions doing Facebook "personality tests" for a project that doesn't work. There is more to this aspect that should come out and don't buy experts playing down its usefulness unless they have special access to Facebook data and Cambridge analytica data. Facebook, by the way, is resisting attempts to get information on fake news links and related stuff. With Peter Theil on the board no surprise why.
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