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Re:Pro CCP 'spamouflage' network pivoting to focus on US ele... by dralley on Friday February 16, 2024 @09:42PM (#39405834)
Here's a less immediately obvious, but still pretty damn obvious Russian troll account

https://twitter.com/blackintheempir

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FtKeFiYWIAgQLfw.jpg

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Re:Pro CCP 'spamouflage' network pivoting to focus on US ele... by aragonite on Friday February 16, 2024 @09:53PM (#39405884)
Hmm, I was inclined to agree with you at first based on the screenshot & the first 20 or so tweets I read, but he does appear to be a real American!

https://youtu.be/MNPiTsaH1ak?t=23

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Re:Pro CCP 'spamouflage' network pivoting to focus on US ele... by dralley on Friday February 16, 2024 @10:20PM (#39406027)
I'm intensely skeptical, because that's not the only instance of them following a script

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FemF_adUoAAgbAF?format=jpg&name=...

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Re:Pro CCP 'spamouflage' network pivoting to focus on US ele... by enterprise_cog on Saturday February 17, 2024 @11:10AM (#39410710)
That guy posted it first and a bot or other account repeated it. That isn’t evidence.
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