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Subproject 58. Groovy.

You seriously think the 'basket of deplorables' fell for anything except right-wing populism and the Dems failure to reach the working class? If changing opinions is the goal, getting back in touch with the common people might be a good start.

The confusion, backpedaling, retractions, straw grasping and general abuse of the concept of computer security is extremely troubling. This is clearly an example of such nonsense. I'm not a huge fan of FB, but can you imagine being put in this position? 'Russia hacked the election! You WILL do something about this RIGHT?' Probably a new and unique position for Zuckerberg.

I'm still not clear if this is related to the forensic analysis of the DNC leak? Is the narrative now that American voters fell for social engineering perpetuated by Russian actors? So the attack was a psychological operation, in coordination with Paul Manafort's bad business practices 10 years ago...? How is this 'what happened' in light of Donna Brazil's new revelations?

This article is about people without access using illegal drugs to self medicate. The title could be 'I was ill and used before it was cool.' I'm not judging, but maybe that's one thing we could be talking about.

"Persona management by the US military would face legal challenges if it were turned against citizens of the US, where a number of people engaged in sock puppetry have faced prosecution."

Twitter, et al, 'fixing' this issue would make it difficult for American companies and teams to fulfill their mission. It might be easier just to control the narrative and deflect.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-op...