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singularityshot Since: Dec, 2012
#250651: Jul 29th 2018 at 7:52:37 PM

I remember that my prediction for the 2016 election was "Sure, Trump has all the show and bluster, but the Democratic ground game will see Clinton home"

Which is why that of all the threads Muller has uncovered the idea that the Russians targeted the Clinton campaign analytics is the one I am most interested in.

Kaiseror Since: Jul, 2016
#250652: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:03:05 PM

What are the chances Russia will successfully sabotage the 2020 election?

TerminusEst from the Land of Winter and Stars Since: Feb, 2010
#250653: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:21:04 PM

[up]

No way of knowing.

Si Vis Pacem, Para Perkele
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#250654: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:43:08 PM

All we know is that they're certainly trying to do it. And that it will have some impact. How much of one or how badly it screws us over will remain to be seen.

But then, I'm of the mindset that if even one vote was swayed due to Kremlin Facebook / Twitter / Reddit bot bullshit, it's one vote too many.

Edited by M84 on Jul 29th 2018 at 11:45:38 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
Fourthspartan56 from Georgia, US Since: Oct, 2016 Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#250655: Jul 29th 2018 at 8:59:06 PM

[up][up][up]There's no real way of knowing, though it's worth pointing out that their interference was effective because of how close things were. A few thousand more votes and Clinton would've won regardless of what they did.

It's not like Russian interference is some inherently effective force, it needs existing conditions to exploit. For example their attempt to make the "Walk Away" movement a thing (Democrats leaving their party... for reasons) completely fizzled.

Unless we have an election as close as 2016 (something I doubt is likely) then the odds of them successfully sabotaging the election are low.

"Einstein would turn over in his grave. Not only does God play dice, the dice are loaded." -Chairman Sheng-Ji Yang
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#250656: Jul 29th 2018 at 9:00:37 PM

[up]I'd like to believe that, I really would. But what if they're able to directly hack into the voting machines and change the votes? What's to stop them from literally stealing the election?

LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#250657: Jul 29th 2018 at 9:02:00 PM

That's been brought up multiple times before and the response always seems to be "hacking to change votes is really fucking hard, if not impossible."

Imca (Veteran)
#250658: Jul 29th 2018 at 9:03:29 PM

Its at least much harder then stuffing a paper ballot box...

Or posting ultra-tageting adds, or else they wouldn't have resorted to that for both the US and for Brexit, since its not like that one is a gaurntee.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#250659: Jul 29th 2018 at 9:04:20 PM

[up][up]Except hacking voting machines isn't. It's been proven that a lot of our voting machines are pretty damn easy to hack. So what stops them from hacking the votes?

Edited by kkhohoho on Jul 29th 2018 at 11:06:06 AM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#250660: Jul 29th 2018 at 9:22:53 PM

Regardless, this is one of those things that is beyond our control. We shouldn't let it discourage us from voting anyway.

I'm not saying we should just accept it. But right now we're not in a position to address the issue. That won't happen as long as this administration is in power.

Edited by M84 on Jul 30th 2018 at 12:23:08 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#250661: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:26:26 PM

"Bigfoot" was trending on Twitter, which is weird right? So I went to go check, and I really wish I didn't.

Apparently, the republican White Supremist candidate in Virgina 5th, was just revealed to have a thing for Bigfoot erotica

Edited by megaeliz on Jul 29th 2018 at 2:04:13 PM

PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#250662: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:30:14 PM

I mean, I ain't judging. Probably don't go telling others that, though.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#250663: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:30:32 PM

Ironically, his actual fetish is tiny hands. That said, liking Bigfoot just a little too much is mild compared to the White Supremacist thing.

More seriously:

What The Fuck Just Happened Today? Week of July 22 - 28: What We Learned in the Russia Probe

A recap of events concerning the Mueller Investigation, Michel Cohen, Russia Connections, events concerning Congress and the FBI, etc.

Edited by sgamer82 on Jul 29th 2018 at 11:33:24 AM

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#250664: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:38:46 PM

How will the GOP base rationalize this, you think?

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#250665: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:39:22 PM

Point at Hillary Clinton's emails. Or blame Barack Obama for 9-11.

Edited by M84 on Jul 30th 2018 at 1:39:26 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#250666: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:45:18 PM

My God! It's actually a thing.

More than you ever wanted to know about Bigfoot Errotica. (Buzz feed published this 4 years ago.)

Edited by megaeliz on Jul 29th 2018 at 1:47:12 PM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#250667: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:46:43 PM

There's a fetish for everything. Shit, I once saw a vid of some guy making out with a glass swan. I'm still not sure if that was a joke or not.

Disgusted, but not surprised
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#250668: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:47:06 PM

Deplorably politics aside, unless it's something like child or rape porn, kink-shaming probably isn't a good thing.

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#250669: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:48:14 PM

It'd probably be better to focus on the "white supremacist" thing anyway.

Disgusted, but not surprised
megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#250670: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:48:45 PM

[up] It's just funny, and not very smart of him to post it on a public account identified to him.

Also now we can have the headline:

"Neo-confederate Virgina House candidate has a thing for Bigfoot errotica."

If that isn't 2018 in a nutshell, I don't know what is.

Edited by megaeliz on Jul 29th 2018 at 1:55:34 PM

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#250671: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:56:27 PM

Long as nobody is (unwillingly) being hurt, let him have his Harry x Henderson fanfic.

Edited by sgamer82 on Jul 29th 2018 at 11:58:18 AM

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#250672: Jul 29th 2018 at 10:59:01 PM

[up] hopefully he doesn't win though.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#250673: Jul 29th 2018 at 11:01:44 PM

Yeah, but that's because he's a white supremacist, not because he dreams of Sasquatch.

Edited by sgamer82 on Jul 29th 2018 at 12:03:43 PM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#250674: Jul 29th 2018 at 11:02:51 PM

...Great, now I'm imagining him writing fanfic that combines his Confederate white supremacist sympathies and Bigfoot erotica. A story where the MC is Bigfoot dressed in a KKK outfit.

Edited by M84 on Jul 30th 2018 at 2:05:34 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
tclittle Professional Forum Ninja from Somewhere Down in Texas Since: Apr, 2010

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