(06-24-2024, 07:40 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: Nothing weird seems to be going on around here, not like over there. I only put up a few things that came up on Yandex, I was hoping for more Russian connections actually. I wasn't bringing those things up to accuse anyone or rub salt in an old wound, that is just what the search brought up so maybe that means something.
My worries aren't about U.S. agencies or people here and these old incidents, I thought it was something more malevolent like Russian agents and hackers. Being on there gives me a vibe like I was in a bad neighborhood at a drug house buying crack or something. It feels bad and is getting worse plus it just isn't delivering the topics I'm looking for anymore, not like it used to.
No harm done - the "old wounds" don't hurt, they've barely even left a scar. At least for us. James/Judy seems to have fallen from the internet however, for several years now.
Regarding the Russian links, might be. ATS has, over time, been accused of associating with nearly every government agency - foreign and domestic - under the sun. I see no reason why Russia should be any different.
The "Russian Troll" you mentioned has at times amused me. Whether I was being amused by the "old" troll or the "new" troll I have no way of knowing - I don't know what the cutoff dates were. He did seem to me to be pretty staunchly pro-Russian, as would be expected of a Russian Troll.
But what, in your estimation, would be the purpose of Russian activity/ control/ hacking of ATS? Simple dissemination of pro-Russian disinformatziy, or something deeper, like "US election influence"? Or something else?
I think, in order to begin to establish involvement, we would have to establish a credible motive for such involvement. Those folks in intel don't just fling stuff against the wall to see what will stick - they have to have a reason for flinging it. Intel agents and agencies always have a plan to work to.
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