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The Kremlin conducts operations to populate their information campaigns -- to create an appearance of reality.

Throughout the recent protests, Fox/pro-Trump media has been using old/edited footage to amplify appearance of violence.

What's happening in Portland makes me wonder.
How much of this is about needing the violence somewhere, and picking a place where it is easy to spark, hard to explain?

Portland has had a complex landscape of far-right and far-left active protest factions for some time. Only a handful of experts understand it. /2
By making this jackboot bullsh*t video breaking news, the debate has been pulled back to a manufactured crisis instead of any of the real ones.

I don't want to feel this cynical. But someone needs to FOIA the sh*t out of the comms on this. /3
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Twitter just did a massive ban of QAnon accounts because its adherents are linked to planning violent attacks.

I wrote about this in October 2018. Based on the research and writing of others who saw same.

Not that anyone lost any time or anything.

wired.com/story/informat…
Now, it’s an ideology of domestic terrorism with international counterparts sprouting off.

But sure. Wait *2 years* to react to a toxic, aggressive conspiracy theory that is recruiting extremists to kill Americans.
2 years during which THE PRESIDENT has been promoting Q, and now it is eating the brain of the Republican Party, candidates, voters.

Excellent work.
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Today would be a good day for Congress to pass legislation banning “green men” — aka security forces with no name tape or identifying agency — from operating domestically.

This is a basic point of law & order. Society can have no trust in law enforcement that hides its face. /1
Without requiring the very basic identification of what/who these forces are, it’s only a matter of time before someone pretending to be police —wearing the same uniforms bought off the shelf, carrying same shields that only say “police“ — appropriates this to do whatever. /2
Allowing the green men *endangers* law enforcement by eroding public trust & transparency, confusing authorities, lessening accountability, deepening the “us vs them” escalation mindset that leads to more violence and more dangerous situations. /3
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Regarding Senators and airline safety regulations — let me put this photo of Ted Cruz in context with a story about then-Senator John Kerry

It was just after 9/11. My first year in DC. All the airport security stuff was new and onerous and weird.
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I had to fly to Boston for something. The flight was slightly delayed. Waiting at the gate was Senator Kerry — who had a computer bag, a smallish overnight bag, what looked like an empty gym duffel bag, several newspapers. He was in a suit, obviously with a first class ticket /2
The flight gets ready to board and Kerry is chosen by some TSA agents for the extra, annoying, at-gate security screening where you basically have to disrobe in front of everyone while your underpants and widgets are pawed thru at a folding table by annoyed TSA agents. /3
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