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Dave Troy Profile picture
@davetroy
Feb 4, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
The #Parler meltdown, a timeline:

Nov 13: I exposed opaque funding and Matze’s Russia ties

Nov 14: WSJ exposes Rebekah Mercer as funder and co-founder

Jan 6: Parler used to organize and amplify insurrection

Jan 8-9: Google and Apple remove app from stores
Jan 11: Amazon AWS terminates hosting; researchers harvest data

Jan 17: Parler puts up static page on Epik/DDOS Guard/Russian IP

Jan 21: House Oversight Chairwoman Maloney asks FBI to investigate Parler, its funding, and Matze’s Russia ties

Jan 29: Mercer + board fire Matze
Feb 3: Matze reveals he has been fired; Bongino denies, incorrectly

Even if it can somehow get back online, it will never be a viable company without implementing real moderation practices. Mercer seems intent not to do so. Parler is, without a serious upheaval, over.
And in case you missed this news.

usatoday.com/story/tech/202…
Here's the Nov 13 thread that kicked things off...
And now House Oversight's @RepMaloney has asked for even more documentation from #Parler.

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1/In light of the news that Biden has withdrawn from the presidential race, let's take a moment to consider what that means in terms of electoral mechanics and, crucially, winning the race.

To win, Dems need to maximize their own turnout while also minimizing R turnout...
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3/the ticket (with a particular VP pick, say) or the platform. Kamala Harris is the only workable and just candidate, so they will have to work with that.

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1/The global IT outage caused by a failed Crowdstrike software update can apparently be fixed by booting Windows into Safe Mode and deleting a file. This means millions of Windows machines need to be booted and fixed by hand.
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2/This could take days to accomplish and could be extremely costly. No information right now suggests this is a cyberattack. But if it was, it may be a supply chain attack where malicious code was injected into the source code without detection. Nothing to suggest that yet.
3/Suggest folks avoid panic or unfounded speculation until facts are known. This appears to be easily fixable, it’s just a mess. Will post any significant updates here, but this is what I see for now.
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Jul 18
Notably, Lavrov did not endorse *Trump*, but Vance. This further reinforces the idea that Trump's utility is all but over, and he should watch his back after election, because Putin/Musk/Thiel are all backing Vance.
Related: if there's not a full-blown counterintelligence investigation running on Vance, we have really dropped the ball. WTF, even.
Also related:
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Jul 17
1/It’s beyond clear from evidence that Trump would not have chosen Vance, and that Musk, Sacks, Carlson et al pushed Trump to select him. This suggests Trump and Vance are beholden to that network, and are also aligned with Putin’s interests. The only thing more terrifying than…
2/Trump and his capriciousness is this scenario, where he is not only beholden to Putin’s network, but also fully disposable.

He is a beaten, pathetic man, and knows that if he steps out of line, he’s never more than an inch away from being erased. And indeed, there will be…
3/an incentive to have him gone. Once November 5 comes, he should employ a taster, avoid windows, and stay indoors. He will become fully unnecessary, and even in the way of this team of would-be Red Caesars.
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Jul 17
1/This is a good time to remind folks that the KGB injected false narratives about the Kennedy assassination into American culture via “journalists” Genrikh Borovik and Joachim Joesten, which were amplified by Mark Lane et al. Those false stories went on to eat the brains of…
2/a generation, and haunt us today. Be very careful with any narratives regarding Crooks that aren’t fully backed up with facts. There is zero benefit to speculating about this, and you will never know that which can’t be known. Caution is strongly advised.
Straight line from Borovik and Joesten to Lane to Marcus Raskin, Ellen Ray, Phil Agee, Fletcher Prouty, Jim Garrison, Oliver Stone and a long line of other people who should have known better than marinate in this sh!t. Don’t let it happen to you.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genrikh_B…
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1/Modern American elections are based on fear of victory by the outgroup. The more extreme R’s become, the higher D turnout will be. The saner D’s are, the lower R turnout will tend to be. It’s science, Mr. White. Read this book to learn more.

press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…
2/And sure, keep doubling down on extremism, R’s…. You will take D turnout to unprecedented levels.
3/(And the corollary here is that whether it’s Biden, Harris, or anyone else is basically immaterial, as long as the team together projects competence, a united front, and a clear alternative. And indeed, that’s what polls show.)
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