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Roger Stone relied on deception to make unpopular views appear more popular than they were. “Facebook removes fake accounts posing as Floridians linked to Roger Stone” 7/8/20 1/ thedenverchannel.com/news/national/…
In July 2020, “Facebook…removed dozens of fake accounts… ‘linked to Roger Stone & his associates’ … ‘The people behind this activity used fake accounts…to pose as residents of Florida, [and] post & comment on their own content to make it appear more popular than it is…’” 2/
“Mueller investigators said Roger Stone orchestrated hundreds of fake Facebook accounts in political influence scheme” - 8/25/20 3/ cnn.com/2020/04/28/pol…
Charlie Kirk follows the same playbook, relying on deception to make fringe views appear popular. Do MAGAs like to be deceived or do they not know this? 4/ theguardian.com/technology/202… Image
5/ Same concept. “Nearly half of Twitter accounts pushing to reopen America may be bots” technologyreview.com/2020/05/21/100…
6/ “Viral pro-Trump tweets came from fake African American spam accounts, Twitter says … Twitter has taken action to stop a spam operation that pushed messages from fake accounts about Black people abandoning the Democratic Party.” 8/27/20 nbcnews.com/tech/security/…
7/ “The fake accounts were purported to be run by Black people whose viral tweets received tens of thousands of shares in the past month.”
8/ “Twitter suspends fake accounts pretending to be Black Trump supporters” - 10/14/20 cnn.com/2020/10/14/tec…
9/ Jack Posobiec relies on deliberately deceptive tactics too. Image

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Jul 4
All three of these highly influential religious zealots are on the Board of Governors of the Council for National Policy (CNP), the Christian Right’s umbrella organization. The Christofascist assault is coordinated. #LeonardLeo #MichaelFarris #KevinRoberts 1/

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3/ Perkins is the immediate past president of the CNP.
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Jul 4
Seeing as everyone is discussing Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts, here’s a reminder that he & Claremont president Ryan Williams spearheaded the “79 days” report, which “war gamed” a 2020 scenario where MAGA sheriffs might deputize Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, & 3%ers. 1/
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Jul 3
CNP Board of Governors member Kevin Roberts is president of Project 2025 leader Heritage Foundation:

"We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be." Video via @kylegriffin1 1/
2/ CNP = Council for National Policy, the Christian Right’s umbrella organization.
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Jul 3
CNP Board of Governors member Leonard Leo “participated in the Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, & Barrett …selection & confirmation process” AND “outside efforts in support of the Roberts & Alito …confirmations,” per the Catholic Information Center (whose board includes Leo). 1/ cicdc.org/speakers/leona…Image
2/ CNP = Council for National Policy, the Christian Right’s umbrella organization.
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Jul 2
WTF? The right wing SCOTUS majority held that Trump is immune re: claims that he directed the DOJ to conduct knowingly sham investigations b4 admitting that, “TRUE THERE IS NO PRESIDENTIAL IMMUNITY CLAUSE IN THE CONSTITUTION…” (See pp. 37-38) Remember how they reversed Roe v Wade, emphasizing that the constitution includes no explicit reference to abortion? 1/ supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf…Image
2/ From pp. 37-38
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3/ What further blows my mind is that the right wing SCOTUS majority even manufactured a three prong test for this manufactured right to presidential immunity. Remember how right wingers complained incessantly about Roe v Wade’s three trimester approach for abortion rights?
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Jul 1
Holy astroturf. The fundamentalist Christian takeover of the Carroll ISD school board in Southlake, TX included Hannah Smith —an alum of the Becket Fund (whose board includes Leonard Leo), protege of Leo ally Robert George, & former clerk of Leo pals Clarence Thomas & Alito. 1/
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2/ The Daily Signal is the Heritage Foundation’s media arm. Heritage’s board includes Leonard Leo ally Robert George. dailysignal.com/2021/06/10/she…
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