Thread by @trollhuntress

Dear #Resistance,
Brace for battle.
As we turn the corner to 2018 the war for the hearts, minds, and votes of America will get more intense and target Resistance members directly.
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Our grassroots movement is now the biggest threat to the goals of some very powerful special interests and people.
WE ARE THE FRONTLINE
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PSYOPS (psychological warfare) is a style of warfare that targets the minds of the adversary hoping to control thinking & behavior. It is VERY well understood in Russia (also by the Far-right) and it uses a range of proven techniques such as disinformation, and memetic warfare 3/

We have been seeing this over the past two years but now we are starting to get attacked even more fiercely democracyendowment.eu/we-support/ins…

The #resistance has become a threat so they will try to destroy us with THIS strategy

Troll accounts with this intent WILL try to follow you, they WILL pose as #Resistance, they WILL infiltrate our threads, attack us, and post their misleading or false information on them.

Have you been followed by this account? At first it may look legit, but if you look closer is it a Pro-Russian “news” account trying to appeal to the far-left.

How about this one? Looks legit…

Until you begin to see the messaging and realize that its purpose is to inflame racial divisions, create distrust of the Democratic party, and eventually encourage people not to vote for a viable candidate…

Has one of your tweets been singled out by Alt-Right Trolls?

Or have you seen Resistance threads filled with pro-Russian “debate”

Some Russian trolls are funny due to their odd attempts at sounding like us

But many can blend perfectly into the conversation (except for their messaging!!!)

When @ProgDadTV posted this heartening story

The alt right rallied their troops

And trolls piled on trying to shut down or discredit him and his story (because it was powerful!)

Have you seen so called #Resistance “leaders” targeting good Resistance members to discredit or stop their messages from getting heard?

Do not fear any of them, they are here because WE are a threat to THEM. Do not fear your fellow resisters either, that is one of their goals and they must not win or break up our community.

They can look like us and join our threads but there is one thing they can never hide and that is THEIR MESSAGE.

Here are 3 of the most common PSYOPS techniques that we will see
1.Push Extremism

Remember the far-left Russian trolls of 2015? They opened Sanders supporting accounts and attacked Hillary relentlessly with fake news and memes. They now try to get progressives on board to hate and distrust the media and the rest of the Dem movement nytimes.com/2017/09/07/us/…

or suggest progressives not bother to vote for a viable candidate effectively splitting off those who are furthest left.

Jill Stein got more votes than the margin Hillary lost by in some key swing states. thehill.com/blogs/blog-bri…

2. Steering. This one is can be more subtle

3. Active attack
Always be cautious of any ”Resistance” account that seems focused on distrust and “exposing the lies” of other resistance accounts who have seemed to have strong, positive, and helpful voices.

These are our adversaries:
1. Russian trolls – These people are paid by the Kremlin to work 12-hour shifts in organized teams. A few accounts have been shut down, but the trolls haven’t gone anywhere, they just open new accounts. nytimes.com/2015/06/07/mag…

We know there were at least 1000 people hired by the Kremlin last year, those numbers have most likely grown as Putin has seen their effectiveness pay off.
rferl.org/a/how-to-guide…

2. White supremacists – They are very active online and are increasing their efforts as they see their numbers and influence grow under Trump. They believe they may soon be able to come out from under their rocks and control society.

They want Trump and Bannon candidates to gain and hold power. They dream of a world in which they are top dogs and where women and minorities go back to being free labor.

They organize on 4 Chan and Gab where they create memes and group attacks that they then take to Twitter and other social media. They have well known leaders and voices, also funding from deep pockets like the Mercers.

What is Milo Yiannopoulos doing with the 12 million he received for his new “troll” company? nymag.com/daily/intellig…

What is Brad Parscale now doing? mysanantonio.com/business/local…

How about Cambridge Analytica? SCL was awarded GOVERNMENT contracts with the State Dept in March 2017. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/t…

3. Special interest groups & big Republican donors. Yes, were talking big oil, Koch Brothers etc. They are DESPERATE to keep the hold they now have on our political system as it has the possibility of making them true oligarchs and give them absolute control over our resources.

These next two elections are CRITICAL for them or they will loose the power they now think might be within their grasp.

time.com/5075076/koch-b…

Their messages will always follow their motives:
1. To change votes to their preferred candidates
2. To stop or suppress real world assembly and political actions such as attending town halls, writing /calling MoC, postcards to voters, and peaceful assembly and protest.

3. To block us from countering their arguments or memes or spreading truth on message boards, news, comments sections & twitter.
4.To stop or suppress DEM votes by any and all means including encouraging us to not bother to vote and actively physical suppression & gerrymandering

These groups WILL NOT play fair. They are perfectly happy to lie, attack, and use any means necessary to silence us. They will try to make it look like we are losing
They will try to fracture our community and make us give up hope

They know if they lose this moment they WILL NOT get it back, and we know it too, that is why we fight like there is no tomorrow.

We can't stop them, but we can keep them from being effective as every move we make slows their efforts and every day we are building our strength, numbers and community!

How to Resist as we are infiltrated
1. Get and stay active in real world resisting like calling your representatives, attending town halls signing petitions, writing postcard to voters etc – and follow those that encourage it.

2. Retweet good information, helpful thought provoking ideas, and facts.

3. Build community both on and offline – notice and interact with followers who share good ideas or useful input and add their names to FBR lists, and use group DMs to network.

4. You will never win trolls over –some of them are advanced bots, literally not even human. Ignore them, block them, or counter their info with factual helpful information or a message that refocuses intent (for the benefit of others on the thread who might be swayed)

5. Interact on a fun human level with others, we are all looking for community and authenticity, help other resistance members who are feeling depressed or overwhelmed.

6. Never give out personal identifying information as it may be used to attack you, remember many others see our threads.

I have learned in life that good DOES triumph over evil. THEY are on the wrong side of history and fighting for hate and division is HARD work while fighting for the community, equality, freedom and justice gives us strength and pride.

Good is part of our fiber, our purpose, and is WHAT MAKES AMERICA GREAT. We are strong, we are in the right, and Americans are not used to losing our freedoms WE ARE FIGHTING, and WE ARE POWERFUL! WE are the Change we have been looking for
#TheResistance
#STRONGERTOGETHER
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