Thread by @kristijrn

I’ve got some serious (unanswered) questions, regarding the “Russia hacked the 2016 US election” and #TrumpRussia

My mind is open abt both issues.
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1.) It’s a known FACT that the US leads the world in foreign election interference.

To those who claim RUSSIA’s interference is an “act of war”: Why aren’t Americans in powerful positions leading movements 2 end US interference in foreign elections &/or taking it to the UN?

2.) Many US politicians verbalize beliefs that Trump is an “agent of Putin,” & he is handing over state secrets to Russia (Rep. Schiff is an example).

If this is true, why did many of these same politicians recently vote 2 vastly expand Trump’s warrantless surveillance powers?

3.) If the US gov’t & then Pres. Obama KNEW that (supposedly) our election had been seriously compromised & Trump was/is a Russian Agent, why did Obama transfer power to him w/o taking ANY steps to stop the transfer? Why didn’t any other member of the US gov’t intervene?

4.) It seems that many news articles/pieces supporting the election hacking & Trump/Russia narrative mostly use “anonymous sources.”

It’s rare 2 see any of the most damning claims sourced from a named person, on the record. Why is this?

Does this bother anyone else besides me?

5A) I’ve seen many examples of allegedly Russian sponsored articles/social media posts that handed the election 2 Trump.

IMO, these pieces were obviously written by non English speakers. The content was ridiculous.... (cont’d)

5B)If millions of Americans based their votes on such amateur, poorly done pieces of propaganda, isn’t that a serious implication of the US education system?

What efforts r underway 2 create better education standards that address improving critical thinking & source evaluation?

6)Most employers require job candidates 2 b vetted:references, background check, drug testing at minimum.

Trump’s election is a CLEAR sign that anyone assuming the worlds most powerful office shld b required 2 pass standardized vetting.

Is there any legislation on the horizon?

If it’s true that America cld b “brought down” by $100,000 worth of crappy social media ads, hacking emails of the DNC (a PRIVATE PARTY) & emails of a guy who’s email password was pa$$word, shouldn’t we b asking ourselves WHAT that truly MEANS for our country?

8.) Since John Podesta’s emails were (allegedly) so sensitive, that their release brought the US to its knees...yet he failed to take any BASIC measures to keep them secure, should Podesta face any consequences for his carelessness?

9.) Should the DNC face consequences for ignoring FBI warnings that their IT systems had been compromised?

Why did the DNC refuse to allow the FBI to examine their (allegedly) hacked servers?

10.) I’m having difficulty understanding how Trump’s campaign committed a crime when they tried 2 “get dirt” on Hillary from a (Russian)foreign agent.

Yet it was ok for HRC to pay a foreign agent (Steele) to pay Russian foreign agents for dirt on Trump?

Can someone clarify?

Side note to #10...

I believe that BOTH were wrong, BOTH should face consequences, and future candidates should be held to rigorous, ENFORCED standards.

Please enlighten me if I’m wrong.

11.) A POSITIVE in all this is that the press, pols & people r FINALLY scrutinizing relationships between elected officials, their campaigns & shady foreign entities.

Will ALL present/future pols & staff be subject to the same scrutiny that Trump & co r being held to? I hope so!

12.)When MAJOR irregularities (mostly favoring HRC)were reported during Dem primaries, DNC & election officials insisted there was NO WAY results cld have been altered.

A few months later, these same officials were claiming GE was “hacked.” Any explanation 4 this drastic change?

13.) For those who believe that the sources of Russian sponsored media should be publicly disclosed...

Should other ads, whose purpose is 2 influence US election outcomes, also have sponsorship disclosure requirements (ie: PAC’s, other countries, corporate interests, etc)?

Disclosure: My opinion on #13:
ALL media published w/ intent to influence voters should (by law) contain CLEAR disclosure of who is behind it: Russia, Kochs, Big Pharma, lobbyists, Steier, Israel, Big Oil, Labor Unions, the PTA, etc. NO EXCEPTIONS