Russian Meddling in the Midterms. - NY Times

[Achilleaze]

Article in this morning's New York Times

They haven’t stopped trying to influence our elections.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/06/opinion/midterm-elections-russia.html?emc=edit_th_181107&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=479430271107

"...a senior analyst for our cybersecurity company, suggests that while these measures may have rendered some of the Russian tactics of 2016 less effective, they haven’t fully stopped Russian influence operations. In many instances, they seem to have merely caused Russia to shift or develop new tactics..."

[Achilleaze]

1. ...more than 2016...?

Quote from the Times article:

"Indeed, our company is currently detecting more overall activity in real time from continuing Russian online influence operations targeting the midterm elections than has been disclosed by social media platforms or detected by researchers during the same period before the election in 2016..."

[Achilleaze]

2. Senate Vote totals reveal something HUGE

Thanks to DU's FreeWheatForever for the OP with this horrific fact concerning the hijacking of our American democracy:



Senate vote totals are revealing

As of 8am this morning:

Senatorial Candidates:

Democratic 44,900,466 56.8%

Republican 32,908,523 41.6%

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/us/elections/calendar-primary-results.html

[JonLP24]

3. This should prove we're a leftist country

Though that is skewed a bit by Democrats running against each other in California but still impressive.

[Achilleaze]

4. To me, in combo with the russian meddling for republicans this year (treason), it means

America just got f*cked again.

The KGOP republicans & russian mob buddies have pissed all over the truth, and American democracy. Again. Evil.

[Agschmid]

10. Popular vote totals for Senate canadidtaes don't prove anything.

[Achilleaze]

5. Because this is so damn important, and such a threat to American democracy

I'm giving it another kick. And I will probably kick again as the day goes on. It's too damn important not to kick.

[Achilleaze]

6. KICK: Won't tolerate russians & republicans cheating me and America

[Baltimike]

7. knr

[Achilleaze]

8. .

[Achilleaze]

9. Vox: Russia is unhappy the Democrats won the House

"The 2018 US midterm election results are in — and Russia feels like it lost.

"The Kremlin is unhappy that Democrats won the House. That makes sense, as Democrats have promised greater oversight of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, and especially his warmth toward Moscow..."

https://www.vox.com/2018/11/7/18071702/midterm-election-results-russia-reaction-democrats-house