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saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
Mon May 6, 2019, 04:13 PM May 2019

Russian Efforts to Exploit Racial Divisions in 2016 Found Firm Ground in U.S., Report Says

Source: MSN News

Russian Efforts to Exploit Racial Divisions in 2016 Found Firm Ground in U.S., Report Says
Mihir Zaveri and Jacey Fortin

5/6/19

Russian disinformation operations to exploit racial tensions during the 2016 presidential election in the United States found firm ground in a country where legislators have long sought to suppress the black vote, according to a report released Monday.

The report, “State of Black America,” was released by the National Urban League, a civil rights organization based in New York. It underlined the Russian interference in particular. The report, “State of Black America,” was released by the National Urban League, a civil rights organization based in New York. It underlined the Russian interference in particular but said that black voting rights were under attack from a wide range of actors, including domestic politicians.

In about two dozen states, voting restrictions have gotten worse since 2010 because of changes including new voter identification laws and decisions to limit locations where voters can cast ballots, the report said.
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Russian Efforts to Exploit Racial Divisions in 2016 Found Firm Ground in U.S., Report Says (Original Post) saidsimplesimon May 2019 OP
K & R for exposure. SunSeeker May 2019 #1
What are we doing to pay russia back? Chin music May 2019 #2
As we all should know saidsimplesimon May 2019 #4
Related article TexasBushwhacker May 2019 #3
Staying home, not voting saidsimplesimon May 2019 #5

Chin music

(23,002 posts)
2. What are we doing to pay russia back?
Mon May 6, 2019, 07:30 PM
May 2019

Im sure the burn theyre feeling from doing it the last time will be enough to stop them in 2020. Lets all just wait around until sept 2020 and hope for the best.

saidsimplesimon

(7,888 posts)
4. As we all should know
Tue May 7, 2019, 10:07 AM
May 2019

Rumpie and his loyal boot lickers are doing what they do best, spreading fear and creating a false justification to start another war in the middle east. imo

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