The Kremlin conducts operations to populate their information campaigns -- to create an appearance of reality.
Throughout the recent protests, Fox/pro-Trump media has been using old/edited footage to amplify appearance of violence.
What's happening in Portland makes me wonder.
Throughout the recent protests, Fox/pro-Trump media has been using old/edited footage to amplify appearance of violence.
What's happening in Portland makes me wonder.
How much of this is about needing the violence somewhere, and picking a place where it is easy to spark, hard to explain?
Portland has had a complex landscape of far-right and far-left active protest factions for some time. Only a handful of experts understand it. /2
Portland has had a complex landscape of far-right and far-left active protest factions for some time. Only a handful of experts understand it. /2
By making this jackboot bullsh*t video breaking news, the debate has been pulled back to a manufactured crisis instead of any of the real ones.
I don't want to feel this cynical. But someone needs to FOIA the sh*t out of the comms on this. /3
I don't want to feel this cynical. But someone needs to FOIA the sh*t out of the comms on this. /3
Meanwhile, as I told you last week
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Trump admin is conducting kinetic operations to generate content in an information war.
Just. Like. The Kremlin. Does.
https://twitter.com/glennkesslerwp/status/1287120381644505089?s=21 https://twitter.com/glennkesslerwp/status/1287120381644505089

Trump admin is conducting kinetic operations to generate content in an information war.
Just. Like. The Kremlin. Does.
https://twitter.com/glennkesslerwp/status/1287120381644505089?s=21 https://twitter.com/glennkesslerwp/status/1287120381644505089