Stephan: I thought it would be useful to strip away the partisan bloviation, and just look at a condensed account of what the Russians did in the 2016 election. I consider it an act of war, as surely as if planes flew over and dropped bombs. Actually, I think it is worse because the Russians attacked the fundamental structure of our nation.
My personal view is that Trump is owned by Putin either because of some sex tape or, more probably, because he is in debt to Russians on the order of hundred of millions of dollars, and knows that they can call the debt in and destroy him. I think that is why he has never revealed his tax returns.
As for the Republican congress, now Trumplicans, I just consider them spineless cretins who have failed America as surely as soldiers who run away in cowardice from battle. But what disappoints me most are the Americans who voted these people into office
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We knew that Russians previously targeted more than 20 states’ voter registration databases, and likely targeted all 50. Now we know the complexity behind how 12 Russian military officers interfered in the U.S. elections thanks to a federal grand jury indictment released Friday.
The big picture: The information in this indictment will be vastly important for those trying to bolster election security and monitoring, and learning what to train for in basic cyber hygiene practices — which is especially important since we know Russia is likely to try interfering again.
By the numbers
- The Russian military intelligence officers targeted over 300 people associated with the DCCC, DNC, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign, monitored dozens of DCCC and DNC employees, and implanted hundreds of files with malware to steal emails and other documents.
- In 2015 the Russians collected emails from individuals affiliated with the Republican Party in other spearphishing operations.
- Starting […]
