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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

5/31 On these fake sites they wrote extensive thought pieces, pointing to a "weak US", "domestic immigration problems" and an "unwinnable war in Ukraine" They were tasked with spreading the idea of isolationism in the US versus global policy.

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

6/31 They were directed to write comments, pretending to be American, denouncing the current party in power and the President (Biden), claiming the economy is deteriorating, being nostalgic for the good old day, and blaming "globalism" and "neoliberalism"

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

7/31 You've probably seen their kind of comments "We should solve our own problems and let others solve theirs" "Read this to see why" They were to pose as small town American's that felt the US has "gone too far" and

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

8/31 "That they did not see Russia as an enemy" they weren't do denounce things outright, but instead talk about it in the sense of priorities. "We're losing our place as a global leader" its "more important to focus on domestic issues" Simply make it "reasonable"

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

9/31 In seizing one of the servers, we got the entire operations playbook, directions and analytics systems. Including their social media strategy and directed comments asking "Why do WE need to help Ukraine?!" Their goal was to question. Not answer.

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

10/31 They aimed to provoke US<>Mexico sentiment, and divide Israel<>Palestine sentiment in the US, rightly believing American's could be distracted to focus on these as "comparative issues"

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

11/31 At the same time they were to make the Ukrainian case seem "hopeless" backed by their fake articles. They wanted you to believe that Ukraine was obviously losing, that it was a "meat grinder" that Russia was just holding back, and that nothing could change the tide.

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

12/31 You've seen their replies to my posts. "They can't win" "Russia is strong" "Why do you want people dead" "Why don't you go fight?" They were told to either play up Russia or discredit the person without attacking the idea. Just shout "cope"

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

13/31 They cranked out memes ridiculing topics related to Ukraine to make it seem either: A) A hypocritical policy stance or B) A non-serious issue. Including focusing on comparatives with other conflicts that those activists would unwittingly amplify.

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phil-lipari.bsky.social @phil-lipari.bsky.social

They used a pic from King Kong Escapes. Terrible meme.

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

14/31 Their largest two targets were a fake Fox News site focusing on far-right voters, and a fake "Forward" site focusing on getting left progressives to sit out of the election. They told you that Sharia law was coming to America, or that Biden wanted the war in Gaza.

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Adam Cochran @adamscochran.bsky.social

15/31 They also spread fake, doctored documents, like invoices and official press releases, aimed at convincing people that Ukraine was filled with corruption. They wanted the average American to believe Ukrainian aid was just buying cars and houses.

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