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JERUSALEM (AP) — Facebook said Thursday it banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has canceled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation.
Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, told reporters that the tech giant had purged 65 Israeli accounts, 161 pages, dozens of groups and four Instagram accounts.
Although Facebook said the individuals behind the network attempted to conceal their identities, it discovered that many were linked to the Archimedes Group, a Tel Aviv-based political consulting and lobbying firm that publicly boasts of its social media skills and ability to “change reality.”
“It’s a real communications firm making money through the dissemination of fake news,” said Graham Brookie, director of the Digital Forensic Research Lab at the Atlantic Council, a think tank collaborating with Facebook to expose and explain disinformation campaigns.
He called Archimedes’ commercialization of tactics more commonly tied to governments, like Russia, an emerging–and worrying–trend in the global spread of social media disinformation. “These efforts go well beyond what is acceptable in free and democratic societies,” Brookie said.
Gleicher described the pages as conducting “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” with accounts posting on behalf of certain political candidates, smearing their opponents and presenting as legitimate local news organizations peddling supposedly leaked information.
“Our team assessed that because this group is primarily organized to conduct deceptive behavior, we are removing them from the platform and blocking them from coming back,” he added.
The activity appeared focused on Sub-Saharan African countries but was also scattered in parts of Southeast Asia and Latin America, what Brookie called a “staggering diversity of regions” that pointed to the group’s sophistication.
The fake pages, pushing a steady stream of political news, racked up 2.8 million followers. Thousands of people expressed interest in attending at least one of the nine events organized by those behind the pages. Facebook could not confirm whether any of the events actually occurred. Some 5,000 accounts joined one or more of the fake groups.
Gleicher said the misleading accounts primarily aimed to influence people in Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Angola, Niger and Tunisia.
The most significant audience engagement was generated in Malaysia, which has a vast media market and held a general election last year, according to Brookie and his team at the Atlantic Council.
Facebook investigations revealed that Archimedes had spent some $800,000 on fake ads, paid for in Brazilian reals, Israeli shekels and U.S. dollars. Gleicher said the deceptive ads dated back to 2012, with the most recent activity occurring last month.
Facebook shared a few examples of the fake content, including one post mocking 2018 Congolese presidential candidate Martin Fayulu for crying foul play in the elections that vaulted Felix Tshisekedi to victory. Many governments and watchdog groups condemned the elections as rigged and declared Fayulu the rightful winner.
Given the geographical variety of Archimedes’ operations, “it’s impossible to determine a single ideological thread,” said Brookie. “They weren’t pushing exclusively far-right or anti-globalist content. It appears to be a clear-cut case of spreading disinformation through economic incentive.”
He added that Archimedes-linked pages pulled from the playbook of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, with widely amplified yet tailored messages targeting potential voters and “creating a specter of leaked information.” Most impostor accounts shared a key tactic: posing as a campaigner for a particular candidate and then sharing opinions that actual supporters would find offensive.
Facebook has come under pressure to more robustly and transparently tackle misinformation aimed at sowing division and confusion around elections, since the revelation that the company was slow to detect and respond to Russian election meddling.
Thursday’s disclosure, which Facebook pointed to as proof of its accelerating “progress rooting out abuse,” underscored the extent to which private actors are leveraging the platform to meddle in elections and more broadly tap the “growing market for disinformation,” said Brookie.
But the company’s efforts to fight fake accounts are “often made in great haste,” said Jonathan Klinger from the Israeli Digital Rights Movement, and if Archimedes does have legitimate links to political parties and candidates, Facebook can expect a legal battle.
On its website, Archimedes, which presents itself as consulting firm involved in campaigns for presidential elections, does not hide its efforts to manipulate public opinion. Rather, the company advertises it.
The site, featuring a montage of stock photos from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, boasts of its “own unique field within the social media realm” and its efforts to “take every advantage available in order to change reality according to our client’s wishes.”
Little information is available beyond its slogan, which is “winning campaigns worldwide,” and a vague blurb about the group’s “mass social media management” software, which it said enabled the operation of an “unlimited” number of online accounts.
A message seeking comment from the company was not immediately returned.
Archimedes’ chief executive is Elinadav Heymann, according to Swiss negotiations consultancy Negotiations.CH, where he is listed as one of the group’s consultants.
A biography posted to the company’s website describes Heymann as the former director of the Brussels-based European Friends of Israel lobbying group, a former political adviser in Israel’s parliament and an ex-intelligence agent for the Israeli air force.
Heymann did not return messages left with Daniel Hardegger, Negotions.CH’s managing director. Shortly after The Associated Press got in touch, Hardegger said that Heymann requested that his biography be removed from the site.
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Facebook has banned an Israeli lobbying firm for posting fake news intended to disrupt elections.
By John Friend
A mysterious Israeli-based political consulting and lobbying firm was recently banned from Facebook for spreading fake news and disinformation designed to interfere with and disrupt elections in various countries around the world.
According to Nathaniel Gleicher, head of cybersecurity policy for Facebook, 65 Israeli accounts, 161 pages, dozens of groups, and four Instagram accounts were recently purged by the social media giant, which has come under increasing scrutiny in recent years.
In the aftermath of the purge, Facebook explained that the individuals associated with the banned accounts were tied to Archimedes Group, a Tel Aviv-based tech startup whose reported CEO, Elinadav Heymann, previously served as a spokesman and adviser in the Knesset, the unicameral legislative body in Israel. Heymann was also a senior intelligence agent in the Israeli air force and had worked as the director of the pro- Israel lobbying group European Friends of Israel, a major player in Brussels and the European Union political scene.
The Archimedes Group’s official website appears to have been taken offline in the wake of the scandal, and individuals associated with the mysterious firm have refused to answer questions from the media. Prior to Facebook identifying the group as engaging in election interference and spreading disinformation, the firm’s website boasted that it had played “significant roles in many political campaigns, among them presidential campaigns and other social media projects all over the world,” and that the organization specializes in using “every advantage available in order to change reality according to our client’s wishes,” The Times of Israel reported recently.
Gleicher accused the Archimedes Group of leading a campaign of “coordinated inauthentic behavior” designed to target Facebook users in a number of countries, including in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia.
“The people behind this network used groups of fake accounts to run pages, disseminate content, and to act to artificially increase engagement and make the content more popular than it was,” Gleicher stated.
According to Facebook officials, the Archimedes Group spent roughly $800,000 on fake Facebook ads going back to 2012. The ads were paid for using Brazilian reals, Israeli shekels, and U.S. dollars over the years, with the most recent ad purchase having occurred last month.
“Our team assessed that because this group is primarily organized to conduct deceptive behavior, we are removing them from the platform and blocking them from coming back,” Gleicher announced.
Many Israelis assigned to intelligence units during their mandatory military service leave the military with specialized knowledge and skills, including the use of avatars or fake identities on social media, social media influencing campaigns, and other tech skills. Once in the private sector, there are countless Israeli-based technology firms that specialize in online marketing, social media campaigns, and other online services, many with duplicitous motives such as spreading disinformation and manipulating foreign elections.
“IDF intelligence likes to use avatars,” an unnamed source inside the Israeli government explained to The Times of Israel. “They use them against Israel’s greatest enemies and they’re extremely effective. The problem is that you have all these young people who served in the 8200 intelligence unit and who know how to create fake profiles, and when they leave the army some of them say, ‘I want to make money,’ and they sell their skills to whoever will pay them.”
ISRAELI ACTIVITY ON THE DARK WEB
In related news, the FBI announced that just prior to Facebook purging the Israeli-based company for social media manipulation and spreading disinformation, yet another Israeli team involved in setting up and operating an illegal online marketplace on the so-called “darknet” had been arrested.
Two Israelis were arrested at the beginning of this month on charges of money laundering conspiracy, the AP reported. A grand jury in Pittsburgh indicted the two Israelis, who were eventually arrested, one in France and the other in Israel. The team apparently made over $15 million in their illegal scheme, which involved operating an online market place known as “DeepDotWeb.”
“DeepDotWeb” reportedly “provided users with access to marketplaces where vendors sold everything from illegal narcotics such as fentanyl, heroin, and crystal methamphetamine, to assault rifles, malicious software, hacking tools and stolen financial information,” according to the AP report.
Many advanced Israeli technology firms and startups are organized, managed, and funded by individuals who formerly served in the Israeli military or intelligence agencies, and who many times have deep connections to the military and political establishment in the Jewish state. The Mossad, Israel’s primary intelligence agency, even has a technology innovation fund called Libertad, which invests in startups, technology companies, and other private-sector businesses in order to facilitate economic growth and innovation, particularly in businesses that are of strategic importance to the Israeli state and intelligence community.
Libertad announced recently that it was actively seeking out investment opportunities from a wider variety of technology firms than it has previously, and has encouraged Israeli startups and other firms to apply for funding.
“We have decided to expand the fund’s scope and open it to a wide range of technologies,” Libertad’s CEO recently stated. “Over the past two years, we have received many applications. Each of the companies was examined, focusing on their innovative technology, the quality of their team, and the shared potential from the investment. We made several strategic and high-quality investments and have already seen the benefits they bring to the Mossad. We now call on additional companies and entrepreneurs to approach us. We will be happy to work with the right entrepreneurs.”
Libertad aims to invest in companies specializing in a variety of fields, including financial technology, automation, 3-D scanning and printing, AI, machine learning, online privacy, smart city technologies, and many other areas related to high tech.
John Friend is a freelance author based in California.
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Facebook said Thursday it banned an Israeli company that ran an influence campaign aimed at disrupting elections in various countries and has canceled dozens of accounts engaged in spreading disinformation.
Nathaniel Gleicher, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy, told reporters that the tech giant had purged 65 Israeli accounts, 161 pages, dozens of groups and four Instagram accounts.
Although Facebook said the individuals behind the network attempted to conceal their identities, it discovered that many were linked to the Archimedes Group, a Tel Aviv-based political consulting and lobbying firm that publicly boasts of its social media skills and ability to “change reality.”
“It’s a real communications firm making money through the dissemination of fake news,” said Graham Brookie, director of the Digital Forensic Research Lab at the Atlantic Council, a think tank collaborating with Facebook to expose and explain disinformation campaigns.
He called Archimedes’ commercialization of tactics more commonly tied to governments, like Russia, an emerging--and worrying--trend in the global spread of social media disinformation. “These efforts go well beyond what is acceptable in free and democratic societies,” Brookie said.
Gleicher described the pages as conducting “coordinated inauthentic behavior,” with accounts posting on behalf of certain political candidates, smearing their opponents and presenting as legitimate local news organizations peddling supposedly leaked information.
“Our team assessed that because this group is primarily organized to conduct deceptive behavior, we are removing them from the platform and blocking them from coming back,” he added.
The activity appeared focused on Sub-Saharan African countries but was also scattered in parts of Southeast Asia and Latin America, what Brookie called a “staggering diversity of regions” that pointed to the group’s sophistication.
The fake pages, pushing a steady stream of political news, racked up 2.8 million followers. Thousands of people expressed interest in attending at least one of the nine events organized by those behind the pages. Facebook could not confirm whether any of the events actually occurred. Some 5,000 accounts joined one or more of the fake groups.
Gleicher said the misleading accounts primarily aimed to influence people in Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Angola, Niger and Tunisia.
The most significant audience engagement was generated in Malaysia, which has a vast media market and held a general election last year, according to Brookie and his team at the Atlantic Council.
Facebook investigations revealed that Archimedes had spent some $800,000 on fake ads, paid for in Brazilian reals, Israeli shekels and U.S. dollars. Gleicher said the deceptive ads dated back to 2012, with the most recent activity occurring last month.
Facebook shared a few examples of the fake content, including one post mocking 2018 Congolese presidential candidate Martin Fayulu for crying foul play in the elections that vaulted Felix Tshisekedi to victory. Many governments and watchdog groups condemned the elections as rigged and declared Fayulu the rightful winner.
Given the geographical variety of Archimedes’ operations, “it’s impossible to determine a single ideological thread,” said Brookie. “They weren’t pushing exclusively far-right or anti-globalist content. It appears to be a clear-cut case of spreading disinformation through economic incentive.”
He added that Archimedes-linked pages pulled from the playbook of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, with widely amplified yet tailored messages targeting potential voters and “creating a specter of leaked information.” Most impostor accounts shared a key tactic: posing as a campaigner for a particular candidate and then sharing opinions that actual supporters would find offensive.
Facebook has come under pressure to more robustly and transparently tackle misinformation aimed at sowing division and confusion around elections, since the revelation that the company was slow to detect and respond to Russian election meddling.
Thursday’s disclosure, which Facebook pointed to as proof of its accelerating “progress rooting out abuse,” underscored the extent to which private actors are leveraging the platform to meddle in elections and more broadly tap the “growing market for disinformation,” said Brookie.
But the company’s efforts to fight fake accounts are “often made in great haste,” said Jonathan Klinger from the Israeli Digital Rights Movement, and if Archimedes does have legitimate links to political parties and candidates, Facebook can expect a legal battle.
On its website, Archimedes, which presents itself as consulting firm involved in campaigns for presidential elections, does not hide its efforts to manipulate public opinion. Rather, the company advertises it.
The site, featuring a montage of stock photos from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, boasts of its “own unique field within the social media realm” and its efforts to “take every advantage available in order to change reality according to our client’s wishes.”
Little information is available beyond its slogan, which is “winning campaigns worldwide,” and a vague blurb about the group’s “mass social media management” software, which it said enabled the operation of an “unlimited” number of online accounts.
A message seeking comment from the company was not immediately returned.
Archimedes’ chief executive is Elinadav Heymann, according to Swiss negotiations consultancy Negotiations.CH, where he is listed as one of the group’s consultants.
A biography posted to the company’s website describes Heymann as the former director of the Brussels-based European Friends of Israel lobbying group, a former political adviser in Israel’s parliament and an ex-intelligence agent for the Israeli air force.
Heymann did not return messages left with Daniel Hardegger, Negotions.CH’s managing director. Shortly after The Associated Press got in touch, Hardegger said that Heymann requested that his biography be removed from the site.
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Satter reported from London.
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| #JoelZamel’s name does not even come up in the searchable #MuellerReport, unless it is redacted due to “ongoing investigation” | #IsraeliinterventioninUSelections ‘vastly overwhelms’ anything #Russia has done, claims #NoamChomsky |
| Russian media repeat false claim on use of force in Donbas – Polygraph |
| “organized crime and terrorism” – Google News: The road to Ferguson: This 1980 bank robbery changed how American police are armed – Salon |
| CNN’s YouTube Videos: Fareed: Trump achieved one thing with his bullying behavior |
| It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of #TrumpBrand ($4Bl) MAGA hat – Google pic.twitter.com/UwvtSVvXyy |
| CNN’s YouTube Videos: Melania Trump critiqued over attire at royal dinner |
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| Carter Page says he consulted State Department, FBI, and CIA for years |
| The silver lining to Trump’s incompetence – CNN |
| Melania Trump mostly silent in Europe but certainly seen – CNN |
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| Trump Says Twitter Should Reinstate All Of The Conservatives It Banned |
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| mikenov on Twitter: #KGBJews The #KGBJews #КЕГЕБЕШНАЯЖИДОВНЯ КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ ЖИДОВНЯ – Google Search Michael_Novakhov shared this story . 8:09 AM 6/5/2019 – With all due disrespect for the involved parties, this is the same Russian-Jewish “#КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ #ЖИДОВНЯ” – See also: #RussianJews and #KGB | #FBI pic.twitter.com/YuZZ3FyGVS |
#KGBJews The #KGBJews
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| mikenov on Twitter: It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of #TrumpBrand ($4Bl) MAGA hat – Google pic.twitter.com/UwvtSVvXyy |
It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of #TrumpBrand ($4Bl)
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| RT @AbboyJorge: #WithoutMeYouWould never stand your ground #magahat pic.twitter.com/vpSJKlSdR3 |
#WithoutMeYouWould never stand your ground #magahat pic.twitter.com/vpSJKlSdR3
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| Trump accuses Twitter of gagging conservatives, United States News & Top Stories – The Straits Times |
| Trump accuses Twitter of gagging conservatives, United States News & Top Stories The Straits TimesWASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump took to Twitter once again Sunday (June 9) to accuse the messaging platform of gagging conservative … |
| “Donald Trump” – Google News: President Donald Trump Tweetstorm – The Sunday Edition – Deadline |
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| mikenov on Twitter: #KGBJews The #KGBJews #КЕГЕБЕШНАЯЖИДОВНЯ КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ ЖИДОВНЯ – Google Search Michael_Novakhov shared this story . 8:09 AM 6/5/2019 – With all due disrespect for the involved parties, this is the same Russian-Jewish “#КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ #ЖИДОВНЯ” – See also: #RussianJews and #KGB | #FBI pic.twitter.com/YuZZ3FyGVS |
| mikenov on Twitter: It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of #TrumpBrand ($4Bl) MAGA hat – Google pic.twitter.com/UwvtSVvXyy |
| RT @AbboyJorge: #WithoutMeYouWould never stand your ground #magahat pic.twitter.com/vpSJKlSdR3 |
| Trump accuses Twitter of gagging conservatives, United States News & Top Stories – The Straits Times |
| “Donald Trump” – Google News: President Donald Trump Tweetstorm – The Sunday Edition – Deadline |
| Germany Stresses Support for Two-state Solution Ahead of Bahrain Conference |
| 11:19 AM 6/9/2019 – It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind |
| The #TrumpInvestigations #Blog by #MichaelNovakhov – #Review Of #News And #Opinions: 11:19 AM 6/9/2019 – It is not #MAGA (which is just a #front #claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is #always on the #back of his #mind trumpinvestigations.blogspot.com/2019/06/1119-a… |
| CNN’s YouTube Videos: Bernie Sanders shares how he feels about trailing Biden |
| #KGBJews The #KGBJews #КЕГЕБЕШНАЯЖИДОВНЯ КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ ЖИДОВНЯ – Google Search Michael_Novakhov shared this story . 8:09 AM 6/5/2019 – With all due disrespect for the involved parties, this is the same Russian-Jewish “#КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ #ЖИДОВНЯ” – See also: #RussianJews and #KGB | #FBI pic.twitter.com/YuZZ3FyGVS |
| Mark Penn: If Trump probed Nadler, Schiff the way they conduct investigations on him, he’d be … |
| #JoelZamel’s name does not even come up in the searchable #MuellerReport, unless it is redacted due to “ongoing investigation” | #IsraeliinterventioninUSelections ‘vastly overwhelms’ anything #Russia has done, claims #NoamChomsky |
| Russian media repeat false claim on use of force in Donbas – Polygraph |
| “organized crime and terrorism” – Google News: The road to Ferguson: This 1980 bank robbery changed how American police are armed – Salon |
| CNN’s YouTube Videos: Fareed: Trump achieved one thing with his bullying behavior |
| It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of #TrumpBrand ($4Bl) MAGA hat – Google pic.twitter.com/UwvtSVvXyy |
| CNN’s YouTube Videos: Melania Trump critiqued over attire at royal dinner |
| maga hat back view – Google Search |
| Carter Page says he consulted State Department, FBI, and CIA for years |
| The silver lining to Trump’s incompetence – CNN |
| Melania Trump mostly silent in Europe but certainly seen – CNN |
| Trump, the “lying press” and the Nazis: Attacking the media has a history – Salon |
| Trump Says Twitter Should Reinstate All Of The Conservatives It Banned |
| 2020 Democrats embrace a $15 US minimum wage as they target Trump’s economy – CNBC |
| Trump, the “lying press” and the Nazis: Attacking the media has a history – Salon |
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| mikenov on Twitter: #KGBJews The #KGBJews #КЕГЕБЕШНАЯЖИДОВНЯ КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ ЖИДОВНЯ – Google Search Michael_Novakhov shared this story . 8:09 AM 6/5/2019 – With all due disrespect for the involved parties, this is the same Russian-Jewish “#КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ #ЖИДОВНЯ” – See also: #RussianJews and #KGB | #FBI pic.twitter.com/YuZZ3FyGVS |
#KGBJews The #KGBJews
#КЕГЕБЕШНАЯЖИДОВНЯ
КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ ЖИДОВНЯ – Google Search
Michael_Novakhov shared this story . 8:09 AM 6/5/2019 – With all due disrespect for the involved parties, this is the same Russian-Jewish “#КЕГЕБЕШНАЯ #ЖИДОВНЯ” – See also: #RussianJews and #KGB | #FBI pic.twitter.com/YuZZ3FyGVS
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| mikenov on Twitter: It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of #TrumpBrand ($4Bl) MAGA hat – Google pic.twitter.com/UwvtSVvXyy |
It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of #TrumpBrand ($4Bl)
MAGA hat – Google pic.twitter.com/UwvtSVvXyy
Posted by
mikenovon Sunday, June 9th, 2019 3:12pm |
| RT @AbboyJorge: #WithoutMeYouWould never stand your ground #magahat pic.twitter.com/vpSJKlSdR3 |
#WithoutMeYouWould never stand your ground #magahat pic.twitter.com/vpSJKlSdR3
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| Trump accuses Twitter of gagging conservatives, United States News & Top Stories – The Straits Times |
Trump accuses Twitter of gagging conservatives, United States News & Top Stories The Straits TimesWASHINGTON (AFP) – US President Donald Trump took to Twitter once again Sunday (June 9) to accuse the messaging platform of gagging conservative … |
| “Donald Trump” – Google News: President Donald Trump Tweetstorm – The Sunday Edition – Deadline |
President Donald Trump Tweetstorm – The Sunday Edition DeadlinePresident Donald Trump takes on his foes and praises his friends in his weekend address via Twitter. |
| Germany Stresses Support for Two-state Solution Ahead of Bahrain Conference |
Trump’s advisor and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will soon present a peace plan for the deadlocked conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. |
| 11:19 AM 6/9/2019 – It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind |
It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of the #TrumpBrand ($4Bl) See: MAGA hat – Google
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It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of #TrumpBrand ($4Bl)
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11:19 AM 6/9/2019 - It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mindby noreply@blogger.com (Michael Novakhov (Mike Nova))
It is not #MAGA (which is just a front claim), it is #MATGA: #MakeTrumpGreatAgain, which is always on the back of his mind (see #Trump #MagaHat) and that is important and matters to him. The rest, including the Presidency are just the parts of the #TrumpBrand ($4Bl) See: MAGA hat - Google
After six bankruptcies,
the idea and the emotional need for Denial, Reversal, and Redemption
became deeply ingrained into his soul. He is a "Survivor", just like his bros from the Mob, and it is more than just a style.
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