The Department of Justice filed charges against Russian national Elena Alekseevna Khusyaynova Friday for election crimes from the 2016 presidential election through the 2018 midterms. This is noteworthy because while 13 other Russians have been indicted in the Mueller probe, this is the DOJ’s first criminal case related to alleged Russian interference in the 2018 midterm election. Here’s a sample of documents in the DOJ’s possession containing instructions on how to develop propaganda. Axios:
- For example, “Colored LGBT are less sophisticated than white; therefore, complicated and messages do not work. Be careful dealing with racial content. p Just I ordinary Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans, colored LGBT people are very sensitive towards #whiteprivilege and they react to posts and pictures that favor white people…. Unlike with conservatives, infographics works well among LGBT and their liberal allies, and it does work very well. However, the content must be simple to understand consisting of short text in large font and a colorful picture [no typos, this is sic]
Khusyaynova administered a $12Million budget, and used it to buy ads on Facebook and Instagram.
The details: According to DOJ documents, since April 2014, Khusyaynova has been chief accountant for “Project Lakhta” — the social media-led influence campaign associated with the Kremlin and the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA) aimed at sowing discord in the U.S. political system.
- This is the same program that the Mueller probe’s previous indictment of 13 Russians in February was based on, posting propagandist messages on social media designed to inflame both political parties.
- The money was allegedly funneled through the Concord companies (Concord Management and Consulting and Concord Catering), a front business believed to be controlled by Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin, a Russian oligarch nicknamed “Putin’s Chef” due to early involvement in the food industry.
Remember the RWNJs who wore a shirt saying, “I’d rather be Russian than a Democrat?” Well, Putin’s Chef and Putin’s Puppet are all for that as well, apparently. Time for America to wake up before we lose it all.
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