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<blockquote data-quote="DriveInDriѵeOut" data-source="post: 4532320" data-attributes="member: 44954"><p>The <strong>Internet Research Agency</strong> (<em>IRA</em>; <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language" target="_blank">Russian</a>.... is a Russian company engaged in online <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_warfare" target="_blank">influence operations</a> on behalf of Russian business and political interests. </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>4 April</strong>: A rally is held in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" target="_blank">Buffalo, New York</a>, protesting the death of India Cummings. Cummings was a black woman who had recently died in police custody. The IRA's "Blacktivist" account on Facebook actively promotes the event, reaching out directly to local activists on Facebook Messenger asking them to circulate petitions and print posters for the event. Blacktivist supplies the petitions and poster artwork.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-LeakedIRADocumentsDailyBeast20180301-65" target="_blank">[64]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>16 April</strong>: A rally protesting the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Gray" target="_blank">death of Freddie Gray</a> attracts large crowds in Baltimore. The IRA's Blacktivist Facebook group promotes and organizes the event, including reaching out to local activists.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-Levin-70" target="_blank">[69]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-Levin-70" target="_blank"><strong>2 May</strong>: A second rally is held in </a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" target="_blank">Buffalo, New York</a>, protesting the death of India Cummings. Like the 4 April rally, the event is heavily promoted by the IRA's <em>Blacktivist</em> Facebook account, including attempted outreach to local activists.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-LeakedIRADocumentsDailyBeast20180301-65" target="_blank">[64]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>6–10 July</strong>: The IRA's "Don't Shoot" Facebook group and affiliated "Don't Shoot Us" website try to organize a protest outside the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul,_Minnesota" target="_blank">St. Paul, Minnesota</a>, police headquarters on 10 July in response to the 6 July fatal police <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Philando_Castile" target="_blank">shooting of Philando Castile</a>. Some local activists become suspicious of the event because St. Paul police were not involved in the shooting: Castile was shot by a <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Anthony,_Minnesota" target="_blank">St. Anthony</a> police officer in nearby <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_Heights,_Minnesota" target="_blank">Falcon Heights</a>. Local activists contact Don't Shoot. After being pressed on who they are and who supports them, Don't Shoot agrees to move the protest to the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Anthony,_Minnesota" target="_blank">St. Anthony</a> police headquarters. The concerned local activists investigate further and urge protesters not to participate after deciding Don't Shoot is a "total troll job." Don't Shoot organizers eventually relinquish control of the event to local organizers, who subsequently decline to accept any money from Don't Shoot.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-116" target="_blank">[114]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-117" target="_blank">[115]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>10 July</strong>: A <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter" target="_blank">Black Lives Matter</a> protest rally is held in Dallas. A "Blue Lives Matter" counterprotest is held across the street. The Blue Lives Matter protest is organized by the "Heart of Texas" Facebook group, controlled by the IRA.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-RussiaOrganizeProtestsVanityFair20171020-78" target="_blank">[77]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-WhatRusiaReallyWantsNationalReview20171031-74" target="_blank">[73]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-FacebookPhonyEventsWapo20180125-72" target="_blank">[71]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>16 July</strong>: The IRA's Blacktivist group organizes a rally in Chicago to honor <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Bland" target="_blank">Sandra Bland</a> on the first anniversary of her death. The rally is held in front of the <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Police_Department" target="_blank">Chicago Police Department</a>'s <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homan_Square" target="_blank">Homan Square</a> building. Participants pass around petitions calling for a Civilian Police Accountability Council ordinance.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-118" target="_blank">[116]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-119" target="_blank">[117]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>20–26 September</strong>: BlackMattersUS, an IRA website, recruits activists to participate in protests over the police <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Keith_Lamont_Scott" target="_blank">shooting of Keith Lamont Scott</a> in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" target="_blank">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>. The IRA pays for expenses such as microphones and speakers.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-AmericansTrickedByRussiaBuzzFeedNews20171017-84" target="_blank">[83]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>16 October</strong>: The IRA's Instagram account "Woke Blacks" makes a post aimed at suppressing black voter turnout.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-TrollsTimelineWapo20180206-105" target="_blank">[103]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-13RussiansInictment-106" target="_blank">[104]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>22 October</strong>: A large rally is held in <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" target="_blank">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>, protesting the police <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Keith_Lamont_Scott" target="_blank">shooting of Keith Lamont Scott</a>. The IRA website BlackMattersUS recruits unwitting local activists to organize the rally.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-123" target="_blank">[121]</a> BlackMattersUS provides an activist with a bank card to pay for rally expenses.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-AmericansTrickedByRussiaBuzzFeedNews20171017-84" target="_blank">[83]</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>12 November</strong>: A Trump protest called "Trump is NOT my President" attracts 5,000–10,000 protestors in Manhattan who march from <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square,_Manhattan" target="_blank">Union Square</a> to Trump Tower. The protest is organized by the IRA using their BlackMattersUS Facebook account.<a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-TrollsTimelineWapo20180206-105" target="_blank">[103]</a><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-13RussiansInictment-106" target="_blank">[104]</a></li> </ul><p>And on and on and on....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DriveInDriѵeOut, post: 4532320, member: 44954"] The [B]Internet Research Agency[/B] ([I]IRA[/I]; [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language']Russian[/URL].... is a Russian company engaged in online [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_warfare']influence operations[/URL] on behalf of Russian business and political interests. [LIST] [*][B]4 April[/B]: A rally is held in [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York']Buffalo, New York[/URL], protesting the death of India Cummings. Cummings was a black woman who had recently died in police custody. The IRA's "Blacktivist" account on Facebook actively promotes the event, reaching out directly to local activists on Facebook Messenger asking them to circulate petitions and print posters for the event. Blacktivist supplies the petitions and poster artwork.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-LeakedIRADocumentsDailyBeast20180301-65'][64][/URL] [*][B]16 April[/B]: A rally protesting the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Gray']death of Freddie Gray[/URL] attracts large crowds in Baltimore. The IRA's Blacktivist Facebook group promotes and organizes the event, including reaching out to local activists.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-Levin-70'][69][/URL] [*][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-Levin-70'][B]2 May[/B]: A second rally is held in [/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York']Buffalo, New York[/URL], protesting the death of India Cummings. Like the 4 April rally, the event is heavily promoted by the IRA's [I]Blacktivist[/I] Facebook account, including attempted outreach to local activists.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-LeakedIRADocumentsDailyBeast20180301-65'][64][/URL] [*][B]6–10 July[/B]: The IRA's "Don't Shoot" Facebook group and affiliated "Don't Shoot Us" website try to organize a protest outside the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul,_Minnesota']St. Paul, Minnesota[/URL], police headquarters on 10 July in response to the 6 July fatal police [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Philando_Castile']shooting of Philando Castile[/URL]. Some local activists become suspicious of the event because St. Paul police were not involved in the shooting: Castile was shot by a [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Anthony,_Minnesota']St. Anthony[/URL] police officer in nearby [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_Heights,_Minnesota']Falcon Heights[/URL]. Local activists contact Don't Shoot. After being pressed on who they are and who supports them, Don't Shoot agrees to move the protest to the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Anthony,_Minnesota']St. Anthony[/URL] police headquarters. The concerned local activists investigate further and urge protesters not to participate after deciding Don't Shoot is a "total troll job." Don't Shoot organizers eventually relinquish control of the event to local organizers, who subsequently decline to accept any money from Don't Shoot.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-116'][114][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-117'][115][/URL] [*][B]10 July[/B]: A [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter']Black Lives Matter[/URL] protest rally is held in Dallas. A "Blue Lives Matter" counterprotest is held across the street. The Blue Lives Matter protest is organized by the "Heart of Texas" Facebook group, controlled by the IRA.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-RussiaOrganizeProtestsVanityFair20171020-78'][77][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-WhatRusiaReallyWantsNationalReview20171031-74'][73][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-FacebookPhonyEventsWapo20180125-72'][71][/URL] [*][B]16 July[/B]: The IRA's Blacktivist group organizes a rally in Chicago to honor [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_Bland']Sandra Bland[/URL] on the first anniversary of her death. The rally is held in front of the [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Police_Department']Chicago Police Department[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homan_Square']Homan Square[/URL] building. Participants pass around petitions calling for a Civilian Police Accountability Council ordinance.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-118'][116][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-119'][117][/URL] [*][B]20–26 September[/B]: BlackMattersUS, an IRA website, recruits activists to participate in protests over the police [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Keith_Lamont_Scott']shooting of Keith Lamont Scott[/URL] in [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina']Charlotte, North Carolina[/URL]. The IRA pays for expenses such as microphones and speakers.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-AmericansTrickedByRussiaBuzzFeedNews20171017-84'][83][/URL] [*][B]16 October[/B]: The IRA's Instagram account "Woke Blacks" makes a post aimed at suppressing black voter turnout.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-TrollsTimelineWapo20180206-105'][103][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-13RussiansInictment-106'][104][/URL] [*][B]22 October[/B]: A large rally is held in [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina']Charlotte, North Carolina[/URL], protesting the police [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_of_Keith_Lamont_Scott']shooting of Keith Lamont Scott[/URL]. The IRA website BlackMattersUS recruits unwitting local activists to organize the rally.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-123'][121][/URL] BlackMattersUS provides an activist with a bank card to pay for rally expenses.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-AmericansTrickedByRussiaBuzzFeedNews20171017-84'][83][/URL] [*][B]12 November[/B]: A Trump protest called "Trump is NOT my President" attracts 5,000–10,000 protestors in Manhattan who march from [URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Square,_Manhattan']Union Square[/URL] to Trump Tower. The protest is organized by the IRA using their BlackMattersUS Facebook account.[URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-TrollsTimelineWapo20180206-105'][103][/URL][URL='https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency#cite_note-13RussiansInictment-106'][104][/URL] [/LIST] And on and on and on.... [/QUOTE]
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