Washington (CNN)US intelligence officials have presented information to lawmakers and presidential campaigns indicating Russia is behind an ongoing disinformation push targeting former Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, according to sources familiar with the matter.
So here it comes. We knew it was on its way. Russian interference in November’s election to try to keep the Orange Putin Puppet in office, he who has been such a useful tool thus far on behalf of Putin’s desire to tear apart Western democracies and effectively immobilize them.
What’s to be done? In the absence of any help thwarting these upcoming and ongoing attacks by Putin and his bots on our democracy, how about we begin an inoculation campaign now. People way smarter than me can figure out the best way to carry it out, but basically we flood the social media with the messages that everyone can anticipate coming—that the Democratic nominee Joe Biden is a senile incompetent. Assume that at least 50% of the messaging will be coming directly or indirectly from Moscow, and detail what Americans can expect to hear from Russia. Assume that even if the name on your screen says “Joe Jones from Ft. Smith, Arkansas,” you can safely assume that his real name is Igor Ivanovich from wherever in Russia, or Belarus, or Crimea, or wherever. We were sitting ducks in 2016. Today, let’s load the anti-aircraft guns and fire away.
