Phil Butler - Putin's Praetorians - Confessions of the Top Kremlin Trolls

In previous chapters I promised to discuss convergent strategies deployed by the globalists for the purpose of finally curtailing all opposing narratives. I decided that this section sarcastically titled “Blown”, is the correct space for dealing with this false Russophobic narrative. It is also appropriate to address covert and overt strategies against Russia and those who would moderate here, because my friend Lt. Colonel Stankevich has firsthand knowledge of western intelligence communities operating in Russia’s digital space. While the United States lawmakers and the Titans of the Internet technology space hammer out the eventual censoring of ideas over a measly $100,000 worth of Facebook ads, Israeli, US, and even European intelligence agencies and agents use Facebook and other platforms for spying with impunity. [43] Beware! “Pokemons” in epaulets, or Where do fake heroes and impostors from special services come from? (Осторожно! «Покемоны» в погонах, или Откуда берутся лжегерои и самозванцы от спецслужб?) , a report to the Interior Ministry of the Russian Federation, 2016

The so called “Russiagate” affair after the election of Donald Trump has provided us with a mountain of evidence of desperate anti-Russia tactics in play. When the St. Petersburg troll story made famous by New York Times author Adrian Chen died out of the news cycle, we thought we’d seen the last of fantastical claims of troll armies. [44] The Agency , by Adrian Chen, New York Times , June 2, 2015 But desperation and a new strategy to negate the pro-Russia social message saw this narrative resuscitated. I believe that Donald Trump being elected was seen as a final proof positive that the globalist media was losing the war for the hearts and minds of digital society. Just a few weeks before the scheduled publication of this book, the key social media businesses were being leveraged for “proof” of Russia’s interference in the U.S. elections. In a conspicuous sequence of announcements, first Facebook, then Twitter, and Google followed suit in implicating the Kremlin directly. Even though the public was given no evidence against the Putin administration, the government and business seem to be in collusion and bent on “pinning” the intrigue on Russian officials. In typical form United States officials seemed to act out a play scripted like the CNN news stories Trump admonished as “fake news” since he took office. Look at from a new media perspective, the amazing coincidences and scripted nature of these events are beyond suspicious. A clue that the senate investigation was a game strategy is revealed in a September story on CNN by author Jeremy Herb. In the story U.S. Senator Mark Warner warns constituents:

“Facebook’s disclosure that it sold political ads to a Russian troll farm is just the “tip of the iceberg” when it came to election interference on social media.”

As we see now, Warner obviously knew all too well the outcome of the strategy. As of October 20, 2017, Bloomberg and other mainstream media announced proposed laws to curtail first advertising in social media, and then free speech altogether. Bloomberg’s Steven T. Dennis reported: [45] Senators Propose Social-Media Ad Rules After Months of Russia Probes , by Steven T. Dennis, Bloomberg , October 19, 2017

“After months of congressional investigations into Russian interference with U.S. elections, legislation is gaining traction as senators introduced a bipartisan plan to impose new disclosure requirements for political ads on Facebook, Twitter, Google and other social media.”

Now, emboldened by the public’s apathy toward their own civil liberties, Senators propose a piece of legislation co-sponsored by the insane war hawk Senator John McCain, that proposes social platforms keep public “lists” of people who buy election related ads valued at more than $500. As innocuous and logical as this may sound, the law could be used as a kind of “kill list” for a political or ideological opposition. In essence, these senators are trying to skirt the U.S. Constitution in a move to retract certain liberties. A “for instance” here is my own activity as former owner of a small PR firm. Many smaller private entities in our business buy advertising for clients and for personal endeavors using Paypal and other means. I know that my own ad buys on Facebook in support for editorial about political subjects exceeds this $500 threshold. If this law is passed, Facebook and the others will “name” me and other private citizens “agents” of a kind. At least this will be so where geopolitical ideas are concerned. However, the overt and covert defensive measures the globalist cabal deploy converging government policy and business intelligence is only half the story. Offensive spying and anti-Russia spy games take place daily in social media. As I type this CNN helps create the new Red Scare using sensational headlines and the familiar “sources” and hearsay evidence to condemn Russia for a troll farm nobody has really proven exists. [46] Exclusive: Putin’s ‘chef,’ the man behind the troll factory , Tim Lister, Jim Sciutto and Mary Ilyushina, CNN, October 18, 2017 This story has a familiar ring from the network caught admitting it bashes Russia to get more viewers and readers. In the piece the authors concoct an evil Russian oligarch tale involving businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, a man Vladimir Putin’s enemies say is his “chef.” I am laughing as I read the Wikipedia reference to Prigozhin because even the voracity, facts, and neutrality of the article has already been questioned by Wikipedia authors since this “troll factory” aspect was added [47] Yevgeny Prigozhin , Wikipedia biography, new editor Kap677-2, March 7, 2017 back in April 2017. The article was created by a new Wikipedia author designated “Kap677-2”, who joined on the March 6 th, 2017 at 16:05 UTC, just hours before the article was created. This mystery Wikipedia editor also created the questionable Anti-Corruption Foundation reference, on the day he or she was welcomed to Wikipedia. [48] Anti-Corruption Foundation, Wikipedia article, contributed to by Kap677-2, March 7, 2017 This article is about the NGO founded by none other than Putin hater Alex Nevalny. At least one sharp Wikipedia editor questioned the new community member over possible connections to ACF, a fact which I also chuckled at because I am an editor at Wikipedia myself. For your reference, the conversation from the editor to this “Kap677-2” went like this:

“Hi, I’m UNSC Luke 1021. I went to the article Anti-Corruption Foundation, which you created. Reading through the article, I got the feeling that the main editor was related to the topic. I’m just wondering if you are closely connected to the article topic (the ACF), because I have to tag it as such. UNSC Luke 1021 (talk) 14:15, 28 March 2017 (UTC)”

The reply was a simple “No, I am not AFC”, which tells me Nevalny’s minions were behind both questionable articles. As I’ve been forced to say before, these excavations are all ammunition for a future book. As a final note on this for now, this Kap677-2 person also ran into Wikipedia editor scrutiny when trying to edit another article entitled “ He Is Not Dimon to You” , which is of course about the Russian documentary film by the Navalny people about alleged corruption by Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev. This article, created by an anonymous Wikipedia user whose IP address leads to Odessa in Ukraine, shows the length and depth at which NATO and western intelligence operatives alongside Ukraine and Baltic nation extremists are embedded against Russia interests. Continuing for now, I must reflect on who the real social media aggressors are. The sources of CNN and U.S. Senate proofs are becoming more well-known without my interjection. [49] US government agencies are buying ads on Facebook—in Russian , by Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, October 13, 2017 , [50] It’s not just Moscow: American agencies use Facebook to woo Russians , too, by Carl Prine, The San Diego Union-Tribune , October 13, 2017 Please see reports on U.S. State department spending more than $1.6 million for Voice of America and USAID on Facebook alone.