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

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The Ukraine Revolt: Observations from the Social Side , by Phil Butler, February 26, 2015

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Joe Biden, His Son and the Case Against a Ukrainian Oligarch” — Hunter Biden sits on the board of one of Ukraine’s largest natural gas companies. The New York Times

The Wolfsangel was one of the first symbols of the Nazi Party, and was used by various Nazi German storm divisions such as the Waffen-SS Division Das Reich and the Waffen-SS Division Landstorm Nederland. Himmler’s SS: Loyal to the Death’s Head (2009) Lumsden, Robin

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George Soros Hacked, over 2,500 Internal Docs Released Online , by Tyler Durden, Zero Hedge , August 16, 2016

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Last Shoe Drops: The Hollywood Reporter’s Jimmy Finkelstein Finally Removed — Is Sale Next? , Nikki Finke, Deadline Hollywood , January 2015

Bloomberg Reports Fake News: Story Claims FireEye Said Russia ‘Weaponized Social Media’ During Elections , by The_Real_Fly, Zero Hedge , December 1, 2016

The Troll Network , Texty.org, October 4, 2016

Leaked Memo Proves Soros Ruled Ukraine In 2014: Minutes From “Breakfast With US Ambassador Pyatt” by Alex Christoforou of The Duran, Zero Hedge , August 20, 2016

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Personal details of murdered journalist & ex-MP found posted on Ukrainian ‘enemies of state’ database, RT, April 17, 2015

Birdwatcher — slang term used by British Intelligence for a spy

U.S. Naval War College professor resigns after probe into lewd photo found online, New York Daily News, August 12, 2014 via News Wire Services

When Kremlin Trolls Attack , The XX Committee, February 23, 2015

Newsweek ’s Kurt Eichenwald Claims Twitter Troll Gave Him Seizure, Taking Social Media Hiatus , Alex Griswold, Mediaite , December 16, 2016

How Russian Propaganda Machine Works , Kremlintrolls.com, February 10, 2015

Johnboat definition, “a narrow flat-bottomed square-ended boat usually propelled by a pole or paddle and used on inland waterways”, Merriam-Webster

Hyacinth Macaw ( Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus ), a bird species native to central and eastern South America and are listed as “vulnerable” by IUCN, Audubon Nature Institute.

Interview with Mark Chapman (The Kremlin Stooge), Anatoly Karlin’s blog, June 22, 2011.

“Kremlin Troll Army Myth Deconstructed”, by Mark Chapman for Russia Insider , April 13, 2015.

“Geolocating Kremlin Trolls and Their Engaged Followers”, by A. Aaron Weisburd, kremlintrolls.com, May 2015

“Raised Among Wolves, or Why Putin’s Thugs Annoy Me”, by A. Weisburd, kremlintrolls.com, February 2015

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Bogatyr (Russian: богатырь) a stock character or knight-errant in medieval East Slavic legends, Russiapedia from RT, written by Oleg Dmitriev

In the war-torn Donetsk and Luhansk Oblasts the term Ukrops indicates Ukrainian soldiers and volunteer fighters — Kiev Post, Ukrainian wartime glossary: Ukrop, Vatnik and more — January of 2015

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Riyadh’s Worst Nightmare: Is Saudi Arabia’s Oil Business Going Bust? , with analysis by Phil Butler, Sputnik , November 2016

Hidden Camera Catches CNN Producer Saying Trump ‘Probably Right’ About Russia ‘Witch Hunt’ , by Justin Caruso, The Daily Caller , June 2017

It looks like Russia hired internet trolls to pose as pro-Trump Americans, by Natasha Bertrand, Business Insider, July 2016

Soros Supports Khodorkovsky Against Strengthening Russia , KATEHON, June 2016

Why Don’t We Hear About Soros’ Ties to Over 30 Major News Organizations? by Dan Gainor, Fox News , May 2011

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