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Retweet This, Comrade: Nicki Minaj, Trevor Noah, Donald Trump And More Engaged With Russian Twitter Bots

Image via Getty Celebs Interacted With Russian Social Media Sites Earlier we reported on the indictment of 13 Russians as a result of Robert Mueller’s investigation into election tampering back in 2016. Based on the indictment paperwork, several social media outlets have been outed as Russian propaganda, and many of the most famous Americans citizens unknowingly helped their reach. For example, take this tweet that Nicki Minaj sent the day the harrowing live-stream murders happened in Cleveland: The video u posted is so disturbing. Be safe in CLEVELAND today everyone. He just killed this old man live on social media. Jesus have mercy https://t.co/mYmpPvBBXl — NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) April 16, 2017 Or Donald Trump replying to some of that wet and sloppy boot-licking that he enjoys so much: So nice, thank you! https://t.co/Cg4dzHhbrv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 20, 2017 According to NBC , these two were FAR from the only celebrities to get caught up by the Ruskis, they have an EXTENSIVE list of influential tweeters who unwittingly (in Trump’s case, he probably knew they were Russian, but we digress) engaged in one form or another (reply, retweet, like) with Russian propaganda pages: Jake Tapper (CNN) Sarah Silverman Trevor Noah Ann Coulter Sean Hannity Donald Trump Jr. The list goes on and on and on. Trump haters engaged usually to push back against a claim, while MAGA brand mayo jars engaged to show support or as evidence of their misguided beliefs. We’ve all gotta be more conscious of which things we let get us riled up online. You might just be aiding the enemy. Continue reading

Retweet This, Comrade: Nicki Minaj, Trevor Noah, Donald Trump And More Engaged With Russian Twitter Bots

Image via Getty Celebs Interacted With Russian Social Media Sites Earlier we reported on the indictment of 13 Russians as a result of Robert Mueller’s investigation into election tampering back in 2016. Based on the indictment paperwork, several social media outlets have been outed as Russian propaganda, and many of the most famous Americans citizens unknowingly helped their reach. For example, take this tweet that Nicki Minaj sent the day the harrowing live-stream murders happened in Cleveland: The video u posted is so disturbing. Be safe in CLEVELAND today everyone. He just killed this old man live on social media. Jesus have mercy https://t.co/mYmpPvBBXl — NICKI MINAJ (@NICKIMINAJ) April 16, 2017 Or Donald Trump replying to some of that wet and sloppy boot-licking that he enjoys so much: So nice, thank you! https://t.co/Cg4dzHhbrv — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 20, 2017 According to NBC , these two were FAR from the only celebrities to get caught up by the Ruskis, they have an EXTENSIVE list of influential tweeters who unwittingly (in Trump’s case, he probably knew they were Russian, but we digress) engaged in one form or another (reply, retweet, like) with Russian propaganda pages: Jake Tapper (CNN) Sarah Silverman Trevor Noah Ann Coulter Sean Hannity Donald Trump Jr. The list goes on and on and on. Trump haters engaged usually to push back against a claim, while MAGA brand mayo jars engaged to show support or as evidence of their misguided beliefs. We’ve all gotta be more conscious of which things we let get us riled up online. You might just be aiding the enemy. Continue reading

Brandi Glanville Squashes Beef, Wishes LeAnn Rimes a Happy Stepmom’s Day

After years of public barbs and occasional Single White Female -style creepiness, the feud between LeAnn Rimes and Brandi Glanville  is officially at an end. Against all odds, the ladies seem to have buried the hatchet and put the needs of Brandi’s kids (and LeAnn’s stepkids) ahead of their own differences. The first sign that tensions had soothed came last month, when Brandi wished LeAnn a happy wedding anniversary on Twitter. Not the kind of thing that would normally be a big deal, but when the woman you’re congratulating is married to your ex-husband, whom she started dating while the two of you were still married… Well, you can see why Brandi didn’t offer any kind words on any of LeAnn’s previous anniversaries. Rimes and Glanville have hammered out short-term truces in the past, but this time, the women appear to be committed to forming something that almost resembles a friendship. These two both live on social media, so perhaps it’s not surprising that the evidence is written all over their Twitter pages. Apparently, Sunday was Stepmother’s Day, and not only did Brandi spend it watching her boys play soccer with LeAnn, she later gave Rimes a public shoutout: “Jake just told me its step moms day! So happy step moms day @leannrimes I didnt know or I would told u at soccer-thanks for luv n my boys!” Brandi tweeted. “@BrandiGlanville thx! I love them with all my heart,” LeAnn replied. There was a time when we would’ve assumed they were both being sarcastic, but this appears to be the new normal for Brandi and LeAnn. We don’t know what prompted them to make up, but we suppose it’s a good thing. Brandi and LeAnn’s social media accounts are sure to be much less interesting now, but that’s just something we’ll have to learn to live with.

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Brandi Glanville Squashes Beef, Wishes LeAnn Rimes a Happy Stepmom’s Day