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"Heart of Texas" Facebook Group Created By Russians to Stir Up Hatred in Houston

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  1. crossover

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    http://cw39.com/2017/10/07/fake-texas-facebook-group-created-by-russians-stir-up-hatred-in-houston/

    HOUSTON -- While Congress investigates whether or not Russians interfered with the 2016 presidential election, there is controversy and confusion in Houston, stemming from The Heart of Texas, a fake Facebook page which originated in St. Petersburg, Russia.

    A Troll Factory called the Internet Research Agency is reportedly behind the page.

    Mustafaa Carroll, executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations says, "Here we have a foreign entity taking advantage of our domestic unrest, and our prejudices and hatred."

    In 2016, the Stop Islamization of Texas rally outside an Islamic center in downtown Houston, drew protesters to the streets.

    However, no one from the fake group that organized the rally even showed up. On the other hand, protesters with white lives matter shirts, banners, and Confederate flags made their presence known; and so did counter-protesters.

    For Muslims in Houston say, dealing with this kind of thing isn't easy.

    "We have an anti-Muslim climate that's not just organic. It's something that's been manipulated and created by 33 inner core groups and 41 outer core groups who go across this nation, spreading hate and misinformation about Muslims," Carroll stated.

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    I wonder which of our Clutchfans are subscribed to it? :rolleyes:
     
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  2. CometsWin

    CometsWin Breaker Breaker One Nine

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    Cohete is busy connecting the dots, don't worry.
     
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    The more important question is how far have the Russians infiltrated CF?

    I've always suspected that @DaDakota 100K record was fishy; either roids or Russians.
     
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    I know you are joking, but there is one poster on this site who is absolutely working for the Russians beyond any doubt. There is also the person who is pretending to be pgabriel who may or may not be working for the Russians.
     
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    RocketsLegend faints
     
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  7. Amiga

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    What is 33 inner core groups and 41 outer core groups?

    Whatever that is...

    I thought that these Russian tactics don't work and we shouldn't care about them? Here we have at least two groups showing up. And many more at home watching/reading being angered. All fooled by the Russian that cost basically nothing. Take that and multiple by some factors.... yep, we should do nothing but continue to be fooled.
     
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  8. Dairy Ashford

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    pgabriel is definitely the same guy. Remember that "rockets32forlife" or "Harden2Capela" guy who was boosting Trump for blacks, they both probably had a bad reaction to the riots and Chi-raq statistics mixed with some middle-aged or quarter-life crisis stuff. Rocket River used to accuse me of being a fake black poster and called me some Uncle character until he started falsely accusing me of thanking whites for slavery.
     
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  9. Air Langhi

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    I think pga account is probably hacked. His posts before and after his layoff seem quite different.
     
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    Nope, same guy. The Missouri City comment a while back was definitely him. There's a possibility he's joking or trolling out of boredom, but that's totally him.
     
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  11. Amiga

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    layoff?

    he didn't seem that drastically different..
     
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    Why do the Russians slave around on here all day for trump? Doesn't China do the same thing or are we missing out on something? :cool:
     
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  13. Air Langhi

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    He was gone from board for a long time. It seems like his posting style before and after this period is quite different.
     
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    We keep seeing examples of Russia's continuing assault on our national serenity. The opinion of trump sucker-uppers continues to be, what's the big deal?
     
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  15. Amiga

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    ah, i was thinking actual job layoff
     
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    China doesn't have a butt hurt ex KGB leading them.
     
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    China has always been more interested in stealing our technology. I have to say that they've done an excellent job, something that should have been prevented. Of course, China could be doing something similar to what Russia has been doing, as well, but I haven't seen evidence of it. The evidence of Putin doing so appears to be all over the place. It just took looking for it, which is a hell of a thing. We will discover far more than what went down in Houston. The surface is merely being scratched, in my opinion.
     
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  18. rocketsjudoka

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    Well damn.. All those trips I made to Harbin China, being accused of being a PRC apologist, and a "moo goo gai pan" on Clutchfans I haven't been paid squat by the PRC. I guess I should've shilled for the Ruskies instead. :( ;)
     
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  19. Deckard

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    I have never called you a "moo goo gai pan!" :eek:
    Might have said the other thing before. Can't recall. :rolleyes:;)
     
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  20. Amiga

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    Because it benefits Trump and the GOP, politically. Party over nation.
     
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