Episode 58 Full. Putin's Rassputin? Social Media Bots! The Real Unity Problem,

We took a few days to put together our thoughts on the Russian warfront. First we wanted to sort through the initial propaganda that was flying through social media. And second, Heath had some info that may give some insight on the inner workings of the Russian machine. After seeing it for the first time I immediately thought of the timing of things that were happening in the West that are integral for this whole situation to unfold.
We start by giving a back drop while introducing a fellow named Aleksandr Dugin. Combining his ideals, actions, and influence with the fact that there's a serious issue with social media bots designed to do the very things he intended led us down a lot of rabbit holes. We create a set of data points in recent history and discuss them with several thought experiments. I feel this is pretty original analysis and we hope you enjoy.

Some sources:
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/16/1035851/facebook-troll-farms-report-us-2020-election/
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/grand-jury-indicts-12-russian-intelligence-officers-hacking-offenses-related-2016-election