Mike Bird(@Birdyword):I appreciate that this is a real issue, but 1. These posts show that the Chinese bots doing influence operations are not exactly Leni Riefenstahl-tier operators 2. It's over-convenient to paint big nasty political divides at home as the result of nefarious foreign influence

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Mike Bird@Birdyword

2026.08.28 00:55

I appreciate that this is a real issue, but 1. These posts show that the Chinese bots doing influence operations are not exactly Leni Riefenstahl-tier operators 2. It's over-convenient to paint big nasty political divides at home as the result of nefarious foreign influence