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    Originally posted by Bizarre Löw Triangle View Post
    That is, umm, extremely dubious to say the least. The thread about the "previously identified Russian troll" based this entirely on the fact he posted mainly between 4am and 4pm (cos bored shift workers are Kremlin agitprop agents) and had 8 digits in his @ handle. And like unless the Kremlin have strong views on a female Doctor Who it seems like a stretch to label him Kremlin Agitprop.

    The "russian bots" they've identified this time around are exposed by umm the fact they're tweeting round the clock. It seems kind of curious that two very disparate patterns of behaviour are attributed to the same cause. Almost like it's confirmation bias or something.

    The one account they've found that is a Russian bot is mainly tweeting casino adverts at the moment, while also auto-tweeting stories (in English) from loads of news orgs. It seems plausible the account was doing the exact same thing during Brexit (I can't be arsed checking) but since they've only pulled up a search for the word "Brexit" it only returns English responses.

    All extremely thin stuff.
    There's more on DavidJo here. He seems to be "John Smith" on Facebook. It's all very odd.

    https://twitter.com/hughster/status/900767382481899520

    But it's not all that conclusive. I'd want to see evidence that some grammar mistakes suggested he was Russian, maybe.

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      I see this bloke (who I glance at on these matters) said he didn't think the account was Russian when investigating him. I don't know if he's recanted.

      https://twitter.com/MikeH_PR/status/903557153423855617

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        Right then.

        https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/968401316384071680

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          Bit late for him to come round to a federal superstate.

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            He also made up a £25bn trade surplus with South Korea.

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              Originally posted by SouthdownRebel View Post
              Of course it's a "relevant comparison".


              "Comparing them, they're not similiar in any way, shape, or form"

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                Fuck me, could someone please tell your foreign minister, that you've got free movement of people across the border. You're not interested in their licence plate. you're interested in what is in their fucking boot.

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                  If it is a relevant comparison, can the Foreign Secretary please advise what is the Irish equivalent of Haringay, by which you can really easily circumnavigate the Islington Camden border?

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                    Probably Davy Crockett's farm near Derry

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                      The whole quote is even worse. "Pre-booking?" Let's see how well that goes down with nationalists.

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                        On the other hand, you do need a passport to get to Pimlico.

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                          You can almost here him laughing at his tweets this.

                          Faisal Islam‏Verified account
                          @faisalislam
                          Follow Follow @faisalislam
                          Fox: Not in interests of EU to introduce new trade barriers in Europe

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                            Originally posted by Ginger Yellow View Post
                            On the other hand, you do need a passport to get to Pimlico.
                            Hurray!!!!!

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                              Eight Tories are supposedly confirmed to be voting in favour of the (a, I guess) customs union amendment. Which might be fewer than the Labour MPs who would vote against it.

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                                I think that's the way this'll go. It'll be increasingly seen as putting Labour in.

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                                  Yeah, we can't have Labour MPs increasing the chances of Corbyn becoming PM.

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                                    Who's criticizing Labour MPs? Well, apart from the Kippers that'll vote with the government, of course.

                                    The point I'm making is the likelihood of the government falling before Brexit's a done deal.

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                                      Not particularly likely, as I see it.

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                                        Nah, it was a comment that some Labour MPs would rather cause trouble for Corbyn than for the Government.

                                        Anyway, in the absence of us putting anything forward.

                                        https://twitter.com/adampayne26/status/968556166149177345

                                        There was also a comment from an FT journalist that said David Davies had yet to travel to Brussels this year. That I find both easy and hard to believe.

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                                          Originally posted by Ginger Yellow View Post
                                          Eight Tories are supposedly confirmed to be voting in favour of the (a, I guess) customs union amendment. Which might be fewer than the Labour MPs who would vote against it.
                                          The Ruth Davidson for First Minister and No Second Independence Referendum Party have been all very quiet about this, even if Labour are pretty much offering what fucking Davidson wanted till she didn’t. Standing up for Scotland indeed. 3 or 4 of her crack Westminster team have of course backed that letter and revealed themselves to be Hard Right Bastards. She can’t even control those fannies, but is of course a strategic genius to awe struck Sensibles everywhere. I hope the NE of Scotland is happy they kicked Salmond and Robertson and co out now.
                                          Last edited by Lang Spoon; 27-02-2018, 19:24.

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                                            That EU proposal has been obviously coming for quite a while. The UK govt is not going to like this, but as far as the EU is concerned, the UK has already agreed to this.

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                                              And the job losses continue

                                              https://twitter.com/remain_central/status/968558866073030657

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                                                that's as likely to be about Ryanair and the Scottish Govt having a row over landing charges as much as anything else.

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                                                  Originally posted by The Awesome Berbaslug!!! View Post
                                                  That EU proposal has been obviously coming for quite a while. The UK govt is not going to like this, but as far as the EU is concerned, the UK has already agreed to this.
                                                  I mean, unless you're the DUP, it's better (from a Brexiter perspective) than the only other alternative, which is a common regulatory area for the the whole of the UK and Ireland.

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                                                    That’s why they are either illiterate or bluffing bastards considering what they signed up to in December. Doubtless the Johnson/Gove/Mogg cabal are whispering No Deal into Theresa’s ear. It’s the only way their ideology can come through this.

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