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demmiblue

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5. "The account MAGANationX--with nearly 400,000 followers and a bio reading 'Patriot Voice for We The People'--is actually

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Sun Nov 23, 2025, 11:08 AM

Nov 23

â€œThe account MAGANationXâ€”with nearly 400,000 followers and a bio reading â€˜Patriot Voice for We The Peopleâ€™â€”is actually based in Eastern Europe.â€
— Casey Newton (@caseynewton.bsky.social) 2025-11-23T16:02:36.104Z

https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-maga-influencers-accidentally-unmasked-as-foreign-actors/

Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.

Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.

Delete your account.
— Jess Piper (@piperformissouri.bsky.social) 2025-11-23T14:56:15.067Z

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It appears that many MAGA accounts [on X] are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait. [View all] demmiblue Nov 23 OP

I think WmChris Nov 23 #1

X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of "Trump-supporting independent wom demmiblue Nov 23 #2

Kick dalton99a Nov 23 #3

FB is full of bots. They all say that they are digital creators. Blue Full Moon Nov 23 #4

"The account MAGANationX--with nearly 400,000 followers and a bio reading 'Patriot Voice for We The People'--is actually demmiblue Nov 23 #5

There's been way more than enough information to make ANY thinking person stop using Scrivener7 Nov 23 #6

... demmiblue Friday #7