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Around the time Kamala Harris was taking over the reins of the Democratic presidential ticket, a mysterious group reportedly began a smear campaign against her, paying social media influencers tens of thousands of dollars to promote posts, according to reports.

In late July, a network of influencers who had been recruited to push conservative messages about Donald Trump or President Joe Biden throughout the summer, received an email requesting they make colorful sexual insults about Harris, according to Semafor.

In return, they would be paid tens of thousands of dollars via Zelle, a digital payments network.

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[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 154 points 1 month ago (3 children)

"mystery group"

Oh yeah, a real head scratcher.

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (14 children)
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[–] casmael@lemm.ee 23 points 1 month ago

Oh my god who could it be I have literally no idea

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Nobody could ever possibly guess who it is.

[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 121 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Trump is literally a rapist. What could she have possibly done that could compare in the slightest?

[–] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 83 points 1 month ago (2 children)

She was born a woman. That's enough in the eyes of fascists.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

And born black. And ~~a Muslim~~ ~~a Hindoo~~ ~~an Indian~~ brown.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 10 points 1 month ago

I thought she decided to turn black later...?

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

to be fair they still hate you if you transition to a woman as well.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

They actually hate you more. I think it's because a person who has transitioned from being a man to a woman has discarded the only thing they value.

sad Caitlin Jenner face..

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 41 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] zaph@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 month ago
[–] YummyYugi@ani.social 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

And you know what I've heard? I heard she had a vagina this whole time!

[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Unfortunately this bullshit puritan society still doesn't like women having any sort of sex. Whereas Repubs actually prefer rapists like Donald or Justices Boofer and Corrupt Clarence.

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 112 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] pezhore@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Hey! It could totally be some other nation state that has strong, documented ties to the party running against Harris!

/s

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It could be a fat Chinese guy in his basement.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You mean with the cyber? Yeah probably. Of course the cyber is very big.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I don't know why I didn't realize before today that it could have been Barron Trump!

[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There must be dozens! At least eight! No doubt five other nations are doing it, and when we catch both of them, boy howdy won't that country be upset!

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[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 77 points 1 month ago (2 children)

she could be a coke snorting hooker with her own line of designer buttplugs, and i'd still vote for her over trump

[–] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anyways, enough politics. Tell me more about these hypothetical designer Kamala Harris buttplugs...are they shaped like her or...?

[–] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Goodness, I hope not. People shapes are pointy.

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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 45 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Internet used to be a common resource and information system.

Now it is a propaganda warzone.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Well, yes. But only because it's cheap as dirt and massively effective.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Influencers are trash people

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Demagogue is the old word for influencer, people that prey on emotions and prejudices to manipulate people to agree with them politically.

[–] skuzz@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

Require them to be licensed, registered, and have a tax ID. Bet that'd sort out 80% of them.

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago

Myste🇷🇺y group indeed

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago
[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I think it's hilarious that the lede makes it appear that this story was broken by George Santos, who lies about literally everything.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Such a mystery... No way the Kremlin could be responsible, right?

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