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DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - I read you quite a bit back then. Thank you for all your coverage. They can still knowingly break the rules and still be sincere. Which might be also what happened here. Only they know what’s in their own intents. 
Even allowing for and taking out genuine malicious actors, it’s clear a lot of people bought into the “Russia is everywhere” hysteria and started seeing the slightest Russia connection as proof of Russian control of our government.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034755538089881788

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Yup! I’ll share materials from the presentation when I get a bit of time today.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034751929772036389

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - “There are always individuals in the intel community willing to bend the rules”
I don’t think we disagree.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034751298311266742

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Both. 
Everything became a data point in their favor because they re-wired themselves to look for data points in their favor.
When a whole country is involved, like Russia, even the most benign ally becomes Peewit in my analogy. Even our best-behaved allies have a lot of dirt on them. You’ll find a connection everywhere you look.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034750499233452484

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Yes, a lesson well received 
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034734255268671647

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Ok, I'm apparently not good at writing parables, because nearly everyone interpreted it wrong. 
I used a parable because I want to respect others' service records, especially when not all the facts are out yet. 
So let's pivot to a much more direct analogy. 
In 2016, career intelligence professionals, people who had genuinely spent their lives fighting America's enemies, became convinced that a foreign power had compromised the incoming president. They had data points. Real ones. Trump had business dealings in Moscow. He said nice things about Putin on camera. People in his orbit had meetings with Russian nationals. A dossier appeared with salacious claims. Each data point individually was... a data point.
But they were looking for Russia. So they found Russia. Everywhere.
They were so certain they were right that they leaked to the press. They used classification authority to spy on American citizens. They presented unverified opposition research to a FISA court as intelligence. Peter Strzok texted about "insurance policies." Andrew McCabe authorized leaks. 
They were experienced professionals who genuinely believed the republic was in danger. Their service records were real. Their concern was sincere. 
And they were wrong.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034730867554492695

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Context: Peewit is a side character in the Smurfs who is an ally but also has a knack for getting in trouble. Peewit doesn't control anything. 
This story is an allegory for how cognitive biases can overtake someone's mindset and turn normally rational thinkers into irrational thinkers.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034726786706338121

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Stanton won 52.7-45.5 in 2024 in a Republican year. Always tough to unseat incumbents but I don't know the local politics.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034723694099288347

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican - Minesweeping gators. Now there's an idea!
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034722869448778151

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican -  Just trying to put together the picture from the Tucker interview. 
In the end, it's just a Smurf story so who knows how it'll hold up.
https://x.com/DataRepublican/status/2034638552093646984
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