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“Have you ever wondered who’s pulling the strings? … Anything we touch is a weapon. We can deceive, persuade, change, influence, inspire. We come in many forms. We are everywhere.”— U.S. Army Psychological Operations recruitment videoThe U.S.
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Note: At 2:20 p.m. Eastern Time, this article was updated to reflect new reporting as reflected by court filings against the suspect, now identified as Nicholas Roske.
The government is so confident in its Orwellian powers of manipulation that it’s taken to bragging about them.