Appendix L Social Media Timeline from Event (USA) This is an analysis of the social media accounts and posts that were influential and trending in the United States of America throughout the weeks following the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. 5 th March 2018 10:15 UTC The first social media post regarding the incident https://twitter.com/JournalJoe/status/970603618117324800 Joe Riddle V BREAKING: @Salisburyi\IHS A&E department closed over 'major incident' #Salisbury 9 Re tweets 5 Likes O t_l 9 w • w 5 11:09 UTC https://twitter.com/SalisburyNHS/status/970617244710526976 Salisbury Hospital @5alisburyNHS Follow @SalisburyNHS is currently dealing with a major incident involving a small number of casualties, with a multi¬ agency response. We are not asking additional staff to come to site unless contacted directly. 11:09 AM - 5 Mar 2018 99 Retweets SO Likes Q 10 'Ll 99 O so 0 Tweet your reply Salisbury Hospital ©SalisburyNHS ■ Mar 5 \/ We are advising patients to attend for their scheduled appointments unless they too have been contacted directly and asked not to. @ ISIHS Wilts hi reCCG ©DorsetCCG ©WestHantsCCG Q LI 17 10 0 12:04 UTC - First post on US soil (bot account tweeting the text running along the bottom of BBC News broadcast) https://twitter.com/tvThirdEyeB/status/970631101453500416 The Third Eye @tvThirdEyeB Follow BBCNEWS 4:02am SALISBURY HOSPITAL INCIDENT. Hospital dealing with 'major' incident SALISBURY HOSPITAL INCIDENT. . Hospital dealing... 12:04 PM - 5 Mar 2018 12:09 UTC-UK Post Allie Hodgkins-Brown @AllieHBNews Follow v "Major incident" at Salisbury Hospital involves fewer than 10 casualties. A small part of the A&E dept has had to be decontaminated by firefighters. 12:09 PM - 5 Mar 2018 13 Retweets 10 Likes Q 5 tn IB c? 10 0 Tweet your reply Penelope Read @Jandouglan • Mar 5 Replying to @AllieHBNews Chemical spill? Radiation? Duncan Rimmer @duncr • Mar 5 Replying to @AllieHBNews @Sheanderthal N/ Russian spy is one of two in hospital after medical emergency at Mai... TWO people are being treated in hospital tonight after they collapsed in the centre of Salisbury. salisburyjournal.co.uk ti c? i o 0 13:11 UTC - Post about Wiltshire Police statement A All lie Hodgkins-Brown @AllieHB!Mews Fallow "suspected that two people have been exposed to an unknown substance in Salisbury." Wiltshire Police @wiltshirepolice Wiltshire Police and partners have declared a major incident after it is suspected that two people have been exposed to an unknown substance in Salisbury. Read the full update on our website: Wiltshire, police.uk/articl e/173 6/M. 1:11 PM - 5 Mar 2018 2 Retweets Q Cl 2 <0 S 13:19 UTC-Official Police post (https://twitter.com/wiltshirepolice/status/970649978011111425) Wiltshire Police O ©wilts hi repo lice Follow We received a call at approx. 4. 15pm yesterday (4 March 2018) regarding concern for the welfare of a man and a woman in The Makings, Salisbury. They were taken to Salisbury District Hospital & are being treated for suspected exposure to an unknown substance. #Salisbury 1:19 PM - 5 Mar 2018 25 Retweets 15 Likes suzannel245 Follow V 'Fentanyl incident' at Salisbury hospital shuts down A&E department f7td5.app.goo.gl/uATSqnPydjuyB2... Sent via @updayUK 'Major incident' at Salisbury hospital as A&E department is ... A hospital has today been forced to shut its accident and emergency department and turn away patients after a 'major incident' was declared and the fire service called in to telegraph.co.uk 1:45 PM - 5 Mar 2018 1 Like 11 C? 1 Q B 13:56 UTC- First Canadian post (https://twitter.com/EventSafetyCan/status/970659220285677568) • Event Safety Canada J I Follow i s/ @EventSafetyCan V J Major incident closes A&E unit at Salisbury hospital after two people 'exposed to deadly opioid 1 Fentanyl fear as major incident closes A&E unit at Salisbur... A ''major incident" was declared at a Salisbury hospital on Monday morning and its Accident & Emergency unit forced to close after two patients were exposed to a deadly opioid. telegraph, co.uk 1:56 PM - 5 Mar 2018 Q n O 0 13:58 UTC - https://twitter.com/theelatestnews/status/970659773640331264 * ^ Latest News f \ fel.a ( FollOW ) V @>theelatestnews v J Major incident closes A&E unit at Salisbury hospital after two people 'exposed to deadly opioid'- 'Major incident' at Salisbury hospital as A&E department is ... A hospital has today been forced to shut its accident and emergency department and turn away patients after a 'major incident’ was declared and the fire service called in to telegraph.co.uk 1:58 PM - 5 Mar 2018 8 Retweets 5 Likes ooe*--v*o O t_H 8 5 Q 14:00 UTC - First non-bot US post (https://twitter.com/HealthyWrld/status/970660269314764801) Healthy World @HealthyWrld Follow v 'Major incident' at Salisbury hospital as A&E department is closed goo.gl/d2p9Fa 2:00 PM - 5 Mar 2018 1 Like Q tl C i B 14:47 UTC - Highly influential post being retweeted by US accounts. This account and post was particularly integral in spreading the message significantly at this point in time. 61% of all global posts and retweets regarding the incident were of this breitbart link in the following hour and 57% of all tweets and retweets over the following 2 hours. (https://twitter.com/BreitbartLondon/status/970672161160617986) Breitbart London @BreitbartLondon Follow V 'Unknown Substance': UK Police Declare 'Major Incident', Salisbury Shopping Centre and Hospital Quarantined 'Unknown Substance’: UK Police Declare 'Major Incident', Salisbury Shoppin... A major incident was declared in Salisbury Monday following the quarantine and disinfecting of a shopping area and hospital in Salisbury, England, with a former Ru... breitbart. 2:47 PM - 5 Mar 2018 98 Retweets 82 Likes A «** O j t t O Q 9 t.1 98 <3 82 0 17:00-18:00 UTC - Slow spread outside of UK (total 30 posts and retweets - not all with geolocational data enabled) Svalbard Greenland Canada United States Mexico Cuba Colombia Peru Brazil Bolivia b Paraguay Argentina Iceland Sweden Norway Russia Spain Belarus Germany ■ Ukraine T Romania Italy'' Tunisia Greece Turkey Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Iraq Iran Algeria U bya Egypt $aud| Arabia Oman Senegal MaLl N,ger Chad Sgdjn Yemen' . ‘ Ni 9eria Ethiopia Democratic J Republic of Kef1ya r- ihe Congo Pakistan India Sri Lanka Angola Namibia South Africa Madagascar Mongolia China Laos Japan Philippines Malaysia Indonesia Papua New Guinea Australia Now Zealand 18:00-19:00 UTC - 2387 posts and retweets by 1966 accounts (not all with geolocational data enabled) Norway United Males Mexico fewftmaia Mir.-.ajo. Venezuela Colombia Pern BrwJ BollV'd Paraguay .i Denmark Un *d Kin m Belarus Poland ermany Ukraine France ers** Romania" Spain II.ly UrbeklSlanKyrgyisljn Srem-r Turkey Turkm«f)lslii*,j|klst«n Algeria Libya Fgypl Ssttar* Mauritania Mali Niger Senegal Chad Nigeria .Syria P Irag Iran Saudi Arabia Om EHirwa Yemen OpbMrti Ethiopia Afghanistan Pakistan Mongolia! MjiOsKm mm ****'"»»« Japan Republic o I the Congo Kenya Angola Namibia South Africa Zambia M " nmh ' q “'viek^ 1 < )r fhuur Bangladesh Sri Lanka Maldives Philippines Malaysia **** Sugipiri Indonesia Papua New Guinea Argentina Nrw Zealamt 18:00 UTC - The account with the most influence in spreading the news to the US. Over 50% of all posts between 18:00 and 19:00 UTC were retweets or posts about his series of posts. (https://twitter.com/BBCDomC/status/970720831591546881) Dominic Casciani @BBCDomC Follow v BREAKING: A former Russian spy, given refuge in the UK, is critically ill in hospital in Salisbury after being exposed to an "unknown substance" 6:00 PM - 5 Mar 2018 2,024 Retweets 1,872 Likes Q 156 tl 2.0K C? 1.9K B Tweet your reply Dominic Casciani O @BBCDomC • Mar 5 v Former Colonel Sergei Skripal was jailed for treason in Russia - but was allowed to leave for the UK in a later spy swap - he settled in Salisbury where he fell ill in the street yesterday. Q 14 tTl 408 Q? 564 E3 Dominic Casciani O @BBCDomC • Mar 5 v Witnesses say that Sergei Skripal collapsed, along with a younger woman, in The Maltings shopping precinct in Salisbury yesterday afternoon. They were rushed to hospital, where they remain. Q 7 11 247 Z) 396 Q Dominic Casciani £ (§>BBCDomC • Mar 5 v Sergei Skripal and the woman remain in critical condition in intensive care. He came to the UK in 2010 in major "spy swap”. Skripal had been earlier jailed in Russian for allegedly working for MI6 since the 1990s. He's lived quietly in Wiltshire for some years. Q 11 11 250 Z) 390 Q Dominic Casciani O @BBCDomC • Mar 5 Our breaking story on this major incident involving a former Russian spy developing here: N/ 18:04 UTC - Another highly influential account in spreading the message to the US. Heavy retweeting begins an hour after this post. (https://twitter.com/gordoncorera/status/970721782591258624) Gordon Corera @gordoncorera Fol BREAKING-BBC understands man ill in Salisbury is Sergei Skripal. Fmr Russian intel. officer convicted of spying for MI6+swapped for Russian spies (incl Anna Chapman) in 2010. He and woman found unwell. Cause unclear but police looking at poss exposure to unknown substance 6:04 PM - 5 Mar 2018 991 Retweets 825 Likes Q 58 XU 991 825 0 Tweet your reply Gordon Corera @gordoncorera • Mar 5 v Police say they found the two people - man in 60s and woman in 30s - unconscious on a bench at a shopping centre yesterday after call from a member of the public Q 7 XU 126 C? 134 Q CIC @sbca80 • Mar 6 v ^0 Replying to Yet another Russian assasination. This is disturbing and I'm afraid more such murders will occur, especially as more information is revealed with Russian efforts to interfere with US elections and democracy ^EvilEmpire Californian activist Q i tl i C? io B 18:18-18:20 UTC - US Twitter begins creating original posts about the incident. (https://twitter.com/pacelattin/status/970725749060550656) , Pesach Pace' Lattin □ ( Fo||ow , @pacelattin V V Is named Sergei Skripal who worked as double agent for Steele!!!! v Pesach Pace' Lattin Q @pacelattin My phone just went crazy: Russian FSB officer affiliated with Trump-Russia poisoned in UK. 6:20 PM - 5 Mar 2018 from Enterprise, NV 438 Re tweets 572 Likes O 32 t_1 438 Q2 572 0 18:21 UTC-White House correspondent posts (https://twitter.com/AndrewBeatty/status/970725928220483584) Andrew Beatty O (5>An drew Beatty Follow v A Russian military intelligence colonel who spied for Britain is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance Critically ill man is former Russian spy The man, living in the UK, was one of two exposed to a "substance" in Salisbury, the BBC is told. bbc.com 6:21 PM - 5 Mar 2018 215 Retweets 185 Likes A (. Q C V -T •» Q 17 tl 215 <0 183 0 Tweet your reply Nicholas Drummond @nicholadrummond • Mar 5 v Replying to @AndrewBeatty @rawlimark Once again the FSB is carrying out assassination attempts in the UK. Completely unacceptable. Q 1 tl 3 Z> 8 0 1 more reply 18:21 UTC - Canadian post aids the spread of the news throughout the US (https://twitter.com/CBCAIerts/status/970726014258163712) •$§*• CBC News Alerts © Ti j ^r @CBCAIerts BBC: Russian colonel convicted of spying for UK in critical condition after exposure to unknown substance near London. Sergei Skripal is 1 of 4 Russians traded by Moscow in 2010 for 10 Russian sleeper agents jailed in US. Skripal had given MI6 the IDs of Russian agents in Europe. 6:21 PM - 5 Mar 2018 847 Retweets 761 Likes O 54 11 847 O 761 0 18:39 UTC - Double agent info starts to appear in the US (https://twitter.com/kelly2277/status/970730640537718784) Venture Capital @kelly2277 Follow N/ •• One of these dbl agents (Skripal) was just poisoned by Putin in London. Sergei Skripal & Igor Sutyagin were part of a spy swap in 7/11/10 with two other Russians, for 10 deep cover "sleeper" agents planted by Moscow in the US * Andrew Beatty ) @AndrewBeatty A Russian military intelligence colonel who spied for Britain is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance bbc.com/news/uk-432951... 6:39 PM - 5 Mar 2018 71 Retweets 58 Likes 0 8 11 71 O 58 0 Tweet your reply Venture Capital @kelly2277 • Mar 5 Skripal & Sutyagin Russian Sleeper Spies theguardian.com/world/2010/jul... tip V British security services debrief two Russians freed in spy swap Sergei Skripal and Igor Sutyagin questioned by MI5 and MI6 officers at secret location near London theguardian.com O 1 11 25 O 26 0 18:54 UTC - US based, hugely influential post on the incident (wife of former congressman). https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/970734306565001219 Dr. Dena Grayson @DrDenaGrayson **i\A/HOA*H Follow v Former #Russian*spy / double-agent, Sergei Skripal, allegedly was POISONED in the UK II • • Skripal reportedly worked with Christopher STEELE Mt*) h/t @pacelattin Critically ill man is former Russian spy The man, living in the UK, was one of two exposed to a "substance" in Salisbury, the BBC is told. bbc.com 6:54 PM - 5 Mar 2018 658 Retweets 713 Likes Q 73 til 658 Z) 713 Q 19:00 UTC - Another influential post drives significant traffic in the US. https://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/970735700139266048 O JZSTER O ACTUAL 33 ’ 1 (^7^ v Former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal is critically ill after exposure to unidentified substance in Britain. 7:00 PM - 5 Mar 2018 240 Retweets 400 Likes V 100 Q 68 tl 240 400 Q 19:15 UTC - US narrative begins (Prof. Abramson of the University of New Hampshire) https://twitter.com/SethAbramson/status/970739545691041792 Seth Abramson £3>SethAbramson Follow This is the man Putin is: he trades your spy for his spy in what seems to be an above-board exchange, then has your spy poisoned—to death, he hopes—as a way of making what he gave you absolutely without value. It's this monster Trump trusts above U.S. law enforcement officials. CBC News Alerts @CBCAIerts BBC: Russian colonel convicted of spying for UK in critical condition after exposure to unknown substance near London. Sergei Skripal is 1 of 4 Russians traded by Moscow in 2010 for 10 Russian sleeper agents jailed in US. Skripal had given MI6 the IDs of Russian agents in Europe. Show this thread 7:15 PM - 5 Mar 2018 1,064 Retweets 1,838 Likes Q &7 Til 1.1 K Q? 1.8K 0 Tweet your reply Tracey Turk @SummerTurkl2 ■ Mlar 5 Replying to @SethAbramson Trump supporters are okay with Putin pulling the strings of our democracy? #1 m p e a c hT ru m p #Ti I le rso n Ru s si a n P i c k4 S ecOf Stat e? v o am it mishra @aamit_nnishra ■ Mar 8 v Replying to @SetbAbramson absolutely,! agree with @SethAbramson ,no doubt Russia influence & Meddle into US election,after#Mueller reports clear,evidence suggested Russia help Trump to won elect ion Respite of Trump denied .though Russia poses threat to US,already intervened US democracy,continues to doing TTL Other influential accounts in the immediate aftermath of the news outbreak in the US 19:21 UTC Kremlin Trolls Cl @KremlinTrolls Follow v BREAKING: A man critically ill in hospital after being exposed to an unknown substance in the UK, is fmr Russian Intel officer Sergei Skripal, 66, who was convicted in Russia of passing state secrets to Britain & swapped for H spies, incl Anna Chapman 7:21 PM - 5 Mar 2018 221 Retweets 211 Likes C * : ft © Q 23 tl 221 C? 211 0 https://twitter.com/KremlinTrolls/status/970741118500564993 22:14 UTC UNITE & FIGHT ( 3 >stopthenutjob Follow ) v MEANWHILE AS SAM NUNBERG unwittingly said DT committed treason, in the UK ex-spy Sergei Skripal was found on park bench in critical condition POISONED Remember the enemy of democracy whom DT loves & refuses to sanction? Where's the GOP for impeachment, where the hell are they? 10:14 PM - 5 Mar 2018 133 Retweets 228 Likes Q 8 tT 133 C? 228 0 https://twitter.com/stopthenutjob/status/970784715975397376 Global view of news of the incident by 21:00-23:59 UTC (05/03/18) South Atlantic — , Noway g Belarus Kazakhstan f Roman,a '"rcain Italy Uzbekistan Greece Tt, key f ff Tunisia y Iraq Iran Algeria U bya Egypt Saudi Arabia Oman Niger Chad Sudan Yemen lndia Laos Ethiopia •m Democratic Republic of K "* 3 r the Congo Angola --j “imibia Madagascar Sri Lanka Philippines Malaysia Indonesia Papua New Guinea Australia 6 th March 2018 The main story travelling through the US in the first half of the day is that the woman found with Skripal is his daughter. The most influential channel is BBC Breaking and the following post is retweeted heavily throughout the US. (https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/970969580918267904) Follow Woman critically ill in Salisbury hospita alongside former Russian spy is his daughter, Yulia Skripal BBC Breaking News ;BCBr< dM Ex-Russian spy collapsed with daughter The pair are being treated, along with a member of the emergency services, after exposure to an unknown substance. 10:29 AM -6 Mar 2018 528 Retweets 538 Likes Q 92 O 528 o 538 0 Florida, US based posts that gained significant momentum. t Brian Krassensteirr^l @krassenstein Follow V' The Poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter, if at the hands of Russia, is clearly a warning to other spies and intel officials cooperating with US authorities in the Trump/Russia investigation. Russia's goal of chaos is backed up by fear and death and Trump's complicit! 2:18 PM - 6 Mar 2018 1,421 Re tweets 2,594 Likes Q 90 O 1.4K <0 2.6K 0 https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/971027117919043584 Ed Krassenstein @EclKrassen Follow Sergei Skripal, a Russian double-agent was found unconscious and ill in the UK, along with his daughter. Skripal has done work with Christopher Steele and it is expected that Putin may have had him poisoned. 4:03 PM - 6 Mar 2018 326 Re tweets 1,146 Likes • » # & Q 103 tn 326 Q? UK 0 https://twitter.com/EdKrassen/status/971053694266609664 Foreign posts with significant influence in the US. Bill Browder (§>Billbrowder Follow N/ Very disturbing additional facts about Sergei Skripal. In addition to he and his daughter in critical condition, his wife, son and brother have all recently died in different ways. ft _k /a / The t Guardian Sergei Skripal: does revenge for treason lie behind harm to ex-spy? Observers note ominous pattern of ‘bad luck’ befalling family of pardoned Russian colonel theguardian.com 9:11 PM -6 Mar 2018 3,250 Retweets 2,844 Likes Q 173 tn 3.3K Q? 2.8K 0 https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/971131065594269697 Julian Assange 3 [ Follow j ©Julian Assange V_ J While Russia has motivations to assassinate Sergei Skripal the intoxication of his daughte poses questions as Russians have traditionalist views of children and women. 1) A hash new policy of killing the family members of "traitors"? 2) Collateral damage? 3) Not Russia? 10:18 PM - 6 Mar 2018 1,204 Retweets 2,340 _ikes | ^ ^ https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/971147916843794432 7 th March 2018 In the morning, Bill Browder was by far the most influential account with his posts accounting for around 25% of retweets in the US between 00:00 and 12:00 UTC. His aforementioned and below posts were the most retweeted. Bill Browder @Billbrowder c Follow Excellent quote from Marina Litvinenko on UK attitude toward Russian oligarchs and kleptocrats: "The British Government should, perhaps, think less about the money these people are bringing in and more about the safety of people in this country." Wife of poisoned spy Litvinenko says Sergei Skripal 'must have thought he w... “He must have thought he was safe They had done the spy swap and that was the end of the matter and he thought he could live a normal life," reflected Marina Litvi independent.co.uk 8:45 AM - 7 Mar 2018 3,264 Retweets 5,943 Likes • & *i ai ow4 Q 125 til 3.3K P 5.9K 0 https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/971305802018541570 Bill Browder @Billbrowder Follow v Misha Glenny, author of McMafia told Radio 4 that he thinks Sergei Skripal was targeted by the Russian mafia, not Putin. What Glenny fails to say is that Putin is the Russian mafia The targeting of Sergei Skripal might have been McMafia, not the Kremlin | C... We think of spy swaps as being thoroughly and always unscrupulous, but there actually are rules of the road. There is a protocol between the two intelligence ag... blogs.spectatorco.uk 10:02 AM - 7 Mar 2018 783 Retweets 1,674 Likes ^ ^ * 4*0 Q 54 til 783 c> 1.7K 0 https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/971325082118303744 Bill Browder @Billbrowder 1 Follow ) \/ Times of London: "If the Skripal poisoning is confirmed as a state-sponsored attack, ministers will come under pressure as a first step to accept the Magnitsky Amendment that allows for the British assets of human rights violators to be frozen." MI5 believes Russians tried to kill former spy Sergei Skripal The suspected poisoning of a former Kremlin double agent and his daughter is being treated as an assassination attempt linked to Russia, Whitehall sources said last... thetimes.co uk 8:41 AM -7 Mar 2018 568 Retweets 1,033 Likes *io Q 42 11 568 O lOK Q https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/971304793623945217 The most trending US based post over the morning of the 7 th was by New York based CNN reporter Michael Weiss. First responders were hospitalized. This looks more and more like another Litvinenko hit. 3 Britain Threatens Retaliation Against Kremlin After Russian Spy Collapse Fears of an assassination attempt on ex Russian agent Sergei Skripal with a toxic substance deepened when it emerged that emergency workers were hospitalized a . thedailybeast.com 5:29 PM - 6 Mar 2018 % Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss Follow 515 Retweets 464 Likes v+6 4 C * © & Q 17 11 515 c? 464 0 https://twitter.com/michaeldweiss/status/971075357779492864 Brian Krassenstein became the top trending poster in the US by the afternoon. t Brian Krassenstein ©krassenstein Follow BREAKING: The attack on the ex Russian spy, Sergei Skripal and his daughter is now being treated by Scotland Yard as attempted murder by administering a nerve agent. Looks like Russia is behind this, and it appears that they may be sending a signal to others... 5:43 PM -7 Mar 2018 2,654 Retweets 4,597 Likes t>® J® Q 283 til 2.7K C? 4.6K 0 https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/971441119807631365 Twitter chatter on the incident in the US surged by the end of the day with over 2500 posts and retweets an hour in the US. The US narrative also shifted focus to Putin's Trump connections by the evening. Brian Krassenstein ' ©krassenstein i Follow j V J BREAKING: The Telegraph has just reported that the Poisoned Russian spy Sergei Skripal was close to a consultant who was linked to the Trump/Russia dossier and worked for the firm who compiled the dossier! 11:06 PM - 7 Mar 2018 3 r 333 Retweets 4,734 Likes Q 278 t_1 3.3K c? 4.7K 0 https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/971522503968542720 Foreign posts with significant influence in the US. m Heidi Blake 9 f I Follow ) v @HeidilBlake V _ J Sergei Skripal is the latest in a string of Kremlin enemies to fall victim to mysterious poisonings in the UK since Putin came to power. You're hearing about it because, this time, the police are investigating. But what about the 14 deaths they ignored? From Russia With Blood: 14 Deaths on British Soil That The UK Gov... Lavish London mansions. A hand-painted Rolls-Royce And eight dead friends For the British fixer Scot Young, working for Vladimir Putin's most buzzfeed.com 10:44 AM - 6 Mar 2018 390 Retweets 393 Likes Q 15 t_1 390 O 393 0 https://twitter.com/HeidilBlake/status/970973498658230273 Mark Galeotti @MarkGaleotti Follow ) v If it does turn out that Sergei #Skripa was poisoned by #Russia then UK needs to think beyond usual responses (rhetoric, expulsions) & think what new + *asymmetric* options wd punish Moscow. Russians are ignoring old etiquette of spy game, after all 6:56 PM - 5 Mar 2018 from Aalborg, Danmark 276 Retweets 460 Jkes lj| v© « 00 9© Q 57 tlX 276 C? 460 Q https://twitter.com/MarkGaleotti/status/970734815388594182 8 th March 2018 Krassenstein continued to dominate retweets throughout the morning (Bill Browder's posts were also still heavily trending). Washington, DC journalist Natasha Bertrand post from the day before also began gaining momentum in the US in the early morning. Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand c Follow "The development forces the British government to confront the possibility that once again, an attack on British soil was carried out by the government of President Vladimir V. Putin." Former Russian Spy Poisoned by Nerve Agent, British Police Say A chemical weapon sickened Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, heightening suspicions that Russia was responsible. mobile nytimes.com 6:04 PM - 7 Mar 2018 1,381 Retweets 2,030 Likes Q 85 til 1.4K 2.OK 0 https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/971446418253770754 The Christopher Steele discussion continued in the US with another post from a Californian journalist on the 7 th finding momentum on the morning of the 8 th . .3 Scott Stedman f 7T 'N U Jli Follow ) V @ScottMStedman V J Breaking: The Telegraph is reporting that one of Christopher Steele's employees is a longtime associate of the poisoned Russian double-agent. The Telegraph suspects that Colonel Skripal may have been involved in the Trump dossier. Poisoned Russian spy Sergei Skripal was close to consultant who w... A security consultant who has worked for the company that compiled the controversial dossier on Donald Trump was close to the Russian double a telegraph.co.uk 11:12 PM-7 Mar 2018 1,280 Retweets 1,245 Likes Q 70 t_1 1.3K O 1.2K 0 https://twitter.com/ScottMStedman/status/971524091378192384 Other trending posts US based actress Patricia Arquette @ Pa tty Arquette Follow I hope England punishes Russian spy poisoning by dumping all the dirt they have on Trump and Republicans so Putin's plaything loses power. 5:57 PM -7 Mar 2018 1,073 Retweets 4,338 Likes 6^009 Q 122 til 1.1K Q? 4.3K Q https://twitter.com/PattvArquette/status/971444652439203851 New York based former soldier Clint Watts © @selectedwisdom c Follow NERVE AGENT - How far has the West retreated? Whether it's Putin or Kim Jung Un, authoritarians and their criminal regimes are attacking their enemies abroad without fear Sergei Skripal: former Russian spy poisoned with nerve agent, say police Former Russian spy’s case being treated as attempted murder, with police officer also seriously ill' theguardian.com 10:43 PM - 7 Mar 2018 815 Retweets 1,367 Likes Q 46 "Q. 815 Q? 1.4K 0 https://twitter.com/selectedwisdom/status/971516644915806208 The Associated Press @AP Follow v BREAKING: UK police say Russian ex-spy and daughter poisoned with nerve agent. 5:34 PM -7 Mar 2018 1,878 Retweets 1,767 Likes Q 147 TLl 1.9K C? 1-8K 0 https://twitter.com/AP/status/971438919999983616 Washington DC based CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto O f ~ 'N @jimsciutto V_y Latest: Investigators believe a nerve agent was used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal & his daughter Yulia, British police say. It is believed to have been a "deliberate act". 5:35 PM-7 Mar 2018 805 Retweets 1,263 Likes Q 105 Cl 805 <0 1.3K 0 https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/971439149038235648 New York based anti-trump investigator Olga Lautman NYC .. FormerMispy and his daughter fight for their life as more details about the attack in London emerge Nerve agent used in attack His daughter allegedly posted neg views about Putin on FB in recent weeks Skripal's son and brother passed away in the past 2 years Murderer Putin The New York Times r, ‘imes Breaking News: An ex-Russian spy and his daughter were poisoned by a nerve agent in England, the police said, raising speculation that Moscow was behind it nyti.ms/2D8G9Gi 740 Retweets 828 kes © €> • C • I © Q 59 tl 740 Q? 828 H https://twitter.com/olgaNYC1211/status/971455734704758784 Houston, Texas Leah McElrath © @leahmcetrath NEW Follow I v Poisoned Russian spy Sergei Skripal was close to a consultant who worked for Christopher Steele who put together Trump kompromat dossier Putin's revenge? £3 £3 £3 Poisoned Russian spy Sergei Skripal was close to consultant who w A security consultant who has worked for the company that compiled the controversial dossier on Donald Trump was close to the Russian double a 11:29 PM - 7 Mar 2018 689 Retweets 7S7like< © ••#*•&£ 1 O 44 tT 689 C? 787 0 https://twitter.com/leahmcelrath/status/971528268661870592 Dr. Dena Grayson continues to trend 1 Dr. Dena Grayson * f Fo „ow ") v ©DrDenaGrayson '--- ' Putin crossed a very serious line. Murdering "traitors" to #RussiaMhas been overlooked by the West, but I doubt that the U.K. can or will ignore the fact that a police officer is critically ill | j (BTW, this is consistent with aerosolized nerve agent.) NBC News World 0 @NBCNewsWorld BREAKING: Me: Police: former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and daughter were poisoned in attempted murder by nerve agent in England: police officer who attended the scene is also in critical condition. 6:13 PM - 7 Mar 2018 652 Retweets 965 Likes • ^ § 100006 S3 O 652 Z> *85 Q https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/971448822676316162 Dr. Dena Grayson 0 6' DrDcnaGrayson r v Follow ^CAs evidenced by his latest assassination attempt of Sergei frSkripal *and his daughter* in the UK, Putin has resumed "wetwork" in a fashion not witnessed in the Kremlin since the days of Joseph Stalin, o @20committee @thespybrief Poisoned Spy Is a Warning to the West. Courtesy of Putin Amencans who cooperate with Robert Mueller may be putting themselves at nsk of Russian retnbution Mai 592 7521 ileus * • • £ V O *5 tl 5*2 Z> 752 fcj https://twitter.com/DrDenaGravson/status/971444509346328582 Trump and Russia link narrative continues being retweeted. ^ Thu Loyal Opposition Russia: ^ Hacks voting infrastructure ♦ Conducts targeted assassinations Spreads disinformation ♦ Attacks US troops in Syria ♦ Invades neighboring countries Where are ’ RussiaSanctions, @reaIDonaldTrump? WTrumpRussia #RussiaSanctionsNOW 52* i« . vQ https://twitter.com/TheLoyalO/status/971456071352102912 By the late afternoon and evening of the 8 th , Krassenstein's Putin Trump connections post is still the most prominent on social media. Bill Browder's tweets are also highly influential. Olga Lautman NYC begins gaining significant momentum in the US with the following post. Olga Lautman NYC .. @olgaNYC1211 Follow ) v It's mind blowing that Russia is suspected of committing a bold terrorist attack in which British citizens were exposed to a nerve agent (chemical weapons) and the world is completely silent!! 21 Injuries Wtf will it take for people to realize how dangerous Putin is? Bill Browder > @Billbrowder Excellent quote from Marina Litvinenko on UK attitude toward Russian oligarchs and kleptocrats: "The British Government should, perhaps, think less about the money these people are bringing in and more about the safety of people in this country." independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n... 10:01 PM - 8 Mar 2018 2,403 Retweets 3,464 .ikes OV€-«t i Q 149 tH 2.4K C? 3.5K 0 https://twitter.com/olgaNYC1211/status/971868553568772096 New York based Chairman of The Democratic Coalition, Jon Cooper, attacks Trump for his lack of response to the incident. It becomes one of the most retweeted posts on the evening of the 8 th . Jon Cooper C © @joncoopertweets Follow ,1 v' Someone (most likely Russia) used a nerve agent to commit a terrorist attack on UK soil that injured at least 21 people, and @realDonaldTrump didn't even bother to post one of his goddamn tweets to express America's sympathy and support. What a disgrace! Russian spy attack inquiry widens as 21 receive medical attention The investigation into the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in the UK has broadened as police revealed that 21 people had received medical attention. cnn.com 8:49 PM - 8 Mar 2018 1,218 Retweets 1,806 Likes Q 100 Cl 1.2K Q? 1-8K Q https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/971850335252897793 Julian Assange and Kremlin Trolls again have trending posts of the evening of the 8 th in the US. Julian Assange @JulianAssange N/ Russian embassy in UK responds to the reported attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal ^andt led by Russian Embassy, UK® @RussianEmbassy He was actually a British spy, working for MI6 4:01 PM - 8 Mar 2018 1,102 Retweets 1,512 Likes 3 0®-?®® Q 64 tn 1.1K C3 1.5K 0 https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/971778058570084352 Kremlin Trolls Cl @KremlinTrolls Follow v This is what Russian president Putin said just two days after Skripal was poisoned with a nerve agent: "Those who serve us with poison will eventually swallow it and poison themselves" r jp u WLr 4 Those who serve us with poison will eventually swallow it and poison themselves 0:05 81.4K views 9:21 PM - 8 Mar 2018 979 Retweets 775 Likes ^ • Billbrowder c Follow ) \/ Now they're saying that as many as 500 people may have been affected by the nerve agent used to poison the Skripals Health bosses tell 500 people to wash their possessions in Salisbury Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, today warned up to 500 pubgoers and diners who were in the same buildings as Russian spy Sergei Skripal to 'wash their possessions’. dailymail.co.uk 1:18 PM -11 Mar 2018 2,794 Retweets 2,453 Likes O 215 tl 2.8K C? 2.5K Q https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/972824056415379457 No post or account trended as much as Bill Browder's 30% of all posts and retweets in the US between 12:00 and 23:59 UTC. Assange's post about the comments of the Russian embassy was one of the top trending posts outside of Browder's. ZjT ^ Julian Assange t @JulianAssange V_ Russian embassy in UK again on Skripal Russian Embassy, UK & @RussianEmbassy What a coincidence! Both Litvinenko and Skripal worked for MI6. Berezovsky and Perepilichny were linked to UK special services. Investigation details classified on grounds of national security. 7:48 PM -11 Mar 2018 783 Retweets 1,169 Likes & •• i Q 67 til 783 1.2K Q https://twitter.com/JulianAssange/status/972922157272633344 12 th March 2018 Bill Browder continues dominating the US social media landscape in regards to the incident. Kremlin Trolls begins trending in the US in the morning of the 12 th with a new post. BREAKING: The Times of London are reporting that senior UK government sources have said police and security services have established enough evidence to link Moscow to the attempted killings of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. Kremlin Trolls a wKren hnTroMs This is what Russian president Putin said just two days after Skripal was poisoned with a nerve agent Those who serve us with poison will eventually. 1,809 Retweets 2,754 Likes • fe V * & ^ tO $ Q 81 tl 1.8K O 2.8K 0 https://twitter.com/KremlinTrolls/status/973144825108279297 The daily beast releases news that UK will sanction Russia, the tweet trends in the US. The Daily Beast ©thedailybeast Follow Report: U.K. to hit Russia with sanctions for spy poisoning Report: U.K. to Hit Russia With Sanctions for Spy Poisoning Police believe they have enough evidence to implicate Moscow thedailybeast com 10:30 AM - 12 Mar 2018 501 Retweets 963 likes & 0 0 • & Q • & Q 54 t.1 501 C> 9*3 0 https://twitter.com/thedailybeast/status/973144116006739968 A New Olga Lautman post begins to trend in the US although not as heavily as before. Olga Lautman NYC.. olgaNYC1211 google.com/amp/s/www.mirr ... I'm really sickened by the silence of the world while Putin and his thugs commit these atrocities. 21 people were hospitalized in the British attack where Skripal, his daughter, and the police officer remain in critical condition Russian spy claims he was poisoned like Sergei Skripal as Putin wa... Defector Boris Karpichkov says he became a walking corpse' after what he claims was poisoning and is on a hit list of eight defectors targeted by the 2:25 AM - 12 Mar 2018 439 tweets 609 ikes Of**' Q 20 tl 439 C? 609 0 https://twitter.com/olgaNYC1211/status/973022150947934208 Washington D.C. based CNN Commentator tweet calling for action begins to trend in the US. Norm Eisen @>NormEisen Follow I v Do you think this outrageous Russian behavior is unrelated to the utter impunity which Trump has afforded Putin after the Russians poisoned our elections? I don't. It's time for a real response to Putin, here & abroad. British Investigators Visit Graves of Russian Ex-Spy’s Wife and Son Davs afte< Sergei V Sknpai and his daughter were found unconscious in Salisbury, England, chemical weapons specialists erected a tent around his son's grave 11:31 PM 11 Mar 2018 «0 : .. «MU I Q 30 tl 420 C? 054 fcj https://twitter.com/NormEisen/status/972978423634321409 Pro-UK response rhetoric continues to trend in the US. In pues,oLoco “ ~ ©PuestoLoco V J When will Trump's mentor start assassinations in the U.S?? While Trump is too much of a coward to implement sanctions, U.K. is set to sanction Putin for gassing Sergei Skripal. Report: U.K. to Hit Russia With Sanctions for Spy Poisoning Police believe they have enough evidence to implicate Moscow thedatfybeasLcom 11:48 AM 12 Mar 2018 365 Re-tweets 477 Ultes \ W # # Q 13 tl 365 0? 477 Q https://twitter.com/PuestoLoco/status/973163790312361984 Further trending anti-Russian rhetoric <>* Counterchekist „ @counterchekist Funny, back on January 6th, @RussianEmbassy was in full obfuscation mode over the 'McMafia' program; stating how little of the UK's prison population consisted of Russians, and therefore aren't a criminal problem. Then they attack someone using a nerve agent and blame the UK. LOL Bill Browder @Billbrowder Russia blaming Britain for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal is the same as when they accused me of murdering Sergei Magnitsky, or accusing Ukrainians of shooting down MH17. Same KGB playbook, over and over and over twitter.com/bbcstever/stat... 10:12 PM - 11 Mar 2018 364 Retweets 807 Likes Q 9 tn 364 C? 807 0 https://twitter.com/counterchekist/status/972958384981987330 Some anti-UK and US government posts begin to trend in the morning of the 12 th in the US, although not nearly as much so as the preceding trending posts. Defending Democracy , Follow v @DefendingDemo v s Russian oligarchs have donated more than £820,000 (!) to UK's Conservative Party since Theresa May became PM. How is this even allowed?! #Salisbury #Skripal #RussiaSanctions Corruption Tories break Theresa May’s vow to ban Russian donors This article is subject to a legal complaint from Alexander Temerko. Russian oligarchs and their associates have registered donations of more than £820,000 to the Conse thetimes co uk 1:06 PM -11 Mar 2018 250 Retweets 172 Likes Q 10 ta. 250 C3 172 0 https://twitter.com/DefendingDemo/status/972820945734963200 SGTreport @SGTreport Follow 1 i J s/ The poisoning of Sergei Skripal leads right to Hillary Clinton and the DNC The poisoning of Sergei Skripal leads right to Hillary Clinto... by Alex Chrisoforou, The Duran : What did Skripal know about the Steele dossier? On Wednesday, The Telegraph revealed Col Sergei Skripal, the Russian double agent who was poisoned in sgtreport.com 4:59 AM - 12 Mar 2018 144 Retweets 182 Likes • 1 '■'•©* Q 9 tl 144 <0 182 Q https://twitter.com/SGTreport/status/973060980543541251 In the late afternoon of the 12 th , the quantity of posts in the US regarding the incident increased significantly with (by 22:00 UTC) about 3 times as many posts and retweets as the previous peak of activity since the event. Also, what would become one of the largest trending articles regarding the incident so far was posted by Natasha Bertrand. It gained dominance over the social media landscape and was hugely successful at propagating the message throughout the US. Over 12% of all posts and retweets in the US even during this active time were of the following post. Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand Follow ) v Russia deployed a military grade nerve agent in a city of 40,000 people. Chemical warfare experts were sent to the scene and hundreds of people may have been poisoned. In England. In 2018. NBC News > @NBCNews BREAKING: British PM May: "The government has concluded that it is highly likely that Russia was responsible" for nerve agent attack on Russian ex-spy. Show this thread 5:53 PM -12 Mar 2018 21,225 Retweets 30,782 Likes 3 U ©O Q 1.4K til 21K <0 31K 0 https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/973255615823974400 Immediately following the post, a single Twitter account began replying to nearly every comment on the tweet, rebuking the claim that Russia was to blame. The account seemed to disagree with comments without significant reason or discussion. The account has almost 100 000 tweets since its creation in July 2009 and has many hallmarks of a Russian "troll account". Melia Windsor @Nadalena 'The question is not, Can they reason? nor, Can they talk? but Can they suffer?" Animals need love, compassion, understanding and respect. (HD Joined July 2009 https://twitter.com/Nadalena The 12 th of March saw the beginning of the US's full engagement with the news regarding the incident. Celebrities began to post about it such as actor, filmmaker Rob Reiner whose post became the second most trending tweet in the US in the latter portion of the day. Rob Reiner Follow Russia attacks our democracy. Trump does nothing. Congress passes sanctions. Trump refuses to implement. Citizens of our closet ally are attacked by Russia with deadly nerve agent. Trump remains silent. House Intel comm, a partisan travesty. Takedown of sick liar starts in 2018. 14,308 tetweets 39,300 Likes ^ f*' 0 fj O ^ ! % • Q 1.3K t_T 14K O 39K Q https://twitter.com/robreiner/status/973342984887398401 US news agencies ABC and NBC's posts about Theresa May's "ultimatum" begin trending in the US. ^ ABC News O May says she will give Russia until end of tomorrow to respond to nerve agent attack against ex Russian spy. "Should there be no credible response, we will conclude that this action amounts to an unlawful use of force by the Russia state against the United Kingdom." Video See the whole picture with @ABC News. 6.872 Re tweets 13.505 Ltkes 09 Q 1.2K t_T 6.9K O 14K Q https://twitter.com/ABC/status/973250755695034368 NBC News , JBfl Follow v P S&NBCNews v_- BREAKING: British PM May: "The government has concluded that it is highly likely that Russia was responsible" for nerve agent attack on Russian ex-spy. 5:16 PM - 12 Mar 2018 3.237 Retweets 4.813 Likes https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/973246358298791938 Brian Krassenstein posts and begins trending significantly in the US again. He continues the opinion that Trump's silence is uncharacteristic and points to the wish to appease Putin. Brian Krassenstein * 1 Follow ) V @krassenstein Sickening!! Sarah Sanders has repeatedly stated today that the United States doesn't yet join Britain's conclusions about Russia's involvement in the nerve agent poisoning of it's citizens. Our allies F**king died and our President refuses to name the culprit... his ally, Putin 8:18 PM -12 Mar 2018 6,356 Retweets 13,877 Likes £ ^ If* 8 0 i O Q 746 tl 6.4K Q? 14K 0 https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/973292042251063296 Similar US trending post from a Washington Post reporter. ( Follow v White House repeatedly declines to echo Britain that Russia was behind or complicit in nerve agent attack on British soil. 7:15 PM - 12 Mar 2018 2,377 Rc ‘tweets 3,750 I ikes 9 Q 343 t_1 2.4K Q? 3.8K 0 & Aaron Blake @AaronBlake https://twitter.com/AaronBlake/status/973276252235853830 Julia Davis also tweets a trending post regarding the US' stance ® '“ lia Davis ( Mb ) ~ ©JuliaDavisNews V V Nicely done, @realDonaldTrump, @PressSec. Russian media is happy to report: "The White House refused to blame #Russia for #Skripal poisoning." Co6mthr ahd @GazetaRu Be/1blM AOM OTKa3a/lCfl 06 BMHflTb POCCHK) B OTpaB/ieHMM CKpuna/in gazeta.ru/politics/news/... 8:57 PM -12 Mar 2018 2,330 Re-v 2.049 I A- I Q 124 t-1 2.3K <0 2.OK Q https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/973301881849155590 13 th March 2018 Social media activity continues to rise in the US and Natasha Bertrand's post remains the most influential. NBC and ABC news outlet posts remain trending but with far less influence. US based editor at The Atlantic posts about the US not backing the UK. Social media in the US focuses on this and whether it is Putin's plan to damage the relationship between the UK and US. O David Frum O f ~ \ ( Follow ) v @davidfrum V s Prime Minister of United Kingdom publicly accuses Russia of attempted assassination by nerve agent on NATO soil. What will the president of the United States say & do? 5:19 PM -12 Mar 2018 7,532 Retweets 21,230 Likes 0:001ft* :0 O 3.3K tH 7.5K Q? 21K 0 https://twitter.com/davidfrum/status/973247104041803776 Wikileaks tweets about the UK's historical worries about Russia's Novichok capabilities begin gaining some momentum in the US. Natasha Bertrand and Rob Reiner's posts retain dominance throughout the afternoon and evening of the 13 th . Brian Krassenstein reveals Tillerson's aide's firing in his trending tweet. ^ Brian Krassenstein ^ f 7T .Cl Follow v OMG!! The White House has just fired Tillerson's aide who stated this morning that Tillerson was fired IMMEDIATELY after he attacked Russia for the nerve agent poisoning of British citizens. 10,205 Retwee: 21,626 fi) * 10^#! Q 844 tH 10K C? 22K B https://twitter.eom/krassenstein/status/973601206936440832 John McCain pleads for the US to back the UK in his trending tweet later on the 13 th . By this point, the comments surrounding these tweets are highly polarised with just less than half pushing the concept that the UK has blamed Russia with not enough evidence and this is some underlying US and UK conspiracy to demonise Russia. John McCain O f 7T \ VfA'B ( Follow ) v (§>SenJohnMcCain V_ s As we hope for the recovery of Sergei & Yulia Skripal, we must recognize #Putin will not hesitate to engage in state-sponsored assassination. He must not be allowed to treat the UK or any other nation as a venue for political murder, mccain.senate.gov/public/index.c ... 7:36 PM - 13 Mar 2018 7,583 Retweets 20,013 Likes O 1.3K til 7.6K <3? 20K 0 https://twitter.com/SenJohnMcCain/status/973643960043282437 14 th March 2018 Social media chatter about the incident remains high in the US. Posts regarding Tillerson firing begin trending in the US. Anthony Bourdain ( Follow ; Yesterday. Tillerson responds forcefully to Russian nerve agent attack in UK. Today. Tillerson fired. 6.776 Retv.ee • 22,890 1 1 . • • ft fe 1 Q 628 tl 6.8K c? 23K B https://twitter.com/Bourdain/status/973541625661132805 Julia Davis discusses this directly attacking Trump in her trending post. Julia Davis c Follow #Russia's state TV: For the umpteenth time, Russian state TV host exclaims "Trump is ours." Olga Skabeeva: "Yesterday, Tillerson supported Theresa May in her 'highly likely' [#Skripal poisoning] allegation. So Trump immediately fired him. Trump is ours!" 2:19 AM -14 Mat 2018 5,030 e tweets 4,964 ikes O , £r • ^ ^ ^ G Q 227 tT 5.OK C? 5.0K B https://twitter.com/JuliaDavisNews/status/973745388795592704 Natasha Bertrand remains the most trending with her previous post and adds to her influence with: Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand Follow Interesting that Tillerson's ouster came one day after he very publicly broke with the official WH line and said the poisoning of Sergei Skripal "clearly" came from Russia. U.K. spy poisoning clearly' came from Russia. Tillerson says It's almost beyond comprehension that a state, an organized state would do something like that, Rex Tillerson said on a trip to Africa hours before 12:49 PM -13 Mar 2018 4,148 Rotweets 8,818 likes & 1 Q 318 t.T 4.1K Q? 8.8K B https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/973541434543534081 Discussion about Tillerson remains dominant throughout US social media all day. Posts regarding this subject matter become more frequent, trend significantly and even diminish the activity on Natasha Bertrand's first trending post. n John Cassidy ~ ) v *,r '■ ^ 31 v v - Tillerson survived calling Trump a "fucking moron" but a day after he criticizes Russia for using a nerve agent to try and kill someone in Salisbury, England, he gets canned. CBS New*® ; CBSNews JUST IN: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is out at the State Department. President Trump confirms: CIA Director Mike Pompeo will replace Tillerson 12:57 PM 13 Mai 2018 4.107 Retv.ee,; 9,132 Like $ * $ Q • # Q Q 203 O 4.IK C? 9.1K 0 https://twitter.com/JohnCassidy/status/973543672104046592 The disenfranchising effect of Trump begins leading to significant US social media support for the UK Dr. Dena Grayson 0 @DrDenaGrayson To our British friends, r V Follow We are shocked and horrified by #Russia'sB CHEMICAL WEAPON attack on your country. Please know that we Americans treasure our special relationship and STAND WITH YOU. #Novichok #Skripal 1.585 is 3.486 , • $ Q Q • OfcO <0 123 Cl 1.6K O 3.SK Q https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/973676012113481728 In the latter stages of the day, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley becomes a trending news story. X Ed Krassenstein HP f TT \ ( Follow ) v ' @EdKrassen V J BREAKING: US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley has just informed the UN that the U.S. believes that Russia is responsible for the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, UK. I wonder how long it will be before President Trump fires her! 7:50 PM -14 Mar 2018 5,429 Retweets 15,753 Likes ££* • 9 i i ®<*©€> Q l.OK tT 5.4K o 16K Q Nikki Haley > ^niKkrftaiey c Follow RT @USUN: Let me make one thing clear from the start, the United States stands in absolute solidarity with Great Britain. We believe that Russia is responsible for the attack on two people in the United Kingdom using a military grade nerve agent. 11:24 PM 14 Mar 2018 5.226 - :: seets 15.439 Likes O 14K £1 SIX O 15X M https://twitter.com/EdKrassen/status/974009782179958784 15 th March 2018 The quantity of activity remains similar and the major trending posts retain their influence. Social media has a significantly larger number of posts that are trending but with slightly less influence on each individual post. This is due to the story becoming diffused throughout the news channels and twitter accounts. The overall influence of all of the posts cumulatively is still increasing in the US at this point in time. This official post of the Foreign Office trends significantly in the US. ? Foreign Office * ® <-• sncfMrccTTice ( Fellow ^1 v The use of a nerve agent in Salisbury follows a well-established pattern of Russian state aggression For«ign & Commonwealth Office The Kremlin wants to dismantl the inte(Shtional rules-based system 0 57 190K 9:bb AM - 14 Mar £J18 2.999 : rrwrcr . 3.097 Q 691 u 3.OK 2* P i • J https://twitter.com/foreignoffice/status/973860071963856896 News of the UK's explusion of 23 Russian diplomats becomes a trending story in the US by the morning of the 15 th with no particular post having dominance over social media activity. BBC Breaking News, Brian Krassenstein and Natasha Bertrand all tweeted US trending posts. Natasha Bertrand 9 (§>NatashaBertrand Follow I v UK will expel 23 Russian diplomats after nerve agent attack; they have 1 week to leave, per Theresa May 12:45 PM - 14 Mar 2018 2.214 6.984 Likes <0 293 tl 2.2K O 7.0K H https://twitter.com/NatashaBertrand/status/973903022354042880 Other trending stories on the 15 th in the US include a variety of posts regarding the source and history of the nerve agent Novichok such as this New York City based trending post. ® Maddow Bloq 9 @ Ma0 dowB to9 l t0llC ” ) V "The type of nerve agent used to poison a former Russian spy and his daughter in the U.K. was developed in a top-secret laboratory in Moscow and was once a closely held secret of the Russian government." Nerve Agent Found In U.K. la Rare And Definitely Russian Novichok-dass agents we*e developed in top-secret Russian '.abs at the end of tbe Cold War. Expels say only Russia is known to have made them ’They’ve been a 1:11 AM-IS Mar 2018 1,327 Re tweets 1.765 ker Q U t_l 1.3K z> 18K E3 https://twitter.com/MaddowBlog/status/974090658335088653 The anti-Trump rhetoric continues following his uncharacteristic silence on social media. This post by Adam Schiff gains significant momentum in the US throughout the afternoon/evening of the 15 th . Adam Schiff Follow ) V Trump refuses to personally condemn Russia over the poisoning of individuals in Britain. Had a Russian nerve agent been used on someone in our country, could we count on on our President to speak out then? What would it take? 18,257 Retweets 51,940 Likes Q 4.4K tTl 18K Q? 52 K 0 https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/974256584447680512 Pro-UK messages remain strong in the US throughout the day of the 15 th . 16 th March 2018 Social media activity continues to slowly increase in the morning in the US. More anti-Trump stories propagate regarding the dismissal of staff and their alleged connection to or beliefs about the poisoning. The following post gains huge momentum on the morning of the 16 th . < Caroline O. Today: H.R. McMaster proposes "serious political and economic consequences" for Russian aggression, including "atrocities" in Syria and the "abhorrent nerve agent attack" on Sergei Skripal. Hours later: Trump decides to remove H.R. McMaster as his national security adviser. Follow 12.760 tetweev 22,985 kes 4# Q 682 tl 13K <2 23K 0 https://twitter.com/RVAwonk/status/974459391310204928 News stories about France's measures against Russia begin trending in the US. I k Ed Krassenstein f 7T \ ( Follow ) v f @EdKrassen V _ s BREAKING: President Emmanuel Macron of France is set to announce measures against Russia in response to their nerve agent attack because Macron cares about his country and isn’t Putin's little b*tch. 12:49 PM -15 Mar 2018 3,736 Retweets 11,599 Likes ^ 0 ^ H @ j> Q 173 3.7K <0 12K Q https://twitter.com/EdKrassen/status/974266328868704256 News of US and other countries' stance on the incident breaks and heavily trends throughout the US The Associated Press @AP Follow BREAKING: In joint statement, US, UK, French and German leaders agree Russia was behind nerve agent attack on former spy. 1:01 PM - IS Mar 2018 3,161 Retweets 7,420 Likes • f „ O 315 Til 3.2K Z 7.4K Q https://twitter.com/AP/status/974269451255341056 Multiple stories are emerging and propagating throughout the US, albeit with less influence than the previous, major trending posts. These stories cover questions of the validity of the UK's accusation of Russia. Examples include "Does 'of a type developed by Russia' mean that Porton Down have identified the nerve agent as made in Russia?" and "Please explain why firemen in Salisbury with no chemical weapons protection are standing at the site of an alleged chemical weapons attack." However, the most trending post in the afternoon of the 16 th was from Dr. Dena Grayson. Dr. Dena Grayson @DrDenaGrayson EPIC?/ TROLLING Follow v Someone took the liberty of posting the menu *outside* the #Russian*iEmbassy in the U.K. !! V h/t @Pinche_Pi #Skripal #Novichok Dine? at the Russian Embassy Pasta Polonium Sarin Spaghetti & Novichokolate Who knows what we Putin 4:16 PM -16 Mar 2018 1,350 Retweets 2,941 Likes •0# i J » 6 O 56 til 1.4K CP 2.9K 0 https://twitter.com/DrDenaGrayson/status/974680694084587521 17 th March 2018 Social media activity in the US climbs to its highest yet after a small dip at the end of the 16 th . With stories more diffuse and fewer posts dominating US social media, more stories are creeping into the US. Discussion of Jeremy Corbyn's words on the Salisbury Attack trickle into view and the BBC's newsnight background begins to trend in the US too. T Tory Fibs f 7 T ^ J Follow I ©ToryFibs v J Last night, BBC photoshopped a photograph of Jeremy Corbyn onto a red background, adjacent to the Kremlin, Moscow, and altered his hat to match communist style headwear. They ran that as their background to BBC Newsnight discussion on the Salisbury Attack. nsa-. yv \ Newintght B:4S PM - 16 Mar <>018 2,694 Retweets 2.661 Q 446 U 2.7K Belfast Norrnem If Hand ) 2.7K 0 https://twitter.com/ToryFibs/status/974748439476166656 The first significantly trending directly pro-Russian narrative begins to enter the US social media landscape with the following Russian tweet. n.minn Mac/ioBCKufi f ~ ( Follow ) ^ @soulstray V _ ' BpmaHUbi roBop^T, hto Cxpi/ma/ib c Aonepbio TyT xe no/iy hhtim amn^oT H3 pacno/ioxeHHOM pa^oM /ia6opaTopi/ii/i no CMHTe3y OTpaB/ifliomi/ix BemecTB. BbixoAMT, TaM cpa3y 3Ha/in, MeM OTpaB/ieHbi Cxpi/ma/ii/i, HHane HeB03M0XH0 no/],o6paTb aHTMAOT. Bot TaK Bee npocTO. OneBMAHO, 3a OTpaB/ieHi/ieM ctomt Tepe3a M3M. Translated from Russian by ■ Mkros The British say that Skripal and his daughter immediately received an antidote from a nearby laboratory for the synthesis of poisonous substances. It turns out, there at once knew, than poisoned skripali, otherwise it is impossible to pick up an antidote. It's so simple. Obviously, Theresa Mae is behind the poisoning. 7:56 AM -17 Mar 2018 1,453 Retweets 2,076 Likes • • • Q 104 n 1.5K O 2.1K B https://twitter.com/soulstray/status/974917257792032768 Commentary on Trump's lack of action continues trending in the US. The Hummingbird ^ @SaysHummingbird c Follow ) N/ SO TRUE —> Adam Schiff: 'Had a Russian nerve agent been used on someone in our country, could we count on on our President?' Answer is no. 5:29 PM -17 Mar 2018 3,452 Retweets 6,155 Likes 4 0 https://twitter.com/SaysHummingbird/status/975061575714435075 18 th March 2018 US social media activity slightly declines compared to the 17 th . @SaysHummingbird's and Adam Schiff's tweets are trending over the course of the 18 th . The New York Times' tweet is the most trending tweet of the day. The New York Times ( Follow J v Britain says it has proof that Russia has been stockpiling and researching lethal nerve agents for the purpose of assassinations Britain Says It Has Proof Russia Stockpiled Lethal Nerve Agent Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Sunday that Russia had been researching military grade nerve agents for use in assassinations Russia denies it. 3:30 PM - 18 Mar 20X8 2,745 Rerweets 3,748 _ Rachael Swindon Follow ) v "Yes it was Putin", shouts the country that locked young servicemen in to a chamber at Porton Down, telling them it was a trial for a cure for the common cold, and then put a drop of the nerve agent Sarin on them, to see what the effects were. Same with Mustard & CS Gas. 11:52 AM -19 Mar 2018 797 Retweets 930 ,kes Q 90 14 797 o 930 0 https://twitter.com/Rachael_Swindon/status/975701612852338688 The first instance of an anti-UK government poll begins trending in the US. The comments on all of these tweets are highly polarised and predominantly anti-UK and defensive of Russia. Nicola James @NAJ562 Follow v Do you believe that Theresa May has substantive evidence that the Russian State was behind the attack of the former spy at Salisbury with the nerve agent Novichok? @Rachael_Swindon #Novichok #NerveAgent #Skripal #SalisburyAttack #Russia 10% Believe Theresa May 78% Don't believe Theresa May 12% Not sure 3,348 votes • Final results 7:04 AM -19 Mar 2018 679 Retweets 233 Likes ^0 Q 60 til 679 O 233 Q https://twitter.com/NAJ562/status/975628954118828032 20 th March 2018 Increase in US social media activity, up to approximately 1/6 of that at the peak of activity. Social media landscape was dominated on the 20 th by the news of Trump's phone call to Putin. The public is generally outraged by the news of Trump "congratulating" Putin on his election success. The following were the most trending posts of the day in the US. £ Josh Dawsey J Follow v "DO NOT CONGRATULATE," national security advisers wrote in Trump's written briefing ahead of call with Vladimir Putin. Trump congratulated. The notes said to condemn the attack of an ex Russian spy in London with a nerve agent. He did not. Trump's national security advisers warned him not to congratulate Putin. He ... The president did not heed written instructions fiom his national security team asking him to take a tougher tone with the Russian leader 11,475 Rerweets 17,466 I ke- • O 1.7K LI UK O 17K E3 https://twitter.com/jdawseyl/status/976238126879395840 Q Adam Schiff O Follow The President calls Putin — not to condemn him for using a nerve agent in Britain or interfering in our election — but to congratulate him on winning an election in which his top opponent was prohibited from running. No way to lead the free world. Trump Calls Putin to Congratulate Russian President on Election Win President Uona a Trump said he had congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his election win in a "very good call ’ despde escalating tensions over the Krem 1W» ' 27.7«L.,> «©Os* Q 281 ti 3.6K 9.6K Q Follow ) v https://twitter.com/votevets/status/976158528892121088 21 st March 2018 Overall US social media activity regarding the incident continues climbing. The anti-Trump rhetoric regarding his "congratulating" Putin continues. Adam Schiff posts a hugely influential post about it. This post and overall message completely dominates US social media throughout the 21 st . No significantly trending stories exist outside of this. O Adam Schiff O f ” "\ I Follow ) ^ @RepAdamSchiff V __ ' Bush, Obama and Clinton may lack your "smarts," but they didn't need their staff to tell them DO NOT CONGRATULATE a man who helps North Korea evade sanctions, props up a murderer in Syria, invades his neighbors, and who just used nerve agent in Britain. Donald J. Trump (§>realDonaldTrump .They can help solve problems with North Korea, Syria, Ukraine, ISIS, Iran and even the coming Arms Race. Bush tried to get along, but didn't have the “smarts." Obama and Clinton tried, but didn't have the energy or chemistry (remember RESET). PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH! 9:40 PM - 21 Mar 2018 13,805 Retweets 40,761 Likes O 2.3K 11 14K C? 41K Q https://twitter.com/RepAdamSchiff/status/976574220854530048 22 nd March 2018 Adam Schiff s post continues to dominate the US social media landscape with it commanding over 30% of all tweets and retweets in the US over the entire day. The only other trending posts with any significance were regarding the same subject. This is the top trending post outside of Adam Schiff s in the US on the 22 nd . • John Fugelsang » f fc.ow ^ - In 1 month Putin's poisoned ppl w/a Russian nerve agent on UK soil, hacked the US electric grid like he did to Chechnya, released a video of Russian nukes raining down on FLA, had another sham election and ONLY Donald Trump has the GUTS to congratulate him & take on Joe Biden. 1:50 PM -22 Mar 2018 804 Retweets 1,992 Likes Q 43 11 804 O 2.0K B https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang/status/976818411538997249 23 rd March 2018 By the 23 rd , US social media activity relevant to the incident drops remarkably to just over half that of the day before. Adam Schiffs post and related stories continue to dominate US social media. New posts are not trending significantly except for one from California activist Ryan Knight. Ryan Knight #BiueWave2018 £ J 3 Follow ) v @ProudResister V _ y Tillerson: Condemns Russia for its nerve agent attack on the U.K. *Trump removes Tillerson* McMaster: Condemns Russia for being complicit in the Syrian atrocities. *Trump removes McMaster* Putin: Attacks our election and wins his sham election. *Trump congratulates Putin* 12:49 AM - 23 Mar 2018 2,429 Retweets 4,260 Likes Q 91 tT 2.4K O 4.3K 0 https://twitter.com/ProudResister/status/976984216243089408 Craig Murray's post regarding the validity of Porton Down's classifications is trending in the US but is largely obscured by the anti-Trump congratulation narrative. Craig Murray © @CraigMurrayOrg Follow V Porton Down scientist's High Court evidence proves they do not know if agent made in Russia . Entire mainstream media ignores: "tested positive for the presence of a Novichok class nerve agent OR CLOSELY RELATED AGENT". Scores of countries could make it. Boris Johnson A Categorical Liar Evidence submitted by the British government in court today proves, beyond any doubt, that Boris Johnson has been point blank lying about the degree of certainty Porton Down scientists. :raiamur uk 9:52 AM - 23 Mar 2018 1,514 Retweets 1,306 Likes «»« Q 91 tn 1.5K • O 2.IK O 3.OK Q https://twitter.com/Billbrowder/status/978750236494585857 A post from Cornell University Professor Dave Collum claiming to rebuke the UK government's claims about Novichok gains significant momentum in the US throughout the day. Comments suggest that the public largely believes the claim by Collum due to his background as an organic chemistry professor. Dave Collum @DavidBCollum Follow ) 's _ / I will say it again: Anybody who tells you this nerve agent must have come from Russia is a liar—a complete and utter liar. They are simple compounds: UK Government Preparing To Confiscate Russian Capital "Of Dubious Origin" The goal is to ensure that any property attained by unknown means is registered, according to the law... zerohedge com 12:54 AM-27 Mar 2018 1,793 Retweets 1,866 Likes Q 185 O 1.8K P 1.9K 0 https://twitter.com/DavidBCollum/status/978435092103254016 28 th March 2018 US social media activity regarding the incident falls further (close to the lowest seen levels in March). Bill Browder's post regarding countries that have not expelled diplomats is the most trending post in the US. Dave Collum's post continues to trend but reduces in influence compared to the 27 th . Further anti-UK government rhetoric continues to develop and trend in the US with posts such as this. Neil Clark «r> Follow So the UK told other countries 'Without doubt Russia is responsible' for Salisbury attack. This is a lie. There is plenty of doubt. Evidence has not been produced. This is a carbon copy re-run of 'Iraqi WMDs' in 2003 & we all know how that turned out. ‘Without doubt Russia is rssponsibl*': Presentation UK gave to prompt diplo . A document UK officials presented in a bid to persuade allies to expel Russian diplomats this week suggests London no longer questions whether Moscow poison tit Retweets 915 Likes Q 91 t.1 818 Q? 915 Q https://twitter.com/NeilClark66/status/978900148926472193 The other significantly trending post in the US is that of Kyle Griffin breaking news about the nerve agent. Q Kyle Griffin @kylegriffinl Follow \/ LONDON (AP) — UK police say they believe Russian ex-spy, daughter first came into contact with nerve agent at their front door. 7:55 PM -28 Mar 2018 607 Retweets 908 Jkes Q 19 tn 607 C? 908 0 https://twitter.com/kylegriffinl/status/979084651552821248 29 th March 2018 US social media activity doubles (compared to the levels during the 28 th ). Social media landscape remains the same with the posts detailed over the last few days trending the most heavily alongside posts with similar narrative. The top trending new posts in the US are as follows. Carole Cadwalladr ( Follow ) @carolecadwalla 1. Poison Kremlin enemy with polonium 2. Invade Crimea 3. Blow up aeroplane 4. Novichok Salisbury 5. Troll the public for lols on Twitter Russian Embassy, UK I @RussianEmbassy 1. Pick Russia as a threat 2. Invest in a media campaign 3. ????? 4. PROFIT! 11:13 AM -29 Mar 2018 1,538 Retweets 3,801 Likes O 112 tn 1.5K C? 3.8K 0 https://twitter.com/carolecadwalla/status/979315506619600896 The breaking news of Russia expelling US diplomats in return trended heavily in the US with this post dominating influence. BBC Breaking News @BBCBreaking Follow v Russia expels 60 US diplomats and closes St Petersburg consulate in response to American action over spy poisoning BREAKING NEWS NEWS Russia expels US diplomats in tit for tat Russia expels 60 US diplomats and closes St Petersburg consulate in response to American action over spy poisoning bbc co uk 5:14 PM - 29 Mar 2018 1,287 Retweets 1,591 Likes 1 Q 334 t.T 1.3K Q? 1-6K Q https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/979406557682249728 30 th March 2018 The social media activity in the US regarding the incident began to lessen during the 30 th . The top trending post was an anti-US government tweet. Things the government will protect us from: Mean tweets W Tommy Robinson H Dog Nazis^J Free speechW Female conservative iournalistsH Grooming gangsX TerroristsX Returning ISIS fighters X Anti Semitic attacks X Shootings X Knife crime X Acid attacks X Russian nerve agent X 3.472 Bel**-- . • 10.342 likes & Q U« n K6K C? 14R fc3 https://twitter.com/Dixydix/status/979149638774280192 Another significantly trending post in the US came from Kyle Griffin. Kyle Griffin® / Folow ) v @kylegriffinl V_ J Russian ex-spy Boris Karpichkov told NBC News he learned that he and Sergei Skripal were on a Kremlin hit list just weeks before Skripal was attacked with a nerve agent. Karpichkov said the hit list included other ex- KGB agents and Christopher Steele. Russian ex-spy says he was on Kremlin “hit list** 'Something is probably going to happen,’" Boris Karpichkov says his old friend told him "Its very senous and you are not alone" 1,867 2,108 ,lt« # (j) f / # Q jl Q 76 11 1.9K O 2.1K Q https://twitter.com/kylegriffinl/status/979508542410559489 The news of Yulia Skripal's recovery also trended heavily throughout the US. Russian Embassy, UK f ~ . - j_ - ■ Follow Good news as Yulia Skripal is reported as recovering well. We insist on the right to see her, in accordance with the 1968 Consular Convention. 1,066 Re .—t-.. 1,655 > f ^ A ^ Q 1.5K tl LUC C? 1.7K Q https://twitter.com/RussianEmbassy/status/979674629169209345 31 st March 2018 US social media activity remained roughly the same as the previous day. Similar narratives remain active in the US social media landscape with one new story significantly trending in the US. Brian Krassenstein * @krassenstein BREAKING: NBC reports that the poisoned former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal was on a Russian hit list along with Christopher Steele Image that.... Republicans are seeking a criminal referral against Steele, a man that Russia wants dead for leaking sensitive material GOP=Traitors 12:01 PM - 31 Mar 2018 4,166 Retweets 8,369 Likes Q 171 tn 4.2K C? 8.4K 0 Follow ) ^ https://twitter.com/krassenstein/status/980052337996701696 Ed Krassenstein V @EdKrassen Follow Turns out that Christopher Steele, along with Sergei Skripal are on a Russian hitlist. Now ask yourself why Russia would want to kill Steele for putting out a dossier that is false. Exactly! They wouldn't! 7:01 PM - 31 Mar 2018 2,840 Retweets 6,375 Likes i u :» Q a c> 0 https://twitter.com/EdKrassen/status/980158034575024129 Accounts of particular interest (from highest to lowest) Dilyana Gaytandzhiev: Highly influential Pro-Russian account. Posts unique information that always enforces the Russian narrative of the moment. She is a journalist and chemical weapon's commentator who has had an influential hand in all recent Russian-involved global incidents. Most intriguingly, she posted the day of the Salisbury attack about a Pentagon report from 2016 about Nerve agents going missing from US military inventory. This post trended unusually well and obscured much social media chatter about the incident through the first couple of days due to the post sharing many key words with posts about Sergei's poisoning. https://twitter.com/(a)dgavtandzhieva https://twitter.com/dgavtandzhieva/status/970342583904948224 Charles Shoebridge: British man and former Scotland Yard detective who posts incredibly pro- Russian narrative on Twitter. He has been interviewed by RT about the Sergei Skripal incident and accused the UK government of being involved in the attack. https://twitter.com/ShoebridgeC https://twitter.com/ShoebridgeC/status/973693704723722240 Alex: Recently created account with a high post volume. Almost all posts are directly pro-Russian. Account name and profile picture, post profile etc. matches average Russian bot behaviour. Was quite influential in the US social media landscape regarding the Skripal incident. https://twitter.com/(5)Alex886023031 Melia Windsor: Varied social media behaviour ranging from pro-Brexit to anti-UK government. Has a surprisingly high post number (~100,000 tweets in 9 years) and posted and commented aggressively and baselessly about the Sergei Skripal incident. She disagrees with the UK accusing Russia of the attack. https://twitter.com/(a)Nadalena Network of pro-Russian accounts based in and/or significantly influencing the US social media landscape End of Report Miscellaneous (this is not to be included in the report) Incredibly useful for ALEX MILLER https://twitter.com/benimmo/status/977489641900163072 it details a bunch of research around Russian propaganda and trolls and highlights some that you already found. 15:36 UTC A Allie Hodgkins-Brown @AllieHBNews S N ( Follow ) v V ___ y Public Health England specialists will be joining a "specially-convened group" later today to consider the #Salisbury incident - via @BBCDomC 3:36 PM - 5 Mar 2018 2 Retweets O i 11 2 C? B 18:00 UTC - UK based posts e Julian Vaccari i, Follow ) > (Sjulianvaccari v_ y Breaking - former Russian spy, believed to be Sergei Skripal, critically ill in Wiltshire, after exposure to unknown substance. 6:00 PM - 5 Mar 2018 1 Retweet Q 1 rx 1 C? 0 Tweet your reply O Trendinalia UK @trendinaliaGB • Mar 6 v Replying to @julianvaccari the 1st mention of 'Sergei Skripal' appears on your TL. Now is Trending Topic in United Kingdom! #trndnl t_1 V o 0 Follow A Allie Hodgkins-Brown @AllieHBNews y BREAKING - a Russian man, who was convicted of spying for Britain, is one of 2 people critically ill -after apparently being poisoned in #salisbury. More @bbcnews 6:00 PM - 5 Mar 2018 109 Retweets 35 Likes S«9t» .1 « 2 -* Q 7 XU 109 35 Q Allie Hodgkins-Brown @AllieHBNews Follow Skripal & a woman in her 30's fell ill in a shopping centre in #Salisbury yesterday after being exposed to an unknown substance. 6:00 PM - 5 Mar 2018 7 Retweets 4 Likes f ftfc— l Q tl 7 Q 4 0 List of suspicious deaths linked to Russia since 2014: http://xsovietunion.blogspot.co.uk/2018/03/list-of-suspicious-russia-related.html Nikolai Glushkov, 68 (March 12, 2018) - Business partner of Boris Berezovsky, found dead in his home in south London just over a week after the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yul with a nerve agent in Salisbury. Police said he died from compression to the neck and launched a murder inquiry. Potentially central (mutual connection) accounts for "US based" Russian bots @RusEmbUSA Potential Russian bots @Malinkall02 ("UK based") @eurocasegroup (sputniknews) @newl6media (sputniknews) @mayasdolly ? (sputniknews and rt mainly French) @bruno_paul (sputnik French) @TheWatchmanNews ? (predominantly rt and sputniknews) @RussiaNow (sputniknews) The most influential account for narrative manipulation @lan56789 @soulstray US Accounts that have tweeted Russian news source links @Adil_Amana @5150power (frequently tweet) US Accounts tweeting pro-Russian narrative @Alex886023031 @bursuk @korol_koshek @dgaytandzhieva (^POSTING ABOUT NERVE AGENTS BEFORE THE ATTACK) @Nadalena US Accounts tweeting about the incident with significant influence @DrDenaGrayson @pacelattin @andrewbeatty @Sethabramson @KremlinTrolls @stopthenutjob @krassenstein @Michaeldweiss @natashabertrand @selectedwisdom @scottmstedman @jimsciutto @olgaNYC1211 @leahmcelrath @joncoopertweets @juliadavisnews @kylegriffinl @puestoloco @sarahkendzior @EliLake @imthemadridista @NWPinPDX @20committee @lPKBelle @mitchellreports @AaronBlake @ABC @NBCNews @davidfrum @JoyAnnReid @RonWyden @JohnCassidy (g) Nikkihaley @maddowblog @RepAdamSchiff @RVAwonk @sayshummingbird @jdawseyl @ProudResister @JohnFugelsang @JenniferJJacobs @AshaRangappa_ US Accounts retweeting about incident @McKinleyFR Anti-US and political activists @EngineerEarth