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Gus, hate and Russian Bots!!!

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slush8
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I was checking Twitter after it was announced that Nick, Cassie and Gus got through and this was one of the first things that came up....Tbh I think she is disgusting and pity her kids. Just shows you how much of an impact Gus will have on the world stage as an out Olympic athlete. Hopefully it may change some minds and show up people like this. Read bottom to top.

**This thread was edited on Jan 21st 2018 at 9:10:46pm

Iggyskier brought to my attention that this account is a Russian Bot!! I checked it before I posted the screenshot but it was private and nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Now it is open and you can see that the only messages sent are those sent to Gus. Knowing that it is a Russian bot, I can now see the grammar irregularities too. This is kinda scary. We should look out for hate on Twitter towards Gus over the Olympics and see where it's coming from and alert Twitter.

**This thread was edited on Jan 22nd 2018 at 8:23:14pm

New Russian bot/troll activity




**This thread was edited on Feb 8th 2018 at 3:32:04pm
Jan 21 2018 8:58PM
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laws
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Her husband probably left her for another man
Jan 21 2018 9:08PM
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DrZoidberg
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Her husband probably turned gay after being with her for too long.

I don't pay attention to social media too much or follow Gus, but I'd imagine the media promotes that Gus is gay more than Gus does. And I wouldn't be surprised if he's getting a bit tired of it, but, maybe not. He does have a good platform for something I assume he feels strongly about.
Jan 21 2018 9:46PM
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slush8
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The referenced post has been removed.

I can't believe it either, I for sure thought he was gone. He is made of steel. Mike Pence is utterly horrible and ironically he will be the one leading out the team in Korea - puke!!
Jan 21 2018 10:06PM
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J_Christoph
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*you're

Gus sends. Mad respect and hyped to see him compete.
Jan 22 2018 1:07AM
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old.man.tibbles
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rode a chair with gus this weekend at mammoth. he's a nice guy
Jan 22 2018 4:12AM
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Park_Ranger
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Let the man ski!
Jan 22 2018 10:00AM
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willysworld
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Was he kissing Nick Goeper ? Did anyone see the horrible " being nick video" Xgames just put out.. god I hope Henrik wins the Olympics ..
Jan 22 2018 10:22AM
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hi_vis360
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this is pretty much a more extreme/unreasonable version of how NS first reacted. Tons of skiers were complaining that he was using coming out for fame, that sexuality had nothing to do with skiing, etc.
Jan 22 2018 11:32AM
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BrawnTrends
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It's not like Gus was an insanely talented skier
Jan 22 2018 11:50AM
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FIRAT
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Some people are disgusting
Jan 22 2018 12:06PM
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Knewnews
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BASEDJAHthis is pretty much a more extreme/unreasonable version of how NS first reacted. Tons of skiers were complaining that he was using coming out for fame, that sexuality had nothing to do with skiing, etc.


jealousy doesn't look good on anyone, his abilities speak for themselves, shouldn't blame a person for filling a niche that a backwards society created. if people were actually semi intelligent and mature they would realize sexual preference has zero impact to anyone other then the individual.
Jan 22 2018 12:10PM
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Titus69
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She's not wrong for saying he pushes his sexuality, but everything else 100% bulldhiy I hope this women has a child that turns homo and learns she has to deal with it and as long as the kids not a total bitch shell see queers are people too.
Is her child scarred for gus being gay or posing ass naked?
Jan 22 2018 12:13PM
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corona
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this thread tho
Jan 22 2018 12:15PM
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theabortionator
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God damn gays taking over the world and destroying out families. Last I checked team USA is red white and blue not, red green blue, orange and whatever the fuck other colors are in gay flag.

At least last year he had the decency to pretend to be normal! I can't believe trump is going to let this happen. I thought a trump vote was for values and decency, I guess not. Now men kissing men is okay on our TV's? At least Henrik still cares about wutang and the children. I might have to route for Sweden instead.
Jan 22 2018 1:38PM
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SteveKlosz
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This bitch got way too personal with it. I think after Gus originally announced a lot of media outlets pushed that story because it sold, maybe not necessarily because he wanted it pushed.

Bottom line is that Gus has a right to do what he wants, so Kelly can eat shit. States what a horrible person he is and doesnt even directly explain why? She bitter
Jan 22 2018 1:39PM
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Klaus
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I don't care if gus is gay or straight I wanna watch him ski. I don't give a shit about pro skiers personal lives too much, but I really think it's annoying as fuck the way he puts it out there.
Jan 22 2018 1:42PM
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theabortionator
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SteveKloszThis bitch got way too personal with it. I think after Gus originally announced a lot of media outlets pushed that story because it sold, maybe not necessarily because he wanted it pushed.

Bottom line is that Gus has a right to do what he wants, so Kelly can eat shit. States what a horrible person he is and doesnt even directly explain why? She bitter


You don't understand. She had to explain to her children that "Just because you just saw a homosexual kiss another man on TV doesn't mean it's okay. We hate gay people because we're bigots". She was hoping to save that conversation at least for a couple of years, but the influx of disgusting gays came too soon.

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As far as the thread. In the dew tour ad that some facebook peoples freaked out about(without even watching) he said like 30 seconds in that he hopes it's not newsworthy. He wants it to be at a point where nobody gives a fuck because it's not a thing

I agree. Some people, not in this thread really, were sending the whole "Why is everyone making such a big deal! Nobody cares what you do in the bedroom!" If nobody cared if you were gay, it wouldn't be news. But it's news because we still have a ways to go.

Don't get me wrong, in terms of media, people will latch onto any difference or controversy to sell a story, but being gay is still an issue in 2018. A hell of a lot better than years ago, but still not a "Nobody cares" situation yet but a lot closer.
Jan 22 2018 2:07PM
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GayWolf420
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Whoever allowed middle-aged stay at home moms from miserable flyover states to have access to social media needs to be shot.


But it is also fun watching everyone getting mad at anything. People are really bored nowadays.
Jan 22 2018 3:27PM
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Titus69
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DeebieSkeebiesWhoever allowed middle-aged stay at home moms from miserable flyover states to have access to social media needs to be shot.


But it is also fun watching everyone getting mad at anything. People are really bored nowadays.


I can only imagine park city or aspens 27 year old mom's social media pages bitching about anything offensive, dangerous, or something they're already biasedly against. She must be some super mom for @ing gus on Twitter, brave to not just subtweet.
Jan 22 2018 7:10PM
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Casey
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The ability for a pro skier to achieve some sort of relevance outside the skiing community is like the only opportunity they'll ever have to make any money.

'ESPN magazine offered me 100k to be on their cover and answer 5 questions but I said no because I didn't want some kids on NS to think I was overdoing the gay thing...' get the fuck outta here
Jan 22 2018 7:22PM
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iggyskier
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Did anyone look at the name?

kellyhu20456511

Note the 8 numbers at the end. It's a Russian troll stirring the shit like they have been the past couple years. As you can tell by the thread, it's working too.

People need to pay attention to who is saying what online right now and ignore the ones that are clearly feeding the mess we are currently in. This sort of jump-to-anger is exactly the intent of their posting and they are laughing as we get more and more at each other throats.

Edited to insert the account.
https://twitter.com/kellyhu20456511

You will note..."she" isn't posting about anything else. You think some "Kelly" hit "her" mark and moved on.

Edited - put bot before, incorrectly - when it is a Russian troll.

**This post was edited on Jan 23rd 2018 at 11:06:49am
Jan 22 2018 7:35PM
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GayWolf420
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iggyskierDid anyone look at the name?

kellyhu20456511

Note the 8 numbers at the end. It's a Russian bot stirring the shit like they have been the past couple years. As you can tell by the thread, it's working too.

People need to pay attention to who is saying what online right now and ignore the ones that are clearly feeding the mess we are currently in. This sort of jump-to-anger is exactly the intent of their posting and they are laughing as we get more and more at each other throats.

Russian bot makes sense considering their welcoming stances on the LGBTQ communities. Thanks for a bit of clarification, though.

I agree though. Hopefully the lynch mob pitchfork mentality of the internet ceases to exist in 2018. Its getting ridiculous.
Jan 22 2018 7:38PM
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theabortionator
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iggyskierDid anyone look at the name?

kellyhu20456511

Note the 8 numbers at the end. It's a Russian bot stirring the shit like they have been the past couple years. As you can tell by the thread, it's working too.

People need to pay attention to who is saying what online right now and ignore the ones that are clearly feeding the mess we are currently in. This sort of jump-to-anger is exactly the intent of their posting and they are laughing as we get more and more at each other throats.


I mean, normal Americans are saying the same shit and they aren't computers/can barely even use them.
Jan 22 2018 7:39PM
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iggyskier
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DeebieSkeebiesRussian bot makes sense considering their welcoming stances on the LGBTQ communities. Thanks for a bit of clarification, though.

I agree though. Hopefully the lynch mob pitchfork mentality of the internet ceases to exist in 2018. Its getting ridiculous.

For clarity, it really isn't about their stance on the LGBTQ, though obviously they have culture issues there. They don't give a shit about that in this case. It is literally about stirring the left vs right pot right now. This is the same shit they've been doing for the past 3+ years now - so honestly, sort of fascinating to see it involve Gus and be so close to the skiing community (as this is the same stuff happening across our whole political spectrum right now).
theabortionatorI mean, normal Americans are saying the same shit and they aren't computers/can barely even use them.

That is completely true as well. A lot of idiots out there. That is sort of the point though. Bot speaks up, validates the feelings a lot of Americans have, so they speak up, and suddenly both sides are yelling. In this case, it is literally a Russian bot stirring the political pot over people's opinions on LGBTQ rights.

This thread and people thinking this is a real person shows how well this is working, as this is happening on every issue dividing the country right now. When all is said and done Russia meddling in our politics & elections will likely have been one of the most successful intelligence operation in all of our lifetimes. It might sound crazy to say, but that is literally what you are seeing here, just on a micro scale. They are doing some pretty serious damage to the country, so hopefully people start to wake up soon.
Jan 22 2018 7:51PM
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iggyskier
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You can tell pretty easily on ones like this. Just visit the page.

5 posts - all about Gus? HAHAHA yeah. That + 8 number sequence at the end of the name makes it super obvious it is a Russian bot.

https://twitter.com/kellyhu20456511

The ones that are hard as the ones like Ten_GOP - which was a long running Russian Bot that people legit thought represented the Tennessee GOP. That one has Don. Jr. and KellyAnne Conway retweeting and other crazy shit, but of course was completely fake and just being used to get everyone pissed off and angry at "the other side".

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-campaign-staffers-pushed-russian-propaganda-days-before-the-election

IC & tech world obviously have a lot of work ahead of them to get this under control.
Jan 22 2018 7:57PM
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Rparr
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iggyskierYou can tell pretty easily on ones like this. Just visit the page.

5 posts - all about Gus? HAHAHA yeah. That + 8 number sequence at the end of the name makes it super obvious it is a Russian bot.

https://twitter.com/kellyhu20456511

The ones that are hard as the ones like Ten_GOP - which was a long running Russian Bot that people legit thought represented the Tennessee GOP. That one has Don. Jr. and KellyAnne Conway retweeting and other crazy shit, but of course was completely fake and just being used to get everyone pissed off and angry at "the other side".

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-campaign-staffers-pushed-russian-propaganda-days-before-the-election

IC & tech world obviously have a lot of work ahead of them to get this under control.


Damn what a bunch of clever bastards. I honestly never even would have imagined
Jan 22 2018 8:02PM
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