Being interviewed for the Counter Intelligence Podcast (3 June 2019), I decided to look back on my earliest tweets (2012-2016) to see if they might give some background to why I founded Defending Democracy. I surprised even myself by what I found…
Some of my earliest tweets about Russian trolls, propaganda and disinformation
24 July 2014:
A UKIP slash climate-denying troll calls me ill-informed. I guess I should take that as a compliment.
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) July 24, 2014
11 May 2015:
Interesting to hear 1st Secretary for Energy of #Russia Mission to the EU twisting EU #EnergyUnion facts in the Kremlin way. #epc_eu
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) May 11, 2015
30 June 2015:
Russian trolls love the #MH17 hashtag
Have a chat with @DarthPutinKGB, guys.
Cheers.— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) June 30, 2015
25 February 2016:
To eurosceptics & Russian trolls who love my critical Qs & remarks:
I'm pro-EU & I deeply care about the EU & our #EnergyUnion.
Cheers Alice— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) February 25, 2016
14 May 2016:
Some of that bollocks even written by Russian trolls. I've seen unbelievable blogs, tweets, etc during Dutch Ukraine referendum.
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) May 14, 2016
14 May 2016:
Why you're probably reading #Russia #propaganda every day.
'It gambles a lot on laziness of the average reader.'https://t.co/LsII6ivxYS
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) May 14, 2016
31 August 2016:
Putin's pipe dreams part of #Russia’s disinformation campaign.#EnergyUnion #TurkishStreamhttps://t.co/RynO9KkR3z pic.twitter.com/UuGOrDxndk
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) August 31, 2016
21 October 2016:
#Misinformation war. Too sick for words:#Russia summons envoy over non-existent Belgium "#Aleppo killings"https://t.co/JXMRX2rrOQ
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) October 21, 2016
9 October 2016:
#RussiaHack ++important than #TrumpTapes.
Russia #disinformation dovetails w/ #Brexit & #Trump post-truth politicshttps://t.co/qkh59OBSzb
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) October 9, 2016
3 November 2016:
LOL: #WikiLeaks’ Assange denies #Russia behind #PodestaEmails hack — on Russian state TV.
cc @DarthPutinKGBhttps://t.co/m6o9DgyBp3
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) November 3, 2016
8 November 2016:
#Russia may try to influence #Germany’s general election next fall, with #cyberattacks & #disinformation campaigns.https://t.co/OD7qK1P330
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) November 8, 2016
9 November 2016:
I wrote a blog, called: Winter is here. On Paris and politics after Trump. Quote: Helped by hackers, disinformation campaigns, automated propaganda, and opaque algorithms that influence what we see and read on social media and on search engines, we have entered an era of post-fact, post-truth politics. Trust in science is at stake. Trust in public institutions is at stake. Democracy is at stake. We can’t let that happen.
23 November 2016:
Counter anti-#EU propaganda (by Russia & Daesh) with #education, online media, #journalism, EU-NATO #StratCom, etc.https://t.co/7C0OcPnOjt pic.twitter.com/YHGBnjo7Js
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) November 23, 2016
24 November 2016:
LOL. Russia admits Russian media is #propaganda. HT @SovietSergey
Read re EU Parliament resolution here. #StratComhttps://t.co/LgLeKcZaGB https://t.co/j0u79jHkDB
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) November 24, 2016
9 December 2016:
No joke: #Russia #propaganda poses #EU threat.
Politicians underestimate effect Russia’s #disinformation campaign.https://t.co/kF3poiOimW
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) December 9, 2016
29 December 2016:
Elves vs trolls:#Lithuania elves combat #Russia influence online. #SocialMedia #HateSpeech #propaganda https://t.co/a9ROuqnWk6
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) December 29, 2016
Some of my earliest tweets on Russia and its (geo)political warfare
5 February 2012:
#Russia admits cut of #gas supplies to #Europe while cold snap kills 250 http://t.co/doU8ghXR #Gazprom #geopolitics
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) February 5, 2012
7 April 2013:
Shame Netherlands is willing to be ab/used by Putin – who makes Russia regress to Soviet – just to secure gas & oil trade. cc @MinPres Rutte
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) April 7, 2013
24 September 2013:
Hahaha: #Greenpeace "threat to environmental security of whole region", says Russia.
How about Gazprom?http://t.co/3m6mhTxu0u @gp_sunrise
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) September 24, 2013
7 April 2014:
EU #climate & energy strategy must counter Putin's #fossil autocracyhttp://t.co/Z1Vf5RsE77 #EU2030 #Russia #Ukraine pic.twitter.com/h9AQxw9uC7
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) April 7, 2014
20 July 2014:
So will Dutch @Gasunie freeze any #gas contracts with #Russia? #MH17 #Ukraine #Europe #security
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) July 20, 2014
19 August 2014:
… or is this not about making money, but just #Russia trying to divide and rule? #Statoil #Rosneft #Ukraine #sanctions #Artic #oil
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) August 19, 2014
23 October 2014:
Each 1% energy saved in #EU means 2.6% less gas imported from #Russia
MT @CHedegaardEU #EU2030 #EUCO #climate pic.twitter.com/KyzrCEbxfO
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) October 23, 2014
7 November 2014:
#Hungary helping #Russia keep its chokehold on EU's energyhttp://t.co/xJgWiWS3m8 #EU2030 #EnergyUnion #SouthStream pic.twitter.com/gog1Wyusgm
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) November 7, 2014
15 January 2015:
#Russia trying to play the bogeyman. Keep calm & create EU #EnergyUnionhttp://t.co/pvtr71cHce cc @MarosSefcovic pic.twitter.com/zWFz56HaJ9
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) January 15, 2015
7 February 2015:
US @VP #Biden: No country -not #Russia, not any other nation- should use #energy as a political weapon.#MSC2015 #Ukraine #EU #EnergyUnion
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) February 7, 2015
21 April 2015:
Great quotes:
'#Russia tanks in #Ukraine are “sponsored” by the revenues of #Rosneft & #Gazprom.'
'#SUVs are Mr. Putin’s best friends.'
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) April 21, 2015
30 June 2015:
Up close & personal with VP @TimmermansEU on #MH17 & #geopolitics in #Russia
From 42:15-46:00 http://t.co/UENSYHx0Is pic.twitter.com/VR6mX2pybg
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) June 30, 2015
4 August 2015:
Disgusting. Despite #Ukraine & #MH17, despite EU sanctions: #Shell in bed with Putin http://t.co/kRgwu9h8zV #EnergyUnion #Gazprom #ShellNo
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) August 4, 2015
16 February 2016:
Almost funny: #Russia'n habit to mention EU-RU gas pipe dreams just ahead of #EUCO. Divide & conquer.https://t.co/DAn1XxhuvG #EnergyUnion
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) February 16, 2016
28 September 2016:
Joint Investigation Team confirms:
Missile that shot #MH17 & killed 196 of my Dutch compatriots came from #Russia.https://t.co/Hw4YdGuKr6
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) September 28, 2016
14 October 2016:
#Russia has 'playbook' to influence #Bulgaria #Hungary #Latvia #Serbia & #Slovakia.#EnergyUnion #Gazprom #Rosatomhttps://t.co/3Bg6is0EKZ
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) October 14, 2016
16 November 2016:
#Russia to pull out of #ICC (International Criminal Court).
Got something to hide? #Georgia #Crimea #MH17 #Syriahttps://t.co/YKWL4pGdQW
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) November 16, 2016
22 November 2016:
EU COMM @JKingEU warns #Russia could interfere w/ #France & #Germany elections.#SecurityEU #cyber #disinformationhttps://t.co/Xpb5nltrxU pic.twitter.com/hwpMK97sKw
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) November 22, 2016
29 November 2016:
#Russia #hackers targeting #Germany.
'Perpetrators mostly interested in delegitimising the #democratic process.'https://t.co/n7pHin096c
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) November 29, 2016
10 December 2016:
I mean: in a well-functioning #democracy foreign interference in election would result in its #invalidation, right?#Russia #USElection2016 pic.twitter.com/MYzbliQ1lV
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) December 10, 2016
12 December 2016:
Former #CIA chief calls #Russia’s meddling in #USelection2016 'the political equivalent of 9/11’.#USA #democracyhttps://t.co/RF1uGjnJQv
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) December 12, 2016
14 December 2016:
Dirty #Russia|n money buying influence in #EU, MEPs warn.
$200 million "just the tip of the iceberg”#HumanRightshttps://t.co/Xd2YIBFcmL
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) December 14, 2016
29 December 2016:
BREAKING: #US expels 35 Russian diplomats over #Russia interference in #USElection2016.#CyberSecurity #democracyhttps://t.co/d1iZP8KgaF
— Alice Stollmeyer (@StollmeyerEU) December 29, 2016
Fast-forward to 8 November 2017: the day I officially founded Defending Democracy
8 November 2017
Thrilled to announce the official launch of #DefendingDemocracy !https://t.co/rojvx9DnqD pic.twitter.com/i0uAzo3Z1O
— Defending Democracy (@DefendDemocracy) November 8, 2017
Read all about our organisation and mission, how we humans are vulnerable cyborgs in a hybrid war and what we can do about it, and last but not least: join fellow freedom fighters at our Democracy Drinks!
Author : @StollmeyerEU
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