Duma vote likely bolsters Putin

Reposted by Michael D. McDonald, Lesley Bartlett, Kent Johnson

Scholar power: 34.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 22%, Law 13%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael D. McDonald	44%	22	20.6%
🎓 Lesley Bartlett	22%	35	13.0%
🎓 Kent Johnson	2%	27	1.0%
Total			34.7%

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Kyle Griffin

@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

Heads up: The Russian government has been targeting Americans with covert online disinformation operations seeking to undermine public confidence the midterms — using a familiar playbook in an attempt to inject chaos into the voting season, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.

www.nytimes.com

September 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM

by Peter Matanle

24%

Scholar power: 24.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 22%, Law 13%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Peter Matanle	24%	12	24.9%

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Peter Matanle

@matapet.bsky.social

Russia is a tyranny.

Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 2h

When you vote for the wrong candidate.

September 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM

Reposted by Gwendolyn Sasse

33%

Scholar power: 33.7%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 22%, Law 13%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Gwendolyn Sasse	66%	26	33.7%

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54.0%

34.4 h

3

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Zentrum für Osteuropa- und internationale Studien (ZOiS)

@zois.bsky.social

In the new #ZOiS_Spotlight, political scientist Irina Busygina explains why the Duma elections may be predictable but not politically meaningless:
www.zois-berlin.de/en/publicati...

September 18, 2026 at 8:59 AM

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth

9%

Scholar power: 9.2%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 22%, Law 13%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Edgar Morgenroth	21%	19	9.2%

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28.2 h

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Darth Putin

@darthputinkgb.bsky.social

Russia's Duma elections are probably the only ones in the world Trump can't turn into a disaster for himself.

September 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM

by David Darmofal

21%

Scholar power: 21.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 22%, Law 13%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 David Darmofal	22%	11	21.9%

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David Darmofal

@daviddarmofal.bsky.social

Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.

Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds (Gift Article)

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.

www.nytimes.com

September 18, 2026 at 11:19 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 22%, Law 13%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%

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51.0%

10.6 h

2

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0.014

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/u...

Russia Aims to Inject Chaos Into Elections, U.S. Intelligence Finds

The Kremlin is once again seeking to undermine confidence in American democracy with online influence campaigns, U.S. officials said.

www.nytimes.com

September 19, 2026 at 8:43 AM

Reposted by Iikka Korhonen

3%

Scholar power: 3.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 22%, Law 13%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Iikka Korhonen	7%	25	3.5%

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57.0%

26.5 h

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0.006

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EUvsDisinfo

@euvsdisinfo.eu

The Kremlin is warning Russians about supposedly rigged elections in the West.

Meanwhile, Russia heads into an election with its main anti-war political option removed from the federal ballot and no OSCE observers invited.

September 18, 2026 at 4:53 PM

Reposted by Paolo Beria

0%

Scholar power: 0.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 22%, Law 13%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Paolo Beria	1%	16	0.4%

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51.0%

21.6 h

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦

@maks23.bsky.social

🇺🇸❗️NYT: Russia is targeting the 2026 U.S. midterm elections with online disinformation campaigns aimed at sowing division and undermining trust in democracy, U.S. intelligence officials said.

The Kremlin has launched digital influence operations to spread false or divisive content on social media.

September 18, 2026 at 9:44 PM

by Timothy D. McBride

0%

Scholar power: 0.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Political science 52%, Communication & Media Studies 22%, Law 13%, Sociology 13%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Timothy D. McBride	0%	23	0.0%

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Russia Holds Stage-Managed Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...

Russia Holds Stage-Managed Elections

Also, a new kind of cat was found. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

www.nytimes.com

September 19, 2026 at 8:40 AM

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