I am absolutely fascinated by a phenomenon.

For years now, I've made it a hobby to notice Russian trolls and bots online (hey we all need our hobbies). It's a verifiable fact that they often peddle American right wing opinions and memes (sometimes with hilarious inaccuracies), and pro-Trump "stolen election" and pro-Putin content in particular.

Since Russia had most of its internet access blocked off, I immediately noticed a huge drop in inflammatory right wing posts online, in pro-Trump/Putin comments in comment sections, in nasty right wing memes being posted. It was honestly an instantaneous difference in the temperature of the internet. I even notice when looking at "reacts" on facebook, that those that mention positives with Biden no longer have the angry face first; they often have the love react first. This trend has been predominant in the last several days, and I am shocked at the instant changes. Obviously there are still angry trump supporters out there, but there is a marked difference in numbers online. I am sure it's not a coincidence. And it's just another fascinating facet of this time.

Also please check back, I’ll be writing my own analysis of this surreal situation with Russia, and the absolutely criminal invasion of Ukraine, later on.