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“Anonymous” conducts a 1,000 person-per-state poll weighted 33% D, 33% R, and 34% I:

h/t CH

David Gilbert reports at International Business Times that a hactivist group calling themselves Anonymous released information to the FBI and CIA, as well as foreign intelligence agencies, that the Islamic State is planning attacks Sunday at a WWE event in Atlanta, three events in Paris, one in Indonesia, one in Rome, one in Milan, and one in Lebanon. Anonymous later backed off the claims, perhaps because they are worried about being attacked themselves by the Islamic State.

Anonymous declared war on the Islamic State group last week, vowing to track it down online as part of its Operation Paris (or OpParis). It has since released a guide for all those looking to take part in the operation, which already has identified tens of thousands of Twitter accounts it said are associated with the militant group while also taking some websites offline. The Islamic State group has responded to the threat by Anonymous, warning of a retaliatory attack on the activist group.

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