JL;DR SUMMARY The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs in Israel used social media bots to influence American lawmakers, revealed by The New York Times, coinciding with news of a rally against antisemitism in Manhattan organized by a Messianic Jewish group that aims to convert Jews to believe in Jesus. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.