YA THINK?!?!

  • @theherk@lemmy.world
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    812 months ago

    This is so stupid. He is an asset, whether intentionally or not. Russian media is having a heyday with him. Whether he is an “agent” or not remains ambiguous, but he is absolutely an “asset” to them.

      • @theherk@lemmy.world
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        372 months ago

        Assets don’t have to have be in on it intentionally. A tank is an asset. A forest at the border can be an asset. But to be an agent takes volition and consensual involvement.

    • @PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      The Steele Dossier said as much and that was what, 5 or 6 years ago?

      Trump is well known to have been a Russian asset going as far back as 1987:

      —————— There are a lot of other key things not mentioned anywhere since this story keeps getting buried. Ivana’s father was a known informer for Czech intelligence (see: basically a subsidiary of the KGB).

      Even moreso when you look at a brief timeline of events:

      • 1977: Trump marries Ivana; KGB file allegedly opened on Trump. • Autum 1986: Trump meets Yuri Dubinin; referred to KGB state travel agency. Source: The Art of the Deal • July 4, 1987: Trump visits Moscow and meets with Soviet leader Gorbachev. Trip paid for and organized by KGB travel agency. Stays in hotel physically connected to KGB travel agency (i.e., every part of that hotel was likely bugged). Alleged time of recruitment by KGB. Source. • July 1987: Trump registers as a Republican • September 1987: Trump’s first indication of interest in the Presidency via 3 full-page ads in the NY Times, Washington Post, and Boston Globe with language such as “America should stop paying to defend countries that can afford to defend themselves.” • December 1987: Trump and Gorbachev meet at a State Dinner at the White House • 1988: Gorbachev planned to meet Trump at Trump Tower. • February 1989: FBI Counterintelligence opens investigation into Trump and Ivana. This goes on for at least 2 years.

      Everything above, besides the “allegedly” part, is fact with direct evidence. One final, more conspiracy theory-oriented thing: Ivana died from falling down stairs the day before the Trumps were to give depositions. They said she had “declining health” in the weeks prior, except she had gone out to a restaurant the day prior. The restaurant owner stated she appeared of normal health like anyone else. There’s a ton more stuff I’ve been putting together, but that’s the easy stuff that anyone can verify in 5 minutes or less. It’d be quite nice if there was some actual investigative journalist to put this together rather than just some random guy on Reddit (see: myself). Edit: Added sources, Gorbachev’s 1988 visit to Trump Tower, and Dec. 1987 meeting.

      Source was on reddit, by kaptainkeel, he posted references to all the bullet points.

  • @Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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    251 month ago

    Possibility? Whether or not the fucking KGB really recruited Krasnov, the mofo is definitely a Russian asset.

    • @pjwestin@lemmy.world
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      31 month ago

      Yeah, when the Krasnov thing first got published, I said something to the effect of, “I would skeptical of explosive, unverified claims like this because they may be disinformation, and either way there’s more than enough evidence that Putin has control of Trump.” Then someone accused me of being a Russian asset because everyone has brain poisoning now.

  • @alekwithak@lemmy.world
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    232 months ago

    Earlier this morning a coworker mentioned politicians wearing their corporate sponsors like NASCAR drivers. This was my response:

  • @Tangentism@lemmy.ml
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    101 month ago

    Maybe they should try looking a bit closer to home with that they were rescued from bankruptcy by Russian oligarch donations and one of their favoured sons awarded a position in the House of Lords to the billionaire son of a former KGB director!

  • @meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyz
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    102 months ago

    From ‘America First’ to ‘Russia First’? Stuart’s theory raises uncomfortable questions.

    🐱🐱🐱🐱

  • @MyOpinion@lemm.ee
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    82 months ago

    We have been saying this over and over again. He is a Nazi and he is Putin’s puppet.

  • @ilinamorato@lemmy.world
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    52 months ago

    I mean, the only question at this point is really whether he was one before he ran the first time or if that happened later.

  • ✺roguetrick✺
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    41 month ago

    Like the Tories weren’t a hop skip and a jump away from him before Reform split their vote.