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Trump moves to protect Russian influence. Are you shocked?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by Sweet Lou 4 2, Feb 6, 2025.

  1. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    Russia conspiracy theories -- again? Wow.

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    https://www.yahoo.com/news/russian-oligarchs-investments-elon-musk-194258467.html
    "Elon Musk faces questions about his ties to two Russian oligarchs after a court document revealed investors in the billionaire’s acquisition of Twitter, now X.

    The reveal came after a federal court forced Musk to disclose shareholders for X as part of the ongoing legal battle with former Twitter employees claiming Musk violated their arbitration agreements by withholding certain payments after he bought the social media platform for $44 billion. Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and Silicon Valley investors including Larry Ellison, Marc Andreessen and Bill Ackman were also named as early investors in the acquisition.

    Among the investors, venture capital firm 8VC is drawing criticism for its ties to Denis Aven and Jack Moszkowicz, the sons of Russian oligarchs Petr Aven and Vadim Moszkowicz. Both have strong political and economic ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Both men have also been subject to Western sanctions due to their associations with the Kremlin amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.

    Since his acquisition of the platform, Musk has been outspoken regarding his views of Russia as well as the ongoing war, at times calling for the U.S. government to withhold aid to Ukraine."
     
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  4. SamFisher

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    Letting a traitorous foreign piece of **** like Elon illegally disband USAID is one of the many great gifts bestowed on Russia by Trump (also letting him try to disband the CIA & NSA)

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    I have no idea if we make it out of this - but oh boy, Biden & Garland really messed up not arresting him
     
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    Putin's b**** getting on his knees again.
     
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    What a joke. The entire admin is corrupt @Nook and that'll what people will remember him by in 50 years. The most corrupt admin in American history
     
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    It’s only going to get worse and the more exposed these guys are the less likely they are to leave office in 4 years willingly. This is why you just shouldn’t vote in criminals who are also traitors. They know they go to jail if they leave office and so of course they won’t leave…. Hence end of democracy.
     
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    Our right wing friends are so blinded by the culture war antics they can't see that the Chinese and Russians are dismantling the USA step by step as a super power right before their eyes.

    What would China and Russia want to do? Destroy the CIA, get rid of the FBI, make the US population vulnerable to disease, turn the country in and against itself, destroy universities, get rid of US influence in the world, tear apart our education system, and turn us against our allies and neighbors.


    And they have gotten the far right to believe it's this beautiful thing.
     
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    They will do anything now to control who can or can't be investigated for corruption and illegal acts. Inserting leaders into all positions of authority, who will cover their as*es, and fire anyone who won't put party loyalty above the laws of the country. Take away all rights that don't fit our chosen mold. Steps are being taken. It will get worse and worse. Lies, loyalty to Trump, and misinformation spread to confuse and deceive everyone outside that circle of billionaires running things.
     
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    The Red Sparrow program is said to be an older Soviet program where they raise beautiful women to be very much like very attractive American women so they can target information sources (horny men) and feed information back to the Soviet government. Like plans to secret submarines, operational tempos, etc.

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    She doesn't even go here.
     
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    Again, who benefits from America destroying it's own govt, making itself less healthy, turning on it's neighbors, focusing on immigrants and not foreign intelligence threats, withdrawing from the world, fighting one another internally, lowering our defenses by scrapping the CIA and FBI?

    Who benefits most from that?

    China and Russia.
     
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    By dismantling the USAID agency trump is also giving up the entire global south to China on a silver platter. No poor country will ever rely on us aid again. People dont understand the long term damage
     
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    We've seen this happen in country after country after country throughout history. The US of A as a Democracy is over with. These guys in the Trump circle, and certainly Trump himself are soooo brazen without thinking about the consequences that as soon as they think about the consequences IF an election doesn't go their way, the sooner they will shore up the inability for elections to be run effectively, and fairly.

    We are cooked. The only thing that will swing things back is if the country becomes so unstable and economic collapse leads to a coup. Soft, economic, or heaven forbid violent.

    Obviously we should all plan on voting in 26, and 28, and stay active in local politics to keep the pressure up from the bottom, but folks we warned you all, and were gaslit for damn near 10 years. I hate to say to be right, but... yeah.
     
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    Damn it feels good to be American again, the country is on the right path when everyone on here is crying about whatever rando tweets they can find.

    Relax, it'll be fine... the grown ups are back in charge. Sometimes I think I'm on Democratic Underground when I come here, good entertainment though.
     
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    "The grown ups are in charge" lol yes the fbi director who's being paid 5 million dollars by china is totally a grown up. The admin purging the fbi of anyone who did a lawful investigation is totally a grown up thing to do

    Braindead low iq cult
     
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    did mr. trump consult with president Elon Musk before doing this?

    Did mr. trump get permission from president Musk?
     
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