Originally posted by Lestov16
Trump Supporters seem to like him because he is their wet dream: a white, stupid, abrasive, xenophobic jerkass who also happens to live a life of luxury. He's like a Prince of Sociopaths, so how can they resist him?
I don't understand it myself, but there's no denying just how popular and absolute devotion his followers have in him. Trump's called them stupid at rallies; they cheered, he's said he lied to them and they still cheered.
Re: RussiaGate 2.0
Originally posted by BrolyBlack
It has begun
HYG: Intelligence Report: Russia Tried To Help Trump In 2020 Election
Originally posted by Robtard
HYG: Intelligence Report: Russia Tried To Help Trump In 2020 Election
Russia aided Trump.
Iran helped Biden.
China did not meddle at all.
Hard to take that last part seriously. I post on Quora all the time, and its common seeing a Chinese name pop out of nowhere and give political opinions.
Maybe China is simply better at hiding it? Or maybe our intelligence agencies aren't really as good as uncovering things as they want us to think (I mean, we have no idea what methodology they use, or much of anything else. How can they tell a state actor from a common unemployed hacker looking to stir the pot, as Iran and Russia have many?)
Originally posted by cdtm
Russia aided Trump.Iran helped Biden.
China did not meddle at all.
Hard to take that last part seriously. I post on Quora all the time, and its common seeing a Chinese name pop out of nowhere and give political opinions.
Maybe China is simply better at hiding it? Or maybe our intelligence agencies aren't really as good as uncovering things as they want us to think (I mean, we have no idea what methodology they use, or much of anything else. How can they tell a state actor from a common unemployed hacker looking to stir the pot, as Iran and Russia have many?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thousand_Talents_Plan
It's because agents of the ccp are in our intelligence agencies.
Originally posted by Blakemore
So Trump tried to use Ukraine to defame Biden and failed. Oh dear.
Yup. The Republicans knew Trump and the Trump admin were guilty, but put party before country as usual and protected him.
They did this three times. The Russia investigation, Trump's impeachment regarding his illegal activities with Ukraine and then Trump's impeachment over inciting an insurrection and riot on US soil.
Ex-Trump Aide Describes Pressure He Felt From Trump During The Russia Probe
McGahn said he was made particularly uneasy by Trump's repeated requests that McGahn facilitate the dismissal of special counsel Robert Mueller, who had been tasked with investigating possible ties between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia. -snip
"If the acting attorney general received what he thought was a direction from the counsel to the president to remove a special counsel, he would either have to remove the special counsel or resign," McGahn said.
"We are still talking about the 'Saturday Night Massacre' decades and decades later," he continued, referencing firings and resignations during the Watergate scandal under disgraced former President Richard Nixon. -snip
Originally posted by RobtardThe truth is this Mueller did his job. McGahn is smart enough and moral enough to see the future and made his decision. Now Trump is gone over time the smoking gun Mueller uncovered will be followed up and Trumpers will deny the truth with another Big Lie.
Ex-Trump Aide Describes Pressure He Felt From Trump During The Russia ProbeMcGahn said he was made particularly uneasy by Trump's repeated requests that McGahn facilitate the dismissal of special counsel Robert Mueller, who had been tasked with investigating possible ties between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia. -snip
"If the acting attorney general received what he thought was a direction from the counsel to the president to remove a special counsel, he would either have to remove the special counsel or resign," McGahn said.
"We are still talking about the 'Saturday Night Massacre' decades and decades later," he continued, referencing firings and resignations during the Watergate scandal under disgraced former President Richard Nixon. -snip
Russian Propaganda Mill Operates Out of Florida Strip Mall
Ben Swann may look and sound like any other TV anchor, but unlike thousands of TV reporters around the country, Swann is a registered Russian agent.
Swann's project is one of many right-wing efforts to supplant YouTube, X, Facebook, and the mainstream media with a network insulated from attempts to verify that the content has a basis in reality. But unlike the others, Swann is taking millions of dollars from the Russian government.
One of Swann's companies, Rebel Media Productions, is working on behalf of a Russian state-backed entity, while two other media firms which Swann controls are listed as doing business at a Florida address located in a strip mall alongside an RV repair shop and a storefront offering businesses tools to help them with "swag management." Swann has built a TV studio at the South Florida address to produce content for his network.
Swann reportedly took in $4.5 million from a Russian government-backed firm between March 2023 and August 2023 alone to produce content for shows branded for RT, addressing topics such as "the United States and NATO are continuing to spread war around the world," "the economic warfare waged by the United States and its allies," and "transgender issues in the United States."
The whole operation, beaming conspiracy theories out of a weed-choked strip mall, captures how easy it is to cast the net so alarmingly wide.
It is a well-tested and lucrative formula. And it is helmed by disgraced reporters, who have special skills in telling stories and presenting information in a compelling and authoritative way. In some ways, the operation's home base is as evocative of the current moment in right-wing politics as the rest of it: everybody comes to Florida to scam.
More HERE.