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Summary

Former Kazakh intelligence chief Alnur Mussayev alleges that the KGB recruited Donald Trump in 1987 under the codename “Krasnov.”

In a Facebook post, Mussayev claimed that the KGB targeted Western businessmen and that Trump’s file is now privately controlled by a Putin associate.

Though unverified, the claims fuel speculation about Trump’s ties to Russia, which he has denied.

Concerns about Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin persist, with former officials like Anthony Scaramucci suggesting an unexplained “hold” on him but offering no further details.

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

In the 60's someone with ties to KGB would be arrested (and death sentence) for treason, now it can be president and no one does anything

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It’s worst than that.

Not only no one does anything but the majority of American voters voted for the guy.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 23 hours ago

A plurality, not a majority.

He may only have been short of the majority by a fraction of a percent, but no sense in giving him any more credit than is due or contributing to the myth of a mandate.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Spanish and pro-Palestine people voted for him, the same ones getting deported and shocked for no giving a fuck about Gaza.

It's like jews voting for Hitler, after him repeatedly said that they are the problem

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

No, the machines were likely rigged in the swing states. Needs some forensic analysis to confirm.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

You sound like the Republicans saying Biden didn’t win.

Accept it and help the country be better for the next election.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

Everything else they accuse others of doing just turn out to be things they are doing themselves. So why would this be any different?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Because no one has found proof of election fraud.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 hours ago

Did they also rig AOC's district? Because there were a number of voters who voted for both her and Trump.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago (2 children)

That's exactly the GOP playbook you are parroting.

They took ownership of 'election integrity', but it turns out it was just part of the big lie.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

There hasn’t been any proof of fraud in 2024 enough to change the outcome of the election.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (2 children)

Correct, and we need audits. Funny the margin of victory in each of the swing states was just outside the automatic recount margin.

Here's some interesting looks at it: Nathan Explains "Russian Tail" In Clark County Nevada 2024 Voting Data (Election Truth Alliance) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDWwLDejg8Y

ref: (I haven't read through this yet) Also: PhD Thesis (2023): "Statistical Detection of Systematic Election Irregularities..." Pages 18-19: https://madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/66208/1/BL_Dissertation_20231212.pdf

[–] [email protected] 2 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

Why don’t you call Cyber Ninjas or Mike Lindell?

They have some experience with election audits.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 19 hours ago

Smells like bait.

I suppose it would help the Russians to get the left to buy into some disinformation. Then you can later call it out and use that example to discredit Russia's election influence.

If they rigged the election, they rigged it everywhere, in nearly every county throughout the United States. I don't think they're capable of that.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 21 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

In a way it's a credit to your democracy, for whatever consolation that brings.