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@alexzfinley
Apr 12, 2022 • 14 tweets • 5 min read • Read on X
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Hello #YachtWatch -ers! Time for a quick summary of some news tidbits. First up: I got to see CRESCENT again. She hasn’t moved from Port Tarraco in Tarragona, Spain. And apparently her crew has not moved either. 1/ Image
Indeed, the crew were hard at work keeping the yacht sparkling clean. I mean, look at that reflection. 2/ Image
It remains unclear who, if anyone, is paying this crew for their hard work. 3/
Moving on: German authorities have managed to trace ownership of DILBAR to Alisher Usmanov’s sister (so clever, Alisher). So she is now sanctioned too. Best brother ever! sueddeutsche.de/politik/sankti… 4/
Next up: Roman Abramovich had yet another yacht [insert massive eye roll gif]. AQUAMARINE, oddly, changed owners the day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Probably just a coincidence. dutchnews.nl/news/2022/04/r… 5/
AMADEA made it to Fiji. I am eagerly awaiting reports of whether or not she gets serviced there in order to continue her journey to Vladivostok to keep NORD company. 6/ Image
A number of other yachts have disappeared. That is, they haven’t pinged in a long time. However, it’s kind of hard to hide a 100m yacht. Remember Yacht A? She disappeared in the Indian Ocean for a few weeks before a #YachtWatch follower spotted her in the UAE. 7/
So, here is a list of yachts that have not pinged in a while. If you spot one, let me know!

MADAME GU (last ping March 6 in Dubai) 8/ Image
HERMITAGE (last ping March 11 near Dubai) 9/ Image
QUANTUM BLUE (last ping March 22 in the Arabian Sea near Oman) 10/ Image
CLIO (last seen near the Maldives) 11/ Image
ANDROMEDA (last ping March 19 in the Seychelles) 12/ Image
OCEAN VICTORY (last ping March 1 in the Maldives) 13/ Image
ALFA NERO (last ping March 3 in St. Martin) 14/ Image

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There are so many problems to dig through in this story. First off, yes, Grenell and Ka$h would be horrific as CIA director. But I won't even go into that. The article is so weird to read bc it assumes norms and rules will be followed. 1/
For example, it talks about Musk as some kind of Rasputin, an informal adviser so he would be exempt from ethics rules designed to avoid conflicts of interest. But we know from last time around, these ethics rules don't exist for Trump. 2/ Image
There will be no effort to avoid conflicts of interest.
Then there is this: Some concern RFK jr might not be able to get a security clearance. 3/ Image
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Oct 29
Two articles today in @politico caught my attention. One says Harris's focus on Trump's fascism is falling flat with undecideds who want to hear about economic issues that affect them. 1/politico.com/news/2024/10/2…
The other is an interview with Fiona Hill about how Trump will be a fascist and usher in an oligarchy. 2/
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As Hill makes clear, fascism and the oligarchy it sustains and economy are very much linked. In an oligarchy, the leader *must* keep a small group around him happy. His own power depends on it. So the leader and all the oligarchs help each other to maintain power and status. 3/
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Oct 25
A few years ago, I visited Prague and was shown around by a local tour guide. She had grown up in communist Czechoslovakia and clearly had had difficult experiences under the regime. The family had taken enormous risks and escaped. 1/
Years later, in 2013, she showed me around, sharing local history. And even though Czechia had been free for 24 years at that point, she still lowered her voice to a whisper anytime she mentioned communists or revealed sensitive stories. 2/
It was strange for me to see that, but for her it was a natural reaction, made that way having grown up under an authoritarian regime where one never knew if an out of turn phrase might land you in prison. 3/
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Sep 6
Ok, starting a thread as I read through the DOJ's Doppelgänger affidavit, outlining how Russia used spoofed versions of legit news sites and created "original brands" to spread Russian narratives and hide the Russian gov's hand.
Here are some thoughts from yesterday, as I read through the RT indictment showing how RT was funding Tenet media and controlling much of their content Here's some thoughts from the RT indictment
For background on Doppelgänger, see this post from my Foreign Influence Operations course about how to verify news sites alexzfinley.substack.com/p/class-17-ver…
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Apr 22
Petr Bystrom, a member of Germany's AfD party, allegedly caught on tape by Czech intel as he received money from the guy running the Voice of Europe Russian influence operation. 1/
spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…
Bystrom can apparently be heard on the recording counting money and then asking that several staffers at the European Parliament receive payments too. Czech intel believes the op gave around 500,000 euros to pro-Kremlin politicians/staff in the EU. 2/
According to der Spiegel: The authorities in Belgium are now also interested in the case. The intelligence services have "confirmed the existence of pro-Russian interference networks with activities in several European countries and also here in Belgium," said the Belgian PM. 3/
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Dec 11, 2023
Putin's trip to UAE last week was part of this. Dubai is a massive washing machine for Russian cash. Putin had to check in on that; he needs that cash to keep paying his proxies in Europe and the US (influencers, activists, politicians, journalists, etc.). 1/
Look at this, in Dubai, 67 villas sold in two minutes. And no name is necessary. It's all anonymous. That sound you hear? It's a washing machine! 2/ lefigaro.fr/conso/la-semai…
Why does Putin need this cash? He is running a massive network of influencers in the West, to ensure his ideas take root and prevail. I've written extensively about this, so I'll just highlight a few operations here. See this thread for some basics: 3/
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