"Russian efforts to influence the 2016 US presidential election represent the most recent expression of Moscow’s longstanding desire to undermine the US-led liberal democratic order" oooh That "Liberal World Order" thing that MAGA hates. intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/…
Now back to Stone... a "breathtaking level of contacts between Trump officials and Russian government operatives that is a very real counterintelligence threat to our elections." newsweek.com/roger-stone-dr…
#Jan6Committee should devote at least one hearing on the history, impact and continuance of foreign influence to undermine and over throw the U.S. government. It's all right there but the public sees it as right vs left. No it's petro fascists vs democracy
2004: "Manafort, hired by oligarchs supporting a pro-Russian party in Ukraine. An, election marred by allegations that fraud had been committed in favor of the party’s candidate, prompting a popular revolt that became known as the Orange Revolution."propublica.org/article/lets-r…
2016: "The report found President Vladimir Putin personally directed the Russian efforts to hack computer networks and accounts affiliated with the Democratic Party and leak information damaging to Clinton.reuters.com/article/us-usa…
2024: Bipolar America squabbles. Russian proxies feed the frenzy: "Andrei Derkach employed YouTube as a central vehicle for posting the leaked audio files upon which his “NABU Leaks” (Rudy/Donny Hunter Biden scam) information campaign rested" fpri.org/fie/future-ele…
Currently America has been successfully attacked by Russian actions in concert with oil producers, China, UAE, KSA and other malign actors who want Trump or a Malleable autocratic trumplike creature back in power. The #1922Memo continues to shapeshifter the balance of power.
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"determined that Flynn received nearly $450,000 from Turkish and Russian interests in 2015, including for an appearance in Moscow alongside President Vladimir Putin, but found no records that he had sought government approval " .washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
"The Army notified Flynn in a May 2 letter, obtained by The Washington Post, that it would seek to recoup $38,557.06 from him, zeroing in on money and in-kind compensation he received for a gala dinner celebrating the 10th anniversary of RT"
"He's out there operating without any decent restraint, totally beyond the pale of any acceptable human conduct. And he is still in the field commanding troops." statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/…
Asian and European factories are still cheaper and still jammed up but America is where things need to be built. dpxgear.com/blogs/news/dpx…
The hard part will be to find American craftsmen, managers, engineers etc, the usual crop of experienced hands-on employees. There is a huge labor hole that needs to be filled. mbtmag.com/business-intel…
My other extreme watch is for travel...replaces my Timex...designed to be given away if I come back alive. 51.3 grams, Grade 5 Ti case. Does nothing but tell the time... badly. countycomm.com/collections/vi…
"How do you find a balance between the rich and the poor?"
America needs intelligent discussions about our future. "The 19th century’s optimistic lease on mankind’s inevitable progress toward an upwardly mobile future—moral, medical, and mechanical—expired in the blood-soaked mud of Passchendaele and Verdun." laphamsquarterly.org/future/kingdom…
"The less you use that mind of yours, the less you use the systems that are responsible for complicated things like episodic memories, or cognitive flexibility, the more likely it is to develop dementia.... it is really hard to get dementia when you are a university professor"
“Digital Dementia”, a term coined by neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer in his 2012 book: overuse of digital technology is resulting in the breakdown of cognitive abilities in a way that is more commonly seen in people who have suffered a head injury" alzheimers.net/overuse-of-tec…
Part of the methodology to overthrow and delegitimize governments is to constantly undermine the process that gets them elected by popular vote. Nevermind that the system worked to elect Trump and Bush but it's old school playbook stuff. nytimes.com/2022/07/05/bus…
There are plenty of manuals on how to overthrow governments. In 1968 Edward Luttwak wrote "Coup d'Etat: A Practical Handbook". He assumed that armed forces would be required to perform regime change. Not really. nybooks.com/articles/1969/…
Ghandi showed that organization nd delegitimization of a government is effective. Even passive aggressive methods. Combined with mass demonstrations can quickly bring down governments. No army required. cases.open.ubc.ca/arab-spring/