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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 1d

Guy isn't just making it tough for democracy and progress in the US, he's making it tough for democracy globally.

The gas station X mafia state masquerading as a country which has long been the hand that fed him, must be happy.

Essential context 👇

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 2d

#30 Trump's Russian Laundromat: The South Florida Edition (2003-2010's)

Trump's Russian laundromat was not confined to New York or his overseas properties. In South Florida as well, Russians gobbled up Trump condos via all-cash, anonymous transactions. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

#30 Trump's Russian Laundromat: The South Florida Edition (2003-2010's)

Trump's Russian laundromat was not confined to New York or his overseas properties. In south Florida as well, Russians gobbled up Trump condos via all-cash, anonymous transactions.

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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely teeth gritting but essential read if you like democracy and don't understand how America got itself into this mess.

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MST3Katie @mst3katie.bsky.social · 20h

American Kompromat by @craigunger.bsky.social

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American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery

How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery

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MST3Katie @mst3katie.bsky.social · 20h

House of Trump, House of Putin by @craigunger.bsky.social

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House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia

The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia

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Georgia DiPirro 📎 @georgiadipirro.bsky.social · 18d

Dear America, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933
Do That Now!

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Therese:ERAnow @thereseeranow.bsky.social · 2d

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Trump Money Laundering, South Florida Edition

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Dr Seán Ketchem @cskwriter.bsky.social · 2d

It is amazing how nearly all U.S. news now is marked by endless bouts of crisis, confrontation, and standoffs, not imposed by any outside circumstances, but by the government of the United States itself: purposely in order to divide and weaken the country.
What a disastrous self-own by the voters.

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 2d

#30 Trump's Russian Laundromat: The South Florida Edition (2003-2010's)

Trump's Russian laundromat was not confined to New York or his overseas properties. In South Florida as well, Russians gobbled up Trump condos via all-cash, anonymous transactions. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

#30 Trump's Russian Laundromat: The South Florida Edition (2003-2010's)

Trump's Russian laundromat was not confined to New York or his overseas properties. In south Florida as well, Russians gobbled up Trump condos via all-cash, anonymous transactions.

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 4d

Distorted Reality Fields

If millions of American don't seem to have a clue as to what is really going on, that's no accident. It's part of a Russian assault--aided by Donald Trump-- that's been in the works for some time. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

Distorted Reality Fields

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what's going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 4d

Distorted Reality Fields

If millions of American don't seem to have a clue as to what is really going on, that's no accident. It's part of a Russian assault--aided by Donald Trump-- that's been in the works for some time. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

Distorted Reality Fields

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what's going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 4d

One of our leading water and climate scientists—National Academy of Sciences member Peter Gleick—is out here doing what all of scientists and public intellectuals are called to do: stand up for our common humanity, explicate and condemn profound injustices.

Thank you for your voice here.

Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 5d

What Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are doing off the coast of Venezuela are war crimes.

Intentionally attacking civilians is a war crime and a fundamental violation of international humanitarian law (IHL), also known as the laws of war.

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 4d

Allowing a Russian asset to because president is one of the country’s biggest counterintelligence failures in history.

Bridgette Reed @bridgettereed.com · 4d

Everyone blames the “voters” for Trump. I blame those who didn’t hold him accountable. We got him not because of voters but because of cowards. Kinda feels complicit in hindsight.

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Weary Throat @sfomel.bsky.social · 5d

In 2021, Surkov explained that, in order to keep the order (Putin’s rule) inside the country, Russia had to export chaos outside by sowing division in other countries. "Social entropy is highly toxic. Working with it in our own homes is not recommended. It needs to be removed somewhere far away."

Social entropy is highly toxic. Working with it in our own homes is not recommended. It needs to be removed somewhere far away. Exported for disposal on foreign soil.
Exporting chaos is nothing new. "Divide and rule" is an ancient formula. Division is synonymous with chaos. Unite your own + divide the enemy = you will rule both. Relieving internal tension (which Lev Gumilev vaguely called passionarity) through external expansion. The Romans did it. All empires do it. For centuries, the Russian state, with its harsh and sedentary political interior, survived solely through a relentless pursuit of its own borders. It long ago forgot how, and most likely never knew how, to survive by other means. For Russia, constant expansion is not just an idea, but a genuine existential imperative of our historical existence.

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 4d

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Distorted Reality Fields

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what's going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks! @teslatoast3327.bsky.social

Dawn @teslatoast3327.bsky.social · 5d

I started reading this book just this week and I'm frustrated that I hadn't found it sooner. Such a wealth of insight into what's happening now.

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks!

Dawn @teslatoast3327.bsky.social · 5d

I started reading this book just this week and I'm frustrated that I hadn't found it sooner. Such a wealth of insight into what's happening now.

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Tim™️ @dadsof3.bsky.social · 5d

The whole book is important to read #HouseofTrumpHouseofPutin

Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 5d

Distorted Reality Fields
open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what is going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

Distorted Reality Fields

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what's going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

open.substack.com

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 5d

Distorted Reality Fields
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If you wonder why the hell no one understands what is going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

Distorted Reality Fields

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what's going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

open.substack.com

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 5d

Distorted Reality Fields

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what is going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

Distorted Reality Fields

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what's going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

open.substack.com

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 5d

Distorted Reality Fields

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what is going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

Distorted Reality Fields

If you wonder why the hell no one understands what's going on, the answer is that it's not an accident, and it's been in the works for some time.

open.substack.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d

PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 7d

I’m confused how it is despicable to ask that question. These are exactly the kinds of questions we have been begging reporters & TV hosts to ask. You see when they do get asked how sensitive they are about it. Much, much more of this. More crypto questions, Qatar, UAE, etc bsky.app/profile/atru...

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Q: How did the White House decide it was appropriate for Jared Kushner to be working on matters that involve Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia -- 3 countries combined that have given him more than $2.5b

LEAVITT: It's frankly despicable that you're trying to suggest that it's inappropriate

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tmel1219.bsky.social @tmel1219.bsky.social · 13d

#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

Now that RFKjr has fired or forced out must of the legitimate scientists from HHS, he’s going after mifepristone. He’s ordered a review of the safety profile of a drug that’s been used safely for over 21 yrs. He’s the dangerous one.

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RFK Jr. Finally Gets Around to Bringing His War on Medical Science to Abortion

In a way, it’s surprising it took this long. Health and Human...

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Patrick Fenelon @patrickfenelon.bsky.social · 18d

The algorithm basically shadow banned everyone on the left, so staying was pointless. We didn't leave Twitter. It left us

Shadi Hamid @shadihamid.bsky.social · 21d

One of the biggest mistakes left-of-center pundits and influencers made was decamping to Bluesky. They made themselves irrelevant, shrunk their audiences, and dramatically lessened the positive impact they could have on our public debate at the precise time we needed it most.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 14d

I guess I just don’t understand why an anti-ICE sniper would aim at immigrants…

And why are so many people engraving bullets these days? I have questions.

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