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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25925641

A former senior Soviet KGB spy chief has claimed that Donald Trump was recruited as a spy by Russian intelligence as early as 38 years ago by his department, and given the codename ‘Krasnov’.

In an extraordinary post on Facebook on 20 February, Alnur Mussayev – who used to run the successor to the Soviet-era KGB in Kazakhstan – claimed that he was personally aware of Trump’s recruitment by the agency in 1987.

The recruitment, he said, was undertaken by his own KGB department. One of the key roles of that department was to acquire intelligence through business leaders in Western countries.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Alexey Navalny uncovered a lot of it.

 

A former senior Soviet KGB spy chief has claimed that Donald Trump was recruited as a spy by Russian intelligence as early as 38 years ago by his department, and given the codename ‘Krasnov’.

In an extraordinary post on Facebook on 20 February, Alnur Mussayev – who used to run the successor to the Soviet-era KGB in Kazakhstan – claimed that he was personally aware of Trump’s recruitment by the agency in 1987.

The recruitment, he said, was undertaken by his own KGB department. One of the key roles of that department was to acquire intelligence through business leaders in Western countries.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Time for Europe to man up and show the middle finger.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)
 
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"Many leaders have talked about a Europe that needs its own military — an Army of Europe. I believe that the time has come. The Armed Forces of Europe must be created.

This is not harder than standing firm against Russian attacks — as we have already done. But this isn't just about increasing defense spending as a GDP ratio. Money is needed, yes — but money alone won’t stop an enemy assault."

"Does America need Europe? As a market, yes. But as an ally? For the answer to be 'yes,' Europe needs a single voice — not a dozen different ones.

A few days ago, President Trump told me about his conversation with Putin. Not once did he mention that America needs Europe at that table. That says a lot. The old days are over — when America supported Europe just because it always had.

But President Trump once said: What matters is not the family you were born into, but the one you build. We must build the closest possible relationship with America, and — yes, a new relationship — but as Europeans, not just as separate nations. That's why we need a unified foreign policy, a coordinated diplomacy, the foreign policy of a common Europe."

"Europe has everything it takes. Europe just needs to come together and start acting in a way that no one can say 'no' to Europe, boss it around, or treat it like a pushover."

"Look at what Putin is trying to do. This is his game. Putin wants one-on-one talks with America — just like before the war, when they met in Switzerland and looked how to carve up the world.

Next, Putin will try to get the U.S. President to stand on Red Square on May 9th — this year — not as a respected leader, but as a prop in his performance. We don't need that."

 

Via ToothyBJ

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You can try mine as a starting point if you like. It covers most subject areas, has categories so that you can easily delete the categories you don't care about. Just import the OPML file to any client you like. I like feedly personally.

 
 
[–] [email protected] 85 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The tradition of gift giving at Yule predates capitalism and even Christ. So while it's capitalist today, the tradition can be celebrated in a non capitalist way by giving your loved ones handmade spears and axes.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago

It should be unsurprising that he's trying to destroy other major economies around the world, seeing as that's the policy of those who he's aligned himself with politically.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

You're meaning to tell me that you think that somehow just the police having a photo is enough to catch the guy? You don't think they need the help of other people for tips in finding him? Kindly explain the reward then..

Why make their job any easier than it needs to be?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

I wish people would stop posting his photo. This is just helping the police to find him. I'm downvoting all posts with his face.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I chose the headline because there are serious issues in the current game and wanted to warn people. It's not the headline of the video, nor am I the content creator of that video.

But I really couldn't give a shit whether you watch it or not. That's up to you, we don't all need to hear about everyone who does or doesn't watch something.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago (9 children)

No, comics are the primary legitimate source of facts so I'm sure it's true.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm sure TSMC would become untenable if either the US stopped buying or selling to them, though I tend to disagree and think that not licensing US tech would kill them faster. I'm pretty sure that much of that tech is not available from anywhere else and would just cause a full stop of their business, at least for some time. It's easier to survive on lower revenue than it is on a fully shuttered assembly line.

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