US intelligence says Russia is using a range of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candid

[soothsayer]

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Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
WASHINGTON (AP) — US intelligence says Russia is using a range of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

Olga Lautman
@olgaNYC1211
Aug 7, 2020
Yes with the help of Ron Johnson, Lindsey Graham, Barr, Giuliani, and a bunch of Putin's operatives in Ukraine

This is an Olga Lautman tweet from May 19:

@olgaNYC1211
Just wanted to give a warning! There is a concerted effort between Putin's KGB mafia thugs in Ukraine, Giuliani, WH, far right, and possibly far left to go after Biden, his son, Obama admin. It has been ramping up the past few weeks and will start spilling over into mainstream

[spanone]

1. ⭐️K&R⭐️

[Kaleva]

2. KGB went out of existence back in 1991

It was superseded by the FSK which itself was superseded by the FSB.

[Caliman73]

8. Thank you.

I wasn't going to post but I just had to. The pedant in me I guess.

I imagine that KGB is just the most recognizable "evil secret police" to Americans, especially from the Cold War period. Like the Gestapo from the WWII era.

[soothsayer]

10. Exactly. It's shorthand

[Kaleva]

15. I would suspect a person with inside info would use the correct, current name.

"Just wanted to give a warning! There is a concerted effort between Putin's KGB mafia thugs in Ukraine, Giuliani, WH, far right, and possibly far left to go after Biden, his son, Obama admin."

A person not in the loop would make a mistake of using the name "KGB".

[soothsayer]

21. It's not a mistake

[soothsayer]

11. That's exactly what the KGB wants you to think!

[Newest Reality]

3. Sleeping with the (used to be?) enemy. The Traitor's Club. Treason 'R' Us!

[SheltieLover]

6. Yup

🤬

[Gothmog]

4. Putin is protecting his puppet

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[Caliman73]

5. One question... What is a KGB mafia thug?

I totally get and totally accept that Putin is trying to interfere in the election again. Why not? It has worked out for him so far.

Call me a pedant, but when we use obsolete words and string them together in ways that make little sense, we do not help the argument.

The "secret police" agency in Russia that was one of the successor agencies of the KGB is the FSB.

The Russian mafia is real, active, and pretty powerful. Likely sanctioned at least to a certain degree, but the State. However, you don't mix up the names and call out the wrong names.

"Putin, his FSB, and Russian mafia are very likely coordinating efforts to attack Joe Biden ahead of the 2020 elections. Beware!"

Okay, flame away!

[soothsayer]

12. Still shorthand I reckon

People know what kinds of thing the mafia does.
People know what the KGB is.
People know what thugs do.

Like this, in Minsk. KGB is just easy to grasp.

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[Kaleva]

16. Mafia and thugs exist today. KGB doesn't and hasn't for almost 30 years.

[soothsayer]

17. Semantics I think

[Kaleva]

18. My guess is that the person isn't well informed.

And wouldn't know what the Federal Security Service is.

Would be similar to calling the CIA OSS

[soothsayer]

19. She monitors Russia-Ukraine organized crime,

Is a Newsweek contributor, and was a researcher for “House of Trump, House of Putin”

[Kaleva]

20. I would advise caution in accepting what she says.

Unless she has given an explanation as to why she uses the term "KGB".

[Caliman73]

9. Unfortunately, brilliant as she is, there is just too much garbage out there about Hillary.

She is the victim of misogyny and a 30 plus year smear job from Right Wingers.

She should be President right now, and none of what is happening would be happening.

We have a highly sexist society and the influence of rich Right Wingers is still powerful.

[dalton99a]

13. Anything to keep their puppet in power.

[Gothmog]

14. Putin is going after Joe

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[keithbvadu2]

22. Then it's time for Dotard to 'retire' some heads of the intel agencies.

Then it's time for Dotard to 'retire' some heads of the intel agencies.

With the excuse that they need to spend more time with their families.