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CitizenZero

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Reply to Irish_Dem (Reply #19)

Fri Apr 25, 2025, 04:52 AM

20 hrs ago

It occurs to me that part of what Putin could use a sex trafficking ring for is compromat or extortion material over politicians and businessmen, which may be something he has on Trump. We have to always keep in mind that Putin is first and foremost a KGB agent who worked in human intelligence. One of the first rules of humint is to get control over your target. A handle. Whether that is money, sex extortion, whatever else an agent can use.

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One of the MSNBC financial pundits said Trump is probably now a real billionaire. [View all] Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago OP

Yes and more than grifting, insider trading, looting/stealing, extorting etc. Meowmee 21 hrs ago #1

Yes we know about quite a few of his crimes. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #2

Doge for one, but there may be other things too... Meowmee 21 hrs ago #3

Trump's theft of the US treasury should be getting more attention. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #5

Yes somehow I suspect some of this doge money etc. will go directly to you know who... Meowmee 21 hrs ago #7

No one else has stolen $1 trillion from the US government? Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #9

I Don't Think CitizenZero 21 hrs ago #14

I agree, especially since we know he is fixated on gold for some reason. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #15

Where did BonnieJW 19 hrs ago #31

Exactly. A couple of million here, a couple of million there, adds up to real money. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #32

A Criminal CitizenZero 21 hrs ago #4

It is the greatest heist in American history. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #6

Yep CitizenZero 21 hrs ago #10

Yes it is believed that Putin is the richest man in the world. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #17

Right CitizenZero 20 hrs ago #18

Pavel Durov arrested in Paris last summer. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #19

Thanks CitizenZero 20 hrs ago #20

Well yes of course. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #21

Malcolm Nance CitizenZero 20 hrs ago #22

Yes MN has a lot of interesting things to say. Irish_Dem 20 hrs ago #23

Good Topic CitizenZero 20 hrs ago #24

Good ideas. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #25

PS Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #27

Keep Up The Good Work CitizenZero 19 hrs ago #30

Also CitizenZero 21 hrs ago #12

Yes and not only failure to convict but given total immunity in the future. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #16

So he's a billionaire. Demobrat 21 hrs ago #8

Trump is a vicious, ruthless psychopath. Irish_Dem 21 hrs ago #11

And still he will never be happy, content, Demobrat 19 hrs ago #26

Yes nothing will ever fill the hole in his soul. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #28

with a gold digging wife Skittles 21 hrs ago #13

Don't forget his psychopath kids. Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #29

I honestly haven't heard much about them OR that creepy fuck Jared Skittles 19 hrs ago #33

The word on the street about the spawn: Irish_Dem 19 hrs ago #34

oh I have zero doubt they are grifting Skittles 7 hrs ago #35

That was Musk's goal misanthrope 7 hrs ago #36

Yep. Irish_Dem 7 hrs ago #37

Kurt Vonnegut wrote this obituary/poem for The New Yorker in May of 2005 . Swede 6 hrs ago #38

Heller was rich in spirit and soul. Irish_Dem 6 hrs ago #39