From the Guardian.
www.theguardian.com/…
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“A Russian man orchestrated a yearslong effort to puppeteer political groups in Florida, Georgia and California to sow discord in the US, spread pro-Russia propaganda and meddle in American elections, justice department officials alleged on Friday.
Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov of Moscow was charged with conspiring to have US citizens act as illegal agents of the Russian government, according to a justice department statement. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison.”
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Only five years? We sure make it easy for Putin.
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“According to the justice department, Ionov was acting on behalf of the FSB Russian intelligence agency when he financially supported the groups at the center of the case, none of which are explicitly named in the indictment.”
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They don’t name the American groups taking Russian money?
Why not? To protect the guilty?
I wonder, does one of those groups have the initials NRA?
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“The department also claimed Ionov influenced a US political group in Florida under his control to interfere in local elections, supporting the St Petersburg, Florida, political campaigns of two people in 2017 and 2019. It listed the group and individuals as “unindicted co-conspirators” but did not name them.”
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Gee, there sure are a lot of unindicted co-conspirators these days.
And for some reason the remain unnamed.
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“Separately, the US treasury department on Friday imposed sanctions on Ionov, his fellow Russian national Natalya Valeryevna Burlinova, and four Russian entities it accused of backing the Kremlin’s mission of interfering in elections abroad, including in the US and Ukraine.”
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Golly, I distinctly recall being told that RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA was a hoax.
I suppose someone will tell me these indictments are also a hoax.
What are the odds that Burlinova is the second russian spy having sex with someone in the NRA?
The fact that that is a legitimate question shows how far America has fallen.
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It appears the Tampa Bay Times might be the original source of the story.
www.tampabay.com/...