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If you're going with the great conspiracy of GOP as Russian assets, you should also add Elon Musk and the other tech robber barons as Russian assets as well.

smt88 1y ago
What is your explanation for Trump putting tariffs on every country in the world except Russia?
- danso 1y ago
  Russia is already under sanctions and has no significant trade with the U.S. — same as North Korea: https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-cuba-north-korea-escape-worst-trumps-tariff-wrath-2025-04-03/ https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-cuba-north-korea-escape...
  - gbear605 1y ago
    The US imported 3.5 billion dollars of goods from Russia in 2024, and exported 500 million dollars of goods. https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/russia-and-eurasia/russia https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/russia...
    - danso 1y ago
      So under your logic, Trump is also controlled by Cuba? How does that work exactly? https://translatingcuba.com/the-cuban-regime-celebrates-that-trump-has-not-included-it-on-the-list-of-global-tariffs/ https://translatingcuba.com/the-cuban-regime-celebrates-that...
- coliveira 1y ago
  It's not true that he excluded only Russia. North Korea and Cuba also are not in the list, clearly countries that are under heavy US sanctions.
borski 1y ago
Some witting, some not. I am not convinced all of DOGE are actual Russian assets. That would be too conspiratorial. But that they’re all compromised? That’s much more likely. We know for a fact that at least a couple are pwned.
- UncleOxidant 1y ago
  In a lot of cases it's just simple conflict of interests.
  - borski 1y ago
    To be clear, I meant literally compromised. As in, their machines are pwned. The whistleblower indication of Russian IPs logging in immediately after creation of usernames/passwords is a clear indication of that.
    - apercu 1y ago
      And/or these 19 year olds are selling data to their Russian (and Chinese, and Saudi) handlers.
- netsharc 1y ago
  Musk seems to just have "small dick energy", or in proper words, a very fragile ego. And he seems to hate the "woke left" for "poisoning" one of his kids' minds that came out as trans. And like a 12 year old, his ego told him that anything the left is for, he'll be against...
UncleOxidant 1y ago
Whether or not Musk is a Russian asset, it seems like the more immediate issue with him are the many conflicts of interest.
- CGMthrowaway 1y ago
  Agreed. We should examine all government contracts for conflicts of interest
  - CGMthrowaway 1y ago
    Edit: only Elon's contracts
freejazz 1y ago
Is there something about Elon Musk and the other tech robber barons being russian assets as well that makes the whole notion stupid on its face? I can't tell what your point is. Are you being dismissive or do you just want to remind people about the tech robber barons as well?
apercu 1y ago
No argument there!

smt88 1y ago

What is your explanation for Trump putting tariffs on every country in the world except Russia?

danso 1y ago
Russia is already under sanctions and has no significant trade with the U.S. — same as North Korea: https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-cuba-north-korea-escape-worst-trumps-tariff-wrath-2025-04-03/ https://www.reuters.com/world/russia-cuba-north-korea-escape...
- gbear605 1y ago
  The US imported 3.5 billion dollars of goods from Russia in 2024, and exported 500 million dollars of goods. https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/russia-and-eurasia/russia https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/russia...
  - danso 1y ago
    So under your logic, Trump is also controlled by Cuba? How does that work exactly? https://translatingcuba.com/the-cuban-regime-celebrates-that-trump-has-not-included-it-on-the-list-of-global-tariffs/ https://translatingcuba.com/the-cuban-regime-celebrates-that...
coliveira 1y ago
It's not true that he excluded only Russia. North Korea and Cuba also are not in the list, clearly countries that are under heavy US sanctions.

borski 1y ago

Some witting, some not. I am not convinced all of DOGE are actual Russian assets. That would be too conspiratorial. But that they’re all compromised? That’s much more likely. We know for a fact that at least a couple are pwned.

UncleOxidant 1y ago
In a lot of cases it's just simple conflict of interests.
- borski 1y ago
  To be clear, I meant literally compromised. As in, their machines are pwned. The whistleblower indication of Russian IPs logging in immediately after creation of usernames/passwords is a clear indication of that.
  - apercu 1y ago
    And/or these 19 year olds are selling data to their Russian (and Chinese, and Saudi) handlers.
netsharc 1y ago
Musk seems to just have "small dick energy", or in proper words, a very fragile ego. And he seems to hate the "woke left" for "poisoning" one of his kids' minds that came out as trans. And like a 12 year old, his ego told him that anything the left is for, he'll be against...

UncleOxidant 1y ago

Whether or not Musk is a Russian asset, it seems like the more immediate issue with him are the many conflicts of interest.

CGMthrowaway 1y ago
Agreed. We should examine all government contracts for conflicts of interest
- CGMthrowaway 1y ago
  Edit: only Elon's contracts

freejazz 1y ago

Is there something about Elon Musk and the other tech robber barons being russian assets as well that makes the whole notion stupid on its face? I can't tell what your point is. Are you being dismissive or do you just want to remind people about the tech robber barons as well?

apercu 1y ago

No argument there!