US Crackdown on Russian Propagandists

[CaptButler]

A multi-department US Government investigation has resulted in the indictment of two RT (formerly, Russia Today) executives and the seizure of 32 propaganda websites. The two RT propagandists, Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, were charged with money laundering and foreign agent registration offenses with regard to a $10M propaganda operation in the US.  The operation fed money and pro-Kremlin propaganda regarding the 2024 elections and the Ukraine War to right-wing "influencers" in the US for further dissemination.  Six such "influencers" were named, but were not charged.

One of the named, Ivan Usefulnich Idiotski (a/k/a "Benny Johnson"), denied knowingly assisting the Putinist regime and threatened litigation against anyone who suggests otherwise.  RT's official response to the indictment was "1. Ha!  2. Hahahaha!  3. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"  This is presumably because RT has had no assets in the US other than some websites since it was deplatformed by US cable TV operators in 2022 for its relentless anti-Ukraine propaganda.

https://apnews.com/article/russian-inter...aa34fad5dd
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-rt-em...-thousands
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-...-security/
https://www.mediaite.com/crime/dave-rubi...ndictment/
https://www.rt.com/news/603521-biden-rt-...formation/

[stts2]

Oh wow. That is a good find. RT in America. This is about as dumb as it gets. Especially with Bidens Russia war turning out to be a tragic comedy of stupidity. You have to figure that the failing DOJ would start busting down the doors of anybody else they can take their vengeance on. Russian sympathizers should have fled the country on Hunters first conviction. Especially if they were hording that kind of cash. What a royal bunch of screw ups. I never watch any of those channels. I spent my time hunting for facts, rather than clown shows that laugh at facts. It's interesting that the DOJ is just now coming after those sites, rather than any site that spread the Fake Laptop stories. But, parents are being arrested for the kids shootings, and social media is going to be facing increasing attacks. It's the evolution of the world we live in. When Trump shows up, you can expect libtard crap sites to be the primary targets.

[CaptButler]

And in other not-really-surprising-news-at-all, Useful Idiot No.1, Elon Musk,* has been re-X-ing (or whatever) the Putinist line from the RT propaganda front involved in this case, Tenet Media:  https://www.yahoo.com/news/finance/news/...31701.html



* Who recently displaced the previous title holder, The Former President Known As Orange Jesus.

[RodneyYouPlonker]

This thread contains far too much Leftism...

[stts2]

Yup, tons of leftovers here. And it's so easy to tell when Musk is called a "useful idiot". That guy is one of the smartest dudes on the planet. He's not "can", this dude "is" paving the road to get off this planet permanently. Nobody else on the whole planet is doing that. In fact, most everybody else is actually copying musk in every way. NASA aint copying him, and we can all see the disaster that is heading for extinction. Which is fantastic because we need all smart people to gather together to pool their smarts and get humans spread out more quickly. There will certainly be monuments built for this guy everywhere off earth that we go. And anybody with brains would laugh and walk away when they hear Musk and idiot used in the same conversation. It's just senseless waste of breath.

[CaptButler]

Yup, tons of leftovers here. And it's so easy to tell when Musk is called a "useful idiot". That guy is one of the smartest dudes on the planet.
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There will certainly be monuments built for this guy everywhere off earth that we go. And anybody with brains would laugh and walk away when they hear Musk and idiot used in the same conversation. It's just senseless waste of breath.

Oh yes, the inventor of the $100K Cyber Veg-O-Matic. Pure genius, that.

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I don't know what that is but Musk did invent a Musk flame thrower that he sold to people legally. I never saw the point in it, but when you already invented practical electric cars and rockets to save mankind by getting them located elsewhere, he is privileged to be able to invent some fun things here and there just for the hell of it.

But unfortunately, the hater complex of todays society is off the scales because of the challenges of todays economics. The "gotta blame somebody" complex. I know vegans hate the crap out of him, but if they actually could get the rights to his crap, they would probably package it into a vitamin pill, hah. To supplement the grass diet they say would save the world. Yuck. Musk has it right. Vegans cant even begin to stop global warming. In my Facebook days, I already counted the conversion of BTUs into Watts and it was plain at day that the numbers didn't add up to "simply" abandon gasoline for quick conversion to electric cars. And that was 10 years ago. And today they announced that windmill projects were being abandoned because the production didn't cover the costs. And our current electric grid, compared to 10 years ago, aint no better at charging a car in every home. As I predicted 10 years ago. Things don't work unless the numbers add up. The BTU energy in gasoline still can't be generated in all of todays electric power plants. It is inescapable truth.

And the same goes with human caloric consumption. It's a number. The standard is a 2000 calorie diet daily to keep healthy energy levels. And it's tough keeping that input if you eat grass all day. Not to mention nasty tasting. But cows eat grass and weeds all day and make it into energy packed steaks and burgers. All I need to do is eat one good steak and I am fueled for the entire day. It's a huge energy food made from grass. So the cow, instead of us, eats the grass, and it works great. And it's all about calories. Cows eat all day long, while we go to the beach, and everything else we do. Natives in Alaska hunt seals and elk for their calorie packed diet. Because there is no farming in the cold wasteland. Elk roam far and wide to graze on everything that grows. All the stuff we can't or would not want to eat. So they convert those grazing calories into calories that work great for us.

So if we stopped eating animals, say because of disease, a ton of the human population would die off because of starvation. Because people would spend more time eating to get enough and less time living. And lots of people would fall thru the cracks. And people would have to grow a ton more things they could eat, and grow less grass. Your house would have to have wall to wall garden instead of lawn. Because less grows in the winter. And colder areas would have to be abandoned for lack of food growth. Humans have to have those calories to survive. And those calories have to be there to consume. It's 100% a numbers game. And cows store those calories in changing seasons much better than plants do. Cows migrate to better areas. Plant simply die in bad conditions. With no quick fix. So Musk has it right. Getting rid of cows doesn't end the need for the calories we require. So we would have to grow a shit ton more to replace them. Cows hold more energy than even potatoes. And who wants to eat potatoes all of their lives.

[CaptButler]

I don't know what that is but Musk did invent a Musk flame thrower that he sold to people legally.

Context (starting at 2:00):



It slices!  It dices!  It makes julienne fries!*

But unfortunately, the hater complex of todays society is off the scales because of the challenges of todays economics. The "gotta blame somebody" complex. I know vegans hate the crap out of him, but if they actually could get the rights to his crap, they would probably package it into a vitamin pill, hah.

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So Musk has it right. Getting rid of cows doesn't end the need for the calories we require. So we would have to grow a shit ton more to replace them. Cows hold more energy than even potatoes. And who wants to eat potatoes all of their lives.

Unsure what all this stuff about vegans has to do with, well, anything, but


OKAY THEN!

*  Which is also a meme!  Yay!

EDIT:  In other self-humiliating (and more on topic) news,  RT covert propaganda platform Tenet Media was shut down by its "owners" Thursday night.  "Co-owner" Lauren Chen was also fired from her broadcasting job at Blaze Media, with all of her videos wiped from their website:  https://www.yahoo.com/news/pro-trump-med...24105.html

[stts2]

Oh, yea that is definitely one butt ugly truck. Hard to figure what made him poop that thing out. But that Veg thing made me think about the Vegan war he started. I figure that's what you were postin about. Greenies, Vegans, all the same. Demanding we spend out our taxes to suit their interest. It's pretty laughable.



Actually I think Vegans are pushing for NASA to invent good tasting grass hybrids. They will never admit that eating like cows every day sucks. I stayed at a Vegans place for a week long ago. But I defected to Burger King.

[CaptButler]

Fast-talking internet lawyer explains it to you (warning: last two and a half minutes are an ad):