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DFW

(56,692 posts)
7. I guess "remote pilot" is not such a remote possibility
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:28 AM
Nov 12

Still, for all the damage they wrought last time (VVP included), under Biden, we bounced back so well that the whole of Fox and every pertinent unit of the GRU (surely NOT limited to just 26165 and 74455) was needed to give their propaganda effort enough of a push to bring their masses to believe the opposite was true.

Irish_Dem

(58,516 posts)
9. Yes I think it was all hands on deck for Russian military and GRU to steal the election.
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:34 AM
Nov 12

In 2016 it was said Russian military intelligence assets were here in the US during the election.
I assume the same this time as well.

Irish_Dem

(58,516 posts)
8. South Africa is part of the Chinese/Russian BRIC.
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:32 AM
Nov 12

A group whose stated goal is to bring down the western democracies
so they can become the new global superpower.

They are doing quite well working on this goal.

Glorfindel

(9,933 posts)
3. If they start getting rid of the career civil servants as they have promised,
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:08 AM
Nov 12

autopilot will be disconnected and the ground will approach at an alarming rate. Whee! It's going to be a bumpy ride!

RIP, everything that made the USA great. It was a noble experiment.

gab13by13

(25,297 posts)
5. When they start shutting down government agencies they won't need
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:21 AM
Nov 12

as many civil servants. Hell, they may even give the poor people that are still working a tax break to pacify them.

newdeal2

(1,032 posts)
6. I don't think many of Trump's picks survived all 4 years last time?
Tue Nov 12, 2024, 10:27 AM
Nov 12

Equally frightening to think of the rejects who will take office in a few years.

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