A former FBI agent has alleged that Russia’s GRU intelligence agency targeted tech billionaire Elon Musk for exploitation and offered him direct contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Former FBI Counterintelligence Special Agent Jonathan Buma stated that Russian intelligence had special operations to influence Silicon Valley tech CEOs such as Musk and venture capitalist Peter Thiel that included gathering damning information that could later be used as blackmail.

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    let me guess thiel’s problem was his now-deceased BOYTOY he met at a gay event gala, whom died under suspicious circumstances when the BF started to confront thiel about his anit-lgbtq+ agenda with the gop, hypothetically this can affect thiels reputation amongst republicans and gop as he is gay.then he alleged suicided , but the news refuse to elaborate further or any new info, i think he ODed or fell out the window, there hasnt been any news since that incident. Remember gawker, he silenced that permanently through hogan

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    Unsurprising. Iirc, a British official revealed that any Britiah politicians and government officials stationed in Russia are briefed to never ever sleep with prostitutes, because Russians are great at blackmail. I don’t remember if this was during the Cold War or this is still a warning even after.

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      I’m not a diplomat, or a billionaire tech genius/idiot. I’m just the average fool but even I know not to fall for the honeypot.
      It’s a classic of the ages.

      It must be one of the oldest tricks in the book that’s been used for literally decades. If Felon Mucks fell for that old chestnut then, amazingly, he’s even more daft than I thought he was.

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      alot of honey pot prostitutes, madison cawthornes wife was alleged russian honey pot.

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    No shit.

    And they most definitely have proof of Trump with underage girls, laundering Russian oligarch money via real estate, leaving gallon milk containers in the fridge with one swallow left, and who knows what else.

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      It’s children

      Do you still wish to get targeted by russia’s extorion/blackmail sheme?

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      You just need hundreds of billions of dollars and a penchant for fucking up the world.

      Then the sex parties are free.

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        I’m gonna need an up to date COLA adjustment for my sex orgies cost analysis to maximize backwards overflow

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    Day one when musk started getting his grubby hands on all our departments I was this jackass talks directly with Putler. That should be a national security risk. But I. Trumpland nothing makes sense.

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    I’d expect Musk could get a phone call with Putin without the GRU’s help.