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829aaedb | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Article via @58fbd252 and it should be a banal point, but... you don't have to be a spy to be a foreign asset. A person can be a foreign asset just by being easily manipulated, such as how Elon Musk was easily manipulated to personally interfere with Ukraine's military operations.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink

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4b7ea437 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @927f6975 @58fbd252 

Love how Fiona Hill explained it:  
 https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/10/17/fiona-hill-putin-war-00061894

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c6a017e2 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @927f6975 @58fbd252 
See also: the former guy. Flatter him, tell him how smart he is, and he'll do what you want.
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Serious T DoGStar | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @927f6975 @58fbd252 That sounds like am apologist explanation.  Musk is just another far right Putin fanboi
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edgeoforever 🍎 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @927f6975 @58fbd252 he’s not manipulated. He’s a kindred spirit white supremacist. The Nazi Internationale.🤷‍♀️