Former Republican: Post-Soviet oligarchs bought the Republican Party, at fire sale prices.

[MelissaB]

This is an important thread, but I'll sum it up for you: Post-Soviet oligarchs bought the Republican Party, at fire sale prices.

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The thread he is talking about is here and worth the read.

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[Gore1FL]

1. Here it is via threadreader, if yo are interested:

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1183842426445807616.html

[MelissaB]

2. Thanks for that!

[keithbvadu2]

3. Putting money into Trump was the best investment Putin ever made

[Leghorn21]

4. Dy-no-MITE!!

Great info, and man, I been waiting for Broidy’s indictment for a million years but I think the old boy flipped, which I guess is a good thing

Thanks for super thread, MB!!!

[certainot]

5. they did it by taking over rw talk radio the last 10 years

trump is the talk radio president. his friend and neighbor is limnbaugh. has he been getting payola or is he just doing it because he likes trump?

[Midnight Writer]

10. Limbaugh's current contract terms have not been revealed. Previously, he got $60 million a year.

Yet he was actually losing money in many markets because advertisers did not want to be associated with him.

I wonder if his continuance is paid for by private entities.

[Beartracks]

6. Saved for later reading. Thank you. n/t

[paulkienitz]

7. I object to the implication that the Coen Bros could make a bad movie.

[First Speaker]

9. Try *The Ladykillers*...

...alas, since I love Tom Hanks. I also am no admirer of *Brother, Where Art Thou*, though I'm well aware I'm in a small minority here...

[NBachers]

13. Second on Brother Where Art Thou. What a disappointment! I find it lame and annoying.

[ThoughtCriminal]

8. Not only did the GOP sell out their country

They sold it cheap. The Soviet Union never realized that they could have won the Cold War for less than the cost of one missile if they had just invested it in bribing Republican leaders instead.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

11. Vlad's bargain basement bozos

[Chicago1980]

12. Everything must go...

[Lock him up.]

14. And the gReedy nRa was happy to contribute.

Russians Used Greed to ‘Capture’ NRA, Senator Alleges in New Report

When the NRA visited Moscow in 2015, it wasn’t just to strengthen ties to Putin allies. A new Senate report says it was about making money, too.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/russians-used-greed-to-capture-nra-senator-ron-wyden-alleges-in-new-report

[Hekate]

15. That pic is cropped: Pence is in the left with just his shoulder jutting in. Not your fault...

...but unforgettable once seen. That holier-than-thou bastard is in this up to his neck.

[mitch96]

16. Makes perfect sense.. getting elected is expensive.. If you had a sugar daddy to help pay..

Politicians are always complaining that half their time in washington is spent on the phone begging for money.. If you have a sugar daddy to pay for your elections you can spend more time getting down to business... Repukes have this down to a science.
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[tanyev]

17. Marking to read later.