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d.c. O'Brien @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 19h

House of Putin
House of Trump
~by Craig Unger, 2018~
American Kompromat
~Craig Unger, 2021~

America, you have to read.
When billionaires can buy nationa, build pvt armies & privatize human resources, capitalism has gone too far.

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Chris⚖️Justice @chrisjustice01.bsky.social · 15h

Things have not gone well for Trump's fmr partner Mikheil Saakashvili. After years of suffering in a locked hospital, he gets 9 more years in prison. (3/25) www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/...

Georgian court hands former president Saakashvili nine more years in prison

Georgia's opposition forces claim the ruling reflects regime's fear of the former pro-Western leader.

www.aljazeera.com

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 2h

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)
Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi. Once again, the project flopped. And once again, Trump cashed in.
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#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)

Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi. Once again, the project flopped. And once again, Trump cashed in.

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 21h

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)
Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi. Once again, the project flopped. And once again, Trump cashed in.
open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)

Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi. Once again, the project flopped. And once again, Trump cashed in.

open.substack.com

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 1d

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)
Having become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, Trump took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi. Once again, it was a disaster. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)

Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi. Once again, the project flopped. And once again, Trump cashed in.

open.substack.com

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Andrea Chalupa @andreachalupa.bsky.social · 1d

Russian-linked oligarchs are holding Georgia politically hostage, including repressive measures against protests that remain defiant. Trump enjoys a greenlight expanding his corruption there:

Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 1d

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)

Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi.
open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)

Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi.

open.substack.com

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 1d

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)

Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi.
open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)

Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi.

open.substack.com

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 1d

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)

Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi.
open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

#31. Georgia on his Mind(2011)

Now that Trump had become the Colonel Sanders of luxury condos, he took his new franchising model to the Georgian port city of Batumi.

open.substack.com

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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 4d

Peggy have you read @craigunger.bsky.social thought that gave v good detail on how it all worked.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 7d

VIDEO: Reporter @andykroll.bsky.social explains Vought’s rise from a congressional staffer to the man piloting everything from Trump's layoffs and agency closings to his shutdown strategy, controlling the fate of trillions of dollars and millions of federal workers.

Russell Vought: The Shadow President

YouTube video by ProPublica

www.youtube.com

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 7d

Chris Murphy is one of the only Dems who gets that there is no budget “deal” to make. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 7d

FT Investigation: At least 30 individuals or companies that have collectively donated more than $116mn to Donald Trump’s causes have received benefits or advantages from White House moves.

Read more here: on.ft.com/497fook

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Murphy: "If we want to win the argument nationally on the economy, then we've got to break our addiction to incremental economic change. And we've got to talk about big, bold ideas that reorder power in this country."

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 9d

Good to see that the NYT is addressing the most vital issues of the day.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9d

The pumpkin spice latte has survived blistering political environments, harrowing global recessions and endless cycles of beverage and diet trends by refusing to be cool. Now, it’s a touchstone of the American palate. nyti.ms/4hb1GD6

A photo shows a tall glass of coffee topped with whipped cream with the headline: The Pumpkin Spice Latte Will Outlive Us All

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 9d

Unconstitutional, damaging to our democracy and--last time I checked--murder is a crime. Let's not gussy it up and call it acts of war. This is murder.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 9d

This is the FIFTH time Trump has carried out an illegal bombing in the Caribbean.

Using the military to execute alleged criminals with no due process or input from Congress is brazenly unconstitutional and damaging to our democracy.

apnews.com/article/trum...

US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

apnews.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 11d

Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.

Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 11d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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gentlystream.bsky.social @gentlystream.bsky.social · 11d

Attn @lukeharding1968.bsky.social @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @christopherjm.ft.com @maddow.msnbc.com @craigunger.bsky.social

Steve B - Grr. Argh. 🦇 @stevebasnett.bsky.social · 11d

Between them, @carolecadwalla.bsky.social at @thenerve.news and @peterjukes.bsky.social at @bylinetimes.bsky.social have blown the Farageov treachery wide open.

The big UK media players are *u**ing cowards, and reveal themselves to be a stinking, corrupt part of the plot to destroy Britain.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 12d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 16d

Guy isn't just making it tough for democracy and progress in the US, he's making it tough for democracy globally.

The gas station X mafia state masquerading as a country which has long been the hand that fed him, must be happy.

Essential context 👇

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 17d

#30 Trump's Russian Laundromat: The South Florida Edition (2003-2010's)

Trump's Russian laundromat was not confined to New York or his overseas properties. In South Florida as well, Russians gobbled up Trump condos via all-cash, anonymous transactions. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

#30 Trump's Russian Laundromat: The South Florida Edition (2003-2010's)

Trump's Russian laundromat was not confined to New York or his overseas properties. In south Florida as well, Russians gobbled up Trump condos via all-cash, anonymous transactions.

open.substack.com

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Laki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 16d

Absolutely teeth gritting but essential read if you like democracy and don't understand how America got itself into this mess.

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MST3Katie @mst3katie.bsky.social · 15d

American Kompromat by @craigunger.bsky.social

bookshop.org/p/books/amer...

American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery

How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery

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MST3Katie @mst3katie.bsky.social · 15d

House of Trump, House of Putin by @craigunger.bsky.social

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House of Trump, House of Putin: The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia

The Untold Story of Donald Trump and the Russian Mafia

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Georgia DiPirro 📎 @georgiadipirro.bsky.social · Sep 21

Dear America, whatever you wish more German citizens would have done in 1933
Do That Now!

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Therese:ERAnow @thereseeranow.bsky.social · 17d

substack.com/@craigunger/... @craigunger.bsky.social @joyannreid.bsky.social @jimacosta.bsky.social

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Trump Money Laundering, South Florida Edition

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Dr Seán Ketchem @cskwriter.bsky.social · 17d

It is amazing how nearly all U.S. news now is marked by endless bouts of crisis, confrontation, and standoffs, not imposed by any outside circumstances, but by the government of the United States itself: purposely in order to divide and weaken the country.
What a disastrous self-own by the voters.

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Craig Unger @craigunger.bsky.social · 17d

#30 Trump's Russian Laundromat: The South Florida Edition (2003-2010's)

Trump's Russian laundromat was not confined to New York or his overseas properties. In South Florida as well, Russians gobbled up Trump condos via all-cash, anonymous transactions. open.substack.com/pub/craigung...

#30 Trump's Russian Laundromat: The South Florida Edition (2003-2010's)

Trump's Russian laundromat was not confined to New York or his overseas properties. In south Florida as well, Russians gobbled up Trump condos via all-cash, anonymous transactions.

open.substack.com

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