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Trump: A Strategic Achievement for Putin
Trump is not the side effect of Russian strategy. He is its highest achievement. It is important to understand that nations like Russia...
john raymond
May 312 min read
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Putin Is at War with the West
What many mistake as confusion—Trump's contradictory statements, his "shifting" allegiances, his chaotic style of governance—is not...
john raymond
May 313 min read
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The Media Is Misreading the Trump-Putin Menace
And every time Trump does his master's bidding, the media says he is confused, or erratic, or "just being Trump." The most dangerous...
john raymond
May 312 min read
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Trump Declines and Divides
Every opportunity he's had to stand against Putin, he has declined. Every opportunity to divide America or fracture its alliances, he has...
john raymond
May 312 min read
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Trump Always in Putin’s Pocket When It Matters
Trump has never sanctioned Russia in meaningful ways, never defended Ukraine without a caveat, never empowered NATO without undermining...
john raymond
May 312 min read
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Trump Chaos Is Consistency
What appears to be contradiction is cover. What appears to be chaos is consistency. The genius of Trump’s role in the Kremlin’s...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Trump "Truths" Are Camouflage, Just Like Before
His performances on Truth Social, his faux warnings to Putin, his refusals to punish Russian aggression—all of these are camouflage, just...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Trump 2.0: Clarified, Not Changed
Trump's return to the White House in 2025 has not changed the game; it has clarified it. He is once again delaying action against Putin,...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Trump Behaves Like a Russian Asset
His instincts, behaviors, and public performances are calibrated by the same logic as any well-placed asset: create division, erode...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Trump Doesn’t Need Briefings from the Kremlin
Trump doesn’t need briefings from the Kremlin, even though he has had them... That phrase has been used to absolve him—by journalists, by...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Trump Is an Operational Constant
Trump is not an unpredictable egotist. He is an operational constant. This is where the story breaks from the preferred fiction. The...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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The West’s Greatest Error
The West's greatest error has not just been in failing to stop Trump, but in failing to recognize what he is. That failure is no longer...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Trump as an Asset: Every Move Serves the Architecture
From his financial dependence on oligarch money to his predictable alignment with Kremlin geopolitical objectives, every move Donald...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Putin’s Trump: Functional General in the Asymmetric War
Since the beginning, Trump has acted not as a rogue actor but as a functional general in an ongoing asymmetric war aimed at destabilizing...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Donald Trump Is Not Being Played by Vladimir Putin: He Is a Willing Asset
Donald Trump is not being played by Vladimir Putin. He is not a victim of Russian manipulation. He is the success of it. This single...
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Corn of Mother Jones Is Beginning to Grasp the Truth
David Corn’s recent article in Mother Jones  is one of the sharper takes we’ve seen in the mainstream or adjacent press when it comes to...
john raymond
May 303 min read
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What The Lincoln Project Gets Wrong
Donald Trump has been cultivated by Russian interests for decades and has operated as a willing asset  of the Kremlin. This is not new....
john raymond
May 302 min read
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Jake Broe: Please Understand Trump Is a Russian Asset, Not an Agent of Russia
Jake Broe is sharp. He’s consistent, focused, and well-versed in military tactics. His ability to explain conventional war—troop...
john raymond
May 293 min read
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Craven, Cowardly, and an Asset: Why TACO-Trump Always Bows Down to Putin
TACO isn't just for trade, but for Putin and the Russians who Trump serves instead of serving Americans. There’s a pattern. There’s...
john raymond
May 292 min read
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Why BlueSky is Nice: You Can Have Discussions Without Having to Deal with Dishonest People
Thank You, Block Function! In the era of algorithmic distortion and performative discourse, finding an online space where meaningful...
john raymond
May 292 min read
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