>

Why?
well, somebody spent a lot of money to get this clown stuffed into the Right's clown car 
if you tried to pitch this guy as a character in a fictional story you'd get laughed out of the room >

Santos can't be the only, there has to be more grifters that ran in last year's elections.
Russian interests don't stop with one candidate... >

Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the pathological liar ex-press secretary who just got elected gov of Arkansas. I’m convinced her daddy bought her that press secretary job (no way in hell would Donald Trump, who’s obsessed with image & hot 20 yr old pageant girls hire an unattractive, overweight 40 year old to be the face everyone sees when they watch press conferences about the Trump administration). With her daddy as corrupt as he is? You know there was money involved. To win a governors race though? I don’t know. 
I do know she spent the entire year in Florida, not Arkansas, begging people for money because outside of that press secretary stunt? That woman never had a job in her 40 years on this earth. 
Between her and Santos I just see two scam artists with bad teeth. >

Meanwhile, her opponent was a a young black minister who earned an PhD in urban planning from MIT and had previously worked as a physicist. He only got about 35% of the vote. >

Damn. That's depressing >

As a born and bred Californian living a state north from Arkansas…. it’s unbelievable how folks think these people are on the side of the righteous. I’ve lived abroad and traveled to 3 other continents but the biggest culture shock of my life was moving to mid-America >

Born in Texas and lived in southern states till I left for the Marine Corps. World travel was a shock, and made me realize how backward my family and the states I had lived in are. >

Travel changes perspectives and challenges our own expectations about the world. Glad you got the experience and hope all of it was ultimately positive for you! >

it was an eye opener for certain. My brother also went in, but spent his entire tour in N Carolina. Learned nothing in this aspect. >

always interesting how similar experiences can influence people totally differently >

It's amazing just how many republicans can be linked to Russians. >

Remember when McCarthyism? Remember the socialist boogeyman? >

Yeah, turns out it was Capitalists all along. >

Surprise, surprise. The ones who exhort a free market want to stack the deck to never lose >

It's just Neo-feudalism with good marketing. >

McCarthy was so desperate to be Speaker that he didn't want to look into Santos.  Now, we're finding out that Santos is a Russian plant of a sanctioned oligarch who wanted McCarthy to be Speaker.  I hope this leads to more revelations of money laundering and other financial crimes.  It's time to clean House. >

Why else do you think the Republicans have hobbled the House Ethics Committee's ability to investigate?  They know where the rot is, they just don't want anybody else to find out. >

I have no confidence in Republicans to do anything about him, but the DOJ is already involved with the case and Santos isn't important enough to shield from prosecution. >

Forgive me for not having faith that the doj will do anything useful. >

What in the last 3 decades of inaction are you talking about? Why not? >

This is a gift link with no paywalls, but here's the meat of it:

Taken together, the evidence suggests Santos may have had a business relationship with Intrater as Santos was first entering politics in 2020. It also shows, according to the SEC filing, that Intrater put hundreds of thousands of dollars into Santos’ onetime employer, Harbor City, which was accused by regulators of running a Ponzi scheme. Neither Santos nor Intrater responded to requests for comment. Attorneys who have represented Intrater also did not respond.



While Intrater is a U.S. citizen, his company, the investment firm Columbus Nova, has historically had extensive ties to the business interests of his Russian cousin, billionaire Viktor Vekselberg. As recently as 2018, when Vekselberg was sanctioned by the Treasury Department for his role in the Russian energy industry, his conglomerate was Columbus Nova’s largest client, the company confirmed to The Post that year.
Intrater’s interactions in 2016 and 2017 with Michael Cohen, who at the time was working as a lawyer for Donald Trump, were probed during special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible links between Trump and the Kremlin.
Intrater’s company paid the lawyer and self-described Trump fixer to identify deals for his business, and court records show they exchanged hundreds of texts and phone calls. >

Looks bad, smells bad, don't eat it. Nature has ways of signaling danger. The money trail looks like Russian interests gave Santos money to get elected. >

But he legit said it “didn’t come from Russian” on a podcast.
/s >

Actually, he said it didn't come from China, Ukraine, or Burisma. So probably Russia. >

Burisma? >

Ukrainian gas company you probably forgot about. They put Hunter Biden on their board, presumably for access to VP Biden. Been a recurring villain in the Fox News Cinematic Universe ever since. >

I always laugh at how they harp on Burisma so bad, as if companies paying favors to the family of politicians, in order to gain access and influence with the politician, isn't as old as time. And hell, the Republicans are the ones who perfected that play. >

They unironically foam at the mouth about Burisma and completely ignore the billions of dollars the Saudi's gave Jared Kushner. >

Russia has been involved with his entire campaign.  This guy is a Russian asset.  Nobody gets 700k without expectations. >

There is so much to unpack with this guy.
He may not actually be named George Santos. He was going by Anthony Devolder at a conservative rally a few years ago. This raises questions of who he really is.
He's probably not a legal US citizen. He appears to have committed fraud in order to qualify for citizenship, and it is also unclear as to whether or not he met the time requirements to qualify to naturalized.
He's a known criminal in Brazil. He's on the run from authorities there for check fraud, and potentially other financial crimes.
He was broke during his time with the company that later turned out to be a Ponzi scheme and struggled to pay his rent. His landlord said he also trashed the apartment.
He somehow loaned 700k to his campaign, despite being essentially broke. He then reported a meteoric rise in net wealth, from basically zero to $10 million in something like 2 years or less.
He has lied about almost every aspect of his life. He claimed to be Jewish, but is not. He actually used the term "Jew-ish," meaning that some members of his ancestry were. But he is not actually.
His mother apparently died in the towers on 9/11, despite succumbing to cancer apparently in 2016.
He claims to be gay, despite being married to a woman for the purposes of qualifying for US citizenship.
This guy needs to have his life torn apart and reconstructed by the FBI, and then charged with the litany of crimes he has committed in order to where he is today.
And then he needs to have his citizenship revoked and sent packing back to Brazil where they can have their turn with him. >

Boebert is another one with unexplained millions in the bank after struggling to pay property taxes. >

Her money is easier to trace back to her husband getting a cushy consulting gig for oil companies, and then mad insider trading once she became a house rep.
Boebert's pre-election run story is...interesting. She is alleged to have been a B roll talent model who doubled as an escort/sex worker. She is alleged to have been paid for sexual favors by Ted Cruz and another GOP party operative, while being scouted as a potential candidate for office. The allegations go so far as to claim she may have been paid by Cruz to get an abortion.
It is also alleged that Cruz paid for the bulk of her 2020 primary chal, and his PAC supported her general election. The funds to reimburse her for her driving expenses while campaigning were almost exactly what it took to pay off the property taxes on her now defunct restaurant.
The talent site where she pops up is the same site that the wine drunk moron who appeared in court with Rudy Giuliani in Michigan or Wisconsin also shows up on...I can't remember the details now, but there were several models in that site that ended up in the GOP's orbit. Maybe the spoiler candidate that showed up in Florida that cost the Democrat in Miami-Dade the election? It's an interesting coincidence, if nothing else. >

Most of what you are recounting is wildly unsubstantiated.
But it's so damn plausible. >

That's why I heavily used the word alleged.
It's a whole lot of very strange bits of information, rumors, hearsay, and the like. 
But man does it paint a compelling picture of a woman who was scouted out for the job of insane right wing politician in order to swell the ranks of the MAGA faithful. >

"People are saying..." >

This made me think of this quote for some reason:
“I never said he was,” he continued, “I said there was a rumor in Milwaukee that he was, which was true when I started the rumor in Milwaukee.” >

Treason runs deep with Republicans >

Russians and republicans. Name a more iconic duo. >

Wasn’t it only like 10 years ago that the Russians were the hated boogeyman enemies of republicans? Crazy
Did the love affair start before trump or did they follow him (and his handlers)? >

It really is crazy. I wonder if it was money or kompromat. I bet it was a mixture of both. >

The DNC and RNC emails were hacked.  The DNC ones were released. >

You don't think that's just because the DNC ones were the only ones with damning evidence of shady dealings, while the RNC ones were just boring campaign strategy discussions of honest legisl... okay, sorry.  I just can't finish typing that with a straight face. >

Had me going in the first half lol >

The GOP is a Russian asset. >

I get to go back to my Russia files! 
Jan. 9, 2017
Vekselberg Meets With Cohen
In Michael Cohen’s Trump Tower office, he and Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg discuss a mutual desire to strengthen Russia’s relations with the United States under President Trump. Also in attendance is Vekselberg’s cousin, Andrew Intrater, chief executive of an American investment firm — Columbus Nova — whose biggest client is Vekselberg’s Renova Group. The three men agree to see each other at Trump’s  inauguration. A week later, they are together at a dinner celebrating the inauguration.
Jan. 20, 2017
Vekselberg, Veselnitskaya, Akhmetshin and Butina Attend Trump Inauguration Festivities; Cohen Gets Big Contract
The FBI is concerned that key Russian elites and others associated with Putin’s government are attending Trump inauguration events. Among them is Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, who attends a Trump inauguration dinner as a guest of Andrew Intrater, chief executive of investment firm Columbus Nova. Intrater is Vekselberg’s cousin, and Vekselberg’s firm — Renova Group — is Columbus Nova’s largest client. Days after the inauguration, Columbus Nova awards Michael Cohen a $1 million consulting contract. >

Remember the red scare? Which at times was over the top. Now however we have the "red I ain't seen nothin". >

GOP just selling America to Russian oligarchs. They can't even be deluding themselves at this point, can they? >

They want to use Russian money to live and campaign off of, and Murdoch's FOX News to confuse their base.
Republicans have sold out the US . >

In late November, the Daily Beast reported that Andrew Intrater — a cousin of and money manager for sanctioned Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg — gave more than $56,000 to political committees supporting Santos, who defeated Democrat Robert Zimmerman Nov. 8.
Some background: 
Viktor Vekselberg is a Ukrainian-born oligarch with links to donations to both the Clinton Foundation and the Trump inaugural fund. Vekselberg, who has ties with Putin and has publicly advocated for lifting U.S. Sanctions on Russia, previously served on the board of the sanctioned Russian oil company Rosnef and reportedly holds “signicant interest” in Oleg Deripaska’s company, Rusal. Vekselberg was part of the financial conglomerate Alfa-Access-Renova Consortium alongside fellow oligarchs Mikhail Fridman, German Khan, and Len Blavatnik. He also owns the diversfied holding company Renova Group. 
Andrew Intrater, the CEO of Columbus Nova, which has been described as “the U.S. investment vehicle for the Renova Group,” donated $250,000 to Trump’s inauguration fund. Prior to this donation, the Trump campaign had criticized Hillary Clinton after it was revealed that the Clinton Foundation had accepted large donations from Renova Group. Vekselberg has come in contact with several individuals linked to the Trump Campaign. He attended the December 2015 RT anniversary gala alongside both Michael Flynn and Putin. He also attended a 2014 fundraising event for the Moscow Jewish Museum, which was attended by both Jared and Ivanka Trump. Vekselberg also has ties to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross due to a 2014 partnership with Renova Group involving the Bank of Cyprus; Renova Group is currently the largest shareholder in Bank of Cyprus, while Wilbur Ross served on the bank’s Board for several years before becoming Secretary of Commerce. >

Boy, does Russia love its useful idiots >

"useful" >

Wait until the government defaults on its debt + aid is cut off to Ukraine due to a few fringe votes in the House… they’re very useful. >

Now it becomes clear where GOP leaders get their marching orders from. Russian sympathizers, and a steroid-taking troll doll. I'm starting to think QAnon was created by the Kremlin. >

If not created by they definitely threw lots of gas on that stupid fire. >

This is true of a lot of Russian sourced conspiracies. The ones they tried to do on their own and disseminate in the West were shit. This goes all the way back to the Soviet days.
Social media made it a lot easier. Find existing nutty stuff online that's potentially disruptive. Then boost it. It's almost too easy. Massive state security liability. >

You have to assume that others had their campaigns funded by Russia.  Maybe you can't prove it, but you know these things are happening and it would explain a lot.  With all the money that was funneled in through the NRA, and the ability to mask everything through SuperPACs there's no way of knowing how much of Congress has been infiltrated. >

We can prove it in a lot of the cases. There’s just nothing being done. The NRA was a direct pipeline. >

Woah… this is a huge revelation considering the proxy war we are sinking hundreds of millions of dollars a day into.

AND the GOP will road block anything from happening again to own the libs (like any other national security threat) >

Russia's waged a proxy war with the west via political interference and social media influence operations for a decade now.
This is why kicking them out of Ukraine is so crucial, as it will cripple their international capabilities to keep harming us. They've already been attacking our way of life, radicalizing our citizens, and propping up a party intent on literally gutting the nation in the name of a false patriotism.
It's ironically the same stuff as the red scare rhetoric, only it turns out to be true about the party that used those scare tactics. (I actually do not think the 2 are related, but the irony is so sharp it could cut through diamonds). >

I have yet to see a photo of George Santos without that same shit eating grin. What gives? >

He still can't believe that this actually worked and he's a fucking Congressman now, I guess that is reason for a constant shit eating grin. >

I guess anything in America is possible with enough Russian Money. >

There's a LOT of Russian sympathy in the right.  When we think of spies and operatives, this is not Russia planting Russian people.  It's turning US citizens by leveraging them or catering towards their interests.  Well, we have a lot of people who's sole interest in politics is to get rich, and Russia is all too happy to oblige.  It may start with campaign funding, but it quickly turns into political favors.  Pretty soon you're no longer working for the US.  Congratulations, you have now become a foreign agent and spy.  This it's a position a lot of Republicans are putting themselves into, or already have.  Numerous media entities have also placed themselves into this position. >

About 20 years ago I heard a program on NPR that played a voice recording that, at that time, was itself about 20 years old. So, the original recording was from the 1960's.  If I remember correctly, it was either an interview or a speech by Kruschev. It might have even been his shoe banging speech from the U.N.  
He said something like this: We will wait, and as we are waiting, we will slowly infiltrate the U.S. We have patience and can wait a long time, but we will be successful. 
I know it's not exactly what he said, but that's the gist of it. That Russia would continue to steadily work to influence, change, harm and possess the U.S., no matter how long it would take. 
And we are now at that moment.
Edit: original recording was from the 60's,  not 20 years old at the time I heard it. More like 40. Math isn't my strong suit. >

40 years ago was the 80s. 
I’m going to weep into my Blind Melon CD. >

Oh God, you're right. >

His life is pretty plain >

Great, another Trump. >

How is this guy not at least a foreign asset, at most a full blown spy? >

The entirety of the GOP appears to be compromised Russian assets. >

Is Santos a Russian agent? >

More likely an asset.
The Russians have been funding the republican party for years and are now deeply embedded. >

And there it is! >

How much of this nonsense must the people endure until this sad lying person is removed from office.   C’mon >

718 days.
Because there's no fucking way they get the 2/3rds needed to kick him out.  GOP needs that vote. >

I will keep beating this drum:
There is something here. This dude was in poverty and then magically had $300k to lend himself? Changes his name?
He was plucked by dark money to do some dirty work. They were just careless with his backstory. They won’t be as careless next time.
Our current form of government is about two election cycles from being over. There is a much larger story we are missing. This goes far beyond power and greed. You don’t need politicians like this to perpetuate power and greed. This is a coup from within. But why? 
What are we missing? >

And there you go. >

Where there’s smoke, I mean a shit load of smoke, there might be, just might be ………wait for it……..a fire?  Or a piece of human garbage who needs to be removed from office? >

No proof of collusion!!! /s >

Don't be alarmed.  I'm sure he cozied up to Russia to give them a stern warning.
That's why my senator flew to Russia on July 4 so you know he meant business. >

“After a through investigation of these claims, our new and improved Ethics committee did indeed discover h the R next to his name and concluded that he did nothing wrong.” - Kevin McCarthy, very soon. >

Is this better or worse than Rand Paul hand delivering a letter to putin on Independence Day?
The whole GOP are russian assets, they want to be oligarchs in the corporate-state petrochemical enterprise like putin is. >

Russia is waging an incredibly successful war to destroy America from within and noone is doing anything to stop it >

National. Security. Risk. That's exactly what he is. He needs to be removed ASAP. >

Weird how there is no alarm in our government with how easily a foreign power is able to get a pawn elected within the same major political party. >

I wonder how compromised our government actually is. We genuinely have a fifth column in this country representing Russian interests. Russian propaganda networks literally show clips of Tucker Carlson to justify their actions. >

Every headline about this guy should just read "George Santos: It keeps getting worse" >

Thank you Justice Roberts once again for Citizens United the worst fucking thing ever! >

Of course there’s a Russian connection. This shit is getting old. >

The Republican Party is still endorsing con-men. sigh.. >

I wish news articles would stop using the name George Santos, as we aren't even sure if that's who this person is. Which when you think about it is fucking ludicrous. >

Holy fucking shit, this is the kind of guy TREASON laws need to be applied to. >

What Russia proved with Trump and doubled down on Santos with is with the right amount of money they can get whoever they fucking want elected into office in this country, and because our system is so broken, we can't do a single thing about it. We're absolutely fucked, folks. >

You know normally at a job they suspend you until the investigation of a crime is complete, and you either get fired with no pay for that time or you come back with pay for the time gone >

Why can't we openly talk about the GOPs Russia problem? How is this not a bigger deal? >

Still can’t believe this guy tried to play it off like he said he was “Jew-ish” 😂 >

Republicans are owned by Russia. Period. They are elected foreign agents working to sabotage the United States. And they are not hiding it, and nobody can do anything. >

Normally I would say that might a coincidence but with the rest of this guy's life idk. Honestly I'm a little worried this guy might just be a legit spy >

Turns out Santos is really a Melissa McCarthy character in her new Russian spy comedy. 
Playing live on news networks nightly. >

But yeah, the GOP isn’t riddled with Russian assets. Nothing to see here folks, move along. >

This guy is clearly a massive queef, but how can there be this much dirt on one person? >

Lock him up >

The GOP is owned by Putin. >

Hey, look! *More* Russia connections!  
Why is the GOP up to their ears in Russians? >

These people are literally traitors by definition, how much more are we willing to take? >

Well now we know the source of the dark money. That's useful. >

The Deep State in action. >

Been waiting for the Russian link. No wonder republicans wanted him on the intel committee >

Lol russia has had way more success after the cold war then during. All it took was bigotry, using our own system against us, and corruption. Ez >

Russpublicans!! >

Dude is a standard Republican. >

I think the question really needs to be asked now...
Is he even gay? >

Excellent. I look forward to nothing to continue to happen to hold anyone accountable. >

The entire Republican party is rife with Russian assets. >

Whenever I read this level of republican hijinx I think of Al Franken.