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Lose a mil in a stupid war - get a mil from India.
The story of unlimited manpower is not what we thought it was.
Trump won’t because stock market will collapse again and he will TACO
The Hill was the only corporate media platform I could find that at all covered this massively historic story, running below the weak headline-with-scare-quotes, “Gabbard claims Obama officials ‘manufactured intelligence’ of 2016 Russian election interference.” But you could write an entire book about how unprecedented and important this story is. Yesterday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard tweeted this highly-polished thread:
The first thing you should notice is that Tulsi tweeted this from her official government account, not her personal account. Thus, she is speaking as DNI. No previous DNI has ever made an announcement like that one; not even close.
We live in a time of unique historical moments. Everything from Trump’s re-election and the assassination attempts to the southern aurorae and Hunga Tonga. It is easy to become hardened to claims of historicity when everything feels record-shattering. But this story still stands out.
Tulsi Gabbard’s public disclosure as Director of National Intelligence is unprecedented and historic in nearly every dimension of American governance. Never before has a sitting DNI directly accused former top intelligence officials—including her predecessors—of orchestrating a domestic disinformation campaign to subvert an incoming president.
She did not leak anonymously, defer to internal channels, or await a closed-door investigation; instead, she unveiled evidence from a pending investigation in a tightly structured public thread, complete with official documents, internal communications, and a direct handoff to the Department of Justice— all under her own name and title. ...
On December 8th, 2016, IC analysts prepared a brief for then-President Obama that would have reported that Russia “did not impact recent U.S. election results.”
But before it was published, that report was pulled. The next day, December 9th, Clapper, FBI Director James Comey, and CIA Director John Brennan met with President Obama at the White House. “Obama directed the IC to create a new intelligence assessment that detailed Russian election meddling,” Tulsi said, “even though it would contradict multiple intelligence assessments released over the previous several months.”
A series of high-profile leaks to the Washington Post, NBC, and others, immediately followed, all sourced to “anonymous” intelligence officials. The WaPo reported, “This presidential campaign marks the first time Russia has attempted through cyber means to interfere in, if not actively influence, the outcome of an election, the officials said.” Similarly, NBC ran with, “U.S. intelligence officials now believe with a high level of confidence that Russian President Vladimir Putin became personally involved in the covert Russian campaign to interfere in the U.S. presidential election, senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News.”
Then, on January 6th, 2017 —two weeks before Trump took the oath— “DNI Clapper unveiled the new, Obama-directed politicized assessment, a gross weaponization of intelligence that laid the groundwork for a years-long coup intended to subvert President Trump’s entire presidency.”
You know the rest. Resistance! RussiaGate! Election interference! Impeachment! Impeachment again! And so on, ad nauseum.
Tulsi ended her thread with this even more remarkable tweet, advising that she was now “providing all documents to the DOJ”:
I am providing all documents to the Department of Justice to deliver the
accountability that President Trump, his family, and the American people
deserve.
... As more evidence, she immediately announced turning it over to DOJ. For what? The only reason she’d hand it off to DOJ is for prosecution. On cue, understandably fatigued MAGA people sighed, and complained that nothing ever happens. But this is different.
It’s different because there is also zero chance that Tulsi would have invoked DOJ in her announcement without clearing it with DOJ ahead of time. There’s no evidence DOJ was surprised, which is exactly what we should expect. In other words, DOJ was already waiting for the official handoff. And DOJ wouldn’t have agreed to this if they didn’t plan to do something.
The last thing Pam Bondi needs right now is another disappointing non-investigation.

Independent journalist Matt Taibbi, of “Twitter Files” fame, evaluated the new RussiaGate disclosures the same way I did: We now know how it all started. In yesterday’s Substack article titled, “No Doubt Left: Russiagate Was a Cover-Up,” Matt boiled it down like this:
One, Hillary Clinton and her team apparently hoped to deflect from her email scandal and other problems via a campaign tying Trump to Putin. Two, American security services learned of these plans. Three — and this is the most important part — instead of outing them, authorities used state resources to massively expand and amplify her scheme. The last stage required the enthusiastic cooperation and canine incuriosity of the entire commercial news business, which cheered as conspirators made an enforcement target of Trump, actually an irrelevant bystander.
Hillary Clinton got in trouble being dumb, tried to save herself by doing something dumber, and all of American officialdom backed the play. That’s it.
Doohmax
Yep. Hillary posted classified information on a personal server, deleted emails under subpoena and framed her political opponent with a blatant lie. The FBI caught her…..and immediately opened an intense investigation on ……Trump!
'm still 99% sure that no one who had any real power will serve any time, because that never happens.
Would love to be proven wrong.

you will see that the Obama-era report
RUSSIAN Railways (RZD) has revealed in its 2025 interim report that net profits have fallen by 96% to Roubles 2.7bn ($US 33.8m) in the first six months of this year. This is a significant decline from the first half of 2024, when RZD earned a net profit of Roubles 61.8bn.
A combination of high interest payments and the wider crisis in the country’s rail industry is to blame, with the outlook for the second half of the year set to be gloomy.
RZD's financial health took a sharp downward turn in the second quarter of 2025, when profitability spiralled into a net loss of Roubles 10.55bn , a stark contrast to the net profit of Roubles 13.25bn recorded in the first quarter. RZD’s net revenue rose by 10.8% to Roubles 1.5 trillion in the first half of 2025.
A high credit burden and falling freight loadings are the key factors dragging RZD's financial performance down, according to local analysts.
“Net profits are largely determined by the size of payments needed to serve existing loans,” says Sergey Frolov, managing partner of NEFT Research, a Moscow-based think tank. "The forecast for the second half of the year is more pessimistic - judging by the current dynamics, the decline in freight turnover will accelerate."
Freight volumes are diminishing significantly. During the first half of 2025, RZD handled 553.5 million tonnes, 7.6% down compared with the same period the previous year. In June, the decline in freight volumes reached 9.2%.
The discouraging financial results appear to have prompted RZD to embark on a belt-tightening policy. Since last month employees of RZD’s central office and at least two regional branches have been requested to take two additional days leave at their own expense , according to local business news outlet RBC. The move allows RZD to retain staff who would otherwise have to be made redundant.
The discouraging financial results appear to have prompted RZD to embark on a belt-tightening policy. Since last month employees of RZD’s central office and at least two regional branches have been requested to take two additional days leave at their own expense , according to local business news outlet RBC. The move allows RZD to retain staff who would otherwise have to be made redundant.
Based on recent reports and statements, here's who is blocking or undermining the effort:
1. House Republican Leadership, Led by Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)
Johnson has explicitly opposed the discharge petition, calling it "irrelevant and unnecessary" and urging Republicans not to sign it during closed-door meetings. He argues that the House Oversight Committee's ongoing investigation (which released ~33,000 pages of documents in September 2025) is sufficient, and he pushed a symbolic, non-binding resolution (passed 212-208) to continue the probe instead of forcing a full release. Johnson has dismissed Massie's push as "meaningless" and "inartfully drafted," effectively stalling the petition by withholding floor time and pressuring GOP members. Some initial Republican supporters (e.g., Rep. Victoria Spartz) have withdrawn under this pressure.
2. The Trump Administration and White House
The White House has been actively pressuring Republican lawmakers not to sign the petition, viewing it as a "hostile act" toward the administration. President Trump has dismissed the Epstein files as "irrelevant" and a "Democrat hoax," and the administration initially promised releases but backtracked, citing the Oversight probe as adequate. Trump allies have argued that the DOJ has provided "everything requested," despite survivors and Massie claiming the released files are incomplete or previously public. This has eroded some GOP support, with the administration framing the push as politicized.
3. Republican Donors and External Influences
Massie has accused major Republican donors (e.g., those funding the NRCC, RNC, and Trump's campaign) of blocking the release, suggesting financial pressure on lawmakers. Some X posts speculate on AIPAC or other lobbying groups influencing Republicans, but this lacks mainstream verification and appears tied to Massie's anti-interventionist stance. The Oversight Committee's partial releases (e.g., 33,295 pages in September 2025) are seen by critics as a donor-influenced "placebo" to avoid full transparency.
Current Status
The petition is close to succeeding (216/218 signatures as of September 9, 2025), potentially forcing a vote by late September, especially with expected Democratic wins in special elections. If passed, it would mandate full DOJ release within 30 days, but a Trump veto is possible. In the Senate, a similar push by Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to force release failed (tabled by Republicans, though Sens. Rand Paul and Josh Hawley voted in favor).
Massie and survivors argue the opposition protects "powerful men," while critics like Johnson claim it's unnecessary due to ongoing probes. The effort highlights bipartisan tensions over transparency.
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How come it's not Russia 24/7 anymore on NPR, CNN, and in the NY Times?
Have they run out of lame tenuous connections that no one is buying and which break no laws? Seemed like they could make up a new story every week for the last 8 months.
Or have they realized that investigating further looks more likely to incriminate Hillary than Trump?