(January 20, 2026 at 7:36 pm)Jackalope Wrote:(January 20, 2026 at 6:41 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: It makes sense if you look at Trump through the lens of Putin-puppet. This may be too conspiracist for many here, but Trump's behavior makes perfect sense if we posit him as an FSB asset.
I'd call it speculative rather than conspiracist. It's not conclusive, but it isn't contradicted, and it doesn't require invoking magical thinking.
I freely admit it's speculative. I also think it's the Occam's Razor solution to why he behaves the way he does. It coordinates cleanly with Putin's twin goals of dissecting NATO and undercutting support for Ukraine. It's also congruent with most of his decisions being to America's detriment.
I have no contravening evidence, but that isn't positive or dispositive. I do think that it should be a matter of consideration. Russia and previously the USSR have placed moles in the upper levels of American government before and would likely be a focus of further efforts. I know I'd do that, especially if I'd had their previous successes.
