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A former FBI agent has alleged that Russia’s GRU intelligence agency targeted tech billionaire Elon Musk for exploitation and offered him direct contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Former FBI Counterintelligence Special Agent Jonathan Buma stated that Russian intelligence had special operations to influence Silicon Valley tech CEOs such as Musk and venture capitalist Peter Thiel that included gathering damning information that could later be used as blackmail.

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[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 101 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I, too, am available for this specific type of targeting.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 66 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You just need hundreds of billions of dollars and a penchant for fucking up the world.

Then the sex parties are free.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm gonna need an up to date COLA adjustment for my sex orgies cost analysis to maximize backwards overflow

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's children

Do you still wish to get targeted by russia's extorion/blackmail sheme?

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 75 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

No shit.

And they most definitely have proof of Trump with underage girls, laundering Russian oligarch money via real estate, leaving gallon milk containers in the fridge with one swallow left, and who knows what else.

[–] ephrin@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 days ago (1 children)

…leaving gallon milk containers in the fridge with one swallow left…

That monster…

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 53 points 2 days ago

Hey Russia. I want drugs and sex. Right here.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 14 points 2 days ago

How did they through all the other sex and drugs he buys

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

let me guess thiel's problem was his now-deceased BOYTOY he met at a gay event gala, whom died under suspicious circumstances when the BF started to confront thiel about his anit-lgbtq+ agenda with the gop, hypothetically this can affect thiels reputation amongst republicans and gop as he is gay.then he alleged suicided , but the news refuse to elaborate further or any new info, i think he ODed or fell out the window, there hasnt been any news since that incident. Remember gawker, he silenced that permanently through hogan

[–] AntelopeRoom@lemm.ee 23 points 2 days ago (5 children)

What do they think the guy can be blackmailed? He has no shame.

[–] FartMaster69@lemmy.dbzer0.com 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You would be surprised just how terrified of rejection these billionaires can be.

[–] normanwall@lemmy.world 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They might just straight up ask to buy you a horse so you'll give them a handjob

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Shit, I'll give you a handjob for a horse. But not these guys.

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

A symptom of malignant narcissism.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 32 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Well I can think of one way...

On an unrelated note did you know that a lot of narcissists project their feelings and faults onto others.

On a separate unrelated note do you remember when the muskrat accused that rescue diver of being a pedo?

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He's a raging narcissist. He wants to worshiped, and adulated, and most importantly, he wants to be loved, what he didn't get as a child when it mattered.. Embarrassment is a fate worse than death to narcissists.

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did someone say children? Anyways, on a compleeeeetely (😏😏) unrelated note...what sort of blackmail info do you think putin has on him?

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Reading comprehension is a valuable skill.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Why would they need to blackmail ideological fellow travelers?

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

did they also use rock and roll

[–] OrteilGenou@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

So take those old Teslas off the shelf

I'll glue them back together by myself

[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Unsurprising. Iirc, a British official revealed that any Britiah politicians and government officials stationed in Russia are briefed to never ever sleep with prostitutes, because Russians are great at blackmail. I don't remember if this was during the Cold War or this is still a warning even after.

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

I'm not a diplomat, or a billionaire tech genius/idiot. I'm just the average fool but even I know not to fall for the honeypot.
It's a classic of the ages.

It must be one of the oldest tricks in the book that's been used for literally decades. If Felon Mucks fell for that old chestnut then, amazingly, he's even more daft than I thought he was.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

alot of honey pot prostitutes, madison cawthornes wife was alleged russian honey pot.

[–] Kurious84@eviltoast.org 10 points 2 days ago

Day one when musk started getting his grubby hands on all our departments I was this jackass talks directly with Putler. That should be a national security risk. But I. Trumpland nothing makes sense.

[–] PbNews@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Well this is shocking to wake up to

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How many horses does the Kremlin have?

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 2 days ago

they have WINDOWS, plenty of windows.