Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report

[BeaverFever]

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report

Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications
 

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is now central to Donald Trump’s election campaign, has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin for the past two years, according to a report in the US.

The Wall Street Journal, citing several in-post and former US, European and Russian officials, reported that the conversations between the two men ranged from the personal to the geopolitical and included a request from the Russian leader not to activate his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favour to the Chinese leader and Putin ally, Xi Jinping.

The implications of a secret channel of communication between Musk and Putin are enormous for western security. The Tesla tycoon is a key player in the US space programme and has a high-level security clearance. His company SpaceXlaunches US national security satellites, his Starlink satellite communications system is critical to the war in Ukraine, and he runs one of the world’s biggest and most influential social media platforms, X, which has provided a vehicle for Russian disinformation campaigns.

Furthermore, if Trump is elected on 5 November, Musk could play an important part in a new US administration. He has poured his own money into the campaign and made multiple personal appearances at rallies. Trump has suggested Musk could head a government commission on efficiency if he wins.

“This is a story about oligarch capture of the US,” said Fiona Hill, who was the senior director for European and Russian affairs in the Trump White House. She compared the situation in the US now to the heyday of oligarchs in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union.

“If people like Musk get Trump re-elected, they’ll expect all kinds of regulatory gifts in their favour,” said Hill, who is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, the chancellor of Durham University and a defence adviser to the UK government.

She added: “He is in a position to command government contracts, potentially with a government position, and there are loads of militaries around the world dependent on his systems, not least Ukraine.”

Earlier this month, the journalist Bob Woodard reported in his new book that Trump himself has had as many as seven private phone calls with Putin since leaving office. Trump has said he will not comment on the reporting but that if he had spoken with Putin it would have been “a smart thing”.

The Wall Street Journal report said the extent of Musk’s contacts with Putin was a closely held secret and even some officials in the Biden White House had been unaware of them.

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https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/25/elon-musk-has-been-in-regular-contact-with-putin-for-two-years-say-reports

 

 

 

 

[CdnFox]

So.  Russian interference. Are we calling this one the 'bronze dossier'?

Well i'll give you guys this much, when you find a story you like you stick with it.  I've never seen a work of fiction refurbished so many times since the last spiderman origin movie. 

[BeaverFever]

Putin has the MAGAs by their tiny balls. Every time you look at who they’re sneaking around with, it’s another Putin operative or in this case Putin himself. 
 

Just now, CdnFox said:

So.  Russian interference. Are we calling this one the 'bronze dossier'?

Well i'll give you guys this much, when you find a story you like you stick with it.  I've never seen a work of fiction refurbished so many times since the last spiderman origin movie. 

Wall Street journal is an established conservative pro-Republican outlet   You really think they would just invent this out of thin air?

[CdnFox]

Just now, BeaverFever said:

Putin has the MAGAs by their tiny balls. Every time you look at who they’re sneaking around with, it’s another Putin operative or in this case Putin himself. 
 

Sure sure sure...  just like the steele dossier said right?

[CdnFox]

6 minutes ago, BeaverFever said:

Putin has the MAGAs by their tiny balls. Every time you look at who they’re sneaking around with, it’s another Putin operative or in this case Putin himself. 
 

Wall Street journal is an established conservative pro-Republican outlet   You really think they would just invent this out of thin air?

The wall street journal is no such thing  LOLOL  Not that we have their article, you linked to an article about their article. 

But i'd be more inclined to wonder about these so called sources. and where they got their info from.  Remember it was the FBI that was the source of the original 'trump russia' stuff, till eventually it came out they got the info from the dems and the dems made it up. 

Fool me once shame on you...... 

Not to mention the incredible timing! Wow, a Russian collusion story right at the end of a presidential election. Who'd a thunk it  

Edited October 25, 2024 by CdnFox

[Black Dog]

Just now, CdnFox said:

The wall street journal is no such thing  LOLOL 

It's owned by Rupert Murdoch you dumbf*ck. 

[robosmith]

Not to worry. The CIA is certainly taping every call to Putin.

[WestCanMan]

The conspiracy cuckoo chimes in with a new fever dream at least once every month:

"EVERYONE WHO DOESN'T SUPPORT THE DEMS IS A FOREIGN AGENT! EVERYONE WHO DOESN'T SUPPORT THE DEMS WANTS TO END DEMOCRACY! FREE SPEECH MUST END TO SAVE DEMOCRACY! ONLY CNN TELLS THE TRUTH!"

[CdnFox]

4 minutes ago, Black Dog said:

It's owned by Rupert Murdoch you dumbf*ck. 

And?  

Oh  was that your entire argument?

[myata]

There's nothing we didn't know here. Either nouveau riche egomaniac syndrome; or Vlad holds the bunch by something. What else, logically?

[CdnFox]

Just now, myata said:

There's nothing we didn't know here. 

You literally don't know anything anywhere. Did you mean there's nothing you understand here?

[gatomontes99]

[WestCanMan]

8 minutes ago, CdnFox said:

The wall street journal is no such thing  LOLOL  Not that we have their article, you linked to an article about their article. 

But i'd be more inclined to wonder about these so called sources. and where they got their info from.  Remember it was the FBI that was the source of the original 'trump russia' stuff, till eventually it came out they got the info from the dems and the dems made it up. 

Fool me once shame on you...... 

Russian collusion was real, dammit, and Beavey has the pyjamas to prove it!

Can you explain to me, genius, how there could be Russian collusion pyjamas, with pictures of Trump behind bars on them, if Russian collusion wasn't real? 

Didn't think so. 😎

[-TSS-]

Hasn't Musk said that he used to be a Democrat-supporter years ago and hasn't changed his mind on any topics at all. Only the party under his feet has slipped leftwards over the years.

[User]

I love this stuff. This allegedly happened... TWO YEARS AGO. 

It gets reported on the week before the election. 

This is just another retread from the same accusations from 2 years ago, and Musk responded to them then too:
 

 

[West]

My goodness do you people ever stop peddling this nonsense?

[Nationalist]

3 hours ago, BeaverFever said:

Elon Musk has been in regular contact with Putin for two years, says report

Alleged talks between billionaire and Russian president could have enormous security implications
 

 

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man who is now central to Donald Trump’s election campaign, has been in regular contact with Vladimir Putin for the past two years, according to a report in the US.

The Wall Street Journal, citing several in-post and former US, European and Russian officials, reported that the conversations between the two men ranged from the personal to the geopolitical and included a request from the Russian leader not to activate his Starlink satellite internet service over Taiwan as a favour to the Chinese leader and Putin ally, Xi Jinping.

 

The implications of a secret channel of communication between Musk and Putin are enormous for western security. The Tesla tycoon is a key player in the US space programme and has a high-level security clearance. His company SpaceXlaunches US national security satellites, his Starlink satellite communications system is critical to the war in Ukraine, and he runs one of the world’s biggest and most influential social media platforms, X, which has provided a vehicle for Russian disinformation campaigns.

Furthermore, if Trump is elected on 5 November, Musk could play an important part in a new US administration. He has poured his own money into the campaign and made multiple personal appearances at rallies. Trump has suggested Musk could head a government commission on efficiency if he wins.

“This is a story about oligarch capture of the US,” said Fiona Hill, who was the senior director for European and Russian affairs in the Trump White House. She compared the situation in the US now to the heyday of oligarchs in Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union.
 

“If people like Musk get Trump re-elected, they’ll expect all kinds of regulatory gifts in their favour,” said Hill, who is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, the chancellor of Durham University and a defence adviser to the UK government.

She added: “He is in a position to command government contracts, potentially with a government position, and there are loads of militaries around the world dependent on his systems, not least Ukraine.”

Earlier this month, the journalist Bob Woodard reported in his new book that Trump himself has had as many as seven private phone calls with Putin since leaving office. Trump has said he will not comment on the reporting but that if he had spoken with Putin it would have been “a smart thing”.

The Wall Street Journal report said the extent of Musk’s contacts with Putin was a closely held secret and even some officials in the Biden White House had been unaware of them.

…

https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/25/elon-musk-has-been-in-regular-contact-with-putin-for-two-years-say-reports

 

 

 

 

So...fcking...what?

Settle down Limpy.

[Legato]

3 hours ago, BeaverFever said:

Putin has the MAGAs by their tiny balls. Every time you look at who they’re sneaking around with, it’s another Putin operative or in this case Putin himself. 
 

Wall Street journal is an established conservative pro-Republican outlet   You really think they would just invent this out of thin air?

Why is it when you grasp at a handful of straws you always pick the short one.

[ironstone]

3 hours ago, robosmith said:

Not to worry. The CIA is certainly taping every call to Putin.

Do you suppose Trump's campaign is still being spied on?

We know they did it before.

[Fluffypants]

Putin is the Democrats Boogey man. They probably tell their trans children to watch out for Putin under their bed.

[WestCanMan]

2 hours ago, -TSS- said:

Hasn't Musk said that he used to be a Democrat-supporter years ago and hasn't changed his mind on any topics at all. Only the party under his feet has slipped leftwards over the years.

A few people have said that they didn't leave the left, the left left them. 

No one signed up to be the party of drag queens reading to kids, transitioning elementary school kids without the parents' consent, censorship, open borders, pro-rioting, defund police, no-id voting, DEI, price controls, lying and calling everyone racist.

[WestCanMan]

57 minutes ago, Legato said:

Why is it when you grasp at a handful of straws you always pick the short one.

I was gonna google "Dumbest leftard propaganda of the last ten years", but I just came here and searched for threads started by Beave. 

(TBH, robo definitely holds that title 🤣)

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, ironstone said:

Do you suppose Trump's campaign is still being spied on?

We know they did it before.

They're always taping any citizen's convo with Russian leaders.

Anyone who wants to be POTUS (and not stupid) should know that.

[robosmith]

1 hour ago, Fluffypants said:

Putin is the Democrats Boogey man. They probably tell their trans children to watch out for Putin under their bed.

He is EVERY Patriotic American's boogeyman. Because he's invading neighboring nations in defiance of international law. Duh

[robosmith]

55 minutes ago, WestCanMan said:

A few people have said that they didn't leave the left, the left left them. 

No one signed up to be the party of drag queens reading to kids, transitioning elementary school kids without the parents' consent, censorship, open borders, pro-rioting, defund police, no-id voting, DEI, price controls, lying and calling everyone racist.

You're FOS. Musk just wants to keep ALL the money he made with government contracts.

Just like I do, except he wants A LOT MORE.