Tag Archives: Russian meddling

Update: “The Truth Will Out!”

Posted on February 16, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Russian Collusion in the American Election of 2016 And just when you thought this issue was dead and buried by Bill Barr, a new wrinkle emerges: an FBI official has been charged with laundering money for a Russian oligarch. (No, … Continue reading →

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“The Greater Good Trumps All Other Concerns”

Posted on October 17, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The Steele Dossier (First Report – June 20, 2016) Well, the Steele dossier is back in the news. And what makes this more interesting is that this is a Bill Barr-instigated investigation by John Durham. Talk about biting someone (I … Continue reading →

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The Chicken has Come Home to Roost

Posted on August 27, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Donald Trump and the “Lock Her Up” Chant It has been noted before that Trump likes to ‘flash’ the world his confidential information. This image is an example. Other examples, stated previously, include interviews about secret weapons. The American people … Continue reading →

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Using the FBI’s Own Files to Blackmail Them?

Posted on August 21, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Mueller’s Russian Probe I don’t know about you, but when someone suggests a ‘reason’ for Trump’s selectively keeping some confidential and top secret files at Mar-a-Lago, I weigh it up with my own assessment of his character. It’s all about … Continue reading →

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Spam, Spam, Spam and Spam

Posted on November 19, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The quote from Monty Python’s “And Now For Something Completely Different” is so apt these days, even here on WordPress. On a good day, I might get one or two totally unconnected comments (as in, unconnected to the subject mater … Continue reading →

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John le Carré’s Last Novel, Published Before His Death

Posted on May 27, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Agent Running in the Field (2019) I love a good spy novel, I must admit. And le Carré‘s brand of convoluted tale is the best, in my opinion. But, as always, I wonder about the naming of said stories. Agent-Running … Continue reading →

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“They Just Want(ed) to Make the World a Better Place…”

Posted on March 7, 2021 by cdsmiller17

CNN Special Report: Inside the QAnon Conspiracy I watched the repeat of this program on CNN last night. It makes for uncomfortable viewing, mainly because one of my children absolutely fell for the QAnon Conspiracy, hook, line and sinker. Q … Continue reading →

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I Knew There Must Have Been More to This…

Posted on May 29, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Scandal (1989) At the time of the Profumo Affair, as it is known, the idea that a ‘call girl’ could be sleeping with a government minister under Harold Macmillan and associating with a Soviet consular official at the same time … Continue reading →

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Don’t Trust Political Memes on Facebook

Posted on February 22, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Fake News 2015 I have a good memory, but I didn’t have access to People Magazine in 1998, as I was living in the U.K. But I do remember this meme making the rounds in 2015. It’s fake! According to … Continue reading →

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