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[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Stolen from Facebook: the story of Danila Krasnov.

It didn’t come from an intelligence leak. It didn’t require a whistleblower hotline or a congressional subpoena. It came from Facebook.

Within the past hour., Alnur Mussayev, former head of Kazakhstan’s National Security Committee and defector from the rotted Soviet apparatus, logged into Zuckerberg’s platform and launched a guided missile into the global information void.

The post is titled “The evolution of Trump.” But Mussayev isn’t charting a political career. He’s unrolling a 40-year intelligence legend.

“Under the leadership of the First Zam. Chairman of the KGB Phillip Bobkov,” Mussayev writes, “a large group of top intelligence and counterintelligence officers prepared and executed the recruitment of Donald Trump and attributed him the pseudonym Krasnov.”

That’s not a theory. That’s an allegation of historic espionage, posted publicly, by name, by a man who once sat at the apex of a post-Soviet security empire. He isn’t whispering. He isn’t hinting. He’s dictating a classified history in real time.

And then it gets weirder.

“In those years, KGB employees controlling Trump’s operational activities affectionately called him Danila Krasnov among themselves.”

Danila Krasnov.

Not “Donald.” Not “The Donald.”

Danila. Like a Soviet fairytale woodcutter who stumbled into a golden elevator and decided to stay.

According to Mussayev, Trump wasn’t some reluctant pawn. He was an enthusiastic asset. A narcissistic goldmine. He shared freely. He circulated among America’s elite like a tacky chandelier at a state dinner.

After the collapse of the USSR, the real Trump—Danila—emerged. Not the suave operative, but the bloated, bottom-shelf version: greedy, crude, addicted to wealth and spectacle. Mussayev writes that the FSB had to prop him up with “complex operational combinations” and “huge financial costs” just to keep him useful.

Imagine the Kremlin accountants trying to justify line items for hush payments and golf cart motorcades. Imagine Putin’s intelligence chiefs arguing over whether reality TV ratings counted as “influence metrics.” That’s the kind of spy story we’re living in now.

And still—it wasn’t enough to cut him loose.

“Today, Danila Krasnov is the main strategic resource of the FSB and Putin personally,” Mussayev claims.

Strategic resource. Not former asset. Not relic. Active asset. Living monument. Ongoing investment.And then Mussayev drops the part that sounds like prophecy—or maybe satire, or maybe both:

“In 50 years, Trump-Krasnov will definitely be the national hero of the Russian people. More revered than Stirlitz or even Alexander Nevsky.”

Let’s decode that. Stirlitz is a Soviet spy hero—fictional. Nevsky is a Russian prince and saint—medieval. Mussayev is saying Trump will outshine them both. Not in America. In Russia.

They’ll build statues to the man who spray-tanned through four bankruptcies.

They’ll teach schoolchildren about his sacred mission to destabilize NATO and yell at dishwashers.

Maybe they’ll mount his red hat in a glass case next to Lenin’s brain.

This is either brilliant performance art—or Mussayev is telling the most terrifying truth of our time.

Let’s be very clear: this is not a meme. This is not satire. This is not a rogue account or parody profile.

This is Alnur Mussayev, using his real name and real reputation, publishing an allegation that should have led CNN to break into regular programming and drag every intelligence expert they could find onto live air.

Instead? Crickets.

The newsrooms that fed on the Steele dossier, that gasped over Trump’s phone calls with Zelensky, that foamed over Comey memos and ketchup tantrums? Nowhere. Still checking if “Danila” meets their editorial style guide.

Let’s face it: if Mussayev had posted a blurry UFO photo, they’d have ten op-eds by now. But say “Trump was a Soviet asset named Krasnov, managed by Bobkov himself” and they blink like deer at a drone strike.

In earlier reports, Mussayev’s allegations were dismissed or buried. Snopes released a half-baked fact-check that quoted anonymous blogs and Russian-language sites with ties to Kremlin-friendly pundits. France 24 used their “True or Fake” segment to slap a red X over Mussayev’s face and moved on without investigating the meat of his claim.

Now? They don’t get to ignore it.

Because today, Mussayev added structure, history, names, operations, and a codename that reads like a death sentence for anyone who still believes this was ever just about money or ego.

This isn’t about kompromat.

This is about legacy, strategy, and long-term asset cultivation.

And it’s about the fact that a man accused of being a 40-year Russian informant is currently President of the United States.

If Mussayev is lying, he’s playing the most dangerous game imaginable.

But if he’s telling the truth?

Then we’re not just living in a post-truth world.

We’re living inside the most successful intelligence operation in modern history—one built on vanity, greed, and the unkillable myth of Danila Krasnov.

And no one on TV has the spine to say it out loud.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Sounds like the perfect process. I had a friend that showed me a trick where he would get oyster mushrooms and cook them on a dry pan, then press them down with a weight to try to get all the moisture out of them until they became extremely dry, then add whatever juices and butter or whatever flavorings, herbs to it at the end. They would always come out absolutely delicious.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (6 children)

Looking good! Steak looks perfectly done as do the mushrooms. What cut of steak is it?

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Right on, I was unaware how strong the currents and conditions were under the bridge.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world -1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Adams said in a social media post the Cuauhtemoc lost power before it crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge.

If it lost power did it get stuck in reverse? In other videos it certainly looks like it was moving stern side backwards and then under the bridge.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Love the concept of bandwagon, great name also. Side note I personally can't afford $10/ per month, but perhaps others can. Thanks for the update.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think it's a bit harsh to compare a service like Proton which operates data centers in Norway, Switzerland, and Germany. Google is known for its extensive and highly optimized global network, its infrastructure has probably the largest (PoPs) points of presence in the world - latency issues with Proton is the trade-off you get when you choose privacy over corporate data theft.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago

Well thay did say "may" so perhaps it's a trick maths question.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Meanwhile Trump has sat for only 12 “daily” intelligence briefing sessions since he took office, and does not read his written daily intelligence reports.

Edit: it does seem to be verified as true. Not sure when Trump will claim that it was because of him though.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I was being facetious. (Edit) because the paragraph made it sound like the prosecutors were referring to the movie being moronic.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

felling the much-loved landmark whose dramatic silhouette had featured in a Hollywood movie in what prosecutors described as a "moronic mission".

Well won't be watching that "moronic" movie then.

 

Hundreds of international students in the US are getting an email from the US Department of State (DOS) asking them to self-deport owing to campus activism. Immigration attorneys’ contacted by TOI affirmed this development and added a few Indian students may also be at the receiving end of such emails – for something as innocuous as sharing a social media post.

It is not just international students who physically participated in campus activism but also those who shared or liked ‘anti-national’ posts that are the target of these emails, said an immigration attorney.

This crackdown is based on social-media reviews being conducted by DOS (which includes Consulate officials). Thus, even new student applications be it for an F (academic study visa), M (vocational study visa) or J (exchange visa) will also come under such social media scrutiny.

Applicants will be denied the opportunity to study in the US.

 

"The administration has downplayed the importance of the text messages inadvertently sent to The Atlantic’s editor in chief." By Jeffrey Goldberg and Shane Harris.

“In light of statements today from multiple administration officials, including before the Senate Intelligence Committee, that the information in the Signal chain about the Houthi strike is not classified, and that it does not contain ‘war plans,’ The Atlantic is considering publishing the entirety of the Signal chain.”

Paywall removed below:

https://archive.is/vnPIk

 
 

The self-proclaimed hacktivist group Dark Storm on Monday is claiming responsibility for an ongoing outage impacting X to protest the social media platform’s owner Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump.

 
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Attorney, journalist, and Elon Musk biographer Seth Abramson eviscerated both Elon Musk and his “fanboys” who have attempted to use the billionaire’s IQ as an indication of his intellectual prowess in a series of messages shared on X Thursday evening and into Friday.

 

Zez Vaz (Portuguese cartoonist)

 

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill says Livelsberger sustained a gunshot wound to the head prior to the Cybertuck detonating; investigators believe it was self inflicted.

 
 

Ticketmaster and Live Nation have destroyed the concert experience. But it didn't use to be this way. Today, Oasis and Taylor Swift tickets might go for thousands of dollars, but back in 1955, you could see Elvis Presley in concert for less than the modern-day equivalent of $20.

 

Hi all, I'm looking into ways to protect my privacy while using WhatsApp, particularly in a professional setting where separating personal and work-related communications is crucial. I'm thinking of buying a dual SIM phone and am considering strategies to sandbox my personal contacts, pictures, and media from those associated with my work profile on WhatsApp.

Has anyone successfully done this using two SIM cards on the same device? I'm staunchly anti-Facebook and its obtrusive privacy-related practices, so ideally I want to prevent cross-contamination of personal and work-related data, including contacts, photos, and media shared through the app. Will this be a good strategy? Are there any known risks or precautions I should take to minimize the risk of my data being shared or accessed by third parties? - Thanks all, I'd appreciate any comments.

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