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Alex Finley@alexzfinley.bsky.social |
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Former CIA, author of the Victor Caro series, watcher of yachts, alexzfinley.com
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Alex Finley
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LePen’s National Rally fared less well than expected in French legislative elections, but they aren’t going away. For my Foreign Influence Operations course I look at the links between the party and Russia and how Russia used it to push its agenda in France & Europe open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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This week’s Rant! is here! Why Assange is not a hero. Poop balloons and Ukraine. And Putin’s answer to the Olympics, where everyone gets a medal just for showing up. In fact, showing up is optional! open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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Just added a new class to my Foreign Influence Operations course: tips for getting good information in this dystopian information environment we currently live in. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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I got very serious in this week’s Rant! looking at North Korea sending poop balloons toward the South in Operation Kim Il Dung. In short, it’s a shitstorm. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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Sabotage. Border incursions. Is Russia setting the stage for its next act: a push into the Baltics? That and more in this week’s Rant! open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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southpaw
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Gibraltar Orcas sink another yacht as owners take refuge on a nearby oil tanker. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Alex Finley
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This week’s Rant! features an excerpt from Kristi Noem’s newly renamed memoir, “This Definitely Happened.” She has met all kinds of world leaders, including Kim Jong Un, Emmanuel Macron, and Pol Pot. Because this definitely happened. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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Members of a German far-right group go on trial this week for their plans to storm parliament & stage a coup. The plan featured a self-proclaimed prince, an astrologer, an egg diviner, and an Austrian top chef who knows the danger posed by a group of hangry Germans. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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Is anyone in the European Parliament *not* spying for another country? Plus, the Voice of Europe Russian influence op hits home. This week’s Rant! open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Christy Quirk
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Lest you think the GOP is the only recipient of Russian largesse, don’t forget about Boris and his Tories. I wonder whose orgy bill is higher 🤔
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Alex Finley
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This story has everything! Russian spies, Italian spies, a rogue prime minister, and a caviar- and vodka-fueled orgy at an Italian palazzo. How the son of a KGB officer secured himself a British peership. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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A leaked document outlines Russia’s plans to weaken the US. A sitting member of Congress introduces amendments to the Ukr aid bill that can only be described as Kremlin talking points. Germany arrests 2 Russian spies scouting US facilities. All in this week’s Rant! open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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Signs of a healthy relationship
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The New Republic
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A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.
From @alexzfinley.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/1806...
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Christy Quirk
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Why does MTG know so much about the split in the Ukrainian Orthodox Church? Because "oppression of the Ukrainian orthodox [Moscow Patriarchy!]"is a Kremlin talking point. It's complicated, but @alexzfinley.bsky.social explains it. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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Oh, hey! That’s me!
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Alex Finley
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Don’t fear Russian escalation. It’s high time we start responding. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Robert Reich
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$10.2 billion. That is the projected amount that will be spent on political advertising during the 2024 election. This would make it the most expensive election in history. Good god, do we need to overturn Citizens United.
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Kevin M. Kruse
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“I didn’t bribe that witness to stay silent! I rewarded him for loyalty!”
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Alex Finley
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I recently returned from a trip to Tallinn, Estonia, an overwhelming and moving experience. It made the war in Ukraine and what is at stake there much more real for me. I hope you’ll read it. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Graham W. Jenkins
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Normal use of everyone's time!
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Le Monde
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L’équipe nationale allemande de football abandonne son équipementier traditionnel Adidas, au profit de Nike
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Arthur Snell
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I spoke to Mike Martin about the risks of global conflict. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...
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Alex Finley
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UK car exports to Russia have dropped to zero. Sounds great, right?
But UK car exports to Azerbaijan have increased nearly 2000%. At the same time, Azerbaijan car exports to Russia increased nearly the same amount. Coincidence? Or Faustian Capitalism? open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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I wrote about Sweet Dave, the Stratcom guy who fell in love online with a purported Ukrainian woman who just happened to share his interest in classified intelligence. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Kevin Collier
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As someone often blessedly unaware of the right-wing conspiracysphere unless I have to dig in for a story, I had no idea MTG and Michael Flynn pushed a story that Ukraine and the CIA had tried to assassinate Tucker Carlson while he was in Russia. Just the dumbest people, the dumbest shit.
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Alex Finley
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In this week’s Rant!, I analyze the assassination plot against Tucker Carlson. I even got my hands on some leaked training footage. All that and more! open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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In my latest Rant! I explain how the GOP is enabling a Russian intelligence operation and how they seem just fine with that. open.substack.com/pub/alexzfin...
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Alex Finley
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Financial Times
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