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applegrove

(133,882 posts)
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:01 PM 7 hrs ago

Well this is terrifying for foreign assets abroad.

“The Trump administration is demanding that American intelligence officials turn over the names of all foreign espionage targets, including suspected spies and potential recruits, to create a master list that some officials fear will be misused or compromise operations…”

It matters that the president is more loyal to foreign enemies than he is to America.

David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf.bsky.social) 2026-06-30T20:53:43.021Z
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-misanthroptimist

(1,963 posts)
1. Man, Russia is getting desperate, aren't they?
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:09 PM
7 hrs ago

Hopefully, Putin will hit the "release all kompromat" button on his way out the door.

chowder66

(12,718 posts)
2. Bullshit. They want to shake them down for money.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:13 PM
7 hrs ago

One way or another they have come up with a money making scheme.

wnylib

(26,860 posts)
3. With Trump, it's always money, power, or center of attention
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 10:22 PM
7 hrs ago

Sometimes one or two of those, sometimes all three.

liberalla

(11,302 posts)
9. Oh, I remember this well... and I'm more angry now than I was then!
Wed Jul 1, 2026, 12:00 AM
5 hrs ago

This whole criminal circus has got to STOP!

and STOP it SOON!

ChicagoTeamster

(1,491 posts)
7. Didn't Trump do something like this last time he was in office and the US lost a lot of assets
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 11:25 PM
6 hrs ago

and even several US agents?

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