(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Countdown With Keith Olbermann, Episode 3.57: Elon Musk Linked To Putin And Russian Disinfo Campaign [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-10-24 YouTube, later A-Block BULLETIN: After the Wall Street Journal’s stunning story linking Elon Musk to Vladimir Putin and other members of the Russian dictatorship, it is no longer feasible nor safe to permit Elon Musk to continue to have access to any project involving the government of the United States, nor for Musk to remain at large in this country. The government should sever all connections with him immediately and seize all his technological assets including SpaceX, StarLink, and Twitter-X — and if need be, detain him, deport him, or if it descends to that level, arrest him. The safety of the nation may depend upon it. A team of journal writers led by Thomas Grove has now reported — to quote them — “Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a linchpin of U.S. space efforts, has been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022. The discussions, confirmed by several current and former U.S., European and Russian officials, touch on personal topics, business and geopolitical tensions.” The Journal cites two sources who say that Musk’s relationship was more than just conversational. They claim Putin asked Musk to NOT activate his Starlink satellite Internet service over Taiwan, as “a favor to Chinese leader Shee Jinping.” That, the Journal reports, happened late last year, and its source is a former Russian intelligence officer. The Journal further reports one of Musk’s primary contacts is a Putin henchman just cited by the Department of Justice as the agent behind more than 30 websites designed to spread disinformation about Ukraine and the U.S. election — some of it via Musk’s Twitter-X platform. SPECIAL COMMENT: Why is Kamala Harris in Texas tonight? I mean, yes, Colin Allred has a long shot’s chance of upsetting Ted Cruz and a Democratic Infomercial starring Beyonce is a national event not a local one. But taking the time from stumping in a battleground state would, on the surface, be something Trump would do (and will do, Sunday, in New York, unless he gets lost on the way to Madison Square Garden). Strategically the Harris Texas trip makes no sense — unless … Unless her internal polling confirms two things that are beginning to show up in the early voting data and polling, plus the simulations of the Electoral College vote. It appears that even in states where Republican early voters outnumber the Democrats, she’s winning by 55-45 (or better). And the forecasters are suggesting that as close as the swing states look they make actually all go to one of the two candidates, though they can’t say who. So there is the very real possibility — and don’t relax, just take a deep breath as you contemplate this — that Kamala Harris can actually afford to take the night “off.” THE WORST JOURNALISTS IN THE WORLD: A special segment saluting Patrick Soon Shiong, the gutless owner of the L.A. Times who refused to print the paper’s endorsement of Harris in one of the bluest communities in the country; Dana Bash, who somehow did worse than [Kamala Harris] did at the debate; Erick Erickson who says Trump has a type and it’s not Melania. x Erick, are you saying Melania is not Trump’s type but Ivanka is? https://t.co/Y0voX6KUOd pic.twitter.com/Iuf7HU7qRd — Queens R. Made (@QueenRMade1) October 24, 2024 She’s fitting in with the family nicely, isn’t she? Meanwhile, her father-in-law had a rally at Tempe on Thursday, and senior Trump said that there were 181 countries sending people into the United States. To put that number in context, there are only 195 countries in the world. [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/10/24/2279363/-Countdown-With-Keith-Olbermann-Episode-3-57-Elon-Musk-Linked-To-Putin-And-Russian-Disinfo-Campaign?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/