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  Joseph McCarty used his red scare tactics to target all kinds of people he deemed unsavory, far beyond actual American communists.
context: For anyone playing along at home, this is more about the Tories billionaire donors. All those russian oligarchs, whose unsanctioned children have massive uk property portfolios have been in their ear telling them the way to do things, then these donors go and make demands of politicians.
  Of course the tories don't want any light shone on these issues, their sources of funds are at risk. >
  
  
  Russian interference didn't need to be 'found'. It was blatant
  there was no inquiry, so we can't draw conclusions about the nature of the interference or the hacking attacks by Russia
  They (the Conservative Party) suppressed this report with lies and bogus reasons
  
  
  Dominic Grieve (Conservative)
  
  UK Government Chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee until 2019 >
  
  Two words:  Lord Lebedev >
  
  As Paul Merton suggested, it would have been hilarious to make him Lord Lebedev Of Leatherhead, for the sake of alliteration, though actually, better he wasn't a Lord at all.
  He wanted to be 'Of Moscow'. Since Moscow isn't a domain of Britain, it would have been ridiculous and clearly, impossible, but he asked for it anyway perhaps showing how ridiculous his ego is. They gave him Hampton's title, an affluent village in the borough of Richmond-on-Thames.
  All of this does however illustrate the influence he holds over the Tories. When Boris Johnson won the general election, guess who hosted the party. Yep. He owns the Evening Standard and The Independent newspapers. >
  
  
  Since Moscow isn't a domain of Britain, it would have been ridiculous and clearly, impossible,
  
  His title is Lord Lebedev of Hampton and Siberia.
  Siberia isn't a British domain. >
  
  They actually added Siberia, or did he just append that himself? Wow. I suppose if they allowed it, would be due to it not being as controversial as having Moscow be said aloud when introduced at the House of Lords, not quite so on the nose.
  What on earth is going on in this country. >
  
  Maybe the kremlin promised him Siberia in exchange for Britain >
  
  Just imagine if all these billions upon billions of dollars/rubles/pounds had actually been used to improve Russia, itself, and make it a great country?  Rather than used to vengfully tear down the West purely out of spite.  Just imagine... >
  
  An EU with a democratic Russia would be a true superpower capable of standing up to the US and China, and democratic Russia would be by far the most powerful member. It would be everything Putin claims he wants for Russia. Goes to show you what his priorities actually are. >
  
  Yeah, but what’s the point of being the most powerful and having to share power? >
  
  power indeed shows a false and perverse sense of righteousness >
  
  “Might makes right.” >
  
  It's time to start investigating all cases of inactivity by security forces in western nations, in the face of Russian agents or suspected Russia sponsored mobs.     MI5 won't look?   Time to look at MI5. >
  
  Who will police the police? >
  
  The police police >
  
  Thank god we don't need some kinda police police police. I might start to worry >
  
  That’s what the police police police police are for, it’s all good! >
  
  Phew. I'll sleep easy tonight >
  
  <3 >
  
  Russia has done a great job of co-opting the right wing of the western world.  It kind of maps;  it’s all about power and money over scruples or compassion, while lying. >
  
  They basically united all unpopular marginals all over the world and west particularly, the mixed Christianity, Islam, LGBTphohia, racism, militarists and conservatives, fascists, nationalists and totalitarian regimes, anyone who would shit under themselves to harm US >
  
  Are you suggesting that they're all a basket of deplorables? >
  
  I would have gone with something more like "trash can" or "compost pile" >
  
  This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 86%. (I'm a bot)
  
  
  MI5 repeatedly refused to investigate evidence that an alleged Russian spy was attempting to cultivate influence with senior Conservative politicians and channel illegal Russian funds into the party, a Tory member has alleged in a new complaint lodged with the investigatory powers tribunal.
  Labour MP Ben Bradshaw said "Allegations that the security services ignored evidence from a Conservative whistleblower exposing Russian infiltration at the highest levels of the party are truly shocking" and claimed the "Conservative party's Russia problem" was an ongoing threat to Britain's national security.
  "If MI5 had taken action, Conservative Friends of Russia would never have launched and Nalobin would not have been allowed to get close to so many key Conservative politicians and party members."
  
  
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  Sounds like Russian influence is already in MI5 so your just kinda F***ed >
  
  The tories in power stopped mi5 from investigating Russian meddling in Brexit and elections. 
  This is on the tories who have been turning a blind eye for decades to all of that money stolen from the Russian people that they oligarchs keep donating to the party coffers. >
  
  With this and then anti strike stuff you guys seem like your in rough shape. At least the PM got a seatbelt ticket... >
  
  Also criminalizing protests, giving the government to decide what is an acceptableform of protest. This is how it started in Russia, and then boiling the frog slowly. >
  
  thats how russia wants the rest, to get distracted with themselves or align with russia so they dont interfere in russian policies, eg ukraine. >
  
  Also, Russia would prefer to deal with Authoritarians, cause it's easier to deal with them 1:1. >
  
  Remember in the 80s when Russia was the boogeyman for all these conservatives? Kind of amazing to see the turnaround. >
  
  Money talks. >
  
  Big GOP energy >
  
  The Washington Post revealed last week that fraudster Congressman George Santos is deeply in the pocket of the Russians. Kevin McCarthy sees no problem with it. >
  
  It's extra ironic considering what the last congressman named McCarthy thought of the Russians...