Action 93 – Russia “hoax”?

Apr 16

Background: Trump has had ties with Russia for a very long time. There is a rumor that he even had a code name in the KGB: “Krasnov”, dating to about 1987. This rumor cannot be proven – or disproven. Snopes recently did a deep dive on it. (1). However, experts in Russian disinformation have pointed out that Putin’s actions are in accordance with an “active measures long game” (2). Once you understand how that works, you can see the current news in a new light, and Trump’s claims of a “Russia hoax” (3) become startlingly suspect.

Recently, a backdoor channel to Russia was discovered in the work that DOGE was doing with the National Labor Relations Board. DOGE entered NLRB computers, hid their work while doing this, downloaded sensitive data onto Starlink, and left “doors” to the protected computer access open so that multiple attempts by Russian locations for entry into said computer files occurred. Also, a threat came to [the whistleblower] from inside government sources. Specifically, the individual found a warning note at his residence including “sensitive personal information and overhead photos of him walking his dog that appeared to be taken with a drone.” (4)

There are far too many examples of ways in which the Trump regime has privileged Russia over our allies, and adopted Russian methods in effectuating their authoritarian coup, acting against our fellow citizens and our Constitution. One of the most recent examples: persecuting the news media: “After Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky said in a 60 Minutes interview on Sunday night that U.S. officials are echoing Russian disinformation, Trump called for CBS, the channel on which 60 Minutes appears, to lose its license.” (5)

Action: Contact our Senators, who both serve on the Intelligence Committee. Ask them if the issue of a backdoor to Russia via DOGE through Starlink is being investigated. If you get an “I don’t know” answer, urge an immediate investigation, before the evidence is buried in the “memory hole.” This is critical information. Is DOGE committing treason?

Senator Susan Collins: Email: www.collins.senate.gov/contact/email-senator-collins/form

Phone: (202) 224-2523 (DC office), (207) 945-0417 (Bangor office)

Senator Angus King: Email www.king.senate.gov/contact

Phone: (202) 224-5344 (DC office), (207) 945-8000 (Bangor office)

Extra Credit

(1) https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/02/26/trump-kgb-agent-krasnov/

(2) https://asharangappa.substack.com/p/class-5-the-active-measures-long

(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_investigation_origins_counter-narrative

(4) A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
(5) https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/april-15-2025

(6) 5 takeaways about NPR's reporting on the whistleblower report about DOGE at the NLRB

(7) The Rachel Maddow Show 4/15/25 | MSNBC BREAKING NEWS TRUMP April 15th, 2025 FULL SHOW - YouTube 33 to 45 minutes in.

(Webmaster note: I couldn’t get this link to work but there are others:)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsqgXfrSksI