Infographic of repugs tangled up in Russian money

[soothsayer]

Since “Learn.Their. Names.” is a thing, you might as well study up on this tangled web of Russian influence, where you’ll see a lot of familiar faces.

Fun fact: The top graphic of Putin’s “election team” includes the guy (Donoghue) Barr just promoted into the DOJ to handle Ukraine stuff.

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[empedocles]

1. Whole lot more people, connections. Seen in the past the NRA and their distribution

network.

[erronis]

2. Follow the money. Or sometimes, follow the blackmail.

I don't know what makes (r)epuglicons so vulnerable to bribes and blackmail. Perhaps it's a prefrontal cortex thing (the part that reasons.)

Dems have been caught out many times in the past, but having a wholesale group of (r)s in the senate and house (and states) being able to be coerced is almost a miracle. Not one that Jesus would want, but a god-send for the Kremlin.

So why do certain two-legged maybe high-school educated Americans vote for (r)epuglicons? Obviously the USSR can't pay every RWNJ $100 per vote/appearance?

Or maybe they (the USSR) can. High quality printing presses, $100 bills with ink on both sides, Treasury department under control of a boss that is a Kremlin mole....

[lagomorph777]

4. Cavum Septi Pellucidi

A birth defect that seems to be correlated with narcissism and antisocial behavior. It involves deformities of multiple structures near the midline of the brain, including pituitary, amygdala, and hippocampus.

[erronis]

6. Interesting idea. Hadn't heard of this structure.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave_of_septum_pellucidum

However, there are lots of physical brain disorders that can cause anti-social, psychotic behaviors.

I'm just now re-reading "The Tell-Tale Brain" (V. S. Ramachandran) which documents many cases of malfunctioning brains. Along with Oliver Sacks and others, there are good examples of craziness.

Wonder if the proven link between conservatism and fear has some physical neurological basis.

[lagomorph777]

7. Having lived with a person exhibiting these behaviors for decades, it looks biological to me.

In that person's case, most of the behavior started abruptly in early adulthood and never really changed after that.

[2naSalit]

8. I have an older

sibling who has exhibited those behaviors since they were a toddler.

[lagomorph777]

10. Sorry to hear that; it does seem consistent with a biological origin.

[2naSalit]

11. I think so...

Of six children, three are/were relatively okay and are functional adults, the other three have/had a variety of mental health issues, it certainly wasn't a nurture thing. One from each group is now gone.

[lagomorph777]

12. Have raised many litters of pups.

There are very large personality differences between pups raised identically and simultaneously.

But thankfully, I've never seen an evil dog.

[grumpyduck]

3. I would vote for a special wing

to be built in Guantanamo for these types. One-way trips.

[lagomorph777]

5. Just a big pit.

[2naSalit]

9. +1