That’s insane. How do people have this much time on their hands???

I think the term sophist is more apt.

Yep!

I know. Unfortunately geopolitics is boring and nuanced and not fun. When people resort to sound bytes I’ve stopped taking the bait so I counter with other sound bytes. When they show a basic understanding of civics and world affairs we can engage but until then it’s sound bytes and buzz words.

Noooo… Mana has some nice bangers

You don’t want a ceasefire?

Change FPTP or stfu.

No

You’re not tracking the convo.

Its the “funneling money” part you’re not getting. They can’t just PayPal it to their buddy.

I’m a US citizen living abroad. If I have over 10k in my account it triggers my bank to notify FBAR and they have to report it to the IRS - and that’s not even an America bank!

At this point we’re looping.

YOU made the claim. Show us the evidence (you won’t) that AIPAC circumvented FARA.

Either:

• You have no clue what you’re talking about,
• You’re intentionally spreading misinfo

Which is it?

I don’t understand the hubris in online discussions. Do you see me going around debating string theory with anyone? It’s Ok to say ‘I don’t know’. The world would be so much better if we all just were a bit more honest. No one will think less of you. In fact, they’ll respect you more.

It’s not on us to hold your hand each step of the way to explain how finance regulation works or how difficult it is to move the large sums of money we are talking about. You made the claim AIPAC is circumventing FARA and that anyone can set up a lobby group tied to foreign funds easy like opening up a PayPal account. This betrays total ignorance of how much you understand about finance regulation. In order to even start a conversation we have to unpack all of FARA and everything else tied to finance regulation. I’m not obbligated to ‘show you the sources’ of AIPAC funds because you don’t even understand the foundations of what we’re talking about. So pump the breaks big guy.

We are not here to hold your wee wee every time you need to pee, but here you are, pissing in the pool so we have to put up with conspiracy theories day in and out.

Do you think they walk around with millions of cash in bags with dollar signs on them??? How do you think money moves around or these orgs are audited?

If you don’t understand a topic, it’s OK. Say “I will do some research”.

I don’t argue with people about quantum string theory because I don’t understand it. It’s OK. Just take some time. All the information is out there. It’s not as complicated as string theory, but if you put some time and heart into it you can get to the bottom of this conundrum.

Yea. And the point is you have no idea what you’re talking about. Maybe take some time to read up on how FARA and finance regulation works?

Yea. Except that’s not how any of this works. You have a really cartoon level understanding of how finance works and how these orgs are audited. The world is not a James Bond movie where some rando hacks a linux terminal and breaks into the IMF.

You need evidence to substantiate that FARA was circumvented by funneling funds from foreign entities.

If US citizens want to set up an entity and fund a lobbying group that supports Russia they are allowed to do so, but the money has to originate from US sources. Maybe take a few minutes to understand how the law works.

AIPAC is based in the US and there is no evidence of foreign funds. I know it’s shocking to hear, but there is a large Jewish population in the US that happens to endorse Israel.

The entities in this indictment went out of their way to circumvent FARA