Most of my former contacts in the Russian-speaking Ashkenazi community in the NY area became avid Trumpers back in 2016, and still are. Puzzles me to this day.

Do you know why that happened, @maxberger.bsky.social , what was the appeal?

No, someone has serious dirt on him.

In 2016 LadyG's phone was hacked by Russians.
Soon after Graham was invited to Mar-a-Lago by Trump for a nice game of golf.

Right after that Graham turned into an ardent Trump supporter.

and pay liveable wages to your employees

A small gift to Trump, who'll trumpet this as a huge peacekeeping deal he personally achieved.

But much dumber.

Most people vote not out of self-interest, but according to their identity.

Their echo chamber made them identify with MAGA. It's hard to deprogram with facts and reason, unfortunately.

Add him to one of your shared lists, Gavril. We’re subscribed to them

Also: what random string generator names them?

Ukraine also assisted in Iraq

That or a prime-time talk show slot at OANN or Newsmax?

Cushy jobs in Trump's administration awaits them, one might guess.