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Tommy Carcetti

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16. You're most likely thinking of Oleksander Dubinsky...
Thu Aug 21, 2025, 09:43 AM
Aug 2025

...who was working with Rudy Giuliani on his push to get dirt on Biden. He's since been charged with being a Russian agent, not surprisingly.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/14/ukraine-mp-linked-to-giuliani-charged-with-colluding-with-russia

There was also Yuriy Lutsenko, the Ukrainian prosecutor general who succeeded Viktor Shokin, a former prosecutor who was heavily corrupt (and who Trumpists have falsely accused Biden of forcing the Ukrainians to fire supposedly to protect his son).

Lutsenko was an interesting case. He was actually considered one of the heroes of Maidan, being severely beaten by Yanukovych's goons.

He initially indicated to Rudy and company a willingness to investigate Biden, but later reneged, saying he didn't actually have any information on him.

But unlike Dubinsky, there doesn't appear to have been any evidence Lutsenko was working with the Russians, and his actions may have simply been the result of personal political ambition.

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Biden and Zelensky started the invasion? Irish_Dem Aug 2025 #1
No. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #3
Which Ukrainian leader was Trump in negotiation with to manufacture dirt on Joe Biden? bucolic_frolic Aug 2025 #2
Yanukovych gab13by13 Aug 2025 #10
You're most likely thinking of Oleksander Dubinsky... Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #16
This reads like AI fiction. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #4
It's satire... EarlG Aug 2025 #5
Yup. The picture and "news at eleven" remark made me suspicious despite the high factual content. It's well done. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #11
I resemble that remark. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #6
Fast work. It would have taken me an hour to write something like that. Good work - high factual content. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2025 #8
Is this a joke? jonstl08 Aug 2025 #7
It is satire. However... Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #12
The author should have made it clear. Nt Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #14
This thread is Russian propaganda gab13by13 Aug 2025 #9
Did it ever occur to you some folks might think this is a factual news account and not satire? Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #13
My intention with my satire is for there to be just enough of a "bite." Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #19
Oh, I get it MorbidButterflyTat Aug 2025 #23
Well yes, it kind of is... thought crime Aug 2025 #39
One of the few redeeming things still on the hellsite that is Twitter (X)... Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #40
Surely you have witnessed the misinformation spread from clickbait videos and memes on this site Fiendish Thingy Aug 2025 #24
I mean, I get it. I do. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #29
OPs like this are not good for my heart. Mossfern Aug 2025 #15
This has got to be The Onion CanonRay Aug 2025 #17
I think Tommy Carcetti will take that as a compliment EarlG Aug 2025 #18
Thank Tommy for raising my blood pressure 20 points CanonRay Aug 2025 #21
Just bringing you up to my level. :) Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #22
I immediately smelled onions. Home grown onions at that! But you got one thing wrong ... usonian Aug 2025 #20
Not funny. Disaffected Aug 2025 #25
Yes. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #27
Putin is NOT interested in peace talks with anyone LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2025 #26
So Crazy I Thought It Was True DET Aug 2025 #28
No peace. no Nobel for trump Turbineguy Aug 2025 #30
Thought this was real until I got near the end Kaleva Aug 2025 #31
What good is that? He has no power. BlueTsunami2018 Aug 2025 #32
I only regret that I have but one "rec" to give Tommy Carcetti. usonian Aug 2025 #33
Correction. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #34
DU is not user-programmable. Only admins can do it. usonian Aug 2025 #35
Wait, you mean to tell me... Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #37
Only my photography is "guaranteed" to be a realistic rendition. usonian Aug 2025 #38
Such is life. Tommy Carcetti Aug 2025 #41
I thought it was real until I saw your "DETAILS AT ELEVEN" and meme at the bottom! LeftInTX Aug 2025 #36
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