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Bike in the USSR: The strange history of Soviet biker gangs

The Soviet Union didn’t have Hell’s Angels, but, as you can see in these pictures, a vibrant biker subculture formed in the 1980s during perestroika.   

News | The News

As The Russia Hoax Begins To Unravel, The Gaslighting Begins

The media is giving clues that they know they're wrong, but pushing the collusion story makes them money, so why stop now?

News | News

Senate: No direct proof of conspiracy between Trump campaign, Russia

"We were never going to find a contract signed in blood saying, 'Hey Vlad, we're going to collude,'" one Democratic aide said.

Politics | Other Politics

On Mueller Report, Trump Says He’ll Let Justice Dept. Decide Whether to Release It

“I’ve chosen to stay out of it,” the president said in an interview with the website The Daily Caller.

News | The News

Armed FBI Agents Arrest Roger Stone In Predawn Raid. But It’s Not Collusion - Sara A. Carter

Roger Stone, a long time associate of President Trump, was arrested by armed FBI agents in a predawn raid at his Flordia home.

Politics | Trump Politics

US Demands Russia Destroy Noncompliant Missile Systems

The United States called on Russia on Jan. 21 to destroy all missile systems that violate the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty.

Politics | Trump Politics

Pompeo: Idea that Trump is national security threat ‘absolutely ludicrous’

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said that the idea that President Trump was a threat to national security is “absolutely ludicrous” -- after the New York Times reported that the FBI launched an investigation into whether Trump posed such a

Politics | Liberal Hypocrisy

BOMBSHELL: Democrats Used 'Similarly Deceptive Tactics' In Alabama Senate Race As Russians Used In 2016 Election, NYT Reports

A new bombshell report released on Wednesday night alleges that Democrats used "similarly deceptive tactics" in the Alabama Senate race last year as Russia used in the 2016 elections.

Politics | Politics

UH OH! Nate Silver noticed what 'none of the reports' about Russia and 2016 detail (the Resistance WON'T want to hear it)

"You may make Neera Tanden's head explode."

Science & Technology | Technology

Google went down after traffic was routed through China and Russia

Google's services went down for an hour yesterday after its IP addresses were routed way from normal paths to Nigeria, China and Russia. Google told Ars Technica it doubted the leak was malicious, despite the fact that government-owned China Telecom was

Politics | Trump Politics

Trump’s Foreign Policy Is Coming into Focus

Gradually, almost imperceptibly, the outline of a coherent Trump foreign policy is emerging and succeeding. The elements were to withdraw from the role as the default war-maker in the Middle East without creating a vacuum, render Russia less adversarial w

One of the best analyses of Trump's Foreign Policy I have read.

News | News

Report: Russia Seeking to Limit Israeli Military’s Freedom of Action in Syria

Following the downing of a Russian military plane off the coast of Syria last month, the Kremlin has sought to...

Politics | Trump Politics

Trump Defends Policies in Wide-Ranging '60 Minutes' Interview

President Donald Trump seemingly left no stone untouched in an all-encompassing "60 minutes" interview on CBS.

Sports | Cycling

WorldRiders2, Cycling the USSR, 1989 | Pinterest |

First foreigners allowed to cycle across the Soviet Union we entered from Romania and I exited into Xinjiang, China. A very exciting time of change, Glasnost, Perestroika and new found freedoms after a massacre.

Politics | Other Politics

Trump ditches plans to quickly release Russia probe documents - POLITICO

“The Inspector General...has been asked to review these documents on an expedited basis,“ he tweeted.

Will his followers even notice?

Music | Music

Eduard Khil - Mr. Trololo (FULL PERFORMANCE 1976)

Full Soviet TV special.

This is all kinds of awesome!! Remember the trololo man? Full performance from the Russian TV special form 1976. Lip synched of course.

Politics | Politics

Trump orders feds to declassify key FISA documents, text messages in FBI Russia probe

President Trump on Monday ordered the declassification of several key documents related to the FBI investigation of Russian actions during the 2016 presidential election, including 21 pages of an application for a renewed surveillance warrant against form

Remember when people on the left were all for transparency?

Politics | Politics

Russian Collusion Investigation: It Was Hillary Clinton All Along

It's beginning to look as if claims of monstrous collusion between Russian officials and U.S. political operatives are true. Is Donald Trump in trouble? No, but Hillary Clinton may be.

Health & Fitness | News Items

FACT CHECK: Is the EPA Allowing for the Approval of New Asbestos-Containing Products?

The Environmental Protection Agency will be allowing for potential new uses of asbestos, while limiting the scope of studies that assess its risk.

News | News

Manafort trial continues with luxury suits, Trump tweets - CNNPolitics

Prosecutors on Wednesday sought to illustrate Paul Manafort's expensive taste in suits, cars and real estate -- paid for by wire transfers from offshore accounts -- while President Donald Trump took to Twitter to sound off on the trial of his former campa

Politics | Politics

Facts Of The Trump Tower Meeting Are Incriminating, But Not For Trump

The real colluders with Russia are the Democrats, intelligence agencies, and corporate media. The facts about the Trump Tower meeting only reinforce that.

Politics | Politics

Showdown in Virginia: Manafort fraud trial set to kick off in first Mueller probe prosecution

The first high-stakes trial of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort is set to begin Tuesday in Virginia, in the first prosecution arising from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

Politics | Politics

Pollster: Plurality of Americans do not believe Mueller has found evidence of collusion | TheHill

HarrisX CEO Dritan Nesho said on Monday that a plurality of Americans do not believe special counsel Robert Mueller has found evidence of collusion in his probe into alleged ties between the Trump campaign and Russian election meddling. 

Politics | Politics

Kimberley Strassel: John Brennan, Obama's CIA director, admits egging on the FBI's probe of Trump and Russia | Fox News

The Trump-Russia sleuthers have been back in the news, again giving Americans cause to doubt their claims of nonpartisanship.

News | The News

Trump was briefed about Putin's meddling role 2 weeks before taking office: report

President-elect Donald Trump, two weeks before taking the oath of office in January 2017, was shown highly classified intelligence claiming Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered Russian interference efforts into the 2016 presidential electio

Even Fox is admitting that Trump obviously knew about Russian meddling. The truth is that we all knew. He blew it on Tuesday and honest people should be able to acknowledge that. What Putin, and every other Russian leader, has wanted is to cause discord in the United States. It was never about backing a particular candidate. Mission accomplished for the Russians.

News | The News

No, The DNC Isn't Hiding Its Servers From The FBI To Create A False Narrative Of Russian Hacking

On Monday, President Trump granted credence to Vladimir Putin’s account of the hacks of the Democratic National Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, as well as Hillary Clinton’s campaign servers, had nothing to do with Russia.

Politics | Other Politics

Trump's Remarkable Attempt to Walk Back His Russia Comments

A day after dismissing Russian interference in the 2016 election, the president said on Tuesday that he accepts the American intelligence community’s conclusion.

Politics | Politics

Devin Nunes Refers Clinton Confident Sidney Blumenthal for Testimony in Russia Probe | Breitbart

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., has referred 15 individuals, including longtime Clinton confidant Sidney Blumenthal, for possible “open setting” testimony in the ongoing Russia investigation.

Politics | Politics

Obama stand-down on Russia probe looks completely partisan: Varney | Fox Business

Why, oh why, did Obama's national security adviser shut down the Russia meddling investigation?

Politics | Politics

Obama cyber chief confirms 'stand down' order against Russian cyberattacks in summer 2016

Michael Daniel, Obama White House’s chief cyber official testified that proposals he was developing to counter Russia’s attack on the U.S. presidential election were put on a “back burner” after he was ordered to “stand down” his efforts in th

News | The News

Russia Hosts National Day Reception in Jerusalem For First Time

The Russian Embassy in Israel on Thursday evening for the first time hosted its National Day reception in Jerusalem.

Science & Technology | Social Media

This was the most viewed Facebook ad bought by Russian trolls

The post had simple language, but managed to fool more than 1 million people.

Politics | Other Politics

Republicans Befuddled By Trump’s Abrupt Reversal On New Russia Sanctions | HuffPost

“That’s just not a good signal to Moscow or any of our adversaries or allies," one senator said.

History | History

6 nations that had no problems invading Russia in the winter

If there’s one generally accepted rule of warfare, it’s that you should never invade Russia during the winter.

Politics | POLITICS

Why Russia, Assad, and Iran combined don't stand a chance against just 2,000 US troops in Syria

Can 2,000 US troops stand up to tens of thousands of Russian, Iranian, and Syrian fighters? "Everybody poses this question as though the US is Luxembourg."

News | Israel & The Jewish Community

Jewish advocacy group denounces Putin for suggesting Jews behind election meddling | TheHill

The American Jewish Committee is urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to "clarify" his comments suggesting that Russian minority groups, including Jews, could be behind efforts to meddle in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.

The American Jewish Committee should be doing A LOT more than asking Putin to " clarify." The idea that Jews who are Russian citizens are not truly Russian, is a very old antisemitic claim. To hear it from the Russian head of state in 2018 is surreal. I've been saying this for decades, but mainstream Jewish communal groups need to WAKE UP and stop acting like being civil is more important than taking action. Putin ought to be condemned for this and the American Jewish community should be demanding action from our government that lets Russia know that these kinds of comments have repercussions. Anything less is weak, feckless and meaningless.

Politics | POLITICS

DC officially renames street in front of Russian embassy after slain Putin critic

The Washington, D.C. city council on Tuesday officially renamed a street in front of the Russian embassy in honor of a slain critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

You have to love the audacity of this.

Science & Technology | Tech

Russian trolls make themselves part of the conversation following Florida shooting

A recurring theme.

Politics | Politics

Release All Evidence: In a climate of increasing distrust and bitter partisanship, Americans need access to all the facts.

It's time to put up or shut up. Let’s see the memo. Let’s see the evidence. In the interests of national unity and public accountability, it’s time to be transparent ...

A brilliant article by David French.

Entertainment | Music

Messer chups -Midnight Call...Official video

Messer chups -Midnight Call...Official video from new album -Taste the blood of Guitaracula.2017 MuSick Recordings

Science & Technology | Technology

What Would Really Happen If Russia Attacked Undersea Internet Cables

The world’s internet infrastructure is vulnerable, but snipping a couple of lines is the least of your concerns.

News | In The News

How Russian trolls lie their way to top of Facebook, Twitter - CNET

Propaganda campaigns are more than fake news. Trolls have learned to game social media algorithms and create their artificial viral moments.

News | The News

Unarmed Russian Air Force jet overflies the Pentagon, Capitol - CNN

An unarmed Russian Air Force aircraft overflew the US Capitol, the Pentagon, Central Intelligence Agency and Joint Base Andrews at low altitude on Wednesday as part of a longstanding treaty that allows the militaries of the United States and Russia to obs

Yes it's legal, but why do we allow it?

Politics | Politics

Mueller impanels grand jury in Russia probe: report

Special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly impaneled a grand jury in Washington as part of the ongoing investigation into Russia's interference in the 2016 presidential election, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

News | The News

There Is Now Evidence that Senior Trump Officials Attempted to Collude With Russia

Donald Trump Jr.'s bombshell release of e-mails provides proof that senior Trump campaign officials attempted to collude with Russia ...

A powerful article by David French. The problem now is that apparently Trump Jr. was attempting to meet with someone who was he believed was providing info obtained by the Russian government. That would be collusion.

"On July 10, the next shoe dropped. This time, the Times alleged Donald Jr. had received an e-mail beforehand making clear that the lawyer was acting as “part of a Russian government effort to aid his father’s candidacy.”

News | News

Trump Jr. releases email chain on conversations with Russian sources

Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday released a stunning chain of emails detailing his conversations about setting up a campaign meeting with a Russian lawyer who had offered compromising information on Hillary Clinton.

Politics | From CNN

US, Russia disagree over what Trump and Putin actually said to each other

President Donald Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time at the G20 Summit in Germany

Entertainment | Music

Bamboogie Injection @ Surfer Joe Summer Festival 2017

Politics | Media Bias

Three CNN Employees Resign Over Retracted Russia Story

Thomas Frank, Eric Lichtblau, and Lex Haris have resigned in the wake of the story.

It is mind boggling how foolishly the left has squandered the opportunity to even appear to be taking the high road in the Trump era.

Entertainment | Music

Bamboogie Injections - Timestrikers

From new 2016 album "Wild Dandelion Stomping" Live Moscow, December 17, 2016 https://surfcookierecords.bandcamp.com/album/wild-dandelion-stomping-cd-digital ...

Entertainment | Music

Messer Chups - The Incredible Crocotiger (Full Album 2015)

From Russia with love. Enjoy it. I do not own the rights to this album. Year: 2015 01. Ghost Party 0:00 02. Magneto 2:29 03. Moonrace 5:20 04. Flesh and Bloo...

Entertainment | Music

Messer Chups - Surf Riders From The Swamp Lagoon (Full Album)

From Russia with love. Enjoy it. Link to all songs on the description below. I do not own the rights to this album. Year: 2011 Surf Riders From The Swamp Lag...

Entertainment | Music

Messer Chups - Magneto - The Open Stage Berlin - YouTube

Messer Chups https://www.facebook.com/messerchups For 2 years The Open Stage Berlin has been filming music. We film intimate sessions with your favorite art...

Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot

A Russian Slot Machine Hack Is Costing Casinos Big Time | WIRED

Digging through slot machine source code helped a St. Petersburg-based syndicate make off with millions.

Politics | Other Politics

Special Counsel named to head Russia investigation; White House caught by surprise - LA Times

The Justice Department on Wednesday named a special counsel, former FBI Director Robert Mueller III, to take over the investigation of ...

Science & Technology | Science & Technology

The Russian App That Has Destroyed Privacy Forever

See a pretty girl or guy on the street? Snap a pic, and you can find out who they are. What could go wrong?

Politics | From CNN

Trump's very bad day: FBI investigating Russia links as White House repeats wiretap claim - CNNPolitics.com

Trump's wiretapping accusation hits its climax at FBI Director Comey's hearing. And the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch starts.

Politics | Politics

Sessions recuses himself from Russia probe

The attorney general is removing himself following reports he met twice with the Russian ambassador during Trump's campaign.

Politics | Politics

Killer, kleptocrat, genius, spy: the many myths of Vladimir Putin | World news | The Guardian

The Long Read: Russia’s role in Trump’s election has led to a boom in Putinology. But do all these theories say more about us than Putin?

I don't agree with some of the assertions in this, but overall, it is an excellent article. I thought that I understood Putin. He isn't the evil KGB genius as much as he is yet another average guy who was just smart enough, just ruthless enough, and in the right place at the right time enough to become what he is. It seems like a lot of malevolent leaders, he is skilled at manipulating an image that he often hasn't earned, for his own benefit.

Politics | POLITICS

Putin Ordered 'Influence Campaign' To Help Trump, U.S. Intelligence Report Says : The Two-Way : NPR

The public version of the intelligence report on the investigation into Russia's interference in the U.S. elections concludes that Russia "aspired to help" Trump's election chances when possible.

Politics | Politics

Taibbi: Something About This Russia Story Stinks

Nearly a decade and a half after the Iraq-WMD faceplant, the American press is again asked to co-sign a dubious intelligence assessment.

News | NEWS

Group allegedly behind DNC hack targeted Ukraine, report finds | Technology | The Guardian

CrowdStrike says malware implant was used to track movements of artillery units, adding to suspicions Russia is involved

Politics | Politics

'Reagan would roll over in his grave' — President Obama blasts Republicans who approve of Putin

"Over a third of Republican voters approve of Putin."

News | The News

Here’s What America Needs to Know About Trump and Russia

My time as the Pentagon’s Russia-watcher suggests we need much more disclosure, and soon.

"This weekend, we finally learned the CIA’s professional conclusion about Russia’s involvement in our presidential elections: Russia hacked both the Democratic Party and the Clinton campaign, and the goal was to help Trump win. And the CIA isn’t out on a limb here: both the director of National Intelligence, who represents all 16 intelligence agencies, and the head of Homeland Security, have said Russia was behind the hacking. The FBI also holds Russia responsible for hacking, but hasn’t reached a conclusion about its motives."

Politics | POLITICS

Will Republicans cave to Trump on Kremlingate?: Max Boot

Election hacks and Russia-friendly nominees pose historic choice of party or principle.

"Imagine that we live in an alternative universe in which Hillary Clinton won the presidential election after Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hacked her opponent. Imagine, further, that it emerged after the vote that not only had the Iranians hacked the Republican high command and released a batch of embarrassing emails, but they also had hacked Clinton and kept the results confidential."

Entertainment | Humor

Vitas - 7th Element (2002) :D

Advertising space in the description: CorrectGood11@gmail.com CHANDRA BRAMBRA CHANDRA CHANDRA BENDRAM... OOOOOOO, CHANDRA BRAMBRA CHANDRA CHANDRA BENDRAM... ...

Well, if Trump does become president, we will be exposed to some interesting Russian pop music.

Miscellaneous | Interesting Links

‘Spy House,’ a Decrepit Reminder of Betrayal, Sits Empty in New Jersey - NYTimes.com

Sports | Mixed Bag

Russian track athletes banned from 2016 Rio Olympics due to doping violations - CBSSports.com

Track and field team from the world power will be absent from Rio; IOC could ban entire delegation

Sports | Surfing/SUPing

SURF IN SIBERIA ZIMA 1

Surf video

Surfing in Siberia? Yup!!

Sports | Snowboarding/Skiing

Eclipse - Salomon Freeski TV S9 E03

GO BEHIND THE SCENES ON THE INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA FEATURE AT http://freeskitv.salomon.com/en/episodes/eclipse WINNER 'Best Snow Sports Film' at the 2015 Ban...

Most insane ski adventure ever.

Miscellaneous | Random shit

Original Trololo guy ( First video version of the song )

Original Trololo guy , trololo from the 60's , the guy in the video (Muslim Magomayev ) is the first artist to perform the song in a recorded fashion.but of ...

The 1st Russian trolo guy.

Sports | Sports

Ice Speedway Motorcycle Racing.

At the 11th of January, 2015, we've made the deepest insight into the Final of The Personal Ice Speedway Motor Racing Championship of Russia at “Stroitel” (T...

Despite all the politics, I want to visit Russia some day.

News | The News

Russian air strikes in Syria: John McCain 'confirms US-trained rebels hit during bombing campaign' - live updates

Vladimir Putin has denied reports that Russian air strikes have killed civilians. Speaking at a meeting with human rights activists in the Kremlin, he reportedly described the claims as "information attacks."

News | The News

Russia launches first airstrikes in Syria - CNNPolitics.com

Russian says its airstrike in Syria on Wednesday targeted ISIS; U.S. official says it had "no strategic purpose" in combating ISIS.

Putin is attempting to re-establish Russia as a regional power in the Middle East. That's not good.

Politics | Op-Ed

From Russia with Love | Jlife

"Oleg Berger immigrated to the U.S. in 1975, with his parents and brother. The family gave up a comfortable life for the freedom that the U.S. offered. However, after living and being educated here for 20 years, Berger decided to repatriate to Russia."

Politics | The American Experiment

After Dropping Depth Charges on Suspected Russian Sub, Finland Sends Readiness Letter to 900,000 Reservists | Washington

At about 3 A.M. local time last Tuesday, ships of the Finnish Navy dropped depth charges into the waters near Helsinki in the vicinity of what has been reported to be a possible Russian submarine. The Finns initially refused to confirm that this possible

Is one of the Baltic states the next Ukraine? Would Obama move to protect them from Russia? I wouldn't bet the ranch on it, and neither is Finland.

Politics | Politics

Russian analyst says to nuke Yellowstone - Business Insider

In his article, Konstantin Sivkov justifies the "complete destruction of the enemy [the West]" and describes what "one day without America," would look like.

It seems like the Russians are trying hard to be the world's bad guys again.

Music | Music

The HiTONES (Rockabilly Russia) | Rockabilly from Moscow, RU

Rockabilly | Moscow, RU

The great American sounds of Rockabilly from Moscow Russia. Truth is these guys are great and you should check this out.

History | History

The Forgotten History of Russia’s California Colony | Mental Floss

From Sacramento to Los Angeles, Spain’s colonial fingerprints are plain to see throughout present-day California. But did you know that in the 18th century, Tsarist Russia carved out her own slice of this future state?

And this is why I love Mental Floss...

News | News

Firebomb thrown at Kiev’s oldest synagogue

Great Choral Synagogue targeted in attack, no damage caused to historic building

Politics | Politics

Pro-Moscow Rebels Fly Flag of 'New Russia' in Eastern Ukraine - NBC News.com

NOVOAZOVSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian rebels conquering territory in eastern Ukraine are fighting under a new flag that betrays their - and perhaps the Kremlin’s...

So this is weird...that flag kind of looks familiar.

Politics | POLITICS

Russia Responds To Canada's Sarcastic Geography Lesson

Russia has fired back at Canada's NATO delegation in response to a snarky Ukraine tweet that went viral earlier this week.

Russia's creepy response!

Politics | Interesting Links

Canada mocks Russia on Twitter with helpful map and geography lesson offer

Some helpful advice from Canada to Russian troops who

Thanks Canada...!

News | The News

Ukraine Asserts Russian Invasion, Reinstitutes Draft

President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine said Russian troops had crossed the border, and his national security council reinstituted mandatory conscription.

News | In The News

Parents Who Lost 3 Children on MH17 Say Life Is 'Hell Beyond Hell'

SYDNEY — The Western Australian parents of three children, who were killed with their grandfather on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, released a heartbreaking statement on Wednesday.

Anthony Maslin and Rin Norris lost their three children — Mo, 12, Evie, 10, and Otis, 8 — plus Norris's father, Nick, when the plane was shot from the sky above a field in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. The children and their grandfather were returning from a family holiday in Amsterdam on the doomed MH17, while their parents remained behind.

This is...sad beyond words.