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Catching Up with Ray and Trump-Russia Speculation
from Ray Kump Donovan · #35
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4 minRay talks about his recent Bushwick show and small film projects, then the conversation shifts to whether Trump survives his term and skepticism about the speed and convenience of the Russia collusion revelations.
- 37:50Ray did a small loft show in Bushwick with 20 or 30 people.
- 38:22Tim asks whether Trump makes it through his term, describing it as a scorched-earth war of attrition.
- 38:55On Russia allegations, the common-sense reading suggests something happened, but Tim argues the opposite logic applies.
- 39:34Tim breaks down the Trump-Russia case: Russian hacking of the DNC is possible, but the electoral system itself wasn't compromised.
- 40:10The most reasonable collusion theory Tim has heard is Russia signaling it would treat Trump better than Clinton and selectively leaking hacked emails.
- 40:51Tim suspects the real momentum behind Russia escalation is a new Cold War that benefits the intelligence community.
- 41:14The U.S. is running CIA training camps in Ukraine and encircling Russia with military bases.
- 41:41Economic interests—pipelines, natural gas lines, and rare earth minerals—likely drive the geopolitical maneuvering more than any Trump-Russia conspiracy.
- 42:04Ray says he won't put anything past Trump or anyone in his circle.
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