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Hello, I don’t know if you have anyone’s ear but if China can use spy balloons, I don’t see why Ukraine cannot use spy balloons too. They could even provide communications. It could be a make shift Starlink. I don’t know if anything could come of this but it would be good to know.

Cool! That's some good info for my conversations with the professor as well. Thanks for your efforts Jon!

Donald Trump’s connections to Russia span decades, beginning in the 1980s, and encompass a mix of business pursuits, personal interactions, and allegations of political ties. Here’s a detailed overview based on available information, focusing on the period from the 1980s to the present day, March 3, 2025. In 1987, Trump made his first known trip to Moscow, invited by Soviet Ambassador Yuri Dubinin to discuss potential luxury hotel developments. This visit came at a time when Trump was an emerging real estate figure in the U.S., and it was facilitated by Soviet officials, reportedly with involvement from the KGB. The trip followed a meeting in New York where Dubinin praised Trump Tower, sparking Trump’s interest in replicating it in Moscow. While no deals materialized, Trump later recounted in The Art of the Deal being impressed by Soviet ambition, though he also noted to Playboy in 1990 that the country’s chaos deterred him from investing. Some, like former KGB officer Yuri Shvets, have claimed this visit marked the beginning of Trump being cultivated as a potential asset due to his perceived vanity and openness to flattery, though this remains speculative without definitive proof. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Trump’s financial struggles after multiple bankruptcies shifted his business model toward licensing deals, and Russian money began flowing into his projects. In 1996, he explored building a Trump Tower replica in Moscow, traveling there to scout sites like the Moskva and Rossiya hotels, but again, no projects were completed. By the 2000s, Russian investors became significant buyers of Trump-branded properties in the U.S., particularly in Florida. A Reuters investigation found at least 63 individuals with Russian ties purchased nearly $100 million in Trump properties in South Florida alone. Donald Trump Jr. later remarked in 2008 at a real estate conference that Russians comprised a “disproportionate cross-section” of their assets, highlighting a reliance on Russian capital during a period when U.S. banks were wary of lending to Trump. The 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, funded by Russian billionaire Aras Agalarov with $20 million, deepened Trump’s ties to Russian elites. Held at Agalarov’s Crocus City Hall, the event saw Trump mingling with influential figures, including Agalarov’s son Emin, and coincided with discussions about a Trump Tower Moscow project. This venture, pursued into 2016, involved Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen negotiating with Russian contacts, even as Trump campaigned for president—an effort Cohen later admitted he lied about to Congress. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign brought his Russian connections under intense scrutiny. The Mueller investigation documented over 270 contacts between Trump associates and Russia-linked operatives, though it did not establish a criminal conspiracy. Key figures like campaign manager Paul Manafort, who had ties to pro-Russian Ukrainian oligarchs, and foreign policy adviser Carter Page, investigated for possible Russian outreach, fueled speculation. The Steele dossier alleged long-standing Kremlin ties, claiming cultivation began five years prior, around 2011, though much of it remains unverified. Trump’s public praise of Vladimir Putin and his reluctance to criticize Russia, even after U.S. intelligence confirmed Russian election interference, added to the narrative of unusual affinity. Post-presidency, Trump’s ties persisted. In 2021, Shvets, in Craig Unger’s book American Kompromat, alleged Trump was a 40-year Russian asset, a claim echoed in 2025 by ex-KGB officer Alnur Mussayev, who said Trump was recruited in 1987 under the codename “Krasnov.” These assertions, while provocative, lack corroboration from accessible records. Trump’s second term, beginning January 20, 2025, has reignited debate, especially with his hints at quickly resolving the Ukraine war—potentially favoring Putin’s territorial gains—raising questions about whether historical ties influence current policy. Trump has consistently denied financial ties to Russia, tweeting in 2017, “I HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH RUSSIA - NO DEALS, NO LOANS, NO NOTHING!” Yet exceptions exist: the 2008 sale of a Florida mansion to Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev for $95 million (bought by Trump for $41 million) and Miss Universe-related payments. His tax lawyers claimed in 2017 no significant Russian income over a decade, barring these instances, though this cannot be independently verified without tax returns. The picture is one of persistent engagement—business flirtations in the 1980s and 1990s, Russian investment in the 2000s, and political entanglements from 2016 onward. While concrete evidence of Trump being a witting “asset” is elusive, the web of connections suggests a relationship that, at minimum, benefited both sides financially and aligned with Russian interests at key moments. The lack of transparency, especially around finances, keeps the full extent of these ties an open question as of March 3, 2025.

Hope this isn't too long, I asked AI about trump

Russian writer Leo Tolstoy wrote that governments should teach both children and adults a set of rules for respect and love and to give out rewards and congratulations for deeds of love. He thought the only way to change the world was to educate it. He said, poverty comes from man's injustice to his fellow man, not from God. In 1901 he was excommunicated from the Russian Orthodox church because of his Christian anarchist (rejects the idea that human governments have ultimate authority over human societies) and pacifist beliefs. If countries are going to express universal brotherly love then their leaders and people need to change.

I hope to be in for both.

if I don't forget it again (I'm sorry...sometimes quite busy..) okay for me

Hey Prof. After watching your YouTube post on the human safari drone attacks I sent your video to the UK’s BBC. They have now (two weeks later) posted an article on their website. Not that I’m saying it was because of me - I just wanted to let you know. They don’t mention your report - but maybe it helped. The link is here https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c207gz7key6o or you can find it on the BBC website in their News section under ‘War in Ukraine’. It’s called ‘Drone strikes on civilians suggest new Russian terror tactic in Ukraine’.

Works for me.

I am an observant Jew. No Saturday works for me.

Saturday after the election works for me.