Fiona Hill, October 2022: "It's very clear Elon Musk is transmitting a message for Putin. ... Putin plays on the egos of big men, gives them a sense that they can play a role. But in reality, they're just direct transmitters of messages from Vladimir Putin. https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/10/17/fiona-hill-putin-war-00061894
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@junecasagrande
under the pictures with the girl, it says she is a "foe" of Putin's. Is that wrong?
@BillMcGuire Good catch! As a professional proofreader/copy editor, allow me to say: This is what happens when newsrooms cut back on proofreaders. Anyhoo, I assume it's a typo?
@junecasagrande
Me, too, because I went back to the article body and saw what you saw.....so, she is a bad "gal" Putin pal. By osmosis, that makes Musk a Putin pal, too....plus, not sure you saw the other pic of Musk standing a few feet from Jared Kushner wearing dark black outfits, so not the exact same day.
@BillMcGuire @junecasagrande It’s the same day - the finals in the Saudis box. The pic with Jared makes the army green T-shirt look darker in the Kushner pic because the 2 are somewhat shadowed.