Scary: In secret recording, Florida Republican threatens to send Russia-Ukraine 'hit squad' after pr

[diehardblue]

In secret recording, Florida Republican threatens to send Russia-Ukraine ‘hit squad’ after primary rival.



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Later in the call, Olszewski asked what would happen if “Luna is gonna win” and Braddock assured her that wouldn’t happen.

“She’s gonna be gone. Period. That's the end of the discussion. Luna is not an issue,” he said.

Olszewski pushed him, asking “how do we make her go, though? I just don’t understand that.”

“I call up my Russian and Ukrainian hit squad, and within 24 hours, they're sending me pictures of her disappearing,” he replied. “No, I'm not joking. Like, this is beyond my control this point.”

Asked if the killers were snipers, Braddock described them as, “Russian mafia. Close-battle combat, Tech 9s, Mack 10s, silencers kind of thing. No snipers. Up close and personal. So they know that the target has gone.”

Olszewski said that threats like the ones Braddock made “you can’t take lightly. Normal people don’t say these things.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/in-secret-recording-florida-republican-threatens-to-send-russia-ukraine-hit-squad-after-primary-rival/ar-AAL8uEG?ocid=mailsignout&li=BBnb7Kz

[Takket]

1. ... but drumpf and Russia are not working hand in hand

To destroy America. Right.

[zuul]

2. Why is Braddock not in custody?

He is seriously dangerous. He gave explicit details of the entire plot to murder Luna.

Olszewski gave the recordings to the police and is herself in jeopardy of violating state laws by recording the calls without Braddock’s consent. The cops said she likely won’t be charged but Braddock is threatening civil lawsuits.

If this fucking nut Braddock is willing to go to such lengths to stop another repube, imagine how much they hate Democrats. This is seriously fucked up.

[Tiger8]

24. Well, he's a Christian Republican white male

Take one look at him.

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Law enforcement seems to treat Christian Republican white men as if they're like Jesus Christ - totally blameless no matter what.

If he's threatening, intimidating, assaulting or even targeting somebody for death - the person obviously deserved to live in fear, get roughed up or killed.

[nebby70]

3. I'm not being sarcastic or drool ...

... I've always been puzzled how/where folks come up with stuff like this ...
... and since I'm a little old woman with a narrow media range ...
... does this stuff come from movies or some such ...
... it seems to me to be rather 'diseased brain' kind of stuff ...

of course, beyond that; it scares the stuffings out of me that someone who thinks like this would be in elected office

[Escurumbele]

14. republicans lack a vital attribute in their characters, the ability to measure consequences

They are so hungry for power they have no loyalty to no one, or anything, that includes no loyalty to the country and that is why they become traitors. They are learning from Putin, what they don't understand is that Putin is an expert in crime, these jerks are amateurs but they feel they are in a mafia movie, a feeling that empowers them.

We need to take all of this very seriously, and now with states, like Texas, allowing people to buy guns without a license many of these mafia-wannabe are going to start popping out all over the place.

I have lived in places where you see the degradation of the country, I know the symptoms, and the USA is terribly sick at this moment, we all need to do something to make the country healthy, and to do that we need to push Democrats to do the right thing now, not waste the power, although slightly limited, but available nonetheless.

[OldBaldy1701E]

15. This attitude is almost essential

To hold public office. It is no surprise to me that a country full of dick wavers would do so when they are placed in public office. And, once they get there, they have to do that even more. You can see it in movies, but they are just a symptom of the rampant ego that has taken over this country. When you are programmed to believe that anything other than total domination is a loss... well... this is what you get.

[summer_in_TX]

54. I reject that.

They may think it's true, but it's the opiate of cynics to believe that in essence "everybody does it." They live a life of futility and hopelessness if they believe that.

[OldBaldy1701E]

62. Then I salute you.

And, 'cynic' is my middle name. But, I did not used to be this way. And, I am not saying that 'everyone does it', I am saying that this is the 'lesson' our society teaches us. Just like it says anyone who is 6'0" and over 150 lbs. is 'fat' and 'ugly'. Sure, no one will admit stuff like this if you ask them directly, but the plethora of ads, the billboard models, who they choose to show on television programs, it all says the same thing: this is correct and if you want to find any success in life, you will have to look/act/feel/dream/etc. like this!

[summer_in_TX]

64. Those messages are quite overwhelming at times.

It takes a support system (friends, family, a belief system) who ground you but also cheer you on to perhaps find one's way over, around, and through the obstacles the Morlocks constantly try to erect in your path so you give up. I lucked out with a naturally optimistic/phlegmatic temperament, but by far the most important is the support system.

[OldBaldy1701E]

65. I agree completely.

I have always felt that this was one of the main reasons I was nothing, am nothing, and will be nothing.

[summer_in_TX]

66. But I don't think you are now, was then, and will be nothing.

You've found this community and I hope you have others. Agency is something that grows and develops.

How did you find DU? Have you been here long?

[OldBaldy1701E]

67. Just over two years

Although I had been reading the site since around 2007. I do not remember how I found it. I finally joined because I thought I might be able to add to the discussion. Silly me...

[summer_in_TX]

68. Are you still living in the Minneapolis area?

Y'all have been through great stress, pain, and upheaval in the past year. How have you weathered it?

Were you involved in any of the George Floyd-related protests?

I'm in a small town south of Austin, Texas and it's more than an hour to get to do much in terms of standing up for justice, but our little town did have a protest march after Floyd's murder. It's a sundown town with a lot whose attitudes are stuck back in an earlier era, but I think some movement has begun here. Slow stuff. Lots of Trumpers driving their trucks and waving flags in the days right before the election. My county is where asshats forced a Biden campaign bus off the road.

The cruelty that is blatantly out in the open is awful. I know all of us here at DU can't help but be affected and sometimes short with each other in quite unpleasant ways. The toxin that started with Rush and Fox News has spread it's poison to a lot of places. I wish those of us here on DU would make a pact that WE won't be like that, that we'll give others the benefit of the doubt before we jump to a conclusion. Our discourse has been affected by the seeping toxin too. I noticed after a lengthy break then getting back on after the 2016 election that there was a lot more harshness than I'd noticed before.

[OldBaldy1701E]

69. Gods, how do I answer these questions

I moved here five years ago from Tennessee. (I am not from there, however.) I had concerns, mainly because I have anxiety, depression, and had no idea about what I might find here. I will not voice my opinion of this area I live in, except to say I do not like it one bit, and it is not because of the climate. (I will say this. I have seen more blatant racism here in this 'progressive' city than I saw in Nashville.) I am too far gone to be of any worth in a protest, except to make my life even more miserable. (I would make a good target for some pissed off cop, though, And, since I am about useless, I would just end up in a hospital or a jail cell without any of the handful of pills I would need, and I have no desire to add to my pain.) I had desires to be helpful with some of the injustices in our country, but I was beaten down by the establishment because I do not have that model body, I do not come from riches, and I would not kiss their ass or play their games. Now, when I was young, one could just try to live and still survive, but not any more. I have never been one to get success tossed at him, mainly because of my luck. Again, I won't go into specifics, but there are times when I swear that Job himself is somewhere thinking, "At least I have some luck, poor bastard!". (What was the line from that Hee Haw tune the two farmers are singing 'If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all!'?) I have not worked at a 'normal' job for over seven years now. I don't see this changing. Mainly because the one thing I wanted in life I was denied and now it is too late. The industry I was longing to be in (and spent my entire life working on, trying to get better and to be able to do more in it) changed and left me by the side of the road. I could care less about finding something else. I could care less about once again becoming a wage slave and going back to killing myself for someone else's riches. I do not want to be a burden to anyone, especially my man, but it would be better for him if I removed myself from the equation. I won't, because I am a coward who cannot take control of his own life. So, now I await death. IT will come soon enough. What you mention about harshness is correct, but it was rising up long before that orange gibbon got into office. Our country has decided that a green piece of paper is worth more than a person, and I am not one to agree with this. Therefore, I am outcast and ostracized. I read about how people want this to change, but when we had the chance to do something (after the pandemic had slowed the greed train due to stopping the MASSIVE exploitation Big Business has been enjoying for the past 80-100 years or so), we did... nothing. (Well, not all of us did nothing. I understand that some corporations are making piles of it right now.) Greed is still the only useful emotion and still seems to create the only rewards. And, if you are not a greedy, sub-human slimeball, you won't ever get free of the grip our capitalistic society has on you. (If one is a greedy, sub-human slimeball, one does not care about our capitalistic greed because one is part of it.) AND, the one thing that amazes and confounds me is that, for my entire life I was told I was too nice... now when I am finally trying to get a grip on my own life, I am being ostracized because I am not being nice enough (even though I have not changed how I interact with anyone). I cannot win. I cannot even compete. Why try when the game is rigged? The toxins you speak of come from the rampant, inhuman greed that has become SOP in this nation. And, it is not a partisan issue, nor will it be addressed as things stand. It is not new, however, and the fact that it is still an issue tells me it is never going to change... at least not in my lifetime. I am the result of what our nation wanted. The fact that this vision is not what all of us wanted is not of concern. People like me will not survive in this 'new age'. And, this is agreeable to most of the population, it seems.

[summer_in_TX]

70. Thank you for responding.

I wish things didn't seem so bleak for you!

Being a hopeful sort myself I do hope that the despair will ease. I'm concerned about how angry and sad you are now, and hopeless.

Is there anything at all I can do to be of help? Prayers?

Are there services that would be of help to you? I'm far away in Texas, but could definitely locate information for those sorts of things in your area. My church here has a ministry specifically to help folks navigate the complex systems of what kind of help is out there and how to access it. We found that most people aren't familiar with how to get started with finding help and even if we didn't have much money to meet their needs, that could be a big help.

[OldBaldy1701E]

71. Your conversation

Has been a big help. Thank you.

[summer_in_TX]

73. I'm glad for that.

I hate to think of you feeling such distress.

[OldBaldy1701E]

74. Well, there is nothing to be done for that

But it is nice when the occasional human looks past the bile that now spews out of me and recognizes that this did not just suddenly appear out of the blue. I am an example of what our society hath wrought, regardless of how much people want to try and hide me under the rug or dismiss me entirely so that they don't have to feel badly about that fact.

[summer_in_TX]

75. I already mentioned I tend to be optimistic.

I don't want to be a pain, but I'd be very happy to talk things through and do some research and figure out if there might be something or other that would make things better.

I'm pretty good at finding out about resources. But I don't know enough to target anything well for you at this point.

BTW, I'm Susan. Calling you Old Baldy just doesn't seem good manners.

[blogslug]

4. And these are all republicans, including the threatened candidate!

Just skimmed a nEw yORk pOsT article from a couple days ago where Luna's gop competitors all said she was an attention-grabbing crazy person for filing a restraining order against Braddock last week. Turns out Luna filed that complaint shortly after Olszewski told her about the recorded call.

They're all republicans.

[Escurumbele]

34. republicans are notorious for eating their own, there is no loyalty, or morals in the repub party

I don't understand how anyone can contemplate supporting anyone in that party.

Because they all know there is no loyalty between republicans, that anyone who does not support the bullshit of the day will be thrown under the bus, then they have to behave like lemmings, following the stupidity of the day as presented by their leaders.

republican party, no independent thinkers allowed.

[Grins]

46. The New York Post...? A Murdock paper?

Nope. Wouldn’t trust them.

[hlthe2b]

5. I think Federal law enforcement need to be involved with this. Why would anyone trust local PD?

Especially in Florida. This is so political, even under the best of circumstances, I think FBI is needed.

[Trueblue1968]

47. LOCK HIM UP !!!! He is a threat to his rival, threatening to have her murdered.

give him 66 years in the slammer.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. These people would all be in jail if their select private organizations were recorded.

[RegularJam]

7. This is my district.

Luna herself is unhinged. Serious gun fetish.

What a start to a primary!

[LymphocyteLover]

13. so, good for the Dem?

if only, given it's Florida

[RegularJam]

27. Luna lost pretty handily against Crist.

Before that election the seat was held by a Republican, David Jolly, who was also one of Trumps greatest enemies.

That battle left Republicans with a completely unqualified candidate with a huge gun fetish as their primary winner(Luna).

We aren’t going to have a Crist this time. Luna will probably make it out of their primary. It’s a bit frightening but our area seems to really be swayed by centrism, overall. We are a swing county. My fear is going with a lesser known Democrat(all Democrats in this state are lesser known than Crist). It’s about getting out the vote which Crist was able to do.

[LymphocyteLover]

41. Hmm, thanks... are there any good Dems running for the seat yet?

[RegularJam]

43. Two that I am aware of.

Some might call a third "good" but I don't see how I could vote for her(in the primaries). The field is building and we are really far out. None of them have the name recognition of Crist. But they are serious contenders. Two have held seats in the state house and one is a national security expert that worked for the Obama administration under Bill Gates.

So we do already have good candidates. I should watch what I say about the one state house rep I'm not big on as I would voter for her in a heartbeat in the general.

[RandiFan1290]

8. Does any of this turn off the 'moderates?'

or do they just wilt from comments made by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Omar?

[oldsoftie]

10. No & yes. nt

[Moebym]

53. Am I missing something, here?

Please explain what, if anything, this story of threats from a Republican primary candidate and his opponent has to do with what moderate Democrats think of Reps. AOC and Ilhan Omar, because I haven't been able to find the slightest connection. It looks to me like the two of you chose to take a cheap shot at moderates for no reason other than you wanted to.

I'd like to make it known that I consider myself a moderate (a pragmatist is the term I prefer) and that this story does disturb me deeply. Believe it or not, moderates do give a s--t about the issues; the fact we are not as vocal or outspoken as some on social media and on news networks should not be mistaken for us being indifferent. I'm sorry that you feel this way.

[questionseverything]

56. I took it as moderate repubs not carrying about this crazy stuff

But having the vapors over aoc

[oldsoftie]

59. Yes, I'm pretty sure thats what it referred to

Hence my response.
But losing moderate voters is part of why trump LOST. The GOP is just too stupid to understand that. I'd also bet that most of the obama/trump voters of '16 also went for biden in '20

[questionseverything]

60. Moebyn thought moderate dems I think

The joke is of course, there’s no such thing as a “ moderate “ repub “

But you are correct I am sure Biden swung a few of them

[oldsoftie]

9. So she WASNT just posting wild shit after all!!

Wow.
Someone needs to be in jail

[rpannier]

48. Yesterday, I thought she was a loon when I heard she'd said that

Wow, is correct

[bringthePaine]

11. Florida huh? shocker, that...

[Captain Zero]

12. Sounds to me like he has been threatened too, or put on notice anyway

Maybe he will blow the lid off of Republican and Russian Collusion in Florida?
Sounds like the Russians use some Ukrainians sympathetic to them.

[johnthewoodworker]

16. As I have often said, the Republicans and Nazis are now one. Don't be shocked by their violence.

[The Jungle 1]

17. Why have they not been arrested yet?????

[Sancho]

18. remember that Lev and Igore used to fly around in the plane with DeSatan

The Ruskies are deep in Florida politics (if not everywhere with the repubs).

[bucolic_frolic]

19. I think this has an element of little woman syndrome

like they threw at Gov. Whitmer. I doubt either of them would be targets without being female. They seek to control, punish, eliminate them because it makes them feel like big, macho men.

[lostnfound]

50. I don't trust her at all either

[NoMoreRepugs]

20. Even with the Orange Douche out of sight we cannot get

away from the constant litany of RePutinican SHIT being committed and revealed every moment of the day. We will not be whole until they are destroyed.

[Bristlecone]

21. "I was just joking"

The R defense for everything evil and awful that they say.

[IronLionZion]

30. He says he's not joking in the recording several times

so that might hurt his case if it goes to court

[UCmeNdc]

22. Republicans.... They really do seem to have lost their collective minds.

[KS Toronado]

23. Typical reQublicans, win at all costs, including murder.

[ancianita]

25. Seriously, if Braddock had a male opponent, his murder option wouldn't even exist.

In battlegrounds, literal suffering and death are the penalty for women who dare act as if they are men's equal.

[AverageOldGuy]

26. Someone . . .

. . . has been watching too many Jack Reacher movies. Reading back issues of Soldier of Fortune magazine.

[raccoon]

28. Are we living in a Robert Ludlum novel? Nt

[IronLionZion]

29. Good thing he's not a terrorist, and has no political or ideological views

The FBI would probably like to have a chat with these guys now that we have real Attorney General again. Domestic terrorism was ignored and emboldened during the last administration.

[msfiddlestix]

31. this story reads like a cheap novel. why wasn't the tape turned over to the FBI?

Why is Braddock not arrested yet by the FBI?

Not saying this report isn't true. I'm aware of the existence of Russian/Ukraine mob living comfortably in Florida as well as a number of other organized mobsters. Over the years, the more I learn about Florida, the more I learn how much of a haven the state provides for these folks, especially with Governors and State Elected and other Public Officials in their pocket.

Which might explain why Braddock hasn't faced charges, and probably won't.

[FelineOverlord]

32. Scary: In secret recording, Florida Republican threatens to send Russia-Ukraine 'hit squad' after pr

All Florida Republican politicians seem to be insane.

Link to tweet

[monkeyman1]

51. wow ; take that home to meet your family !! talk of the hood!!

[bottomofthehill]

33. Our boy read one too many Ludlum novels in the 80's

What a bullshit merchant. Must be playing secret squirrel trying to get laid. Tec -9 or Mac 10, ha.

https://m.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

35. Uh oh she spilled the beans

The GOP-Russia link was supposed to be a secret.

[Javaman]

36. false bravado of a diseased mind. nt

[bahboo]

37. hope Carl Hiassen is following this....

probably shaking his head and saying, you can't make this shit up....

[GulfCoast66]

55. Jesus, I love his books. Regularly reread them for the fun and easy read.

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I’m sure when he started he thought it was all just crazy over the top writing with a hint of truth. Fun read and all. But totally unbelievable. Especially the Shink series.

And when he started Democrats ran Florida. Corrupt democrats. Comes with the water here!

But today I could see even such a zany book as ‘Sick Puppy’ being true. Including the whole Rhino killings. And the Pervy Barbie dolls in the pocket! Greenberg comes to mind.

And his latest and unexpected Skink book ‘Squeeze Me’ proves even Hiassen is shocked.

I’m a Florida resident and think his books required for all Florida residents. Especially we long time ones.

But anyone not familiar with him should read his books. I laugh all the way through them.

[bahboo]

57. oh I hear ya....

also love Tim Dorsey for the absurdity, and Laurence Shames for bringing me to Key West whenever I read him. We were planning to move to Key West before the Covid. Now everything's on hold. We lived in Ft. Lauderdale during the 80's, so we understand crazy...but that DeSantis fucker...what the hell...

[GulfCoast66]

61. I just got back from a week in the keys including 3 days in Key West.

I can’t see living there. It has none of the feel it had when I first visited 35 years ago.

Lots of new money, for sure. Which is fixing up all the old home that were falling apart. That’s good, I guess. But with that comes rich mainlanders who have no idea about what living in the keys used to mean. And only live there 5 months of the year. I’d prefer to live on Big Pine or Marathon. They still have a sense of community.

KW is more touristy than New Orleans which is at least full of people from that area and has neighborhoods that have no tourist.

But if you boat and fish no waters are prettier. Can’t argue that.

[11 Bravo]

38. LOL. Florida's "first openly Hispanic Lauren Boebert" has been threatened.

[lostnfound]

49. You're the first that seems a bit suspicious or skeptical as I am

Both sides in this equation seem dubious.
She seems as abnormal and fake as they come. Her flashy trite photos remind me too much of other pop up Barbies.
No doubt her opponent is awful but I suspect the plot line includes turning her into a sympathetic figure for the benefit of unseen puppeteers.

[RVN VET71]

39. So now maybe e they kill each other off, eh?

She’s got the weaponry to counter attack. And think of the TV series potential! It would make Miami Vice look like a light comedy.

Republicans versus Republicans -- and regardless who kills who, the nation becomes less fascist by subtraction.

(I have to say, however, that Luna is far prettier than Bobo. Which just proves the worn out old adage that "beauty is only skin deep but fascism goes clean to the bone” -- with many apologies to Dorothy Parker.)

[BobTheSubgenius]

40. And here I was, thinking Luna was out of her mind.

For about the 3000th time....you really cannot make this stuff up.

[spudspud]

42. "Russian mafia. Close-battle combat, Tech 9s, Mack 10s,...

LOL. Is this the late 80s early 90s? He's been watching too many old action movies. I smell bs, and I think he was just trying to impress her.

[dickthegrouch]

45. But the FBI investigation

Should keep him on ice for a few well-deserved months 😉

[NBachers]

58. Dolph Lundgren has to run the hit squad.

[spudspud]

63. Hehe, yep. /nt

[SpankMe]

44. The article mentioned it's a 3rd degree felony...

...to record someone in FL without their knowledge. But, there was no mention of the penalty for threats or conspiracy to murder for hire or whatever this monster's words qualify him for.

Left wing media my ass.

[monkeyman1]

52. PR FOR '22

[Bucky]

72. What a shithole party