This has big “if you show a Chinese man an opium he’ll start panting as his eyes bulge out of his head” empire vibes with that Russian shit lmao

Also, listeners of TrashFuture will know that these “political thrillers” written by (maybe ex-)members of parliament are very much a thing. Incredible; she’s gotta view herself as basically a member of the us version of that sort of political aristocracy, right?