MAGA
MAGA, also known as Trumpism, is a populist political cult in a cheap red hat, worshipping Donald Trump while claiming to defend patriotism and traditional values. They thrive on historical amnesia and a nostalgia for an America that never existed, mixing culture-war hysteria with open sympathy for Russia and its autocracy.
Under the banner of Making America Great Again, MAGA’s isolationism, econonomic illiteracy and anti-science conspiracy theories achieve the complete opposite.
MAGA, Moscow Agent Governing America? Or should it be MRGA, “Make Russia Great Again” instead?
Soups
- Trump and the Kremlinsouped!
- Budapest Blunderdeep dive
- Tucker Carlson REBREWREBREW
- Charlie Kirk’s assassination
- Gunther Eaglemansouped!
- Alaska FiascoMRGA
- Good Tsar, Bad Boyarsdeep dive
- Mike Leesouped!
- Elbridge Colbysouped!
- Trump-Putin: Art of the DealMRGA
- Populismdeep dive
- Donald Trump 2MRGA
- Donald TrumpMRGA
- 2016 Trump campaignMRGA
- Donald Trump Jr.souped!
Vatnik Soup Videos
- “Marjorie Taylor Greene - QAnon Conspiracy theorist turned congresswoman”, June 1, 2024
- “Trump Crashes The World Economy”, April 8, 2025
- “Is Trump destroying the United States?”, April 21, 2025
- “Trump’s War on Free Media”, May 25, 2025
Articles
- Vatnik Soup, “How Trump Is Shattering the Post-WWII World Order: Be Careful What You Wish For, America”, X Articles, January 11, 2026
- Pekka Kallioniemi, “Ego, Escalation & Submarines: The Medvedev–Trump Nuclear Showdown and What Came After”, The Baltic Sentinel, August 8, 2025
- Pekka Kallioniemi, “The Hypocrisy of Trump’s Free Speech Crusade Against Europe”, The Baltic Sentinel, June 27, 2025
- Morten Hammeken and Pekka Kallioniemi, “‘Trump is Recycling the Kremlin Playbook In Order to Take Over Greenland’: The ‘many similarities’ between the Trump administration and Putin’s autocratic regime”, Byline Times, April 7, 2025
Links, documents, resources
- Trump’s comments about Fuentes and Carlson could prolong GOP rift over antisemitism
- All of Trump’s Russia Ties, in 7 Charts
- Mike Lee Grilled on Connection to Vladimir Putin During Tense Utah Debate
- Anne Applebaum: How a Trump presidency could destabilize Europe
- Zaluzhnyi declined call from Vance days after Oval Office clash, Guardian reports
- Donald Trump ‘proposed Chinese peacekeepers’ for Ukraine
- Garry Kasparov: The Race to Save America’s Democracy
- Government papers found in an Alaskan hotel reveal new details of Trump-Putin summit
- Trump Gives Russians Up-Close Look at Top Secret Weapons
- Michael McFaul: There Are No Participation Trophies in High-Stakes Diplomacy
- Michael McFaul: Why Is Trump Acting like Putin’s Agent?
- Fact check: It wasn’t ‘in jest.’ Here are 53 times Trump said he’d end Ukraine war within 24 hours or before taking office
- Trump, Gabbard fired top CIA Russia expert days after Alaska summit
- Trump personnel honcho Sergio Gor picked as ambassador to India after Post reporting on Musk feud, vetting controversy
- Trump & Russia: An Exhaustive Timeline 1987-2018
- 1987: Real estate developer Donald J. Trump buys full-page ads in three major U.S. newspapers about military help to US allies. Cost: $94,801.
- US to cut some security funds for European countries bordering Russia
- Trump refused to support Ukraine even in exchange for $50 billion from the EU – Bild
- Why Is CPAC Having a Conference Next Month in Budapest?
- Republicans to meet allies of Hungary’s Viktor Orbán on ending Ukraine aid
- Trump Admin Pushes to Weaken Ukraine Resolution on Russian Occupation at UN, Sources Tell Kyiv Post
- Sudden trips and security lapses: Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio’s clashing diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine
- How Steve Witkoff pushed Ukraine sympathizers out of White House, and led the US into Russia’s arms
- Trump Envoy Has Financial Ties With Former Adviser to Putin’s ‘Money Man’ Now Leading Kremlin Peace Talks
- Two RT Employees Indicted for Covertly Funding and Directing U.S. Company That Published Thousands of Videos in Furtherance of Russian Interests
- FT: Trump "not sure" about granting Ukraine licence to produce Patriot missiles
- Bettina Trump’s statement about the wedding celebrations
- Russian Active Measures Campaigns and Interference in the 2016 U.S. Election, Volume 5: Counterintelligence Threats and Vulnerabilities
- Russian Attorney Natalya Veselnitskaya Charged With Obstruction Of Justice In Connection With Civil Money Laundering And Forfeiture Action
- Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election
- Two Defendants Sentenced for Participating in Racketeering Conspiracy with Russian-American Organized Crime Enterprise
- United States v. Sater — court record on Felix Sater’s guilty plea and cooperation
- Konstantin Viktorovich Kilimnik — FBI wanted notice
- Grand Jury Indicts 12 Russian Intelligence Officers for Hacking Offenses Related to the 2016 Election
- Michael Cohen search-warrant materials and bank-transfer records
- United States v. Michael Cohen — criminal information, 29 November 2018
- Grand Jury Returns Indictment Charging FBI Confidential Human Source with Felony False Statement and Obstruction Crimes
- Report of Special Counsel David C. Weiss — January 2025
- United States v. Alexander Smirnov — detention filing, 21 February 2024
- Kash Patel - Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 2,300 of His Appointees - ProPublica
- Jamie Raskin’s letter to Kash Patel concerning FBI dismissals and bonuses — 15 June 2026
- The Everlasting Present — Ukraine: 30 Years of InDependence (2021)
- Three Decorated FBI Officials Accuse FBI, DOJ And Trump Administration Of Illegal, Politically Motivated Firings
- Congressional hearing record: accountability for the Trump administration’s coronavirus response
- Foreign Threats to the 2020 US Federal Elections
- President Trump Appoints Michael Caputo to Cancer Panel
- Bruce Marks Brings Key U.S. Perspective to SPIEF 2026 Russia–U.S. Business Dialogue
- Team - Marks & Sokolov
- Political Consultant Convicted of Scheme Involving Illegal Foreign Campaign Contribution in 2016 Presidential Election
- Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency – The White House
- Three Members of 2012 Presidential Campaign Staff Guilty of Concealing Campaign Expenditures from State Election Board
- TRUMP VICTORY - committee overview - FEC.gov
- United States v. Jesse Benton — D.C. Circuit decision, 19 April 2024
- Benny Johnson on Iran war: “I’ve been briefed by, let’s just call it, top-level Pentagon officials about what the endgame is”
- Joe Rittenhouse’s Christmas post welcoming Lauren Chen back to the US
- Lauren Chen’s Christmas post thanking Joe Rittenhouse for her return to Nashville
- Treasury Escalates Sanctions Against the Russian Government’s Attempts to Influence U.S. Elections
- Active Russian Agent Andrii Derkach Indicted for Scheme to Violate Sanctions in the United States
- Treasury Sanctions Russia-Linked Election Interference Actors
- Implementing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026
- Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Was Bankrolled by a Russian Oligarch Close to Putin
- How Kremlev and Rubezhnoy make billions in betting money
- How a friend of Putin’s daughter, Kirill Dmitriev, became the Kremlin’s chief “fixer”
- Donald Trump and the Felon: Inside His Business Dealings with a Mob-Connected Hustler
- Ex-Trump advisers help to grow pro-Russia website that spreads misinformation
- Decorated Russian Naval Veteran Funneled Thousands to Trump, RNC - Forensic News
- Sater Had Laundering Plans for Moscow Trump Tower, Bank Says
- Associated Press: Kremlev’s funding of Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations
- Don Jr.’s Wife Says Putin Ally Only Paid for Their Party—Not Wedding
- Inside Donald Trump Jr.’s Mongolian hunting trip with a Kremlin-linked oligarch
- Kremlin-Linked Businessman Joined Donald Trump Jr. on Mongolian Hunting Trip This Summer – FT - The Moscow Times
- Russian Says Don Jr. Repaid Him for Wedding Festivities
- The Terrifying Person Who Bankrolled Trump Jr.’s Wedding
- What happened in Jared Kushner’s 4 meetings with Russians?
- Kushner Is Said to Have Discussed a Secret Channel to Talk to Russia
- Report: Kushner Discussed Setting Up Secret Communications With Russia
- Russian ambassador said Kushner sought secret channel to communicate with Kremlin, officials say
- Kremlin aide says discussions underway with US to lift sanctions on Russian investment fund - AOL
- WATCH: “I did not collude with Russia,” Kushner says
- Who is Kirill Dmitriev, the Russian envoy who helped craft the Ukraine peace proposal?
- Mueller gathers evidence that 2017 Seychelles meeting was effort to establish back channel to Kremlin
- FBI investigated Russian mafia at Trump Tower for two years in probe unrelated to 2016 election
- Steve Witkoff revealed as “friend” of indicted Russian mobster
- Trump Envoy Steve Witkoff’s Ties to Russia Come Under Scrutiny. Here’s What to Know
- Judge confirms Trump associate gave feds Osama bin Laden’s number
- Former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn paid $56,200 by Russian firms in 2015, documents show
- Kremlin Suggests Sanctions Not Discussed In Flynn-Kislyak Phone Calls
- President-Elect Donald Trump Taps Michael Flynn for National Security Adviser
- The Photo That May Help Unlock the Trump-Russia Scandal
- Manafort aide Konstantin Kilimnik charged in Russia probe — BBC source listing
- Trump campaign chief Manafort’s associate Kilimnik gave Russia 2016 election strategy, polling, U.S. says
- Trump adviser Roger Stone admits contact with Guccifer 2.0 during campaign
- Trump Ally Roger Stone Sides With Putin, Claims Russia ‘Acting Defensively’
- AP Source: Trump lawyer met Russian oligarch at Trump Tower
- Firm Tied to Russian Oligarch Made Payments to Michael Cohen
- Andrii Derkach — case 42022000000000676
- Ukraine lawmaker seeking Biden probe meets with Giuliani in Kyiv
- Ukrainian court sentences rogue ex-MP Andrii Derkach to 15 years for high treason
- Alexander Smirnov: FBI source accused of Biden lies linked to Russian intelligence — BBC source listing
- Ex-FBI informant pleads guilty to lying about Joe and Hunter Biden
- Kash Patel was paid by Russian filmmaker with Kremlin ties, documents show
- FBI Director Kash Patel plans Russia trip
- Ex-People’s Deputy Derkach visited Minsk and gave an interview to the wife of Trump’s former adviser: the media disclosed the details of the scandal
- Emails reveal Trump campaign efforts to subvert Electoral College certification
- ‘Kind of Wild/Creative’: Emails Shed Light on Trump Fake Electors Plan
- Financial Times: Trump ballroom commissioner’s private talks with Kremlin officials
- FT: Trump representative held secret meeting with Kremlin officials in St Petersburg
- Trump Ballroom Commissioner Held Diplomatic Talks With Kremlin Officials – FT
- Appeals court upholds conviction of GOP operative who steered Russian money to Trump camp
- Influencer Paid by Russia Added to White House Press Pool
- Poynter: New media outlets in the White House press pool
- Trump Welcomes An Accused Russia Propagandist Back To The U.S.—And The White House Easter Egg Hunt
- Erik Prince Offered Lethal Services to Sanctioned Russian Mercenary Firm Wagner
- Putin’s Point Man: What’s Behind Steve Witkoff’s Ties to the Russian Mafia?
- Felix Sater was a fed informant on bin Laden, Mafia: prosecutors
- Former Mafia-linked figure describes association with Trump
- How Paul Manafort Helped Elect Russia’s Man in Ukraine
- The Everlasting Present - Ukraine: 30 Years of InDependence
- Michael Caputo — Committee to Investigate Russia
- The elusive Russian operative who could be crucial to Mueller’s investigation into Trump
- CNN.com - Transcripts
- Bruce Marks's interview on elections on Live RT - Marks & Sokolov
- Trump schlägt 50-Milliarden-Deal aus (de)
- Proč Trump zrušil oběd s Putinem? Americký diplomat Kurt Voker prozrazuje tajemství z Aljašky (cs)
- Exkluzivně: „Trump znal z Ukrajiny jen modelky“, říká bývalý zvláštní vyslanec USA Kurt Voker (1) (cs)
- Proč Trump nemá rád Zelenského? Jednou věcí ho naštval, vysvětluje bývalý vyslanec Kurk Volker (2) (cs)
- Trump už Ukrajině žádné zbraně zadarmo nedá, Zelenskému je ale prodá, míní Kurt Volker (3) (cs)