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Summary

Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old DOGE staffer recently promoted to a senior adviser role in the State Department, is reportedly the grandson of former KGB spy Valery Martynov.

Martynov was executed in the Soviet Union after being exposed as an FBI informant. Coristine, an alleged former cybercriminal, previously worked in the General Services Administration and now has potential access to sensitive diplomatic data.

Concerns have been raised over his background and apparent lack of a security check.

The situation fuels fears about foreign influence in U.S. government operations.

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[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 82 points 1 day ago (6 children)

Surely the fact that he's 19 and a senior advisor in a state department is more damning than his lineage? And that Trump is very obviously friendly with Putin?

I think this familial connection is just a storm in a teacup which is sitting inside a much larger storm.

[–] Placebonickname@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

U know what I was doing at 19 years old? Nothing…nothing that counted as work. I won a bacon eating contest at college and played a ton of Mario Kart 64.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 1 points 2 minutes ago

Yeah, and other people led successful military campaigns and even empires at that age.

Alexander "the great" was 20 years old, when he got into power.
Scipio who later defeated Hannibal got his name on the roaster for a daring charge as an 18 years old officer.
Pennypacker was 16-19 years old when he became captain in the US Union army and was 20-22 when he became Brigardier General and was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1865

This is just some quick examples i found, but history is riddled with young people excelling in leadership roles.

[–] stardust@lemmy.ca 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

And that was very responsible of you. Wish more people would be participating in bacon eating contests over actively making the world a worse place. Please play video games and go have harmless fun. It's better for society.

[–] Alenalda@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I see what youre saying, but clearly pigs were harmed for this fun.

[–] Ridgetop18@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 hour ago

What this country needs is more pigs being harmed in the name of fun.

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