That said, Bernier’s use of a photo from Russia may have been intentional. While countries like China or Israel try to conceal their roles in helping elect Trump, Russia embraces its pariah status and flaunts its interference—often even sacrificing its own agents in the process. When the scheme involving TENET Media was exposed, the Russian side responded to inquiries from the American Department of Justice with messages simply reading “HA HA HA HA HA.”

The fake “documentary” by Indian grifter Dinesh D’Souza, 2000 Mules, which claimed widespread fraud in the 2020 U.S. election, was widely ridiculed and sued for using random surveillance clips from election day. The creators were ultimately ordered by a court to issue an apology for producing a fraudulent film. Interestingly, one of the maps used to show supposed ballot-stuffing locations in the film was actually a map of Moscow—raising the possibility that the content came directly from Russian intelligence. The filmmakers didn’t bother to fact-check, and the Kremlin may have been trolling its own collaborators by slipping them this material.

Viewed through that lens, Bernier’s poster might be an example of intentional trolling by his Kremlin handlers—using the photo to draw attention or to mock the very people parroting their propaganda.

Kanye West has admitted to having homosexual encounters with his cousin, confirming rumors that have followed him throughout his career. Back in 2009, South Park aired a parody of Kanye singing “Gay Fish.” In 2013, InTouch magazine reported on Kanye's affair with fashion designer Riccardo Tisci. In 2016, Amber Rose claimed she had pleasured Kanye with her fingers. In 2017, transgender model Amanda Lepore hinted at a romantic relationship with him. In 2021, rumors spread about Kanye’s affair with cross-dressing celebrity Jeffree Star, who initially denied the allegations but, in 2025, confirmed that they were true.

Also in 2021, Kanye split from Kim Kardashian. Their relationship had long been rumored to be a PR setup with contractual obligations. After the breakup, Kim posted a photo of her long fingernails, saying she wasn’t allowed to wear them while married—something interpreted as a nod to Amber Rose’s claims about Kanye’s preferences. Kanye’s latest album is noscriptd Cuck, a slang term for a man who can't sexually satisfy his partner and has to tolerate her being with other men.

In 2022, Kanye appeared on the Alex Jones show—a pro-Kremlin grifter who once watched transgender porn live on-air and is a close friend of Charlie Sheen, an HIV-positive actor accused by multiple people, including his former wife, of sexually harassing young boys and possessing child pornography. That same year, Kanye appointed alt-right Jewish figure Milo Yiannopoulos as his chief of staff. Yiannopoulos, who is openly gay, once argued that teenage boys could benefit from sex with older men. Kanye also aligned himself with Mexican Nick Fuentes, another far-right figure known for several incidents involving gay and trans porn appearing on his livestreams.

Fuentes worked closely with Ali Alexander (Ali Abdul-Razaq Akbar) in promoting the "Stop the Steal" campaign, which claimed that Trump won the 2020 election. In 2023, allegations surfaced that Alexander and Fuentes were grooming underage boys within far-right activist circles. Multiple teenagers came forward, and the scandal prompted investigations.

And right on cue—Russia enters the picture. In 2024, Kanye traveled to Moscow to attend the birthday of fashion designer Gosha Rubchinskiy, with whom he began collaborating after Rubchinskiy was dropped by global fashion houses over accusations of grooming teenage boys. Russian fashion insiders had been aware of the rumors for over a decade. A year prior, a video appeared in the Russian-speaking internet in which Rubchinskiy was directly accused of preying on boys as young as 14 involved in his shows.

The turning point came when a leaked conversation showed Rubchinskiy propositioning a 16-year-old boy from Norway. The next day, another teenager came forward with similar claims. All the Western brands including Burberry, Adidas, and Comme des Garçons cut ties with Rubchinskiy.

So what happened next? Rubchinskiy returned to Russia and received a state grant to design a collection for the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. Since then, he’s continued working in Russia—with the only exception of Kanye West appointing him as Head of Design for Yeezy. Rubchinskiy still shoots collections featuring half-naked teenage boys—models, who are happily brought to him for couch castings by Russian parents.

Kanye’s arrival in Moscow was met with enthusiastic praise from pro-Kremlin ideologues like Alexander Dugin and Zakhar Prilepin. Still, given their past statements, it’s hard to tell whether they’re impressed by Kanye’s pro-Russian and pro-Trump views—or just excited by any thought of Black men.

By the way, trying to find refuge in Russia is often the last stop for many disgraced washed up Western celebrities. Let's see if Kanye follows their example.