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Mar 1, 2022, 19 tweets

Already voices mildly critical of NATO are being attacked as Russian stooges and a fifth column wrecking Western nations.

To be read along with growing censorship of anti-imperialist voices and glowing coverage for those deciding to go to war in Ukraine.
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Private Russian individuals working in the West are now being put through loyalty tests.

Politicians and media figures are calling for expelling Russian students from the US. Next is Western citizens connected to them. McCarthyism 2.0.
abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/…

Speaking in support of Russia can now get you in jail for up to 3 years in Czech Republic and 25 years in Slovakia.

Along with Czech Republic and Slovakia, it is illegal now to speak in support of Russia in Latvia and Lithuania.

Citizens (in Latvia) urged to report all individuals who do so to the State Police and Secret Service, for which there are hotlines.

Guess who was invited to Biden's address as anti-imperialist voices are getting censored?

Celebrity CIA-plant & Facebook 'Whistleblower' Frances Haugen, who worked in 'counter-espionage' for the firm &urged Senate to censor/regulate soc med for US national security interests.

Frances Haugen, who is handled by Omidyar-funded and CIA-staffed Whistleblower Aid, was not just an invitee but sat with the first lady!

Whoever heard of whistleblowers enjoying bipartisan support? Intelligence background and calling for more content moderation obviously helps.

In Germany, Office for the Protection of the Constitution is now monitoring organizations they think might me close to Putin

In Britain, it's not just lawyers working for oligarchs that are being attacked; striking rail unions are being called Putin apologists &enemy underground

If you thought Russians getting kicked out in sports, music, literature, academia is a temporary phenomenon, then watch this.

This is just the beginning. Fascism is rising all over Europe. Censorship, loyalty tests, surveillance; all going to get worse.

Ukrainian Parliament approves bill to seize and confiscate Russia and Russian-owned assets in Ukraine.

Keep in mind that there are hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians who also hold Russian passports.

Spanish journalist jailed and in solitary confinement for 'espionage' and 'foreign intelligence activities', presumably for pro-Russian views.

It's okay now to kick someone out for raising questions saying that supporting Putin is advocating violence. But calling for no-fly zones and arming nazis is not.

Stan Grant works for ASPI, funded by Defence Departments and multiple defence contractors.

Two birds with one stone.

War Propaganda to get the public ready for greater escalation ✔️

Questioning Judiciary and arguing they are irrelevant to National Security ✔️

DuckDuckGo, the Internet Search engine that boasts that it does not trap users into filter bubbles unlike Google, is now filtering search results by making it virtually impossible to see what it deems as Russian disinformation.

DuckDuckGo will also decide what is 'quality information' and direct its users to it.

The search engine also no longer uses Yandex for its non-news results in Russian.

Facebook and Instagram have joined Twitter in temporarily allowing calls for violence against Russian soldiers and assassination of government leaders.

Twitter also continues to allow the Ukrainian National Guard's anti-muslim hate tweet to be visible 'in public interest'.

Russia opened a criminal case against Meta Platforms &moved to designate it as an 'extremist organization' after it changed its hate speech rules to allow users in 12 eastern european nations to call for violence against Russian
& Belarusian political leaders & their militaries.

Even as censorship is increasing and many outlets and journalists have been blocked or suspended, White House is now briefing TikTok influencers so that social media will be filled with State department talking points based on 'strategic goals in the region'.

White House 'outreach' to TikTok influencers first started during the vaccination campaign and this is what it buys:

Our influencers are briefed and informed. Their influencers are paid and pushing narratives.

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