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šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø US journalist based in Ukraine 2022-24 @BylineTimes. YT: @ebtnews9132. Author: EXPLOSION, IRON, CUTE TOMBSTONE, a novel WE, MONSTERS.
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Mar 23 ā€¢ 9 tweets ā€¢ 3 min read
#Moscow, #Russia on March 22:

1. Launches the largest air strike on #Ukraine since the start of the full-scale war

2. Runs a concert ā€œFuture is Oursā€ next night, w/6,200 attending, in a venue owned by Putinā€™s ally. Fails to prevent mass murder of which it was warned.

šŸ‘‡šŸ¼šŸ§µ Attempted ecocide: the largest hydroelectric power plant and the largest nuclear power plant are targeted.

World: No reaction and little coverage.
Mar 19 ā€¢ 17 tweets ā€¢ 7 min read
šŸ”“šŸ”“šŸ”“ The Kremlin stages a propagandist event at Times Square, New York on March 16, 2024 to coincide with the celebration of Putin's sham election victory and the 10th anniversary of the annexation of Crimea.

While the video below is fake, Russian festivities were real. šŸ§µ Russian Youth of America (aka ā€œRussian Youth in America,ā€ the ā€œYouth Russian Societyā€ and the ā€œYoung Russian Societyā€) organized the event at Times Square on March 16, 2024. roscult.org/event/times-sqā€¦



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Mar 18 ā€¢ 24 tweets ā€¢ 11 min read
šŸ”“ Ivana Trump had also confirmed that Donald #Trump had Hitlerā€™s Mein Kampf on his bedside table as reported by the Vanity Fair here:

šŸ§µ vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/ā€¦
In the 1990s, #Trumpā€™s cousin who worked for the Trump Organization was reported by Ivana Trump to click his heels and say, ā€œHeil Hitlerā€ on entering Donald Trumpā€™s office. vanityfair.com/magazine/2015/ā€¦
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Mar 16 ā€¢ 27 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
March 17 2018: analysts, journalists, politicians gathered in NY to warn the world (again) of the danger #Putin brings to the world if re-elected.

March 16 2024: a review from under fire in Ukraine, 2 years into the full-scale Putin war.

There'll be more if we don't stop him. Image David Satter, journalist: Putin and the FSB carried out the 1999 apartment bombings. This terrorist action similar to the Reichstag fire brought Putin to power. The West accepted the Russian government's explanation of the apartment bombing and left it without consequences.
Mar 1 ā€¢ 6 tweets ā€¢ 2 min read
#Moldova is on Putin's wishlist. šŸ§µ

#Transnistria, a mini-USSR, with pro-Russian authorities and the Kremlin-brainwashed population, is the tool.

In the 90s, Russian ā€œpeacekeepersā€ were stationed in Transnistria after a brief but intense armed conflict. Image In 2022, FSB had 3 scenarios for capturing Moldova:
->forming a corridor to Transnistria thru southern Ukraine, w/the subsequent recognition of the region;
->the capture of the whole territory of Moldova;
->access to the borders of Transnistria w/o recognition of its independence
Mar 1 ā€¢ 11 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
The democracy in the US and the world is in extreme danger.

#Trump used #Kremlinā€™s mechanism to suppress investigations by stacking courts & appointing loyal people to key positions of power.

KRUGOVAYA PORUKA.

It is the way to a lifelong presidency.

šŸ§µ art by @LuluLemew Image Steps towards silencing and suppressing criminal investigation:

ā†’ Strategic hires block trials.

ā†’ Through bribes, blackmail, murder, investigations silenced, stopped.

ā†’ Public opinion formed by the press working for the government.

ā†’ Independent journalists killed/exiled. Image
Feb 29 ā€¢ 13 tweets ā€¢ 2 min read
šŸ”“ Ukraine Intelligence: #Russia aims to divert attention from the war by spreading false narratives, demoralizing, sowing panic. $1.5 bn spent on information operations in Nov 2023.

DoppelgƤnger bot networks šŸ§µ
@BylineTimes
w/@ushadrons @Patrioticats
bylinetimes.com/2024/02/29/undā€¦ Russian special services spent $250 mn on ā€˜Maidan-3ā€™ special operation on Telegram. It is due to peak in March-May 2024, questioning government legitimacy, spreading panic, creating artificial divisions, causing discord with allies, and promoting conspiracy theories.
Feb 16 ā€¢ 10 tweets ā€¢ 2 min read
#Navalny murder is Putin's non-verbal signal. He challenges the world.

Gang leaders establish dominance hierarchy through murder.

"Bespredel" went global (bespredel: "limitlessness." "lawlessness")

Each country has a mafia; only in Russia does the mafia have the country. Ā šŸ§µ In the 1990s, Russian organized crime,Ā law enforcement, secret services,Ā andĀ government structures merged and created a criminal syndicate that abandoned the accepted rules of human conduct and morality.

This syndicate, headed by Putin, currently rules Russia.
Feb 12 ā€¢ 16 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read
šŸ”“ #Trump spoke of abandoning #NATO first time in Sept 1987, two months after his first visit to #Moscow on the invitation of Intourist, the Soviet cover for intelligence operations.

He bought full-page ads in the NYT, WaPo, Boston Globe for $94,801.

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Since 1978,Ā Trump has been followed by the Communist secret services.Ā  Ivana ZelnƭčkovĆ”, Trumpā€™s first wife,Ā wasĀ under the Czechoslovak security serviceĀ surveillance,Ā the StĆ”tnĆ­ Bezpečnost (StB).Ā Ivanaā€™s father MiloÅ” Zelnƭček, was also monitored by the StB.Ā Ā 
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Feb 8 ā€¢ 14 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
#Putin Tonight, you'll be served a #Kremlin narrative aimed at

-> normalizing war crimes and mafia state,
-> glorifying a mass murderer

Here are a few facts from Putin's actual bio. šŸ§µ

Forewarned is forearmed. Image #Putin's official bio is a myth: rags to riches through education and state service.

Reality: he was formed by early exposure to violence and crime.

His judo coach, Usvyatsov: a criminal authority, a gang member. His gravestone epitaph: "I'm dead, but mafia is immortal." Image
Feb 5 ā€¢ 12 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
šŸ§µIn 2017, Russian state media reported a fake story:

#Putin Birthday Burger served in a NY restaurant.

Goal: normalize Putinā€™s crimes; glorify him by faking respect and recognition on a global scale.

In 2024, #TuckerCarlson serves the US a Putin Nothing Burger.

Method: Image 1. A false claim/story produced.
2. Circulated on SM. Bots/trolls push #s to trending
3. MSM reports it
4. Many outlets echo
5. A public discussion ensues. Experts, prominent public figures, laymen join in with opinions, repeating the story until it becomes common knowledge...
Feb 1 ā€¢ 30 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read
šŸšØšŸšØšŸšØKremlin trollsā€™ activity: unprecedented high after a short break.

They masquerade as authentic X users; gaslight; amplify disnfo; confuse; etc

Time for a refresher on their tactics: #Kremlin propaganda playbook. šŸ§µw @BylineTimes

1. Pushing Kremlin Narratives->ā€¦ Image 1. Pushing Kremlin Narratives
The Kremlin has been workingĀ  on creating a new ā€œpost-Western world orderā€ narrative (Western countries and institutions no longer enjoying the same amount of power and influence they once did.
Jan 28 ā€¢ 11 tweets ā€¢ 3 min read
šŸšØ Kremlin's hybrid war targets Western democracies.

Thread focus: mind war countermeasures. Individual and collective defense.

In-depth analysis of the hybrid war/mind war: Parts 1, 2.

Art by @LuluLemew Image Individual Defense:

ā†’Think critically
ā†’ Think before acting
ā†’Analyze the information source. Check references.Ā Check the title and affiliation of the media, the date of publication; authorā€™s bio
ā†’Educate yourself on the basics of propaganda, brainwashing, and mass psychology
Jan 27 ā€¢ 19 tweets ā€¢ 3 min read
Part 2. šŸ§µMind war in a nutshell:

A red spider wasp paralyzes a spider by injecting poison; lays an egg inside of it.

The spiderā€™s vital organs are still working. It is alive but canā€™t move.

The egg hatches and the larva eats the spider from the inside out.

šŸ“· SimonRogghe Image The adversary corrupts minds slowly and inconspicuously.

It injects myths and narratives into the public information space.

It contaminates individual & collective minds.

The attacked country is paralyzed.

The adversary takes over.

Russia wages a mind war against West.
Jan 26 ā€¢ 23 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
From Texas to Ukraine, from Middle
East to Africa, we are facing the geopolitical game played by the old KGB playbookā€”and again and again, the Western democracies are blind to it.

Insanity is repeating the same action and expect a different resultā€¦

Thread on hybrid war 1/xx Image Since 1999, a criminal government, headed by Putin, runs Russia as a mafia state.Ā By 2018, a conglomerate of officials, security forcesĀ and organized crime has consolidated power and took under control all aspects of political and social life.
Jun 3, 2023 ā€¢ 5 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read
šŸšØ World premieres

The Eastern Front: Terror and Torture in #Ukraine šŸŽ„

06/7 - Kyiv
06/14 - London, Hollywood
06/19 - San Francisco

w/@johnsweeneyroar @CaolanRob @reflextv @ZarinaZabrisky @BylineTV @BylineTimes

Frontline footage. Call for action.

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Feb 26, 2023 ā€¢ 8 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read
Sunday read: hear from Lt. Gen. Hodges @general_ben, Ukraine leading military experts Kovalenko @zloy_odessit, Atlantic Council Senior Fellow @anders_aslund, #Mykolaiv Mayor @senkevich_alex & and military leader @vitalij_kim, political advisor @Denys_Ganzha, and more on #Ukraine Interviews from the article šŸ§µ with Lt. Gen. @general_ben
Feb 17, 2023 ā€¢ 5 tweets ā€¢ 4 min read
#Russians are pushing #Nazis in #Ukraine narrative on SM. A reminder: PMC #Wagner is called after the code name of its leader Dmitry Utkin, inspired by German composer Richard Wagner, associated with the Third Reich. Reportedly, Wagner has a swastika tattooed on his shoulder.šŸ§µ ImageImage 2/3. More in this thread and article from 2018:
Feb 13, 2023 ā€¢ 9 tweets ā€¢ 5 min read
I absolutely hate predicting things, yet here we go again. #Moldovan coup d'etat planned by #Moscow: I have been warning in November 2022. This is extremely dangerous to the EU and the whole world. šŸ§µ #StopRussiaNow Below are two articles with interviews and reports from #Moldova, answering all possible whys and hows. euromaidanpress.com/2022/11/13/molā€¦
Feb 7, 2023 ā€¢ 7 tweets ā€¢ 6 min read
Many thanks to @radicalizedpod @Heidi_Cuda @jimstewartson HiFi for their tireless work & laser-sharp vision.

Grateful for the opportunity to speak about a year of war in #Ukraine, #Leopard tanks to #Wagner Nazi origin to #Zelensky's presidency.

articles that I quote inšŸ§µ Still feel this way. When people ask me about #Russia. I drew it in 2014, I think, and at that time nobody got it. Now pretty much everyone does but it is too late.
Jan 2, 2023 ā€¢ 4 tweets ā€¢ 1 min read
šŸ‡ŗšŸ‡¦2022 for the Armed Forces of #Ukraine ā€”the Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny:

ā–ŖļøThe Armed Forces of Ukraine liberated 40% of the territories occupied after Feb. 24; 28% of all territories occupied by Russia. The total area of the de-occupied territories is about 40,000 sq km ā–ŖļøThe active front line is 1,500 km, the entire Armed Forces of Ukraine are holding back aggressors on a land segment of 3,786 km.
ā–ŖļøIn 2022, >100K invaders, 3K tanks, 6K armored cars, 2K artillery systems, about 600 šŸ‡·šŸ‡ŗ aircraft and helicopters, 1893 air targets were destroyed.