In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American propagandist and political commentator, Ben Swann (@BenSwann_). He's best-known for spreading conspiracy theories related to 9/11, vaccines & Pizzagate, and for running several Kremlin-funded disinformation channels.
"In today's #vatniksoup REBREW, I'll introduce an American propagandist and social media personality, Max Blumenthal (@maxblumenthal). He's best-known for his great admiration towards authoritarian regimes, and for launching the fake news blog @TheGrayZoneNews."
Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in #Ukraine 's hands.
But Kharkiv remains within the range of #Russian artillery.
And here, amidst a constant low rumble, dozens of children are attending classes in an underground school built in haste for safety at a central metro station.
But actually most of my unfortunately depressing info of how Russian propaganda works comes from retired intelligence officers who have been educating the public here at home in #finland, and just generally living next door to Russia.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an Irish social media personality and propagandist, Chay #Bowes. He's best-known for his collaboration with a Russian #SVR operative @Dpol_un, and for spreading pro-#Kremlin propaganda while working as a correspondent for #RT.
"In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an #Australian hacker, publisher and activist, Julian #Assange. He's best-known as the founder of #WikiLeaks, leaking hacked and stolen data, cooperating with the #Russian intelligence, and for being under criminal investigation in the #US."
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll talk briefly about the Community Notes system and why it doesn't work. I've previously stated that the Community Notes mechanism is a "mob rule" and can be played easily by big accounts and troll farms.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an #Austrian right-wing, populist party #FPÖ (@FPOE_TV). They're best-known for their anti-immigration and euroskeptic rhetoric and policies, and for their close ties to the #Kremlin and other pro-Kremlin parties around Europe.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American Republican politician and senator, Rand #Paul (@RandPaul). He's best-known for being the son of Ron Paul, for supporting pro-#Kremlin narratives, and for voting against both aid to #Ukraine and sanctions on #Russia.
"In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American-born Russian mixed martial artist turned politician and propagandist, Jeff Monson (@JeffMonson). He's best-known for his career as a MMA fighter, and for his propaganda work for the Russian Federation."
In todays #vatniksoup, I'll introduce a #Belgian far-right politician and one of the key figures of the far right party Vlaams #Belang, Filip #Dewinter (@FDW_VB). He's best-known for his ultranationalism, and for promoting authoritarian regimes like #Russia, the #CCP and #Syria.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce a #Dutch, far-right political party Forum voor Democratie (#FvD for short; @fvdemocratie). They're best-known for their anti-#Ukraine and pro-#Kremlin politics, and for their tendency to support the craziest conspiracy theories out there.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce a Finnish academic and political scientist, Heikki #Patomäki. He's best-known for his euroskepticism, anti-#NATO stance, and for his complete misunderstanding of Vladimir #Putin and his regime.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce two American-British social media personalities, Andrew and Tristan Tate (@cobratate and @tatethetalisman). They're best-known for their social media grifts, allegations of human trafficking and rape, and anti-Ukrainian rhetoric.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an Austrian fugitive businessman and Russian operative, Jan Marsalek (@derJanMarsalek). He's best-known for the Wirecard scandal, and for funneling money to Russian intelligence agencies and PMC Wagner's operations.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll talk about how the Kremlin uses the country's large prison population to feed its war machine in Ukraine. Russia utilizes these penal military units often to exhaust Ukrainian forces of ammunition & for exposing the location of Ukrainian troops.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American far-right conspiracy theorist and radio show host, Alex Jones (@realAlexJones). He's best-known for claiming that the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a "false flag" operation & for claiming that the frogs are gay.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American political scientist, John #Mearsheimer. He's best-known for his theory of offensive realism, for his pandering to authoritarian regimes, and for ignoring sovereignty of independent countries.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American social media personality, Samantha A. (@zukosmadre).
She's best-known for anti-Imperialism (but only when it comes to the US), and for her hot takes on the Russo-Ukrainian War and the conflict in the Middle East.
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll talk about a hybrid warfare strategy I call the Migration Bomb. It's a strategy in which countries like #Russia and #Belarus organize immigration from relatively poor regions to #EU and #Schengen areas.