Who TF is Micahel Tracy?

An idiot

AlaskanAg99 said:

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Who TF is Micahel Tracy?

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He's a massive dildo of a self perceived intellectual "journalist" who does nothing approaching actual journalism. Think Bobby Burton or Ketch but more pretentious. Went all in on being wrong before the invasion and instead of eating crow he's made it his mission to try and discredit Ukraine, it's self defense, and any effort to assist them. Railed against Bucha as a hoax. Was offered legit opportunities to go and report on it in order to see for himself but refused. I could go on.

Basically the human equivalent of 20 lbs of runny **** stuffed into a leaky 5 lb burlap sack.

Full thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1517372504658042880.html

The Ukrainian “regime,” so despised in Russia, is, in fact, a regular, quite boring really, liberal representative democracy. Ukrainians fought in the 2013–2014 revolution to keep it this way (among other things).

We have regular boring elections, reforms, and political debates.

— Sergey Mohov 🌻 (@krides) April 22, 2022

Full thread: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1517405802428080129.html

Does the German government really want Ukraine to win the war?
The debate in Germany has now reached the level where the government is questioned about whether it supports Ukraine or Russia. https://t.co/Zp16oYd91H

— Anders Östlund (@andersostlund) April 22, 2022

Interesting read. Long.

https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/special-resources/operation-z-death-throes-imperial-delusion

🚨New RUSI report, 'Operation Z: The Death Throes of an Imperial Delusion' by @Jack_Watling and Nick Reynolds is out now!https://t.co/f1LsDGwfAI

— RUSI (@RUSI_org) April 22, 2022

Rossticus said:

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Interesting read. Long.

https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/special-resources/operation-z-death-throes-imperial-delusion

🚨New RUSI report, 'Operation Z: The Death Throes of an Imperial Delusion' by @Jack_Watling and Nick Reynolds is out now!https://t.co/f1LsDGwfAI

— RUSI (@RUSI_org) April 22, 2022

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Is that picture going to be the most iconic to come from this war if it proves out that Russia fails completely? Has to be a strong contender

Quite possibly. It's a great photo.

What he said.
BTW these are graphics from #DisunitedNations from the (obviously) #Russia chapter. https://t.co/sYKOHfn6fH

— Peter Zeihan (@PeterZeihan) April 22, 2022

Not that Putin will care, but their demographics long term are even more screwed by this. This will also drive more of their 'best and brightest' to emigrate, I believe.

"American firefighters in various US cities are collecting professional and military equipment to help their colleagues in Ukraine. We tell how firefighters in New Jersey organized an action that eventually covered the whole country"

Американські пожежники в різних містах США збирають професійне, а також військове спорядження на допомогу своїм колегам в Україні. Розповідаємо, як пожежники в штаті Нью-Джерсі організували акцію, що охопила, врешті, всю країну pic.twitter.com/glPJ5SkUma

— Голос Америки Українською (@holosameryky) April 22, 2022

Foreign experts assist us with documentation of international crimes committed by Russia.
- 🇫🇷 French are already working in Kyiv region;
- 🇸🇰 The first group of Slovak police, forensic experts and anthropologists also started their work today.#StandWithUkraine️ pic.twitter.com/Ug1vejLNQn

— Iryna Venediktova (@VenediktovaIV) April 22, 2022

I have said this before but Russia is a dying nation and does not have the work force to keep up. Not only is this war an attempted land grab but I think they are also trying to take their most needed resource, working age adults and kids. Yeah they may lose 100,000 soldiers but they grabbed almost a million Ukraine citizens

I'll have "Really Stupid Takes" for $500 please Alex.

Azov destroyed Mariupol, Russia has liberated its people.

— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) April 21, 2022

That guy is a real ****.

This granny from Kyiv region was worried that the sound of fighting scared her dog, so she took care of him as good as she could ❤️‍🩹 pic.twitter.com/toxehpIJgP

— Olga Tokariuk (@olgatokariuk) April 22, 2022

FriscoKid said:

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I'll have "Really Stupid Takes" for $500 please Alex.

Azov destroyed Mariupol, Russia has liberated its people.

— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) April 21, 2022

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He's a "conservative"

ABATTBQ11 said:

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FriscoKid said:

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I'll have "Really Stupid Takes" for $500 please Alex.

Azov destroyed Mariupol, Russia has liberated its people.

— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) April 21, 2022

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He's a "conservative"

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It's been enlightening to see who ends up on the same side of this thing with each other. Coming across outspoken conservatives repeating the same talking points as Communists, "Anti-Imperialist" Middle Easterners and Africans, and extremist liberals (harrumphing with each other along with Russians on Twitter threads) has been a bit… odd.

Eliminatus said:

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Rossticus said:

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That guy is a real ****.

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Mariupol liberated ✅ pic.twitter.com/gY8WEAkaoa

— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) April 22, 2022

The Debt?!

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I bet the people who used to live in that bombed out building feel so grateful to their "liberators".

txags92 said:

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Eliminatus said:

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Rossticus said:

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That guy is a real ****.

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Mariupol liberated ✅ pic.twitter.com/gY8WEAkaoa

— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) April 22, 2022

The Debt?!

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I bet the people who used to live in that bombed out building feel so grateful to their "liberators".

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The folks who've had their Ukrainian identification stripped and been taken into BFE Russia at gun point must be overcome with gratitude as well.

Rossticus said:

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ABATTBQ11 said:

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FriscoKid said:

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I'll have "Really Stupid Takes" for $500 please Alex.

Azov destroyed Mariupol, Russia has liberated its people.

— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) April 21, 2022

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He's a "conservative"

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It's been enlightening to see who ends up on the same side of this thing with each other. Coming across outspoken conservatives repeating the same talking points as Communists, "Anti-Imperialist" Middle Easterners and Africans, and extremist liberals (harrumphing with each other along with Russians on Twitter threads) has been a bit… odd.

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I think it's a validation of the effectiveness of Russian propaganda and disinformation campaigns. There are plenty here who discount the effectiveness of, "five figures of Facebook ads," but the Russians have proven incredibly adept at manipulation. I can't find another reason why supposed patriots rush to champion Russian war crimes and propaganda.

Honestly, "Jackson Hinkle" is just as much of a useful idiot as the woketards storming around college campuses. They're just morons who think they're different kinds of, "smarter than you." They're easily manipulated because they're so confident in their own genius that they have no idea how stupid they are, and they're more than happy to go out and champion their idiocy for the attention it brings. The Russians don't care which side the useful idiots latch onto, just that they do and fight amongst themselves over the competing narratives introduced.

Would be a good replacement, IMO.

The Czech Republic has submitted its candidacy to replace Russia on the UN Human Rights Council

— Samuel Ramani (@SamRamani2) April 22, 2022

This is Maryna. She is one of 386 🇺🇦 children injured by russian aggression. 208 more have been killed by russian war criminals. Children are the future which we are now fighting for with our lives. Give us an opportunity protect it. Close the sky!#ArmUkraineNow pic.twitter.com/dgeqz4lB0J

— Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU) April 22, 2022

Putin was not looking at all well today. People have particularly noted his hunched position and the fact he never let go of the table during the entire 12-minute meeting with Shoigu. (Source: @SvobodaRadio.) pic.twitter.com/cjPyNh0l9F

— Timothy Phillips (@TSJPhillips) April 21, 2022

Definitely on the way out. Parkinson's. Explains a lot about his approach to things the last several years and his recent behaviors.

.@vkaramurza is being indicted over spreading "lies about Russia's bombing of residential districts.. and hospitals" while speaking in US Congress on 15 March 2022. pic.twitter.com/5iT68NuScL

— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) April 22, 2022

Putin is killing not only Ukrainians but any Russian who behaves like a Ukrainian - i.e. with zero deference to "authority".

— Christo Grozev (@christogrozev) April 22, 2022

You can't make this isht up.

Russian propagandist Marina Ovsyannikova🇷🇺,who recently wrote her first column for @welt where she compared herself with longtime putin regime critic Liya Akhedzhakova🙈, will receive Media Freedom Prize in Germany 🇩🇪Ukrainian 🇺🇦President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be awarded too. pic.twitter.com/1FT0ZwmJwy

— Darka Hirna (@DarkaHirna) April 21, 2022

🇯🇵⚡️🇷🇺Japan officially recognized the Kuril Islands as occupied
Japan has not named them as such since 2003.

— The RAGE X (@theragex) April 22, 2022

Rossticus said:

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🇯🇵⚡️🇷🇺Japan officially recognized the Kuril Islands as occupied
Japan has not named them as such since 2003.

— The RAGE X (@theragex) April 22, 2022

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If Japan ever wanted to get Fiesty, now is the time.

Rossticus said:

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This is Maryna. She is one of 386 🇺🇦 children injured by russian aggression. 208 more have been killed by russian war criminals. Children are the future which we are now fighting for with our lives. Give us an opportunity protect it. Close the sky!#ArmUkraineNow pic.twitter.com/dgeqz4lB0J

— Defence of Ukraine (@DefenceU) April 22, 2022

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Horrible to think about, but are these girls shaving their heads as to not stand out as female?

This was probably related to the medical treatment of her injury, but maybe a worthwhile strategy?

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Horrible to think about, but are these girls shaving their heads as to not stand out as female?

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I remember the pictures of French women having their heads shaved for being German collaborators after WWII.

Those women were badasses and looked the part

Edit: I thought it was the other way around, the one fighting the Germans had their heads shaved