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If Trump says Ukraine needs a new president, Zelensky must do something right.
But the headline, forwarded from hexbear, fits the pro-authoritarian propaganda, and one or two tankies are already in the thread applauding.
I get your point, but the issue isn’t that easy as I have read. Most of these ‘saboteurs’ are very young people with little life experience who are exploited. EuroChild, a cildren welfare charity, says about Ukrainian teenagers hired on social media:
The average age is 14–16. Motivations include curiosity, financial need, desire to earn their own income, desire to belong or revenge for personal loss. Many children lived in vulnerable families or lacked adult supervision. Some had prior trauma or exposure to violence.
According to EuroChild, there is a clear pattern of exploitation:
- Targeting and initial contact: through social media, messaging apps, gaming platforms.
- Trust-building: friendly tone, “safe” tasks, patriotic framing.
- Escalation of assignments: from taking photos to physical sabotage.
- Criminal entrapment: recruiters collect videos or screenshots to use as leverage.
- Blackmail and coercion: “Do what we say or we’ll report you.”
- Full dependency: fear, guilt, and loyalty trap the child.
Source: How Russian Intelligence uses children for crimes in Ukraine and why Europe must act now
It’s maybe comparable with the development on Lemmy. Many of the so-called ‘tankies’ are very young, often in their teenage years, with a vulnerable social background (read the posts and comments in the .ml comms). These people needed help to develop their personalities, but are exploited instead by a brutal propaganda machine that makes them parrot its disinformation.
1·2 days agoA stone more in the shoe of the PSOE ahead of the general elections on November 29. The Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office considers that there are indications against the party in the ‘Leire Díez case’, although it understands that it is still premature to request the party’s indictment. This has been confirmed by legal sources to Europa Press in the context of the investigation led by the National Court judge Santiago Pedraz.
The case investigates the former socialist militant Leire Díez, the former Secretary of Organization of the PSOE Santos Cerdán, and lawyers, among others, for allegedly obstructing judicial proceedings affecting the PSOE and the Government. The Public Prosecutor’s Office has communicated to Pedraz that it sees indications against the party, but considers that before proposing its indictment, the proceedings that are still pending must be carried out, including Cerdán’s statement.
Cintia Rocho declared as a witness before the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard that the ‘Leire plot’ contacted her and conveyed the idea of “eliminating” the magistrate of Badajoz Beatriz Biedma, responsible for the investigation into David Sánchez, brother of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez …
Rocha explained to the investigators that the former judge Luis José Sáenz de Tejada --already indicted in this case-- told her that Biedma “was a fucking pain in the ass and she had to be eliminated” …
China - which considers itself as a ‘near-arctic state’ - has already used the Arctic route, and Beijing has been celebrating it for years, despite the warning by environmental scientists.
I know, but this won’t help imo. The price effect will be in a range so low that it is not measurable.
I don’t know whether this launders Putin’s reputation, but it won’t lower prices. There may be some nervous market volatility for a day or two that looks to bring the price slightly down, but it won’t last for longer, definitely not until the U.S. midterms (3 November) imo.
I commented on this in another thread, but it fits also here:
Either Putin must be very desperate to discuss this with his secretary in the White House or there is something I don’t see.
Trump reportedly agreed with Putin to “immediately” supply more than 0.3m tons of diesel fuel into the U.S. and global markets, another 0.5m tons in November, followed by another 1m ton and then an additional 3m tons of diesel “within a short period of time,” based on the condition of Russian refineries.
That’s a total of 4,8m tons over the next months. Russia measures diesel quantities in tons, so the 4.8m tons are equal to a bit more than 35.5m barrels, the measure used by world markets.
Even if this agreement materializes - which is everything but sure imho - it must be a complete nothing burger.
Refineries in the U.S. are churning out some four to five million barrels every day, according to EIA, the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The majority of this volume - around 3.6m barrels - is consumed domestically, the rest is exported.
So even if Russia is able to deliver this volume of 35m barrels, the volume is equivalent to what is consumed domestically in the U.S. within less than just 10 days. In the world market this volume is next to nothing.
This must be a nothing burger imo. But I am not an expert for oil markets, so maybe someone with more expertise can give me a hint.
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It’s unclear from the text you quoted that the impersonations are related to the messages
Yeah, it was likely a coincidence. It has nothing to do with the intimidation on social media and those saying, "Eliminating means killing her. A scare wasn’t going to make it.”
All those things are completely unrelated. /s
To end the satire: Yes, what you are doing is deflection.
After being asked about the true sense of expressions such as “eliminating” or “giving it a sieve,” it was quite clear: “Eliminating means killing her. A scare wasn’t going to make it.”
What is unclear?
They apparently went to her daughters’ school, attempted to intimidate here on social media using deepfakes. All these reports in recent months about this case shines a clear light on Pedro Sanchez, a person with no morality nor ethics.
What you and others are doing with this report is a very weird form of deflection.
This woman doesn’t care about French farmers. This is just a pretext. She intendst to serve her supporters in Moscow and Beijing.
Ah, picking a sentence out of context and throwing the next offense.
I understand this here very clear. And the sources are very good.
That website is literally, ENTIRELY devoted to fear mongering about China, find a less biased source.
Nah, it’s not. This is a very good source.
But, for you, as you are so friendly and arguing in good faith, I can tell you there is more. In “How Extreme Parties in the European Parliament Can Shape EU-China Relations” (pdf), the Association for International Affairs in Prague provides an excellent analysis with a similar conclusion,
… Anticipated gains [in future European election] for both far-right and far-left wings […] are likely to favour more China-friendly votes. As these groups increase their representation, the dynamic within the EP [European Parliament] is expected to evolve toward a stance that is less critical of China. This shift could make it increasingly difficult to promote or sustain China-sceptic policies, as the balance of power may tilt towards those advocating for stronger ties with China.
This shift could manifest in softened rhetoric, reduced support for strong trade or human rights stances against China, and increased advocacy for engagement and cooperation. Such changes would affect the policy debates and resolutions within the European Parliament. As such, understanding these electoral dynamics and their potential impact on EU policies is crucial for stakeholders and policymakers who need to anticipate and respond to the changing geopolitical landscape …
So, it’s another reason to fight the European far-right and far-left, as both are closely aligned with China and Russia.
Another sign that there is not much difference between the far-right and the far-left. Maybe the Horseshoe Theory applies? I am not a political scientist, maybe there is one around and can elaborate more.
Marriage of Convenience: How European Far-Right and Far-Left Discovered China
European far-right and far-left political parties, though ideologically opposed, are finding common ground in their alignments with China, echoing Beijing’s narratives and raising concerns about foreign influence and manipulation.
It’s a very good analyses, but there are more across the web.
Let me also thank you for your polite and sophisticated comment.
The far-right (and the far-left) in Europe - not only in France - are siding with Russia and China.
The http requests are only one point of information, the article links more sources and investigations in addition to that. All point in the same direction.