Blondie Thomas (@kylegthomas50) on X
@SecRubio @FoxNews @kilmeade It's high time for the American gravy train to benefit Americans. Europeans can and should take care of themselves.
Cristi Steel (@CristiSteel) on X
@SecRubio @FoxNews @kilmeade I think NATO is an old treaty, we should get out. We can always be there to defend our allies when we want and SELL them NOT give them any more money or weapons. Why are we giving money to people that while being our allies actually hate us & take advantage of us with trades &
Ken Scott (@foomper) on X
@SecRubio @FoxNews @kilmeade If the richest country in NATO thinks it has the option to leave or disband NATO because it feels taken advantage of financially, that means it IS in jeopardy. It means you don't think we should be in NATO no matter WHAT.
Kmg Ant (@knck123456) on X
@SecRubio @FoxNews @kilmeade Europeans freeload their security on the US so that they can create very generous welfare societies that they are now handing over to Muslims. The US should start moving away from the dawning Caliphate of Europe.
Robert M. (@3drm) on X
@SecRubio @FoxNews @kilmeade Fair enough but you insulted us and ignore history. You don’t remember that the US chose to dominate security arrangements in Europe to make sure it aligns and US businesses gain access to markets? $ hegemony? US opposed independent security and wouldn’t allow Germany to re-arm.
Snowcap (@3r5k1n3) on X
@SecRubio @FoxNews @kilmeade Secretary, western Europe has been colonized. Its done. It will not recover from its virtue signaling until the people stand up and fight back against the creeping rot of Islam which has colonized their nations. That isn't going to happen in your lifetime. You want a reliable
Dave Keating (@DaveKeating) on X
You can't complain that NATO is an American military protectorate that should transform into an equal alliance on one hand and then oppose European moves to set up a sovereign and independent European pillar of NATO on the other.
They can't have it both ways.
Dave Keating (@DaveKeating) on X
America undermining sovereign European defence didn't start with Trump.
For decades 🇺🇸governments have used their influence in London and Eastern Europe to kill any attempts to establish European command and control for fear it would undermine NATO. https://t.co/436jgu83Qe
Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) on X
#France is in discussions with #Ukraine to access its mineral wealth, including for military use, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu says.
https://t.co/O4Dj7oiu3T
Nieuwsuur (@Nieuwsuur) on X
De VS zet de rem op klimaatdiplomatie, maar de energietransitie dendert door. Reden: de onstuitbare opmars van goedkope, duurzame energie. Zelfs oliebedrijf Exxon Mobil riep Trump op zich aan het klimaatakkoord van Parijs te houden. #Nieuwsuur
https://t.co/5GbPzBQUXW
🚨 ALERT: What the new US Administration is doing is very clear and strategic: it is called psychological overwhelming. Hitting us every day with XXL doses of baffling rhetoric and erratic policies serves to "control the script", distracting and dishorienting us, normalising the… pic.twitter.com/QfHbMZozAf— Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt (@FranceskAlbs) February 26, 2025
Rob Howse (@howserob) on X
@FranceskAlbs The message is in no small part aimed at the Israeli regime. Netanyahu is reduced to a guest of Trump in one of his Gaza hotels.
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing (@adequatehousing) on X
I agree with @FranceskAlbs These absurd AI generated fantasies about Gaza serve an important psychological function by normalizing a narrative of genocide and mass expulsion. Social media is that sewer that we cannot escape from easily but must still resist.
CNN (@CNN) on X
The Israeli military will not withdraw from the Gaza-Egypt border, an Israeli source says. A ceasefire with Hamas is set to expire on Saturday.
https://t.co/6jUl7dBZXX
David van Weel (@ministerjenv) on X
Het dreigingsniveau in Nederland staat sinds december op 4 van 5: een substantiële dreiging waarbij de kans op een aanslag reëel is. Veiligheidspartners blijven alert en wegen nieuwe informatie zoals deze steeds mee ⤵️
https://t.co/15MMOR8xHu
Reuters (@Reuters) on X
Gene Hackman, the intense character actor who won two Oscars in a more than 60-year career, has died alongside his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at home, the sheriff's office in Santa Fe, New Mexico, said https://t.co/yidb6Z6nO5
Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) on X
Thousands of #US Agency for International Development workers who have been fired or placed on leave as part of the #Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency are being given a brief window to clear out their workspaces.
https://t.co/GdwYqTfrTh
Hubert Smeets (@hubertsmeets) on X
Omkering aller waarden. Nieuwe wereldcoalitie. VS nu aan zijde Rusland, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burundi, CAR, Noord-Korea, Equatoriaal Guinée, Eritrea, Haiti, Hongarije, Israel, Mali, Marshall Eilanden, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Palau, en Soedan.
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
If Ukraine and Russia eventually reach a peace deal, the Kremlin’s disinformation efforts won’t stop – they will escalate, shifting their focus to destabilizing Europe with US support.
I hate repeating myself, but Europe REALLY needs to prepare for all this.
25/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce Russia’s main narratives and explain how they are being spread online by Russian operatives and MAGA Republicans. After three years of war, Russia still relies on old narratives, now amplified by the Trump administration.
1/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
Throughout the years – or even decades – Russia’s narratives against the West have remained largely the same. Many of them date back to the Cold War era, when the KGB and CIA were bitter enemies. But since then, the media landscape has drastically changed.
2/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
Russian propaganda and disinformation revolves around four main themes:
1) Russia is the victim,
2) Historical revisionism,
3) The “decadent West” is collapsing,
4) The CIA and/or “evil Anglo-Saxons” are behind every revolution & anti-Kremlin activity.
3/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
Today, Russia’s information warfare has 3 main goals:
1) End all aid to Ukraine,
2) Change leadership in Kyiv,
3) Lift Russia sanctions
Right now, the Kremlin’s disinformation mainly focuses on demonizing Ukraine’s leadership, especially President Zelenskyy.
4/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
Since the Trump administration is actively aligning itself with the Kremlin, the MAGA movement and its leaders have been aggressively spreading these lies. The most prominent one, even echoed by Trump, is that Zelenskyy is a “dictator” who doesn’t want peace.
5/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
First, Trump has demanded that Ukraine hold elections. This is impossible, as Ukraine is under martial law due to Russia’s invasion, and its constitution prohibits elections during wartime. Also,how would people in occupied territories vote? Who would oversee the process?
6/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
Second, Trump and his allies have criticized media censorship in Ukraine. In reality, Ukraine shut down outlets owned by Viktor Medvedchuk – Russia’s top choice to lead a puppet government if Kyiv fell. His channels were 100% Russian propaganda.
7/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
Third, many Trump associates have condemned the banning of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP). The Russian Orthodox Church, led by KGB agent Vladimir Gundyayev, functions as an extension of Russian intelligence agencies.
8/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
Fourth, Trump has inflated the amount of US aid sent to Ukraine while ignoring the fact that 90% of Ukraine-related spending stays in the country, creating thousands of jobs. His actions have hurt the US defense industry, causing defense stocks to plummet.
9/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
Fifth, MAGA Republicans now accuse Zelenskyy of “murdering journalists,” referencing the case of Gonzalo Lira. Lira was a violent criminal propagandist who violated the Article 463-2 of Ukraine’s criminal code, and died of pneumonia after years of smoking two packs a day.
10/25
Pekka Kallioniemi (@P_Kallioniemi) on X
Tracking how these narratives infiltrate MAGA circles is easy – they mainly originate from two sources: Douglas Macgregor and Tucker Carlson. Macgregor is a former US military officer who, at some point, decided to start rooting for Russia.
12/25