In today’s Vatnik Soup and our “Degenerate Russia” series, we’ll discuss what kind of lowlifes sink low enough to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, lie on Russia’s behalf, promote Russian BS, and even gather in Moscow or St. Petersburg to help the Kremlin wage its war. 1/21
For over a decade now, as part of their “firehose of falsehood” propaganda strategy, Russia has been spreading false narratives targeting right-wing/conservative audiences, portraying Russia as a bastion of Christian, traditional, family values. Of course, it’s all BS. 2/21 bsky.app
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll continue the “Degenerate Russia” series. In it, we look behind the Kremlin propaganda and see the real Russia – an authoritarian country that doesn’t care about its people and desperately tries to hold on to its imperialistic past. 1/18
Russia is also normalizing relations with the Taliban, doesn’t recognize Hamas or Hezbollah as terrorist groups, and deepens its military partnership with the Islamic Republic of Iran, the regime that legalized pedophilia through child marriage. 3/21 bsky.app
In this first (and maybe last?) Basiji Soup, we’ll look at… the Islamic Republic of Iran, its disinformation operations, its hypocrisy, how it sells its atrocities as virtue and its repression as morality, how it serves the Kremlin, and the current protests against it. 1/20
Russia got its infamous Shahed suicide drones from Iran, including the designs, and they now manufacture them domestically with child labor and bomb Christian churches in Ukraine with them. There’s also Kadyrov’s TikTok army dreaming of Berlin. 4/21
The Russian invasion of Ukraine is unspeakably evil, a clear act of sheer aggression. What sort of person would support it, or deliberately try to distract from it? Normal people also don’t travel to Russia, as there are obvious risks for anyone not serving the regime. 5/21
The Kremlin loves to brand Russia and its fans as the last defenders of “traditional values” against the “decadent” West. But in reality, Russia’s supporters, just like its soldiers, are riddled with accusations of sex trafficking and sexual abuse, including of minors. 6/21 bsky.app
In today’s Vatnik Soup and the “Degenerate Russia” series, I’ll show you the brutal reality of Russian war crimes, in particular the horrific tortures and sexual abuses of children, women and men. Buckle up, this one is not for the faint-hearted. 1/24
It should come as no surprise that the infamous Tates are Russia supporters and were there around the time of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF, June 3-6), attended by vatniks such as Candace Owens, Sasha Jost, Scott Ritter, and Errol Musk. 7/21 bsky.app
In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll introduce an American conspiracy theorist, podcaster & antisemite, Candace Owens. She’s best known for spreading conspiracy theories, attacking Ukraine, promoting pro-Kremlin BS, and becoming a favorite of Russian state media. 1/21
The Tate brothers are facing legal proceedings and investigations in three countries (UK, Romania, and US) for many serious charges including rape, bodily harm, sex trafficking, organized criminal exploitation of women, trafficking of minors and coercion into sex work. 8/21 bsky.app
In today’s Vatnik Soup REBREW, I’ll re-introduce the American-British social media personalities, Tristan and Andrew Tate. They’re best-known for their social media grifts, allegations of human trafficking and rape, and sucking up to authoritarian regimes. 1/22
Some of their alleged victims were as young as 15: according to the court documents, Andrew “repeatedly engaged in sexual intercourse and anal and oral sexual acts,” while “knowing she was 15 years old”, beat her with a belt and choked her so hard that she fainted. 9/21
Initially reluctant to speak about it out of concern for her career in those “right-wing values” circles, Lauren Southern later stated that Andrew Tate sexually assaulted and strangled her in a Bucharest hotel room in 2018, after she became unexpectedly intoxicated after only two drinks. 10/21
And indeed, the Tates are not only welcome in the vatnik homeland, but also in vatnik/MAGA circles in the US: followed by Vance, promoted by Musk and Carlson. Alina Habba, Trump’s former personal attorney and now a senior adviser to the attorney general, is a “big fan” of theirs. 11/21
Even Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. is friends with them. And speaking of convicted felon Donald “grab them by the pussy” Trump, another “big fan” of Putin, he’s also not exactly a model of virtue either, of course. 12/21 bsky.app
In today's #vatniksoup, I'll introduce an American politician, media personality and businessman, Donald Trump. He's best-known for serving as the 45th president of the US, and for promoting pro-Kremlin viewpoints regarding Putin and the Russo-Ukrainian war. 1/23
Another infamous example is Scott Ritter, a supporter of Russia in their war on Ukraine and especially fan of Wagner (child kidnappings and sexual abuse) and Hamas (child kidnappings and sexual abuse). 13/21 vatniksoup.com
Ritter sought sexual interactions with 14, 15, 16 years old that turned out to be undercover cops, was arrested and did jail time for it. At that time, by the way, Ritter was married to his 2nd wife — a 19 year old assigned to him by Russia, whom he left his first wife for. Family values! 14/21
He is supported by his fellow vatniks, the likes of Tara Reade, Diane Sare, etc. Ritter, despite being openly a supporter of Russia’s war and against Ukraine, the whole of Europe, and his own country, is welcomed in Kremlintarian, “anti-war” circles and even Trump’s MAGA/MAHA through RFK Jr. 15/21
Errol Musk is also a regular in Russia at vatnik events, such as Konstantin Malofeev’s Tsargrad’s. Errol’s son Elon has been repeatedly amplifying pro-Kremlin propaganda after talking to Putin and receiving threats. Or maybe just making daddy proud. 16/21
Another vatnik present in St. Petersburg was infamous carrot-eater Steven Seagal, gloriously fighting Russians in his B-movies but now serving them in real life. He, too, has faced multiple sexual misconduct allegations. Now a proud Russian citizen. 17/21
As their “two-day special military operation” is now hitting them even in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia is getting desperate and scraping the bottom of the barrel for the worst dregs willing to help them. As this doesn’t seem to be working either, Malofeev called for nuclear strikes. 18/21
And, last but not least, their idol Vladimir Putin himself was denounced as a pedo by Alexander Litvinenko. For this, Putin had him murdered with a dose of polonium-210 worth $10 million, a British citizen, executed in the middle of London. 19/21
Russia spends $5 billion a year on propaganda to manufacture support for its invasions through vatniks and narratives grotesquely disconnected from reality such as their alleged “family values” of terror, abuse and destruction, pushed by the worst scum on earth. 20/21 @stratcomcentre.bsky.social
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