cross-posted from: https://biglemmowski.win/post/6224801

Michael Gloss, 21, was the son of CIA Deputy Director for Digital Innovation Julianne Gallina Gloss, and Iraq war veteran Larry Gloss.

Before arriving in Russia on August 13, 2023, Gloss was travelling around Europe. On his Vkontakte page bio, he wrote: “I ran away from home (and) traveled the world. I hate fascism.”

On April 4, 2024, he was killed, likely during a Russian offensive near Bakhmut, however, his burial in the U.S. did not take place until December 2024, Important Stories reports.

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  • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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    14 hours ago

    not that i would die for fucking russia but its the lesser evil vs the us. i suppose its easier to see that if you are closely related to cia people.

    the us has done and and even admitted to stuff far worse than most out there. its not the biggest military budget in the world (of all time?) for nothing.

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        3 hours ago

        ukraine is an US proxy to shoot at russia. the us is provoking and paying for the war to weaken russia.

        a win for russia is a loss for the west, which because of imperialism and colonialism, is a win for everyone else.

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          3 hours ago

          But of course! Those poor Russians just had to do a whole invasion, entirely out of self defense!

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            3 hours ago

            i didnt really put it that way, but kind of.

            the cia has been talking openly about provoking it since the mid to late 2000s. putin has also been saying he would take nato expansion as a sign of aggression. this war was completely avoidable.

            this talk of “evul russia” or “poor ukraine” is just propaganda to manufacture consent for spending billions on an useless war instead of addressing poverty or something useful, and people should stop believing it. this war is not about morals or being “good” or “evil” at all.

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              NATO does not expand (invade to grab land), it is based on membership. “NATO expansion” is well known as putin, FSB propaganda meant for a certain audience. NATO borders with russia are the most peaceful with the least number of russian troops.

              Without using NATO propaganda, putin will come up with a new reason like nazis or LGBTQ or security issue ( a country with the most nukes in world has a security issue? only clowns will believe that) or restoring empire (which he admitted in interview with carlson) or all of the above each for a different audience. All to get crimea and its warm water ports, and later Donbas for a land bridge and to secure Crimea water supply.

              You think things are so simple as poor nuclear powered russia , evil tiny Ukraine sending in membership application to NATO. You are being naive at best. War does not work like a superhero movie.

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              Ukraine is the country being invaded. Russia is the one invading. That is as simple as it is. You invade = you are the aggressor = you are the evil one.

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                2 hours ago

                i wish the world was that simple, with simple solutions. i’m still rooting for the best outcome for most people.

                if you think this is about “good” and “evil”, you are being naive at best. war doesn’t work like superhero movies.