Julia Davis

MKrebs 🌻 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @mkrebs.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 16:04 UTC

This is remarkable piece from @timothysnyder.bsky.social on the book In Their Own Words, by @juliadavisnews.bsky.social. Do read it if you haven't already.

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 16:52 UTC

‘This Is Serious’ — Putin’s Mouthpieces Recoil at Latest Sanctions My latest for ⁦@cepa.bsky.social:
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 17:03 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: fully realizing that Ukraine cannot be defeated on the battlefield, Vladimir Solovyov once again demands for the Kyiv dam to be destroyed in order to flood the city.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 17:05 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV propagandists urged Moscow to take Guantanamo away from the United States.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 02:49 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV couldn't be more pleased with Trump's visit to the Capitol in light of his alleged criticism of the US aid to Ukraine.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 20:49 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: rallygoers in Moscow demanded nuclear strikes against the United States.
youtu.be/M4y4IEhpVCo

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 05:41 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: an imperialist attitude was on full display, as host Sergey Mardan threatened Armenia's statehood with extinction, because Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that Armenia can leave the Moscow-led CSTO whenever it chooses to do so. youtu.be/gpP_vKLJNks

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 05:37 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: prominent figures explained their deranged belief that if Russia starts a nuclear war, it can win it. They also described misusing funds allocated for nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament to build up Russia's nuclear capabilities.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 23:34 UTC

Honored and humbled to have my new book, “In Their Own Words,” introduced and recommended by Yale Professor Timothy Snyder. 
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 19:05 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: Sergey Karaganov, who was embraced by the West prior to the invasion, considered to be one of Russia's most prominent and influential intellectuals, argues that God would want Russia to start a nuclear conflict with the decadent West.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 04:12 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: hosts and pundits on Russian state TV praised Putin for his threats against the West and claimed that there are billions of people who would love to be able to strike the United States with Russian weapons.
youtu.be/f3iLhApjz-s

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 08, 2024 at 05:23 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov insisted that Russia's "sanitary zone" should stretch all the way to the Atlantic. He compared Ukrainians to "bed bugs" that have to be eradicated, in order for Ukraine to be "cleansed."
youtu.be/lO45BmVZTLU

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 05, 2024 at 01:58 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov berated his viewers and staffers and urged a nuclear confrontation with the West. He was joined by Scott Ritter, who complained that the State Department is trying to ruin his reputation.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 20:22 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: State Duma member Andrey Gurulyov and state TV host Vladimir Solovyov urged nuclear strikes against Europe and the U.S. and felt vindicated against anyone who criticized them, since Putin's message is in perfect alignment with theirs.
youtu.be/mPGdRr_uEPc

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov threatened Germany, promising that German cities will resemble the town of Vovchansk in Ukraine that has been largely destroyed by the Russians.
youtu.be/PVV7vwGtX_I

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 22:47 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov reacted to the news that The Clooney Foundation is working on obtaining ICC arrest warrants for Russian state TV propagandists who promote Moscow's genocidal agenda against Ukraine.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 19:52 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: State Duma members and other propagandists reacted to Trump's conviction with outrage and disappointment. This and more in my latest article, linked below ⤵️
youtu.be/mAj-yArA_DY

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 15:09 UTC

Visibly-Distressed Putin Pals Shaken Up by Trump Verdict

‘THEY WRONGED OUR DONALD’

My latest for @thedailybeast.bsky.social

www.thedailybeast.com/visibly-dist...

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 14:42 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: reluctant would-be soldiers and families of the dead who perished in Putin's imperial invasion of Ukraine are now being regaled with fairytales of imminent "resurrection." This and more in my latest article, linked below ⤵️
youtu.be/n6pARC9rkHw

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 14:04 UTC

Putin’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is so unconscionable that his propagandists—including the Russian Orthodox church that operates in concert with the government—are now claiming that dead soldiers are martyrs and are being resurrected by Christ himself.
www.thedailybeast.com/panicked-rus...

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 25, 2024 at 20:58 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov urged retaliation against America and state TV pundits surmised that even though Trump is Moscow's "useful idiot," he failed to fulfill his election promises.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 23, 2024 at 16:59 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: pundits on Vladimir Solovyov's show argued that representative democracy is a deeply flawed concept and a sole authoritarian should be trusted to rule and "defend" the people. Tempers flared and Solovyov threw out Vitaly Tretyakov.
youtu.be/or_YE3dx8YU

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 22, 2024 at 17:19 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: former State Duma member Elena Panina suggested Moscow should support rival clans in Iran and ensure that pro-Russian politicians come to power. Vladimir Solovyov had to resort to gestures to stop Panina from revealing too much.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 21:30 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: in his zeal to blame the U.S. and Israel for the Iranian president's helicopter crash, state TV host Vladimir Solovyov totally fell for a joke blaming Mossad agent "Eli Copter."
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 05:01 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov tried to pin the blame for the Iran's President Raisi's helicopter crash on the United States and Israel. He pined for the day Iran might send its fighters to help Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.
youtu.be/L5HYjv-UlRQ

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 20, 2024 at 05:48 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: head of RT Margarita Simonyan bashed the West and complained about injustices in the way Russia's riches are internally distributed. She expressed hope that the new Defense Minister Andrey Belousov would stop the theft in the military.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 14, 2024 at 13:52 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: tempers flared, as pundits and lawmakers discussed a proposal to vet potential public servants for homosexuality. State Duma member Vitaly Milonov floated his idea of striking homosexuals with ice picks, knives or sledgehammers.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 13, 2024 at 02:07 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV propagandists tried to rewrite history by claiming that the West lost WWII and the Soviet Union won. They also disputed the facts about the Russo-Finnish war. As usual, Solovyov threatened the West with nuclear destruction.
youtu.be/O6FP5qD_LBM

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 11, 2024 at 18:36 UTC

Sergey Mardan claimed that everyone is jealous of Russia and its glorious Tsar. He explained that the reason for the invasion of Ukraine was to ensure that Russia is flourishing and said that all of Ukraine may have to be turned into a sanitary zone.
youtu.be/_htnOXjiIPs

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 08, 2024 at 19:36 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov raged against Biden, Trump, Sunak, Macron, Scholz, the Pope, Russian opposition and his own staff — while praising Putin and rejoicing over his hyper-spiritual inauguration.
youtu.be/8tkGRlgmP-I

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 08, 2024 at 00:00 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV put on a cringeworthy display for Putin's inauguration and one of the pundits argued that now Putin should follow in the footsteps of Ivan IV and become "Vladimir the Terrible."
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 06, 2024 at 03:22 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: head of RT Margarita Simonyan predicted the future where desperate Westerners will come pouring into Russia and get situated on the frozen Solovetsky Islands 100 miles from the Arctic Circle.
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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] May 02, 2024 at 20:06 UTC

After being interviewed by Tucker Carlson, Russia’s leading fascist Alexander Dugin gushes about how much they have in common and says he doesn't want Americans to move to Russia, because he prefers they damage the West from within.
My latest for @cepa.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/tuck...

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Julia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 30, 2024 at 23:10 UTC

Meanwhile in Russia: host of Solovyov Live Yulia Vityazeva admits that very few Ukrainians are waiting for Russia to "liberate them." She says that it does not matter, since it's just a land grab — Moscow is in it merely "to take back what is theirs."
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