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I want to be able to read (former UN weapons nspector) Scott Ritter on twitter. A man with a huge amount of experience and someone who is able to give very info

by oska 3y ago

I want to be able to read (former UN weapons nspector) Scott Ritter on twitter. A man with a huge amount of experience and someone who is able to give very informed commentary. On pre-Musk twitter I couldn't read him, now I can. And I could give quite a number of similar examples.

prox 3y ago
Hey thanks for your comment and other perspective! How couldn’t you read him before the overtake? What’s the difference? Could this inspector join Threads and would you follow him there?
- logicprog 3y ago
  They probably couldn't read him on pre-musk twitter because he was briefly banned. From the Wikipedia page, this is why: "Ritter rejected the Western media's coverage of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and has voiced his perspective on multiple podcasts, including Andrew Napolitano's.[42][43] In April 2022, he posted a tweet claiming that the National Police of Ukraine is responsible for the Bucha massacre and calling U.S. President Joe Biden a "war criminal" for "seeking to shift blame for the Bucha murders" to Russia.[44][45] Ritter was suspended from Twitter for violating its rule on "harassment and abuse" after this, but his account was reinstated the next day.[45][46][47] The U.S. Department of State and Polygraph.info described Ritter as a frequent contributor to Sputnik and RT during the war.[48][49] Polygraph reported that he compared Ukraine to “a rabid dog” that needed to be shot.[49] He has also compared Ukraine's treatment of Russians to Nazi Germany's treatment of Jews.[50] In July 2022, the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation included Ritter on a list of what it called Russian propagandists.[51][44]" He's a Russian shill, imperialism apologist.
  - prox 3y ago
    Well that sounds like a great fit for Musk’s Twitter. Explains a lot, thank you!
  - dragonwriter 3y ago
    > He's a Russian shill, imperialism apologist. He's also a serial sex predator targeting minors.
    - logicprog 3y ago
      Good point
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by oska 3y ago

prox 3y ago

Hey thanks for your comment and other perspective! How couldn’t you read him before the overtake? What’s the difference? Could this inspector join Threads and would you follow him there?

logicprog 3y ago
They probably couldn't read him on pre-musk twitter because he was briefly banned. From the Wikipedia page, this is why: "Ritter rejected the Western media's coverage of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and has voiced his perspective on multiple podcasts, including Andrew Napolitano's.[42][43] In April 2022, he posted a tweet claiming that the National Police of Ukraine is responsible for the Bucha massacre and calling U.S. President Joe Biden a "war criminal" for "seeking to shift blame for the Bucha murders" to Russia.[44][45] Ritter was suspended from Twitter for violating its rule on "harassment and abuse" after this, but his account was reinstated the next day.[45][46][47] The U.S. Department of State and Polygraph.info described Ritter as a frequent contributor to Sputnik and RT during the war.[48][49] Polygraph reported that he compared Ukraine to “a rabid dog” that needed to be shot.[49] He has also compared Ukraine's treatment of Russians to Nazi Germany's treatment of Jews.[50] In July 2022, the Ukrainian Center for Countering Disinformation included Ritter on a list of what it called Russian propagandists.[51][44]" He's a Russian shill, imperialism apologist.
- prox 3y ago
  Well that sounds like a great fit for Musk’s Twitter. Explains a lot, thank you!
- dragonwriter 3y ago
  > He's a Russian shill, imperialism apologist. He's also a serial sex predator targeting minors.
  - logicprog 3y ago
    Good point

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