In today’s Vatnik Soup REBREW, we’ll reintroduce Laura Loomer, an American political activist. Our first possible case of a former vatnik, she’s best known for her unhinged takes on Ukraine and for admitting those were the result of falling for Russian propaganda. 1/20

Nella Zuppa Vatnik di oggi, spieghiamo perché l’Ucraina è così importante e perché smascherare i vatnik e confutare le loro narrazioni propagandistiche è fondamentale per contrastare le guerre di aggressione della Russia e raggiungere una pace autentica.

Ciao, which front page sorry?

He should be made to see it at least for sure.

The Tates boys are still whining from jail, with their lawyer Joe McBride now calling up the "live free or die". Which is funny when you remember that Tate lectured Clavicular (who has his own court day next week) that he's now sooo zen that he's just as free and happy in jail as anywhere else. 🫠

Most vatniks were denying Russia would ever do such a thing right up until Russia did, then they *immediately* switched to excusing it and pretending it was obvious.

If a journalist has so many convictions for defamation, if he spreads so much fake news and if he runs a newspaper full of Russian propaganda and promotes so many vatniks, perhaps he’s in the wrong job. One thing is for sure: Travaglio’s relationship with facts and reality is not his strong point.

Or compare with Sachs’s previous statements on Ukraine from April 7, 2014:

Perhaps this also confirms how his dear vatnik Jeffrey Sachs lied to Carlo Calenda in this other famous scene from Italian TV.

Recently, the Italian Order of Journalists confirmed that Travaglio’s views are “openly biased”, and that his account of the events at Maidan — and in particular of Victoria Nuland’s role — is false. @marsetac.bsky.social

Travaglio has numerous convictions for defamation. The way he recently commented on Ursula von der Leyen makes it clear why: he claims that the decision on European rearmament was taken by von der Leyen and “those who pay her bribes”. Just like that, without any evidence.

Travaglio is also famous for his endorsement of Donald Trump in the 2024 elections: in his view, with an “isolationist president” like Trump, there would have been fewer wars. “If Trump were in power, there would be no war in Ukraine; that’s a mathematical certainty.” He is the man of prophecies.

According to Marco, the Baltics are a threat against which Russia must defend itself “even by attacking first”. It would not therefore be Russia invading the Baltics that would trigger World War III, but the Baltics “forcing” Russia to invade them. Pure madness.

Recently, in Travaglio’s narrative, the Baltic states have come under fire, in order to justify a possible Russian invasion. Travaglio says that the Baltic states are leading Europe into a Third World War.