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submitted 3 days ago by selokichtli@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

Just that. Someone uploaded this photo of Zelensky allegedly taking a selfie in Kupiansk, which is supposed to be a city already taken by Russian forces. I am not really informed of the situation in Kupiansk, but this is not the issue for me.

In the Politics subreddit, where this was published, the comments are overwhelmingly pro Ukraine, which, well, checks out. But what I find kind of trollish, are the comments surrounding Zelenksy. It's like reading the five-star comments of the Google Play Services app in the Play Store, or something. They repeatedly talk about how big and glorious are Zelensky's balls? Praising his balls, even though, he is a smaller guy? They praise the bold actions of Zelensky calling him a European hero, imagining his heroic dialogues as in some cheap hollywood movie, etc. To me, it just feels utterly fake? I mean, AI fake.

What do you make of this, guys? Please, remember, it's not about the conflict itself.

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[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago
[-] Saapas@piefed.zip 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I got as far as

As this internal CIA document made publically available by FOIA shows, The Atlantic Council, is a CIA front.

I didn't see any mention of The Atlantic Council in it. Does the link lead to the correct document or did I just miss it?

E: It directs me to the front page of the reading room, not to a pdf

[-] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The link is correct, but has suffered from link rot.

Archived link to the document

The Atlantic Counci'ls six fellows this year come from the Department of State, CIA, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Navy, USIA, and the Congressional Research Service. [...] All have Secret clearances.

this post was submitted on 12 Dec 2025
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