Michael Gloss studied Human Ecology at Middlebury College in Vermont and was described by friends as an eco-activist, women’s rights supporter, and anti-fascist.

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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  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I encourage any MAGA to be outraged, and join the Russian army to exact their revenge on behalf of one of their own.

  • Burninator05@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    How does someone keep a security clearance high enough to be a CIA Deputy Director when you have a child fighting in a foreign army?

  • Freefall@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Hahaha he hates fascists, fights for one and gets ganked. LOL. GJ nerd, didn’t you know, dieing is what the Orks do?

    • andybytes@programming.devEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Read the book by Barbara Walters. How Civil Wars Start and How to Stop Them. I probably don’t agree with her politically but I trust her abilities that she has a lot to offer on explaining. how governments destroy other governments via asymmetrical and/or proxy war and state sponsored terrorism. Through direct and indirect measures, all forms of terrorism is curated and created by state actors. I hate Putin. But he had every right for what he did. And like a self-fulfilling prophecy, Europe is pissing its pants… they made their bed, now they got a lay in it. But the Yankee had a lot to do with it. Most people live in a vacuum, and each conflict is like a whole new world to them. When in reality war never ends, the book of history never closes. Capitalism will always be riddled with conflict. Cooperation is the rule of civilization. Competition is the rule of the jungle.

    • andybytes@programming.devEnglish
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      2 months ago

      In 2014, the CIA sponsored a coup that overthrew the democratically elected government of Ukraine. The Nationalist or the Nazis are now in charge and Zelensky is their dildo, which is fucking us as we shell over more and more money to a war that was never to be won. The liberals fell for the last war that lasted 20 years because they wanted to save the oppressed Muslim women because they had to wear sheets over their heads. When in reality, American interventionism has destroyed their cultures. Liberals make me fucking sick. I’d rather hug a full-blown clear as bell hog fascist than ever cuddle up to a self-absorbed in denial Neo-liberal fascist yet, Putin can suck my dick, both China and Russia are capitalist countries, and at the root of all of our problems is the capitalist economic system. Everybody thinks they’re right. Everybody thinks they’re so fucking smart. There are no arms to run to. No wars worth fighting. For there is no war but the class war.

    • andybytes@programming.devEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Liberals are too stupid to understand how tragic this all is. None of these conflicts are worth dying for, and it’s all about rich people and their investments. Fucking disgusting.

  • tehn00bi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    There’s a ton of comments about this on r/securityclearance about this and how crazy it is his parents still have clearances.

    • smeenz@lemmy.nzEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Being a russian asset seems to be a requirement now for government security clearances.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caOPEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I wonder how much his actions were about believing in the Russian cause and how much about rebelling against his CIA parents.

  • tauren@lemm.eeEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Bro didn’t like that Israel invaded Gaza, so he joined Russian army in their invasion of Ukraine to make it right 🤷‍♂️

  • flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    2 months ago

    eco-activist, women’s rights supporter, and anti-fascist

    fighting for Russia

    ummm, something doesn’t compute

          • Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
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            2 months ago

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

              • Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                2 months ago

                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.

              • Lit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                2 months ago

                NATO does not expand (invade to grab land), it is based on voluntary membership application (although it is not truly volunteer since they are being forced, antagonized to join due to russia expansionism). New members are only accepted through vote. “NATO expansion” is well known as putin/FSB propaganda meant for a certain naive audience.

                NATO borders with russia are the most peaceful with the low number of russian troops. Internally, Russia is not concerned about NATO, a defense alliance since Russia has the highest number of nukes.

                In the media, they will use NATO expansion propaganda because there are naive clowns and useful idiots who will believe in NATO expansion propaganda. Do remember russia was fine with Ukriane joining NATO, they saw they can use it as propaganda to justify russia expansionism. http://www.en.kremlin.ru/events/president/transcripts/21598.

                Ukraine public support for joining NATO was in the minority before the war, and only after invasion it became majority. Even after Ukraine said they won’t apply to NATO, russia didn’t not stop its expansion because russia expansion has nothing to do with NATO.

                In fact due to russia aggressive expansion even more countries applied to join NATO. Putin knew that russia expansion will encourage more to submit application to join NATO. Putin was warned to stop russia expansion as that just cause more to apply for NATO membership, it is open to anyone. Furthermore note that expanding russia territories just bring russia closer to NATO, increasing russia border with NATO. Clearly it is not about NATO.

                Even, without using NATO, putin will come up with a new reason like nazis, terrorists or LGBTQ or WMDs or security issues ( a country with the most nukes in the world has a security issue? only naive clowns will believe that) or restoring empire/imperialism (which he admitted in interview with carlson) or all of the above each for a different audience. Whatever it takes to get crimea and its warm water ports, and later Donbas for a land bridge and to secure Crimea water supply. Eventually going all the way to Transnistria.

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

                NATO was created to protect small countries from russia expansionism and stop russia from antagonizing its neighbours.

                Russia was even member of G8 until russia antagonized G8 members by invasion of Crimea. The only way a massive nuclear powered russia sees NATO as a “threat” is that NATO prevents russia from expansionism… from expanding russia territories.

    • peregrin5@lemm.eeEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Just look at ML or Hexbear right here on Lemmy. The tankies love Putin and Xi. Horseshoe is a law not a theory.

    • Cad@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Some people consider Ukraine to be a neonazi stronghold. So fighting Ukraine would be fighting against fascist nazis. That logic is prevalent with conspiracy nuts/scammers like Alex Jones.

    • Takapapatapaka@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      From the end of the article

      But despite supporting Ukraine at the beginning of the full-scale war, he was at a military recruitment center in Moscow, alongside other foreign nationals, on September 5, 2023, Russian border data shows.

      His social media posts show a distinct change in his views — one identified by Important Stories as belonging to Gloss suggest he believed in conspiracy theories involving Ukraine, and claimed NATO was an evolution of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party.