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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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[–] Freefall@lemmy.world 10 points 5 hours ago (3 children)

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.dev -2 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago
  1. He volunteered.

  2. Tell that to Putin.

[–] Soulg@ani.social 2 points 2 hours ago

We know that. Tell the dead guy.

I feel bad that he was duped and all, but there's only so much good will to go around.

[–] andybytes@programming.dev -5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 0 points 1 hour ago

Read the book by Barbara Walters.

And you lost me.

[–] tehn00bi@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] Burninator05@lemmy.world 26 points 9 hours 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?

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Well isn’t THAT interesting

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Yeah That's interesting.

Well, not that interesting.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 30 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I hate fascism so I join the Russian army

I hate having to watch mental gymnastics like that right before going to sleep. How dumb is you

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago
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