Matthew VanDyke
@Matt_VanDyke
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Founder, Sons of Liberty International, #veterans training Ukrainian forces to fight Russia. A 501c3 nonprofit org: https://t.co/iJVW8PgiN9
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I've been running covert operations with a Venezuelan rebel commander since 2019. You've read about our missions in the media, such as Operation Aurora, but nobody knew who did it. The Venezuelan team and I agreed to reveal this today. We'll continue until #Venezuela is free.
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Sergei is a hero. During a battle in #Bakhmut, he dragged 9 wounded men to safety, applied 3 tourniquets, saved a dying soldier AND was firing his rifle in combat. Sergei was trained by Sons of Liberty International (@OfficialSOLI) trainer Jason. #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine #NAFO
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Why I haven't been on Twitter much the past 2 months: I am in #Iraq helping to raise a Christian army to fight #ISIS: http://t.co/7Z1WvVNEaK.
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Russia won't like this. @OfficialSOLI is training Ukrainians in night operations and how to use night vision technology to ambush the Russians. We're providing this and other advanced training to defeat Russian forces in Ukraine. #UkraineWillWin #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine
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I enlisted in the Ukrainian military on the 4th of July. Freedom is worth fighting for. My non-profit organization Sons of Liberty International will continue our mission in conjunction with my military service in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine
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Our team has trained many units in #Ukraine, including the Ukrainian National Guard. They recently presented us with awards in recognition of our service to Ukraine. Sons of Liberty International (@OfficialSOLI) will #StandWithUkraine until victory and #UkraineWillWin.
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On this day in 2014, #ISIS executed my friend, American journalist James Foley. James’s life and legacy, and the Foley family’s activism, continues to have a tremendous impact on people around the world. His life may have ended, but his legacy is immortal. @JamesFoleyFund
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Anti-tank training is one of many specialized courses we are providing to Ukrainian soldiers. This is critical to defeating Russia. Sons of Liberty International (SOLI) provides free training in Ukraine, funded by donations to our 501c3 organization. #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine
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I escaped from prison in #Libya on 8/24/11, after being wounded and captured in the war. 11 years after my own Independence Day, I'm grateful to be celebrating Ukraine Independence Day and using my combat experience to train Ukrainian soldiers to fight. #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine
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Sons of Liberty International (@OfficialSOLI) trainer Adam teaches Ukrainian soldiers how to use anti-tank missiles. NATO sent these with nothing more than an instruction pamphlet. In English. Our training is essential for using these weapons. #StandWithUkraine #UkraineWillWin
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Sons of Liberty International (@OfficialSOLI) trainers Will and Brandon demonstrate how to dig a skirmishers trench in Ukraine. This is an essential skill for protecting Ukrainian soldiers from Russian artillery. #StandWithUkraine #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine #Russia #NAFO #Fellas
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On this day 12 years ago, I escaped from prison in Libya after nearly 6 months as a POW and returned to combat until we won. I'd been captured during a mission with Libyan revolutionaries to overthrow the dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Today I'm thinking about Ukrainian POWs.
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I escaped prison in #Libya on 8/24/11, having been wounded and captured in the war. I went right back to the front line to fight until we won. 13 years after my own Independence Day, I'm grateful to be celebrating Ukraine Independence Day and continuing the fight for freedom.
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He estado dirigiendo operaciones encubiertas con un comandante rebelde venezolano desde 2019. Has leído sobre nuestras misiones en los medios, como la Operación Aurora, pero nadie sabía quién la hizo. El equipo venezolano y yo acordamos revelar esto hoy. Seguiremos hasta que
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I enlisted in the Armed Forces of Ukraine to assist with a Special Forces mission. The mission began on the 12th anniversary of when I was wounded and captured during the war in Libya. The mission was successful. It was an honor to fight with the brave men of that SF unit.
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I initially criticized #Biden for #Afghanistan, comparing it to Fall of Saigon. He proved me wrong. The past few weeks rescuing 123,000 in #Kabul was incredible and historic. The use of carrot-and-stick diplomacy on #Taliban was brilliant, the military achievements extraordinary.
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Sons of Liberty International (#SOLI) has issued a statement on the struggle to remove the #Maduro regime from power in #Venezuela. While we hope for a peaceful transition of power, we are prepared to provide assistance to forces fighting for freedom in Venezuela.
Sons of Liberty International supports the people of #Venezuela in their pursuit of freedom. We stand ready to assist efforts to remove the #Maduro regime from power. #SOLI
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H-1B visa holders can buy US property more easily and at lower interest rates than many Americans. #H1B visa holders only need 1 year of employment history for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan to buy a house. US citizens need 2 years of employment for FHA loans.
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During a battle in Bakhmut, the man on the right dragged 9 wounded men to safety, applied 3 tourniquets, saved a dying soldier AND was firing his rifle in combat. Sergei is a hero. He was trained by Sons of Liberty International (@OfficialSOLI). #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #NAFO
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Ukrainian military trucks loaded with Javelin anti-tank missiles from the United States. This is what a real "Freedom Convoy" of truckers looks like. #StandWithUkraine #Ukraineunderattack #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #PutinIsaWarCriminal #RussiaUkraineWar #StopRussia #StopPutin
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When I tweet in support of the #protests and then see people unfollow me on Twitter, it feels like I'm shaking the tree of liberty to make any fruit that's gone rotten fall to the ground. #GeorgeFloyd #JusticeforGeorgeFloyd #GeorgeFloydProtests #blacklivesmatter #protests2020
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For nearly 20 years this poster has been on the wall at my family’s home, a tribute to my hero John #McCain. I am blessed to have lived in the time of such a man and to be forever inspired by his honor and service to country. His life may have ended, but his legacy is immortal.
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There are Americans who stand for the national anthem and those who don't. On Memorial Day, honor those Americans who sacrificed their lives for our nation so that the freedom to make such choices is never lost. #Remember #ThankYouForYourService #MemorialDay
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When the Trump-Musk bromance implodes, it’s going to be epic.
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Is the issue really #GunControl and #MentalHealth? Or is it that we have created a culture that glorifies violence, rewards incivility online/offline and in politics, tolerates bullying and harassment, disregards the downtrodden, and creates a pervasive and corrosive cynicism?.
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Dear Congress,. France sacrificed Paris to Nazi occupation for four years after standing up for Poland. You’re just being asked to sacrifice your vacation. Get your asses back to work and approve aid for Ukraine. #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine #UkraineWillWin.
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57 countries provide military aid to #Ukraine. 4 countries provide military aid to #Russia. The lines in this conflict have been drawn. This isn't a political issue, but a moral one. This shows the values of a nation, and the side chosen defines who we are. #StandWithUkraine
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#Russia is severing internet cables like the barbarians severed Roman aqueducts. Russia is at war with civilization. #StandWithUkraine #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine.
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I am profoundly grateful to have been recently inducted into the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller in Malta. For nearly a thousand years The Hospitallers have served in conflicts to defend the weak and oppressed. As a Knight, I will continue in this tradition.
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Sons of Liberty International (#SOLI) has issued a statement in support of the protests in #Iran, and we will provide assistance to anti-regime forces if protests turn into #revolution. #Freedom #IranProtest #IranProtests #IranProtesters #IranianProtests #IranUprising
Sons of Liberty International (#SOLI) stands with those who seek #freedom in #Iran and is ready to provide support to anti-regime forces in the event of a #revolution to overthrow the Iranian regime. #IranProtest #IranProtests #IranProtesters #IranianProtests #IranUprising
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An asset #Russia cultivated for 40 years elected President of the United States. Most successful intel operation in history. Enabled by millions of Americans. Dark times coming. “‘We have won’: Russians envision new global system with Trump victory“.
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Bakhmut, 2022. The heroic Ukrainian soldier on the right dragged 9 wounded men to safety, applied 3 tourniquets, saved a dying soldier, AND was firing his rifle in combat. Sergei was trained by Sons of Liberty International (@OfficialSOLI). #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Bakhmut
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Speaking of #quarantine. Reflecting today on 9th anniversary of the day I was wounded + captured in #Libya and imprisoned as #POW in solitary confinement for nearly 6 months before escaping and returning to combat. A few weeks quarantine for #coronavirus doesn't sound so bad.
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In a warzone, with the real soundtrack of an air-raid siren. This is the kind of American leadership that saved Europe in two wars. And will again. #StandWithUkraine #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine #Kyiv #Biden #Zelensky
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Tymofiy Shadura, the Ukrainian POW who defiantly chose “Slava Ukraini” (Glory to Ukraine) as his last words before being executed by Russians. In that moment he didn’t meet his death, but instead achieved immortality in the hearts of his people. #SlavaUkraini #Ukraine
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Encouraging #women in #Afghanistan to embrace freedom, rights, education, careers, and dreams for 20 years, then abandoning them so they lose it all and are killed, forcibly married, or rarely leave the house again because of the #Taliban, is an especially cruel form of betrayal.
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Just stop with the disingenuous comparison of Tucker Carlson in Russia to Peter Arnett interviewing bin Laden. Arnett never said he roots for Al Qaeda. Carlson said he roots for #Russia. That’s the difference. Carlson isn’t journalism, it’s propaganda for America’s adversary.
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When @OfficialSOLI’s mine program ended June 1, we’d removed more mines than any American non-profit in #Ukraine. Our deminers Stu Miller, Monty Montoya and Trevor Kirton were here to help Ukraine win. While other deminers destroyed mines, we gave hundreds to Ukraine to re-use
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That #Iran didn't close its airspace to commercial flights after it launched missiles and put its air defense on high alert is yet another example of how extraordinarily incompetent these authoritarian regimes are. #UkrainianPlaneCrash
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Rarely in history is a country blessed with having the right President for the right time. In this case, humanity is blessed with having two of them. This partnership will change the course of history. #StandWithUkraine #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine #Biden #Zelensky
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Someday when #Trump is no longer a political issue, we’ll need to reflect on how our country elected a Russian asset despite all the red flags. “‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy”. #StandWithUkraine.
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We will liberate Donbas. We will liberate Crimea. Russia should be grateful that we'll stop at the border, because we could be liberating Moscow. #CrimeaIsUkraine #UkraineWillWin #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Crimea #Ukrainian #UkrainianArmy #Russia #Putin
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To those claiming we aren’t at war with Russia:. We’re arming and supplying Ukraine, training Ukrainian soldiers to kill Russian soldiers, and advising how to take territory back from Russia. We’re at war, and it’s the best foreign policy decision in decades. #StandWithUkraine.
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#Immigration just based on merit isn't good enough nor is coming for economic opportunity. Immigrants should also believe in + love the #USA.
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Everybody calm down. This is war. There is no quick victory here, it will be long and brutal, but we will win. #StandWithUkraine️ #UkraineWillWin #Ukraine.
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On this day 13 years ago, Gaddafi was killed in Sirte, Libya where we had been fighting the most decisive battle of the war to defeat him. This is a photo with my unit in Sirte that day, taken right after we heard that Gaddafi was dead.
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On #WorldPressFreedomDay I think of my three friends, journalists James Foley, Steven Sotloff, and John Cantlie, who were kidnapped in #Syria. Their bravery, professionalism, and sacrifices will never be forgotten.
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Otra pregunta que la gente me está haciendo:. ¿Qué ganas con planear y financiar operaciones encubiertas en #Venezuela?. Saber que hice todo lo posible para acabar con el autoritarismo. Eso es todo. Luché para ayudar a derrocar a Gadafi en Libia en 2011 y solo regresé a Libia
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I'll be on the TV program @AmericaNewsroom on @FoxNews channel at around 10:50am ET to discuss the work that Sons of Liberty International (@OfficialSOLI) is doing to help Iraqi Christians and others around the world fight terrorists and oppressive regimes.
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Real patriots don't attack their Capital. They defend it. #Ukraine #Kyiv #January6thInsurrection #January6th #StandwithUkraine #UkraineUnderAttack #Russia #RussianInvasion #RussianAggression #PutinIsaWarCriminal #StopRussia #StopPutin #StopWar #Jan6 #January6 #Jan6Insurrection
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La gente respondió a mi publicación del 10 enero sobre la ejecución de operaciones con un rebelde venezolano preguntando:. ¿Vas a liberar a #Venezuela?. No. Creemos que la gente debe liberarse así misma. Estamos aquí para ayudar. La victoria será venezolana. #VenezuelaLibre
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Hey #Karen, when you play stupid games you win stupid prizes. #AmyCooper should be arrested for that call. #CentralParkKaren. via @nypmetro.
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"#Veterans know better than anyone else the price of freedom, for they've suffered the scars of war. We can offer them no better tribute than to protect what they have won for us." - Ronald Reagan #VeteransDay
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Otra pregunta que se hace sobre mi participación en operaciones encubiertas en #Venezuela:. ¿Están haciendo esto por la recompensa por la captura de Maduro?. Obviamente no. No hubo recompensa por la captura de Maduro en 2018 cuando comencé a trabajar con los rebeldes venezolanos.
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Reading the comments about the Francis Scott Key Bridge tragedy in my hometown of Baltimore, MD, and many are political. Not everything is about politics. When a 300 meter cargo ship hits a bridge and causes it to collapse, that’s not politics, it’s physics. Be sympathetic.
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Rarely in history is a country blessed with having the right President for the right time. In this case, humanity is blessed with having two of them. This partnership will change the course of history. #UkraineWillWin #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Biden #Zelensky #SlavaUkraini
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General Patton was right. We should've destroyed the Soviets right after Germany and Japan surrendered in WWII. Instead, we put the USSR on the UN Security Council. The greatest geopolitical mistake of the 20th century. #UkraineWillWin #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #SlavaUkraini.
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Stop talking about negotiated peace in #Ukraine. 1. #Russia can’t be trusted to honor a peace agreement. 2. The West can’t be trusted to honor security guarantees. 3. #NATO can’t be trusted on its interpretation of Article 5. Ukraine is fighting for victory. #StandWithUkraine.
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General Parton was right. We should have destroyed the Soviet Union right after Germany and Japan surrendered in WWII. Instead, we put the Soviet Union on the UN Security Council. Greatest geopolitical mistake of the 20th century. #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Russia.
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This needs to be said. After the shooting, #Trump went to his golf club while the family of his deceased supporter mourned and two others were in critical condition. If anyone attending my speech was shot, I would visit them that day to provide comfort and support. Whether.
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Las luces eléctricas pueden estar apagadas en #Venezuela, pero siempre recuerde que la hora más oscura es justo antes del amanecer. Cuando #Maduro esté terminado, Venezuela tiene un futuro brillante. #VenezuelaSinLuz
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Rep. Andrew Clyde called the Jan. 6 insurrection a “normal tourist visit.” . History according to Clyde:. Pearl Harbor: air show.9-11: plane crash.Civil War: redistricting.Guantanamo: all-inclusive resort.Bin Laden: motivational speaker.Jeffrey Epstein: matchmaker. #AndrewClyde.
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Anyone in #Congress who voted against the #Jan6Commission is no longer allowed to use the following words and phrases:. Law and order.Blue Lives Matter.Bipartisanship.Terrorism.Investigation .Accountability. #Jan6 #January6th #January6Commission.
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On this day ten years ago, #ISIS executed my friend, journalist James Foley. His story, and the incredible activism of his family and the @JamesFoleyFund, continue to inspire people. His life may have ended, but his legacy is immortal. Photo: James and I in #Syria, 2012.
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People should have listened when #ColinKaepernick took a knee instead of waiting for #DerekChauvin to take one. #protests #riots2020 #GeorgeFloyd #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
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The interview with @JLAngeline of @KCENNews (#Texas) yesterday about my non-profit organization Sons of Liberty International (#SOLI) training Iraqi #Christians to fight against #ISIS in #Iraq, and our plans for expansion to more countries in 2018.
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1. Kylie Jenner has a net worth of approximately $1 billion. 2. Her makeup artist is injured in an accident. 3. She donates only $5,000 to his family's GoFundMe for medical bills. 4. She asks her poor fans to cover the rest. What is wrong with her?.
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Korea.Vietnam.Afghan Civil War.Angola.Nicaragua.Syria.and many more. All were proxy wars between Russia and the USA. None led to World War III, and Ukraine won't either. #StandWithUkraine, stand with NATO, stand with freedom. and #UkraineWillWin. #Ukraine.
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"Leave no man behind" is a core principle of #Marines. Those who died at the #KabulAirport were saving Afghans who worked with US forces and would be killed by #Taliban and #ISIS if left behind. These Marines represent the best of the Corps and our country. #Kabul #KabulAttack.
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Having been hit by a chemical weapon myself while on a mission in #Ukraine, I can confirm that #Russia has used them here. #StandWithUkraine #UkraineWillWin . “Russia carrying out illegal chemical attacks on Ukrainian soldiers”.
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The question to ask is:. How did Ryan Routh know Trump’s schedule?.
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There are #women in the ultimate fight for equality and liberty serving on front lines in conflict zones around the world. On #InternationalWomensDay these heroes deserve particular recognition. Here's the story of one such woman in #Syria: via @YouTube.
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La gente también ha hecho esta pregunta en respuesta a mi publicación del 10 de enero sobre la ejecución de operaciones encubiertas con un comandante rebelde en #Venezuela:. ¿Dónde están las pruebas?. Pronto. #VenezuelaLibre #FreeVenezuela
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If the #AmbassadorBridgeBlockade was a protest for Black Lives Matter, you wouldn’t be able to see the bridge through all the teargas.
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This would normally be front page news. Identical to terrorist attacks around the world that are condemned by every government. Yet when Russia does this to Dnipro, it’s just called war…. #StandWithUkraine #Ukraine #Russia #Dnipro.
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To those saying there isn't any difference between me fighting in combat to overthrow #Gaddafi in #Libya, and those who attacked the #Capitol on #January6th. My reply is this:. Bullets are for changing dictatorships. Ballots are for changing democracies. #Jan6thInsurrection.
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