War hurts all children, especially those whose parent(s) made the ultimate sacrifice for our beloved Ukraine. Since 2022, the Ukrainian Canadian Advocacy Group, which I cofounded, has run a free Rehabilitation Program for grieving kids in the Carpathian Mountains, helping over
Believe Ukrainians. Believe Georgians. Believe Poles. Believe Tatars. Believe Lithuanians. Believe Estonians. Believe Latvians. Believe Finns.
Believe the millions of people that have been oppressed by Russia and recognize its narratives, disinformation, and imperial agenda.
Anastasia Trofimova presented her movie
#RussiansAtWar
” at
@la_Biennale
. She aims to show Russian troops as “ordinary guys with families and a sense of humor”. Trofimova “saw no signs of war crimes during her time near the front”
So we introduce a Short Guide for a Feigned Blind
Ukraine is losing an entire generation. Every day we hear about filmmakers, authors, poets, professors, surgeons, teachers, dancers, architects, mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters dying on the front lines. Again, we bury the unfulfilled beauty and potential of our people.
This is approaching actual insanity. These aren’t just easily disprovable lies, they’re literal Kremlin talking points. There is zero danger to ethnic Russians in Ukraine.
Trofimova is getting her money’s worth through Canadian media with no pushback. I’m speechless.
You think Trofimova is posting about the Sumy hospital attack?
Nah, she’s continuing her victim parade.
Can’t us Ukrainians just die quietly and not spoil her 15 minutes of fame? Jeez.
Greetings! Commander Gren here, reminding you to wear a mask at all times that social distancing is not possible, or when inside a business or shared space. Not only are they “tres chic”, but they are a wonderful arts and crafts activity as you stay indoors! 🧡🍓
#GrensTips
#TDP
In her stories, Trofimova is praising a post by a Serbian “journalist” claiming that “Ukrainian Nazis control Canada”.
@tiff_net
,
@anitaylee
,
@seafar
, Cornelia Principe,
@HertzBarry
, will you condemn this? Will you apologize to Ukrainian Canadians? 🧵
@mtracey
Wow. Of course Mr. “It’s America’s fault Russia invaded Ukraine” is now insinuating that it’s America’s fault Hitler annihilated the Jews.
Fascists have zero agency in your worldview, huh? They are purely reactionary forces whose decisions are the responsibility of the West.
I remember crying when I first saw this. The weeks of anxiety building, the horror of the first images of Z columns crossing the border, rumors that he had fled and the country could fall in hours. Then this brilliant piece of leadership. I knew Ukraine would win in this moment.
The most powerful short video of our time.
"He went from being a good leader to being a great leader, to being Winston Churchill with an iPhone."
If you haven't already then please do watch The Zelensky Story on BBC iPlayer.
🔈 from the TIFF Q&A:
Q: “You don’t think that Russia is the main reason for this war? You really don’t understand that?”
Trofimova: “I think there are a lot of other factors involved. Yeah, like they are definitely sending troops in to solve whatever grievances there are.”
Trofimova deleted a Facebook post eulogizing and praising Kirill Romanovsky, a Wagner propagandist who is linked to the murder of three journalists in the Central African Republic, according to Meduza:
Someone in the comment section noticed she deleted the Romanovsky eulogy from her Facebook. Here it is. 😮💨 I remind you Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin called him his “comrade” and said he “did a lot” for Russia. Make of that what you will.
New achievement unlocked!
Apparently quoting Trofimova and sharing screenshots of her public stories makes me a troll.
Well he’s in good company, I’ve been blocked by the Russian Embassy in Canada since 2022.
@ComradeKimDawn
Our grandparents witnessed it. Food was forcibly taken from starving peoples homes, that’s not “natural famine.” The Soviets put 1.7 million tones of grain on the global market that same year, while 25% of the Ukrainian population starved to death.
Enjoy your comrade cosplay.
@shutupmikeginn
HA. I have an Irish barber, and he literally refused to do it for me. He said “Cillian Murphy can do it because he’s a beautiful man…” He was kind enough not to finish the thought 😂
@pslnational
Anything about the apartment block Russia leveled in Dnipro? As of an hour ago children were still screaming from under the rubble. I’ll let you know if/when they stop.
I am in utter shock to hear of the passing of our dear friend and incredible talent,
@Kirby_Morrow
. I have so many fond moments working with him through the years, or joking around in the waiting room. He was such a great guy, and meant so much to so many. This is so sad 💔
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By purchasing a Tryzub pendant, 100% of the profit pays for a child’s treatment.
Show your ❤️ for Ukraine AND fund rehabilitation and medical aid with the purchase of a Tryzub pendant via
#YVRScreenSceneForUkraine
’s latest fundraiser. All proceeds benefit rehab programs for Ukrainian children and tactical medicine for war heroes.
@k_sonin
@irgarner
I’ll never forget it. It was the moment the shock wore off for me, and I cried. Not from sadness, but from overwhelming pride in my people.
@AlexandruC4
Honestly, Ukraine and Poland should open up a corridor to let Putin through to Berlin. Tell him he can have Germany if he leaves Ukraine. They love him there, it seems.
@tleehumphrey
Wrong. First Russian National Army, 9th Army, ROA, RONA, RNNA. Basic math is your friend.
Meanwhile 33% of the Red Army in 1944 was Ukrainian. The First Ukrainian Front was often the spearhead in the push for Berlin.
Anyway, keep talking like you know Jack shit.
This is literally RT’s narrative.
Like many Ukrainian Canadians, I have friends whose family members were shot because of rhetoric like this.
This war happened because propagandists like Trof dehumanized Ukrainians in Ukraine for a decade, and now she’s doing it in Canada.
This is a really fantastic article about General Amaya, a standout deaf character in "The Dragon Prince", and my character Gren, who serves as her interpreter.
Last night, I got a message from
@aaronehasz
that really lifted my spirits. He commissioned a photo of our beloved Gren and Amaya, Standing with Ukraine, by
@kurizeria
. I couldn’t think of a better duo to represent the spirit of the Ukrainian people. Thanks again my friend 🙏🏻🇺🇦😭
@HospodskyK
@NikaMelkozerova
Different strategies. Kherson is only achievable by a slow starving of the trapped enemy. Kharkiv is now in play via frontal assault because they sent so many units into the Kherson trap.
THREAD:
Why hello
#Ninjago
fans! I’m SO pumped to reveal that I had the privilege of voicing criminal mastermind, Fugi Dove!
Playing in the Ninjago universe has been a goal of mine since it first aired, so thank you
@TommyAndreasen
and the team for having me.
@Dandanese81
I absolutely did. Syrians, Afghans, Hungarians, Czech, Indigenous people, Kazakh, Circassian, Japanese, Malians, please add to the list 🙏🏻
@uctbzgiugiv
I think you misunderstand me. I agree with you completely. It's not to say it is in vain, but it IS to mourn all the voices lost so far that should never have been taken away in the first place.
In a matter of hours, this haunting picture has cemented the hearts of Ukrainians all over the world. I won’t share the video, but this unarmed Ukrainian PoW responds “Slava Ukraini” to his captor, and is horrifically gunned down on camera.
#RussiaisATerroistState
#SlavaUkaini
@StarskyUA
@AlexKokcharov
My whole life my father only referred to it as Muscovy and Muscovites. Occasionally “The Golden Horde” when he was in a mood.
@academic_la
@RFlummerfelt
As a Ukrainian, the scenes we are seeing are hauntingly familiar. I’m so sorry. What is this world becoming…
For the victims we say Вічная Пам’ять, eternal memory…
.
@TIFF_NET
,
@seafar
,
@HertzBarry
:
You have gaslit my hurting community, including tens of thousands of displaced victims of RUSSIAN aggression, painted us as uninformed, hysterical censors…
And now your brave Trofimova is amplifying straight RT conspiracy theories, brazenly.
I may lose followers over this but it needs to be said. I find it VERY disrespectful when people don’t stand for the national anthem. As soon as you hear “someBODY once told me the world is gonna roll me” you need to be OUT of your fucking seat
I may lose followers over this but it needs to be said. I find it VERY disrespectful when people don’t stand for the national anthem. As soon as you hear "Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life" you need to be OUT of your fucking seat.
My final thought before attempting to rest for a bit.
I’m seeing many Russians saying “it’s not us, it’s Putin, he’s crazy.” If that’s true, then find the courage to take to the streets and take your country back. It’s possible. Ukraine did it in 2014.
You can stop all of this
@mtracey
Why oh why would Ukrainian civilians be in the only part of the city controlled by Ukrainian forces, when they could instead be shot or raped elsewhere?
My response to the screening of “Russians at War” at
#TIFF2024
, a blatant piece of propaganda coming at a time when Ukrainian Canadians wake up everyday and check if their relatives in Ukraine are still alive.
@TIFF_NET
We didn’t see this after Bucha. Not after shopping malls and maternity wards were bombed. Not when Mariupol was wiped off the map. Or when tortured bodies were pulled from the mud in Izyum.
Only when Moscow’s privileged found out they’d be sent to fight, did they bother…
Growing protests against military mobilization in St Petersburg, Moscow, Yekaterinburg and many other Russian cities tonight.
Russians prefer watching the war on TV. Getting HIMARSed in person in Kherson isn’t attractive at all.
There hasn’t been a lot written about the experience of disabled Ukrainians…
I often think about autistic kids like my son, what hell it must be. Not just the experience of war, but even leaving everything you’re familiar with. The sensorial nightmare of air raid sirens…
Deaf-mute mother from Mariupol (daughter translates):
- My daughter & grandchildren! Our house is destroyed, we sleep in the basement. Barely eat or drink. Want to flee to Zaporizhya, but don’t know how, we can’t hear, dont understand much. Love you above all!
#StandWithUkraine
Hello my incredibly talented digital artist tweeps! I’m looking to commission a few pieces of character concept art for a fantasy animated series I’m currently developing. I would love to see your work and learn your rates, so please DM me a quick hello if you’re interested!
In this incredibly uncertain time, I think we could all channel a little of our inner Gren.
Why see ourselves as locked down, when we could be... locked up?
Love and hope to you all 🧡🍓
#TheDragonPrince
#TDP
#Gren
@VinokCollective
My great uncle spent 25 years in a Gulag (sent there at only 20 years old). His parents and brother died years later not knowing he was alive. My dad was contacted in the 1970's by the Red Cross, looking for any living relatives of a released prisoner who'd been beaten so badly
Oh hi
#TheDragonPrince
fans. This weekend, myself and a bunch of the cast will be watching S3 with the incredible team at Bardel.
Gren would never show up to such a gracious event empty handed, so I thought it would be nice if I brought some of your thoughts with me!
(Cont’d)
@ChefBasedRD
@mtracey
Pretty sure it was Ukrainian soldiers who humiliated the mighty russian army around Kyiv and then Kharkiv. And before you say “DERP AMERICAN WEAPONS DERP” russia is using Iranian drones and North Korean artillery shells now.
We need to stop referring to assholes as “mentally ill”. I know many mentally ill people, they are all lovely human beings, and none of them have committed treason.
@ONEintheUK
Speaking of preventable disease, there’s a fucking Cholera outbreak in Mariupol after Russia’s genocide there. Why are you putting anti-Ukrainian ads in the Tube? If you want to talk poverty, millions of refugees are fled the war with nothing but the clothes on their back.
I’m just going to say it.
Ukrainians, globally, are traumatized.
I am traumatized.
If you post any hot takes, conspiracy theories, or deflections that downplay or make light of the crimes in
#Bucha
, we will cease to be friends. In person or online.
@SFartsack
She is a career filmmaker for Russia Today, it is absurd to think her ties to the Russian state suddenly melted away.
It is also impossible that she spent 6 months with the Russian army without their control of what she filmed and what she was saying.
Ask Maks Levin.