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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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[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

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

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago (14 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day 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?

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 day ago (2 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 21 hours ago

That's like all the tankies on Lemmy.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

His family is MAGA, they are treasonous Russian assets.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 days ago (6 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Thats a true American freedom story if I've ever heard one. Lets get this kid a monument in the deep south.

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[–] [email protected] 292 points 2 days ago (59 children)

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

fighting for Russia

ummm, something doesn't compute

[–] [email protected] 134 points 2 days ago (50 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 days ago

Either extremely impressionable, or maybe had his account handed over after he was pulled off the street and conscripted into a ruzzian meat wave.

Either way, tragic waste of human life, being anywhere near involvement with their military.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 days ago

Tankie you for your service

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 41 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It seems he lost his mind, before losing his body too. :(

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