Author: Альона ꑭ Шевченко
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The other day I was asked whether after Ukraine's victory I'd like to help defend people wrongfully convicted for crypto.
That's what I was doing until the 24th Feb - helping @RJPinnell run @FreeRossDAO
@RealRossU is serving double life sentence. For a non-violent offence.
We loved to see the charity and cause-oriented vaults spring up over the last year.
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@FreeRossDAO and @Ukraine_DAO are two of the largest we've seen and are thankful for their willingness to push Fractional forward in interesting new ways.
🇺🇦 @Ukraine_DAO would never exist without all the continued support of @FreeRossDAO team - @rizzn, @zencephalon, @Schlomo, @RJPinnell, @FreeJeremyNet, @kyledcollins & many others
1/ Many of you may wonder what I was doing before @Ukraine_DAO. I was busy helping @RealRossU best friend @RJPinnell with Operations and Community Management in the amazing community called @FreeRossDAO. Without it, Ukraine DAO wouldn’t have been here. Why should you join them? https://t.co/KfnbGuOwfK
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BTW, Ross Ulbricht was never charged with attempted murder which is what many people believe due to a smear campaign in the media.
@RealRossU doesn't deserve to die in prison.
No words to describe the anger I have for assholes like Aaron.
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❗️Ross Ulbricht was never charged with attempted murder - https://t.co/49mPW3XqPr
@RealRossU is serving a double life sentence for a non-violent offence.
He deserves to be free. #FreeRoss 🕊@FreeRossDAO https://t.co/KKmo7QtRGS
The reason why it's so important to have @RealRossU released is very simple:
❣️crypto adoption would be nowhere near its current level without Ross
❗️if we as a society put up an injustice like that, we shouldn't be surprised if we are next
I’m sometimes asked if I’m ashamed of working to help free @RealRossU from prison.
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Spending a lot of time on Ross's cause was a privilege I had before 🇷🇺 started full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
I'm now part of @FreeRossDAO Advisory Council helping to review new proposals. https://t.co/fHKjqYa1gN
Approach "I'm ignorant and therefore you should be careful to not alienate me" doesn't actually help - whether that's about Ross or Azov in 🇺🇦
Whoever says that are concerned about their emotional comfort than the cause itself.
They should educate themselves instead.
@cryptodrftng @RealRossU @FreeRossDAO "ashamed of working to help free Ross"? wow.
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These people are either wildly misinformed or need to gather their wits.
Thanks for all your help, Alona!🙌
We spoke about @RealRossU with @ghappour who also worked on his case, in the Twitter Space we did back in June about threat models of communications in Ukraine.
Need to undig the recording and upload to our Youtube channel 🌱
An honor to speak w @cryptodrftng about @Ukraine_DAO & @nymproject — two of my favorite projects on the interwebs. https://t.co/sc2aI1Wcrd
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While I have your attention - please let educate yourself about Azov, everyone.
Some stuff is here 👇
Many people warned me about the "reputational damage" that could follow from supporting Azov - due to the public's ignorance
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How I'm viewed by stupid people doesn't matter to me.
❗️Showing respect and gratitude to people we owe our lives to is the bare minimum #ꑭ #SaveAzov https://t.co/SlkYcI84IN
I met Azov's representatives in Kyiv a couple weeks ago and not only survived that but hope to meet them again 😹
You know whom I never met growing up in Eastern Ukraine & speaking russian to friends?
"Ukrainian Nazis", lol 🦄 @supportAZOVcom
1/ Azov recently discovered the work I’ve been doing to defend them in the info space.
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❗️Info attacks on them have been so consistent that a lot of projects at this point are scared to alienate the part of the Western audience ignorant about them.
@supportAZOVcom #SaveAzov #ꑭ https://t.co/NQwBQZHDak
In case you feel the sudden urge to educate me about Ukrainian "extremism" with links, photos and other products of 🇷🇺 propaganda and give me "context":
❗️I'm actually from there, so I don't need your "context" what-so-ever 🪄
💓 You'll be blocked.
Quick question for the dudes on Twitter who try to educate Ukrainians about Ukraine with a Wikipedia link and a 🇷🇺-sponsored YouTube video (99,9% of them haven't been to 🇺🇦):
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Do you realise exactly how fucking stupid you look? #AskingForAFriend
#ArmUkraineNow #StandWithUkraine https://t.co/o36M00J3w8
Last but least: @MuKappa is one of @Ukraine_DAO Fact Checking & Media Literacy Pod Leads
❣️Great follow for anyone interested in 🇷🇺 propaganda and also a subject that doesn't get enough media attention:
🚨 russian Nazism 🚨
📞 @Reuters you guys want to cover? 👀
A thread of threads profiling far-right groups, organizations, and individuals of note from Russia.
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Sorry, forgot to add something else: if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's a duck.
It's not just @Reuters who spread 🇷🇺 propaganda - @bellingcat is on our list of 🇷🇺 "foreign assets" too.
@nemapovnovazhen They're wrong about the russian asset because they are russian assets. https://t.co/zzG5ANFgeS
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Some people tell me and @MuKappa that @bellingcat are "reputable"
❗️This only makes the fact that they share false information and promote @ColborneMichael's BS much worse
❗️Disinformation is a weapon. That weapon has made this war possible. Shouldn't be news to them.
1/ 🚨Why is Bellingcat on @Ukraine_DAO Foreign Assets List?
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Before I address this question:
❓Forgive my ignorance but was imaginary Jewish "extremism" studied during the Holocaust too?
❓Are Ukrainians more dangerous than russians killing them?
https://t.co/Cr8kQT2xQj