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Jackson Hinkle

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Jackson Hinkle (born September 15, 1999) is an American political commentator and influencer who hosts the web television show Legitimate Targets with Jackson Hinkle on X (formerly Twitter). He is known for his support for Russia in the Russo-Ukrainian War , and for his opposition to Israel in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . Born in San Clemente, California , Hinkle has dubbed himself an "American Conservative Marxist–Leninist ", while journalists have described him as conservative , right-wing , and far-right . Promoting a syncretic mix of conservative and communist ideas, he is a self-described proponent of " MAGA Communism ", calling on those who support the working class to ally with the MAGA movement against an alleged globalist threat. Initially an environmentalist during his high school years, Hinkle has turned to promoting pro- fossil fuels stances in recent years. Journalists and fact checkers have said that Hinkle has spread disinformation and conspiracy theories . He has been banned from YouTube on grounds of disinformation. His show, The Dive with Jackson Hinkle , was banned from Twitch for violating misinformation policies and propagating disinformation about the war in Ukraine , motivating its move to Rumble . Since the start of the Gaza war , his posts on X attracted virality, with some described as disinformation in the war . His posts and commentary have been cited by Russian and Iranian state media , and he has appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight , One America News Network , and RT . Follow our NEW X ACCOUNT" ( Tweet ) . We are committed to FREEING AMERICA from corporate & pro-war control" ( Tweet ) . "Beneath the blue wave in Orange County: Not just about House races in longtime GOP stronghold" . Jackson Hinkle, a far-right and pro-Trump social media influencer, has repeatedly spread falsehoods about high-profile global conflicts. He was previously banned from Amazon's Twitch streaming site and the Google-owned video platform YouTube for spreading misinformation about the war in Ukraine, and he has frequently posted about his support of Russia and Vladimir Putin. In August, Bloomberg reported on Hinkle requesting antisemitic, AI-generated images from a tool called Midjourney...... In late October, he made the extraordinary claim that Israel had lied about the Oct. 7 attacks, citing the reporting of Israeli newspaper Haaretz, which swiftly debunked the lie. Hinkle's recent tweets include a photograph of him with a poster saying "Putin is good" and accusing the BBC of espousing "Zionist propaganda". His agenda is stridently anti-Israel. Twitter's most viral misinformation spreader and anti-Israel activist" . How To Change Everything (E-book ed.). By the time he was seventeen, Jackson Hinkle of San Clemente, California, was taking action against plastic waste. He was a surfer, so he knew about the problem of plastic pollution in the ocean. As he learned more about water and the harms being done to it, he discovered that companies that sell bottled waters are draining the local water sources of people around the world. He also learned that some plastic bottles can be a health risk as well as a waste problem.

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