Patriots Without Borders: A Grand Tour of Global MAGA

X has introduced a new feature that shows the country an account is posting from – and within seconds, the entire MAGA universe experienced mass, unplanned international travel. Suddenly, the loudest voices insisting they are “REAL AMERICANS” are tweeting from everywhere except America.

It’s like finding out George Washington penned the Declaration of Independence from a beachfront Airbnb in Bali.

Take a scroll and it becomes a tourism brochure for misplaced patriotism. “USA_1776_FOREVER” is live-tweeting from Lagos. “EagleFreedomLibertyQ” is having a big day out in Belgrade. And “PatriotMomOfSix” – who has spent the last three years telling Americans how to raise their children – appears to be operating from a perfectly pleasant apartment block in Manila, where local kids are probably teaching her how Wi-Fi works.

For a movement obsessed with “outsiders meddling in U.S. politics,” the revelation that many of their loudest cheerleaders are abroad is a plot twist so perfect it could only be written by the universe… or by the FBI’s social media team for a bit of weekend entertainment.

The irony drips thicker than a Truth Social rant.

For years these accounts blasted warnings about shadowy foreign actors “trying to influence our elections.”

Well, congratulations – they finally found them.

In fact, they are them.

Nothing beats clicking the “Joined” tab and discovering your favourite patriot’s posts about “securing the border” are being passionately typed from a kitchen table in Tbilisi, where the only wall being built is the one between the fridge and the door. Meanwhile, inspirational “Stand for America!” videos are being uploaded from a quiet laneway in Bucharest where someone has hung a U.S. flag out to dry next to their laundry.

And of course, scattered among them is the unmistakable glow of Saint Petersburg activity – the digital equivalent of seeing a bear in the woods. You know it’s there, you know it’s dangerous, and you know it’s definitely not supposed to be tweeting about Montana school boards.

The funniest part? These accounts always end their posts with, “We’re taking back our country.”

Mate, you’re not even within 9,000 kilometres of it.

You’d need a connecting flight, two visas, and maybe a booster shot just to get there.

If nothing else, this new feature proves one thing:

American patriotism is now a global export – produced offshore, shipped back to the U.S., and served piping hot with a side of disinformation.

Update: “USA_1776_FOREVER” and “EagleFreedomLibertyQ” now appear to have closed their accounts (that was quick), while X has suspended the account of “PatriotMomOfSix” for policy violations.

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