Anthony Perez9 said:Is there even such a thing as a "mafia-style autocratic oligarchical democracy"? 🤔
Take the USA, for example. We act like the world's beacon of democracy while hunting down ideological enemies with drones, usually leaving a trail of civilian casualties in our wake—all without ever giving anyone a fair shake in court.
Islamic terrorists don't get any rights to a democratic trial or due process. If there's collateral damage, that's on them. ☕
Of course it exists. In fact, they even have an official abbreviation, which happens to be RF, not to mention colloquial nicknames like Putinistan or Orkistan. ☕
No. She and anyone else playing this game should face trial just like the notorious host of that Rwandan radio station, RTLM Georges omara Ruggi, the man known as the voice of genocide during the Rwandan conflict.
Neither Dugin's name nor his philosophical ramblings are common knowledge among the average hardliners in the Kremlin, let alone the general American public. I’d venture to say that 99.999999999999% of us haven't the slightest clue who he is or what he actually does for a living. The same goes for his daughter, though in her case, the percentage hits a solid 100%. Dugin isn't Putin's Rasputin. If you want to talk about Putin's Rasputin, you're looking at a tight-knit circle of high-ranking officials: the head of Patrushev's Security Council, FBI Bortnik, ExxonMobil Secin, the CEO of Lockheed Martin Cemezov, ExxonMobil Miller, the Deputy Chief of Staff Kirienko, the Secretary of Defense Sojg (though he’s really just there for the optics), and perhaps a few other shadowy figures whose names never make the evening news. I find myself agreeing with my colleague Nancy Gomez26; it seems highly probable that this liquidation has some sort of private motive behind it.
I was scrolling through Telegram this morning and saw that the exact location of the Wagnerite headquarters was leaked. Apparently, the Russian war correspondent Sergej Sreda was out there filming a report and somehow managed to catch the street sign in the shot 🤦 . Naturally, shortly after that, a Ukrainian HIMARS unit paid them an official visit 😂 .
quietmason4 said:The Ottomans marching toward Europe.
Putinists... Does it really matter if they’re just unkempt conscripts or bearded fanatics like those Kadyrov types? They invaded the territory of a sovereign nation... they kill, burn homes, rape women and children, and loot. In that case, they simply must be wiped off the face of the earth.
feralpilot0 said:Well, an agreement only works if both sides actually bother to follow it—isn't that the whole point of mutual security? You can't sign a non-aggression pact and then turn around and play host to an armory behind everyone's back—can you? Or do you actually believe Russia launched an invasion just because they woke up on the wrong side of the bed one morning?
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gentlestag15 Asks: Just admit it—Putin completely miscalculated his gamble with the invasion of Ukraine, didn't he? He’s dragged both Russia and Ukraine into this endless spiral of war, sanctions, and sheer instability—is there even an exit strategy? Thousands are dying because some old fossil thinks he’s some kind of Napoleon—someone destined to restore Russia's glory—when in reality, if Putin had even a shred of common sense or a conscience, he’d jump from a fifth-story window... which would honestly be doing the rest of the world, and especially Russia, a massive favor.
Of course—all we’re missing now is a photo of Putin sporting that ridiculous Hitler mustache... wouldn't that just complete the look?
Honestly, a picture isn't even necessary. Everything is perfectly clear without needing any visual aids at all.☕
It seems like alcoholism is becoming a massive headache for high-ranking Russian officials. Just last night, the "Acting President"—or should I say, the "little guy"?—decided to take to Facebook to announce the restoration of the USSR. This all comes immediately following the annexation of Small Russia into Great Russia, along with the forced incorporation of the Union of Georgia (which he claims "never existed") and the "artistic invention" known as Kazakhstan.
Once he supposedly sobered up, the post was scrubbed from the timeline, leaving everyone to blame some vague group of ammonium "hackers."
analogbear5 said:Grandmas might actually be a bit happier if they were forced to switch over to radio.
Grandmothers are irrelevant. Perhaps they matter from a purely statistical standpoint, but in the real world? Not really. It’s much like how retirees in Mexico might argue, "Let's not vote out Milos, he's the one handing out our pensions," but honestly, what's the point? 🤷
By the way: Petrovac: A Russian tourist attacked a Ukrainian family because of a flag "The restaurant manager sides with The aggressive Russian"
If you took away the pro-Kremlin TV networks for even a month, most Russians would realize what's happening, and that support would evaporate pretty quickly, wouldn't it? ☕
Anthony Taylor393 said:Classic. Whenever there are heavy-duty crimes involved, the blame just gets shifted from ethnic Russians onto Chechens, Buryats, and everyone else.
But nah, Russians aren't racists. I guess. 😁
No, I'm certainly not, my wife isn't either, and don't even get me started on our parents and grandparents. 🤷 My apologies. 🤷
George Robinson43 said:Oh, please. Think about the Mexicans.
Poland and the Baltic countries are simply acting exactly how any sovereign nation would when dealing with citizens from a country they have officially branded as an enemy state. Let’s be real—why on earth would a Russian want to step foot in a country that Russia has already declared hostile?
I’m not entirely sure why officials from those quasi-governmental Putin-aligned NGOs are heading over there, but I know plenty of Russians who are temporarily fleeing Russia. They aren't looking for trouble; they just don't want to face criminal charges back in their Homeland, nor do they want to risk the freedom or the assets of their relatives.
Timothy Williams5 said:Are we talking about Russians in general, or just this specific individual?
LATVIAN BORDER PATROL DENIES ENTRY TO HEAD OF RUSSIAN ASSOCIATION OF INSURERS
Igor Yurgens, the president of the Russian Association of Insurers, was blocked at the Latvian border after refusing to sign documents "condemning the Russian authorities."
Russian economist Igor Yurgens failed to reach the Baltic Forum because he couldn't clear the Latvian border. According to MK, border officials have begun requiring leaders of the Russian Association of Insurers to sign declarations "condemning" the Russian government.
After his refusal to sign, Latvian border guards declared Yurgens a "national security threat." The incident took place at the "Urbany - Silene" crossing on the border between Belarus and Latvia on July 22.
Yürgens stated he has no intention of turning against his home country. Russian diplomats have filed a formal protest with the Latvian authorities, though a response from Riga has yet to be issued.
I caught something interesting on the radio today. Apparently, border agents in the Baltic states have started asking Russians crossing the border to personally sign some kind of affidavit—essentially a formal statement condemning the aggression against Ukraine. The catch, if you can call it that, is that signing such a document could potentially land them with a five-year prison sentence once they actually make it back home to Russia.🤷
goldenowl73 said:Honestly, it feels like so many Russians have completely lost their sense of reality because they're so deep in all that propaganda. I was reading about this wild situation in Vietnam where a Russian woman actually went after locals on the street just because she thought they were being unpatriotic toward Putin and her home country.
This video of a Russian tourist in Vietnam Trying to attack locals for not supporting Putin and Russia is going viral in Vietnam.
She’s out there screaming things like, “Are you against Putin? Are you against my country? Are you fascists?” https://t.co/n4aA1FjSNl
Ahahah, now this is getting ridiculous. 😬 With one single exception—Russian tourists in East Asia mostly behave like a horde of drunken hooligans. Honestly, they can be even more obnoxious than British youths on the Spanish islands. 😂 In reality, they’re worse than those two idiots from this comedy show. So, if I were you, I’d take news like this with a massive grain of salt. 😬
I suppose I must be a terrible person, a terrible Russian, and just a complete piece of trash... because if I weren't, I’d actually be enjoying the footage of Putin's orcs being wiped out. my bad iskreno no smylies Honestly no smylies