This is what social Darwinism sounds like.
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At 14, Arseny Turbin was putting anti-Putin flyers into mailboxes around his town.
At 15, he was sentenced to 5 years, beaten, and mistreated in prison.
Thatโs what autocracies do: they fear children with a conscience, and anyone who refuses to stay silent.
At 15, he was sentenced to 5 years, beaten, and mistreated in prison.
Thatโs what autocracies do: they fear children with a conscience, and anyone who refuses to stay silent.
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Women and men are drifting further apart in the US, especially on what to do with womenโs bodies.
Some say โThatโs democracy! Everyone gets a sayโ
Sure. Except only one side pays the price: physically, emotionally, legally.
You canโt call it โequal debateโ when only one gender risks dying for it.
Some say โThatโs democracy! Everyone gets a sayโ
Sure. Except only one side pays the price: physically, emotionally, legally.
You canโt call it โequal debateโ when only one gender risks dying for it.
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"The freest country in the world," I repeat to myself as I carefully choose my words, wondering if theyโll be the reason Iโm deported back to a homeland where my beloved law enforcement awaits to imprison me for speaking those very words I came here to say.
LAโฆ freedom looks different today ๐
LAโฆ freedom looks different today ๐
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โ๐โ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ด๐ฆ๐ต ๐ฆ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ. ๐๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ. ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ง ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ฏโ๐ต โ ๐ธ๐ฆโ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ต๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ธ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ.โ
Today would have been Alexei Navalnyโs 49th birthday.
Rest in power, Alexei.
Today would have been Alexei Navalnyโs 49th birthday.
Rest in power, Alexei.
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๐บ๐ฆ One of the most successful military ops in history just happened โจ
Cheap Ukrainian drones flew out of a truckโฆ and destroyed strategic bombers deep inside Russia โ the very ones bombing Ukrainian cities.
Russia canโt replace them โ theyโre relics of a dead empire.
Cheap Ukrainian drones flew out of a truckโฆ and destroyed strategic bombers deep inside Russia โ the very ones bombing Ukrainian cities.
Russia canโt replace them โ theyโre relics of a dead empire.
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Hybrid war is already in the EU: cyberattacks, disinformation, sabotage, terror.
If full-scale war comes, military analysts agree: ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine has the only army in Europe ready to fight.
But they need weapons.
If you're in the EU, pressure your government.
Support Ukraine or you might be next.
If full-scale war comes, military analysts agree: ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine has the only army in Europe ready to fight.
But they need weapons.
If you're in the EU, pressure your government.
Support Ukraine or you might be next.
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Adam was literally the first alpha male.
God said, โDonโt eat the fruit or youโll die.โ
Eve ate it โ didnโt die, just got smarter.
So Adam followed, then blamed everyone but himself when it backfired.
Don't be an alpha. Be accountable.
God said, โDonโt eat the fruit or youโll die.โ
Eve ate it โ didnโt die, just got smarter.
So Adam followed, then blamed everyone but himself when it backfired.
Don't be an alpha. Be accountable.
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โ Take healthcare from millions.
โ Slash benefits for the poorest.
All so:
โ๏ธ Billionaires can buy more yachts, fund more far-right parties worldwide
โ๏ธ Get tax breaks on gun silencers.
โBigโ? Sure โ it adds $5.7 trillion to the national debt.
โBeautifulโ? Maybe. But not for you.
โ Slash benefits for the poorest.
All so:
โ๏ธ Billionaires can buy more yachts, fund more far-right parties worldwide
โ๏ธ Get tax breaks on gun silencers.
โBigโ? Sure โ it adds $5.7 trillion to the national debt.
โBeautifulโ? Maybe. But not for you.
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There's even a Wikipedia page about him, though only in Russian.
ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/ะะตะปะพ_ะะฝะดัะตั_ะขัะพัะธะผะพะฒะฐ
ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/ะะตะปะพ_ะะฝะดัะตั_ะขัะพัะธะผะพะฒะฐ
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"no torture โ no asylum"
Andrei Trofimov, a political prisoner from my hometown.
We both spoke out against Putin and the war in the same local community groups.
He got 10 years for that โ then 3 more for speaking out again in court.
Think he can apply for asylum now that heโs already in the Gulag?
Andrei Trofimov, a political prisoner from my hometown.
We both spoke out against Putin and the war in the same local community groups.
He got 10 years for that โ then 3 more for speaking out again in court.
Think he can apply for asylum now that heโs already in the Gulag?
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Has any psychologist studied why corrupt officials always have such terrible taste?
Gold toilets, gold curtains, gold jets...
I used to think it was just a Russian thing. But even in the โfreest country in the world,โ power still has a gold fetish.
Gold toilets, gold curtains, gold jets...
I used to think it was just a Russian thing. But even in the โfreest country in the world,โ power still has a gold fetish.
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Nothing to see here โ just a Russian priest picking up license plates 666 for his shiny Land Cruiser.
Most Russians couldnโt dream of this car, but hey, salvation comes at a premium.
Business as usual for religious entrepreneurs โ in any religion, in any country, if you ask me.
#HolyBusiness ๐๐ฐ
Most Russians couldnโt dream of this car, but hey, salvation comes at a premium.
Business as usual for religious entrepreneurs โ in any religion, in any country, if you ask me.
#HolyBusiness ๐๐ฐ
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The U.S. dropped to 57th place from 180 in the World Press Freedom Index โ right between Liberia and Gambia. Pretty grim.
But then I remember: my home country, Russia, is at 171st place. Only Nicaragua, Vietnam, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, North Korea, China, Iran, and Syria are lower ๐คท
But then I remember: my home country, Russia, is at 171st place. Only Nicaragua, Vietnam, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, North Korea, China, Iran, and Syria are lower ๐คท
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Mysterious new illness spreads among Putinโs friends โ symptoms include sudden โschedule conflictsโ and a deep fear of sanctions. Doctors recommend avoiding Moscowโs May 9 parade at all costs ๐ท
Vuฤiฤ, Fico are โtoo sickโ to come. Modi has his own war now. Even Lukashenko is โmaybe late.โ
#ParadeFlu
Vuฤiฤ, Fico are โtoo sickโ to come. Modi has his own war now. Even Lukashenko is โmaybe late.โ
#ParadeFlu
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How do we measure the effectiveness of a prison system? By recidivism rates. Norway focuses on rehabilitation and humane conditions, with a 5-year recidivism rate of 38.7%. The U.S., relying on punishment and harsh conditions, sees 77%. Does harshness work? No. Rehabilitation does.
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Politicians: we have a demographic crisis! Women, why don't you give birth to new taxpayers?
Women: well... we need childcare, economic security, and equal parenting.
Politicians: got it โ ban abortion, cut school lunches, slash social services, shame childfree women, and give medals for baby #6 ๐
Women: well... we need childcare, economic security, and equal parenting.
Politicians: got it โ ban abortion, cut school lunches, slash social services, shame childfree women, and give medals for baby #6 ๐
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Examples from so many countries show how easily basic human rights can be lost when far-right fanatics come to power. Sadly, we have to keep fighting even just to hold on to the rights we already have. Thatโs also what May Day is about ๐ฟโ
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A woman in Moscow was detained over a video of two men kissing that she posted 14 years ago (!!!), when it wasnโt even a crime.
When far-right propaganda spreads hate and governments turn that hate into law, rolling back human rights becomes frighteningly easy.
โฌ๏ธ "Citizen! Show me your comments!"
When far-right propaganda spreads hate and governments turn that hate into law, rolling back human rights becomes frighteningly easy.
โฌ๏ธ "Citizen! Show me your comments!"
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All I see these days is propaganda dreaming of bringing back the "good old" manufacturing era.
Funny โ I still remember learning in 9th grade about economic models: agricultural โ industrial โ post-industrial.
Post-industrial societies tend to be richer.
So why are we glorifying moving backward?
Funny โ I still remember learning in 9th grade about economic models: agricultural โ industrial โ post-industrial.
Post-industrial societies tend to be richer.
So why are we glorifying moving backward?
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A "lame duck" is when elites, oligarchs, and heavyweights realize the person not popular and can't win anymore โ and if they have a spine, they might finally remove him.
But sadly, todayโs senile dictators arenโt just about their personalities. Something deeper is broken in societies themselves ๐
But sadly, todayโs senile dictators arenโt just about their personalities. Something deeper is broken in societies themselves ๐
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Itโs not that Iโm a huge defender of โChristian values.โ
Itโs just the hypocrisy that annoys me.
Itโs just the hypocrisy that annoys me.
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No matter how much far-right propaganda paints Russia as the stronghold of Christian values (or how long Fox News airs Putinโs Easter service) numbers tell a different story.
Across Russia, Easter service attendance ranged from 0.5% to 4% of the population ๐คท
Across Russia, Easter service attendance ranged from 0.5% to 4% of the population ๐คท
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This is an artist from my hometown.
She posted a few anti-war comments and small graffiti.
She was sentenced to 7 years. A cellmate tried to strangle her โ yet she was punished again.
Tell me: at what point, between torture, cell violence, and new charges, is she supposed to ask for asylum abroad?
She posted a few anti-war comments and small graffiti.
She was sentenced to 7 years. A cellmate tried to strangle her โ yet she was punished again.
Tell me: at what point, between torture, cell violence, and new charges, is she supposed to ask for asylum abroad?
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Sometimes I worry about my English โ after all, I started learning it not that long ago.
But then I remember: even U.S. Presidents have covered a wide range of speaking levels โ and they still led a country!
This 2019 chart is a good reminder: don't be too hard on yourself โจ
But then I remember: even U.S. Presidents have covered a wide range of speaking levels โ and they still led a country!
This 2019 chart is a good reminder: don't be too hard on yourself โจ
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A Russian lieutenant general was eliminated near Moscow during Witcoffโs visit. Perfect precision: one legitimate military target, no civilian casualties.
Z-channels are screaming "TERRORISM!"
Got it:
Killing a Russian war criminal = terrorism.
Bombing Ukrainian kids = defending the homeland.
๐๐คฏ๐จ
Z-channels are screaming "TERRORISM!"
Got it:
Killing a Russian war criminal = terrorism.
Bombing Ukrainian kids = defending the homeland.
๐๐คฏ๐จ
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I thought we were promised the deportation of "rapists and murderers."
Curious what violent crime this 2-year-old U.S. citizen committed to deserve deportation ๐ค
Maybe she assaulted someone with her teddy bear?
www.reuters.com/world/us/two-year-old-us-citizen-appears-have-been-deported-with-no-meaningful-process-2025-04-26/
Curious what violent crime this 2-year-old U.S. citizen committed to deserve deportation ๐ค
Maybe she assaulted someone with her teddy bear?
www.reuters.com/world/us/two-year-old-us-citizen-appears-have-been-deported-with-no-meaningful-process-2025-04-26/
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CIAโs Deputy Directorโs son, once a hippie traveler, ended up fighting and dying... for Putinโs army in Ukraine ๐ณ
At this point, even satire can't keep up with reality.
At this point, even satire can't keep up with reality.
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