@CarlG

#USHistory

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"And it's eerily similar to the double standards enjoyed by the apparatchiks back in the Soviet Union."

Yes, absolutely.
And there is yet another similarity: the #fascist movement in #Italy with its #BlackShirts came into existence b/c the #Italian landed gentry and industrialists were afraid of losing their property to the plebs, like their #Russian counterparts in the #OctoberRevolution of 1918.

Seen from this perspective, #Communism is the...
@philip_cardella

V BBC #Russian :
A 17 year old schoolgirl has been sentenced to 3.5 years hard labour for her anti-war social media posts. She’s the second minor to be given a real prison term for anti-#Kremlin views in #Russia

https://www.bbc.com/russian/articles/c25r78r9y42o.app

За граффити "Смерть режиму" школьницу из Читы приговорили к 3,5 года колонии

Первый Восточный окружной военный суд на выездном заседании приговорил читинскую десятиклассницу 17-летнюю Любовь Лизунову к трем с половиной годам колонии за граффити «Смерть режиму».

^{BBC News Русская служба}

#USpol meme:

"What you think #Russian prostitutes look like." 👀 ⬇️

Versus: "What they really look like." 👀 ⬇️

Here’s what we are reading today:

A #Russian saboteur group trying to enter #Sumy oblast was pushed back by #Ukrainian border guards.

This is part of a broader exchange of #saboteur incursions on both sides of the border by both countries.

https://kyivindependent.com/border-guards-intercept-russian-sabotage-group-near-border-in-sumy-oblast/#:~:text=Ukrainian%20border%20guards%20fired%20on,retreated%2C%20according%20to%20the%20report.

Ukraine intercepts Russian sabotage group near border in Sumy Oblast

Border guards repelled an attack by Russian saboteurs in Sumy Oblast, Ukraine's State Border Guard Service reported on April 15.

^{Kateryna Denisova (The Kyiv Independent)}

#ISW compares #Ukrainian and #Israeli air defence capability.

Although #Iran attacked #Israel with a "strike package similar to recent #Russian strike packages," the attack was less successful. This is due to Ukraine depleted #airdefence and Ukraine's relative proximity to it's enemy.

https://understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-april-14-2024

Here’s what we are reading today:

#Russian trolls are trying to influence US support for Ukraine.

Leaked #Kremlin documents point to an orchestrated online campaign designed fuel fear over American border policies and push isolationism, The Washington Post reports.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/08/russia-propaganda-us-ukraine/

#RUSpol

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...need to be limited to face-to-face communication, as most #Russian people don't know about end-to-end encryption.

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The number of those killed and tortured in #Bucha is still not final. There are still missing persons, and their search continues

This was stated by the head of the criminal police, #Andrii_Nebitov, on the air of the telethon.

After the deoccupation, 422 murdered civilians were found in #Bucha, and a total of 1,190 bodies were found in the #Bucha district. The National Police continues to investigate #Russian war crimes.

As of today, 514 residents of the #Kyiv region are considered missing. 180 bodies of our citizens remain unidentified.

In #Ukraine, the police have initiated 23,000 criminal proceedings based on the facts of #Russian war crimes, specifically in the #Kyiv region.

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