Putin is Russia

[Cail]

https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status...08377806987269

[TsingTao]

Quite surprised that had not already happened.

[Yabby]

https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status...08377806987269

*Insert mother russia meme about Facebook giving correct information*

[Athas]

https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status...08377806987269

I feel like there's some sort of hubristic irony to consider here.

[Katlan]

So soon Russian citizens are not going to have anything left? With all the companies pulling out of the country and then the PutinMachine cracking down on all dissenting platforms... what's going to be left for these people?

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/Conflicts/status...08377806987269

https://www.reuters.com/business/med...ia-2022-03-04/

Was in response to FB limiting the exposure of RT & RIA media, also FB refused a Russian government demand that they stop independent fact-checking.

[6souls]

So soon Russian citizens are not going to have anything left? With all the companies pulling out of the country and then the PutinMachine cracking down on all dissenting platforms... what's going to be left for these people?

They have their own social media network, VK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK_(company)

Also, in the Reuters article I previously linked, they mentioned that VPN downloads are up to 1.3M since the Ukrainian war began.

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/KyivIndependent/...08377244995592

[Lucavi]

Wish you couldn't make this shit up but here we are.

Happens in every totalitarian regime. Hell, to a lesser extent, if businesses and college sports could do the same, they probably would. Nobody likes bad news. We hear all the time about reporters having to "kill" stories because so and so with big pockets called in and demanded it. This just takes it a step farther, from having to call anyone to have the story killed to straight up mandating that they never get written by means of imprisonment.

When you get to the point where you feel like jailing your own people for giving the news, you've become the villain. No matter what you think, you've become the villain.

[kuronosan]

They have their own social media network, VK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VK_(company)

Also, in the Reuters article I previously linked, they mentioned that VPN downloads are up to 1.3M since the Ukrainian war began.

Vkontakte, to be precise, and Russians are already bypassing these restrictions through other social media sites.

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/JoshNBCNews/stat...14520126160897

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/dwnews/status/1499844811653672960

[6souls]

https://twitter.com/mkt_sentiment/st...9zc8LKIoQ&s=19

https://twitter.com/Kentucky_Sparky/...74953725599744

[Uzor]

I feel your dread. Take solace in the fact that it seems like the Russian military is an absolute fucking joke and they'll need it all for Ukraine.

Yeah; I doubt he could commit to invading Ukraine, Finland and/or Sweden at the same time, he's distracted enough as it is with Ukraine. I just hope he won't snap and go nuclear instead... He's already dedicated, what, 90% of Russian troops to Ukraine?

[archibaldcrane]

So soon Russian citizens are not going to have anything left? With all the companies pulling out of the country and then the PutinMachine cracking down on all dissenting platforms... what's going to be left for these people?

Revolution

Spoiler: show

if Putin wants to reconstitute the Soviet Union they've gotta go back to communism, I don't make the rules

[Milkster]

https://twitter.com/Kentucky_Sparky/...74953725599744

[archibaldcrane]

Interesting article about how maybe the Russian air force isn't performing well because it's bad at this

https://twitter.com/Justin_Br0nk/sta...l1HzUPuKQ&s=19

[Xno Kappa]

Meanwhile, NATO Has ruled out a no fly zone.

[Cyn]

Revolution

Spoiler: show

if Putin wants to reconstitute the Soviet Union they've gotta go back to communism, I don't make the rules

I'm sure he could just call it the USNSR.

[Vaspinne]

If 90% of the Russian military is preoccupied with invading Ukraine... wouldn't this be the best time to invade Russia?