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hippywife

(22,777 posts) Fri Mar 4, 2022, 01:11 PM Mar 2022

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In the meantime, in St. Petersburg [View all]

Someone here the other day had the gall to say the Russian protests are "teeny". They are not and have not been since this began and many of these people are paying a price for it, such as Americans can't even begin to fathom.

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In the meantime, in St. Petersburg [View all] hippywife Mar 2022 OP

Courage! Putin's hometown. jmbar2 Mar 2022 #1

This warms me. Torchlight Mar 2022 #2

This is what Putin fears the most. gab13by13 Mar 2022 #3

As he should. The Jungle 1 Mar 2022 #16

Gonna need more Gulags. moondust Mar 2022 #4

Siberia is a big place....... lastlib Mar 2022 #39

what were they saying? Botany Mar 2022 #5

I think they're saying, "nyet voyny" Wednesdays Mar 2022 #7

Didn't the Duma pass a law that protesters become conscripts? nuxvomica Mar 2022 #6

How do you say SallyHemmings Mar 2022 #9

Me, too. Bravo!!! XacerbatedDem Mar 2022 #28

Yeah, that is one stupid law Farmer-Rick Mar 2022 #27

Looks to be a video from Feb 24 from the comments relayerbob Mar 2022 #8

Does it matter? hippywife Mar 2022 #10

Yes, it does relayerbob Mar 2022 #17

Please tell me... hippywife Mar 2022 #18

In no way, did I accuse you of lying relayerbob Mar 2022 #23

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Because others think those events are current, and we need current, accurate information relayerbob Mar 2022 #25

To quote the estimable Rodney King, "Can't we all just get along?" XacerbatedDem Mar 2022 #29

The tweet is labelled March 3. Nowhere does it claim that the protest is. niyad Mar 2022 #32

Yes, Putrid has tamped down on protest since Feb 26th uponit7771 Mar 2022 #26

They have arrested over 6,000 people. Not small protests. onecaliberal Mar 2022 #11

Thanks for sharing! Impressive. Martin68 Mar 2022 #12

They have unbelievably vast tracts of land to the east... BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #13

Wait. What? BobTheSubgenius Mar 2022 #14

Bigger Crowd Than Cheato's Inauguration nt smb Mar 2022 #15

I love St Petersburg. One of my 2 favorite cities, the other being Kyoto. HUAJIAO Mar 2022 #19

"Going for a walk" AngryOldDem Mar 2022 #20

Agreed. Good for them. c-rational Mar 2022 #22

These people are truly brave. 58Sunliner Mar 2022 #21

Rt TY! Cha Mar 2022 #30

This major city suffered horrifically during the Siege of Leningrad during WWII Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 #31

On CNN tonight, a guest was talking about how hard it would be for the Russians.... lastlib Mar 2022 #40

Scares the hell out of me, too - this is one international nightmare Rhiannon12866 Mar 2022 #41

On a Reddit leighbythesea2 Mar 2022 #33

They're very brave. BlackSkimmer Mar 2022 #34

Putin has been arresting tons of protestors IronLionZion Mar 2022 #35

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