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Towlie

(5,558 posts) Thu Jan 22, 2026, 04:16 PM Yesterday

I just rewatched the five episodes of Chernobyl. [View all]

The constant stream of outrageous lies from the government of the Soviet Union, and its persecution of the scientist Valery Legasov for revealing the truth, has a haunting similarity to current events here in the USA.

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I just rewatched the five episodes of Chernobyl. [View all] Towlie Yesterday OP

Yeah. I watched it when it first came out. More should view it. hlthe2b Yesterday #1

when did it come out? Recently or long time ago? BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #5

2019-HBO hlthe2b Yesterday #6

ok. thx BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #7

Agree Tadams01KC Yesterday #2

That Actually Could Have Been Accurate.... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #8

I re-watched it last week too Thunderbeast Yesterday #3

My relatives told me the ruzzians went knocking on doors in Estonia Wicked Blue Yesterday #4

While Probably True... ProfessorGAC Yesterday #9

Those guys were up in the helicopters Wicked Blue 23 hrs ago #10

A Lot Of Those Helicopter Crews Died ProfessorGAC 22 hrs ago #11

Widow Tadams01KC 2 hrs ago #12