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SunSeeker

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Reply to dave99 (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 1, 2026, 01:02 AM

6 hrs ago

The people who are still there are firmly under Putin’s thumb…most are simply too exhausted and scared to fight back. But some still support Putin, because they share Putin’s bigotry, or are criminals who profit from his kleptocracy, or both.

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It's far past time for the Russian people to rise up and depose their madman dictator Mysterian 11 hrs ago #3

The Russian people have been culled over the last 130 years dave99 9 hrs ago #4

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