Day: September 17, 2024

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Putin and Putinism

Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks amid declining birthrate, says fate of Russia – The Economic Times


Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks amid declining birthrate, says fate of Russia  The Economic Times

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Putin and Putinism

Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks amid declining birthrate, says fate of Russia – The Economic Times


Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks amid declining birthrate, says fate of Russia  The Economic Times

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Putin and Putinism

Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks amid declining birthrate, says fate of Russia – The Economic Times


Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks amid declining birthrate, says fate of Russia  The Economic Times

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Putin and Putinism

Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks amid declining birthrate, says fate of Russia – The Economic Times


Vladimir Putin wants Russians to have sex during work breaks amid declining birthrate, says fate of Russia  The Economic Times

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Putin and Putinism

UN experts decry worsening repression in Venezuela after contested …


Independent U.N. human rights experts say Venezuela’s government has intensified the “harshest and most violent mechanisms of its repressive apparatus” in the wake of the disputed July presidential election.

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Russia and Ukraine

Desperate for soldiers, Ukraine weighs unpopular plan to expand the draft


Today, with Russia in control of roughly one-quarter of Ukraine and the two armies virtually deadlocked along the front line, that spirit to enlist has faded: Many Ukrainian men are evading the draft by hiding at home or trying to bribe their way out of the battle.

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Russia and Ukraine

@KyivIndependent: ⚡️ Doctors Without Borders closes programs in Russia. Doctors Without Borders, an international humanitarian organization that focuses on providing medical aid in conflict zones, announced on Sept. 16 that its programs in Russia will be closed.



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Russia and Ukraine

@GlasnostGone: Good news to kick off today. Yesterday Meta banned Russian state media broadcaster RT and other Kremlin networks – for their deceptive influence operations. RT has lost 7.2 million followers on Facebook & 1 million on Instagram.



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Putin and Putinism

Venezuela relying on “most violent” repression after Nicolás Maduro’s …


Venezuela’s government has intensified use of the “harshest and most violent” tools of repression in the wake of a disputed election, U.N. experts say.

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Russia and Ukraine

@GlasnostGone: The US Secret Service says it’s “aware” of a social media post by rabid pro-Russian Trump cheerleader Elon Musk, in which he incited people to assassinate President Joe Biden & Vice-president Kamala Harris.