Russia’s descent into #totalitarianism: How it happened

It is difficult to pin down the exact moment that Russia began morphing into a totalitarian state, but the transformation didn’t take long.

For over a decade, the #Kremlin was taking away civil liberties and feeding the population a revamped and increasingly more aggressive version of #nationalism. For nearly a decade, most Russians didn't seem to care.

In 2012, the Kremlin ruthlessly ended the wave of #demonstrations known as the #Bolotnaya protests. Named for the square in Moscow where demonstrators gathered, the rallies began in December 2011, when thousands of Russians flooded the streets to protest against election fraud.

https://kyivindependent.com/russias-decade-long-fall-into-totalitarianism-explained/

#Imperialism #dictators #Putin #RussianAggression

Russia’s descent into totalitarianism: How it happened

It is difficult to pin down the exact moment that Russia began morphing into a totalitarian state, but the transformation didn’t take long. For over a decade, the Kremlin was taking away civil liberties and feeding the population a revamped and...

#Trump says he would urge Russia to ‘do whatever the hell they want’ to NATO countries that fail to meet financial obligations

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 10 if reelected, he would endorse #Russia to do "whatever the hell they want" to NATO member countries failing to meet defense spending criteria, in a declaration indicating his disregard for the alliance's collective-defense principle.

https://kyivindependent.com/trump-says-he-would-urge-russia-to-do-whatever-the-hell-they-want-to-nato-countries-that-fail-to-meet-their-financial-obligations/

#egotistical #narcissist #sociopath #TrumpDerangementSyndrome #TDS #dictators #authoritarian #warmonger

Trump says he would urge Russia to ‘do whatever the hell they want’ to NATO countries that fail to meet financial obligations

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 10 if reelected, he would endorse Russia to do "whatever the hell they want" to NATO member countries failing to meet defense spending criteria, in a declaration indicating his disregard for the...

Author Timothy Garton Ash: 'Vladimir Putin is the Adolf Hitler of our day'

[Video interview]

Renowned author and Oxford Professor Timothy Garton Ash blames the "hubris" of past European leaders for many of the current struggles on the continent, including the war in Ukraine.

He says he's spent five decades "travelling, worrying and writing about Europe".

Ash met authoritarian leaders like Russia's Vladimir Putin and Hungary's Viktor Orban at the start of their political careers and assesses their rise to power in his latest book "Homelands: a Personal History of Europe". He spoke to FRANCE 24's Gavin Lee in Perspective

https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/perspective/20240125-author-timothy-garton-ash-vladimir-putin-is-the-adolf-hitler-of-our-day

#Europe #history #leaders #books #dictators #war #democracy

Perspective - Author Timothy Garton Ash: 'Vladimir Putin is the Adolf Hitler of our day'

The renowned author and Oxford Professor Timothy Garton Ash blames the "hubris" of past European leaders for many of the current struggles on the continent, including the war in Ukraine. He says he's…

One for weekend conspiracists (&/or anti-conspiracists)...

On the creeping and ever-darker resurgence of authoritarian, bubbling up from the underworld, globally. (Guardian story)
And referencing one of my personally banned buzzwords, "neoliberal". [poisoning the actual word AND prefix!]

What links Rishi Sunak, Javier Milei and Donald Trump? The shadowy network behind their policies

The Atlas Network’s dark-money junktanks are behind neoliberal policies around the world. And you may find its leaders on a resignation honours list near you

#authoritarianism #fascists #dictators #neoliberalism #geopolitics #DarkMoney

Israel, Ukraine’s success vital to US national security

"History has taught us that when terrorists and dictators don’t pay a price, they cause more death and destruction."

https://kyivindependent.com/biden-israel-ukraines-success-vital-to-us-national-security/

#RussiaInvadedUkraine #RussianAggression #WarCrimes #dictators #RussianWarCrimes #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine

Biden: Israel, Ukraine’s success vital to US national security

U.S. President Joe Biden reminded American citizens on Oct. 21 that the continuation of support for Ukraine and Israel remains vital to the U.S. in particular, calling it a matter of "national security."

Thinking, “Back in the USSA”…
Because now there are at least 2 “Presidents” yearning for the good old days of absolute power.

Back in the USSR 🎶

Maybe Lord #TrumpVirus will find a welcome home away from home should he not be found as innocent as he is, ‘perfect really’.

#music #musica #musique #Beatles #classic #rock #musik #USSR #GQP #fascism #dictators

https://www.bitchute.com/video/FYtykpclEbEC/

#dictators #dictating
mother weffers
The World Economic Forum Begins Pushing for Imprisonment Cities! [18.01.2023]

The World Economic Forum Begins Pushing for Imprisonment Cities! [18.01.2023]

A Time for Judgment 92.7k Subscribers 1.9k Views 23 Minutes Ago https://youtu.be/a_tdPNvoy1E https://www.youtube.com/@atimeforjudgment

#TürkPatent #HabipAsan has consistently helped #dictators seize and maintain power, even at the expense of basic laws • 𝕋𝕖𝕔𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥𝕤 ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/10/31/habip-asan-turkpatent/ ䷉ #Techrights #EPO | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/10/31/habip-asan-turkpatent/

The EPO’s Overseer/Overseen Collusion — Part XXVIII: Benoît and António's Loyal “Habibi”

TürkPatent's Habip Asan has consistently helped dictators seize and maintain power, even at the expense of basic laws

Two Institutions, Two #Dictators • ꙅTHgiᴙHↄɘT ⚓ http://techrights.org/2021/08/31/two-dictators-in-europe/ ䷉ #Techrights #Europe #EPO #EUIPO | ♾ Gemini address: gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2021/08/31/two-dictators-in-europe/

Two Institutions, Two Dictators

The EUIPO shows some of the same problems — even the same people — as the EPO, where over a decade was spent looting the institution by milking it to death

#miami #beach #banking #dictators

Mercantile National Bank of Miami Beach, Florida
420 Lincoln Road

By the time I moved to Miami Beach, got an apartment and a job at a bank, Batista was long gone from Cuba and had escaped to Portugal, and died in Spain.
I learned about him, the Cuban revolution and Fidel Castro while working at the bank. Batista had looted Cuba, and was also heavily involved in organized crime. He stashed the money in the bank where I worked. During the upheaval of the revolution he sent many relatives and friends to Miami Beach to get the best of jobs, including in the bank. He had also purchased beautiful mansions there, and other properties in Florida.
In many ways, Florida became an extension of Cuba with people fleeing their county for one reason or another.