Crowds chant outlawed anti-Putin songs in rare St Petersburg protest (www.lbc.co.uk)
from tonytins@pawb.social to world@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2025 00:28
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SGGeorwell@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2025 01:37 next collapse

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klammeraffe@lemmy.cafe on 16 Oct 2025 01:51 next collapse

Good job Russia.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works on 16 Oct 2025 02:02 collapse

Good job Russian citizens who are standing up to Putin

klammeraffe@lemmy.cafe on 16 Oct 2025 02:06 next collapse

Yes. Citizens.

biotin7@sopuli.xyz on 16 Oct 2025 04:20 collapse

They ain’t buddy. Thanks to USA’s bullshit

Velypso@sh.itjust.works on 16 Oct 2025 08:17 collapse

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biotin7@sopuli.xyz on 16 Oct 2025 08:41 collapse

Are you pretending that he’s not ?

antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 16 Oct 2025 08:47 collapse

That’s certainly one of the takes of all time.

nyctre@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2025 12:02 collapse

Everything is a CIA psyop nowadays. Everything bad happens because of the USA. Everything good happens because people are strong enough to resist US influence.

Look at Cuba. Amazing government that provides free healthcare and people are super educated. And all the issues that they have are because of the US embargo. All the other issues like freedom of speech and whatnot are not actually real, just another CIA psyop.

So see? The USA is both super powerful and super weak.

GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca on 16 Oct 2025 02:07 next collapse

This takes serious guts. Good for them.

andyburke@fedia.io on 16 Oct 2025 02:16 collapse

https://kyivindependent.com/18-year-old-russian-singer-detained-by-st-petersburg-police-for-performing-anti-putin-song/

They're arresting 18 year old girls for singing. Is this the great Russian empire?

rockerface@lemmy.cafe on 16 Oct 2025 03:12 next collapse

That’s exactly how you know it’s an empire. When ridiculing the emperor is declared a crime.

CannonFodder@lemmy.world on 16 Oct 2025 04:09 collapse

Coming soon to a united states near you.

rockerface@lemmy.cafe on 16 Oct 2025 04:53 next collapse

Oh they’re already near me alright

prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 16 Oct 2025 12:19 next collapse
ayyy@sh.itjust.works on 16 Oct 2025 16:01 collapse

How are we still doing this “coming soon” crap? The fascist coup has already happened. It is now, not the future!

Gates9@sh.itjust.works on 16 Oct 2025 02:55 next collapse

I am old enough to remember that George Bush Jr established “free speech zones” in IMITATION of Putins protest restrictions.

ANY REGIME THAT FEARS WORDS FEARS REVOLT.

altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 16 Oct 2025 03:43 next collapse

In one viral social media video the crowd and street musicians can be seen dancing and singing the banned song “Cooperative Swan Lake.” The song, was originally written by exiled 40-year-old pro-Ukraine rapper Noize MC, a.k.a Ivan Alexeyev.

One thing that russia has over other countries is that you have that seal of approval. If artist is banned as a foreign agent by an arbitrary agency, - not as extremist, that is still done by guys in FSB for real cases, - you can tell they are at least potentially based. That is done to only lib, progressive, antiwar and lefty persons uncompatible with the regime, for some irl protests or content they posted, so you can be 90% sure they are sticking to the truth. There are some problematic or rather idiotic actors, but for artists - almost everyone repressed by that regime deserves praise for not confroming.

favoredponcho@lemmy.zip on 16 Oct 2025 04:23 next collapse

1,000 people later fell out of windows to their deaths in a string of unfortunate accidents

myfunnyaccountname@lemmy.zip on 16 Oct 2025 12:14 collapse

They better stay away from windows. Might trip…twice.