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44. Leave out the "billionaires" jargon, and you have the last 500 years of Russian history

Sat Jun 27, 2026, 02:21 AM

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From the early Tsars and their serfs to the socialists and their “heroes of Soviet labor,” the common citizen has never been more than a commodity to the rulers.

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Just another afternoon in beautiful Moscow... [View all] Pluvious 18 hrs ago OP

"I just can't live like this." GoCubsGo 18 hrs ago #1

The second video UpInArms 18 hrs ago #2

Maybe she has an actual life outside of waiting in line for gas. TeaLeaves 18 hrs ago #3

My speculation... Pluvious 18 hrs ago #4

I know dudes who are as clueless about their cars, too. marble falls 17 hrs ago #12

Do you have a spare bat for your key fob on you? paleotn 15 hrs ago #33

actually, UpInArms 14 hrs ago #37

Well planned and well played. paleotn 14 hrs ago #38

my key fob UpInArms 14 hrs ago #40

Does she not know how Ukrainians have lived for years? AloeVera 18 hrs ago #5

Whatever it represents, I also know the average Russian is not getting the truth about what is happening in Ukraine. marble falls 17 hrs ago #16

Very true. The censorship is extreme. N/T AloeVera 15 hrs ago #34

Actually, probably not, for real. DFW 16 hrs ago #26

This is what the billionaires want all over the world. yardwork 16 hrs ago #28

Leave out the "billionaires" jargon, and you have the last 500 years of Russian history DFW 4 hrs ago #44

Yes, important to realize they are in the dark mostly about Ukraine. AloeVera 15 hrs ago #35

Exactly AloeVera..the Ukrainian people have been inconvenienced a whole lot more and longer than this princess Deuxcents 14 hrs ago #39

I have to wonder who made this film, he seems to be on a high floor (or the roof) of a skyscraper FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #6

Maybe the building they were in was not likely to be wnylib 17 hrs ago #11

Ukraine does not seem to be targeting civilian blds at all. Might be a very safe place to watch drones as long as ... marble falls 17 hrs ago #17

i thought x was unwelcome here Tetrachloride 18 hrs ago #7

My Firefox browser blocks ads and trackers from X. . . . h2ebits 17 hrs ago #9

Gray area, a lot of Democrats and progressives still post there. marble falls 17 hrs ago #18

Cripes! London had better defense against Nazi "Buzz Bombs" Wednesdays 17 hrs ago #8

what kind of a payload can a strike drone like that carry? Gato Moteado 17 hrs ago #10

If napalm weren't against the rules of war, The Madcap 17 hrs ago #15

165 pounds of high explosive,... LudwigPastorius 17 hrs ago #19

10# plus of high explosives. They can do a serious damage. marble falls 17 hrs ago #20

Wikipedia charliea 17 hrs ago #21

I noticed that smoke! electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #41

Keep on buzzing them. The Madcap 17 hrs ago #13

I remember the gas lines of the early 1970s Wicked Blue 17 hrs ago #14

Datsuns.... SergeStorms 15 hrs ago #30

Tangential story ... electric_blue68 9 hrs ago #42

What happened? orthoclad 17 hrs ago #22

I had read somewhere that the Russian defence Forces Ars Longa 16 hrs ago #23

Buzzbombs over London? Sneederbunk 16 hrs ago #24

Is Russian language Voice of America still broadcasting? AverageOldGuy 16 hrs ago #25

It's not "The Ukraine", it is Ukraine, a sovereign nation... wcmagumba 16 hrs ago #27

A 19 yr old landed a plane in Moscow in 1987 xuplate 16 hrs ago #29

The Russian people need to depose their madman dictator by whatever means necessary Mysterian 15 hrs ago #31

Good. SamuelAdams 15 hrs ago #32

The sound of those drones sounds remarkably like a WWII fighter CanonRay 15 hrs ago #36

Why not drop pamphlets informing the russians purr-rat beauty 8 hrs ago #43