By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/06/2026More than a decade ago, a group of young, internet-connected Belarusian dissidents launched a series of increasingly high-stakes, increasingly surreal confrontations with the corrupt, authoritarian government of Alexander Lukashenka, a man who is often called "the last Soviet dictator." 1/ 8582258
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/06/2026If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/06/27/z... 2/pluralistic.netPluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow – No trackers, no ads. Black type, white background. Privacy policy: we don't collect or retain any data at all ever period. 212621
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 27/06/2026Lukashenka's secret police - still called the KGB - routinely terrorize and kidnap pro-democracy activists, and all forms of protest are banned. 3/ 11175
Tom (kid codger) O'Neill @doctecazoid.bsky.social · 29/06/2026The first rule of Facebook employment is you do not talk about Facebook employment. The second rule of Facebook employment is you do not talk about Facebook employment. 0161