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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

At 14, Arseny Turbin was putting anti-Putin flyers into mailboxes around his town. At 15, he was sentenced to 5 years, beaten, and mistreated in prison. That’s what autocracies do: they fear children with a conscience, and anyone who refuses to stay silent.

Arseny Turbin - one of Russia’s youngest political prisoners.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Women and men are drifting further apart in the US, especially on what to do with women’s bodies. Some say “That’s democracy! Everyone gets a say” Sure. Except only one side pays the price: physically, emotionally, legally. You can’t call it “equal debate” when only one gender risks dying for it.

The widest of today’s gender gaps on the three abortion questions, 20 percentage points, is seen in Americans’ identification as pro-choice, with 61% of women and 41% of men using that label to describe their views. This compares with a 13-point gap in 2022 and no more than 10-point differences in any reading before Dobbs.

The gap has expanded since 2022 because pro-choice identity has dipped among men, from 48% to 41%, while it has held steady among women. Currently, 32% of women and 54% of men identify as pro-life.

Similarly, there is now a record-high 17-point gap between women (57%) and men (40%) in their belief that abortion is morally acceptable and a record-high 15-point gap in women’s (56%) and men’s (41%) support for abortion being legal in all or most circumstances. These divergences are also the widest since 2022 and represent a marked change from the two decades prior to Dobbs, when women’s and men’s views were much closer.

Source: gallup.com

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

"The freest country in the world," I repeat to myself as I carefully choose my words, wondering if they’ll be the reason I’m deported back to a homeland where my beloved law enforcement awaits to imprison me for speaking those very words I came here to say. LA… freedom looks different today 😔

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

“𝘐’𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 — 𝘸𝘦’𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦.” Today would have been Alexei Navalny’s 49th birthday. Rest in power, Alexei.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🇺🇦 One of the most successful military ops in history just happened ✨ Cheap Ukrainian drones flew out of a truck… and destroyed strategic bombers deep inside Russia — the very ones bombing Ukrainian cities. Russia can’t replace them — they’re relics of a dead empire.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Hybrid war is already in the EU: cyberattacks, disinformation, sabotage, terror. If full-scale war comes, military analysts agree: 🇺🇦 Ukraine has the only army in Europe ready to fight. But they need weapons. If you're in the EU, pressure your government. Support Ukraine or you might be next.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Adam was literally the first alpha male. God said, “Don’t eat the fruit or you’ll die.” Eve ate it — didn’t die, just got smarter. So Adam followed, then blamed everyone but himself when it backfired. Don't be an alpha. Be accountable.

When men refer to themselves as "alpha males", I hear that in the context of software, where alpha versions are unstable, missing important features, filled with flaws, and not fit for the public.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

❌ Take healthcare from millions. ❌ Slash benefits for the poorest. All so: ✔️ Billionaires can buy more yachts, fund more far-right parties worldwide ✔️ Get tax breaks on gun silencers. “Big”? Sure — it adds $5.7 trillion to the national debt. “Beautiful”? Maybe. But not for you.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

"no torture — no asylum" Andrei Trofimov, a political prisoner from my hometown. We both spoke out against Putin and the war in the same local community groups. He got 10 years for that — then 3 more for speaking out again in court. Think he can apply for asylum now that he’s already in the Gulag?

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Has any psychologist studied why corrupt officials always have such terrible taste? Gold toilets, gold curtains, gold jets... I used to think it was just a Russian thing. But even in the “freest country in the world,” power still has a gold fetish.

Golden toilet decor in the apartment of a Russian corrupt official.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Nothing to see here — just a Russian priest picking up license plates 666 for his shiny Land Cruiser. Most Russians couldn’t dream of this car, but hey, salvation comes at a premium. Business as usual for religious entrepreneurs — in any religion, in any country, if you ask me. #HolyBusiness 😇💰

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

The U.S. dropped to 57th place from 180 in the World Press Freedom Index — right between Liberia and Gambia. Pretty grim. But then I remember: my home country, Russia, is at 171st place. Only Nicaragua, Vietnam, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, North Korea, China, Iran, and Syria are lower 🤷

A world map from Reporters Without Borders showing press freedom by country, with colors ranging from green (good) to dark red (very serious issues). Europe and Australia are mostly yellow and green, the U.S. is orange, and Russia, China, Iran, Syria, and Afghanistan are dark red.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Mysterious new illness spreads among Putin’s friends — symptoms include sudden “schedule conflicts” and a deep fear of sanctions. Doctors recommend avoiding Moscow’s May 9 parade at all costs 😷 Vučić, Fico are “too sick” to come. Modi has his own war now. Even Lukashenko is “maybe late.” #ParadeFlu

Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia, and Aleksandar Vučić, President of Serbia.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

How do we measure the effectiveness of a prison system? By recidivism rates. Norway focuses on rehabilitation and humane conditions, with a 5-year recidivism rate of 38.7%. The U.S., relying on punishment and harsh conditions, sees 77%. Does harshness work? No. Rehabilitation does.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Politicians: we have a demographic crisis! Women, why don't you give birth to new taxpayers? Women: well... we need childcare, economic security, and equal parenting. Politicians: got it — ban abortion, cut school lunches, slash social services, shame childfree women, and give medals for baby #6 🙄

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Examples from so many countries show how easily basic human rights can be lost when far-right fanatics come to power. Sadly, we have to keep fighting even just to hold on to the rights we already have. That’s also what May Day is about 🌿✊

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

A woman in Moscow was detained over a video of two men kissing that she posted 14 years ago (!!!), when it wasn’t even a crime. When far-right propaganda spreads hate and governments turn that hate into law, rolling back human rights becomes frighteningly easy. ⬇️ "Citizen! Show me your comments!"

Cartoon by Elkin. A Russian police officer in a gray uniform says, “Citizen! Show me your comments!” to a man in a red hat holding an open laptop displaying social media comments. The cartoon satirizes government surveillance and censorship.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

All I see these days is propaganda dreaming of bringing back the "good old" manufacturing era. Funny — I still remember learning in 9th grade about economic models: agricultural → industrial → post-industrial. Post-industrial societies tend to be richer. So why are we glorifying moving backward?

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

A "lame duck" is when elites, oligarchs, and heavyweights realize the person not popular and can't win anymore — and if they have a spine, they might finally remove him. But sadly, today’s senile dictators aren’t just about their personalities. Something deeper is broken in societies themselves 😔

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

No matter how much far-right propaganda paints Russia as the stronghold of Christian values (or how long Fox News airs Putin’s Easter service) numbers tell a different story. Across Russia, Easter service attendance ranged from 0.5% to 4% of the population 🤷

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

This is an artist from my hometown. She posted a few anti-war comments and small graffiti. She was sentenced to 7 years. A cellmate tried to strangle her — yet she was punished again. Tell me: at what point, between torture, cell violence, and new charges, is she supposed to ask for asylum abroad?

Lyudmila Razumova, a Russian political prisoner jailed for anti-war statements.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Sometimes I worry about my English — after all, I started learning it not that long ago. But then I remember: even U.S. Presidents have covered a wide range of speaking levels — and they still led a country! This 2019 chart is a good reminder: don't be too hard on yourself ✨

Bar chart showing the Flesch-Kincaid grade level of unscripted speech by U.S. Presidents from Hoover to Trump, based on a 2019 analysis. The grade levels range from 4.5 (Trump) to 11.1 (Hoover), highlighting a wide variation in speaking complexity.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

A Russian lieutenant general was eliminated near Moscow during Witcoff’s visit. Perfect precision: one legitimate military target, no civilian casualties. Z-channels are screaming "TERRORISM!" Got it: Killing a Russian war criminal = terrorism. Bombing Ukrainian kids = defending the homeland. 👉🤯💨

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

CIA’s Deputy Director’s son, once a hippie traveler, ended up fighting and dying... for Putin’s army in Ukraine 😳 At this point, even satire can't keep up with reality.

The son of the CIA Deputy Director Julian Gloss, 21-year-old Michael Gloss.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I see 🤡 talking about how Russia is making big concessions. Where have I heard that before? Oh right — 1938, Munich. Hitler also made big concessions. Czechoslovakia gave up the Sudetenland. The Reich 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙙 not to take the rest. Six months later — full occupation.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

This morning, a judge was arrested for protecting an immigrant. Many immigration judges got fired for not being harsh enough. => A couple of days ago, my friends were denied asylum. The judge said, "no torture — no asylum." But if you get that far in Russia, you likely don't make it to the U.S.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

🤦‍♀️ Fox News, maybe don’t be so obvious about being a Russian state media affiliate 🤯 News 1. Labeling Kyiv as a Russian city? News 2.A 30-minute broadcast of Putin’s Easter from the Russian Orthodox Church — aka the KGB’s spiritual department? Try harder next time, comrades.

Screenshot from Fox News broadcast showing “Kyiv, Russia” as the location of an Easter service — a false and politically charged label.

Fox News airing a 30-minute Easter service led by Vladimir Putin and Russian Orthodox Church clergy — often tied to former KGB agents.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

This is what Putin’s idea of an “Easter truce” looks like — a burning apartment building in Ukraine. This is how he honors every deal he makes. But sure, let’s keep talking about “peace deal”.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

The Taliban are no longer considered a terrorist organization in Russia. According to the Foreign Ministry, they're now fighting terrorism 😳 Child brides? Public executions? Crushing women’s rights? Sure, why not. But European values? That’s a threat to civilization 🤷 How long before others follow?

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov shakes hands with a Taliban representative during an official meeting, both posing solemnly for the camera in front of an ornate wall.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Dictators eventually die. But their legacy stays: poisoned soil, broken systems, and millions of people trained to enjoy cruelty and call it loyalty.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Ever wondered what a “superpower” looks like — where oligarchs buy mega-yachts, Moscow ranks #2 in billionaires, and the people get this 👇 Meet rasputitsa — rural Russia’s seasonal mud trap. I worked in logistics. We avoided cargo runs during this mess 🤪

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine is stepping down — reportedly due to disagreements with the new administration’s policy and “personal reasons.” She stated the obvious: that Russia is bombing civilian cities in Ukraine. Hard to stay when honesty goes out of style.

U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink stands smiling on a balcony with a view of Kyiv, wearing a traditional Ukrainian embroidered blouse (vyshyvanka). In the background, the golden domes of St. Michael’s Monastery and the city skyline are visible under a blue sky.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Checked out some Russian migrant chats. Men were whining they can’t find decent women. I said: maybe try less toxic masculinity and fewer “model-servant-goddess” demands? They threw virtual tomatoes and said dolls are better. OK, sure. But why are they still whining? Do U.S. guys ask for that too?

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

If Putin amends his constitution to claim Alaska and moves some tanks to the border, will Witkoff suggest handing it over too — you know, for the sake of peace?

A news article featuring a photo of Steve Witkoff with the headline: “The fastest way to peace is the recognition of new Russian territories — Witkoff.” The article states that Witkoff, a Trump envoy, told Trump that peace could be achieved by recognizing Russia’s claim to four Ukrainian regions.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

A top media Russian priest said women should be their husband’s servants — and cry tears of joy about it. Wild how often I hear the same vibes from American pastors too. I mean, as long as it’s safe, sane, and consensual… That’s what they mean, right? 😏

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

The richest cheater-gamer on the planet got cyberbullied by the gaming community live on stream. Maybe he even cried after that like a titty baby. Honestly, gamers are doing more for democracy than most actual Democrats.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

What makes it all feel like a dark comedy is the sheer stupidity of it. The absurdity. But I doubt Hitler, Stalin, or Kim looked much different in real time — probably just as ridiculous. Still, don’t be fooled: real people suffer. By the way we see Putin like this 👇

Vladimir Putin sitting in a suit and tie, pointing with one hand while sticking out his tongue in a childish, mocking gesture. The expression appears unserious and clownish, contrasting sharply with his authoritarian image.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Russia built its identity around “Victory Day” in May — the sacred triumph over Nazi Germany. Every year, the propaganda posters fail: German soldiers instead of Soviet, Bonnie & Clyde as Soviet lovers… New technologies gave us new failures — now with AI, we’ve got six-fingered “heroes” 🤭

A government building in Russia displays a large “Victory Day” banner reading “Proud of the Victory! 1945–2025.” The poster shows smiling Soviet soldiers — but one of the figures has a clearly visible six-fingered hand, suggesting an AI-generated image error.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Can’t wait for the billionaires to start saying out loud that maybe… Biden wasn’t that bad after all.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Moscow is now the world’s #2 city by number of billionaires — 90 of them, up from 74 last year. Their combined wealth — $409 billion, according to Forbes. As we say in Russia: “For some, it’s war. For others, it’s a mother.” A perfect summary of the moment.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Fun fact: Warren Buffett is the only one of the wealthiest billionaires whose wealth grew during the recent market chaos. The 94-year-old started selling U.S. stocks right after 47's comeback. Apparently, surviving multiple economic disasters gives you better instincts than any algorithm.

Table showing the top 17 billionaires ranked by total net worth. Most are from the United States, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. All have lost billions recently, except Warren Buffett, whose wealth has increased by $12.7 billion year-to-date.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

A Russian teacher of “spiritual and moral culture” was arrested for abusing a 16-year-old student and filming it. Why is it so often those preaching virtue who turn out to be the predators? And not just in Russia — it’s everywhere.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Saw this on a Russian-language social feed and it really resonated: "Our planet doesn't have much of a choice — either civilization destroys the savages, or the savages destroy civilization." Sadly, it feels more relevant with each passing day.

A desolate, war-torn urban landscape with destroyed buildings and thick fog. In the foreground, there's an empty swing set — but the shadows on the ground show children playing on the swings, suggesting their absence or loss.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

I left Russia because people were persecuted for words. Now in the U.S., even immigration lawyers are saying: “Be careful what you post online. Don’t say too much.” Cool cool cool. Déjà vu — but now it comes with health insurance anxiety.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Took a week off for a little info detox. Came back, caught up on the news and... yikes. But the wildest part? Watching smart analysts twist themselves into knots trying to find logic in leadership decisions. Pro tip: sometimes it’s just pure, unfiltered idiocy in charge.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

⚡️Good news! Despite the stock market crash, we’ve successfully avoided a drop in prices for basic goods.

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Enforced disappearance (a political science term): when someone is taken by the state and never heard from again. No charges, no trial. Just silence. A hallmark of dictatorships — Chile, Argentina, USSR, Hitler's Germany, China, Russia. And now… here, in the U.S. 😔

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📿 𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓖𝓾𝓵𝓪𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓭 📿 @fromgulagtogilead.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

When you don’t know exactly what you feel — but you definitely feel a lot 👇🤭 For the record: in Russia, people have been detained just for holding up a blank sign. That’s why it matters to show up for democracy early — while it still makes a difference and doesn’t yet come at such a high cost.

A small child is sitting on someone’s shoulders, holding up a cardboard sign with colorful scribbles. The child looks serious and determined, as if participating in a protest.

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