It's been a bad week for Russian whistleblowers and/or their lawyers

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  1. Man Afraid of his Shoes

    Man Afraid of his Shoes كافر

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    Man Afraid of his Shoes, Mar 23, 2017
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  2. Dr. Krieg

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    Par for the course, Putin has had numerous opposition figures, lawyers and journalists murdered. Also, it's Kyiv, not Kiev. Fyi.
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  3. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    I guess Putin wants to return to the days of old uncle Joe.
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  4. Sean the Puritan

    Sean the Puritan Endut! Hoch Hech!

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    Blame the media. They insist on continuing to spell it "Kiev" even though the recognized official spelling is Kyiv. :(
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  5. Sean the Puritan

    Sean the Puritan Endut! Hoch Hech!

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    "Return"? When did they leave?
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  6. Steal Your Face

    Steal Your Face Anti-Federalist

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    Well, theyre not killing people by the millions and starving their own people, but yeah.
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  7. Eightball

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    Someone got shot to death in Ukraine this afternoon. He had a lot of info on Putin.
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  8. Paladin

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  9. Paladin

    Paladin Overjoyed Man of Liberty

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    "In Putin's Russia, whistle blows you!"
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  10. Amaris

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    I think they honestly tried for a while. Of course, even the promise of freedom and democracy does little to fill an empty stomach, and it was only a matter of time before people started itching for the old ways again. To quote the Ten Commandments (1956):


    Dathan: What can I do but lead you back to Egypt?
    Hebrew: Where there's death?!
    Dathan: No, where there's food!
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  11. Bickendan

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    It's missing the Ritz crackers :bailey:
    Bickendan, Mar 24, 2017
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