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The writings left on the walls by russian soldiers who occupied the town reveal their cruelty and genocidal beliefs.

"With a joyous smile I will burn foreign villages"

"It doesn't count as a war crime if you had fun"

“There are two answers to all questions about Ukraine:

this did not happen

they deserved it

Both of them are correct"

I didn't pay it much attention cause "surely they just want to be edgy and say some cliche phrases". Untill it stopped being a joke. For me. I'm sure it's still a joke for them, just like it has been since 2014.

I don't trust and I'll never again trust any r*ssian to be a decent person, because I've spent 10 years talking to a great number of them, and I know what they are like. Because I trusted them once to stop the war, or to at least take responsibility for their inaction in words. They did neither. Instead, they continued joking about our tragedy, and got offended when called out.

I assume this experience is similar to a lot of Ukrainians.

I guess I'll pin this, if someone walked into my blog (?) for some reason I think this is the most important thing I should say about myself.

Remember any “official” footage coming from bombed areas is all IRGC vetted. Most of it is even staged. This is what happens if a civilian tries to film the truth in Iran

May his memory be a blessing and may the IRGC monsters that killed him be the next targets

I have just found out that one of my favourite Ukrainian comedians was killed by russians.

And in the very same breath — five or so fandom people, my friends included, reposting and promoting a russian artist on Instagram.

Ukrainian artists die every day. It's not really a joke, it is true. Ukrainian lives are cut short every single day just because they're Ukrainian.

And for all I know, one day I might be amongst them. It's a scary thought, one that I usually don't voice and chase away from myself as much as I can. But it's true. One day I, a Ukrainian artist, as mid and inexperienced as I may be, with all my dreams and hopes and ambitions, might cease to exist for the sole reason of me being Ukrainian. Some of us already have.

And the world will move on. No, not just move on — it will continue promoting russian narratives, russian artists, it will watch and praise russian sports, movies and content about russia and russians.

Because it's not political, is it? Because people would rather find a thousand reasons to blame Ukrainians than one reason to boycott russian content. The reason being the genocide of Ukrainians and the collective responsibility over said genocide.

I can't help but think, if I died from a russian attack during the Easter vacation, all those people who smile at me, reblog my art, respond to my comments, would they stop to think that the russians are at fault? From the smallest artist to the politician to the member of the russian army — the people who have built and supported the society where genocide has become an acceptable thing?

I don't think so.

I think it would, like many Ukrainian deaths, exist in a hypothetical vacuum.

Oh, how sad. What a tragedy.

Some people may think this is just “russophobia” or say that “culture is outside politics,” so I want to show the very direct link between politics and culture here:

And just a reminder: ukrainian artists, unlike these russian ones connected to power, do not have the luxury of staying outside politics.

The minister sought to determine whether the logistics, materials, or any financial operations related to the installation might conflict with the restrictions adopted by the European Union after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. However, according to Adnkronos, the sanctions do not prohibit Russian artists from participating in international cultural events.

In its response, the Biennale stated that “no violations of the rules were found, and the sanctions against the Russian Federation were fully complied with.”

So basically, you can be the child of someone in power in Russia — whether in the military or any other sphere — get money from them for literally everything, and the moment you call yourself an artist, you’re suddenly “apolitical.”

But I mean, Putin’s daughter lives in Europe and stays quiet about the invasion, so what can I even say, bruh

A sample of what a complaint should contain:

Astrologers helped design the study

No one did better than random chance, even though they only included people in the study who are experienced with astrology and stated that they expect themselves to do better than random chance

They gave every astrologer a set of 50 things about a person and 5 birth charts to choose from. They weren’t even coming up with the chart themselves!

After taking the test, most thought they nailed it. Zero out of 152 did better than 5 out of 12. None nailed it

Astrologers who rated themselves highly experienced (“world class experts”) did the same or worse as those who said they have limited experience. Both performed the same as random chance

TL:

🇺🇦: Here, the best defence against drones.

As it turns out, you say absolutely nothing.

And it looks like there is no demand for it either. Googling "heated rivalry russia" gives articles about how well the actor spoke russian without knowing the language, and approximately a thousand seemingly copy-pasted articles about how brave and stunning russians are for pirating and watching the show.

like, a whole page just of these I've had a day to cool down about this, so I am not so annoyed now. Still, it's appalling, what an incompetent reaction to a nuanced situation.

how surprising it is that a show with sympathetic portrayal of russians is beloved in russia! how brave for russians to pirate a show, like they have been doing for decades! it is so revolutionary that they like our show in russia, maybe next time we will cater directly to them, and instead of brushing over the war we will call the occupied Ukrainian territories "liberated"! Maybe then the russians will go out on the red square waving rainbow flags. Is that what you really expect?

From where I'm standing it seems more likely that they'll feel validated in the feeling that russian culture is good and inoffensive, it will confirm to them that the West loves russian culture and still welcomes them. It will just make them feel better about themselves. None of this inspires any kind of change.

I try a different approach and Google "heated rivalry ukraine", thinking that this, for sure, will have to give out some results about the war.

Well.

"in Putin's Russia watching heated rivalry is an act of rebellion and hope"!! Hope that with the power of homosexuality they can bomb more Ukrainian hospitals?

I think huh, I wonder how they go around to mentioning Ukraine if this is their (mindnumbingly stupid and/or manipulative) angle. Well, here's how:

"In 2022, Russia launched its war against Ukraine and adopted yet another repressive law against LGBTQ+ people. Coming out in Russia can now land you in prison."

The invasion is only important as a context in the struggle of russians. There is no other mention of Ukraine.

The russian flag has been banned in the Olympics and is now associated with countless crimes against humanity - let's edit it over this photo of the actor. Let's talk about how tough it is to live in a country that started a long bloody war. This must be so hard for you.

Here is a random comment from a Russian photographer, for some context:

(post from @wordswithoutaworld)

I think now it is clear that the media is enamoured with russia, despite the mounting evidence of war crimes. It is now counter-cultural and romantic to talk about LGBTQ+ community in russia. It is cool to ignore the people they murder just one country over.

More episodes of Russians committing ecocide in Ukraine

Askania-Nova is a biosphere reserve and national park in Kherson Oblast. It serves as a home for over 500 species of plants and over 3,000 animal species. Some of these species are on the endangered list.

The Russian occupiers have destroyed much of the reserve as well as hunted and removed animals to occupied Crimea and Russia.

The director of the reserve, Viktor Shapoval, explained the severe damage to the reserve, saying, "To date, 20 animals have been taken to Russia and the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea. Some animals have died due to neglect, lack of qualified scientific support, and veterinary care. A significant part of the protected steppe – over 2,000 hectares – has burned due to fires of various nature."

However, this isn't the only nature reserve to suffer severe damage due to the Russian occupation. Petro Andriushchenko, Advisor to the Mayor of Mariupol, stated that Russian forces earlier destroyed the Meotyda nature reserve, which stretches from Mariupol to the village of Babakh-Taram. Russian shelling and deployment of mllitary forces here destroyed unique nesting sites for birds that are red listed.

In another case of ecocide, Russian forces also destroyed the Chaiechyi Ostriv (Gulls’ Island) situated on the Bilosarai Spit. It held an important mating site for many species of birds.

The latest nature reserve to fall victim to Russian occupiers is Kamiani Mohyly (Stone Graves) nature reserve near the village of Nazarivka in the Mariupol district of Donetsk Oblast. Military camps and activity have been seen there. "Given their behaviour and the nature of their activities, including the use of heavy military equipment and the creation of shooting ranges [at the nature reserve], it’s logical to conclude that the Kamiani Mohyly reserve has been ruined," Andriushchenko said.

Sources: Russian forces devastate Ukraine’s Askania-Nova national park, relocate animals

Ordinary Russians are adopting deported children. They don't care those children have been stolen from homes. They lie that their parents gave them up. They are horrified those stolen children speak Ukrainian as an act of rebellion.

Ordinary Russians are supporting Putin. They believe they are the better than others, that God is helping them.

Ordinary Russians are working on the ammo factories and produce shells and bullets and bombs. Those are all ordinary Russians.

But, Jessica from Florida, I promise you that if your government were prosecuting you for not covering your head, if your government were killing your protesting countrymen by the tens of thousands, if your government had pushed your country into deep poverty, you would dream of getting rid of that government by any means necessary. You'd pray to the devil himself if it meant even a slim chance to be free from tyranny. You most likely wouldn't give two shits whether the devil's intentions were good, as long as the job got done - as long as it brought you some hope.

Not understanding this simple truth shows an astonishing lack of empathy and an incredible level of privilege. Trump, for example, while being a wannabe dictator, has not yet committed even a thousandth of the atrocities carried out by the Iranian government. Yet we see many Americans on the internet already expressing hope that outside forces, like pressure from foreign governments, might bring about the fall of trump's regime. People pray for trump's death, deservedly and understandably so. And yet you refuse to respect or acknowledge the much greater struggles of other nations. You refuse to see them as ordinary people, equal to you.

You're so "progressive" and "anti-imperialist" that your mindset becomes: I know better what's good and right for these oppressed people. My judgment is more sober than theirs. I'm not poisoned by Western propaganda like they are. I am morally superior. I know you don't consciously think this when you say "we should leave them alone and let them sort it out themselves." I know you probably don't see it that way when you decide to trust the Iranian regime's media sources, despite Iranians begging you not to.

But that's exactly what you're doing. Beneath the virtue signaling and westsplaining lies a deeply rooted colonial belief that you know better than the people who are actually oppressed.

We saw this in Ukraine, when many "progressive" Westerners tried to explain to us, Ukrainians, the history of our own nation. They told us how the "superior Western powers" were behind the Maidan, because Ukrainians couldn't possibly choose their own path. How the "expansion of NATO" was the real reason russia attacked us, because it has to be about the West somehow. They denied our agency and ignored our insights because they thought they knew better.

And this same pattern keeps repeating. You're so self-obsessed, so laser-focused on hating the imperialist US, that in the process you end up demonstrating some of the most vile examples of imperialist thinking yourselves.

L khomenei what a retard. imagine dedicating ur wholeass 80+ yr long life to being schizophrenic abt Israel and Merica only to die on literally the first 10 minutes of ur big holy war jkdsfnjhdsabf pathetic

there is an unusually high number of missile lobbing on the WB. what did the balestinians do to Iran?? I thought they were their special blorbos y r they trying to kill them?? like there are Israeli defense systems installed there regardless because of the settlements but still the Arab villages dont got no shelters so y?? kinda fucked that the ayaturdballs r willing to set 76251341234 balestinians on fire just to kill like 20 joo sheep shepherds with the collective iq of 50 (sorry my 1 settler mutual but u understand :(( )

speaking of places I didnt expect the IRGC to target, why r they bombing the whole gulf?? like not even just US military bases, theyre bombing airports, resorts and hotels. y??? I would be mad if I was a bread and circuses dictator, how dare they bomb my circuses??

the IRGC moving its ballistic missile launching sites deeper into population centers to avoid getting destroyed by Israeli and US jets who seized control of their airspace in 0.4 seconds has got to be the funniest outcome of this. like father like sons!! or in this case like sons like father!!

lastly, the fact that the person who convinced trump to go along with this is not BB but THIS guy is peak Levantine comedy jwehrbfjehb sorry antisemites I guess u dont have to be an all powerful all knowing global (((shifty))) cabal to control ur fat orange retard of a leader cause its enough to be 1 bearded man from the bronze age who has lots of oils