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[–] Humanius 173 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

Okay.. So he went to Russia in 2003. Considering that the consensus in 2003 was that Russia was still on its way to becoming a democracy I am not that offended by it personally.
"Putin's hometown" being St. Petersburg, which is the 2nd biggest city in Russia.

What is more worrying is all the things that happened since 2003.

[–] FlyingSquid 109 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It means he has been getting gifts from Harlan Crow for at least 20 years.

[–] ThePantser 26 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are these guys like lovers? They are sure close.

[–] MegaUltraChicken 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They all go to a secretive 2 week slumber party in California every year where they don't allow women. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if these two had some sword fights. Sorry for conjuring that visual for someone.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer 29 points 4 months ago

Not just any slumber party, Bohemian Grove. Famed among all the conspiracy theorists for being the main place where "they" sacrifice kids to Satan... but when it's their boy taking selfies there, not a peep.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, describing St Petersburg as "Putin's hometown" is pretty manipulative. It's a beautiful city, historically a popular tourist destination and home to one of the world's best museums.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

Probably not cheap to chopper into and stay at either, which is the main point, but apparently not sensational enough alone.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

It's a pattern.

[–] evergreen 7 points 4 months ago

It's probably how they obtained kompromat with which they can control him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I'm surprised they didn't call it Leningrad to drive home the point. Dude's a turd, there's no need to make shit up to make him look bad.

[–] [email protected] 117 points 4 months ago (3 children)

He took a fucking helicopter trip to Putin's palace. Literally. How is there anybody who can't see the writing on the wall? This man is beyond compromised.

[–] TheLowestStone 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Come on my dude. They are probably just friends and ol' Vlad was just giving him a belated or early birthday gift over a lovely brunch of blinis and caviar.

~And if anyone is wondering why there's no "end sarcasm" indicator, it's because the sarcasm should be so fucking obvious that no one currently alive on this planet with access to the internet should be able to misunderstand it.~

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (7 children)

no one currently alive on this planet with access to the internet should be able to misunderstand it.~

Average Lemmy user: hold my bear

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Okay, I'm holding your bear, what now? It looks fluffy, can I pet it? Is it cuddle-safe?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Oh, Mr. Xi! We weren't expecting your visit.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

It is friend-shaped

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

It seems the Russians won the war after all, as I look around at all of these clearly compromised people running our country, or trying to run the country. Half our political system is ensuring they do this without any criticism whatsoever.

The idiots have all but won. Idiocracy is becoming a reality, and I say that with no humor or jest whatsoever.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 4 months ago (3 children)

And is anyone going to do anything about this man?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The Supreme Court just granted immunity to President Biden, so he can send him and the other traitors to Guantanamo without fear of legal repercussions. Of course not, nothing’s going to happen.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

This seems to be a common misconception.

The Supreme Court did not give Biden immunity. They gave the president immunity for carrying out official acts. Who determines what an official act is? The Supreme Court.

Biden doesn't have immunity. I'd argue he doesn't have immunity as president, either.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago

That’s the thing about this though. I’d like to see them try to prevent that from within Guantanamo. It’s not legal neither moral, yet it can’t be stopped using the law.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (4 children)

True, but Republicans seem to have taken the position that you can do whatever you want while the consequences work their way through the courts.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Kind of hard to rule from a jail cell, and I'm guessing that he'd have died of old age by the time something like this was ruled on, regardless. I say, go out with a legacy of giving the court (and the GOP) what they deserve.

[–] betterdeadthanreddit 11 points 4 months ago

Will no one rid me of this turbulent "justice"?

[–] AshMan85 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (4 children)

Yeah... they are impeaching him.

[–] Sanctus 22 points 4 months ago (4 children)

With the Republicans holding the House? Lmao

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[–] NABDad 9 points 4 months ago

I'm not going to hold my breath.

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[–] QuantumSpecter 27 points 4 months ago (1 children)

He's pretty damn Evil he sent his newphew to abusive boarding school in Georgia called Hidden Lake Academy similar setup to cedu one of places Paris Hilton ran from

[–] TheRealKuni 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

elan.school for those unfamiliar with these types of places.

[–] meiti 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You sent me down a frightening rabbit hole...

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[–] xc2215x 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This guy gets so much stuff.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's still surprisingly small a price for selling out such a large and powerful country.

[–] PineRune 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)

It's almost as if he isn't doing it for the money...

[–] FlyingSquid 16 points 4 months ago

Whereas I'm sure the money and the powerful friends and the luxury trips and the free RVs and houses are a big reason he hasn't retired a long time ago.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

He's just a traitor for the love of the game

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sorry to repost, but this came up again and I just needed to get it out:

Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker. Shit-bag mother fucker.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is not a good person. This is a bad person.

[–] athairmor 21 points 4 months ago
[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's like these people feed on evil to stay alive.

[–] Burn_The_Right 17 points 4 months ago

Whoa now! Let's show some respect. "These people" prefer to be called conservatives now.

[–] eran_morad 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] TheLowestStone 7 points 4 months ago

And now I'm listening to Wu-tang Clan.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Scumbag piece of shit.

[–] werefreeatlast 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

... anyway after he gave putin the bag full of secret documents he literally took a nude massage in gold leaf water!

I mean can you believe that? Good leaf!

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I mean, this is just shit journalism. That guy is clearly a money grabbing cunt but one look at the article tells you that he was given a private cruise round the Baltics, which is an extremely common route and would have stopped in Estonia, Latvia etc before ending up in St Petersbourg, the same as dozens of cruise ships every day.

Then a private helicopter flight to one of the most popular tourist spots in St P's

Yes, the guy obviously needs investigating, but headlines like that are just fucking infantile ragebait and detract from any point the 'journalist' was trying to make

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Someone should suggest Clarence play a game of solitare. If the Chinese can Manchurian someone, I'm sure Putin's got something similar.

[–] Snapz 7 points 4 months ago

clarence putin changed his last name to putin and then licked vladimir putin's asshole

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