Mother Russia, it's a Pussy Riot

An early NYE toast to Alyokhina, 25, and Tolokonnikova, 24,
the two gals  from the band Pussy Riot who upon their release from prison immediately spit venom back at Putin, the grand warden of Russia.

Officially branded hooligans for daring to criticize Putin and trying to perform in a Russian Orthodox Church, they may not always have a consistent message but they got guts.

Rebels cuz they gotta be

link

12/31/13

I disagree with this move

"We're not going to give shows," Alyokhina said. "We're just not interested."      Giving press conferences ain't enough.

1/1/14

Will Putin try to link the girls with the Chechen terrorists?

1/18/14

Putin says gays are welcome at the Socho Olympics but don't get too close to kids. Will the PR gals  have something to stay?

1/24/14

PR is coming to Barclays in Brooklyn for an Amnesty Intl benefit. Wonder if they try to stay?

2/4/14

Putin may have forgotten the girls with Ukraine erupting and the Socho Olympics starting

2/6/14

Putin's plate is full with Sochi debacle & Ukraine protests. Maybe he should put his shirt back on?

2/18/14

Putin's punks detained the PR  girls for  awhile in Sochi yesterday

2/20/14

Putin punks whipping the PR girls in Sochi

2/22/14

Yanu fled Kiev yesterday. Maybe the PR girls should cover "Little runaway"  as a tribute? 

2/24/14

Now Yanu  may be arrested and was apparently detained at the border. Crazy few week in the Ukraine

2/25/14

Most of the world saw the PR girls hassled by the cops. Granted, the girls go out of their way for attention, but this comment from the Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak  is laughable. 

"They had been searching for it for some time and finally they had this conflict with local inhabitants."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26303859

3/3/14

Yanu isn't well liked by Putin- I wonder how long he survives.

3/15/14

Ok PR girls can you stop  Putin's takeover of Crimea cuz the the USA & Europe can't.

4/16/14

Did the PR girls stay in Brooklyn while Putin remains on the warpath?

5/7/14

The two PR girls  tells members of Congress that Putin resumed abusing prisoners, including using mandatory psychiatric treatment for some

5/19/14

Putin tells his troops to pull back from the eastern Ukraine border for the third time but still no decisive movement. I wonder if he forgeot to run this through channels or he's lying to the world.

5/27/14

Porshenko, an experienced politician,currently unaffiliated to any of the country's political parties, sounds level headed. Can he lead Ukraine out of it's mess.

5/29/14

Hey Putin maybe Snowden can  help the Ukraine?

7/11/14

Russian Parliament gets its own social network. Amusing quote at the article's end  MP 

"That's right, the ruling elite needs to be separated from the impoverished people on the web, too," said Sandy Moustache, a political satire account.

7/13/14

Putin forgave Cuba's debt then signed a series of agreements on nuclear energy in Argentina. And Russia will host the 2018 World Cup

7/3014

Edward Snowden's  term end in Russia on July 31. Will they renew. Linked a German perspective
German view

8/7/14

Russia extends Snowden' s stay for three years.

8/22/14

Iraq, Syria, Ferguson, MO - meanwhile the Putin /Ukraine mess is re-heating

9/3/14

Too bad Snowden can't/won't tell the truth about Putin

9/16/14

Is he a whore?

(Reuters) - Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden could be granted safe passage in Switzerland if he helped a potential criminal inquiry into U.S. spying there, the Swiss public prosecutor's office said on Monday.

9/17/14

Syria's longtime protector Russia hasn't said much about ISIS. Are they AWOL?  or letting us do all the work again?

10/21/14

I haven't let the Cold War grow. Is a Russian sub stirring the waters off the coast of Sweden? Putin plays ?

11/14/14

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alekhina  landed in London to continue the fight against the Putin propaganda machine. Also, they are  suing Russia in ECHR- good luck collecting

12/11/14

Russia is stepping up interest rates  and  military activity in the Baltic

12/27/14

from BBC:

In a separate development, the world's two largest credit and debit card companies, Visa and Mastercard, said on Friday they could no longer support bank cards being used in Crimea, following fresh US sanctions imposed this month.

1/15/15 

West looks to bulgaria in on-going battle with russia. link

2/2/15

Meanwhile Putin will visit Hungary a day after Merkel. quite an interesting game Hungary plays. link
has this great quote:

Endre Ady, one of Hungary's best modern poets, depicted his motherland in 1905 as a "ferry-country", constantly travelling from East to West, "though preferring the return journey"

2/17/15

These Hungarian protestors  are smart but will their leaders listen. link

 "Putin Nyet (No), Europe Yes".

2/28/15

Putin taking personal control of the investigation so it will go nowhere or frame an innocent person. link

 A leading Russian opposition politician, former Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, has been shot dead in Moscow, Russian officials say.

3/16/15

Where is Putin? He hasn't been seen in public in a month.

4/10/15

How much is Putin helping Iran? just saying

4/16/15

UK jets intercepted more than 100 Russian aircraft last year, according to the British Defence Ministry.

8/2/15

Did the Cold War end? Russians keep probing NATO airspace.  link

British planes were scrambled after Nato radar picked up incoming Russian fighter jets over the Baltic.

9/3/15

Snowden is traveling virtually.   snowden

Edward Snowden to make virtual return to Hong Kong for top-secret investor conference speech

9/28/15

Putin's 'nice guy" tour begins. He!! he's doing whatever he wants so why not?

10/1/15

Too bad Snowden can't leak any Russian documents today.

1/2/16

 Getting a taste of how brutal parts of the former USSR  are reading Callaghan's A Killing Winter  about fictional inspector Borubaev in Kyrgyzstan.

1/15/16

Haven't heard much from Snowden - how's Russia working for you now?

1/27/16

Russia steps into the Colgne, Germany rape   nightmare after a 13 year-old Russian immigrant girl was allegedly raped by  Mideast immigrants. Putin is everywhere. link

2/23/16

U.S. stationing tanks and artillery in classified Norwegian caves. Are we waking up? Russia shares a 121.6-mile long border with Norway.

3/9/16

Russia looks out for journalists when  it suits them.  Nadia Savchenko denies directing artillery fire at the Russian journalists in June 2014. nadia

3/11/16

Putin's friends  and associates: lesin

 Mikhail Lesin was found dead in a room at the Dupont Circle hotel in Washington DC last 

November

3/15/16

 Russian forces have started leaving Syria after Monday's surprise withdrawal announcement by President Vladimir Putin. Not sure what's up Putin's sleeve?

5/16/16

Call me stunned : Obama is waking up??? 

The US on Thursday activated the estimated $800m missile shield in Deveselu, southern Romania.Nato says the base is aimed at potential threats from the Middle East.

8/15/16

Stalin & Lenin are grinning in their graves at Putin's latest internal move. This is how he fired one of "closest" allies. “I respect your desire to move to another line of work,” Mr. Putin said. The president appointed Mr. #Ivanov a special representative for transport and environmental issues.

10/12/16

Go #borisjohnson who'd  "like to see" a protest of #russia  for its bombings of the Syrian city of Aleppo,

10/30/16

While #Hillary blames her cyber woes on Putin, Russia's neighbors are preparing for  invasion. Last year #Lithuania announced it would re-introduce conscription for men aged 19-26. and has recently updated its civil defense booklet.

12/8/16

Ok  #pussyriot, who has released  some videos filled with dread about a Trump Presidency. Trump will not be allowed to rule like Putin and unleash stormtroopers at will. 

12/14/16

This is going to get uglier. Russia will likely appeal. Dutch court

"An Amsterdam court has ruled that ancient treasures on loan to a Dutch museum should be handed to Ukraine and not the Crimea museums they came from.......As Crimea was not a sovereign state, the court ruled that it was for Ukraine to decide where the collection should go."

3/29/17

I'm not  buying #schumer 's version of Putin's focus on the USA November 2016 election, but it appears that his focus on the Ukraine and  Syria may be affecting him at home. Tens of thousands of Russians took to the streets on Sunday March 27 to protest against government corruption  Don't know if #pussyriot made an appearance.

4/4/17

Sardonic warning: It took a terrorist attack in St Petersburg, Russia  to give Soros'  well paid crew proof that Trump and Putin are working together. White House statement: "Both President #Trump and President #Putin agreed that terrorism must be decisively and quickly defeated," 

5/4/17

Does Turkey, or should I say Ergodan, get along with anybody? Will they kiss and makeup with Russia? #ergodan and #putin are meeting in  #Sochi to discuss Turkish tariffs on Russian products and Russia's protection of #assad in Syria. 

5/6/17

Russia's telecoms watchdog has blocked China's WeChat- wonder what has #putin put out

5/22/17

#Montenegro is joining  #Nato and #Russia is snarling in the same manner it did with #Ukraine a few years a go. From the Russian Foreign Ministry:

 "We reserve the right to take steps aimed at defending our interests and national security."

6/1/17

#Putin thinks that elements of a U.S. anti-missile system being built in Alaska and South Korea are a challenge to Russia? Is the alleged #trump #putin Bromance over?

7/28/17

I can only laugh at a Newsweek report that Russia’s security services are accusing#Ukrainian spies of trying to recruit Crimeans to ruin the tourist season in #Crimea.

9/12/17

Flashing a mirror at #russia and sadly LOL at this: Russia urges U.S. to start finding way to resolve problems......

11/8/17

#catalonia: Does #Russia, everyone's boogeyman, have a point on the #eu who have ignored Madrid's violent actions against voters who took part in the independence referendum but weren't as quiet about Yanukovych's  crackdown in the #Ukraine on the pro-European protests of 2013 and 2014.

12/14/17

#putin thinks the #usa is too tough on #northkorea- then you should work with China and shut down the fatboy.  He blames the USA for the Olympics ban- maybe you should get your jocks to take less dope. 

1/5/18

 In non -dossier news: #Ukraine agreed to release 306 prisoners in exchange for 74 being held by pro-Russian separatists.

2/23/18: Russain blow in Argentina:  860 pounds of cocaine seized at #Russian Embassy in #BuenosAires Argentina

2/28/18  

Upcoming tour promotion or  did #fsb detainn the members of #pussyriot again. Time for a dossier.  #crimea .

3/8/18

Obviously, #Vlodin , Putin's pal and the speaker of the Russian State Duma, didn't care about PR on INtl Women's Day when he told female journalists who report from the legislature to change their jobs if they face sexual harassment from lawmakers.

4/24/18

A #putin like move backfired in #armenia. #Sargsyan 's party made him Prime Minister after his presidential terms ended. Then he had #Pashinian, his opponent, briefly arrested after a televised meeting. Yesterday  Sargsyan quit, but many Armenians are not sure he won't try to keep power behind the scenes.

5/5/18

Catchy slogan "He is not our tsar," by the Russians who have taken to the streets to decry a fourth term by President Putin, but Putin's punks will pummel these folks.

6/21/18

#burgerking apologized for it promise on #Russian social media of a lifetime supply of whoppers to women who get “the best football genes” by getting pregnant from a World Cup player and “ensure the success of the Russian team for generations to come”.  On so many levels, all I can say is wow and chuckle.

7/31/18

The Jailhouse Rockers: Four members of the Russian activist group #PussyRiot ,who disrupted the #WorldCup Final by running onto the pitch dressed as police officers,  were detained again, just as they walked free from prison after serving a 15-day sentence.

8/6/18

Perhaps, I should take this seriously but a chuckle is all I can offer.  #Russia appoints actor #StevenSeagal to deepen ties with the USA.

9/16/18

Let's see how Trudy handles this one : Russian-Canadien activist and #pussyriot producer #PyotrVerzilov has been transferred to a Berlin hospital after becoming ill from a possible poisoning in Moscow.

10/7/18

#Netanyhu chatted on  the phone with  #putin about Israeli air operations over Syria and they may meet. Moscow is ticked because they think Israel in indirectly responsible for shooting down one of their spy planes.

11/14/18

Finland and Norway are claiming Russia may have jammed GPS signal in the Arctic. Despite the Kremin's denial, Sweden and Finland , non- #NATO members, have been cooperating more closely with NATO and their troops  on the Trident Juncture,  a NATO-led military exercise being held in #Norway . 

11/21/18

Maybe this is the real Russian collusion? #Prokopchuk , a senior Russian interior ministry official,  is the likely new President of #interpol. The "red notices" or warrants may increase against #putin 's enemies list.

11/23/18

South Korea’s Kim Jong Yang has been elected in a bit of an upset as Interpol’s president ahead of #Prokopchuk  ,the controversial Russian candidate. 
12/11/18: #Ukraine will not renew Russian friendship treaty in 2019 amid tensions. End it now!

3/3/19: 

 #EKRE party doesn't play well with others since it  opposes civil partnerships for same-sex couples in #Estonia, calls LGBT Pride celebrations a "parade of perverts," and demands major immigration restrictions. It is set to make major gains(from 8.1% to 17%) in the on-going elections, but I'm a leery of its coziness with Russia, and that it hasn't offered  an answer for  the brain drain, the exit of highly skilled workers. 

3/5/19

 The center-right opposition Reform Party won Sunday's election in Estonia displacing  the center-left Center Party, .  #EKRE finished third with 17.8 percent support, nearly doubling its share of the vote, but may not be invited to share power.

3/23/19

What I learned in a  brief conversation  yesterday with a lady from Siberia: Parts of Siberia have a short summer and a mosquito problem. Also, most of those Stalin era prisons in the less inhabitable sections of Siberia have sunk into the earth.

3/29/19

 Saudi Arabia is having a hard time convincing Russia to stay longer than June in an OPEC-led pact cutting oil supply.

4/26/19

 #Poland turned off the taps of Russian crude along the Druzhba oil pipeline through Belarus at its Adamovo hub due to contamination. Maybe #putin needs to spend a little less time with the fatboy from North Korea?

5/16/19

 #Putin warned the USA that Russia was not 'a fire brigade' and could not 'rescue everything' as tension rise between the US and Iran. Sure Vlad, we believe you- sad LOL 

6/1/19

  #Tatprof, a Russian  aluminum producer,is offering bonuses to its female staff for putting on makeup and wearing a dress or skirt to work. Will Trump bring this ides to the USA- just kidding?

7/5/19

  Russian President #Putin meets #PopeFrancis for a third time. I'm going start suspecting collusion if the Russian Orthodox Church extends an invitation for the Pope to visit Russia..

9/7/19

 Call it collusion, blame it on #trump, or accept that it's market driven. #NHL signs multiyear deal with #Yandex to stream all games in Russia.

9/19/19

 In 1689 Peter the Great created a beard tax that allowed Russian men to grow their beard when they please, only with a payment. 

9/26/19

 Same old song and dance: The World Anti-Doping Agency has given #russia three weeks to explain "inconsistencies" in a lab database or risk being excluded from the Olympics and world championships.

12/8/19

 Lotsa luck to Germany in its effort to get help from Putin on  this investigation of an August 23,2019 murder..
Zelimkhan Khangoshvili, a 40-year-old veteran of the second Chechen War against Russia, and a possible associate of Georgian Intelligence, was shot at point-blank range by a cyclist in the Berlin neighborhood of #Moabit.

1/15/20

 Putin wants to give parliament power to choose Russia's PM. What's his angle  this time?

2/13/20

#ViktorSviridov ,  former Russian prison service official,  killed himself in court with a gun after he was sentenced to three years in jail for extortion. And stating the obvious about lax court security.

4/28/20

 I found this old joke while reading a story on Russia  setting  a limit of no more than 10 military medals can be worn on parade uniforms. "What would happen if Brezhnev were eaten by a crocodile? The crocodile would be sh—ing medals for two weeks!"

May 6, 2020

You knew it was coming.  Assad has been moving against  his one time ally Makhlouf's, assets to pay  Russia the $3 billion it has spent  pushing back rebels in Syria. Putin-friendly media has been criticizing Assad as weak, unpopular and unable to tackle corruption has added to the pressure.

June 17, 2020

Since removing statues is all the rage, Russia and Czechoslovakia are in a tit for tat game of expelling diplomats that can be traced back to the removal in March, 2020 of a statue of Russian General Konev ,who helped to liberate Czech Republic from the Nazis in 1945, but also led the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. The statue was put in storage and may later be placed in a museum. Maybe the Czechs should give the statue back to Russia, its ruler from 1948-1990.

Aug 29, 2020

I'm laughing at “Putin, have some tea,” , the Russian protesters latest chant, a reference to Alexei Navalny who has been ill since drinking a cup of tea at an airport cafe.

Feb 26, 2021

Since trains and wagons have been forbidden to enter or leave North Korea and most international passenger flights are prohibited,  a group of Russian diplomats and their families  entered Russia on a hand-pushed rail trolley today.

April 13, 2021

Russia tells NATO to not accept Ukraine as a member, and tells the USA to keeps its naval ships out of the Black Sea around Crimea. No response from Biden????

July 6, 2021

Latest from Russia: Putin's gangsters support the Myanmar Junta, passed a law requiring  champagne imports to have "sparkling wine " written on every bottle, and continue to irk LBGT daily.

Sept 14, 2021

 Putin attended war game exercises with Belarus, that included the use in a combat environment of two new robotic fighting vehicles that are equipped with machine guns and grenade launchers, at a training ground in the Nizhny Novgorod region

Hey Sleepy Joe Biden , how about our friends in Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia?

March 6, 2022

Thinking of this line from John Cale's song "Russian Roulette":

The Russian bear is hungry

March 10, 2022

Ok, I'm not an expert on Russia, but wonder if there's some power- hungry boys who can and will assassinate Putin. Internal pressure is bubbling in Russia.

June 28, 2022

Don't forget the weather: The one official crossing between Georgia and Russia on the mountainous  559-mile border between the two countries is closed due to heavy rains. It will re-open after the weather improves and the road has been repaired.

June 30, 2022

I'm learning a great deal about areas near the North Pole since Putin chose to go to war with Europe. I'm wondering if Santa Claus will be allowed to dispense gifts.

Svalbard, midway between Norway's north coast and the North Pole, is part of Norway, but Russia has the right to exploit the archipelago's natural resources under a treaty signed in 1920. However, most of the freight from Russian settlements passes first through a checkpoint into mainland Norway, which is closed to EU sanctioned goods.

Aug 6, 2022

No surprise Pussy Riot trio rockin ‘Free Brittney Griner’ shirt