The Book of Toots &c. `1`

2022z10

Pjotr Sauer @PjotrSauer

“It’s better to spend 10 years behind bars as an honest man than quietly burn with shame over the blood spilled by your government.” By @Andrew__Roth

theguardian.comRussian opposition figure Ilya Yashin jailed for denouncing Ukraine warPolitician sentenced to eight and a half years over series of posts about atrocities in Bucha

Will Vernon @BBCWillVernon

The harshest sentence we've seen so far under the new Russian laws aimed at suppressing anti-war activism.

Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR

Ilya Yashin, one of the few high-profile opposition politicians still in Russia, has been found guilty of spreading “false information” about the Russian army & sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. He’d spoken publicly about alleged Russian war crimes in Bucha.

Sarah Rainsford @sarahrainsford

“A court in Novosibirsk gave a father 6 years for killing his son with an axe and a man in Rostov got 8 for stabbing his drinking mate. [Opposition politician] Ilya Yashin got 8 & a half years for telling the truth about the killings in Bucha”

Andrey Zakharov @skazal_on

В Новосибирске суд приговорил отца за убийство сына топором к 6 годам тюрьмы, а в Ростове мужику дали 8 лет за убийство собутыльника ножом. Яшину дали 8,5 лет за правду об убийствах в Буче.

Bakhti Nishanov @b_nishanov

8.5 years in prison for telling the truth. What a depraved regime https://t.co/vFcBpZxrz9

Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR

Ilya Yashin, one of the few high-profile opposition politicians still in Russia, has been found guilty of spreading “false information” about the Russian army & sentenced to eight and a half years in prison. He’d spoken publicly about alleged Russian war crimes in Bucha.

Paul Whelan

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Amazing grace and strength from @davidpwhelan and the Paul Whelan family. "Paul Whelan’s Family Issues Statement After Brittney Griner’s Release" si.com/wnba/2022/12/0… via @SInow

si.comPaul Whelan’s Family Issues Statement After Brittney Griner’s Release From Russian PrisonThe former Marine remains imprisoned after Thursday’s deal to release the WNBA star.

Elaina Plott responds to the egregious DJ Trump Jr:

Elaina Plott @elainaplott

Paul Whelan begged your father merely to tweet about him in 2019. When I profiled Elizabeth Whelan and her efforts to free her brother a few months later, the Trump White House did not so much as acknowledge my requests for comment. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

Donald Trump Jr. @DonaldJTrumpJr

The Biden Admin was apparently worried that their DEI score would go down if they freed an American Marine. https://t.co/XWxWvFf1co

Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder

Russia justifies its invasion of Ukraine by claiming to be refighting WWII as the liberator. In fact, its methods repeat those of the Axis powers. Projection of one's own #fascism on others is known as schizofascism. For background see my Road to Unfreedom

hac.bard.eduRussian FascismRoger BerkowitzTimothy Snyder explains how Russia is a fascist state today and why that matters.  | Hannah Arendt Center News

Anne Applebaum on the Reichsbürger

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum

Also, they were influenced by Qanon. A new phase of globalization

Jeremy Cliffe @JeremyCliffe

Wild, this: early this morning 3,000 police officers raided 130+ homes across Germany and made 25 arrests linked to a far-right coup plot. Conspirators said to include the aristocrat Prince Heinrich XIII, a former AfD MP & a former Bundeswehr commander. https://t.co/rorZabxUik

… the language division is a narrative notoriously dictated by Russian propaganda. In trenches of war, you can easily find a Russian-speaking soldier from Kharkiv and then his Ukrainian-speaking mate from, say, Lutsk.

Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko

Dear @POLITICOEurope, this is a good article, but let me raise an objection - in Ukraine, there are no and have never been any real “social divisions between Ukrainian and Russian speakers.” Corruption - yes, weak economy - admittedly, yes…

politico.euVolodymyr ZelenskyyOverall No. 1 — Ukraine

Francis Scarr @francis_scarr

Following the recent drone attacks on airfields deep inside Russia, military expert Mikhail Khodaryonok says that Ukraine, unlike Russia, has all the necessary capabilities for constructing UAVs, and that Russia should expect "extraordinary situations" in this regard

MonotoneofBill™ @MonotoneofBill@mastodon.world

John’s talking pig yakked on and on about oil paint, acrylics and the color wheel.

John has no idea what the pig meant.