Absolute botch job. Make no mistake. Maybe harms is right. Maybe Putin got personal with nepotism. I really don't think that is true of Putin, about him being brazen. Again what you're getting at is term called sabre-rattling but to what end?
Alexei Navalny | Has died in prison, according to the Russian prison service
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik and Imran hold a long overdue conversation about United's awful league form with 1 win in 7. They discuss a disappointing draw at Bournemouth, a not so disappointing draw against Liverpool and a crushing defeat at Chelsea - Is time nearly over for Erik Ten Hag?
Then in a special second half of the pod, Nik welcomes Natalie ( https://twitter.com/natalie_17) to discuss the fortunes of Manchester United Women as they booked a place in the FA Cup Final after a historic first ever win vs. Chelsea.
You were correct.
Corwet?
Now you’re fecking it all up.
Sorry I thought you were Hectic, including me the Super Redcafe forum.
Is it a compliment to be considered Hectic?
If you are interested enough to read a biography or two, I would recommend Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin by Fiona Hill and Clifford Gaddy. Hill became well known during the Trump impeachment, but she's a well-respected expert on Russia and Putin. The New Tsar by Steven Lee Meyers is also very good. They both go into how his regime is built on personal relationships with people and loyalty, like the Ozero group.
I worry about what happens to Navalny's movement if he dies. He's not like Bobby Sands who had a whole organization and movement behind him or Gandhi whose profile was so high that the British didn't want him to die in custody. Putin likely won't care if he dies since he can't face much harsher international repercussions, and I'm not sure how much the Russian public will care either. The ones who would have been intimidated by Putin and his police forces.
Does his wife become the leader?
Does his wife become the leader?
The repurcusions would be severe you would think, both internationally and in the motherland. Navalny is making the ultimate sacrifice; I only wish there were more people of his ilk holding governments to account closer to home.
Actually, the point about the “survivors bias” is a good one. Most likely FSB and/or GRU had many more successful covert operations that we don’t know about, it’s just that their failures are so well-documented and widely discussed.
By the way, Navalny was transferred to a hospital. A prison hospital without access to his own doctors, but a hospital nonetheless.
By the way, Navalny was transferred to a hospital. A prison hospital without access to his own doctors, but a hospital nonetheless.
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About 1500 people were detained in Russia following the protests with the most coming from St. Petersburg (around 700 people). It’s scary how apologetic it feels that” 1500 people arrested for exercising their constitutional right 
Moscow meeting was surprisingly chill with almost no police/arrests (they’ve mostly arrested/detained activists and journalists in the morning before the actual meeting). Not sure why.
Edit: I’ve changed by most since apparently I can’t read properly.
Moscow meeting was surprisingly chill with almost no police/arrests (they’ve mostly arrested/detained activists and journalists in the morning before the actual meeting). Not sure why.
Edit: I’ve changed by most since apparently I can’t read properly.
I thought that I'd put it here as not to derail the Israeli-Palestinian thread even further. I doubt that either one of them are to be fair.
They are quite similar in that regard as they're pragmatics first, although Putin choses to bet more on elites (in different stages of his political career he swayed between oligarchs and FSB/police/military as his main source of power) & Navalny is a populist. In mid 00's Navalny made a bet on the rising nationalistic tendencies, which didn't turn out great for him (around 2010 Putin & FSB, who often used organised nationalists in their own interest decided that they were becoming too big of a threat and launched an extremely brutal and effective campaign against them) — more recently he focused more on fighting corruption & Putin's regime and targeted a new electorate, way more liberal/leftist. He even apologised many times for his past with nationalism, as his crowd obviously had issues with some of his earlier statements.
He didn't do this out of the goodness of his heart, he felt the wind changing and adapted to it, like any good populist would. So I'm pretty sure that neither Putin nor Navalny have racism as one of their personal motivators, at least in a big way. Rather they both use(d) nationalism as a tool in their political career (which doesn't make it better by the way), with one doing it way more effectively than another.
What specific racist things has Navalny done? (or said)
Comparing caucasus muslims to cockroaches that needs to be crushed?
Press reports that he has died in prison
Reports that he died in prison.
Al Jazeera and Sky reporting that Navalny is dead, but no details yet
Can almost guarantee it will be sold as natural causes 
For now Kremlin claims to have “no information on cause of death”Can almost guarantee it will be sold as natural causes
feckers
I for one am shocked.
Must have had a bad tea.
Not ideal timing for Putin, given the dwindling support for Ukraine in the US.
The butcher Putin did it again. What a terrible man.
Never heard of a prison with picture windows before.
Well that's really really really really really really really really surprising.
But why now?
Navalny wasn't even 50 years old. Correctly treated, he wouldn't have died at such a young age.
He showed balls when he returned to Russia after being poisoned and treated in Germany.
Putin is just disgusting coward.
He showed balls when he returned to Russia after being poisoned and treated in Germany.
Putin is just disgusting coward.
Fecking fecks! Makes my blood boil
RIP
RIP
Must have had the same prison guards as Epstein.
His team hasn't confirmed it yet but the Russian prison system has released an official statement. Jesus Christ.
RIP.
In retrospect, it's kind of surprising that he lasted this long since returning to Russia. Putin is such a disgusting fecker.
In retrospect, it's kind of surprising that he lasted this long since returning to Russia. Putin is such a disgusting fecker.
Extraordinarily brave man. Feck PutinRIP - a brave man who will hopefully be long remembered for what he stood for.
Was only going one way after he returned. An ill advised decision which I still can't believe he made.
Wow Putin is certainly fortunate that literally everyone who ever opposes him just seems to drop dead.
Give me a lucky president rather than a great president.
You make your own luck.
fell down the stairs whilst shaving. just a freak accident.
We all have the same 24 hours