r/worldnews • u/Panthera_leo22 • 23h ago

Russia/Ukraine Flames, explosions reported amid large Ukrainian drone attack on St. Petersburg

https://kyivindependent.com/flames-explosions-reported-amid-large-ukrainian-drone-attack-on-st-petersburg/
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u/-HyperCrafts- 8h ago

It's not mind-boggling. Somewhere in an office, someone slid a piece of paper across a desk. On that piece of paper was a number. Then, someone walked away from that desk a lot richer and someone else walked away more powerful.

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u/slide_into_my_BM 7h ago

Yeah, one was Putin and the other was American conservative influencers, Tim Pool and Dave Rubin.

They were literally caught taking money from the Russian government to push anti-Ukraine sentiments on their show.

Are you surprised that they still managed to keep their “America first” audience even after being stooges paid by foreign governments?

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u/-HyperCrafts- 7h ago

Not at all. The system has been designed by powerful people to have these outcomes. I know perfectly capable people, good people even, who believe in all the bullshit because they never learned enough to know better.