The Kiev protests against corruption indicate the U.S. wants to get rid of Zelenski.

Posted by: Passerby | Jul 23 2025 17:05 utc | 4

Oh c’mon Laurence…., was it really necessary to mention the Toronto Maple Leafs…,have some compassion…, they have suffered enough 🙂

Posted by: ScreamingMonk | Jul 23 2025 17:15 utc | 6

Posted by: Passerby | Jul 23 2025 17:05 utc | 4
Yes, and these ‘peace talks’ in Istanbul are probably being forced upon the Ukros by the US as well.

Posted by: Night Tripper | Jul 23 2025 17:22 utc | 8

Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 17:24 utc | 9
I simply don’t believe the Ukros are going to Istanbul voluntarily.
Their sponsors must be holding a gun to their heads

Posted by: Night Tripper | Jul 23 2025 17:25 utc | 10

Oh c’mon Laurence…., was it really necessary to mention the Toronto Maple Leafs…,have some compassion…, they have suffered enough 🙂
Posted by: ScreamingMonk | Jul 23 2025 17:15 utc | 6
Was meant to be on the Open-neither thread. Sorry.

[‘s] … fair or foul?
Posted by: Laurence | Jul 23 2025 17:10 utc | 6
@ psychohistorian
Did you see this one over at ZH:
‘Catastrophic’: AI Agent Goes Rogue, Wipes Out Company’s Entire Database
“Computer Says No ”…
The Rulers of Mammon might not go out with a bang, but with a {DROPTABLES} command…
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 17:11 utc | 7

RIP Edmonton Oilers KIA. And that too, is war.

Posted by: Laurence | Jul 23 2025 17:33 utc | 12

Zelensky made a statement about NABU and SAPO after the rallies: what the president promises
Volodymyr Zelensky held meetings with law enforcement officers to hear everyone’s arguments. And they all said things that have accumulated for a long time
This was announced by the President in his address, reports RegioNews .
According to Zelensky, the SBU, NABU, SAPO, Interior Ministry, NACP, State Bureau of Investigation, Prosecutor General of Ukraine met with him, and even told each other what had been accumulating for a long time. The President stressed that he appreciates ” the agreement on teamwork and measures that can really give a sense of the inevitability of punishment, and therefore justice in Ukraine.”
He also added that everyone has heard what people are saying in social networks and on the streets. According to Zelensky, it was not in vain, all the concerns were analyzed, as well as what exactly needs to be changed.
“I will propose to the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine a bill that will be a response that will provide strength to the system of law and order. And there will be no Russian influence or interference in the activities of law enforcement agencies, and-very importantly-all the rules for the independence of anti-corruption institutions will be in place. And I very much expect from our group of heads of law enforcement and anti-corruption agencies, from the Prosecutor General of Ukraine, proposals of those norms that should work. This will be a presidential bill, and we are implementing it as part of our state transformation strategy,” the President said.
He also added that the most important thing now is not to lose the unity of the country, end the war, ” stop this Russian evil and ensure Ukraine a decent peace, and exactly as we all see it – a full-fledged part of Europe.”

https://regionews.ua/ukr/news/ukraine/1753288042-zelenskiy-pislya-mitingiv-zrobiv-zayavu-pro-nabu-i-sap-shcho-obitsyae-prezident (via translation add-on.)
The point remains, whoever the West seeks to replace him with will need the backing of the armed forces and Nazi paramilitaries.

Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 17:42 utc | 14

I simply don’t believe the Ukros are going to Istanbul voluntarily.
Their sponsors must be holding a gun to their heads

Posted by: Night Tripper | Jul 23 2025 17:25 utc | 10
It‘s just a ritualistic diplomatic dance, I don’t see how anything new comes out of these talks. Russia will just re-submit its previous position, “taking into account the realities on the ground”, at which point everyone just adjourns to their respective 5-star hotels and enjoy the delights of whatever 5-star hotels can provide…
“The forms must be observed”, or something like that…

Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 17:57 utc | 16

Now how in the world did that double post happen? I only clicked “Post” once, after a preview.
Still, computers are infallible I guess, so anyone finding a bug is just writing a “hit piece”…

Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 18:25 utc | 18

I simply don’t believe the Ukros are going to Istanbul voluntarily.
There are no peace negotiations … just kabuki theatre … the goal of the coalition of the willing to send so-called peacekeepers by a ceasefire agreement … that will never happen … all that rests is exchange of prisoners and the discuss UA narrative of “kidnapped” children.
A waste of time but keeps the corrupt media busy.

🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🇺🇦 The UK has launched a 50-day military support campaign for Ukraine, backed by Germany, aiming to strengthen Ukraine’s defenses.

Posted by: Oui | Jul 23 2025 18:38 utc | 20

Anonymous @3: “I can’t help noticing how young the protestors in Ukraine are…but still, I wonder if there’s a better explanation.”
Yeah, older residents of the region formerly known as the Ukraine are either dead, crippled, or at extreme risk of being dragged of to Voldemort Zelenskiiyy’s meat grinders.
Not rocket science.

Posted by: William Gruff | Jul 23 2025 18:58 utc | 22

Jeremy Rhymings-Lang @18: “Now how in the world did that double post happen?”
My money is on funny business going down at Cloudflare, which provides caching services for MoA.

Posted by: William Gruff | Jul 23 2025 19:04 utc | 24

The negotiations in Turkiye are merely a result of the US circus about “ending the war” from months ago, where they started to act as a “mediator”.
The Russians simply obliged by moving the quiet prisoner exchange negotiations ran through UAE to a public dimension in Turkiye. This provided an opportunity to shove their consistent demands down the West’s throat in a way they couldn’t publicly ignore.
The interesting development today is that banderites agreed to also exchange civilians (on top of POWs). This is another circumstantial proof about how fucked AFU are on the battlefield.
Recently there were insider reports on the fate of the Russian traitor formations (those first fellatiod in media during the first Kursk incursion). Turns out the nazis do not treat Russian traitors on their side any better than how they treat any other Russian. Some of them are held in an effective prisoner camp by force without means of communication. All that to sneak them into the prisoner exchange pool.

Posted by: boneless | Jul 23 2025 19:18 utc | 26

The Kiev protests against corruption indicate the U.S. wants to get rid of Zelenski.
Posted by: Passerby | Jul 23 2025 17:05 utc | 4
———————————————————
Yes, it does. So do many other people.
Karlof1 pointed out a while back, that this solves nothing since you have to look at the forces behind him.
In addition, lest I forget, that young man, karlof1 that is, made a long list of legal issues in need of addressing, no matter what the turnover is for the clown occupying the throne.
The legal issues need addressing as we approaching some end, this year, next year, who knows. MoA might need to rehash this a few more times, not that anyone here is in a hurry, no more than the powers that be.

Posted by: Acco Hengst | Jul 23 2025 19:36 utc | 28

In any case, you attribute to much to the proxys of Imperialism in Ukraine. The Nazis regime will have to approve a successor? Really? What pray tell will that regime do without western support? Without Imperialist support they are a bunch of trailer park trash surrounded by an increasingly angry populace and an overpowering Russian opponent. They will step and fetch as commanded.
And no successors? Are you kidding? Loads of other vetted stooges prepared for just this moment.

Posted by: Ahenobarbus | Jul 23 2025 19:09 utc | 25
Yes, there’s lots of potential successors, but none of them have got a real ‘head of steam’ behind them yet, no momentum, no coalescing of Western MSM opinion around a particular chosen name.
And unfortunately, yes, at this stage the Nazi paramilitaries and conventional armed forces still do have a say, simply because they remain the most heavily-armed factions of the Ukrainian population.
This could well change (and I sincerely hope it does) if/when Russia decides that the pro-Russian partisans have an increased role to play in affairs; a sign I’m keeping an eye out for is news of a press-gang/police operation being directly shot at by local civilians.

Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 19:45 utc | 30

The point remains, whoever the West seeks to replace him with will need the backing of the armed forces and Nazi paramilitaries.
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 17:42 utc | 14
I guess the ‘support’ of the Right Sector is based on providing finance, weapons, ISR, Starlink, resorts and such, rather than being tied to a person. They’d accept Putin too.
Selensky can make peace too, so capitulate. For further war, I don’t see what more could be ‘moved’ in Ukraine.
The USA currently wants the war to continue, supplied by the USA, paid for by Germany and sustained by Ukraine.

Posted by: BlindSpot | Jul 23 2025 20:04 utc | 32

Jeremy Rhymings-Lang @30: “…a sign I’m keeping an eye out for is news of a press-gang/police operation being directly shot at by local civilians.”
I’d like to see Russia let Strelkov out of prison if he agrees to go to Odessa to organize the resistance. Strictly covert and no showboating. That would prove his worth.

Posted by: William Gruff | Jul 23 2025 20:10 utc | 34

Well, well, well, look who the cat just dragged in! Long time, no see! Deep State’s km² counter has been steadily ticking upwards lately, fortunately @Newbie has ably stepped up to provide the bulletins you used to be so fastidious about providing.
Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 17:34 utc | 13
Speaking of which… SD still absent, for the rest…
The Ukrainian army lost more than 1,220 troops in battles with Russian forces in all the frontline sectors over the past 24 hours
https://tass.com/politics/1993103
“Units of the “North” Group of forces have liberated the settlement of Varachino in the Sumy Region through decisive operations.”
https://maratkhairullin.substack.com/p/brief-frontline-report-july-23rd

Posted by: Newbie | Jul 23 2025 20:17 utc | 36

Posted by: wagelaborer | Jul 23 2025 20:21 utc | 37
The Seattle police pulled divide and conquer tactics at occupy Seattle well. I have a couple stories about how they did it, but dont feel like writing them out. But one of them was a new “brown caucus” of people wanted to rename “Occupy Seattle” to “Occupy/Decolonize Seattle”, and any criticism of the suggestion had a couple of new black guys and two brown girls crying “wypipo just dont want to listen to us”. My friend quit after that night.
However, there was also a blunder on occupy’s part, where the “leaders” decided to start the night sessions (cant remember what they were called) with “stacked calling” that very night, and there was a new guy leading (not new to camp, but not the normal leader), meaning that “marginalized people always got called first, eg white men were never called upon to speak.
And right as the arguments started to get heated about Occupiers and how racist they are, the police snuck around back and raided all the paintings that had been painted that day…
But hey, Lumpen Proletariat and all, Marx knew Occupy would never “work”.

Posted by: UWDude | Jul 23 2025 20:39 utc | 38

Posted by: UWDude | Jul 23 2025 20:39 utc | 38
Another was when the police told occupiers they could “occupy” in front of city hall instead of Westlake Park, and not be harassed any more, and about a third of the campers went, dividing the camp. Stupid, but getting arrested and embarrassed, not being able to sleep, or have any food, does suck.
BTW, Occupy Seattle was the first camp raided in the movement, and was raided dismantled very early on.

Posted by: UWDude | Jul 23 2025 20:43 utc | 40

@Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 17:42 utc | 14

The point remains, whoever the West seeks to replace him with will need the backing of the armed forces and Nazi paramilitaries.

I guess that is why the Banderite Zaluzhny has undergone training in the UK for ~18 months.
Zaluzhny Image with Bandera and Right Sector.

Posted by: Norwegian | Jul 23 2025 20:48 utc | 42

Not sure if this has been posted earlier, but it is Maria Zakharova responding to a question about future Russia-Germany relations. VERY powerful
Russia’s Message to Berlin: ‘Save Yourselves From Another Catastrophe’

Posted by: Norwegian | Jul 23 2025 21:11 utc | 44

Istanbul or “Constant in hopeful”:

“The positions of the parties are too far apart”: the third round of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations has ended in Istanbul
The third round of negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations ended in the Chirigan Palace. The meeting lasted just over 40 minutes, there will be no continuation, the round is now over.
Before the meeting, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan spoke, stating that the ultimate goal of the talks was a ceasefire, and Turkey was counting on the success of the discussions. Fidan also thanked the presidents of the United States, Russia and Ukraine for their efforts to organize the talks. Then the journalists were removed from the room, and the meeting was held behind closed doors.
According to informed sources, the negotiations were conducted in Russian, and translators were not required. Incidentally, almost the entire Ukrainian delegation arrived for the third round in civilian suits, unlike the first and second, where all the security forces were in uniform.
Following the third round of talks in Istanbul, the Russian and Ukrainian delegations agreed to conduct new prisoner exchanges. The parties agreed to conduct mutual exchanges of both military personnel and detained civilians. The decision on the fourth round of talks will be made based on the results of the implementation of the agreements reached.
The head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, who came out to the journalists, said that all humanitarian agreements of the second round had been fulfilled, and the second unprecedentedly large prisoner exchange had been completed. Moscow also returned to Kyiv more than 7 [thousand] bodies of fallen Ukrainian Armed Forces servicemen. As part of the new agreements, Russia proposed to Ukraine an exchange of at least 1200 more prisoners of war from each side, as well as three thousand bodies. In addition, Moscow proposed that Kyiv consider the issue of declaring short, 24-48 hour, ceasefires to collect the wounded and the bodies of soldiers. Indefinite sanitary exchanges will be continued.
On the memorandums: the parties discussed their positions, they are very far from each other. Medinsky expressed hope for prompt contacts with the Ukrainian side not only at the level of delegations, but also at the level of working groups. On Kyiv’s proposal to hold a meeting between Putin and Zelensky at the end of August, Medinsky said that the meeting of the leaders of Russia and Ukraine should “put an end to it.” Therefore, for such a meeting, it is necessary to work out the terms of the agreement and understand what to discuss at this meeting.

https://en.topwar.ru/268545-pozicii-storon-slishkom-daleki-drug-ot-druga-v-stambule-zavershilsja-tretij-raund-peregovorov-rossijskoj-i-ukrainskoj-delegacij.html
Well that’s all right then, Nobel Peace Prize guaranteed for someone…

Posted by: Jeremy Rhymings-Lang | Jul 23 2025 21:14 utc | 46

‼️🇺🇸🏴‍☠️🇺🇦🇩🇪 The US has approved the sale to Ukraine of equipment for repairing Bradley IFVs, as well as HAWK Phase III SAM systems worth $322 million — Pentagon

Posted by: Jo | Jul 23 2025 21:42 utc | 48

I think Mercouris plainly lays it out. The whole protest/corruption thing in Ukraine is garbage. Small protests, the Rada supports the corruption, there’s NO evidence of any potential overthrow of Zelensky, it’s all nonsense. Some in the West increase their support, regardless of obvious corruption, it means nothing. Zelensky stays in control, period – even to continue after a Ukraine collapse. The Hersh stuff is crap.
I’m glad……someone FINALLY gets it !!!!! No negotiation, no compromises, no meaningful peace talks.

Posted by: Eighthman | Jul 23 2025 21:51 utc | 50

Ukraine will not receive new Patriot systems until the end of 2025 – spring 2026.
🔺Germany is ready to consider the possibility of transferring another Patriot battery to Ukraine only if a clear and rapid replacement is provided by the US or other allies, so as not to weaken its own defense.
All these statements mean that there are serious contradictions between the US and NATO countries regarding support for the Ukrainian conflict, and the inertia of the Western military-industrial complex does not allow anyone to act independently.
The urgency of measures in this sense does not cancel the fundamental problem — the slow pace of military production. The timelines announced by Spiegel objectively reflect the fact that in the long term it is impossible to quickly saturate Ukraine with new air defense systems. This creates significant challenges for the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a whole, especially considering that the density of use of “Geran-1”, cruise, and ballistic missiles is constantly increasing.
Germany, to allocate its battery, must first receive a replacement, which is only planned to be manufactured and delivered
Military Chronicle
@Slavyangrad

Posted by: Jo | Jul 23 2025 22:00 utc | 52

Third Round of Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Wraps Up
https://www.rt.com/russia/621863-istanbul-talks-third-round/
“As it happened…”

Posted by: JohnGilberts | Jul 23 2025 22:51 utc | 54

Dima seems to think the Ukie Flash Mobs are a US backed protest. He thinks Tiny Dancer is cozying up to Russia, he did call for the most recent peace talks, so might be something there, especially if Zman tries to throw the US and NATO under the bus…..the big Russian bus……weird shit plot twist if true…..
Cheers M
…..it really is a shame Gonzalo Lira isn’t around to take this all in…..miss that guy…..

Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Jul 24 2025 0:20 utc | 56

We’ve reached levels of diversion, distraction, dissimulation I’d never thought possible.
Something Epstein.. or something.. is bad, really really really bad….
…”Congressman Frost {is his nic “Jack?”} …is claiming that the White House is preparing to release concrete evidence of extraterrestrial life…
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1948111489078116781
~congress-critter no one has ever heard of
~”claiming”.
Ok mockingbirds, chirp away…
^^^^^
The post that cucked cloud fare
(Or was it abducted by aliens?)

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 24 2025 0:50 utc | 58

guys?gu? gg…

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 24 2025 0:55 utc | 60

We’ve reached levels of diversion, distraction, dissimulation I’d never thought possible.
Something Epstein.. or something.. is bad, really really really bad….
…”Congressman Frost {is his nic “Jack?”} … is claiming that the White House is preparing to release concrete evidence of extraterrestrial life
…
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1948111489078116781
~congress-critter no one has ever heard of
~”claiming”.
Ok mockingbirds, chirp away…
^^^^^
The post that cucked cloud fare
(Or was it abducted by aliens?)
____
>> ok, let’s see what trigger word/s cloudfare is choking on..

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 24 2025 1:00 utc | 62

“The depressing thing is that the Trump regime made a big deal out of abolishing USAID and the NED, but somehow the money is still getting out there to these color revolutionists.”
Posted by: wagelaborer | Jul 23 2025 20:11 utc | 35
Actually according to Brian Berletic NED is still operative:
“US President Trump Streamlined the National Endowment for Democracy, not Dismantle[d] it”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw_6vFtC7gw

Posted by: George | Jul 24 2025 1:21 utc | 64

Just an addendum, DS proper
23/jul 70165
23/jun 69535
delta 630
daily 21
but no patience to open previous dates on excel
screw them

Posted by: Newbie | Jul 24 2025 1:30 utc | 66

Memories…
Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 24 2025 0:17 utc | 55
Was it for him or for me?
ICUROK2

Posted by: Newbie | Jul 24 2025 1:49 utc | 68

According to Some Guy on the Internet.
The reason Cloudfare is fucky right now is because the UK govt is banning UK citizens from posting on 4chan.
I have no way -and most importantly- no inclination to verify this claim.
Sounds fun, tho

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 24 2025 2:02 utc | 70

While everyone is looking at Ukraine I think the mice are up to their usual ‘cold war’ tricks in Armenia which is far more concerning in terms of the United States of Chaos/Israel meddling in the region.

Posted by: George | Jul 24 2025 2:13 utc | 72

@ Cynic | Jul 24 2025 3:06 utc | 73
the main election in armenia is for next year.. some of the by-elections are pointing to throwing the present gov’t out.. i am sure with a lot of propaganda for usa/uk, it could be altered..

Posted by: james | Jul 24 2025 4:05 utc | 74

I’d like to see Russia let Strelkov out of prison if he agrees to go to Odessa to organize the resistance. Strictly covert and no showboating. That would prove his worth.
Posted by: William Gruff | Jul 23 2025 20:10 utc | 34
Have you been paying attention?
Strelkov’s a fucking coward who fled a combat zone. Colonel Cassad covered it in great detail.

Posted by: Suresh | Jul 24 2025 4:42 utc | 76

xwitter + telegram trawl
§|~
American guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) attempted to enter Iranian waters in the Persian Gulf
An Iranian Navy helicopter from the third naval air region was dispatched to intercept the ship. The ship’s captain repeatedly threatened to shoot down the helicopter.
After several repeated verbal warnings and the pilot’s refusal to leave, the American vessel was forced to change course and left Iranian waters.
§| #### “Maintenance Mode”. “nitter is down….we’ll be back shortly”.
Oh dear. No xwitter cheat today then…
Extracts from @Megatron_ron telegram:
1 §| Fierce clashes have erupted along the Thailand-Cambodia border!
The Royal Cambodian Army have shelled multiple border towns in Thailand using multiple-launch rocket systems.
The Ministry of Defense of Thailand confirms that F-16 fighter jets of the Royal Thai Air Force have carried out multiple precision airstrikes against Cambodian positions along the border.
}^why? ^?
———
2 §| Brazil to formally join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ — CGTN
3§| The Tunisian President welcomes Trump’s envoy with images of hungry children in Gaza
“These images depict a crime against humanity; is this the international law? Laws that are collapsing more and more every day. Such a concept no longer has any meaning.”
4§| Türkiye officially unveils a hypersonic ballistic missile called Tayfun Block-4 today.
{[does the U$ have hypersonics yet? Shameful how these countries keep stealing American IP and know-how.
5§| Attempt to assassinate Netanyahu foiled
70yo woman from central Israel suspected of planning to kill Bibi with an explosive device

Posted by: Melaleuca | Jul 24 2025 6:33 utc | 78

why would the US need a color revolution to get rid of Z? unless there are other purposes to it of course. the situation is very murky outside of Russia’s guaranteed victory. maybe it it related to the politics around the eventual rump state–I dont see Russia wanting Western Ukraine, but the again how will it address long term security without taking it over?

Posted by: pretzelattack | Jul 24 2025 7:42 utc | 80

reply to 73
It is a strange time to be alive. It is strange to see so many nations firmly set on self destruction – such as Ukraine,Israel, Armenia, the UK and EU generally. Uncontrolled immigration, war, eagerness to be used and discarded in big power politics, self punishing sanctions and bad economics. A whole deep argument could be developed that the contrast between China, Russia and BRICS vs the West could be reduced down to intelligent, forward thinking nationalism – instead of Western mass suicide.

Posted by: Eighthman | Jul 24 2025 10:27 utc | 82

I’d like to apologize for the confusion caused yesterday when I penned a message on this board under the handle “Anonymous”. Some of the responses clearly indicated that this handle is normally associated with another visitor to the board; while other responses remained on topic with helpful information to my intial query regarding the age of the Ukrainina anti-corruption protestors. I even felt a moment of flattery reading Melaleuca’s poem (which, I feel it’s pretty good) addressed to the real “Anonymous”, but that sentiment quickly evaporated for obviuos reasons – I was an impostor. To avoid further confusion, I’ve picked a different handle – “Spiridon”. Hopefully, I am not repeating the same mistake and cause another wave of misdirected attention.
As to the topic of my original query, the useful responses helped paint a clearer picture of the level of opposition among the civilians to Zelensky’s rule. Such open display of resistance is rare in Ukraine, and, I’m assuming, not without potential consequences down the road for its participants. Although the number of protestors appears to have been small, one wonders how many protestors would have participated if Ukraine was anything close to resembling a democracy, and its people didn’t feel like the sword of Damocles was in full swing above their heads.
Anyway, to avoid going down a rabbit hole analyzing what it could all mean, if anything, I’ll just say that “something is brewing amongst the masses” who might just re-enact Bastille’s famous guillotine moment, if the opportunity will arise. At least, that’s my opinion, and most of you might already think, as one response I received said: “It’s not rocket science”.

Posted by: Spiridon | Jul 24 2025 10:47 utc | 84

Posted by: Spiridon | Jul 24 2025 10:47 utc | 84
You seem to believe those protests are genuine. That view is shared by only very few posters here. Most of us think it’s instigated from three letter agencies, mostly American, maybe with a European flair.
Personally, I think there is no doubt. The photos of very orderly, obviously well organized & very young people with a striking similarity to the Georgian crowds recently, and not the least, the content of the “protests”, all of this point to CIA et al.

Posted by: Avtonom | Jul 24 2025 12:18 utc | 86

This video much broader protest … the children of the Maidan of 2014 …
Anti-corruption crackdown protest in Kyiv. All major cities are protesting the Ukrainian government.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhLKEn-yXM4&t=2s
Kyiv Protests Tonight: Zelensky Needs to Hear Them. It’s not just about one law!

Posted by: Oui | Jul 24 2025 13:27 utc | 88

Such open display of resistance is rare in Ukraine

Everything about these protests is suspicous and smells of orchestrated maneuvers. They are as organic as the Maidan protests – that is, not organic at all.
This is my view and as far as I can tell the view of the majority of observers and analysts. A conspiracy of shadowy forces is at work; the US’s very powerful soft power machine. These forces are very successful, even planting the notion deep into the collective psyche that such conspiracies do not exist, while they actually are the rule rather than the exception. No matter where in the world, mass protests do not just happen. They require networks and money and preparation.
Propaganda is thousands of years old, but propaganda techniques have made huge progress since the century of the self – the 20th century. The dissection of the human psyche with scientific precision has helped to control masses without clumsy traces, without overt coercion. The torture chambers are now more of a spectacle than actual means of control. The pleasure dens are more effective.

Posted by: Hamburger | Jul 24 2025 13:45 utc | 90

Avtonom@86…..the biggest tell is always the placards the protesters carry, especially in a foreign country, say like 404. If the protest signs are written in English, the protests are western sponsored, period. Those type protests are for the cameras, carrying the message back home to a western audience……
Cheers M
…..if those signs are written in any language other than English, no one in the western audience would give a rats ass, even if the presenter translated it, or close-captioned on screen…..in one eye out the other….

Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Jul 24 2025 14:35 utc | 92

Spiridon@84…..the Disco Lights shine bright in Kiev and Lviv every night, that’s where most young Ukies are, dancing the night away, Rocking in the Free World…..there is no war in 404 as far as they are concerned and at the moment conscription is not an issue for them……that revolution, will not be televised….

Posted by: sean the leprechaun | Jul 24 2025 14:41 utc | 94

See above videos … Home-made placards none in English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUJTVCWbbxg
A new wave of protests confronts Zelensky’s attempt to dismantle anti-corruption agencies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2k7ZhWcVR8

Posted by: Oui | Jul 24 2025 14:58 utc | 96

Yep, Occupy was definitely not a color revolution, unlike the 2020 Floyd riots. There are only two times in recent history I can recall Americans being so united. One was Occupy, the other was Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself.
So yeah, they immediately started on the divide and conquer BLM, CRT, 1619 Project to divide us by race, and the trans thing to divide us by reality-based people vs virtue signalers. There went the 99%, fighting amongst ourselves.
And now they have turned the revulsion at sex predators that came out during the Epstein “suicide” narrative, into a Blue vs Red narrative.
Sigh. We’re so easy.
Posted by: wagelaborer | Jul 23 2025 20:21 utc | 37
Well, they play on our own anti racism, which is a great thing in the abstract. Nonetheless, that game is up. Nobody but Dems will ever blindly obey to every cry of “racism” in my lifetime.

Posted by: Ahenobarbus | Jul 24 2025 15:25 utc | 98

Senator Graham Lindsay has made aatatement re z…it comes across that he is a rather regretfully miffed that z has rashly taken the corruption action on his own without consulting his masters , as previously it was and still remains -hopefully-for both Ukraine and USA still to be working together closely on anticorruption measures…..
partnership now broken?

Posted by: Jo | Jul 24 2025 15:41 utc | 100