Razor Wire Democracy Inside the Industrial-Scale Incarceration Machine Consuming an Entire Society A free explainer and knowledge thread from Beefy. open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...

The Erdoğan Paradox A Regional Power with a Shrinking Currency and Growing Dependence on Dictatorships A free explainer from Beefy. Please SHARE and support Beefy’s work today! open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...

Russians report that Marketplaces lost up to 10% of users and 7 billion rubles after VPN blocks. According to Digital Budget calculations, Wildberries' mobile traffic fell by 10% in April, Ozon and Yandex Market by 3%, and Avito by 1.5%. 1/2

Reporter: Did you discuss Ukraine with Xi Jinping? Trump: Yes. Everything looked good until last night, but they were dealt a serious blow yesterday evening. It's frustrating. 1/2

Saudi Arabia is a Russian den of iniquity and AFD harbour for war criminals. Unsurprising as the country is led by the dictator-cum-murderer Binbag Salman. 1/4

It is reported that Internet outages are hampering the work of every second doctor in Russia, according to Forbes. Medical professionals are complaining about disruptions in access to electronic medical records, patient booking services, and messengers for coordinating work with colleagues. 1/2

"Black rain" has hit Ryazan after an attack by Ukrainian drones, local residents report. City residents are complaining en masse about sticky black spots on cars, windows, and building facades.

Propagandist Solovyov once again lost his temper and claimed that the entire EU leadership is in Zelensky's pocket. Well, it's impressive how Ukraine has risen in Solovyov's eyes over the past four years - from a "dependent puppet of the West" to actually leading the entire European Union😁🤷‍♂️

🗣The death penalty for terrorists and pedophiles in Russia should be restored, — Mironov. "For the monstrous crimes they commit, they should have no place in this world". Putin is in the frame then..

Chinese shit always dominated the fake product market. Says everything you need to know about a once great culture. All Nike and Adidas sneakers in Russian shopping centers turned out to be fakes, the media reports. 1/2

Russian mobile operator T2 has increased the number of countries with 5G roaming support to 50 ahead of the high tourist season, according to a company statement. It includes European countries Greece and Italy - always the friendly places for Russian businesses. 1/2

🇺🇦🎤 In the second semi-final of Eurovision 2026, the Ukrainian representative LELÉKA performed with the song Ridnym t.me/nvua_officia...

🛢 Kremlin receives super profits on the background of soaring oil prices, - Bloomberg According to the Russian National Tax Service, the cost of the Urals blend in May reached $94.87 per barrel. China is the biggest customer and sponsor of war for Russian fossil fuels.

When you spend decades training thugs how to hack company websites and extort ransoms.. karma comes back to bite you. 1/3

The Taliban arrived in Kazan for the "Russia - Islamic World" forum. Imagine the excitement of the Afghan war veterans at such news.

In Russia - A clothing brand for Muslim doctors was named 9/11. The founder claims that all coincidences are random.

Yup, Apple thriving in Russia for the past 4 gears of genocide The price of the iPhone 17e has plummeted to 45,000 rubles - a sharp drop compared to previous months. In April, the smartphone was sold for around 55,000 rubles, and in March, at its launch, it cost 65,000 rubles.

There will be no economic growth in Russia either this year or next, said deputy Sergei Mironov. According to him, the revision of the GDP growth forecast shows that the current economic model does not create conditions for accelerating the economy.

In Russian media today: “Belgian Monks Beer in the Russian market. Even religious scammers need an income. The most expensive beer was found in Moscow. A bottle of Belgian ale is sold for almost 5 thousand rubles. 1/2

Russia wants to provide humanitarian aid to the Taliban in Afghanistan, Shoigu said. According to him, the illiterate drug tsars known as the "Taliban" is a "full-fledged partner" of Russia. Today, the Taliban is considered a terrorist organization worldwide, except in Russia. 1/2

Russian’s have excavated the remains of a popular Russian social media influencer - what they found was truly fascinating 👇

Beefy’s word of the day

In Turkey, school textbooks are being rewritten: the term "Crusades" will be replaced with "Crusader attacks", and "Geographical discoveries" with "The beginning of colonialism". 1/3

Remote work in Russia is coming to an end. Russians have been warned about a reduction in the remote work format - amid a slowing economy and a high key rate, companies are increasingly switching to an office and hybrid format. 1/4

Internet restrictions worry Russians twice as much as the COVID-19 pandemic did in 2020, according to the "National Anxiety Index" from KROS. Experts note that network outages not only reduced access to information but also disrupted people's usual way of life.

The relocators (those who fled Russia and chose not to fight the illegal war) - who harmed Russia will face trial upon their return - Volodin. 1/2

😂😎😂 A court in Russia has arrested in absentia the former British Defense Minister Wallace, who called for "strangling" Crimea The Basmanny Court of Moscow has arrested in absentia the former British Defense Minister Ben Wallace in a case of justifying terrorism. 1/4

Reported in RU🇷🇺 media: “Loans up to 10 million rubles will be written off for all Russians who signed a contract with the Ministry of Defense from May 1 - the bill has been passed by the State Duma.

Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has starved the island of fuel. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

21 out of 28 of Russia's largest industrial companies have worsened their financial performance — Vedomosti. 1/2

Three more countries will join the Special Tribunal for Russia for the crime of aggression: 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇷🇴 Romania, and 🇸🇲 San Marino. 1/3

Orcs losing their ju-ju? Russians have started massively washing their hands with salt and cinnamon to "attract money". 1/2

Desperate much? Sberbank employees will be allowed to shoot down drones The State Duma's Financial Market Committee on Wednesday approved a bill for the second reading, which grants PJSC "Sberbank" - on a par with the Central Bank of Russia - 1/3

Cope in Mordor: Rosavtodor criticized the construction of concrete roads in Russia Rosavtodor opposes the construction of roads with cement-concrete pavement due to issues related to their reliability and durability, the department reported. 1/2

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After supporting 4 years of genocide by it’s licensed presence in Russia - Disney is finally leaving Russian online cinemas - the company will not renew its licenses after 2026. 1/2

The proportion of Orthodox Christians has significantly decreased in Russia over the past 15 years. Their number has dropped from 78 to 65%, sociologists reported. 1/2

Since the beginning of yesterday's day, Russians have deployed more than 1560 drones against Ukrainian cities and settlements, - Zelensky 1/3

‼️IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL UK RESIDENTS‼️ You can stop the NHS sharing your private medical data with the gimps from Palantir who are collecting patients data by using the link URL in the picture. Palantir are Epstein and ICE linked data thugs - out to scrape your personal data. 1/2

Roman Abramovich - The Last Untouchable Oligarch? Why Abramovich Still Navigates Between the Kremlin, Western Courts and Frozen Empires A free update and explainer from Beefy. Please share and support his work today! open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...

It is being reported thats the US Army has canceled plans to deploy more than 4,000 troops to Poland, according to Defense News, citing an unnamed army official. 1/4

It is now reported that Russians have become the main shareholders of Phuket. They own 20% of the foreign business on the island. Fuck #Phuket. Remember this when booking your holidays. Avoid this shit hole attracting Russians.

Putin was promised to more actively involve "SVO veterans" in business as they have "a lot of energy" The authorities intend to more actively integrate "SVO participants" returning from the front into small business, said the Minister of Economic Development, Maxim Reshetnikov meeting Putin. 1/3

Loan write off “promises” for orcs to join the failed war in Ukraine and donate their bodies to horticulture. Fertiliser for sunflower fields in Ukraine. 1/3

Conscription woes in Russia - with new laws to try and remedy it. The Ministry of Internal Affairs will be obliged to conduct "preventive talks" with Russians who evade military service. 1/3

The attempts of Russian troops to capture the village of Malaia Tokmachka have already surpassed in duration the famous siege of Carthage Before the full-scale invasion, less than 100 people lived here. 1/2

⚡️Ukrainian drone operators defeated Swedish forces in NATO exercises, — AP On the island of Gotland, the Ukrainians played the role of the attacking side. The Swedes stopped the exercises three times to change their tactics - in a real battle, their positions would have already been destroyed. 1/2

Z-bloggers complain that the Ukrainian Defense Forces are already shelling the bypass road along the Azov Sea from Rostov to Crimea. The relevant videos are also being published by the Ukrainian military. t.me/Crimeanwind/...

On Russian telegram: Ukrainian drones imposing sanctions?

Shadow Fleet, Shadow Finance, Shadow Promises Why Britain Still Struggles to Confront Russian Power Beyond the Battlefield A free explainer from Beefy. Please SHARE and support his work today! open.substack.com/pub/beefeate...