Adding another headache to Putin's growing list of potential catastrophes this week were protests in Russia's Altai Kra region, where residents have taken to the streets in demonstration against desperate poverty and growing authoritarian control imposed by oligarchs. The protesters are voicing strong opposition to proposed changes in the constitution aimed at undermining local governance and autonomy. A local activist estimated that approximately 4,000 people participated in the protest.
This should sound preposterous but we’ve got diaper don over here threatening to do the same thing to another country so I guess now’s the time to move the doomsday clock up another second.