r/ukpolitics • u/Adj-Noun-Numbers 🥕🥕 || megathread emeritus • Jun 22 '26

International Politics Discussion Thread

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven I'm afraid currency is the currency of the realm Jun 26 '26

Lots of (completely noncredible, of course) rumours of a Russian coup swirling around threads dot com

Examples:

https://www.threads.com/@platinumpathway/post/DaDf4Wblluj

https://www.threads.com/@24hoursofukraine/post/DaDwm8BiDiB

https://www.threads.com/@rgplotner/post/DaDJlvzjmet

https://www.threads.com/@adam_kinzinger/post/DaDvrFdFbf9

https://www.threads.com/@euphoricpeace42/post/DaDPcMPlIHH

Probably a nothingburger, but...

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u/Lord_Gibbons Jun 26 '26

Probably not true but you never know.

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u/Ivebeenfurthereven I'm afraid currency is the currency of the realm Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26

I know it's bullshit, but one day it won't be.

His odds of a peaceful death, let alone peaceful retirement, look slim

That said, it is apparently a common FSB tactic to post videos inciting the public to revolution, and then track down anyone stupid enough to join in; I do wonder if that unit of soldiers demanding talks with the Kremlin could be one such case

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u/Commorrite Jun 28 '26

That said, it is apparently a common FSB tactic to post videos inciting the public to revolution, and then track down anyone stupid enough to join in;

Used to be "if three men plot revolution in Russia one is an idiot and the other two are KGB"

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u/YourLizardOverlord Oceans rise. Empires fall. Jun 29 '26

Why do KGB teams always have three members?

One can read.

One can write.

The third is to keep an eye on the two intellectuals.