Russian Cops Won’t Even Let Toys Protest

After the Siberian authorities repeatedly rejected Barnual citizens’ requests to hold legal demonstrations over Russia’s fraudulent parliamentary election, locals did this “protest.” The teddy bears, toys and figurines picketed with “I’m for honest elections!” and “A thief should sit in jail, not in the Kremlin” signs, aw. The police did not like it. They’re seriously investigating. Read more »

Russia’s Flawed $1 Billion Election Fraud Surveillance Plan

Remember how Russia’s parliamentary election had so much obnoxious, YouTube-documented fraud, that thousands of angry Russians protested in the street? Don’t worry. The Kremlin has it on lock down, soon equipping 94,000 polling stations with no less than 300,000 web surveillance cameras. Pffffffft. Read more »

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Putin Relates to a Magical Python on Live TV

Just when you thought that Hermain Cain’s presidential race drop-out speech quoting the Pokémon movie was the craziest shit you’ve ever seen… In Russia, Prime Minister Putin has just quoted the Jungle Book to call opposition “Bandar-log” ’cause he’s the motherfucking python! Read more »

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Hacked Russian Election Billboard: “You Got F*cked”

The fall out after Russia’s spectacularly fraudulent parliamentary elections continues. Here’s a perfectly appropriate example of rouge urban hacking: The corrupt United Russia party poster says “You’ve been fucked.” Read more »

Fox News Fakes Moscow Protest Coverage With Athens Riots Footage

Fox News attempted to cover the post-election-fraud protests in Moscow, but decided that the truth wasn’t exciting enough, so they spiced it up with some footage of the riots in Athens, thinking that no one would notice the fucking palm trees. Read more »

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The Corrupt Russian Elections Video Playlist

So, the results of the Russian parliamentary elections are in and Putin’s United Russia party won. The elections were so replete with exposed fraud, it’s hilarious, unless, of course, you live in Russia. If not, here’re some fresh YouTubes from yesterday, starting with United Russia’s illegal campaigning/bullying outside a voting center. Read more »

Russian Leaders Hire Lady Photographers: The Battle Begins

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have both hired pretty women as their personal photographers, presumably to get their nation’s attention for the upcoming, potentially inconsequential election. This is Putin’s Yana Lapikova. We don’t really know what her portfolio looks like because her site is down. But here she is posing for a lingerie shot that she later said was “a mistake” and her photograph of a cat. Read more »

Terror Survivor Rudy Guiliani Talks Elections on CNN

Jesus God, when will news shows stop asking this guy for his dopey opinions? Oh right, never, because he is America’s terror-mayor, and media organizations seem to feel obligated to check in with him to make sure he hasn’t developed abandonment issues. Read more »

Nation of Self-Hating Psychos: An Election Wrap-Up

Yesterday’s election results, OMG. Mostly terrible, with the Republicans winning lots of Congressional seats and governor’s races and people (?) like Sarah Palin saying smarmy crap on their Twitters all night long, bragging about refudiation. GOP in the muthafuckin’ House, for real. Read more »

It’s Been Real, Carl Paladino

The votes haven’t been counted, but I’m gonna predict that our mad-as-hell friend Carl Paladino is not going to become the governor of New York today. Aw, don’t cry! (Seriously, no waterworks.) Read more »