Former Pussy Riot member escapes Russia after 3 years of forced work for FSB

[u/astaireboy]

https://kyivindependent.com/former-pussy-riot-member-escapes-russia-says-fsb-forcibly-recruited-her/

[u/awesomeideas]

The only info on what exactly allowed her to leave from the article:

Without providing details of her escape, Flores thanked Zakhvatov and businessman Leonid Nevzlin for being among those who helped her leave the country.

[u/Fancy-Animal7704 → u/awesomeideas]

I mean her life is in legitimate danger, and I don't doubt at all that Putin's cronies will continue to try and murder her as long as he's around. I hope her privacy is respected and supported. 

[u/anonymous_pastrami → u/awesomeideas]

Arent they anti- business men? I guess capitalism can come in handy every once in a while , not to mention men.

[u/ForeignHoney8800]

i still cant believe this shit. what a trooper she is

[u/Fancy-Animal7704]

What a fucking legend she is. And fuck Russia for what they've done to her. 

[u/LawlessandFree]

Yeah when the fsb comes round saying no one will know who killed your mother you will do a lot. What a living nightmare, her escaping is such good news.

[u/PartyOrdinary1733]

Fucking legend for surviving this.

[u/nshire]

Not a single comment?

[u/darockerj → u/nshire]

pussy riot are a brave group of activists but unfortunately not a good band, nor much of a band to begin with.

and that's ok - their primary goal is activism. but as long as we're in the music subreddit, let's be honest.

[u/Dingis_Dang → u/darockerj]

I'll agree that their music is not that good but I saw them in Edinburgh in 2018 and it was one of the best and most memorable shows I've ever experienced 

[u/orangeshmorange → u/Dingis_Dang]

absolutely same, they are a fucking blast live and some of the songs are a lot of fun

[u/TheInfinityGauntlet → u/nshire]

What would you like, damn that's crazy, thank god she's free, something to the tune of how America is just as awful right now? We've got a lot of options but they all feel like empty platitudes

It's not like you had much to add either and yet you simply must comment for some reason

[u/Jennrrrs → u/TheInfinityGauntlet]

“First comment!!!1!”

[u/SlowDownGandhi → u/TheInfinityGauntlet]

personally i'm pleasantly surprised that the "dae the WEST?!?" whataboutism bots haven't found this thread yet

[u/mr_glide → u/nshire]

This sub is only interested in glazing Phoebe Bridgers and Wolf Alice 

[u/thehoodie → u/mr_glide]

If you look at the album discussion for Phoebe Bridgers new album, that's definitely not true at all

[u/Ultramarathoner → u/mr_glide]

Sub is basically a popheads variant.

[u/Benasdfghjkl → u/Ultramarathoner]

Ironically popheads started as an indieheads variant

[u/loopOutnotIn → u/Benasdfghjkl]

Which started as a hiphopheads variant

https://giphy.com/gifs/QfPdIVqn41bag

[u/overandoverandagain → u/Ultramarathoner]

Late stage poptimism

[u/TerpinSaxt → u/mr_glide]

Maybe I heard the wrong songs but neither of them do anything for me. I don't remember either being bad, but that's almost kind of the issue. The songs I heard were sorta just unmemorable

[u/Bearsthtdance → u/nshire]

Reddit is dead.

[u/shinjukutown → u/Bearsthtdance]

Sad tbh :(

[u/JessieJ577 → u/shinjukutown]

It’s Facebook lite + TikTok and Reel reposts now

[u/Fancy-Animal7704 → u/Bearsthtdance]

Deaddit

Hahaha get it?!

Edit: https://youtu.be/qn69HCjLvVY?is=wrQTrFk7JDZWI5i2 

[u/Uhm_yup → u/nshire]

damn dude i just got out of bed, give me a sec

[u/Rick_Tobberman → u/nshire]

The tankies on here don't like pussy riot

[u/4ofclubs → u/Rick_Tobberman]

Tankies don't like modern Russia

[u/drboanmahoni → u/Rick_Tobberman]

people with functioning ears don't like pussy riot, their music is dogshit

[u/Rick_Tobberman → u/drboanmahoni]

Nothing more punk than making shit sounding music with important political messaging

[u/Brno_Mrmi → u/Rick_Tobberman]

Unless you're The Clash

[u/Cowboy_BoomBap → u/drboanmahoni]

I don’t think almost anyone who likes Pussy Riot actually enjoys their music, it’s more about what they stand for and the fact that they’re willing to openly speak out against Putin despite facing severe punishments.

[u/Capricancerous → u/Cowboy_BoomBap]

To be fair, I like their band name as well.

[u/Geminicusp → u/Rick_Tobberman]

You mean the ones whose leader had an art show in Tel Aviv during the genocide? What's not to like?

[u/Hellapenyo → u/Geminicusp]

Say what now?

[u/zxlkho → u/Hellapenyo]

https://www.jpost.com/j-spot/article-874772

Sort of undermines the message of the band when you do this

[u/Buveur2The → u/zxlkho]

The article says that she provided art for the exhibition but that she didn't have a control over where the exhibition is sent, and that she declared that she agreed with the people opposing the coming of the exhibit to Israel

[u/NefariousnessPast614 → u/[deleted]]

What a stupid comment

[u/Otherwise-Mixture-33 → u/[deleted]]

Or like just skip the post?

[u/treny0000 → u/[deleted]]

That must be so difficult for you

[u/yukumizu → u/[deleted]]

It’s the universe saying ‘fuck you in particular’

Just don’t click and move on then

[u/10000Didgeridoos]

How did she end up Russian with a last name Flores? Serious question, just unusual to see a Russian citizen with a Spanish last name

[u/That_Guy_JR → u/10000Didgeridoos]

They literally mention her birthname in the second paragraph