@LiberalLibrarian this was a hit. Putin took him out
@ucantstop_me @LiberalLibrarian Of course it was. It's a more elaborate way of dropping him out a window.
Wagner says on social media the plane was shot down by Russian air defenses.
@RationalLeft It what? Holy shit. Coup 2.0 on the way. @ucantstop_me
@LiberalLibrarian @ucantstop_me Clearly, between the removal of Wagner-friendly generals and now the hit on Prigozhin, Putin is counting on Wagner being too isolated and disorganized to try again.
Which is why I say this will boomerang on him. He's willing to take out 9 people to get the 1. That will clarify minds.
@LiberalLibrarian @ucantstop_me Very possibly... though I'd bet the effects won't manifest immediately.
@LiberalLibrarian @ucantstop_me It is indeed. A gamble he thinks he'll win. Time will tell if he's right.
And of course a short-term success could still disguise long-term trouble... if, say, more generals decide "he's going to fuck everything up and then kill us to shift the blame."