MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday the coronavirus outbreak in Russia has begun to abate, creating a positive environment for easing restrictions, as officials defended the country’s data on deaths against claims they were being under-reported.
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“Patient is wery stable once hit pavement.”
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“Fourth-floor window latch admitted to being at fault.”
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Assuming that Pooty is telling the truth, the moral of this grim tale is: If you must have an authoritarian run your country, at least get a smart one.
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Nah, Vlad’s a wienie. Just look at how he projects leadership by example:
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I guess you can say anything when you don’t let inspectors into your country…
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“The epidemic has eroded support for Putin, that dropped to 59% in April, the lowest point in more than two decades of his rule, according to the independent Levada Center polling firm.”
I grudgingly admit that for (AP), this is fiery journalism.
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Maker of Best Quality Window Latch Factory unavailable for comment, but aides have informed us he has donated 666,000,000 rubles to Putin’s campaign.
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who you gonna believe, trump or putin?
but they seem like brothers from different fathers.
so many comparable qualities.
Sure…stabilizing at 8,000+ new cases a day. I guess he figures we’re all as dumb as his President.
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Yup. Looks very stable…

That’s some premium abatement there.
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I expect it is much worse than they are admitting. Putin is a big of a liar as Trump and it is easier for him to conceal vital statistics. The only things that are open about Putin’s administration are the windows in tall buildings, just waiting for new customers.
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“Stabilizing” is one of those weasel words statisticians use when they don’t want their boss to spike their drinks with polonium.