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    1. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      The poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko took place shortly after he alleged Putin is a pedophile.

      9 replies 198 retweets 293 likes
    2. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      (Which is interesting given DT's self identified attraction to barely pubertal girls and related allegations. But let's set that aside.)

      14 replies 128 retweets 295 likes
    3. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      The stories of these two men alone - both targeted and one murdered by Putin, give you a sense of his personal ruthlessness.

      5 replies 108 retweets 210 likes
    4. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      Now, remember, Putin was a member of the KGB (the Committee for State Security for the Soviet Union). Here he is in his KGB uniform:pic.twitter.com/0q0zaiDn6Z

      28 replies 314 retweets 276 likes
    5. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      When people think about the Soviet Union, they often think about "communism". What often goes undiscussed is the USSR was AUTHORITARIAN.

      15 replies 293 retweets 564 likes
    6. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      Now I'll tell you about my experience with Russia, the Soviet Union, and the KGB. Yep. Me and the KGB.

      10 replies 118 retweets 244 likes
    7. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      When people hear "KGB", they tend to think of spy novels, events separate from every day life. That's not how it was. Or not most of it.

      3 replies 84 retweets 192 likes
    8. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      The KGB was a huge surveillance state infrastructure, encompassing all of the then-USSR and Eastern Europe.

      4 replies 127 retweets 217 likes
    9. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      In 1985, I went to the USSR by myself. You could travel as a tourist but only as part of an organized "tour group".

      4 replies 91 retweets 194 likes
    10. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
      Replying to @leahmcelrath

      When you entered the USSR, they took and *kept* your passport for the entirety of your stay. You were given a flimsy paper visa of sorts.

      4 replies 89 retweets 183 likes
      Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016

      When your passport was returned upon leaving, there was no stamp & you handed in the visa. You retained no official proof you'd been there.

      1:31 PM - 16 Nov 2016
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      3 replies 88 retweets 215 likes
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        2. Leah McElrath  🏳️‍🌈‏ @leahmcelrath 16 Nov 2016
          Replying to @leahmcelrath

          You can understand the coercive influence of having your passport retained by the government of the country you're visiting.

          3 replies 79 retweets 245 likes
        3. Sandra‏ @GoreNielsen 16 Nov 2016
          Replying to @leahmcelrath

          Happened to me in Algeria.

          0 replies 1 retweet 7 likes
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