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  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 12:21 pm on July 12, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Russian Woman Says She Borrowed Friend’s Disabled Child to Skip Gas Station Queue

    A Russian woman has gone viral after posting a video in which she claims she borrowed a friend’s child with a disability to avoid waiting in line at a gas station.

    In the video, she says they brought the child’s disability certificate, allowing them to use a priority fuel pump reserved for people with disabilities and special-service vehicles.

    “That feeling when you need to fill up your car, so you bring along a friend’s child with a disability. We took the disability certificate, and now we’re going to get fuel without waiting in line. Life hack.”

    She later explains that staff directed them to a dedicated reserve pump, where they were able to refuel without joining the regular queue.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 9:50 am on July 12, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Russia’s Ministry of Education says a child’s desire to eat gummy candy shaped like worms is “not appropriate.”

    The statement appears in methodological recommendations sent by the ministry to Russian regions.

    The document says that candy shaped like worms, blood or feces can influence children’s food choices through advertising and foreign online content, including Halloween-themed videos.

    Source: Life.ru, citing a Ministry of Education letter obtained by TASS

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 6:34 pm on July 10, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Parents in Russia are reportedly leaving their kids to hold places in line at gas stations as fuel shortages linked to Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries continue.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 1:09 pm on July 8, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    A Moscow woman has given birth to her 16th child.

    The newborn is the family’s ninth son. The parents are also raising seven daughters.

    The baby was born at Bauman City Clinical Hospital No. 29, weighing about 9.3 pounds and measuring roughly 22 inches.

    Both the mother and child are reportedly doing well.

    Source: Moscow City News Agency

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 2:26 pm on June 26, 2026 Permalink | | Reply
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    Russian lawmakers want to slow down online games the same way they slowed Telegram.

    The State Duma’s family and children committee says Roskomnadzor and the Digital Ministry could use their experience with other platforms to limit how long children spend continuously on screens.

    Lawmakers say gaming and social media controls are needed to protect kids.

    Earlier, Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin claimed online games and in-game chats are an effective tool for recruiting teenagers into sabotage.

     
  • Bear Witness

    Bear Witness 11:01 pm on August 5, 2025 Permalink | | Reply
    Tags: antidepressants, , earthquake, Kamchatka, , LGTB, , parenting,   

    Weird News Weekly Dispatch – Episode 1: Vanishing Cities, Antidepressants, Earthquakes, and Vodka 

    russian town

    This week brings depressive, sad, and even alarming headlines from across Russia. 129 Russian Cities May Disappear 129 Russian cities are on the brink of disappearing due to depopulation, according to RANEPA (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration). 3.4 million people are affected. Among them: Verkhny Tagil, Inta, Kem, Torzhok, and Okha. Nothing alarming, just vanishing towns.

    iz.ru Record-Breaking Antidepressant Sales Russians have spent a record 4.6 billion rubles (approximately $51 million USD) on antidepressants and tranquilizers in just six months. Currently, one in five people in Russia is on antidepressants. The highest concentration is in Moscow, the Moscow region, St. Petersburg, and Krasnodar. Experts blame stress and economic instability. But hey, nothing to worry about — everything’s totally fine.

    glagol.press Nighttime Toilet Use May Get You Evicted Lawyers warn that Russians can be evicted for flushing toilets or showering at night. Sounds of water from 11:00…

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