Yesterday I spoke in detail about the rallies against raising the retirement age and, more broadly, about how this campaign is unfolding. Also: the “electro-recaller,” “how lovely, they’re out on the streets,” and much more. Timestamps for the broadcast are below.
0:47 Beginning. “Irresponsible Politician” in the studio.
1:49 “I wanted to start the episode with some good news: for the first time, none of our staffers or campaign office activists is under arrest. But no, Zakhar Sarapulov from Irkutsk has ‘let’ us all down.”
3:50 ❗️ “How lovely, they’re out on the streets.”
4:33 Peruvians on Saransk’s main street.
5:55 Swedes in Nizhny Novgorod.
6:57 Foreigners are allowed, Russians are not: all this fun will be over in two weeks.
8:38 Alexei on why the streets should belong to the people.
9:19 Dmitry Navosha pointed out the difference in how law enforcement officers treat foreigners and Russians.
11:39 ❗️ pensiya.org — sign up and take part. 1
5:38 Valentina Matviyenko: “We must pass the pension reform law right now.”
19:29 The Russian Party of Pensioners supported raising the retirement age.
20:54 “We at the ACF (Anti-Corruption Foundation) don’t want to hog the spotlight and are ready to join anyone in any protest actions.”
21:53 33 cities are ready to take part in the “Against Raising the Retirement Age” protest.
23:59 How is the party registration process going?
24:41 Regarding the protests against raising the retirement age: will there be an unauthorized protest in Moscow, or is it better to go to the nearest cities?
26:06 During the last Lent, did you manage not to yell at anyone even once?
26:39 What should you do if your city didn’t submit an application for a rally? Go from Moscow to Tver, for example?
27:26 Are the campaign offices doing outreach work now?
27:37 Manifesto of crooks and thieves.
29:01 Don’t forget not only to read the article by Dmitry Kiselyov’s wife, but also to look at the apartment the Kiselyovs live in.
30:54 How the federal TV channels started pushing for a higher retirement age.
32:32 Why do people here retire earlier?
33:34 ❗️ They simply cannot work.
34:03 “Our healthcare system has collapsed!”: Navalny’s personal story related to healthcare in Russia.
35:31 Staff cuts at the Research Institute of Eye Diseases despite pickets and protests by patients and staff.
38:30 “With healthcare like this, what condition will pensioners be in by age 65?”
41:05 The State Duma passed a law that will help convicted people shorten their sentences, but forgot to calculate how many prisoners it will actually affect?
22:20 Alexei, how would you comment on the situations involving Leonid Slutsky and Utkin?
44:01 What question should be asked of Putin at the “Big Challenges” event in Sirius (the educational center near Sochi)? How can he be caught in a lie?
46:10 My mom loves Putin—how can I change her mind?
47:27 ❗️ Electro-recaller.
49:43 Criminal case against Scientologists.
52:10 “All those who torture people will have fairly high pensions. And they won’t retire at 65, but at 45.”
55:29 These days, serving in the security services is a stain for life.
56:21 How exactly do you plan to punish those responsible for torture and prevent new cases of torture?
28:17 What should pensions be for deputies, and what should they be for ordinary people?
59:39 What progress has the RosYama project made?
1:00:07 ❗️ The Russian citizen is getting richer.
1:01:07 Igor Shuvalov’s new airplane.
1:02:41 “We are not prepared, Igor Ivanovich, to hand over our pension contributions so that you can buy yourself a $70 million airplane.”