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TexasTowelie

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Sat Jul 19, 2025, 06:26 AM Saturday

Z-Patriot Rebellion - Are Cracks Appearing in Putin's Regime? - Silicon Curtain



Edition No193 | 18-07-2025 - After episodes that focused on the utterances of Igor Girkin (Strelkov), here is another repugnant character, but one nonetheless that is speaking out about the ineptitude and pointlessness of Putin’s war against Ukraine. Is this the start of a Z-Patriot rebellion, something that Putin is likely far more fearful of, than the so-called liberal opposition.

Z Rebellion: Gubarev, Putin, and the Cracking Facade of Russian Ultra-Loyalism. Today’s episode: how a strange group of bloggers, loud mouths, and battlefield fantasists — the so-called Z-Patriots — are turning on their own emperor – or at least starting to point in his direction and proclaim that the emperor has no clothes on. Our criminal Russian nationalist of the week? Pavel Gubarev. The former governor of the self-proclaimed Peoples of Donetsk in 2014. Once a proud foot soldier of Russia’s imperialist crusade — now sounding alarm bells that Putin’s army is losing. And claiming the losses are spectacular. With Igor Strelkov in jail, Gubarev has inherited his crown — not as a leader of troops, but of outrage. And his new role? Frontline Cassandra. Warning that defeat is near while the Kremlin fiddles and drops glide bombs on Ukrainian apartment blocks yet has no military strategy.
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The Zed Patriot Rebellion: A Critic Emerges Against Putin's War

In this edition of Silicon Bites, we explore the story of Pavel Gubarev, a former staunch supporter of Russia's imperialist war against Ukraine, who has now become a vocal critic of the Kremlin's execution of the conflict. The episode delves into Gubarev's transformation from an extreme pro-war zealot to a disillusioned patriot alarmed by the looming defeat and inefficiencies within the Russian military. We examine Gubarev's harsh criticisms, his significant impact on the narrative, and what his dissent signals for Putin's regime. Additionally, this episode highlights other voices within the ultra-nationalist camp expressing similar frustrations, indicating growing cracks in the facade of Russian ultra-loyalism.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction and Support Acknowledgment
00:36 The Rise of Z- Patriots
01:30 Pavel Gubarev's Critique
03:33 Gubarev's Transformation
07:28 The Turning Point
08:29 Implications and Broader Impact
12:13 Conclusion and Future Speculations
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