Maria Butina is a Pro-Putin activist & member of parliament in #Russia, who served jail time in the US for being a Russian agent (she's the famous NRA gun photo lady!). On 3 March she showed her Telegram fans how to draw #Z on their clothes. HT @francska1 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_But…
@francska1 In the accompanying comment she talks about "our Z army". She thought about using a Z badge instead, but disliked that it was costly & temporary. Marking your clothes (especially designer ones) shows more commitment; can neither be erased nor hidden t.me/mariabutina/42… 
@francska1 At the end she says "Работайте, братья! Мы с вами навсегда!" (Rabotayte, brat'ya! My s vami navsegda!) "Keep working brothers! We are with you forever." The "keep working brothers" refers to the last words of a Russian policeman kidnapped by militants ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Работайте…
@francska1 Before his murder, the militants tried to film him warning police colleagues to quit. He told them to keep working. The phrase has become iconic, a motto of law enforcement & often means "crush the bandits". In this sense, it appears in other #Z videos too
https://twitter.com/TotallyNormalZ/status/1500505629017923586
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