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@TotallyNormalZ
Mar 10, 2022 • 9 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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Totally normal day at #Russia space agency Roscosmos. In this 10 March video, everyone must wear their swanky #Z badge with St George's ribbon (a memorial of fight vs Nazis in WW2) over their white coats. Badges say ZА МИР=FOR PEACE en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_of…
Of course proper Russian would be ЗА not ZA, but Latin Z is invading the Cyrillic alphabet right now (see thread). "For peace" is one of the more Orwellian invasion slogans: the Russian Ministry of Defense has used it too Image
The TV screen in the background is also Z'd up & comes complete with St George's ribbon. It starts off with ZА АРМИЮ! ZА РОССИЮ! ВМЕСТЕ С ПРЕЗИДЕНТО! which is FOR THE ARMY! FOR RUSSIA! TOGETHER WITH THE PRESIDENT! which is the sign of a very normal country Image
Next up, ANGARA (a Russian rocket programme) IS NOT AFRAID OF SANCTIONS, then WE DON'T ABANDON OUR OWN - a common invasion slogan highlighting the conflict's grimly ethnic nature, found on Russian metro station billboards & the shirts on this video ImageImage
Only in healthy functional societies is the slogan ROCKETMEN TOGETHER WITH THE PRESIDENT! proclaimed, next to the space agency's men in white suits, wearing their pro-invasion "Z" badges & anti-Nazi ribbons. Is it more or less dystopian that the badges say FOR PEACE under the Z? Image
According to state media, other slogans at the event were LET'S STOP THE BANDERA GENOCIDE and ZELENSKY, THE BLOOD OF THE DONBAS IS ON YOUR HANDS. (Better to read "for the world" as "for peace" in this google translation) tass.ru/ekonomika/1402… ImageImageImage
Space Agency head Dmitry Rogozin claimed Russian servicemen were dying in order to save the local population, drugged by 30 years of anti-Russian propaganda from the Nazi regime. The news agency reminds readers there have been no strikes on cities, so nothing threatens civilians
This is not the first appearance of Z on badges - here's a photo from the State Duma (lower house of parliament) on 4 March. Image
Roscosmos has also painted a rocket transporter in invasion markings & got staff/vehicles to perform organized Z/V "flash mobs". Rogozin is ex-military & a supporter of Transnistrian independence from Moldova, having fought for the Russian side in that war

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Mar 10, 2022
How is #Z used as a symbol of fear to intimidate opponents and activists in #Russia? A thread🧵I'll start with the black-Z-shirted Anton Demidov, who vows not to leave city streets-"the rear of the Russian army"-unguarded from "hypocritical" protestors
But the Z threat can be more direct & personal, like when it's painted on the door of your home. This happened to Rita Flores from Pussy Riot (reported 5 March) Image
Next to the door, someone had stuck up a poster of Flores offering sexual services, including a photo she believes was hacked from her phone while she was being held in detention over summer. whatisyournameinsider.com/politika/24907… ImageImage
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Mar 9, 2022
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…
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Mar 6, 2022
The Cyrillic alphabet #Russia uses has a Ze ("З", like Greek Zeta "ζ") which in pro-Putin circles is now often replaced by its Latin equivalent #Z. Aside from the graphical symbolism of Z, does it have a verbal meaning, or stand for something? A thread on how Z's used in words🧵
First things 1st: I can't see any consensus that the original use of #Z as tactical recognition markings for parts of #Russia's invasion force was supposed to stand for a word. It's not a letter in their alphabet after all. There were some speculative guesses but nothing concrete
If so, it's fair to guess words seen with a Z have been "retrofitted" to the military symbol. That gives a lot of flexibility: mostly Z is just being used to replace З, which is a more frequently occurring letter in Russian than Z is in English sttmedia.com/characterfrequ…
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