While the world was distracted by #COVID19, there was little coverage or western token opposition for some things that would usually raise an eyebrow or two
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1. The Russian parliament cemented Putin in power for 6 more years
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1. The Russian parliament cemented Putin in power for 6 more years
2. MBS arrested King Salmon’s brother and nephew (MBN), and dozens of others suspected of planning a coup
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3. Hungary’s Viktor Orban invoked emergency powers to rule by diktat with no sunset clause
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4. Philippines’ Duterte grabbed emergency powers and recently gave orders allowing the shooting of citizens
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5. Israel’s Netanyahu finagled 18 more months in power despite an ongoing corruption trial
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What did I miss?