Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>It's interesting to me the scant <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> attention this is getting (at least in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>)</p><p>Huge <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protests</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Belgrade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belgrade</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Serbia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Serbia</span></a></p><p>Reason: a train station collapse in November, 15 dead: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NoviSad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoviSad</span></a>, shoddy construction</p><p>The country is seething with disgust at long standing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrimeMinister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeMinister</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vucecic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vucecic</span></a> just resigned</p><p>But the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protestors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protestors</span></a> are aiming for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/President" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>President</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vucic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vucic</span></a></p><p>Now <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/farmers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>farmers</span></a> are joining <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a> in their 24 hour <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blockade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blockade</span></a></p><p>Keep your eyes on Serbia</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/serbia-protest-blockade-roof-collapse-cbb0998288519e0e64b5c2306e11ff0d" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/serbia-prot</span><span class="invisible">est-blockade-roof-collapse-cbb0998288519e0e64b5c2306e11ff0d</span></a></p>