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The Eastern Border
Russian Economy and More ft. Andrew Heaton pt.2
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As I’m working on yet more news episodes, here is (the more global and philosophical) part 2 of our conversation with Heaton from Political Orphanage.
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War in Ukraine: Episode 236
24:05|Russia counterattacks in Kursk region, but stalls near Pokrovsk. Z channels continue to whine about the ‘wrong’ people and are yet again struck by unpleasant surprises in the tech department. Also, decommunization.War in Ukraine: Episode 235
40:55|Z Community is having a bit of a civil war, Putin wants to live forever and confuses medics, and...well, the Joe Bide's America Adventures have failed to work as a propaganda piece.This episode doesn't have a title.
46:50|Russian TV netvork TNT, their HBO equivalent, has just presented a new, state sponsored, "comedy" series about Joe Biden, visiting Russia, because the sanctions are not working and all the Russians are too happy. I am reading the leaked pilot script. There are no jokes. And the propaganda part is...baffling. Imagine the usual ultra fascism, USA bad, Russia AMAZING, with every stereotype ever, bu...also...the love interest of the main Russian character, the main female character of the show is a schoolteacher who is forced to work as a prostitute, because of poverty. This is unintentionally bad, turned kafka-esque, and I am...at a loss here.War in my Birthday: 234
37:55|A little bit of my birthday celebration, intertwined with utter and complete corruption in the Russian army. And a bit more info on Pavel Durov.War in Ukraine: Episode 233
26:08|Arrest of Pavel Durov has caused panic and shock among the Russian troops and the Z community - as all of their military comms rely on Telegram. That, and other problems in the orc horde - as they've started to embrace being orcs themselves.War in Ukraine: Episode 232
47:29|You’ll laugh, of course, but there has been another ISIS related terror incident in Russia. Also, the unbelievable has happened, and a small bit of truth has been said on Russian state TV. Oh, and Z channels react (badly) to Ukrainian recent successes.War in Ukraine: Episode 231
44:22|We’re back – this time, with fresh news about the events in Kursk. Putin’s visiting candy factory in Azerbaijan and lying about Beslan, failing to be a leader of any sort whatsoever, meanwhile Russian propagandists have received new instructions about the new normal and internet’s getting properly blocked within Russia.Kursk. Timeline, Theories and Vatnik Tears.
55:17|What's happening in Kursk region, what are the perspectives for the Ukrainian side, what are the goals of the operation and what can be reallistically achieved. Also, how the Z - vatniks react to all of this. The events that happened during the past few days have forced me to enter full journalism mode. I've worked with both primary sources and analysts and scoured the Z channels for this, and there was quite a lot that I had to leave out because of the informational silence policy, which I absolutely respect. I've included as much as I could, both directly and "in between the lines" as I could, without endangering the whole operation, as to not put my friends in danger. One thing is for sure though - sop worrying about the nuclear plant, it's not about that and any media personality who focuses on that both knows nothing about warfare and is shamelessly clickbaiting with the most sensational stuff that they could find. The mess...as usual...is much more complicated.