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Thu May 06, 2021
		For your reading pleasure; it's like watching a technicolor slo-mo trainwreck. Victor Davis Hanson asks the burning question: Are Americans becoming Sovietized? With helpful checklist and answers that define a whole new level of delusional overreach source: realclearpolitics.com \| share:	158
		May 5, 1961: Soviet Union laughs at America's pathetic 15 minute manned spaceflight. July 20, 2021: Elon Musk to laugh at Jeff Bezos's pathetic 15 minute crewed spaceflight source: bbc.com \| share:	11

Fri April 30, 2021
		The US is downsizing its embassy in Mar-A-Lago East source: thedailybeast.com \| share:	19

Thu April 29, 2021
		Air Force base in Alaska complains that increased Russian activity is making them do actual work for the first time since the 90s source: airforcetimes.com \| share:	52

Mon April 26, 2021
		On this day 35 years ago, the Soviet Union gave the world the gift that keeps on giving source: chicagotribune.com \| share:	23
		Russian President Putin poo poos US President Biden, sets out his own demands for their emergency summit in a neutral European nation. Probably Ukraine once its been invaded (possible nsfw content on page) source: express.co.uk \| share:	51

Sun April 25, 2021
		Russia has a bold plan to return its sole aircraft carrier, the ill-fated Admiral Kunetsov, to service so even more bad things can happen to it source: popularmechanics.com \| share:	72
		The orders came in whispers. The go juice was loaded out. The pilots worked the weekend, should the rioters start to shout. Records were erased. And the bird never flew. But if you're in CA, someone wanted to send an F-15 after you source: news.yahoo.com \| share:	217

Fri April 23, 2021
		Climate Deniers: "Humans can't change the climate." Climate: "You idiots actually managed to tilt the earth's axis" source: theguardian.com \| share:	23

Thu April 22, 2021
		The Rooskies had space missiles? No, Shchit source: thedrive.com \| share:	10

Tue April 20, 2021
		The time in history when the US was ready to start a nuclear war against the Soviet Union to save Mao. Looks like Nixon and Kissinger were commies lovers source: scmp.com \| share:	11
		Russia says it's launching its own space station in 2025, with проститутки and игра в камешки and водка source: phys.org \| share:	16

Sun April 18, 2021
		79 years ago 80 men with balls bigger than the aircraft they flew in did two things that had never been done before, flying Army bombers from an aircraft carrier, & attacking the home islands of Japan. They're all gone now but the memory lives on source: en.wikipedia.org \| share:	103

Fri April 16, 2021
		Giant armed robots loom over streets of rebel-controlled Donetsk as tensions continue to rise in Ukraine. Will settle the score if humans on both sides don't tone it down source: the-sun.com \| share:	32
		Sit back, and I'll tell you the tale of the saddest aircraft carrier in history. Yes, it's in China source: thedrive.com \| share:	55

Thu April 15, 2021
		Of all the Yugo sales videos in the world, this one from 1988 is the Yugo-iest. "Hero" tag stuck in H source: thedrive.com \| share:	15

Sun April 11, 2021
		There's vengeance. And then there's buying a tank and taking it in to battle to avenge your dead husband level vengeance source: jalopnik.com \| share:	42
		So it turns out we have always been at war with EastAsia, and SouthAsia, not to mention WestAsia source: theguardian.com \| share:	63

Tue April 06, 2021
		US considering Olympic boycott. This is not a repeat from 1980 source: hollywoodreporter.com \| share:	86
		Let's talk bread pudding. Do you like it wet or dry? Raisins? Caramel? Share your love, people. I've got a loaf to use up source: fark.com \| share:	20

Mon April 05, 2021
		In the Soviet Union, the ring throws you into Mount Doom source: theguardian.com \| share:	18
		Putin signs law allowing him to be Russian President basically for the rest of his life source: thehill.com \| share:	56
		Russian parliament: our Russian brothers in Ukraine are being oppressed. Oh you mean the guys you sent to invade Ukraine are finally getting what they deserve after 7 years? source: tass.com \| share:	30

Sat April 03, 2021
		"It's inherently dangerous to have their forces and ours so close together. Someone is going to make a mistake and start WWIII" I present to you, NATO military drills in Ukraine source: thehill.com \| share:	87

Thu April 01, 2021
		Toyota introduces the WHO-certified Land Cruiser with a vaccine refrigerator and backup generator. Murica to retaliate with an anti-Vaxxer heavy duty pickup truck source: thedrive.com \| share:	12

Thu March 18, 2021
		Ridley Scott directing a 10-part World War II drama source: deadline.com \| share:	38

Thu March 11, 2021
		The first rule of gaslighting is to accuse the other side of perfecting it source: nypost.com \| share:	63

Wed March 10, 2021
		♫♩♬ My nosecone is inflatable ♪ ♬ ♫ source: thedrive.com \| share:	8
		On this day in history, in 1948, Czechoslovakia's plan to participate in the Marshall Plan was undone as Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk, opposed to the Communists, suddenly decided to leap out of a window possibly onto some bullets source: history.com \| share:	14

Sun March 07, 2021
		Mark Pavelich, one of the "Coneheads" from the 1980 US Olympic hockey team, has passed away at age 63. The lifting of our country's spirits from that Miracle on Ice victory over the Soviet Union will nevertheless live on forever source: cnn.com \| share:	29
		Adventure through a frozen ghost town -- a frozetown one could say source: cnn.com \| share:	25

Fri March 05, 2021
		'Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn' wins the Golden Bear in Berlin, and Borat or Sasha Baron Cohen are nowhere to be found source: apnews.com \| share:	8

Mon March 01, 2021
(Windy City Guy)		Chicago's Union Station circa the '40s. I like trains source: flashbak.com \| share:	17

Sun February 28, 2021
		Any day now, says increasingly nervous man source: theatlantic.com \| share:	59

Thu February 25, 2021
		He was an Afghan asylum seeker locked up in a Texas detention center. Then he won $620,000 in the first online poker tournament he entered source: icij.org \| share:	20
		Pretty awesome story about an NSA agent named Juanita Moody who was key to the Cuban Missile Crisis. What she did was so secretive her story is just now being declassified source: smithsonianmag.com \| share:	19
		The GOP in its death throes is exactly the same as 1970's Soviet Russia - lesson from history is that the Republicans have no path to reform, Like their Soviet counterparts, their party is too far gone source: theatlantic.com \| share:	165
(Some Guy)		Very nice Soviet Kazakh health posters from the 1970s source: calvertjournal.com \| share:	13

Sat February 20, 2021
		Fifty years ago today, a goof by an airman at NORAD had America thinking war was imminent. UPI and AP teletypes rang 20 bells followed by code word "HATEFULNESS" which was a warning to cease broadcasting immediately except for designated stations source: history.com \| share:	97

Fri February 19, 2021
		Apparently the Republican's cunning free-market plan in Texas was not thought out all the way through, they've devastated the state with their deregulation source: thedailybeast.com \| share:	178

Thu February 18, 2021
		You can't spell 'dumbass' without Duma source: themoscowtimes.com \| share:	18

Tue February 16, 2021
		Where's my flying tank? source: interestingengineering.com \| share:	31
		Russia releases a video tour of its Doomsday War Room facility, fails to confirm if fighting is allowed inside source: thedrive.com \| share:	27

Wed February 10, 2021
		Suddenly everyone from the US, to China, to even the UAE are getting their asses to Mars source: politico.com \| share:	23
		Forty years ago, all Russian admirals of the Soviet Pacific Fleet were killed in a plane crash because their Tupolev Tu-104 was carrying too much printer paper and furniture. Bonus: the plane appears to have run on kerosene source: english.pravda.ru \| share:	97

Tue February 09, 2021
		On this day, 70 years ago, Joe McCarthy launched his "Commies everywhere, even under your bed" campaign, marking the start of The Big Lie in American politics Others have followed his example source: en.wikipedia.org \| share:	71

Mon February 08, 2021
(Some Guy)		Hungary Hungary homophobe caught at gay orgy becomes ironic icon source: outtraveler.com \| share:	26

Sun February 07, 2021
		Former secretary of state George Shultz dead at 100. Good grief source: cnn.com \| share:	31

Sun January 31, 2021
		On this day in 1990, McDonald's opened first fast food restaurant in Moscow. Do you want vodka with that, comrade? source: history.com \| share:	20

Fri January 29, 2021
		He was a spy source: theguardian.com \| share:	66

Wed January 27, 2021
		Moscow's mayor lifts some coronavirus restrictions, presumably to help thin out the anti-Putin crowds source: reuters.com \| share:	11
(Estonian World)		Kaja Kallas becomes Estonia's first female prime minister. Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos source: estonianworld.com \| share:	22

Mon January 25, 2021
		Putin claims pro-Navalny protests 'counterproductive, dangerous,' possibly as they won't change his mind, and some protesters might damage his tanks by getting their teeth stuck in the treads source: aljazeera.com \| share:	52

Sat January 23, 2021
		Behold the abandoned Soviet nuclear missile base from the height of the Cold War hidden in a Polish forest. Anyone need an evil genius secret lair? source: 9news.com.au \| share:	28

Wed January 20, 2021
		Russia would like us to know that although we are going through a rocky spot, our relationship is totally salvageable as long as we admit it was all our fault source: politico.eu \| share:	45

Tue January 19, 2021
		Vladimir Putin strips down to bathing trunks, immerses himself in freezing waters of lake observing Orthodox Christian ritual to mark the feast of Epiphany source: reuters.com \| share:	35

Sat January 16, 2021
		Secret documents reveal Brit and US spies hunted Nazi Hitler for ten years after WW2 over fake sightings in South America. Since this is the Sun, he's most likely still alive and living in North America source: thesun.ie \| share:	53

Fri January 15, 2021
		It's official: Mike Pompeo will be retiring with the title of "worst U.S. Secretary of State EVER" source: slate.com \| share:	55

Wed January 13, 2021
		Russian 'Nazi circus monkey' prompts investigation. Amazingly, this has nothing to do with last week in Washington source: bbc.com \| share:	22

Mon January 11, 2021
		Sometimes heist movies really do write themselves, even if the caper itself involves a heavy lift or two source: thedrive.com \| share:	16
		On this day in history, in 1928, Stalin banished Trotsky, demonstrating an impressive command of fourth-level abjuration spells even if it did rely on a Charisma save source: history.com \| share:	35
		Gorbachev says he expects Biden to extend Cold War arms deal, surprising international arms treaty observers with the fact that he's still around source: aljazeera.com \| share:	39

Fri January 08, 2021
		First they came for the snowmen, and did not speak out because I was not a snowman (possible nsfw content on page) source: dailystar.co.uk \| share:	9
		Bill Gates: You need to wear a mask. A diving mask, that is source: cnbc.com \| share:	23

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