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Masha and the Bear (Ма́ша и Медве́дь,) is a Russian animated television series, loosely based on the oral children's folk story of the same name. The series has been translated into 42 languages. Many of the episodes have been successful on YouTube. The episode "Маша плюс каша" ("Recipe for Disaster") has 4.40b+ views as of July 2021, making it the site's 6th most viewed video of all time.
Propastop noticed a frame from one episode, where Masha wears a distinct NKVD uniform cap. NKVD or The People’s Commissariat for Internal Affairs, lead Stalin’s secret police organisation in the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. It is known for its brutal political repression. After noticing this, Propastop did some research about the popular cartoon.
It was discovered, that this cartoon is successfully used for ridiculing propaganda analysts, security figures or higher politicians. Pro-Kremlin news channels also use this tool. Lithuanian politician Laurynas Kasčiūnas has stated in his analysis, that „Masha and the Bear” is one tool from Russia’s soft power toolkit.
There have also been other propaganda accusations, that at first glance might seem absurd. For example, Masha’s hyperactivity is said to be a manifestation of post-traumatic stress. The success of the series is also claimed to be due to viewers wish to identify themselves as unpunishable sadists, as is Masha.
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The Medical-Industrial Complex
"Fun" fact about NAC / N-acetyle-L-cysteine: It's so useful that the US FDA is about to prevent access to it. Already out of stock in many stores. (via saschazhk)
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Kamala Harris' Flight To Vietnam Delayed Over Alleged 'Havana Syndrome' Incident
US VP Kamala Harris was unable to depart Singapore for Vietnam according to the schedule of her southeast Asia tour due to an unnamed 'health incident'. Her plane was delayed for there hours, according to reports. The State Department has confirmed the delay is due to a possible "anomalous health incident" - after the US Embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam communicated the incident to her office in Washington. Crucially, US officials have typically reserved this term for what's become known as "Havana Syndrome"
"Virtue has a veil, vice a mask." - Victor Hugo 
The show must go on. 
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Today in "the fall of western civilization": "Food prices in July were up 31% from the same month last year, according to an index compiled by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization."
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Nothing happening, All illusion, confusion. We've got to focus.
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Future men will look back on our epoch as a age of darkness
"If the human race survives, future men will, I suspect, look back on our enlightened epoch as a veritable age of Darkness. They will presumably be able to savour the irony of the situation with more amusement than we can extract from it. The laugh’s on us. They will see that what we call "schizophrenia" was one of the forms in which, often through quite ordinary people, the light began to break through the cracks in our all-too-closed minds." - R.D. Laing, The Politics of Experience, p. 107
Related: Tom Shandel & Kirk Tougas‘ 1989 documentary, Did You Used To Be R.D.Laing?, made shortly after Laing’s death. (via)
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Elite Networks: Illuminati Org-Chart
#Cryptocracy #Philosophy #Comedy #Economics #Politics #Military #Science #fnord
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Today in "the fall of western civilization": "The US obesity prevalence was 42.4% in 2018"
