Fuck it, I’m going to intermittently live tweet Intervision. Putin filmed a very serious address specifically for the event! I bet the contestants feel special! Shockingly, it didn’t fit the attempt at camp happening on the stage.

There’s a lot going on here that reinforces my general dislike of La Maison that started after a former employee told me about working there. I will admit some of their pastries are decent though.

Where Do Berlin’s Club Kids Go When They Grow Up? La Maison for a Croissant.

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Spurs 🥺

Surely this time. Surely...

This would be a huge blow to independent media in the Caucasus.

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For those who were asking me, how we were affected by aid cuts, here's answer, we compiled a story about it, there will be more stories coming about the impact on OC, so keep an eye. I am sure we will survive this, we've survived worse times! oc-media.org/oc-media-fac...

Fingers crossed 🤞🏻

Only four years until civil war in Germany(!), says RIA Novosti. “Some experts” think European leaders want a European army to “suppress the future German revolution.” Scary stuff.

Россия 200. «Медиазона» впервые публикует имена погибших на войне россиян. Уже третий год мы собираем и ведем список российских потерь в войне с Украиной. Сегодня мы впервые выпускаем не только обезличенную сводку, но и публикуем список имен целиком. 200.zona.media

Three years after the full-scale invasion began, and nearly two and a half since this piece was published, it’s still something I come back to and read occasionally as a reminder of the toll of this war.

Explore: Telegram Chats From a Group of Neighbors in Russian-Occupied Bucha Give Insight Into Life in Wartime Ukraine | OCCRP

From the profound to the mundane, residents of an apartment block in Bucha traded thousands of messages, memes — and cat pictures.

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“After [Navalny's] death, it felt like there was no hope anymore. Today, I listened to Yulia, and she talked about [hope], about how we need to believe, and maybe I will have hope again,” one attendee said.

One Year After His Death, Allies and Supporters Remember Navalny in Berlin Memorial - The Moscow Times

BERLIN — Hundreds of supporters and allies of late opposition leader Alexei Navalny gathered in a Berlin church for a memorial service marking the first anniversary of his death.  “It was very importa...

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I’m not sure making your opponent’s brain larger and associating him with a cult classic is a winning strategy.

After reading much of RIA Novosti’s opinion page today, I combed through the catalogue to have a real look at their AI-generated cover images, and there’s quite a variety within their awful AI style. Racism, cute pipelines, terrorist birds… something for everyone. Oh, and clowns, a lot of clowns.

“We wanted to saw the Western world into pieces, but he decided to saw through it himself,” one Russian state television host said.

‘Doing Our Job For Us’: Russian State Media Rejoice at Trump’s Putin Embrace - The Moscow Times

Russian state media, officials and prominent bloggers are celebrating the news that U.S.

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One way I cope.

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The Russian internet is overflowing with memes and humor about Donald Trump's inauguration — especially about *that* gesture by Elon Musk.

Come for the pictures of frosty runners, stay to realize you should learn about Chyshaan.

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The two-day marathon was held in Oymyakon, a village known as the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth.

How dare they insult the water. There are few sweeter delicacies on this earth.

The kindness of strangers: we thought we’d been poisoned at Tolstoy’s house. Then a local explained what we had really drunk

We took thirsty chugs from the tall glasses. Surely this ‘water’ belonged in a biohazard chamber, not our mouths

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Today, my parents told me that Stanford and Cal are in the ACC, the Atlantic Coast Conference, and I don’t know what to do with that.

The Syrian opposition flag was raised at the country’s Embassy in Moscow on Monday morning amid cheers and applause from the balcony. Video: Izvestia Read more: www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/12/09/s...

What an embarrassment! The government is excluding Riga from Rail Baltica.

Government conceptually agrees to bypass Rīga on Rail Baltica's main route

On Tuesday, November 26, after several hours of discussion on the implementation of the Rail Baltica project, the government did not even get to fully consider the information report of the Ministry o...

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Are you still wondering why people spend so much time following Russian pro-war Telegram, what kind of channels there are, what they find useful about it, or how they keep their sanity intact? Researcher Ivan Filippov explains. meduza.io/en/cards/eve...

Russia has a new family-values-themed event/contest to boost Putin's rating ahead of the presidential election, and let me tell you, the website is cute. meduza.io/en/feature/2...