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Why China’s Propagandists Love the Internet
foreignpolicy.comThe Internet is supposed to bring freedom — but the Communist Party is finding creative ways to use it for its own ends.BY GARY RAWNSLEYJULY 21, 2015 - 2:35 PMThis is the third in a...
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The Rich Are Different: They Can Walk Away: Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus...
Erik Sherman, forbes.com“Let me tell you about the very rich,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald a few years before the Great Depression became the Great Leveler. “They are different from you and me.”He was...
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Russia’s Scientists Fall Silent
HARLEY D. BALZER JULY 22, 2015, nytimes.comimage fromMoscow has released an initial list of “undesirable organizations” thatconstitute a “threat to the foundations of the constitutional system of...
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12 signs America is on the decline
Jill Hamburg Coplan, fortune.comWhen it comes to a few key indicators, Ireland, the UK, Canada and even Albania and Greece are surpassing America.America is declining, in large and important measures,...
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Putin as a product of American "popular" culture ...
Am working on an article on subject topic; right now the thesis is that "Putin" is selling himself as an all-Russian version of USA Tee-Vee "reality" shows.image fromimage from
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Пошляки и пошлость
via NIM on Facebookadme.ruОпубликовано на правах эксперимента. Владимир Набоков о рекламе и пошлости. Лекция 1957 года, со времени которого мало что изменилось.Картинка из обзора про старую рекламу...
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Missouri sheriff defends ‘In God we trust’ stickers on police cars: ‘It’s...
via RM on FacebookTOM BOGGIONI, rare.usImage from article, with caption: Sheriff Doug Rader of Stone County on right The sheriff of Stone County, Missouri, is is defending “In God we trust” stickers...
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THESE ARE THE MOST LIKELY BEERS TO BE ON MENUS IN EVERY STATE: Note for a...
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Trump, Trumpet, Strumpet, Trump ...
Republican presidential candidate image Donald Trump fromImage (2) fromImage (3) from Image (4) from
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На портале «Культура.рф» будет доступна информация о событиях, происходящих в...
izvestia.ruФото: ИЗВЕСТИЯВ сентябре на портале «Культура.рф» появится всероссийская афиша культурных мероприятий. С ее помощью можно будет получить информацию о событиях, происходящих в 617 театрах,...
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Pieter van der Borcht: Allegory on the Difficulty to Govern a Diverse Nation,...
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Definitions of Trump
vocabulary.comimage fromTo trump is to outrank or defeat someone or something, often in a highly public way. Safety might trump appearance when you're buying a car, or your desires may trump your...
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5 Most Common Russian Gestures
blogs.transparent.comPosted on 25. Mar, 2014 by Jenya in Culture, History, Russian life, Russian moviesWhen you are lost for words, especially if we are talking about foreign words, it is pretty common...
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США расширили секторальные санкции
interfax.ruВ "черный список"попали структуры ВЭБа и "Роснефти"Фото: EPA/ТАССМосква. 30 июля. INTERFAX.RU - США расширили санкционные списки рядом юридических и физических лиц.Под секторальные санкции...
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White Flight Never Ended - Note for a lecture, "E Pluribus Unum? What Keeps...
Today's cities may be more diverse overall, but people of different races still don’t live near each other. ALANA SEMUELS, theatlantic.comNearly 50 years ago, after a string of race-related riots in...
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A Facebook note (7/31/2015) on Crimea and Cuba
image fromJohn Brown OK, "they" ('em russkies) can have Crimea, but "we're" (we 'Merikans) are taking back (too imperialistic-sounding words?) Cuba -- one of the great, understated achievements of BO's...
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On "Foreign Agents," USA/Russia style -- from an edited Facebook comment
image fromJohn Brown14 hrs ·https://consortiumnews.com/…/why-russia-shut-down-ned-fron…/Like this below article or not, it makes an interesting point that perhaps needs expert verification: "A third...
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The Beginning of Putin's [Long-Lasting?] End? -- from an edited Facebook entry
John Brown shared a link.15 hrs ·Хамону – бой!Российское правительство утвердило порядок уничтоженые “санкционной еды” – то есть, товаров, ввоз которых в страну запрещен в рамках введенного в августе...
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Via NV on FacebookCommunism is the only political system to have created its own international brand of comedy. The standard interpretation is that communist jokes were a form of resistance. But they...
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