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If Eastern Europeans reported the world like the world reports Eastern Europe
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If Eastern Europeans reported the world like the world reports Eastern Europe

Here’s what those tropes, clichés, and stereotypes sound like in reverse.

August 20, 2026
Sure, Seymour Hersh. "Poor waif in his underwear" is totally something a real US official would say
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Sure, Seymour Hersh. "Poor waif in his underwear" is totally something a real US official would say

Some have questioned why Hersh's anonymous American source would use an autotranslated Russian phrase.

August 20, 2026
Grab a Kārums and enjoy these 24 delicious posts from Baltic Twitter
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Grab a Kārums and enjoy these 24 delicious posts from Baltic Twitter

Some suggested the taste already hits slower.

August 20, 2026
Absolutely no one "voted to keep the Soviet Union together", Owen Jones
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Absolutely no one "voted to keep the Soviet Union together", Owen Jones

A British columnist offers more magical thinking about the demise of the Soviet Union.

August 20, 2026
Pro-war 'Stop The War Coalition' is using an old Soviet playbook
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Pro-war 'Stop The War Coalition' is using an old Soviet playbook

It continues the work of the equally misnamed “World Peace Council”, backed by the Soviets.

August 20, 2026
Anti-NATO campaigner suddenly realises why countries join NATO
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Anti-NATO campaigner suddenly realises why countries join NATO

Megan Romer, co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, gave an excruciating interview to the New Yorker.

August 20, 2026

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