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Vladimir Putin has been crowned the Best Director of a Foreign Country at this year’s Academy Awards after helming the political-comedy ‘The United States of America’.

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[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

that was a given, since he had all the nominations

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean, the US and China have been known to manipulate other countries as well, along with smaller regional shit. Russia's definitely current top dog in that though, unless of course it just means they're the worst at hiding it.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

US gets the lifetime achievement trophy for sure

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Great voting. Best voting ever.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In Soviet Russia, Putin votes You! ~to~ ~be~ ~the~ ~next~ ~candidate~ ~to~ ~the~ ~gulag~

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

It's been crazy learning how many people never learned about the collapse of the USSR

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago

Netanyahu scammed. Dunno about getting scammed.

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 week ago

sound of bat hitting baseball

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 points 1 week ago

You know, it's occurring to me now that we're getting our own medicine. How many governments have we controlled?

[–] Shave_MyBeever@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Also winner of the Cold War!

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

buy a few hundred politicians. r is for rubles