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Digital Media and Analog Handtools
"A Russian Orthodox priest's thoughts on Russia being the last Christian stronghold against Western decay."
Excellent backgrounder on Putin's faith and the "re-Christianing" of Russia.
Worth a read.
"When a so-called "independent" media organization gets 87% of its funding — $415 million (!) — from USAID and another $57 million from the US State Department, it’s safe to say that its independence is about as real as a campaign promise. That much government cash doesn’t just come with strings attached — it comes with an entire marionette show, complete with carefully choreographed narratives and a deep, abiding commitment to telling the “right” version of the truth."