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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 43 points 6 days ago (2 children)

that was a given, since he had all the nominations

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 5 days 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 5 days ago

US gets the lifetime achievement trophy for sure

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Great voting. Best voting ever.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 5 days ago

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

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

Netanyahu scammed. Dunno about getting scammed.

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 5 days ago

sound of bat hitting baseball

[–] Shave_MyBeever@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

Also winner of the Cold War!

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 points 5 days ago

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

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago

buy a few hundred politicians. r is for rubles