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Vladimir Putin wins Oscar for Best Director of a Foreign Country (newsthump.com)
submitted 4 months ago by merdaverse@lemmy.world to c/theonion@midwest.social
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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 4 months ago (2 children)

that was a given, since he had all the nominations

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 4 months 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 4 months ago

US gets the lifetime achievement trophy for sure

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Great voting. Best voting ever.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

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

[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Netanyahu got scammed

[–] ubergeek@lemmy.today 5 points 4 months ago

Netanyahu scammed. Dunno about getting scammed.

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 4 months ago

sound of bat hitting baseball

[–] Shave_MyBeever@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Also winner of the Cold War!

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months 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 4 months ago

buy a few hundred politicians. r is for rubles