Tag Archives: Russia

In Defense Of Vladimir Putin

By Smaktakula In attempting to muzzle criticism of his increasingly despotic rule, Russia’s President, with the cheerful assistance of the authoritarian kleptocracy’s kangaroo courts, has perversely managed to shatter a long-standing barrier to free speech. By jailing for two years … Continue reading

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Russia Narrowing Stupidity Gap

By Smaktakula The United States is universally lampooned for among other things its hyper-religiosity, the public’s embarrassingly prevalent belief in alien abductions and for the inability of one-fifth of its population to locate the nation on a map. Labelled for … Continue reading

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True Facts: The Palin Connection

By Smaktakula As famous as she is, most people aren’t aware that Tea Party centerfold Sarah Palin gets her wonderful sense of humor from her dad, Monty Python genius Michael Palin.

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This Day In History: April 12th, 1961 CE

On which vodka becomes the first alcohol to be consumed in outer space.

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Revealed: Why The US Won The Cold War

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News of The Duh: Russia Declared ‘Mafia State’

By Smaktakula Revelations from the most recent round of WikiLeaks.org releases have stunned the international community.  Among them are documents in which a Spanish prosecutor termed Russia a “virtual mafia state,” and said that he “cannot differentiate between the activities … Continue reading

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Why Up-Down Sites Like reddit Are Awesome!

By Smaktakula By voting up what is good and down those things which are not, you can ensure that only quality content finds its way to the masses, burying those weird notions and unpleasant ideas to which no right-thinking person would ever want to … Continue reading

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Obama Administration To Continue Time-Honored Tradition Of Coddling Despots

The White House was quick to reassure America’s friends in the Kremlin that, despite the recent arrest of at least ten alleged Russian spies, relations between the two countries were as warm and fuzzy as an inspirational poster of puppies … Continue reading

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USA Today Surprised By Brilliant, Dirty Weirdo’s Committment To Principles

Fake newspaper USA Today must believe that brilliant, dirty, Russian weirdo Grigori Perelman is full of shit.  Why else would they think it newsworthy that Perelman didn’t show up to collect his $1M prize for solving the Poincaré Conjecture?      Readers of Promethean Times know … Continue reading

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Brilliant, Dirty Weirdo Said To Have Proved The Existence Of God

Not content to rest on his laurels after conquering the Poincaré Conjecture, Promethean Times’ favorite brilliant, dirty weirdo has apparently gone all metaphyisical.  According to a pal, Grigori Perelman believes he has proven the existence of God.       This information may be suspect, however.  … Continue reading

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