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Belarusian prankster Vladislav Bokhan, posing as a representative of Russia’s United Russia party, convinced teachers in Voronezh Oblast to create tin foil hats in a “patriotic workshop” dubbed the Helmet of the Fatherland. The local Education Ministry department has reportedly praised their efforts.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20241111021341/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2024/11/10/7483770/

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

This reminds me of the anti-vax protest in Wellington, where they camped outside parliment for like 2 weeks. Naturally, there was a covid outbreak, and some LEGEND managed to convince them that their symptoms were a govt. radiation weapon, and that wearing a tinfoil hat would protect them

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago

To the gulag!!