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Although a mere formality at this point, Putin "officially" approved the Bank of Russia's CBDC on Monday, after the State Duma passed legislation on the introduction of this centralized and programmable digital token earlier this month. RT's coverage of this historic event is nothing less than impressive: "Unlike virtual currencies such as Bitcoin, the digital ruble is projected to pose minimal risk..." 🫠 [source: Question More]

Excluding state and corporate media, the digital ruble has not been particularly well received in Russia—probably because most Russians understand the grave dangers and risks that come with the adoption of a centralized, programmable digital token issued and controlled by an IMF-obedient central bank that operates independently from the Russian state. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/th-bank-of-russias-cbdc-myth-vs-reality

Russia’s Health Ministry wants to amend the National Preventive Immunization Calendar so that COVID vaccination could be mandatory for “vulnerable categories of citizens” whenever the country’s benevolent health authorities believe the “epidemiological” situation warrants another round of coercive injections.

Who is included in these “vulnerable categories of citizens”? Approximately half of Russia’s adult population, because if you aren’t already vaxxed to the max, you’re vulnerable.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/we-reserve-the-right-to-inject-you

Good news for Africa! Russia's Gamaleya Center is excited to deploy a new genetic clot-shot to ward off scary new COVID strains allegedly ravaging the African continent. And this updated injection will have all sorts of cool new features, TASS reported.

“According to Ginzburg, one of the main advantages of the updated vaccine is the ability to use it to vaccinate people of all age groups, including children and adolescents. ‘At the same time, we are developing an internasal vaccine for very young children, which has absolutely no side effects,’ he said.” 😐 [source: TASS]

I had a nice chat with Jesse Zurawell about the Bank of Russia's CBDC, which is just like every other CBDC—disgusting and gross.

The capital of Bashkortostan had the honor of hosting the 4th International Forum “Smart City - Smart Country”, a three-day orgy of technocracy that ended on Friday.

And yes, the conference was sponsored by Sberbank.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/nice-technocrats-promise-safe-and

A very friendly howdy-do to you. Welcome to Edward Slavsquat’s customary Weekend Link-Dump & Open Thread.

You have permission to shill your finest URLs. Or just say hello. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/at-least-we-have-each-other-3f7

The Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum, held in St. Petersburg at the end of July, was by all accounts a smashing success.

Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Gamaleya Center Director Alexander Gintsburg were at the conference to take advantage of the free snacks and open bar, and also to champion closer clot-shot ties between Moscow and Africa.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/moscow-will-give-africa-more-unproven

Former DNR defense minister and (ex?) FSB officer Igor Strelkov is sitting in a Moscow prison cell as he awaits his September 18 trial.

But don’t expect any updates about the criminal case against him—because that’s classified information, buddy. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/what-are-strelkovs-alleged-crimes

The scam that keeps on giving 😍 [RG.ru]

An anonymous guy on the internet told me that the Bank of Russia wasn’t that bad, and I am satisfied with this. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/elvira-nabiullina-is-the-kindest

A joyous Sunday to you, internet friend. Welcome to Edward Slavsquat’s traditional Weekend Link-Dump & Open Thread.

The comments section is waiting for your URLs, etc. 🤝

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Russia’s upper management has struggled to create a “decision-making system” based on objective information, Military Review (Russia's most popular national security news portal) argues. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/who-is-responsible-for-russias-strategic

A very merry Sunday to you, internet friend. Welcome once again to Edward’s weekly Open Thread.
You know the drill. Copy-paste those sweet, delicious URLs in the comments section. Or just say ahoj. That is also completely acceptable.

https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/at-least-we-have-each-other-8a2

High-risk reporting from the South Moravia Region https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/austerlitz-happened

If these reports are true, it seems rather obvious that we are witnessing an oligarchic tug-of-war as tens of thousands of Slavs are killed and maimed for no reason whatsoever. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/prigozhin-is-dead

It’s remarkable how the Future continues to be far less cool than advertised. Sixty years ago everyone was promised that we’d soon have a Trump Tower on the Moon. Instead, cutting-edge technology is being deployed to supervise ditzy 20-something art students as they squirt caffeine into dainty little mugs. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/this-coffee-is-too-important-for

Welcome to Edward Slavsquat’s legendary weekend open thread and link-dump. By reading this sentence you are now contractually obligated to share your best URLs in the comments section, or at least say Guten Tag. https://edwardslavsquat.substack.com/p/at-least-we-have-each-other-79a