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TexasTowelie

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Wed Aug 20, 2025, 03:34 AM Aug 20

Russia Enters Dark Ages. Putin Orders Urgent Blocking of Everything. Process Begins - The Russian Dude [View all]



Russia is accelerating into a full-scale digital blackout as Vladimir Putin orders the urgent blocking of apps, platforms, and global internet access across the country. What was once slow, stealthy censorship is now an open, aggressive purge of online communication, aimed at silencing dissent and isolating the population. Behind the shutdown are four alarming possibilities: preparing for a new wave of military mobilization by cutting off news of mass conscription; staging a dangerous escalation toward NATO, particularly in the Baltics, without the risk of citizens live-streaming the truth; covering up a collapsing Russian economy that’s bleeding cash from endless war, sanctions, and skyrocketing interest rates; and the chilling reality that one man’s whim in an authoritarian system can instantly reshape the lives of millions. Whether it’s to hide battlefield losses, mask economic theft, or launch a new military gamble, the result is the same—Russia is being locked into a digital coffin, dismantling the last remnants of online freedom, and dragging the country into a new era of isolation, propaganda, and repression.
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