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by robocat 2311 days ago
British Boffin/Scientist meme in Russia: https://siberiantimes.com/science/opinion/features/british-s...

And random internet guy says: “It's seemingly a direct replacement of the Soviet-era ‘Armenian radio reported’ type of joke. [It] gained more notability in 2006 following the British reports of the polonium poisoning of Litvinenko.“

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> It] gained more notability in 2006 following the British reports of the polonium poisoning of Litvinenko

Oh, so it’s Active Measures.