How Putin's Russia Weaponizes X

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Q: What do humor, health information, giant squids, robotic cockroaches, tedium and postmodernism have in common?

A: Russia weaponized them.

Back in March 2016 we created a list of news items that accused Russia and its bear riding president Vladimir Putin of weaponizing things.

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Others have since copied the idea.

Several of the pieces listed in it are products of the recently uncovered British government financed disinformation campaign, or of similar efforts by other governments. But these are only a part of the general anti-Russian reflex that is ingrained in our 'western' culture. 

Nothing else can explain the craziness of these 'weaponizing' claims.

The updated list with some 65 issues, ideas and things that Russia allegedly 'weaponizes' will hopefully help to convince people that most of what is said or written about Russia is likewise blatant nonsense.

• How Putin's Russia turned humour into a weapon
     BBC, December 2018
• Weaponizing an Economy: The Cryptoruble and Russia’s Dystopian Future
     U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), November 2018
• Weaponizing Religion: Putin's Philosopher Ivan Ilyin
     Daily Kos, November 2018
• The Russians Are Weaponizing Health Information
     History News Network, September 2018
• Russian trolls are weaponizing the vaccine "debate" to divide Americans
     Big Think, August 2018
• US Accused Russia Of Weaponizing Space Due To “Abnormal Behavior” Of “Mysterious” Satellite
     Raw Conservative Opinions, August 2018
• It's been 5 months since a Putin critic was found murdered in London, but almost nothing's happened since — and Russia is weaponizing the silence
     Buisiness Insider, August 2018
• Weaponizing hypocrisy, in Russia and beyond
     Columbia Journalism Review, July 2018
• How Russia Is Weaponizing International Students in the New Cold War
     Alternet, June 2018
• Weaponizing culture: “civilizationism” and nationalism in Putin’s Russia
     NED, March 2018

• Vladimir Putin Outwitted Megyn Kelly by Weaponizing Incompetence
     The New Yorker, March 2018
• Britain accuses Russia of ‘weaponizing information’ with 2017 cyberattack
     New York Post, February 2018
• Is Russia Weaponizing The Giant Squid?
     Alltime Conspiracies, January 2018
• The Weaponization of Tedium Is Putin’s New Strategy (Op-ed)
     Moscow Times, December 2017
• How Russia Weaponized Social Media With 'Social Bots'
     November 2017
• Russia has weaponized the energy sector in war against the West
     The Hill, October 2017
• Russia’s Facebook ads show how Internet microtargeting can be weaponized 
     Cornell University, October 2017
• 'Russia weaponizing Facebook' is a tipping point for how much we rely on tech, says author
     CNBC, October 2017
• Putin threatens the world with weaponizing terrorism
     Ukraine Military Pages, September 2017
• Russia Has Weaponized Energy
     August 2017
• Postmodernism Weaponized: Russia's Assault on American Science
     American Council on Science and Health, August 2017
• How Vladimir Putin weaponized the internet
     The Week, June 2017
• Weaponizing Kleptocracy: Putin’s Hybrid Warfare
     Hudson Institute, June 2017
• Shaheen Says Russia 'Weaponizing' NatGas, Calls for More Sanctions
     Natural Gas Intelligence, May 2017
• Eurovision, Russia, and weaponized disability
     Euromaidan Press, March 2017
• Russia Is 'Weaponizing Misinformation,' Says UK Defense Secretary
     NBC News, February 2017
• 'Meet The Press' Roundtable: Russia Weaponizing Intelligence; Replacing Obamacare
     Real Clear Politics, January 2017
• Believe it or not: Western media uncovers Putin plan to ‘weaponize’ 14-legged squid 
     RT, December 2016
• Russia has weaponized the American press
     Vice, October 2016
• Putin ‘Weaponizing’ WikiLeaks to Help Trump: Clinton Campaign
     Bloomberg, October 2016
• Commentary: Hybrid Business -- The Risks In The Kremlin's Weaponization Of The Economy
     RFERL, July 2016
• Putin weaponizing Judo by distributing 7 million free copies of his book
     SOTT, July 2016
• Latvia Decides Putin Is Weaponizing Names - Bans Russian Names for New Babies
     Russia Insider, June 2016
• Putin is Weaponizing Popularity: Newsweek is not Amused
     Off Guardian, June 2016
• Migrant crisis: Russia and Syria 'weaponising' migration
     BBC, March 2016
• UK Says Russia Weaponizing 'Brexit' - Russian Embassy Slams Charge
     Russia Insider, March 2016
• How Russia Is 'Weaponizing' Migration to Destabilize Europe
     Bloomberg, March 2016
• Is Putin Weaponising Stupidity?
     The Blogmire, March 2016
• NATO commander: Russia ‘weaponizing’ Syrian immigrants
     World Tribune, March 2016
• Russia Is Weaponizing Dolphins - Europe Quakes In Terror
     Russia Insider, March 2016
• Russia accused of ‘weaponizing’ Syria refugees
     CNBC, February 2016
• Russian Hackers Used Weaponized Word Files to Infect Ukraine's Power Grid
     Softpedia, Jan 2016
• Russian Hackers May Have Weaponized The Grid, And It’s Got US Intel Spooked
     Daily Caller, January 2016
• Russian “Weaponized Default” Will Cause Financial Collapse Of Entire Western World
     Satu Insan, January 2016
• Russia's Population Is Being Weaponized
     RealClearWorld, December 2015
• From commodification to weaponization: the Russian language as ‘pride’ and ‘profit’ in Russia's transnational discourses
     International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, December 2015
• “Weaponizing” Federalism? Russia and the Debate on Federalism/Decentralization in Ukraine and Other Post-Soviet States”
     Ukrainian-Canadian Congress, December 2015
• Weaponized AK47 NAILGUN - Russian Life Hack (vid)
     Youtube, November 2015
• Russia is Weaponizing Culture
     Integrity Initiative, November 2015
• Weaponized Default: Russia's Ultimate Answer to Western Aggression?
     Russia Insider, September 2015
• Russia May Soon Have Weaponized Robotic Cockroaches
     Modern Notion, September 2015
• Russia Has Weaponized Its National Trauma
     ReadRussia, September 2015
• Putin Has Weaponized Soviet History
     Newsweek, July 2015
• WEAPONIZATION OF FINANCE: Russia is turning to the Chinese yuan
     Business Insider, June 2015
• How Vladimir Putin Weaponized Russia’s Media
     Defense One , April 2015
• Hearing: Confronting Russia’s Weaponization of Information
     Foreign Affairs, April 2015
• Weaponizing Weather: Russia And North Korea Might Be Able To Control The Weather, CIA Allegedly Fears
     Inquisitr, Feb 2015
• The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money
     The Interpreter, November 2014
• Russia Is Weaponizing Jedi Mind Tricks
     Vice News, April 2014
• The Russians Have Weaponized Photoshop
     Global Voices, March 2014
• Whistleblower says Russians got antigravity weaponized spaceships
     Lunatic Outpost, August 2012
• Weaponizing the Russian language in Latvia again 
     Thoughts From Latvia, December 2011
• WEAPONIZING NATIONALITY: AN ANALYSIS OF RUSSIA’S PASSPORT POLICY IN GEORGIA
     International Law Journal, Summer 2010
• More on Neo-Soviet Russia Weaponizing Psychiatry
     Publius Pundit, August 2007

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