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TexasTowelie

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Fri Jul 18, 2025, 10:16 PM Friday

Putin's Most Absurd New Law Allows Him to Declare War on 'Strange Things' - The Russian Dude



Dive into Russia’s most outrageous headline of 2025: the “patriotic surcharge.” Watch as we unravel how a 12 percent tax on pizza, sushi, pasta, croissants, and tacos—yes, even tacos—transforms your Moscow café order into a geopolitical battlefield. We track Communists of Russia chairman Sergei Malinkovich’s crusade for “gastronomic security,” the Parmesan Panic gripping grocery aisles, and the black‑market burrata smugglers dodging Kremlin inspectors. From mozzarella branded an ideological saboteur to sushi condemned as a tool of Western imperialism, this episode exposes the funniest—and scariest—new law in Russia, complete with Orwellian doublespeak that turns “foreign cuisine” into “enemy food.”

Learn how inflation, sanctions, and propaganda collide to make dragon‑rolls taboo, discover why Big Brother now dictates your dinner, and see how cafés rename fettuccine “flat noodles” to dodge the pizza tax. We’ll explore parallels to George Orwell’s 1984, the cultural fallout of banning foreign flavors, and the hidden resistance simmering in kitchen back rooms. Stay tuned for the ultimate breakdown of Russia’s craziest law, packed with SEO‑rich insights on the foreign food tax, Kremlin censorship, Parmesan Panic, sushi ban, patriotic surcharge, and the war on flavor—because when mozzarella becomes state enemy number one, you know the script has flipped.
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Putin's Most Absurd New Law Allows Him to Declare War on 'Strange Things' - The Russian Dude (Original Post) TexasTowelie Friday OP
He's going to War with trump? BOSSHOG Friday #1
Why does it seem so credible that 'Putin's' could be changed to 'Trump's'? Norrrm Friday #2
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