5 April 2021 — Moon of Alabama

Last night Brian MacDonald, an Irish journalist currently working for RT, picked up on a theme we previously noted here.

Bryan MacDonald @27khv – 19:21 UTC · Apr 4, 2021

With the US/UK press in full Russia hysteria mode, right now, it’s time for a thread on things the Anglo-American media has accused Moscow of “weaponising.”
We shall start with Charlie Sheen.
Yes. Really. Not a joke.
Take a bow, @ak_mack & @ForeignPolicy

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Brian MacDonald’s thread is a good opportunity to update our list of all the issues, ideas and things Russia has weaponized.

Even while the list below now includes 111 entries – like robotic cockroaches, postmodernism and 14.legged squids – it is likely far from being complete.

1. Was Noah Green the weaponized target of the GRU (Russian Military Intelligence) masked as the FBI Cointelpro?
   Russia News, April 2021
2. Congress Can Do Better to Fight Weaponized Corruption
   Foreign Policy, April 2021
3. WAR ON THE WEST West on brink of vaccine ‘world war’ as Putin ‘weaponizes’ Sputnik V jab to ‘attack’ the EU, warns Macron
   Sun, March 2021
4. Secret Is Out: Russia Weaponized and Trained Dolphins and Whales
   National Interest, January 2021
5. Russia ‘is researching how to weaponise deadly Ebola virus as part of a catastrophic doomsday project’, experts fear
   Daily Mail, December 2020
6. Vladimir Putin wasted no time in weaponizing Trump’s election conspiracies to spread Russian propaganda
   Busines Insider, November 2020
7. How Russia Tried to Weaponize Charlie Sheen
   Foreign Policy, September 2020
8. ‘Beijing & Moscow have weaponized space through killer satellites, directed energy weapons’: Defense Sec
   Sociable, September 2020
9. Russia Weaponizes Increasingly Sophisticated Disinformation
   AFCEA, September 2020
10. China and Russia ‘have weaponised space with killer energy weapon satellites’
    Daily Star, September 2020
11. Russia’s Weaponization of Tradition: The Case of the Orthodox Church in Montenegro
    CSIS, September 2020
12. Will Russia Weaponize Its Wheat As the World Combats the Coronavirus?
    National Interest, July 2020
13. Russia Weaponized (Again) with Anthony Leonardi
    OAN (video), July 2020
14. Putin’s Russia has weaponized World War II
    Atlantic Council, May 2020
15. Russia has weaponized ideas of Samuel Huntington
    The Hill, February 2020
16. How Russia weaponized social media, got caught and escaped consequences
    Washington Post, November 2019
17. How Russian Hybrid Warfare Has Weaponized Disinformation
    Daily Signal, November 2019
18. Russian Hybrid Warfare Has Weaponized Disinformation
    Ohio Star, November 2019
19. Russian Hybrid Warfare Has Weaponized Disinformation
    Tennessee Star, November 2019
20. For Russia, Even the Language Can Be a Weapon
    Bloomberg, November 2019
21. Russia Unveils ‘Unique’ Weaponized Icebreaker as It Eyes Arctic Oil and Gas
    Newsweek, October 2019
22. The Weaponization of Postmodernism: Russia’s New War with Europe
    LSE, July 2019
23. The Russians weaponized laughter!
    David Peck/Medium, February 2019
24. How Putin’s Russia turned humour into a weapon
    BBC, December 2018
25. Weaponizing an Economy: The Cryptoruble and Russia’s Dystopian Future
    U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), November 2018
26. Weaponizing Religion: Putin’s Philosopher Ivan Ilyin
    Daily Kos, November 2018
27. The Russians Are Weaponizing Health Information
    History News Network, September 2018
28. Russian trolls are weaponizing the vaccine “debate” to divide Americans
    Big Think, August 2018
29. US Accused Russia Of Weaponizing Space Due To “Abnormal Behavior” Of “Mysterious” Satellite
    Raw Conservative Opinions, August 2018
30. 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
31. Russia Accused Of ‘Weaponized’ Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Attacks
    PrepForThat, August 2018
32. Weaponizing hypocrisy, in Russia and beyond
    Columbia Journalism Review, July 2018
33. America’s racism has long been Russia’s secret weapon
    CNN, July 2018
34. How Russia Is Weaponizing International Students in the New Cold War
    Alternet, June 2018
35. Russia, Facebook & Cybersecurity: Combating Weaponized FUD in the Social Media Age
    Information Week, June 2018
36. Polish PM Calls Nord Stream 2 ‘Weapon’ Of Hybrid Warfare
    RFERL, May 2018
37. Weaponizing culture: “civilizationism” and nationalism in Putin’s Russia
    NED, March 2018
38. Vladimir Putin Outwitted Megyn Kelly by Weaponizing Incompetence
    The New Yorker, March 2018
39. Britain accuses Russia of ‘weaponizing information’ with 2017 cyberattack
    New York Post, February 2018
40. #PutinAtWar: How Russia Weaponized “Russophobia”
    DRFLab/Medium, February 2018
41. Is Russia Weaponizing The Giant Squid?
    Alltime Conspiracies, January 2018
42. Putin weaponizes sheep, launches hybrid attacks on US bases in Romania
    The Duran, January 2018
43. Russian army demonstrates latest weapon: Cuddly puppies
    Associated Press, January 2018
44. The Weaponization of Tedium Is Putin’s New Strategy (Op-ed)
    Moscow Times, December 2017
45. Fake news and botnets: how Russia weaponised the web
    Guardian, December 2017
46. How Russia Weaponized Social Media With ‘Social Bots’
    NPR, November 2017
47. Russia has weaponized the energy sector in war against the West
    The Hill, October 2017
48. Russia’s Facebook ads show how Internet microtargeting can be weaponized
    Cornell University, October 2017
49. ‘Russia weaponizing Facebook’ is a tipping point for how much we rely on tech, says author
    CNBC, October 2017
50. How Russia Weaponized Primetime
    Coda, October 2017
51. We’re learning more about how Russia weaponized Facebook, Twitter, and Google — and it was remarkably easy
    Business Insider, October 2017
52. Putin threatens the world with weaponizing terrorism
    Ukraine Military Pages, September 2017
53. Russia weaponized Twitter to sway election
    CNN, September 2017
54. Russia Has Weaponized Energy
    August 2017
55. Postmodernism Weaponized: Russia’s Assault on American Science
    American Council on Science and Health, August 2017
56. How Vladimir Putin weaponized the internet
    The Week, June 2017
57. Weaponizing Kleptocracy: Putin’s Hybrid Warfare
    Hudson Institute, June 2017
58. Russia Has Weaponized Fake News to Sow Chaos
    The New Republic, May 2017
59. Shaheen Says Russia ‘Weaponizing’ NatGas, Calls for More Sanctions
    Natural Gas Intelligence, May 2017
60. How Russia Weaponized Social Media in Crimea
    Strategy Bridge, May 2017
61. Eurovision, Russia, and weaponized disability
    Euromaidan Press, March 2017
62. Russia Is ‘Weaponizing Misinformation,’ Says UK Defense Secretary
    NBC News, February 2017
63. ‘Meet The Press’ Roundtable: Russia Weaponizing Intelligence; Replacing Obamacare
    Real Clear Politics, January 2017
64. Schiff: Russia ‘weaponized’ computer hacking
    Washington Examiner, January 2017
65. Rep. Schiff: Unlike China’s Hacks, Russia ‘Weaponized’ Data
    Newsmax, January 2017
66. Believe it or not: Western media uncovers Putin plan to ‘weaponize’ 14-legged squid
    RT, December 2016
67. Russia Weaponized Social Media in U.S. Election, FireEye Says
    Bloomberg, December 2016
68. Russia is Weaponizing culture in CEE by creating a traditionalist “counter-culture”
    Stop Fake, December 2016
69. Is 14-legged killer squid found TWO MILES beneath Antarctica being weaponised by Putin?
    Express, November 2016
70. Russia has weaponized the American press
    Vice, October 2016
71. Putin ‘Weaponizing’ WikiLeaks to Help Trump: Clinton Campaign
    Bloomberg, October 2016
72. A Powerful Russian Weapon: The Spread of False Stories
    New York Times, August 2016
73. Commentary: Hybrid Business — The Risks In The Kremlin’s Weaponization Of The Economy
    RFERL, July 2016
74. Putin weaponizing Judo by distributing 7 million free copies of his book
    SOTT, July 2016
75. Latvia Decides Putin Is Weaponizing Names – Bans Russian Names for New Babies
    Russia Insider, June 2016
76. Putin is Weaponizing Popularity: Newsweek is not Amused
    Off Guardian, June 2016
77. Putin Weaponises Crosshairs, Foiling Plans to Keep Romania & Poland Safe From Iranian WMDs
    The Blog Mire, June 2016
78. Migrant crisis: Russia and Syria ‘weaponising’ migration
    BBC, March 2016
79. UK Says Russia Weaponizing ‘Brexit’ – Russian Embassy Slams Charge
    Russia Insider, March 2016
80. How Russia Is ‘Weaponizing’ Migration to Destabilize Europe
    Bloomberg, March 2016
81. Is Putin Weaponising Stupidity?
    The Blogmire, March 2016
82. NATO commander: Russia ‘weaponizing’ Syrian immigrants
    World Tribune, March 2016
83. Russia Is Weaponizing Dolphins – Europe Quakes In Terror
    Russia Insider, March 2016
84. Russia accused of ‘weaponizing’ Syria refugees
    CNBC, February 2016
85. Is Russia ‘Weaponizing Refugees’ To Advance Its Geopolitical Goals?
    RFERL, February 2016
86. Russian Hackers Used Weaponized Word Files to Infect Ukraine’s Power Grid
    Softpedia, Jan 2016
87. Russian Hackers May Have Weaponized The Grid, And It’s Got US Intel Spooked
    Daily Caller, January 2016
88. Russian “Weaponized Default” Will Cause Financial Collapse Of Entire Western World
    Satu Insan, January 2016
89. Russia’s Population Is Being Weaponized
    RealClearWorld, December 2015
90. 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
91. “Weaponizing” Federalism? Russia and the Debate on Federalism/Decentralization in Ukraine and Other Post-Soviet States”
    Ukrainian-Canadian Congress, December 2015
92. Weaponized AK47 NAILGUN – Russian Life Hack (vid)
    Youtube, November 2015
93. Russia is Weaponizing Culture
    Integrity Initiative, November 2015
94. Weaponized Default: Russia’s Ultimate Answer to Western Aggression?
    Russia Insider, September 2015
95. Russia May Soon Have Weaponized Robotic Cockroaches
    Modern Notion, September 2015
96. Russia Has Weaponized Its National Trauma
    ReadRussia, September 2015
97. Putin Has Weaponized Soviet History
    Newsweek, July 2015
98. WEAPONIZATION OF FINANCE: Russia is turning to the Chinese yuan
    Business Insider, June 2015
99. How Vladimir Putin Weaponized Russia’s Media
    Defense One , April 2015
100. Hearing: Confronting Russia’s Weaponization of Information
     Foreign Affairs, April 2015
101. How the Media Became One of Putin’s Most Powerful Weapons
     Atlantic, April 2015
102. Russia’s “Weaponization” of Information
     Heritage Foundation, April 2015
103. Weaponizing Weather: Russia And North Korea Might Be Able To Control The Weather, CIA Allegedly Fears
     Inquisitr, Feb 2015
104. The Menace of Unreality: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Information, Culture and Money
     The Interpreter, November 2014
105. Russia Has Weaponized Ebola
     Fortuna’s Cornor/Morgenpost, August 2014
106. Russia Is Weaponizing Jedi Mind Tricks
     Vice News, April 2014
107. The Russians Have Weaponized Photoshop
     Global Voices, March 2014
108. Whistleblower says Russians got antigravity weaponized spaceships
     Lunatic Outpost, August 2012
109. Weaponizing the Russian language in Latvia again
     Thoughts From Latvia, December 2011
110. WEAPONIZING NATIONALITY: AN ANALYSIS OF RUSSIA’S PASSPORT POLICY IN GEORGIA
     International Law Journal, Summer 2010
111. More on Neo-Soviet Russia Weaponizing Psychiatry
     Publius Pundit, August 2007