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Is Twitter Under Attack From Russia?
5:45AM Ryan Tate | Twitter continues to be flaky today. Par for the course on the overcrowded microblogging service, right? But Twitter claims it is the victim of elaborate hack attacks that “appear to have been geopolitical in motivation.” That’s actually true! More »
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Putin Shirtless Again
4:32AM Pareene | 57-year-old Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin once again released to the public 20 pictures of him being super-manly, riding horses shirtless and walking along a river on a camping trip. More »
Daily Mail Puzzled By Vladimir Putin’s Pantsman Tendencies
9:30AM Clem Bastow | Defamer Australia and Russian President Vladimir Putin go way back, so we were delighted to see that he’s in the news again – evidently this time for schtupping some hot, young rhythmic gymnast. Apparently Putin has split from his wife and excitedly plans to shack up with the pretty 24-year-old post haste.
It seems the Daily Mail were excited, too:
We love it. We love the expanded version from the story itself even more:
So, Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, what do you see in a 24-year-old, sensationally beautiful gymnast with a penchant for posing semi-naked that you don’t see in your lovely, middle-aged, matronly wife Ludmilla?
We’re not sure what they mean by emphasising her gymnastic tendencies, unless it’s that rather sad blokey thing of discussing new babes’ yoga/ballet/gymnastic skills as though they will likely lead to bedroom prowess.
The reality is, yoga/ballet/gymnastic skills are probably less likely to equal “cracker in the sack” than they are “slightly highly strung, a bit too skinny to cuddle and probably obsessed with stinky weight-loss herbal teas”. More » 
