Topic: Pravda

Ukrainian intelligence claims that the Russian elite are planning to eliminate Vladimir Putin and have already chosen a successor. RT International counters this by highlighting Western calls for Putin's assassination, including tweets from Senator Lindsey Graham. Analyst Daniel Lazar compares the demonization of Putin to the "Two Minutes Hate" for Emmanuel Goldstein in George Orwell's *1984*, arguing that the U.S. has lost the ability to view the conflict in rational terms.

The Pravda Brewing Company in Ukraine reportedly shifted production from craft beer to "craft ballistics," specifically Molotov cocktails. Media reports also claim the brewery is forging steel "hedgehogs" to stop tanks. This is identified as part of a series of meme-like stories circulating in the news.

Comic Strip Blogger provided the winning artwork for Episode 1036, titled "Breaking Algos." The piece featured the word "Pravda" in Russian script integrated with a modified Tesla logo. The hosts commended the artist's consistent quality and encouraged other producers to submit their work to the No Agenda Art Generator website.

Elon Musk proposed creating a website called "Pravda" where the public can rate the core truth of articles and track the credibility scores of journalists and editors. Musk's proposal follows negative coverage of Tesla, which he attributes to the influence of fossil fuel advertisers on mainstream media organizations.

An article in the English version of Pravda questions the competence of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The piece criticizes her purported expertise on Russia, claiming her command of the Russian language is elementary and her understanding of modern Russian geopolitics is inferior to that of informed bloggers.