# 2.19 Planet of Pink Ponies

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Podcast: [The Eastern Border](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-eastern-border-1102925)
Published: 2026-03-31T19:45:21+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/theeasternborder/episodes/219-planet-of-pink-ponies
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Duration seconds: 2802

## Resource

The digital iron curtain just fell. This week, we dive into the total communications blackout in Moscow and St. Petersburg as the Kremlin panics over satellite photos of their burning oil terminals. But the internet ban is just the beginning. We’re tracking the terminal phase of the Russian economy: the 39% food-poverty trap, the mandatory 15% labor purges, and the terrifying "Soviet" plan to confiscate 67 trillion rubles in civilian bank accounts. Meanwhile, the military-industrial complex is a grift. We look at the scavenged reality of the trenches, where Russian troops are crowdfunding DIY rocket tubes and using electric kick-scooters for assaults, while the elite hallucinate about a thousand new passenger jets. Support the Perun Battalion! Help get fiber-optic, EW-immune drones to the Pokrovsk direction. Donate here: car4ukraine.com/campaigns/easter-pysanky-trucks-2026-eastern-border Support The Eastern Border: Patreon: Patreon.com/theeasternborder Fourth Wall: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/ Website: theeasternborder.lv Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theeasternborder . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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