Eclipse. Earthquake. Oblivion.

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Have you ever felt like everything around you is wobbling - not the walls, but the air itself? It's as if the world decided to hit the "reset" button, but instead of updating, it gave you an error. That's exactly the kind of world we live in. The eclipse is in our heads. Earthquake is underfoot. Oblivion is in our hearts. People disconnect from reality, stop thinking, turn into spectators of a play, in which there are no actors for a long time. There is only noise, donations and loud slogans. In this broadcast - not a fairy tale and not a horror story. It is theatrical nightmare, which we ourselves with applause turn into reality. And while some people are building cosmodromes on the ruins, and others are selling the truth for likes - there is only one question: Why wake up those who do not want to wake up?

In today's issue.

→ Program with Leonid Kanevsky: Eclipse, Earthquake, Oblivion
→ Who investigates and who only makes noise
→ When reality sounds like parody
→ Spaceport in Kiev, Space Troops and Earthly Reality
→ Nothing is over - it's just beginning

Program with Leonid Kanevsky: Eclipse, Earthquake, Oblivion

Dear friends, this is a program with Leonid Kanevsky. НUh, almost. Today we are going to talk to you about things that are, as they say, "burning issues". Yes, sometimes it sounds banal, but that is where the conversation starts when a presenter goes on air and tries to convey something to people. I'm not just talking here right now - it's so windy that I had to put my hat on. I plugged in a microphone that absorbs all these rustling sounds so that you don't write: "Gura, dislikes, you can't hear anything!". The air is good, by the way.

So our column today is called: "Eclipse. Earthquake. Oblivion." Not just for the sake of pretty words, but because it really is. The first one is an eclipse. Well, you can see for yourself how it's hitting people. Not in any one class - in all of them. Even I, kind of adequate, felt it: in my body, in my mind, and in the comments that write to me. They say such nonsense that you can stand or fall. The second thing is an earthquake. Literally. Thailand, Indonesia. A couple is lying in the sun, the building is swaying, the pool is shaking - and they barely lift their heads: "Oh, yes, it's time to get off the mattress...". People used to run somewhere in a panic and react. Now they're like, "Fuck it. "The main thing is that I'm with my beloved in the sun."

• Eclipse - people lose their ability to think critically, live in an infobubble
• Earthquake - even disasters are no longer frightening, society has fallen into apathy
• Forgottenness - real heroes are forgotten, and attention shifts to fake "messiahs"
• Truth is no longer of interest to the masses - more important is peace and comfort
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But oblivion is perhaps the worst of all. It's not about astronomy or the shape of the Earth - it's about people. What's going on in their heads, I don't understand. They've forgotten everything. Monastyrsky's death - that's where the real man was. Officer with a capital letter. After Kravchenko, there were no such people. He tried to investigate real crimes: weapons leakage, drugs, big schemes. And that was it. Sudden death. Coincidence? I don't think so. And now everyone's quoting Dubinsky, publishing his scoops straight from the detention center, as if he's the messiah. Hello! Have you forgotten who he is? How he became a deputy, who he promoted, how money, tenders, millions flowed through him and his people. And no one, not a single investigative body, not the SBU, not the NABU - no one said a word. They are silent. Everyone knows, but they are silent. Because oblivion.

And the most frightening thing is not Dubinsky himself. It's that he is believed. They believe people from the detention center, who, as if on demand, write revelations. And no one is embarrassed by it. That's why I call it a blackout, an earthquake and oblivion. It's all links in the same chain. People don't want to think, they don't want to seek the truth. Anything that goes against their cozy info-bubble, they're not interested. And the truth? It's dying somewhere with people like Monastyrsky. We can only hope it's not for good.

Who is investigating and who is just making noise

Monastyrskyy was not just doing some "official business". He came upon one of the most dangerous enclaves, which is engaged in drug trafficking - real, monstrous supply of drugs to Ukraine. Including - to soldiers, to children. This is huge money, huge power. And that's when he started to identify the key players - that's when everything happened. And everyone who was close to him understands that. Not those who write nonsense on the Internet, but law enforcers who know what he was doing.

But then "heroes" like Dubinsky appear - with statements straight from the detention center. And so it began: publications, posts, broadcasts. And everyone believes it. But he didn't get there for nothing. Who is he that he has such a special right to publicity in prison? No one. But they do. And if only they believed - but they are already preparing him for the political stage. He went on the air, said a couple of phrases - and he's ready. Already a "victim of the regime", already a "prisoner of conscience". Infopole erases the memory, and that's it - people have a blank slate in their heads. Just like it used to be with Pritula.

Remember the story? Goncharenko accused Pritula that his wife had bought apartments. There was an uproar, a scandal, and Pritula joked: "She bought it in 2020 and it was fine. And the fact that there were investigations, high-profile materials on the channels, accusations of stealing donations - all evaporated. Just like a cow's tongue. Now at least try to find that information - you need to dig through caches. And who's digging now? Nobody. People do not even remember that TSN once actively published materials about how Pritula steals. Now? Silence. Because people don't have a memory in their heads, but a "toggle" button.

It's the same now. As soon as something loud comes up, no one digs deep. No one asks the main question: where did the money, connections, influence come from? The main thing is a loud word. It's all about likes and reposts. And you think, where Pritula's wife has money for apartments? I'll answer you as it is: it doesn't matter. The main thing is that it was beautifully said. And that's how step by step we have not just forgetfulness, but a complete washout of logic from thinking. They believe in what is on the rumor. And the truth? No one is interested in it.

When reality sounds like a travesty

Tell me - is this normal? The owner of a restaurant in Dnipro demolishes a complex, and instead of quietly taking out insurance (and such establishments are always insured) - he goes out with a post: "Help raise money for a new one". People in the comments freak out. You have, say, the most expensive restaurant, you are in the list of the top 100 richest - and you collect? And he's collecting. And you know what? People donate. As in Zaporozhye: there restaurateur Labik organized the same collection - and for half a day collected 200 thousand. There was a chain: if one can - the second also wants. All under the radar. Eclipse? No. Oblivion? It's more than that. It's like the president of Monobank, who collected on "nuclear weapons", and then was like, "I'll give it to Sternenko". Norm?"

One of my subscribers, who is a teacher, discounted that story. I asked her: why? You realize that nuclear weapons aren't just toys. It's licenses, treaties, warheads, missiles. It's not a GoFundMe for a submarine. And she's like, "Well, if someone else collects it, I'll give it to them." So much for the level. People have lost touch with reality. And before it was necessary to study something, to understand. Now - saw it, threw it, liked it. That's it. And there are tons of stories like this. Take the same Pritula. There was information that his donations were murky, there were investigations, everything was there. And then, whoops, it all disappeared. Now he's a hero again. People don't even try to remember what happened before. They have another tab open.

1. The rich publicly ask for donations - and people send money en masse without thinking
2. The level of critical thinking has dropped - all it takes is a bark and a translation without fact-checking
3. Society ignores unpleasant realities - pretends war and problems don't exist
4. The government makes absurd statements - and even to this they react with apathy or irony

And this, unfortunately, applies to everything. The news about Transcarpathia: they have reinforced the border checkpoint, brought in equipment and people. And someone wrote: "What about the men who are fleeing?" No one. Because everybody pretends that there is no war. There are minibuses driving around, picking people up. Cops that nobody checks out. One of them, with a bellybutton, in chains, shows his tongue - so what? I write about it, and they come at me with pots and pans: "Why are you discussing other people's lives?" It's not someone else's, it's a public person. She wears a uniform. That means she obeys the rules. But who thinks about that?

The final cherry on the cake is "Space Troops". A teenage deputy minister (yes, yes, yes, that's the girl who's always blathering on and on) says that the Defense Ministry is creating a political-space force. I just imagined it and laughed. Really, with this approach we will soon collect on Death Star through Monobank. And the worst part is, they will. Because they don't think. Because what's happening now is not just oblivion. It's a state where people are **more comfortable not knowing**. Not to know. Just hit "repost" and move on.

The Space Center in Kiev, Space Troops and Earthly Reality

Romochka and his mom were laughing. Roma is a blogger, married to an Instagram-star, I don't remember the last name, and it doesn't matter. This same Roma, or rather Roma Grischuk, director of "Mamahotala", decided to run for deputy and promised in my neighborhood, in Solomenskyi, to build a launching spaceport in Kherson. No kidding. In 2020, he really said so in the election campaign. And I catch him then in the Verkhovna Rada, and he, so all of himself, says: "Well, as soon as we have money, we'll build it." Yes, yes, just like that. The main thing is not to give up the dream. But the question is not about dreams, it's about physics. I'm not just a journalist, I'm a hydrogeologist. And I understand perfectly well: there are places where rockets cannot be launched in principle. The land is not the same. But Roma is an optimist, he will build everything. Someday. Maybe.

This all sounds like a joke, but no. I'm dead serious. I told him at the time: Roma, even Russia, having a lot of money, still launches from Baikonur. Why? Because not all the territory is suitable for such projects. But Roma doesn't care. He promised. And now the deputy minister, this same Changarenko, is a girl who gives out such pearls that I don't even know how her husband lives. If she has one. And the children, if there are any. So she says the Defense Department is launching Space Troopers. Really? I can just see us building a launch pad for the ships amidst the ruins. And Roma's back on board. So, we agreed with the Ministry, got the budget, we build a station in the right bank of Kherson. Because you can't take a rocket across the broken Antonov bridge, right?

Пyou know what this is about? This whole thing isn't just funny. It's tragicomic. When politics turns into a circus, bloggers into weapons experts, and people into donators for any absurd idea. And while some are collecting on drones, others promise to fly into space. And the main thing is that the public believes. They don't ask questions. Doesn't look into it. I just wanted to tell you all this. To make you at least for a second think about what's happening to our tape. Our heads. How we consume information and who we listen to.

Nothing is over - it's just beginning

Remember: everything I just told you is not panic, not conspiracy, and certainly not fantasy. It is not bullshit. But what you are being told every day from your screens is just complete bullshit. Nothing is ending. Everything will continue. Zelensky said the phrase: "to the last Ukrainian" - and I'm afraid that's exactly what will happen. And then, of course, we will beautifully call it some "motivational conclusions", describe who fought for what, and go our separate ways. But that's not the point. The point is that we as a country cannot even decide who to give our resources to. It's the British, the Americans, the IMF, Estonia with its 40 billion.

It's all clear. Money is pouring in. Someone from abroad "helps", someone "invests", but in reality there is global laundering and whitewashing. Nobody is going to finish anything. Because it is too profitable to print banknotes, formalize them in the form of bonds, throw them here and immediately withdraw them. And all this is accompanied by information foam, where the main characters are yesterday's radio DJs, showmen, and just urban lunatics, now suddenly becoming experts on nuclear weapons and geostrategy.

Remember Juul? That funny guy with the late night radio shows? Hosted great on-air shows, collected calls, was lively and smart. Now he's interviewing geostrategists who predict where nuclear weapons will fall. NW in Boryspil, in Zhytomyr, in Vinnitsa.... And Pritula, who used to be the face of volunteerism, now nods with a smart face. It's all so absurd that what's scary is not the delirium, but the fact that this is the new normal. People believe it. People are afraid. People encrypt. And it's all a click away.

And it's all in one click.

While we live here, running from the TDC, we are being persuaded of a new reality. Podlises on air, media licks in Miami on X5, Komarov, Djula, Kondratyuk - they'll all be back. As soon as things settle down, they'll be back to telling us how to live our lives. Telling us that "they were forced", that "they didn't know", that "things were different then". And you'll listen again. Because that's what you've been trained to do. To be submissive. To be stuck. To "don't think, just believe."

And you'll listen again.

I want to find among you those who are still able to think. Let there be ten of you, a hundred of you, a thousand of you - it doesn't matter. The important thing is that we can continue the dialog. Because everything is just beginning. And if we don't draw conclusions now, it will be too late. So let's memorize, write it down and don't let ourselves be ducks. Because a person should remain a person, not a mass.

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