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Jun 11, 2026 43 min

2.37 The Simulated Empire

from The Eastern Border

Welcome to the absolute peak of the “Simulated Empire.” It is June 2026, and the Russian Federation has finally achieved the ultimate geopolitical breakthrough: it has completely decoupled from the physical universe. Why fight a miserable, bloody, losing war in the Ukrainian mud when your official military command can simply decree that soldiers should pay “less attention to reality” and trust the pristine paperwork instead? In Episode 2.37 of The Eastern Border, we perform a full structural autopsy on a nuclear-armed mafia state running on pure, unadulterated vranyo. From the hollow victory laps at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) to the frontlines of the Zaporizhzhia steppe, the matrix is cracking wide open. Become our patron: https://www.patreon.com/theeasternborder Merch store + another option for memberships: https://theeasternborder-shop.fourthwall.com/ Follow what’s going on here in the very border of Eastern Europe: https://bsky.app/profile/theeasternborder.lv Download all episodes for free on our website; pictures accompanying certain episodes can be found there as well! http://theeasternborder.lv/ Car4Ukraine Eastern Border Summer Campaign! https://car4ukraine.com/campaigns/summer-sunshine-trucks-2026-eastern-border

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