In ancient Greece snake poison was among a class of dangerous medicinal cures known as pharmakea. The person who administers a pharmakon — which is a poison but can be a cure in the right dosage and at the right time — is a pharmakeus, a “witch doctor” or “black magician.”
In ancient Greece snake poison was among a class of dangerous medicinal cures known as pharmakea. The person who administers a pharmakon — which is a poison but can be a cure in the right dosage and at the right time — is a pharmakeus, a “witch doctor” or “black magician.”
In 2018, Russia banned Telegram although it reversed the prohibition two years later. The channel appears to be part of the broader information war that has developed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Kremlin has paid Russian TikTok influencers to push propaganda, according to a Vice News investigation, while ProPublica found that fake Russian fact check videos had been viewed over a million times on Telegram. The last couple days have exemplified that uncertainty. On Thursday, news emerged that talks in Turkey between the Russia and Ukraine yielded no positive result. But on Friday, Reuters reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been some “positive shifts” in talks between the two sides. Oh no. There’s a certain degree of myth-making around what exactly went on, so take everything that follows lightly. Telegram was originally launched as a side project by the Durov brothers, with Nikolai handling the coding and Pavel as CEO, while both were at VK. Telegram was founded in 2013 by two Russian brothers, Nikolai and Pavel Durov.
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