Telegram channels for independent media, they use vpns to try to get around the blocking, that s hard, that s time consuming, that requires at least some technological savvy and i think people get tired of it over time and kind of try to correct for the lies that they re listening to or they re seeing on official media. it s really extraordinary. you know, i actually spent last night watching official tv to try to get a handle on what s going on there and it is every single story is the opposite of truth. they tell they take things that would be true about russians and they tell these same stories about ukrainians. no matter how much you realize that that is a lie, it starts to seep into you after about an hour of it. your reality your hold on reality begins to slip. and living in that environment ....