The CIA's announcement that a foreign nation isn't likely to be responsible for most cases of Havana syndrome came to the delight of internet pundits.
There is a bit of a back story. Reports emerged in late 2016 about a mysterious condition experienced by American and Canadian diplomats in Havana, Cuba.
Russian officials have been accused of being the victims of a sonic attack from a foreign power.
Other State Department-affiliated Americans began to experience the same symptoms in other countries where the US government conducts operations.
The Biden Administration and Congress have taken the reports very seriously, so much so that President Joe Biden signed a bill last fall to compensate Havana syndrome victims.
The findings from the CIA's interim study into Havana syndrome have cast significant doubt on the government's prior stance on the strange disorder.
Fortunately, it also led to some great meme for us to enjoy.
The crme de la crme is here.
There is a brain in the sky.
Havana syndrome was fake until the CIA said so, so therefore, it must be real, right?
Havana Nights is a film about Dirty Dancing.
This one is pretty straightforward.
The friends we made along the way.
If the real Havana syndrome was the warmongering mass delusion we suffered along the way, what would it be?
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Some people argue that the suspected root of the campaign to conduct more wars is more obvious now that the CIA has changed its mind.
Havana Fat Doink.
Smoking weed is the best cure for Havana Syndrome.
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A recent study found that weed may make it harder for you to get COVID-19 if you have it.
What is the deal?
Havana Syndrome is the kind of thing George Costanza would make up to get out of work at the CIA.
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Is it nausea, headaches, feelings of distress? I think I have that Havana thing. You gave it to me.
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Jerry had a weird high pitched wavering affect.
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Flawless extrapolation. Ten out of ten.
The truth is sober.
The congress passed the havana syndrome healthcare act in less than a week after the CIA admitted that it was a lie.
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The cool part about the havana syndrome bill is that it will probably stay in place and the CIA will keep those benefits forever.
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It is a stark reminder that the US government is more likely to act when a couple thousand employees complain of a mysterious set of symptoms than when hundreds of thousands of Americans die of carbon dioxide. America, checkmate.
According to The New York Times, most Havana Syndrome cases are not caused by foreign power.
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating microwave weapon attacks.
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