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Activists have long denounced commissioners as being puppets of the Police Department who are disconnected from the everyday struggles of Angelenos.

The puppet masters dueling for control from behind the scenes aren’t too far removed from the ones we’re living under now.

The puppet scenes, bestowing a belated yet supremely deserved spotlight on Abuela Julia, are the most original and haunting aspect of a production that too often flails for effects.

At the height of its popularity, more than half of Russia’s TV viewers tuned in to its episodes, many of which featured a puppet version of former KGB officer turned politician Vladimir Putin.

Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat, raised concerns that Miran would be seen as a "puppet" who would not be trusted as an independent voice on the Fed board.