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[–] [M] 70 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

You have to link sources when posting about politicians or famous people. I'll provide a link to a good source, but please remember to do that next time you post.

Zelenskyy furious as Trump announces deal to buy Russian diesel

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  • [–] 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    But they aren't posting about a politician or famous person. They are posting about this cuck Gunther.

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  • [–] [M] 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    The purpose of this rule is because when I first took over as mod, there were some dubious things being stated in these memes as facts. I got sick of fact checking everything. The spirit of the rule is to make sure that you have back up for anything politicians or famous people say, unless you mark it as satire.

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  • [–] 92 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    They make it sound like Russia is handing over the fuel. The "weak" have been holding off buying shit from Russia because it was a way of fucking Russia's economy. Trump just buckled.

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  • [–] 53 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (6 children)

    Isn't this like 2.3 million barrels? And the us uses 2.9 million barrels per day? My math might be off though

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  • [–] 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    That's what I thought too, 300.000 tons might sound like a lot but the US (not even including the global markets part of the post) use A LOT of fuel. It's quite literally a drop in the bucket

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  • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago

    I save a Mr Global video and I think he said that 300k tons in October was like 18 minutes of fuel based on usage. And the 500k tons in November was 30 minutes.

    So very much nothing at all. Which is why it was reported in tons and not barrels.

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  • [–] 18 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    If your maths is off I don’t think it’s off by much - those figures look roughly correct. Drop in the ocean.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 child)

    Drop in the ocean.

    Damn that sounds cynical wrt USA's fossil fuel usage.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    Yeah, it’s a bit of an exaggeration… but it’s still less than one three hundred and sixty fifth of the annual usage by the population of the country. And we’re not even bringing petrol / gasoline into the equation - as I understand it.

    These numbers start to put fossil fuel usage into perspective.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    Also the entire problem is that he started a war with Iran over bullshit situations he created.

    We were already not importing Russian oil, to support our global interests.

    Now. Losing a war with a country who didn’t invade us AND helping another country Invade their neighbor.

    10/10 dumbassery

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  • [–] 48 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
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    [–] 35 points 2 weeks ago* (3 children)

    So he pussied out on the sanctions for one day of fuel. Gret taktik, smert much!

    These posters starting to look like north korean stuff.

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  • [–] 29 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Yeah Foreign Policy geniuses couldn't believe anyone would be as stupid as Trump.

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  • [–] 27 points 2 weeks ago

    Make no mistake this is a trick.

    Russia HAS NO DIESEL TO EXPORT. They're importing at a huge government loss from India.

    https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/russia-import-diesel-fuel-while-135000913.html

    This fake deal accomplishes exactly two things:

    1. It lets Trump give Putin money for arms against Ukraine and all Putin has to do is middle man Indian diesel.
    2. It lets Trump attack Ukrainians when they strike Russian refineries because they're "bombing our American diesel supply chain.

    The US is a NET EXPORTER of diesel. They don't need more fuel. The problem is the market price is increasing due to mostly Hormuz since Russian oil is sanctioned. All he's doing is lifting this sanction to pay Putin to buy arms. Stopping Putin from trading fuel for arms was the entire purpose of the sanctions in the first place.

    Trump is a traitor.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    Oh and let's please appreciate that this isn't his first "highly succesful call with Vladimir Putin" (sheesh, he even added the first name in full. Truly a fan) by a long shot.


    granlund putin white house footstool

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  • [–] 22 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    It's cool to turn your back on your allies.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

    The US rejected Iran's recent 7-day offer to reopen hormouz aka provide cheap diesel to the world again on top of returning to peace, now add that to this news along with the recent military build up around Iran means the US and Israel are %100 going back to war with Iran again soon.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Isn't Russia supposed to be very short on fuel itself? Where are they getting all this extra from?

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  • [–] 15 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Will it lower gas prices? No. Will the dumpkin and his cronies get richer? Yes.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago

    And even worse, the propaganda gets inserted into spaces where it shouldn’t be under the guise of “hurr durr look how outrageous this is?!”

    Don’t repost propaganda. It’s propaganda because it is insidious, it works, and people think they are above it.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yeah. Now Trump owes Putin yet another favor, for bailing his ass out of yet another hole he dug for himself.

    Such "strength". Such "leadership". Lol!

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  • [–] 8 points 2 weeks ago

    I fucked up with a war and two thousand other things so I begged my handler to give me fuel so I can stay in power and serve him longer

    Trump

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago

    Depending on fossil fuels has its pecularities.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 weeks ago*

    They're all so unoriginal. Eagle this, god that, and always wearing Oakleys with a shitty goatee. Zero personality, just an empty shell full of fear and propaganda.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago

    Meanwhile, utter silence on all of his fuckups, including putting us in the dumbass position to begin with.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    I would like all of these maga propagandists to be prosecuted also.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Russia has a severe shortagw of diesel due to Ukrain drones hitting its refineries. Putin will give US nothong but promises, just like Trump.

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    [–] 5 points 2 weeks ago

    It's a train actually, I don't want to think about it, but Putin is the head car or whatever. Prez is receiving but giving it to the next in line.

    I am all for people having the freedom to do what they want with consensual adults, but these guys keep cumming on us commoners, and we don't like that, well, most of us don't, maga loves it.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 weeks ago

    Convenient timing since proof of the deal won’t arrive before the midterms. Russia is experiencing severe gas shortages and Putin has nothing to give except maybe reminders about who owns copies of the Epstein tapes.

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