Daractenus
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In November, China reduced its purchases of Russian oil by a rather impressive 36%, replacing it with crude from Saudi Arabia.
Similar drop is expected to take place in India next month, with the country's top 5 refineries having already rejected Russian oil for December.
Similar drop is expected to take place in India next month, with the country's top 5 refineries having already rejected Russian oil for December.
November 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
In November, China reduced its purchases of Russian oil by a rather impressive 36%, replacing it with crude from Saudi Arabia.
Similar drop is expected to take place in India next month, with the country's top 5 refineries having already rejected Russian oil for December.
Similar drop is expected to take place in India next month, with the country's top 5 refineries having already rejected Russian oil for December.
No, your account was frozen for a whole variety of both practical and moral reasons, and if this and other measures like this get Ukraine even an inch closer to victory, they will be prioritized over the comfort and convenience of nationals of the aggressor state.
November 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
No, your account was frozen for a whole variety of both practical and moral reasons, and if this and other measures like this get Ukraine even an inch closer to victory, they will be prioritized over the comfort and convenience of nationals of the aggressor state.
While I am as thrilled as the next man by the idea of ingesting longevity elixirs ordered from Temu, worth waiting for someone to survive the refund window before placing an order.
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
While I am as thrilled as the next man by the idea of ingesting longevity elixirs ordered from Temu, worth waiting for someone to survive the refund window before placing an order.
The Russian manufacturer Baikal Electronics, which has been ‘experimenting’ for three years with the production of advanced processors, has now announced that it has pretty much given up on the idea, mostly on grounds of having no clue of what they're doing really.
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Russian manufacturer Baikal Electronics, which has been ‘experimenting’ for three years with the production of advanced processors, has now announced that it has pretty much given up on the idea, mostly on grounds of having no clue of what they're doing really.
Enraging and incredibly fascinating to see this ability the Russians have to blame anyone and everyone for their failure to create anything but demented dictatorships ruled by psychopaths.
Anything at all the Russians are responsible for and guilty of Mikhail?
Anything at all the Russians are responsible for and guilty of Mikhail?
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Enraging and incredibly fascinating to see this ability the Russians have to blame anyone and everyone for their failure to create anything but demented dictatorships ruled by psychopaths.
Anything at all the Russians are responsible for and guilty of Mikhail?
Anything at all the Russians are responsible for and guilty of Mikhail?
You just have to give it to them, they've really built a robot in their spitting image.
Rather telling how you can just guess which country I’m talking about without me having to say it.
Rather telling how you can just guess which country I’m talking about without me having to say it.
November 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
You just have to give it to them, they've really built a robot in their spitting image.
Rather telling how you can just guess which country I’m talking about without me having to say it.
Rather telling how you can just guess which country I’m talking about without me having to say it.
How utterly surreal that the President of the United States and the First Lady are each currently running their very own cryptocurrency scams.
January 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
How utterly surreal that the President of the United States and the First Lady are each currently running their very own cryptocurrency scams.
Not an inch. Not a step. Not as long as we draw breath.
December 2, 2024 at 10:00 PM
Not an inch. Not a step. Not as long as we draw breath.
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In today’s #vatniksoup, I’ll introduce a Romanian politician and conspiracy theorist, Călin Georgescu. He’s best-known for his pro-Kremlin and conspiratorial views, running for president of Romania, and doing it by only campaigning on TikTok.
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November 28, 2024 at 1:49 PM
In today’s #vatniksoup, I’ll introduce a Romanian politician and conspiracy theorist, Călin Georgescu. He’s best-known for his pro-Kremlin and conspiratorial views, running for president of Romania, and doing it by only campaigning on TikTok.
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Last night, the pro-Russian Calin Georgescu dropped the act and began issuing threats and ultimatums on prime-time TV:
"Tell the young people now in the city squares to go home to their parents, we don't want anything to happen to them, something really bad to happen to them."
"Tell the young people now in the city squares to go home to their parents, we don't want anything to happen to them, something really bad to happen to them."
November 28, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Last night, the pro-Russian Calin Georgescu dropped the act and began issuing threats and ultimatums on prime-time TV:
"Tell the young people now in the city squares to go home to their parents, we don't want anything to happen to them, something really bad to happen to them."
"Tell the young people now in the city squares to go home to their parents, we don't want anything to happen to them, something really bad to happen to them."
BREAKING: Starting tomorrow, TikTok will likely be banned in Romania for "failing to comply with the regulations for the conduct of the electoral process".
November 27, 2024 at 5:55 PM
BREAKING: Starting tomorrow, TikTok will likely be banned in Romania for "failing to comply with the regulations for the conduct of the electoral process".
BREAKING: Romanian President has convened an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defense of Romania.
November 27, 2024 at 1:36 PM
BREAKING: Romanian President has convened an emergency meeting of the Supreme Council for National Defense of Romania.
The first picture, taken during the 1989 Revolution, reads "our children will be free". The second one, taken yesterday, reads "your children ARE free". And they will stay that way.
November 27, 2024 at 9:21 AM
The first picture, taken during the 1989 Revolution, reads "our children will be free". The second one, taken yesterday, reads "your children ARE free". And they will stay that way.
POLITICO: TikTok CEO summoned to European Parliament over role in shock Romanian election.
"Romania is a warning bell: Radicalization and disinformation can happen all over Europe with catastrophic consequences [...] We call on the CEO of TikTok to come to speak in this house."
"Romania is a warning bell: Radicalization and disinformation can happen all over Europe with catastrophic consequences [...] We call on the CEO of TikTok to come to speak in this house."
November 26, 2024 at 9:24 PM
POLITICO: TikTok CEO summoned to European Parliament over role in shock Romanian election.
"Romania is a warning bell: Radicalization and disinformation can happen all over Europe with catastrophic consequences [...] We call on the CEO of TikTok to come to speak in this house."
"Romania is a warning bell: Radicalization and disinformation can happen all over Europe with catastrophic consequences [...] We call on the CEO of TikTok to come to speak in this house."
Romanians are taking to the streets in various cities across the country to send a clear message to the openly fascist pro-Russian candidate: "better dead than fascist".
Expect these demonstrations to spread and grow exponentially every day until round 2 of the election.
Expect these demonstrations to spread and grow exponentially every day until round 2 of the election.
November 26, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Romanians are taking to the streets in various cities across the country to send a clear message to the openly fascist pro-Russian candidate: "better dead than fascist".
Expect these demonstrations to spread and grow exponentially every day until round 2 of the election.
Expect these demonstrations to spread and grow exponentially every day until round 2 of the election.
Many of the people that voted for the pro-Russian Calin Georgescu are now coming forward and virtually all of them are saying more or less the same story - one I think you should very much give a read to. 🧵
November 26, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Many of the people that voted for the pro-Russian Calin Georgescu are now coming forward and virtually all of them are saying more or less the same story - one I think you should very much give a read to. 🧵
To anyone thinking Romanians are the kind of people that will gently go into that dark night and to whatever Romanian needs reminding, here's the story of one of our heroes, back from when Russia last ruled over us. 🧵
November 26, 2024 at 4:33 PM
To anyone thinking Romanians are the kind of people that will gently go into that dark night and to whatever Romanian needs reminding, here's the story of one of our heroes, back from when Russia last ruled over us. 🧵
It will help us a great deal here in Romania if this video about the pro-Russian candidate gets to as many views as possible. Do help out with that if you can.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcBj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcBj...
Cine e Călin Georgescu?
YouTube video by Recorder
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November 25, 2024 at 9:26 PM
It will help us a great deal here in Romania if this video about the pro-Russian candidate gets to as many views as possible. Do help out with that if you can.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcBj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcBj...
Elena Lasconi: "In the next two weeks, Romania will face an existential struggle! [...] We will bitterly defend the freedom we died for 35 years ago in the revolution! The story does end here! Romanians have fought off tens of Russian invasions and we will fight them off again! [...]
November 25, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Elena Lasconi: "In the next two weeks, Romania will face an existential struggle! [...] We will bitterly defend the freedom we died for 35 years ago in the revolution! The story does end here! Romanians have fought off tens of Russian invasions and we will fight them off again! [...]
In what is a miraculous turn of events, by a margin of just 0.02%, Elena Lasconi (the most pro-West/pro-Ukraine candidate) managed to secure the second place in the first round of the presidential election and will be facing the guy planted by Russia in round 2.
November 25, 2024 at 9:55 AM
In what is a miraculous turn of events, by a margin of just 0.02%, Elena Lasconi (the most pro-West/pro-Ukraine candidate) managed to secure the second place in the first round of the presidential election and will be facing the guy planted by Russia in round 2.
Say what you will about Romania, but when some of our "farmers" tried illegally blocking the Ukrainian border in "protest", it took our special forces about two days to "convince" them how much wiser it is to take the protest elsewhere. Stuck to those other places ever since.
November 23, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Say what you will about Romania, but when some of our "farmers" tried illegally blocking the Ukrainian border in "protest", it took our special forces about two days to "convince" them how much wiser it is to take the protest elsewhere. Stuck to those other places ever since.
Not taking the Gazprombank sanctions particularly well, Hungarian MFA Peter Szijjarto would like to let us know - somewhat threateningly - that a task-force of Hungarian lawyers has been assembled and are ready to fight tooth and nail for their right to buy blood oil and gas.
November 22, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Not taking the Gazprombank sanctions particularly well, Hungarian MFA Peter Szijjarto would like to let us know - somewhat threateningly - that a task-force of Hungarian lawyers has been assembled and are ready to fight tooth and nail for their right to buy blood oil and gas.
If you breach every treaty you ever signed, shoot and torture every POW you get your hands on and turn every territory you grab into hell on earth, doesn't matter how many nukes you have or how willing you are to use them, you leave no option to anyone but to fight to the end.
November 21, 2024 at 5:04 PM
If you breach every treaty you ever signed, shoot and torture every POW you get your hands on and turn every territory you grab into hell on earth, doesn't matter how many nukes you have or how willing you are to use them, you leave no option to anyone but to fight to the end.
Russia has apparently just now launched a second ICBM towards Ukraine.
November 21, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Russia has apparently just now launched a second ICBM towards Ukraine.
I hope now everyone understands, Sullivan included, just how much the Russian "red lines" are worth.
The emperor has no clothes. Never did.
The emperor has no clothes. Never did.
November 20, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I hope now everyone understands, Sullivan included, just how much the Russian "red lines" are worth.
The emperor has no clothes. Never did.
The emperor has no clothes. Never did.