Russell Gowers
@usget.bsky.social
Car nerd. Frequent bicyclist. Views not my own but those of a medium sized Great Dane. West Malvern. Mostly here for the #weirdcartwitter refugees.
Doing more to Stop Oil than Just Stop Oil ever did
Ukrainian Sea Baby naval drones struck two sanctioned vessels, KAIRO and VIRAT, in the Black Sea. The joint SBU counterintelligence and Ukrainian Navy op hit the tankers en route, empty, to load oil in Novorossiysk.
November 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Doing more to Stop Oil than Just Stop Oil ever did
There we go.
Russia is pitching a peace-through-business plan to a Trump team envoy Witkoff, offering sanctions relief and U.S. investment in exchange for Ukraine freezing the front line and giving up NATO. A must-read really given the ongoing circumstances.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
There we go.
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Kallas:
We’ve to understand that in this war,there is one aggressor&one victim.We haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side.If Russia really wanted peace,it could have agreed to an unconditional ceasefire already some time ago,whereas we see again,over this night,bombings of civilians
We’ve to understand that in this war,there is one aggressor&one victim.We haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side.If Russia really wanted peace,it could have agreed to an unconditional ceasefire already some time ago,whereas we see again,over this night,bombings of civilians
November 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Kallas:
We’ve to understand that in this war,there is one aggressor&one victim.We haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side.If Russia really wanted peace,it could have agreed to an unconditional ceasefire already some time ago,whereas we see again,over this night,bombings of civilians
We’ve to understand that in this war,there is one aggressor&one victim.We haven't heard of any concessions on the Russian side.If Russia really wanted peace,it could have agreed to an unconditional ceasefire already some time ago,whereas we see again,over this night,bombings of civilians
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Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Extremely upset that a throw-away XKCD joke somehow became the organizing principle for the Internet.
TIERNEY!!!!
What an incredible hit!
What an incredible hit!
November 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
TIERNEY!!!!
What an incredible hit!
What an incredible hit!
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This is awesome. I love what they’ve done, how they’ve done it, and how they’ve communicated it. Seems there are some petrolheads left at car companies.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
This is awesome. I love what they’ve done, how they’ve done it, and how they’ve communicated it. Seems there are some petrolheads left at car companies.
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Ukraine and UK specialists have developed the OCTOPUS interceptor drone, designed to counter aerial threats. The UK will mass-produce thousands of these drones monthly for Ukraine, with the first production batch already agreed.
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Ukraine and UK specialists have developed the OCTOPUS interceptor drone, designed to counter aerial threats. The UK will mass-produce thousands of these drones monthly for Ukraine, with the first production batch already agreed.
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1/ Ukraine's ongoing waves of drone attacks against Russian oil refineries are causing more discontent and complaints from Russian warbloggers, who are demanding that more should be done to stop them. ⬇️
September 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
1/ Ukraine's ongoing waves of drone attacks against Russian oil refineries are causing more discontent and complaints from Russian warbloggers, who are demanding that more should be done to stop them. ⬇️
I’m going to say something that would have been unthinkable ten years ago.
Hyundai are the brand making the most “want one of those” cars at the moment.
They just need a word with their naming team. You can’t go around calling cars “Insteroid” lads.
#weirdcarbs
Hyundai are the brand making the most “want one of those” cars at the moment.
They just need a word with their naming team. You can’t go around calling cars “Insteroid” lads.
#weirdcarbs
September 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I’m going to say something that would have been unthinkable ten years ago.
Hyundai are the brand making the most “want one of those” cars at the moment.
They just need a word with their naming team. You can’t go around calling cars “Insteroid” lads.
#weirdcarbs
Hyundai are the brand making the most “want one of those” cars at the moment.
They just need a word with their naming team. You can’t go around calling cars “Insteroid” lads.
#weirdcarbs
Listen to Oliver. He is very often right about stuff.
All visible evidence suggests that the drones that entered Polish airspace were the smaller Gerbera drones.
This is further evidence that it was an intentional provocation to test NATO readiness and response as part of their ongoing hybrid warfare campaign.
This is further evidence that it was an intentional provocation to test NATO readiness and response as part of their ongoing hybrid warfare campaign.
September 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Listen to Oliver. He is very often right about stuff.
Possibly the nicest E36 I’ve ever seen at Caffeine and Machine. Motorsport LE with striped Vaders. Some legend has driven it over from Ukraine.
September 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Possibly the nicest E36 I’ve ever seen at Caffeine and Machine. Motorsport LE with striped Vaders. Some legend has driven it over from Ukraine.
Turns out you can easily* fit two big blokes in a Midget! #weirdcarbs
August 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Turns out you can easily* fit two big blokes in a Midget! #weirdcarbs
Post something from your camera roll that comes up when you search yellow car @wcotd.com
August 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Post something from your camera roll that comes up when you search yellow car @wcotd.com
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I, I, I. Me, me, me.
A child in a suit pretending to be a statesman.
A child in a suit pretending to be a statesman.
August 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I, I, I. Me, me, me.
A child in a suit pretending to be a statesman.
A child in a suit pretending to be a statesman.
Went to see a very rare car today, a Sapphire Blue FN2.
It was about 20% worse than advertised. Enough to put me off. All the niggles could be put right, but it would be a £7k FN2 and I don’t know if that is value.
#weirdcarbs
It was about 20% worse than advertised. Enough to put me off. All the niggles could be put right, but it would be a £7k FN2 and I don’t know if that is value.
#weirdcarbs
August 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Went to see a very rare car today, a Sapphire Blue FN2.
It was about 20% worse than advertised. Enough to put me off. All the niggles could be put right, but it would be a £7k FN2 and I don’t know if that is value.
#weirdcarbs
It was about 20% worse than advertised. Enough to put me off. All the niggles could be put right, but it would be a £7k FN2 and I don’t know if that is value.
#weirdcarbs
Trump is going to come out of this meeting and claim he’s solved the war. Will claim Putin very sincerely “wants a deal”. Next meeting on Russian soil. Sanctions/tariffs deadline kicked down the road. Nothing else will change.
August 15, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Trump is going to come out of this meeting and claim he’s solved the war. Will claim Putin very sincerely “wants a deal”. Next meeting on Russian soil. Sanctions/tariffs deadline kicked down the road. Nothing else will change.
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Please don't plug keyboards or other devices into random USB ports, ok?
July 29, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Please don't plug keyboards or other devices into random USB ports, ok?
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Few Audi fans know of the Quattro RS001, a mid-engine prototype rally car that was built in secret and destroyed by Audi boss Ferdinand Piech.
#weirdcarbs #weirdcars #classiccars #audi #rally #groupb #FerdinandPiech #cars #German #midengined
#weirdcarbs #weirdcars #classiccars #audi #rally #groupb #FerdinandPiech #cars #German #midengined
February 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Few Audi fans know of the Quattro RS001, a mid-engine prototype rally car that was built in secret and destroyed by Audi boss Ferdinand Piech.
#weirdcarbs #weirdcars #classiccars #audi #rally #groupb #FerdinandPiech #cars #German #midengined
#weirdcarbs #weirdcars #classiccars #audi #rally #groupb #FerdinandPiech #cars #German #midengined
Very interesting thread for those who like the nuts and bolts of the car industry.
‼️ Russia: Thread
The Russian Government did something and there are a lot of contradictory pieces of information, so it’s difficult to determine what EXACTLY is going on.
So I’m just going to lay out all the different angles I see for you.
The Russian Government did something and there are a lot of contradictory pieces of information, so it’s difficult to determine what EXACTLY is going on.
So I’m just going to lay out all the different angles I see for you.
July 30, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Very interesting thread for those who like the nuts and bolts of the car industry.
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Is it possible to make a Dutch person into a dame? If not can we change the rules please?
July 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Is it possible to make a Dutch person into a dame? If not can we change the rules please?
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When the tariffs were originally announced, the line was “there are no tariffs on Russia because we don’t do any business with them”
They are literally making it up as they go along. They don’t want Russia to be punished , they want fighting to stop so the sweet sweet investments can start
They are literally making it up as they go along. They don’t want Russia to be punished , they want fighting to stop so the sweet sweet investments can start
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt warned that if a ceasefire in Ukraine isn’t reached within 50 days, Russia will face steep tariffs and new secondary sanctions.
“Countries buying Russian oil will also be targeted,” she added.
“Countries buying Russian oil will also be targeted,” she added.
July 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
When the tariffs were originally announced, the line was “there are no tariffs on Russia because we don’t do any business with them”
They are literally making it up as they go along. They don’t want Russia to be punished , they want fighting to stop so the sweet sweet investments can start
They are literally making it up as they go along. They don’t want Russia to be punished , they want fighting to stop so the sweet sweet investments can start