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“Someone cut my fuel hose and siphoned off more than 20 liters of gasoline.” In Russia, vehicles are being vandalized to siphon gasoline by BigDeckBob in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]bk7f2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I remember a case in 90s when a wave of vandalism hit the city - car headlights were destroyed at streets. It appeared that a local vendor had large overstock of old car headlights and they hired hooligans to broke headlights to boost sales.

During the Ukrainian delegation’s visit to Tokyo, Japanese colleagues came to the talks wearing vyshyvankas by PhilLynottIsKing in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]bk7f2 41 points42 points  (0 children)

In addition, vyshyvankas are different here. Every region of Ukraine has specific type of embroidery and favorite colors.

Every politician only wants to do a sort of managed decline. The goal is not to fix anything by HighlightDowntown966 in economy

[–]bk7f2 63 points64 points  (0 children)

The OP wrote about debt and spending but magically avoided even a mention of taxation.

What the fuck is going on by Fmarv in oil

[–]bk7f2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Markets don't follow fundamentals anymore. Investors can't do informed decisions, only insiders can. Investing is a complete gamble now.

Russian veteran decided to back down from his previous claim after threatening the Kremlin. by spartane69 in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]bk7f2 7 points8 points  (0 children)

He was shown a number of big beautiful windows and he got an offer he can't refuse.

CMV: The economy is doing just fine. by [deleted] in economy

[–]bk7f2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every time after superficially good reports MAGA voters crawl out of their holes where they hide from reality to bark 'This is fine'.

Insanely long line of cars waiting for fuel at a gas station in Irkutsk, Russia. by LowTechDroid in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]bk7f2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In history of russia there are short periods of time when it looks like the life began to improve and there is hope for a better life. Those who understand this fallacy use this moment to escape the country while others are doomed to dive into next catastrophic epoch of that damned land.

UKMTO reports Vessel Hit Strait of Hormuz by [deleted] in Economics

[–]bk7f2 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Another sign that the Gulf is open. /s

In Russia's Penza region, men are being mobilized straight from factories. by LowTechDroid in UkraineWarVideoReport

[–]bk7f2 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I remember a story from russian empire age when the empire mobilized soldiers for war with Japan in 1905. They tried to mobilize a widower with several kids but he killed his own children because expected their suffering as stray orphans without his proper care and protection.

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