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re: Latest Updates: Russia-Ukraine Conflict.
Posted on 4/4/26 at 8:16 pm to doubleb
Posted on 4/4/26 at 8:16 pm to doubleb
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Any election held under Stalin’s control was not a Democrat election.
I'm surprised and glad you pointed out the Democratic party had nothing to do with any of it.
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The Commies counted the ballots buddy.
Except the Commies still lost in Hungary, so they had to take over by other means and find other ways to rig it in other elections in Poland and Czechoslovakia. The difference was time... the initial pitch wasn't working out so well in the first countries that went for it, and surrounding countries noticed it... also, by then, they were noticing Western Europe seemed to be doing much better, as much as they were allowed to see.
The Soviets could not militarily occupy all of these countries (though this was certainly a factor in Eastern Germany and Poland), all that territory, and force them to become and stay Communist states. They achieved this with the help of native Communists, and a substantial amount of them. The pitch of Communism was more welcolmed in places where peasants had been treated like crap by Monarchies... it was viewed as an improvement, that's how bad it was before.
And now we have this thing - which some of you laugh at but it's documented through interviews - where the "far right" in places like Romania and Bulgaria and even the AfD in Germany like Putin because they feel nostalgic for Soviet rule, where they had it better than Capitalism is working out for them as individuals and a class... full employment (and very little to actually do for that pay) as opposed to not being educated enough to get a job and considered to be below immigrants on the social ladder.
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Posted on 4/4/26 at 9:28 pm to Lee B
Stalin and the Commies ran the elections. When they didn’t win in Hungary they rigged the government. There was no democracy.
They backed all this with their tanks.
They backed all this with their tanks.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 2:21 am to doubleb
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Kstovo refinery is the 4th largest in Russia. With a capacity of 17 million tons per year.
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 2:25 am to Coeur du Tigre
Again. Remind me, is this the fourth or fifth time in the last month?
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 2:32 am to Coeur du Tigre
It's not what he's saying, but that he's saying it publically. Which means it's more of a confirmation of what is being commonly discussed than actual news.
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 6:53 am to Lee B
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I guess sometime when you and I are both dead, that question will be answered.
I have to live to 130 so I'll be here
Posted on 4/5/26 at 7:02 am to Coeur du Tigre
Ukraine confirms strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, defying calls to ease attacks amid soaring fuel prices
April 5, 2026 2:35 am
Ukrainian drones struck a Lukoil oil refinery in the Russian city of Kstovo and an oil terminal in Leningrad Oblast overnight on April 5.
Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, confirmed the attack on April 5.
The attack comes as Ukrainian officials have acknowledged that foreign allies have asked Kyiv to pause drone attacks on Russian oil refineries as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drives up fuel prices worldwide.
Russian officials in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and Leningrad Oblast said that Ukrainian drones caused damage to refining facilities and an oil pipeline.
“Last night, air defense forces repelled an attack by 30 enemy drones. As a result of the falling debris, two facilities of (the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery) were damaged," Gleb Nikitin, the governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, said on April 5, according to Russian Telegram channel ASTRA.
Alexander Drozdenko, governor of Leningrad Oblast, said on his Telegram channel that an oil pipeline near the Primorsk port was damaged by drone debris.
Photos and videos posted on social media appear to show large flames emanating from the refinery. A large explosion was seen lighting up the night sky over what is purported to be the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
The Lukoil refinery, which has previously been the target of Ukrainian attacks, is located around 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The Primorsk oil terminal has also come under Ukrainian attack in recent weeks, with strikes on several consecutive nights at the end of March.
The Kyiv Independent
April 5, 2026 2:35 am
Ukrainian drones struck a Lukoil oil refinery in the Russian city of Kstovo and an oil terminal in Leningrad Oblast overnight on April 5.
Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, the commander of Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces, confirmed the attack on April 5.
The attack comes as Ukrainian officials have acknowledged that foreign allies have asked Kyiv to pause drone attacks on Russian oil refineries as the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran drives up fuel prices worldwide.
Russian officials in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and Leningrad Oblast said that Ukrainian drones caused damage to refining facilities and an oil pipeline.
“Last night, air defense forces repelled an attack by 30 enemy drones. As a result of the falling debris, two facilities of (the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery) were damaged," Gleb Nikitin, the governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, said on April 5, according to Russian Telegram channel ASTRA.
Alexander Drozdenko, governor of Leningrad Oblast, said on his Telegram channel that an oil pipeline near the Primorsk port was damaged by drone debris.
Photos and videos posted on social media appear to show large flames emanating from the refinery. A large explosion was seen lighting up the night sky over what is purported to be the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez refinery in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
The Lukoil refinery, which has previously been the target of Ukrainian attacks, is located around 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The Primorsk oil terminal has also come under Ukrainian attack in recent weeks, with strikes on several consecutive nights at the end of March.
The Kyiv Independent
Posted on 4/5/26 at 7:13 am to Coeur du Tigre
The information war is now Putin's primary concern, not the war in Ukraine. The war in Ukraine does not threaten him directly or even indirectly. He's proven that.
But if he cannot shut down these VPNs and their enabling coders at Telegram, he is losing control of information and allowing the real threat to his position to grow very rapidly.
And for the tech-savvy that wish to learn exactly how the "not Telegram" staffers keep one step ahead of the Roskomnadzor regulators -
The new frontier: the art of Squamighting.
But if he cannot shut down these VPNs and their enabling coders at Telegram, he is losing control of information and allowing the real threat to his position to grow very rapidly.
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The Telegram messenger app was supposedly blocked in Russia on April 1, but I have seen no change whatsoever in the activities of the many Russian channels that I follow. On his channel, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov explains why:
Telegram was banned in Russia — yet 65M Russians still use it daily via VPNs, with 50M+ sending messages every day. The government has spent years trying to ban VPNs too.
“Their blocking attempts just triggered a massive banking failure — cash briefly became the only payment method nationwide yesterday.
“Iran banned Telegram years ago, with a result similar to Russia. The government hoped for mass adoption of its surveillance messaging apps, but got mass adoption of VPNs instead. Now 50M members of the Digital Resistance in Iran are joined by 50M+ more in Russia.
“Welcome back to the Digital Resistance, my Russian brothers and sisters. The entire nation is now mobilized to bypass these absurd restrictions. Thousands are building VPNs and proxies. On our end, we’ll keep adapting — making Telegram’s traffic harder to detect and block.”
And for the tech-savvy that wish to learn exactly how the "not Telegram" staffers keep one step ahead of the Roskomnadzor regulators -
The new frontier: the art of Squamighting.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 7:31 am to Coeur du Tigre
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What we’ve all feared is happening: Hungarian Russia expert András Rácz wrote three days ago about a potential Russia-backed false flag attack in Serbia targeting the gas pipeline to Hungary.
The same information had already reached multiple journalists, including myself, weeks earlier, from sources connected to Hungarian government circles.
Now Viktor Orbán has announced that Serbian president Aleksandar Vucic informed him about “explosives of devastating power” found at the gas pipeline connecting the two countries. Orbán and his propaganda machine are already amplifying the news everywhere, with the prime minister convening his security cabinet.
It remains unclear what measures the government might take using this alleged false flag operation as a pretext. But if the second part of the information we received also proves true, Orbán could declare a state of emergency, significantly affecting the election campaign—which he is currently losing—and potentially disrupting the organization of the April 12 election.
The opposition Tisza Party has been widening its lead to 15–20 points, if not more. Orbán accuses them of being "Ukrainian agents" for months. His propaganda would very soon link the Serbian false-flag both to Ukraine and the Tisza Party, I have no doubts about that.
I encourage all foreign reporters covering the Hungarian election to pay close attention and not fall for the government’s propaganda or the narratives pushed by its pundits on the Orbán government payroll, including here on X. The situation could soon be very serious.
The Serbians? Really? The Hungarians are not so stupid as to believe anything they are involved with.
But that doesn't matter. If Orban declares a state of emergency he will declare martial law. Then we will have a repeat of the 2004 Orange Revolution in Ukraine and the illegal takeover of the Georgian government.
Protestors will be shot by Russian snipers, gangs of thugs will break into homes and arrest opposition members, the independent media will be supressed and there will certainly be no election.
Are the Hungarians prepared for this? Are they going to shoot back and take control of the streets and media? I would think the answer to both questions is: yes. They are well prepared.
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 7:46 am to Lee B
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Trump is setting himself and his family up to be Oligarchs,and apparently Oligarchs with control over other countries' oil supplies. We'll see how that works out for them. This site rationalizes it all endlessly.
Leftists put so much emphasis on power dynamics, and at the end of the day most fail in actually understanding them
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:43 am to Coeur du Tigre
It boggles my mind how someone can be so obsessed with holding on to power as to work to pull all this shite off. And it’s clear to me there is a working arrangement between Trump, Orbán, Putin and possibly more to back each other in holding on to power, and even more so now that their backs are against the wall.
Orban is going to lose any legitimate election and there’s going to be violence. His opponent needs to be prepared to fight.
Orban is going to lose any legitimate election and there’s going to be violence. His opponent needs to be prepared to fight.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 10:48 am to VolSquatch
I don’t care how leftist they are. My Right Wing arse knows a power grab when I see one. Christ I’m going to have to vote for a damned Democrat this election because of this orange dumbasse
Posted on 4/5/26 at 11:59 am to Leopold
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My Right Wing arse knows a power grab when I see one. Christ I’m going to have to vote for a damned Democrat this election because of this orange dumbasse
Yes it definitely makes sense to vote against a party because of a guy who can't run again even if it's against your own supposed interests. How actually important are issues such as stemming the tide of unfettered illegal immigration, the killing of the unborn, the second amendment, and basic economic beliefs? Might be worth it to just throw those in the dumpster because of guy who won't even be on the ticket. Let's just do that istead of... Idk... Stumping for a right winger in the primaries who will correct course.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 12:13 pm to Leopold
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Christ I’m going to have to vote for a damned Democrat this election because of this orange dumbasse
Holy shite, You are a fricking idiot
ETA: ANYONE who says something like this was never going to vote for a Republican to begin with. Thanks for confirming who you are.
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Posted on 4/5/26 at 4:05 pm to cypher
Ukraine restores nearly half of power generation wiped out by Russia
April 4, 2026 5:24 pm
Russian forces destroyed 9 gigawatts (GW) of Ukraine's power generation, but the war-torn country has managed to already rebuild 4 GW, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on April 4.
In Moscow's heaviest campaign of the full-scale war, Russian drones and missiles tore apart thermal, heat and power, and hydroelectric power plants, plunging Ukraine into a humanitarian crisis as millions were left without heating and power in sub-arctic conditions.
Ukraine's peak energy consumption over the winter is 18 GW, meaning Russia took out half of that. In January, the country's power generation capacity was only around 11GW.
The repair works have been ongoing since the start of Russia's campaign in the fall. Since then, over 14,000 energy workers have restored 85% of thermal power plant generation and 66% of hydroelectric plants, and repaired damaged transformers, noted Shmyhal.
On top of that, Ukraine continues to implement distributed energy generation and increase energy storage instillations.
The attacks left Ukraine with no choice but to import electricity from its neighbors like Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. Ukraine increased its import capacity with the EU in January, and imported a total of 3.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) between December and February.
Additionally, the government imported 4.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas — used to heat homes — after Russia took down over half of Ukraine's gas production capacity, Shmyhal said.
Ukraine's allies came to aid during the crisis, with the newly formed Energy Ramstein format launched over the winter. Over 40 countries sent generators, transformers, cogeneration units, and other equipment. Allies also raised 602.5 million euros ($700 million) for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
"Partners now clearly understand and better appreciate our main needs," Shmyhal wrote on Telegram.
But while the winter is over, Russia hasn't stopped targeting Ukraine's energy sector.
The country's largest oil and gas company, state-owned Naftogaz, came under fire again on April 4 when drones targeted its Poltava sites. The company has been attacked over 40 times this year, said CEO Serhii Koretskyi on social media.
The Kyiv Independent
April 4, 2026 5:24 pm
Russian forces destroyed 9 gigawatts (GW) of Ukraine's power generation, but the war-torn country has managed to already rebuild 4 GW, Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said on April 4.
In Moscow's heaviest campaign of the full-scale war, Russian drones and missiles tore apart thermal, heat and power, and hydroelectric power plants, plunging Ukraine into a humanitarian crisis as millions were left without heating and power in sub-arctic conditions.
Ukraine's peak energy consumption over the winter is 18 GW, meaning Russia took out half of that. In January, the country's power generation capacity was only around 11GW.
The repair works have been ongoing since the start of Russia's campaign in the fall. Since then, over 14,000 energy workers have restored 85% of thermal power plant generation and 66% of hydroelectric plants, and repaired damaged transformers, noted Shmyhal.
On top of that, Ukraine continues to implement distributed energy generation and increase energy storage instillations.
The attacks left Ukraine with no choice but to import electricity from its neighbors like Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. Ukraine increased its import capacity with the EU in January, and imported a total of 3.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) between December and February.
Additionally, the government imported 4.6 billion cubic meters of natural gas — used to heat homes — after Russia took down over half of Ukraine's gas production capacity, Shmyhal said.
Ukraine's allies came to aid during the crisis, with the newly formed Energy Ramstein format launched over the winter. Over 40 countries sent generators, transformers, cogeneration units, and other equipment. Allies also raised 602.5 million euros ($700 million) for the Ukraine Energy Support Fund.
"Partners now clearly understand and better appreciate our main needs," Shmyhal wrote on Telegram.
But while the winter is over, Russia hasn't stopped targeting Ukraine's energy sector.
The country's largest oil and gas company, state-owned Naftogaz, came under fire again on April 4 when drones targeted its Poltava sites. The company has been attacked over 40 times this year, said CEO Serhii Koretskyi on social media.
The Kyiv Independent
Posted on 4/5/26 at 4:55 pm to Leopold
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I’m going to have to vote for a damned Democrat this election because of this orange dumbasse
I’ve been feeling the same way. Probably not going to vote but I kind of want to to get this tard the frick out of here.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 5:12 pm to T1gerNate
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Vladimir Vladmiorvich really sucks at defending his critical infrastructure.
Posted on 4/5/26 at 5:30 pm to T1gerNate
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Probably not going to vote
You should move to a different country; Ukraine could use your help.
You probably didn't vote in the last election, yet you're on here bitching about Trump every single day. Typical liberal trash
This post was edited on 4/5/26 at 5:33 pm
Posted on 4/5/26 at 5:53 pm to doubleb
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Stalin and the Commies ran the elections. When they didn’t win in Hungary they rigged the government.
Read what you wrote until you understand what you wrote.
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