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  • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

    "Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy"

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    Ukraine's president says partners asked if the attacks could be "reduced" as prices soar due to the Iran war.

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    Yeah, fuck that

    Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

    Fuck bigot Americans in giant low fuel economy pickup trucks whining

    Fuck you India, Fuck you China

    Fuck you all

    All countries:

    Get the fuck off oil and gas. Period. End of story

    Addressing the #climatecrisis and defunding vile regimes is job #1

    #Zelensky:

    Pulverize #Russia's #energy sector to oblivion

    #UkraineWar

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    @benroyce burn all the orc’s energy infrastructure, it’s being used to fund murdering Ukrainian civilians.

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    • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

      "Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy"

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      Ukraine's president says partners asked if the attacks could be "reduced" as prices soar due to the Iran war.

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      Yeah, fuck that

      Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

      Fuck bigot Americans in giant low fuel economy pickup trucks whining

      Fuck you India, Fuck you China

      Fuck you all

      All countries:

      Get the fuck off oil and gas. Period. End of story

      Addressing the #climatecrisis and defunding vile regimes is job #1

      #Zelensky:

      Pulverize #Russia's #energy sector to oblivion

      #UkraineWar

      samiamsam@mastodon.socialS This user is from outside of this forum
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      @benroyce

      fuck that

      burn russia to the fucking ground

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      • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

        "Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy"

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        Ukraine's president says partners asked if the attacks could be "reduced" as prices soar due to the Iran war.

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        Yeah, fuck that

        Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

        Fuck bigot Americans in giant low fuel economy pickup trucks whining

        Fuck you India, Fuck you China

        Fuck you all

        All countries:

        Get the fuck off oil and gas. Period. End of story

        Addressing the #climatecrisis and defunding vile regimes is job #1

        #Zelensky:

        Pulverize #Russia's #energy sector to oblivion

        #UkraineWar

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        @benroyce

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        Excellent! Keep hitting Russia's oil infrastructure until Ukraine is whole again.
        https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/30/ukraine-russia-putin-zelensky-drones/

        Good job!
        https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/least-40-russias-oil-export-capacity-halted-reuters-calculations-show-2026-03-25/

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        • npars01@mstdn.socialN npars01@mstdn.social

          @benroyce

          Ukraine is leading the way on freedom from fossil fuel fascism...

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          Russia was expecting a windfall from soaring oil prices, but relentless Ukrainian drone attacks are devastating nearly half its export capacity | Fortune

          Ukraine launched a series of drone attacks on Russia’s top export hubs, including Novorossiysk on the Black Sea as well as Primorsk and Ust-Luga on the Baltic Sea.

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          Fortune (fortune.com)

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          Huge fires at Russian oil facilities following Ukraine strikes, satellite images show

          BBC Verify examines recent damage to three key Russian oil export facilities near the Baltic Sea.

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          (www.bbc.com)

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          Key Russian Oil Terminal Hit Again By Drones; Zelenskyy Threatens More Strikes On Russia Facilities

          A major Russian oil export terminal was hit again by drones, local officials said, the latest in a series of Ukrainian attacks that have severely restricted Russia’s ability to take advantage of soaring global energy prices.

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          Ukraine used Storm Shadow to strike Russia's most irreplaceable weapons factory — and why it matters

          As you read this, somewhere at a TSMC fab in Taiwan's Hsinchu a robot is moving a silicon wafer packed with transistors measuring 2 nanometers — 20 atoms in a row. Mass production of chips using the 2-nanometer process began in late 2025, and TSMC's entire 2026 capacity is already sold out — Apple, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, and AMD are all in line. Samsung has launched its own 2-nanometer Exynos 2600 processor. Intel is advancing its 18A node (1.8 nm). We are talking about the kind of density and effi

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          The Kyiv Independent (kyivindependent.com)

          Just a moment...

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          Excellent! Keep hitting Russia's oil infrastructure until Ukraine is whole again.
          https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/30/ukraine-russia-putin-zelensky-drones/

          Good job!
          https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/least-40-russias-oil-export-capacity-halted-reuters-calculations-show-2026-03-25/

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          @Npars01 @benroyce

          Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.

          forbes.com

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            @Npars01 @benroyce

            Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.

            forbes.com

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            @roblosricos @benroyce

            Bloomberg - Are you a robot?

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              @mike805 @roblosricos @Npars01

              the cost of the climate crisis and vile regimes matter too

              you fund russia, russia kills people, you have a couple of EF5s in nebraska, you kill people

              of course, the "decision makers" don't know or don't care, but that remains the truth

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                @mike805 @roblosricos @Npars01

                you're still going to consume fossil fuels no matter what

                obviously if you get the civilian transportation and heating infrastructure off it you make a big dent. make it cheaper too

                the goal isn't perfection mike, that's an invalid perspective

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                  @mike805 @roblosricos @Npars01 @benroyce

                  Most petro-state's primary benefit from having fossil fuels is the ability to export them. If the non petro-states transition to renewables (which provides both environmental and national security benefits to them) it cuts off the export markets the petro-states rely on and that will force the petro-states to adopt green technology in turn.

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                  • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

                    "Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy"

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                    Ukraine's president says partners asked if the attacks could be "reduced" as prices soar due to the Iran war.

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                    Yeah, fuck that

                    Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

                    Fuck bigot Americans in giant low fuel economy pickup trucks whining

                    Fuck you India, Fuck you China

                    Fuck you all

                    All countries:

                    Get the fuck off oil and gas. Period. End of story

                    Addressing the #climatecrisis and defunding vile regimes is job #1

                    #Zelensky:

                    Pulverize #Russia's #energy sector to oblivion

                    #UkraineWar

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                    @benroyce Maybe this is a sign to get off of fossil fuels.

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                    • sibshops@mastodon.onlineS sibshops@mastodon.online

                      @benroyce Maybe this is a sign to get off of fossil fuels.

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                      @Sibshops

                      yes of course

                      fossil fuels fund vile regimes

                      and there's climate change

                      but even if we forget morality or good strategy: it's fucking cheaper

                      the problem is it requires investment

                      our stupid fucking governments would rather suckle at the teat of fossil fuel money and maintain the status quo, rather than prepare for the future that is coming no matter their indolent heel dragging and corruption

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                      • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

                        "Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy"

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                        Ukraine's president says partners asked if the attacks could be "reduced" as prices soar due to the Iran war.

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                        Yeah, fuck that

                        Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

                        Fuck bigot Americans in giant low fuel economy pickup trucks whining

                        Fuck you India, Fuck you China

                        Fuck you all

                        All countries:

                        Get the fuck off oil and gas. Period. End of story

                        Addressing the #climatecrisis and defunding vile regimes is job #1

                        #Zelensky:

                        Pulverize #Russia's #energy sector to oblivion

                        #UkraineWar

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                        @benroyce how unamerican of you

                        > Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

                        Think instead of the Opportunity, to invest in infrastructure build out for electric cars, or to profit from introducing heat pumps and mini splits in hundreds year old buildings

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                        Can't decide if I'm sarcastic here or not, hm

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                        • drangnon@hachyderm.ioD drangnon@hachyderm.io

                          @benroyce how unamerican of you

                          > Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

                          Think instead of the Opportunity, to invest in infrastructure build out for electric cars, or to profit from introducing heat pumps and mini splits in hundreds year old buildings

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                          Can't decide if I'm sarcastic here or not, hm

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                          @draNgNon 😂

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                          • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

                            "Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy"

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                            Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy

                            Ukraine's president says partners asked if the attacks could be "reduced" as prices soar due to the Iran war.

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                            Yeah, fuck that

                            Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

                            Fuck bigot Americans in giant low fuel economy pickup trucks whining

                            Fuck you India, Fuck you China

                            Fuck you all

                            All countries:

                            Get the fuck off oil and gas. Period. End of story

                            Addressing the #climatecrisis and defunding vile regimes is job #1

                            #Zelensky:

                            Pulverize #Russia's #energy sector to oblivion

                            #UkraineWar

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                            @benroyce wtf?

                            With "allies" like that, who needs enemies?

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                            • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

                              "Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy"

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                              Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy

                              Ukraine's president says partners asked if the attacks could be "reduced" as prices soar due to the Iran war.

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                              Yeah, fuck that

                              Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

                              Fuck bigot Americans in giant low fuel economy pickup trucks whining

                              Fuck you India, Fuck you China

                              Fuck you all

                              All countries:

                              Get the fuck off oil and gas. Period. End of story

                              Addressing the #climatecrisis and defunding vile regimes is job #1

                              #Zelensky:

                              Pulverize #Russia's #energy sector to oblivion

                              #UkraineWar

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                              @benroyce Funny how the short term pain for long term gain guys currently gassing about the Usraeli war on Iran don't seem to think it applies to oil.
                              I wonder why that could be?

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                              • roblosricos@mastodon.socialR roblosricos@mastodon.social

                                @Npars01 @benroyce

                                Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible: it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere—if governments have the courage to change the rules.

                                forbes.com

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                                @roblosricos @Npars01 @benroyce

                                It’s a nice piece. But Forbes avoids mentioning that the interviewee, “Energy Minister from 2008 to 2015”, was a member of a Broad Front government.

                                As China continues to show, strong socialist policies support converting to renewables. Meanwhile, free market economies support what the powerful industrialists prefer.

                                Want Greener policies? Get a more socialist government!

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                                • tattered@social.vivaldi.netT tattered@social.vivaldi.net

                                  @roblosricos @Npars01 @benroyce

                                  It’s a nice piece. But Forbes avoids mentioning that the interviewee, “Energy Minister from 2008 to 2015”, was a member of a Broad Front government.

                                  As China continues to show, strong socialist policies support converting to renewables. Meanwhile, free market economies support what the powerful industrialists prefer.

                                  Want Greener policies? Get a more socialist government!

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                                  @Tattered @roblosricos @Npars01

                                  i wouldn't agree with china as a depiction of socialism. more like capitalist totalitarianism. a smart one, for now. but all authoritarianism goes one way in the end, one way or another

                                  you do understand that china is capitalist, yes?

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                                  • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

                                    @Sibshops

                                    yes of course

                                    fossil fuels fund vile regimes

                                    and there's climate change

                                    but even if we forget morality or good strategy: it's fucking cheaper

                                    the problem is it requires investment

                                    our stupid fucking governments would rather suckle at the teat of fossil fuel money and maintain the status quo, rather than prepare for the future that is coming no matter their indolent heel dragging and corruption

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                                    @benroyce @Sibshops
                                    they're building bunkers and stockpiling food and water and fuel and arms

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                                    • benroyce@mastodon.socialB benroyce@mastodon.social

                                      @Tattered @roblosricos @Npars01

                                      i wouldn't agree with china as a depiction of socialism. more like capitalist totalitarianism. a smart one, for now. but all authoritarianism goes one way in the end, one way or another

                                      you do understand that china is capitalist, yes?

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                                      @benroyce @roblosricos @Npars01

                                      I understand.

                                      I am very sympathetic to Xi. I lived in rural Western China for a year and I saw the effects of his policies on ordinary people. The reopening of the Shanghai stock exchange was by his predecessor. Xi has taken the revenue generated and poured it into public projects, aimed at lifting people out of poverty; cheaper energy, cheaper and more efficient public transport, government subsidies for opening mom & pop stores, fixed prices for food, and so on.

                                      I often repeat the point that Xi knows what it’s like to go to school without shoes. I honestly believe that his support for the nation’s poorest people is heartfelt and genuine.

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                                        I understand.

                                        I am very sympathetic to Xi. I lived in rural Western China for a year and I saw the effects of his policies on ordinary people. The reopening of the Shanghai stock exchange was by his predecessor. Xi has taken the revenue generated and poured it into public projects, aimed at lifting people out of poverty; cheaper energy, cheaper and more efficient public transport, government subsidies for opening mom & pop stores, fixed prices for food, and so on.

                                        I often repeat the point that Xi knows what it’s like to go to school without shoes. I honestly believe that his support for the nation’s poorest people is heartfelt and genuine.

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                                        @benroyce @roblosricos @Npars01 One of my brighter students referred to China’s economy as “managed free market”. It’s a lovely tongue in cheek observation.

                                        Further, I grew up in a capitalist UK economy that coexisted with a socialist welfare state. Aspects of Xi’s China have some similarities to mid 20th century UK Labour attempts at a halfway house. Fortunately, China doesn’t have a Tory Party dominating the national media, so the social projects should last longer.

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                                          "Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy"

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                                          Zelensky says allies asked him to scale back attacks on Russian energy

                                          Ukraine's president says partners asked if the attacks could be "reduced" as prices soar due to the Iran war.

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                                          Yeah, fuck that

                                          Fuck any country in Europe still stuck on #oil and #gas

                                          Fuck bigot Americans in giant low fuel economy pickup trucks whining

                                          Fuck you India, Fuck you China

                                          Fuck you all

                                          All countries:

                                          Get the fuck off oil and gas. Period. End of story

                                          Addressing the #climatecrisis and defunding vile regimes is job #1

                                          #Zelensky:

                                          Pulverize #Russia's #energy sector to oblivion

                                          #UkraineWar

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                                          @benroyce We support democracy unless it makes gas expensive

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