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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

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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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      @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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      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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      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)

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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.

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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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        Democracy continues to ignore how far the fossil fuel industry is willing to go to keep its customers trapped.

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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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                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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                      #13

                      @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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                        (www.bbc.com)

                        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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                        #14

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

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

                                        @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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                                        @Tattered @roblosricos @Npars01

                                        my friend

                                        you can declare yourself a friend of the people

                                        or you can declare yourself a friend of this:

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                                        China's Xi Jinping could stay in power indefinitely after parliament backs constitutional changes.

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                                        you can't do both

                                        you're not an idiot. you know where that leads

                                        and yes, the average citizen of china has put aside freedoms and rights because economic growth is a rocket ship

                                        you do to?

                                        and might i remind you, it's all due to capitalism

                                        i don't champion capitalism. but it means you referring to socialism here is a puzzle

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

                                          @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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                                          @Tattered @roblosricos @Npars01

                                          ah

                                          so you believe, under an autocratic system as in china, as opposed to a democratic system as in the uk, that there is a better chance for plutocratic forces to fade and socialist forces to dominate

                                          that's a very interesting belief my friend, to put it as mildly as possible

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