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One day at the gas station in Chita, Russia (Original Post) Leghorn21 21 hrs ago OP
Holy cow, I can't even imagine Emile 21 hrs ago #1
Neither can the oil markets that I have been claiming for months are being manipulated, gab13by13 21 hrs ago #2

gab13by13

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2. Neither can the oil markets that I have been claiming for months are being manipulated,
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 08:25 AM
21 hrs ago

All of the destruction that Ukraine did to Russian oil and gas facilities was never mentioned once in determining the price of crude.

Russia is begging Kazakhstan for fuel. Crimea is out of gasoline.

Fuck the crude markets protecting Krasnov.

Iran is negotiating deals with ME countries to pay fees for safe passage through Hormuz. Are those fees being calculated in the price of crude? Fuck no they aren't.

Crude oil has dropped the 43 times that Krasnov declared a peace deal was imminent. There will be no peace deal between the US and Iran. Iran is making its own deals with ME countries.

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