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LetMyPeopleVote

(183,700 posts) Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:43 AM Yesterday

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Moscow's instantly-iconic exploding fuel storage tank is resulting in a flood of memes

This explosion really made me smile

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The internet is having a great deal of fun with this exploding fuel tank lid. Here are a few of my favorites.

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Moscow's instantly-iconic exploding fuel storage tank is resulting in a flood of memes (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday OP

Scully and Mulder is my favorite!😂 Phoenix61 Yesterday #1

Yeah, loving the X-Files reference...nt Wounded Bear Yesterday #28

I like the dog lame54 Yesterday #30

Patron!! catchnrelease 21 hrs ago #40

Even better lame54 21 hrs ago #41

This is hilarious. I love it! patphil Yesterday #2

It looks like Trump and Putin are getting similar ridicule... kentuck Yesterday #3

These are great BunnyMcGee Yesterday #4

I love the Patron one. Baitball Blogger Yesterday #5

Yes, he apparently has an instagram account. chowder66 Yesterday #21

These are great! Spazito Yesterday #6

Here are some more memes LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #7

So many great ones PatSeg Yesterday #10

Trump too! Amaryllis Yesterday #19

Ah yes, Trump too! PatSeg Yesterday #32

As long as you (in your fly incarnation) don't mind dodging flying ketchup GopherGal Yesterday #38

Ha, ha! PatSeg 23 hrs ago #39

The last one, with a terrified Putin and a smiling generalbetrayus Yesterday #14

Bwahahaha - thanks for posting jmbar2 Yesterday #8

Humans are so clever in the face of adversity. 😅 1WorldHope Yesterday #9

Surely this info is on other websites than X?!? h2ebits Yesterday #11

Consider using ultralite001 Yesterday #12

Friends don't let friends use Xitter -- Pinback Yesterday #16

Thanks! This is quite funny. . . . h2ebits Yesterday #20

I keep looking on BlueSky LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #25

LOL! "I want to believe". . . . h2ebits Yesterday #27

The Kapotnya refinery in Moscow, Russia, has suspended all operations. LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #33

Wow! h2ebits Yesterday #37

Thanks these are priceless orangecrush Yesterday #13

For those who eschew Xitter -- Pinback Yesterday #15

As kids we would throw cherry bombs into those old galvanized metal trashcans, replace the lid, then run like hell. sop Yesterday #17

Love them all. Thank you. niyad Yesterday #18

A Ukrainian drone strike on a Moscow oil refinery produced a flood of internet memes. LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #22

It was a air-defense shot from the idiotic Russian army. Justice matters. Yesterday #24

RIP the potential dozens or a few workers there. Justice matters. Yesterday #23

New lock screen image for Ukrainian phones just dropped. LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #26

Good boy! FakeNoose Yesterday #29

I have not laughed in awhile, so I wasn't expecting such a rofl when I dropped by. (Wipes tears from eyes) omg ... Hekate Yesterday #31

A Ukrainian drone strike on a Moscow oil refinery produced a flood of internet memes. LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #34

Wow BlueWaveNeverEnd Yesterday #35

These made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Yesterday #36

Among all those mememakers there will always be an Ukrainian with 3D printer. 😂😂 LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #42

There's nothin in the world that Ukrainians wouldn't make a toy or a meme out of. Or both 🛸 LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #43

Phoenix61

(18,914 posts)

1. Scully and Mulder is my favorite!😂

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:49 AM

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Wounded Bear

(64,811 posts)

28. Yeah, loving the X-Files reference...nt

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 03:19 PM

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lame54

(40,398 posts)

30. I like the dog

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 03:33 PM

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catchnrelease

(2,177 posts)

40. Patron!!

Reply to lame54 (Reply #30)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:15 PM

21 hrs ago

He was a bomb sniffing dog for Ukraine. He's a star!

lame54

(40,398 posts)

41. Even better

Reply to catchnrelease (Reply #40)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:25 PM

21 hrs ago

patphil

(9,318 posts)

2. This is hilarious. I love it!

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:50 AM

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kentuck

(115,995 posts)

3. It looks like Trump and Putin are getting similar ridicule...

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:51 AM

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Both deservedly so.

BunnyMcGee

(490 posts)

4. These are great

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:52 AM

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🎆

Baitball Blogger

(52,856 posts)

5. I love the Patron one.

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:03 AM

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Does anyone know if he's still alive?

chowder66

(12,675 posts)

21. Yes, he apparently has an instagram account.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 01:40 PM

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Spazito

(56,420 posts)

6. These are great!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:27 AM

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Thanks for posting them.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,700 posts)

7. Here are some more memes

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:28 AM

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PatSeg

(53,949 posts)

10. So many great ones

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:38 AM

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I would love to be a fly on the wall as Putin takes all this in.

Amaryllis

(11,538 posts)

19. Trump too!

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #10)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 01:23 PM

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PatSeg

(53,949 posts)

32. Ah yes, Trump too!

Reply to Amaryllis (Reply #19)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 04:03 PM

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GopherGal

(2,972 posts)

38. As long as you (in your fly incarnation) don't mind dodging flying ketchup

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #32)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 07:23 PM

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PatSeg

(53,949 posts)

39. Ha, ha!

Reply to GopherGal (Reply #38)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:19 PM

23 hrs ago

I think it might be worth it!

generalbetrayus

(2,053 posts)

14. The last one, with a terrified Putin and a smiling

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:33 PM

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Zelenskyy is the best one yet!

jmbar2

(8,265 posts)

8. Bwahahaha - thanks for posting

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:30 AM

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1WorldHope

(2,218 posts)

9. Humans are so clever in the face of adversity. 😅

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:31 AM

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h2ebits

(1,025 posts)

11. Surely this info is on other websites than X?!?

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:03 PM

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I use Firefox. The settings that I have on it block all X with the following message:

"X trackers and content blocked.
Your Firefox settings blocked this content from tracking you across sites or being used for ads."

I have the option of allowing it on Democratic Underground but I won't because I want nothing to do with X and I surely don't want to give X the ability to track me across sites nor do I want my info to be used for ads.

I'd love to see the posts that others are finding so entertaining. Any chance you could locate the pics on a website other than X?

ultralite001

(2,780 posts)

12. Consider using

Reply to h2ebits (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:22 PM

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Xcancel.com…

For example:
https://xcancel.com/ronfilipkowski

Pinback

(13,702 posts)

16. Friends don't let friends use Xitter --

Reply to h2ebits (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:59 PM

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The now famous explosion of the roof-tossing oil silo in Moscow, Russia, was probably caused by a Russian air defense missile.

Absolutely hilarious.
— (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) 2026-06-18T20:19:25.114Z

h2ebits

(1,025 posts)

20. Thanks! This is quite funny. . . .

Reply to Pinback (Reply #16)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 01:29 PM

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I also find it astonishing to see how the top just blew up intact into the sky.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,700 posts)

25. I keep looking on BlueSky

Reply to h2ebits (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 02:05 PM

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Here is one

— Lew Bryson (@lewbryson.bsky.social) 2026-06-18T17:11:05.102Z

h2ebits

(1,025 posts)

27. LOL! "I want to believe". . . .

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #25)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 03:15 PM

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Thanks!! I appreciate you looking into this.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,700 posts)

33. The Kapotnya refinery in Moscow, Russia, has suspended all operations.

Reply to h2ebits (Reply #27)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:03 PM

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The Kapotnya refinery in Moscow, Russia, has suspended all operations.

The annual production of 12 million tons in oil products has stopped working Russia's capital.

Source of pic: TG / Exilenova
— (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) 2026-06-20T10:55:32.426Z

h2ebits

(1,025 posts)

37. Wow!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #33)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:54 PM

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orangecrush

(31,790 posts)

13. Thanks these are priceless

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Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:23 PM

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Pinback

(13,702 posts)

15. For those who eschew Xitter --

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:57 PM

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The same person posts on Bluesky:

The now famous explosion of the roof-tossing oil silo in Moscow, Russia, was probably caused by a Russian air defense missile.

Absolutely hilarious.
— (((Tendar))) (@tendar.bsky.social) 2026-06-18T20:19:25.114Z