‼️ Russia: “Eight coal cars derailed near Thermal Power Plant No. 1 in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.” 🇷🇺: Whoopsie! www.interfax.ru/russia/1048362

‼️ Russia: “Nearly 270 earthquakes were recorded off the coast of Kamchatka in a week.” Honestly, I’m not sure where you draw the line between “earthquake” & “aftershock” but basically, things have been shaky out there for quite a while. www.interfax.ru/russia/1048433

‼️ Russia: “The Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka erupted with a 4-kilometer-long ash column.” ✅ Volcano 🌋 ✅ Kamchatka POINTS! www.interfax.ru/russia/1048430

‼️ Russia: “The September 1 acceptance of the collapsed school in the Novosibirsk region was carried out with violations.” ಠ_ಠ www.interfax.ru/russia/1048454

‼️ Russian Media: “How to protect your savings from ruble devaluation” 🍿 www.kommersant.ru/doc/805878

I did another podcast! 😊

‼️ Russia: “The Kremlin considers accusations against Russia of violating other countries' airspace empty and unfounded, according to Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov.” The Kremlin denied it so now you know that means… www.kommersant.ru/doc/8058739

Posts like this crack me up, because it’s like the author still doesn’t realize they’ve been played. amp.cheezburger.com/42422021/nor...

The electronic budget system shows a 5.25 trillion ruble deficit as of 18 September 2025

‼️ Russia: “A second school collapsed in Russia in two days.” 🤨 www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/21/v...

‼️ Russia: “"Darwin and Other Biologists and Economists." The Russian Orthodox Church stated that all troubles happen because of educated people.” 🇷🇺: and watch out for the chatterboxes! www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/21/d...

This just in from the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery…

Meanwhile on Reddit… www.reddit.com/r/mapporncir...

The Ministry of Finance announced the next coupon payments on variable rate bonds PK-29013 PK-29014 PK-29016 PK-29020 Will be 👉 46.09 rubles Per 1000 ruble face value bond.

‼️ Russia: “The Deputy Minister of Finance stated that the old-style dollar bills will soon only be suitable for lighting stoves.” When you realize that “accusation in a mirror” is a favored strategy in Russia, this becomes illuminating. What ruble doin? www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/19/z...

New crazy prediction 👉 Toll sidewalks

‼️ Belarus: “Lukashenko proposed solving the potato problem using military methods.” Belarusian military methods? (I’m not sure how making human pyramid is going to increase crop yields) www.kommersant.ru/doc/8057094

‼️ Russia: “Deputy Piskarev: Contacts with MI6 will be considered treason” 🇷🇺: 😡 ANGLO-SAXONS! www.kommersant.ru/doc/8057377

lol…Apti Alaudinov in a tough position again

‼️ Russia: “The state's stake in VTB was reduced to 50% plus one share following an additional issue.” It “had previously been approximately 60%.” www.kommersant.ru/doc/8057231

‼️ Russia: “Putin thanked Siluanov with a smile and a handshake for the money for aircraft engines.” WHAT AIRCRAFT ENGINES? www.kommersant.ru/doc/8057415

What are the odds that this is another step towards a return to serfdom?

‼️ Russia: “"There are budget constraints." Rosavtodor stated the need to make all roads in Russia toll roads.” Yikes! www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/19/s...

‼️ Russia: “Alexander Tyunin, CEO of JSC NPK Khimpromengineering, was found dead in Moscow, TASS reports , citing emergency services. His body was discovered near his car on a road near a forest, along with a hunting rifle and a note complaining of depression” 🤨 www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/19/v...

Another update on this calculation This is the ruble to US dollar exchange rates using Russian Central Bank published numbers. (Note: Different calculation methods may yield variances in results)

The Russian Central Bank posted the exchange rate for tomorrow 👉 83.5904 rubles per U.S. dollar (Sorry it looks like a missed a day in the chain, today’s rate is 83.1725) cbr.ru/eng

The electronic budget system shows a 5.17 trillion ruble deficit as of 17 September 2025

Quick Question: I had (perhaps erroneously) assumed there was a standard response, or at least very common response, to the question: What would you do if you had a Time Machine? But maybe it varies depending on where in the world you are? Thoughts?

‼️ Russia: “In Russia, the rate of replacement of emergency elevators in residential buildings has slowed sharply.” I keep warning people about elevators in Russia! www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/18/v...

‼️ Russia: “Russia has launched a massive hunt for those receiving their wages "in envelopes."” But, Russia also struggles to pay Police an adequate salary, so…I don’t know how successful they’ll be fighting the black market. 🇷🇺: pay your taxes! *panics* www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/18/v...

‼️ Russia: “A poorly blurred toilet in Solovyov's video revealed the base of the Russian army's main drone unit.” 🍿 www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/18/p...

‼️ Russia: “Patriarch Kirill called churches "spiritual gas stations" with "divine energy."” 😶 www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/18/p...

‼️ Russia: “China has cancelled subsidies for its state-owned companies to purchase copper and nickel from Russia.” 🇷🇺: BEST FRENEMIES FOREVER! www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/18/k...

‼️ Russia: “Sergei Shvetsov, chairman of the Moscow Exchange's supervisory board, called for preparations for the federal budget to remain militarized for many years to come” This is something I’ve pointed out before, but I wish more people understood. www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/18/s...

‼️ Russia: “Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin spoke at the plenary session of the Moscow Financial Forum.” This generated a lot of news stories today. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8042856

‼️ Russia: “Putin called the SMO members "our replacement"” Sounds “revolutionary”… www.kommersant.ru/doc/8043121

‼️ Russia: “ALROSA shares fell 3% on news of the Finance Ministry ending support.” 💎 Oh dear… www.kommersant.ru/doc/8043133

REMINDER: Russia can and will lie, even about this. Just because Putin says it, doesn’t make it true. (For some reason, this is a bit of blind spot for people, so it helps to point it out) www.kommersant.ru/doc/8043229

‼️ Russia: “The Ministry of Finance has set the key rate at 12-13% in the 2026 budget.” 🇷🇺: What could possibly go wrong? www.kommersant.ru/doc/8043481

‼️ Russia: “Data center growth in Russia is slowing due to power shortages.” Russia’s electrical grid is actually degrading. www.kommersant.ru/doc/8043321

I think it just found out what happens to piñatas www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/09/robe...

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Meanwhile in Russia… "The most expensive housing is offered in low-rise buildings." ಠ_ಠ www.kommersant.ru/doc/8042190

‼️ Russia: “Dmitry Kozak is leaving his post as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office.” www.forbes.ru/society/5460...

The Russian Central Bank posted the exchange rate for tomorrow 👉 82.9987 rubles per U.S. dollar cbr.ru/eng

‼️ Russia: “Russia's weekly oil exports plummeted by nearly a quarter after drone strikes on Baltic ports.” 🍿 www.moscowtimes.ru/2025/09/17/n...

Yikes! It looks like they’re going to try for additional placements, but I can tell you what we know so far…

‼️ Russia: “The price of AI-92 on the stock exchange has broken records for the second day in a row.” 🍿 www.interfax.ru/business/104...

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‼️ Russia: “The State Duma rejected a bill to increase budget deductions from the Central Bank's profits.” The bill would have increased “the share of the Bank of Russia's profits transferred to the federal budget from 75% to 80%.” www.interfax.ru/business/104...