Senators challenge Trump’s diesel deal

Scholar power: 23.4%

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🎓 Anne Applebaum	26%	9	23.4%

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by Timothy Snyder

39%

Scholar power: 39.6%

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🎓 Timothy Snyder	33%	16	39.6%

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Timothy Snyder

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

3/ So now Trump wants to give Putin a lot of money for Russian diesel, which won’t do anything to markets and won’t even help him in the midterms though I bet Putin told him it would.

October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM

by Ian Bremmer

47%

Scholar power: 47.5%

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🎓 Ian Bremmer	33%	23	47.5%

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ian bremmer

@ianbremmer.com

romania: “trump sets the world on fire with putin’s diesel”

The image is a front page of the "Adevărul" newspaper featuring a digitally altered image of two world leaders smiling and shaking hands against a fiery background. The headline reads "TRUMP DĂ FOC LUMII cu motorină lui Putin," which translates to "Trump Sets the World on Fire with Putin's Diesel." The page includes various articles and advertisements around the main image.

October 12, 2026 at 3:59 PM

Reposted by Michael McFaul, Ronald Beiner, Anne Applebaum

46%

Scholar power: 46.3%

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Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	43%	36	25.8%
🎓 Ronald Beiner	27%	22	12.7%
🎓 Anne Applebaum	26%	9	7.8%
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by Timothy Snyder

39%

Scholar power: 39.6%

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🎓 Timothy Snyder	33%	16	39.6%

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46.0%

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Timothy Snyder

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

1/ It looks like Putin told Trump that Ukraine was causing high gas prices, a lie that is convenient for Trump.

October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM

by Mary Feeney

38%

Scholar power: 38.3%

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🎓 Mary Feeney	21%	37	38.3%

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Mary Feeney

@mkfeeney.bsky.social

Yet somehow the NPR news report today on Russian oil, war in Iran, ⬆️ diesel prices concludes by noting Trump in the 2026 midterm faces the same issue Biden did in 2024 - people feeling the economy is bad even though POTUS says it's great. Media using "both sides" to remake history & reality

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h

METLIFE: “.. A larger share of households, roughly 42% of them, reported that their financial situation was somewhat or significantly worse than it was one year ago.”

(NY Fed data:)

October 12, 2026 at 4:33 PM

by Michael McFaul

77%

Scholar power: 77.4%

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Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	43%	36	77.4%

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by Timothy Snyder

39%

Scholar power: 39.6%

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🎓 Timothy Snyder	33%	16	39.6%

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Timothy Snyder

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

4/ But since Russia and Iran are allies, the shift in US policy and any US taxpayer money that Trump gives Putin will help both the Russian war on Ukraine as well as the regime in Iran.

October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM

Reposted by Michael McFaul, Ronald Beiner, Anne Applebaum

46%

Scholar power: 46.3%

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Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Michael McFaul	43%	36	25.8%
🎓 Ronald Beiner	27%	22	12.7%
🎓 Anne Applebaum	26%	9	7.8%
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55.0%

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0.349

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by Ian Bremmer

47%

Scholar power: 47.5%

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🎓 Ian Bremmer	33%	23	47.5%

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by Timothy Snyder

39%

Scholar power: 39.6%

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🎓 Timothy Snyder	33%	16	39.6%

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52.0%

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0.467

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Timothy Snyder

@timothysnyder.bsky.social

2/ Obviously it’s Trump’s war in Iran that is the issue. But Trump can’t accept that.

October 12, 2026 at 1:32 PM

Reposted by Vali Nasr

17%

Scholar power: 17.4%

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64.0%

21.2 h

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0.318

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Reposted by Steve Peers, Albert Weale

41%

Scholar power: 41.5%

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🎓 Steve Peers	43%	27	22.3%
🎓 Albert Weale	31%	38	19.1%
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23.1 h

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Olga Nesterova

@onestpress.onestnetwork.com

🧵 Carney and Zelenskyy discussed the new agreement between US and Russia to supply diesel to US. PM Carney was clear: this agreement is in direct opposition to the efforts of Ukraine, Canada, and our allies to create peace and stability in Europe.

October 11, 2026 at 6:06 PM

by Michael McFaul

77%

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🎓 Michael McFaul	43%	36	77.4%

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58.0%

23.5 h

7

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0.243

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by Anders Aslund

64%

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Anders Åslund

@andersaslund.bsky.social

My article in Kyiv Post today, "Trying to Make Sense of Trump’s Ukraine Policy." My main argument is that Trump, Kushner and Witkoff seem most interested in making big money with Putin on Ukraine's misery
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/86772

Does Trump’s Ukraine Policy Make Any Sense?

Trump’s “diesel deal” with Russia shows once again that he is pro-Russian and an enemy of Ukraine.

www.kyivpost.com

October 12, 2026 at 1:20 PM

Reposted by Ronald Beiner

12%

Scholar power: 12.7%

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🎓 Ronald Beiner	27%	22	12.7%

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441

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by Tim Bale

78%

Scholar power: 78.1%

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🎓 Tim Bale	44%	35	78.1%

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11.9 h

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Tim Bale

@timbale.bsky.social

#RussianAsset #PutinsPoodle

US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries

Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin

www.ft.com

October 12, 2026 at 5:22 AM

by Michael Gentile

42%

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🎓 Michael Gentile	28%	25	42.0%

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50.0%

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42.0%

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Michael Gentile

@michaelgentile.bsky.social

Important correction here. Not that it changes the substance of the matter, but the record has to be set straight anyway.

Euan MacDonald @euanmacdonald.bsky.social · 1d

This undermines claims (which I also voiced) that Trump had settled his "diesel deal" with Putin in September. It seems not to be the case.

October 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM

Reposted by Alan Sked, Pavel Gregorić

12%

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🎓 Alan Sked	32%	11	10.6%
🎓 Pavel Gregorić	4%	12	1.4%
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by Maarten Boudry

11%

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🎓 Maarten Boudry	8%	21	11.0%

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56.0%

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4

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