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LetMyPeopleVote

(183,665 posts) Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:43 AM 11 hrs ago

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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 11 hrs ago OP

Scully and Mulder is my favorite!😂 Phoenix61 11 hrs ago #1

Yeah, loving the X-Files reference...nt Wounded Bear 6 hrs ago #28

I like the dog lame54 6 hrs ago #30

This is hilarious. I love it! patphil 11 hrs ago #2

It looks like Trump and Putin are getting similar ridicule... kentuck 11 hrs ago #3

These are great BunnyMcGee 11 hrs ago #4

I love the Patron one. Baitball Blogger 11 hrs ago #5

Yes, he apparently has an instagram account. chowder66 8 hrs ago #21

These are great! Spazito 10 hrs ago #6

Here are some more memes LetMyPeopleVote 10 hrs ago #7

So many great ones PatSeg 10 hrs ago #10

Trump too! Amaryllis 8 hrs ago #19

Ah yes, Trump too! PatSeg 6 hrs ago #32

As long as you (in your fly incarnation) don't mind dodging flying ketchup GopherGal 2 hrs ago #38

Ha, ha! PatSeg 49 min ago #39

The last one, with a terrified Putin and a smiling generalbetrayus 9 hrs ago #14

Bwahahaha - thanks for posting jmbar2 10 hrs ago #8

Humans are so clever in the face of adversity. 😅 1WorldHope 10 hrs ago #9

Surely this info is on other websites than X?!? h2ebits 10 hrs ago #11

Consider using ultralite001 9 hrs ago #12

Friends don't let friends use Xitter -- Pinback 9 hrs ago #16

Thanks! This is quite funny. . . . h2ebits 8 hrs ago #20

I keep looking on BlueSky LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #25

LOL! "I want to believe". . . . h2ebits 6 hrs ago #27

The Kapotnya refinery in Moscow, Russia, has suspended all operations. LetMyPeopleVote 5 hrs ago #33

Wow! h2ebits 4 hrs ago #37

Thanks these are priceless orangecrush 9 hrs ago #13

For those who eschew Xitter -- Pinback 9 hrs ago #15

As kids we would throw cherry bombs into those old galvanized metal trashcans, replace the lid, then run like hell. sop 8 hrs ago #17

Love them all. Thank you. niyad 8 hrs ago #18

A Ukrainian drone strike on a Moscow oil refinery produced a flood of internet memes. LetMyPeopleVote 8 hrs ago #22

It was a air-defense shot from the idiotic Russian army. Justice matters. 8 hrs ago #24

RIP the potential dozens or a few workers there. Justice matters. 8 hrs ago #23

New lock screen image for Ukrainian phones just dropped. LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #26

Good boy! FakeNoose 6 hrs ago #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 6 hrs ago #31

A Ukrainian drone strike on a Moscow oil refinery produced a flood of internet memes. LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #34

Wow BlueWaveNeverEnd 4 hrs ago #35

These made me smile LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #36

Phoenix61

(18,914 posts)

1. Scully and Mulder is my favorite!😂

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:49 AM

11 hrs ago

Wounded Bear

(64,806 posts)

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

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 03:19 PM

6 hrs ago

lame54

(40,394 posts)

30. I like the dog

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #1)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 03:33 PM

6 hrs ago

patphil

(9,314 posts)

2. This is hilarious. I love it!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:50 AM

11 hrs ago

kentuck

(115,978 posts)

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

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:51 AM

11 hrs ago

Both deservedly so.

BunnyMcGee

(490 posts)

4. These are great

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:52 AM

11 hrs ago

🎆

Baitball Blogger

(52,855 posts)

5. I love the Patron one.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:03 AM

11 hrs ago

Does anyone know if he's still alive?

chowder66

(12,670 posts)

21. Yes, he apparently has an instagram account.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #5)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 01:40 PM

8 hrs ago

Spazito

(56,402 posts)

6. These are great!

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:27 AM

10 hrs ago

Thanks for posting them.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,665 posts)

7. Here are some more memes

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:28 AM

10 hrs ago

PatSeg

(53,933 posts)

10. So many great ones

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:38 AM

10 hrs ago

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

Amaryllis

(11,531 posts)

19. Trump too!

Reply to PatSeg (Reply #10)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 01:23 PM

8 hrs ago

PatSeg

(53,933 posts)

32. Ah yes, Trump too!

Reply to Amaryllis (Reply #19)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 04:03 PM

6 hrs ago

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

2 hrs ago

PatSeg

(53,933 posts)

39. Ha, ha!

Reply to GopherGal (Reply #38)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 09:19 PM

49 min ago

I think it might be worth it!

generalbetrayus

(2,053 posts)

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

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #7)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:33 PM

9 hrs ago

Zelenskyy is the best one yet!

jmbar2

(8,265 posts)

8. Bwahahaha - thanks for posting

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:30 AM

10 hrs ago

1WorldHope

(2,217 posts)

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

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 11:31 AM

10 hrs ago

h2ebits

(1,025 posts)

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

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:03 PM

10 hrs ago

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

(2,779 posts)

12. Consider using

Reply to h2ebits (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:22 PM

9 hrs ago

Xcancel.com…

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

Pinback

(13,700 posts)

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

Reply to h2ebits (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:59 PM

9 hrs ago

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

8 hrs ago

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

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,665 posts)

25. I keep looking on BlueSky

Reply to h2ebits (Reply #11)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 02:05 PM

8 hrs ago

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

6 hrs ago

Thanks!! I appreciate you looking into this.

LetMyPeopleVote

(183,665 posts)

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

Reply to h2ebits (Reply #27)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 05:03 PM

5 hrs ago

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

4 hrs ago

orangecrush

(31,775 posts)

13. Thanks these are priceless

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:23 PM

9 hrs ago

Pinback

(13,700 posts)

15. For those who eschew Xitter --

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 12:57 PM

9 hrs ago

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