Tomasz Oryński
@orynski.eu
Freelance journalist, blogger, podcaster, translator, and... trucker, who left the UK after 17 years due to Brexit. I live in Helsinki now.
I write, among others, for Britske Listy and the Bylines network. I run Lewackie Pitolenie podcast in Polish.
I write, among others, for Britske Listy and the Bylines network. I run Lewackie Pitolenie podcast in Polish.
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How a Polish drunk driver helped to make one Russian’s wish true | 8. 12. 2025 | Tomasz Oryński | Britské listy
[picture 1] – a note left by some Russian on my
car’s window
It’s a frosty morning, early days of
December 2022. A Russian person walks the quiet str...
blisty.cz
FUNDRAISER: FINAL UPDATE, A.K.A REPORT:
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
Reposted by Tomasz Oryński
After the little Musk-Sikorski spat this, and Musk's statement to abolish the EU (after the Commission fined X), let's ask ourselves simply:
HOW ARE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONERS USING X NOW?
In this 🧵 I'll document it, Commissioner by Commissioner. When did they last post? How often do they post?
HOW ARE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONERS USING X NOW?
In this 🧵 I'll document it, Commissioner by Commissioner. When did they last post? How often do they post?
December 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
After the little Musk-Sikorski spat this, and Musk's statement to abolish the EU (after the Commission fined X), let's ask ourselves simply:
HOW ARE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONERS USING X NOW?
In this 🧵 I'll document it, Commissioner by Commissioner. When did they last post? How often do they post?
HOW ARE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONERS USING X NOW?
In this 🧵 I'll document it, Commissioner by Commissioner. When did they last post? How often do they post?
December 8, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Meanwhile Israel invades UNWRA HQ in Jerusalem.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Yes, let it sink. Israel forcibly takes over the institution of the United Nation. Then plants its flag on it while stealing computers and even furniture.
And we'll still be sitting and taking it. Disgusting.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Yes, let it sink. Israel forcibly takes over the institution of the United Nation. Then plants its flag on it while stealing computers and even furniture.
And we'll still be sitting and taking it. Disgusting.
December 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Meanwhile Israel invades UNWRA HQ in Jerusalem.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Yes, let it sink. Israel forcibly takes over the institution of the United Nation. Then plants its flag on it while stealing computers and even furniture.
And we'll still be sitting and taking it. Disgusting.
news.un.org/en/story/202...
Yes, let it sink. Israel forcibly takes over the institution of the United Nation. Then plants its flag on it while stealing computers and even furniture.
And we'll still be sitting and taking it. Disgusting.
I used to thing that the sheer size of the known universe or density of the neutron star are things that have no comparision in the world.
That was until I discovered the ego and self-confidence of a British man westplaining Eastern Europe to the Eastern European people :)
That was until I discovered the ego and self-confidence of a British man westplaining Eastern Europe to the Eastern European people :)
December 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I used to thing that the sheer size of the known universe or density of the neutron star are things that have no comparision in the world.
That was until I discovered the ego and self-confidence of a British man westplaining Eastern Europe to the Eastern European people :)
That was until I discovered the ego and self-confidence of a British man westplaining Eastern Europe to the Eastern European people :)
Reposted by Tomasz Oryński
FUNDRAISER: FINAL UPDATE, A.K.A REPORT:
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
How a Polish drunk driver helped to make one Russian’s wish true | 8. 12. 2025 | Tomasz Oryński | Britské listy
[picture 1] – a note left by some Russian on my
car’s window
It’s a frosty morning, early days of
December 2022. A Russian person walks the quiet str...
blisty.cz
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
FUNDRAISER: FINAL UPDATE, A.K.A REPORT:
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
Reposted by Tomasz Oryński
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
New poster from the Hungarian government.
It translates to "They raise your taxes and spend them in Ukraine on golden toilet bowls".
I would like to draw your attention to the state of the wall the poster is placed at. It's a Hungarian railway station.
One can ask: where Hungarian taxes go to?
It translates to "They raise your taxes and spend them in Ukraine on golden toilet bowls".
I would like to draw your attention to the state of the wall the poster is placed at. It's a Hungarian railway station.
One can ask: where Hungarian taxes go to?
December 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
New poster from the Hungarian government.
It translates to "They raise your taxes and spend them in Ukraine on golden toilet bowls".
I would like to draw your attention to the state of the wall the poster is placed at. It's a Hungarian railway station.
One can ask: where Hungarian taxes go to?
It translates to "They raise your taxes and spend them in Ukraine on golden toilet bowls".
I would like to draw your attention to the state of the wall the poster is placed at. It's a Hungarian railway station.
One can ask: where Hungarian taxes go to?
FUNDRAISER: FINAL UPDATE, A.K.A REPORT:
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
How a Polish drunk driver helped to make one Russian’s wish true | 8. 12. 2025 | Tomasz Oryński | Britské listy
[picture 1] – a note left by some Russian on my
car’s window
It’s a frosty morning, early days of
December 2022. A Russian person walks the quiet str...
blisty.cz
December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
FUNDRAISER: FINAL UPDATE, A.K.A REPORT:
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
Here is my promised reportage from my trip to Ukraine.
You can read it (Polish and Czech versions also available) or listen to English language podcast:
blisty.cz/art/130315-h...
Poland: a truck driver who participated in charity parade with his truck decorated in Christmas light got a hefty fine and lost his licence for three months for not using the tachograph.
Which he did not had to use, as this was clearly "not for hire or reward" situation.
It's getting crazy...
Which he did not had to use, as this was clearly "not for hire or reward" situation.
It's getting crazy...
Kontrola ITD podczas mikołajkowego konwoju - bardzo dotkliwa kara za tryb Out
Mikołajkowe konwoje ciężarówek, które odbyły się w sobotę, niestety nie skończyły się tylko pozytywnymi emocjami.
40ton.net
December 8, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Poland: a truck driver who participated in charity parade with his truck decorated in Christmas light got a hefty fine and lost his licence for three months for not using the tachograph.
Which he did not had to use, as this was clearly "not for hire or reward" situation.
It's getting crazy...
Which he did not had to use, as this was clearly "not for hire or reward" situation.
It's getting crazy...
Worth reading: pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
Pluralistic: The Reverse-Centaur’s Guide to Criticizing AI (05 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
December 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Worth reading: pluralistic.net/2025/12/05/p...
well, honestly speaking, you don't need 50 years of diplomatic experience to see it. It's obvious.
“…Even if they are able to clean up his mess … elect a supremely sane president next, America will NEVER again be a trusted partner. Because there are enough Americans who would vote for him … (again).
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
I couldn't even say anything. She was right. The damage this has done is endless…”
December 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
well, honestly speaking, you don't need 50 years of diplomatic experience to see it. It's obvious.
what a fantastic rant. I like this guy.
I want HIM to be a go-to guy when we think about electric vehicles please, not that space moron :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S45r...
I want HIM to be a go-to guy when we think about electric vehicles please, not that space moron :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S45r...
You’ll own NOTHING and be happy?
YouTube video by Edison Motors
www.youtube.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:37 PM
what a fantastic rant. I like this guy.
I want HIM to be a go-to guy when we think about electric vehicles please, not that space moron :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S45r...
I want HIM to be a go-to guy when we think about electric vehicles please, not that space moron :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S45r...
Great.
The question is: why was the EU still spending money on that shitty site anyway.
Good excuse to abandon their activity there.
The question is: why was the EU still spending money on that shitty site anyway.
Good excuse to abandon their activity there.
🇪🇺🇺🇸 The European Commission has lost access to the control panel for buying and tracking ads on Elon Musk’s X platform — after the EU fined the social network €120 million, — Politico.
December 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Great.
The question is: why was the EU still spending money on that shitty site anyway.
Good excuse to abandon their activity there.
The question is: why was the EU still spending money on that shitty site anyway.
Good excuse to abandon their activity there.
Reposted by Tomasz Oryński
wanna share this hopeful post with you: this is a temp station Ukrainian railway workers set up in Fastiv next to the one Russian army destroyed . It has heating , place for people to wait for a train, and even tea, a small children's area and a Christmas tree🌲(!)
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
wanna share this hopeful post with you: this is a temp station Ukrainian railway workers set up in Fastiv next to the one Russian army destroyed . It has heating , place for people to wait for a train, and even tea, a small children's area and a Christmas tree🌲(!)
Reposted by Tomasz Oryński
It's certainly six letters long and starts with an "R", but I'm not sure it's "reason"
December 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It's certainly six letters long and starts with an "R", but I'm not sure it's "reason"
Reposted by Tomasz Oryński
Poland's FM gettin spicy
December 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Poland's FM gettin spicy
Reposted by Tomasz Oryński
A South African oligarch and a Russian politician are trying to decide Europe’s future.
Fortunately, all smart Europeans understand that they don’t have our best interests in mind
Fortunately, all smart Europeans understand that they don’t have our best interests in mind
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A South African oligarch and a Russian politician are trying to decide Europe’s future.
Fortunately, all smart Europeans understand that they don’t have our best interests in mind
Fortunately, all smart Europeans understand that they don’t have our best interests in mind
We can't imagine what realities in Ukraine are. Some paperwork related to my car was delayed. Yesterday I got a text:
"today I got the news that unit for whom Roma was driving current batch of cars or buggies got destroyed on a mission with few guys killed and other badly wounded...
1/3
"today I got the news that unit for whom Roma was driving current batch of cars or buggies got destroyed on a mission with few guys killed and other badly wounded...
1/3
December 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We can't imagine what realities in Ukraine are. Some paperwork related to my car was delayed. Yesterday I got a text:
"today I got the news that unit for whom Roma was driving current batch of cars or buggies got destroyed on a mission with few guys killed and other badly wounded...
1/3
"today I got the news that unit for whom Roma was driving current batch of cars or buggies got destroyed on a mission with few guys killed and other badly wounded...
1/3
People in comments write "this is not America". So what is it, Belgium?
This is the US. This is the "mass deportation" policy in action. It's enacted by president elected on that mandate by Americans. He is still supported by one of the two major parties. It's what they voted for. They knew him.
This is the US. This is the "mass deportation" policy in action. It's enacted by president elected on that mandate by Americans. He is still supported by one of the two major parties. It's what they voted for. They knew him.
FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”
December 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
People in comments write "this is not America". So what is it, Belgium?
This is the US. This is the "mass deportation" policy in action. It's enacted by president elected on that mandate by Americans. He is still supported by one of the two major parties. It's what they voted for. They knew him.
This is the US. This is the "mass deportation" policy in action. It's enacted by president elected on that mandate by Americans. He is still supported by one of the two major parties. It's what they voted for. They knew him.
Reposted by Tomasz Oryński
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
December 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA.
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
We're holding X accountable for:
🔹Deceptive design of its ‘blue checkmark’
🔹Lack of transparency of its advertising repository
🔹Failure to provide access to public data for researchers
link.europa.eu/bcmC87
Reposted by Tomasz Oryński
OTD in 2001, as required by Budapest Memo on security assurances, Ukraine dismantled the last of its strategic weapons which were not handed to Russia to later be fired at them in the invasion we promised would never happen.
So we can be trusted with a peace treaty now.
So we can be trusted with a peace treaty now.
December 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
OTD in 2001, as required by Budapest Memo on security assurances, Ukraine dismantled the last of its strategic weapons which were not handed to Russia to later be fired at them in the invasion we promised would never happen.
So we can be trusted with a peace treaty now.
So we can be trusted with a peace treaty now.
December 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Imagine that. There are people who paid that big corporation REAL money to get some "collectible avatar".
And now that corporation decided to get rid of those...
They walk amongst us. And have right to vote, and everything.
And now that corporation decided to get rid of those...
They walk amongst us. And have right to vote, and everything.
December 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Imagine that. There are people who paid that big corporation REAL money to get some "collectible avatar".
And now that corporation decided to get rid of those...
They walk amongst us. And have right to vote, and everything.
And now that corporation decided to get rid of those...
They walk amongst us. And have right to vote, and everything.