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grumpynancy.bsky.social @grumpynancy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
↪ Replying to @ericlipton.nytimes.com
Satirical Victorian mechanical horse-race game responding to reporting that U.S.-Russia talks over ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a proposed multibillion-dollar deal involving Lukoil’s international assets. 

The descending course reads 
“peace talks,” 
“Putin’s oil deal,” 
“U.S. envoys,” 
“Kushner + Witkoff,” 
“family-linked partners,” and 
“U.S. approval.” 

Putin reportedly raised the transaction during a September 5 Kremlin meeting with Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff; the group pursuing it includes two Middle Eastern groups that previously did business with Kushner or Witkoff’s family, and the deal requires approval from both the U.S. government and Kremlin. 

The racetrack ultimately disappears into a fiery opening marked 

“hell,” the artwork’s satirical conclusion
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