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Tomasz Oryński

@orynski.eu
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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.

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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 29/09/2026
This is your occassional reminder that Visegrad24 is not a legitimate news outlet but just a Russian sponsored right wing propaganda channel. Thank you for your attention to that matter.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 29/09/2026
I see the news that everyone can see destruction of Gaza caused by Israel have reached their foreign ministry, so they try to do some damage control. I don't think they are doing well...
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 29/09/2026
I just recalled how I had to suffer in traffic during rush hours when I drove in Scotland: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItNt... :) :) :) #SCOTLAND #dashcam #sheep
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Rush hours in Scotland
YouTube video by orys
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 29/09/2026
My van was manufactured in 2014. Last year I was able to put about 130 euro worth of fuel into it. Now it seems to be able to swallow almost 180 euro worth of fuel. Does anyone know at what age the tank stops growing on Volkswagen Crafter? :)
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 28/09/2026
Another air alarm in Lublin
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 28/09/2026
My friend in Eastern Poland had another air raid alarm. Russians sent three drones/rockets towards Poland. One was destroyed by Ukrainian air defence. Two were downed just before the border and exploded literally hundred metres before crossing into the Polish airspace
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 28/09/2026
You know I love Finland for great tourist infrastructure. Forest huts, dry toilets, BBQ places with free wood, bothies, saunas. It always drove me crazy that in Scotland you're lucky if there is a picnic table with a bench. And look at this: wheelchair accessible bbq spot:
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 28/09/2026
I posted pics from Gaza on my Facebook with my comments. Overnight I had a flood of comments from proisraeli accounts. Many bots but most just useful idiots. It's sad so many people still fall for Israeli propaganda or openly supports genocide. But on the other hand all of them seem to be
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Feral Millennial Communists of Late Stage Capitalism @feralcommie.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Over 3500 people have been arrested in the UK for voicing support for Palestine Action. Anti-terrorism legislation was used for these arrests. The result is that one of the largest demographics of terrorist in the UK is now elderly middle class white people.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 27/09/2026
Another good one from @janekrubes.bsky.social here. Check your phone subscriptions! youtu.be/B4ZrdGSJXXA?...
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You picked the wrong mom for your scam - Honest Revenge
YouTube video by HONEST GUIDE
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 27/09/2026
New Google Maps footage from Gaza just dropped. You can go and watch for yourself how "the most moral army" operates.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 27/09/2026
Meanwhile on the Polish twitter: "It's that priest that needs to be locked up in psychiatric ward and not the attacker, if he doesn't give the fuck that they attack him and still loves Banderites" "Would you say the same about Jesus who called from the cross 'Father, forgive them, for they...
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 27/09/2026
After an Ukrainian man with mental issues attacked Benedictinian monks with a knife, killing one and injuring others, the Polish society exploded with anti-Ukrainian hate and aggression. Now one of the victims had conducted a mass during which he had a very moving sermon:
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 27/09/2026
I like those cartoons :) youtu.be/-Nc62Qhx1rE?... (English subtitles available)
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УКРАЇНСЬКА ПРОВИНА (анімація) [ENG SUB]
YouTube video by Фріоніс
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 27/09/2026
I wonder about those Russian truck drivers who still try to reach crimea through the occupied Ukrainian mainland: are they forced to do it "go there or we draft you"? Are they desperate for money? Or do they really believe in the Russian propaganda and do it on ideological grounds?
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
I was ill the last couple of day so I missed an important anniversary: 14 years ago a new literature genre was invented (by me): a meme-reportage: orynski.eu/z-zycia-reda...
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Z życia redakcji – memoreportaż. - orynski.eu
Memoreportaż ukazał się w portalu gazetae.com. ...a na głównej stronie reklamowały go CYCKI! A było to tak: True story! :) Memoreportaż się nawet podobał wiec był pomysł, żeby powstało ich więcej, ale...
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
This comic strip is 44 years old now. Tell me again how it all started on 7th of October. #gaza #genocide #israel
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
This comic strip is 44 years old: #israel #warcrime #genocide #gaza #lebanon
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
I don't think the right picture is right either. For it to reflect the US politics the republican wing should be backwards.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
"You cannot systematically incite hate and terror amongst children and then pretend you want peace." Very wise words coming from Israeli Foreign Ministry today. I guess their irony detector was Hamas so they bombed it and cannot use it anymore.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
#meIRL
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Amz @therealamz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When they tell you who they are, believe them.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
Meanwhile in the right wing Polish historical magazine: "HOW AUSTRIANS INVENTED UKRAINIANS". What's interesting for me is that not only Franz Joseph and dr Frankenstein were apparently the same person but also that he had 6 fingers :)
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
Editor of one of the biggest Polish internet portal Onet complains that viewership dropped dramatically after fixing the headlines and pictures to please Google algorythms stopped working suddenly. "Why would anyone want to put our address into the browser directly" he asks? Well, I personally
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
Exactly.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
Wait until he learns about violations of the rights of Russian speakers in Russia! :P
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
Regarding trump's ban on some reporters from the white house: why do we even care? I have never been to the US and I can tell you what he said: everything is going great, he is the most successful ever, everybody loves him and if something is not tremendously wonderful yet, it's Biden's fault.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2Lw... Remember kids, full self driving car technology is just around the corner :)
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1971: DRIVERLESS CARS and the FUTURE OF MOTORING | BBC News | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 26/09/2026
youtu.be/GRx8oufzNpo?... In 40 years from some kids will rediscover all that hyped up videos about Tesla Semi, watch Elon Musk and look at each other with disbelief: did this guy really believed this design will revolutionize transport? :)
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1978: Truck of the Future? | Tomorrow's World | Retro Transport | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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Jon Worth @jonworth.eu · 25/09/2026
FINALLY we have the right version of the Kemijärvi 🇫🇮 - Lagos 🇵🇹 #LongestTrainEU film up on Youtube! 😀 Watch me battle my way past cancellations, delays, and have good luck at Badajoz 🇪🇸 The record is: 125 hours, 31 mins Who wants to have a go at doing it faster? 🤔 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAJd...
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125 Hours - Longest Train Journey in the EU: From the Arctic to the Atlantic
YouTube video by Simply Railway
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malodobry.bsky.social @malodobry.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We also have a student of stomatology who killed 3 motorcyclists while overtaking at 120km/h in 50km that had jail time was postponed so she could finish her internship, and now she is too depressed to go to jail
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 25/09/2026
i like the american constituion version from the new @jayforeman.bsky.social's Map Men video :)
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 25/09/2026
Sebastian Majtczak, a man who killed family of three by slamming into their car while driving 300 km/h then fled to Emirates is back in Poland and his trial is, so to speak, not going well. First he tried to blame the victims saying they suddenly swerved into his drive path. He got an expert...
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 24/09/2026
Just recently I also saw a video from an outraged British tourists that there is a supermarket nearby and also from another British tourists complaining that there is no restaurant on site. So please, British tourists make your mind what should be in that tourist attraction you go to visit so much?
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Tourist slammed over Auschwitz cafe complaints
The video was quickly slammed by outraged viewers who accused the woman of focusing on the wrong thing.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 24/09/2026
Poland: a base station facilitating delivering starlink signal to Ukraine had been set on fire: www.polsatnews.pl/wiadomosc/20...
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Pożar stacji bazowej Starlinków na Mazowszu. Są reakcje z rządu
Do pożaru stacji bazowej łączności satelitarnej Starlink w Woli Krobowskiej na Mazowszu doszło w środę wieczorem. - Na miejsce wysłano trzy zastępy straży pożarnej - przekazał mł. kpt. Michał Maroszek...
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 24/09/2026
I laughed at Jacob Rees-Mogg being described as "man of 21st Century" :)
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 24/09/2026
Another great speech from Sikorski in the UN. Listen right to the end.. youtu.be/SzlhO20QpGw?... I wish he had such a big balls when it comes to Israel too. Not only to Russia.
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“You Cannot Win,” Poland's Sikorski Directly Answers Lavrov, Warns Russia at UN | AC1N
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 22/09/2026
I feel sorry for those poor Brexiteers who wanted freedom from the EU imposed rules - now they will be truly imposed on Britain, not just worked togehter with it. youtu.be/TGy_02Ht8Xk?... Maybe they could at least have "NOT FOR EU" printed on their blue passports? :P
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Britain's "Brexit labels" are about to disappear
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 22/09/2026
#PolishMeme: The Hemulen established that horseradish is not a good base for a lubricant
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 22/09/2026
#PolishMeme "What state Washington is in?" "In appaling one".
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 21/09/2026
Just watched Last Week Tonight about health insurance. My friend calls this show "weekly dose of thanks god we don't live in the US" and I definitely see his point.
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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Russia did not attack Ukraine because of a threat. Moscow invaded because it expected an easy win with zero consequences. Weakness invites aggression. Europe must build real deterrence now and transfer Russia’s assets to Ukraine
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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...
The imposing Callanish Stones stand talk with their shadows spanning out across the glass.  It's a super clear sky, but looks cold. Above the central stone is a strange figure-of-8 shape of dots.  This is the location of the Sun, at noon, on various different days across the year.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 21/09/2026
That's some next level of delusion:
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 20/09/2026
I am always fascinating by those little insights into Russian's way of thinking that can be seen in the street interviews. I am fascinated how they are unable to see how they contradict themselves in the same sentence. This one from the latest @bbcstever.bsky.social is yet another gem like that:
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 20/09/2026
While I'm feeling bad for this guy, I am a bit annoyed at the fact that when my girlfriend's cousin, a Polish citizen, was amongst illegally deported from Britain before they had chance to complete their settled status, the outcry in British media wasn't as big as when it happens to Britons.
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 20/09/2026
I don't really get it. So this women and her family was using someone's elses land as a shortcut for many years, and therefore now, when they want to build on it, they cannot, becauase she is now to be permitted to use that shortcut forever? When I lived in Glasgow, I sometimes parked my car...
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Derbyshire woman, 81, spends £50k fighting council to walk through her own gate
Helene Ball, 81, has won a costly legal dispute against Derbyshire County Council over her garden gate access rights
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 19/09/2026
The argument that "Russia has not conquered Ukraine only because it's not using it's full potential, but if it wanted it would destroy Poland overnight and bring NATO down in no time" is so daft. Why aren't they using their full potential then? Do they like sending their soldiers to die for years?
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Kremlin aide warns Polish statehood would ‘cease to exist within two or three days’ in war with Russia
Kremlin aide warns Polish statehood would ‘cease to exist within two or three days’ in war with Russia
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Tomasz Oryński @orynski.eu · 19/09/2026
Meanwhile in the important sports news: Prague won the tram driver Olympics held in Warsaw today: The best female driver was Hilda Polamo from Tampere and best male driver was Andrii Bichev from Kyiv Congratulations to all (even to London who came last :P)
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