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Editorial cartoon by Paco Baca: a jet with MAGA on the red nose and a Russian flag on the tail drops barrels marked DIESEL AID. A blond pilot with dollar signs sits in the cockpit. Signed PACO BACA. rocketmedia.news.
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The Diesel of Democracy

The road to electoral salvation runs through Moscow’s fuel depots.

Editorial by Paco Baca

Paco Baca · EditorOctober 18, 2026 · 5 min read

There are many ways to campaign for votes. Some politicians kiss babies. Others cut ribbons, promise miracles, or pretend inflation is just a rumor spread by pessimists. And then there is Donald Trump, who apparently decided that the road to electoral salvation runs straight through Moscow’s fuel depots.

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