There can hardly be anything more pathetic in this world than being an oligarch on strings. Supposedly a millionaire, you do not have control over your own money. Supposedly a master of a bunch of “smart and beautiful” servants, you are someone’s servant yourself and you stand at attention and do what you are told whenever that “important phone number” calls. Even basic everyday stuff like what to eat and where to live are not your own choice. If the boss says “your meals will consist of rocket and other pretentious vegan items” or “go catch a flight to Singapore”, his word is gospel.

It is obvious that the Fake News Factory takes great interest in every move Delyan Peevski makes. One such example is the innocuous photo of Peevski grabbing a non-alcoholic drink from a cooler while meeting with voters in the village of Pashovi, near Velingrad. Even though there was nothing unusual to that image, certain heavy-weight observers “overanalysed” even that small detail. Chess and mate with a glass of juice! You are not really trying to tell us that Ivo Prokopiev and Tsvetan Vassilev never drink non-alcoholic beverages, are you?

The double standards of oligarch Prokopiev have hit the rock bottom. For several days running, his media servicing up their master, contrary to all journalistic ethical standards, have been competing in bringing it home to public that shutting down Telegraph, the most popular newspaper in Bulgaria, initiated by one presumptuous prosecutor who abused his power, was an “isolated case”.

Oligarch Ivo Prokopiev who stands trial for the EVN affair and is indicted for the Kaolin deals decided to switch over to “protection mode”. To this end he gave an emergency interview for the breakfast-time block of the bTV channel and virtually used the channel like a handkerchief to wipe his tears shed over the fact that in the long run the State started digging into the affairs he is implicated in. Prokopiev’s media appearance doesn’t come as a surprise having in mind that some time ago he himself admitted in the verbatim records of the ARGOgate (the authenticity of which he again himself confirmed on air – Ed.’s note) that he is dominating the mainstream in Bulgaria.

The summer is here, it is hot and news days are slow. The days of stifling heath have always been challenging for the information business, bringing about more than a few fake news items. One classical example, dating back to the early days of Bulgaria’s transition to democracy, is the report that white sharks were spotted in the Black Sea. Nowadays, however, this time of year is harrowing for the small but vociferous segment of pseudo-journalists which makes its living as hired pens serving the oligarchs.

There is a certain breed of people prone to referring to themselves or even commenting on their own precious persona in third person, putting on airs. Some get to that state naturally, after a couple of drinks. Because they are self-involved to the point of not seeing further than their nose, they become larger than life in their own mind.

We don’t know if you noticed it but as weeks go by a report targeting the lawmaker of the opposition Movement for Rights and Freedoms and publisher of Telegraph Media Delyan Peevski appears in some of the sites of the indicted oligarch. And it is never “just a report” but an authoritative document, full of scary conclusions, namely how bad it is to be a people’s representative.

The puppet NGO Boets is continuing its campaign against lawmaker and Telegraph Media publisher Delyan Peevski. More than two weeks after the European Parliament elections, the self-proclaimed “fighters against injustices” (“boets” is Bulgarian for “fighter”), who are actually serving the interests of the fugitive banker hiding in Belgrade Tsvetan Vassilev, are still hounding Peevski and complaining of him to anyone and everyone.

Two million and four hundred thousand bottles of ready produce worth over $4m. In 1997 this was the produce available in the storehouses of Vinprom Damianitsa. Two men woke up being millionaires on a day happy for privatization conducted by Ivan Kostov. These men were Ivo Prokopiev and his associate Filip Harmandjiev. The two of them paid $60,000 in cash for this wealth.

Sad news! On 7 June agent Academician “committed suicide”. And as soon as Orthodox priests do not read the last rites for suicides, the „journalist-in-waiting” of Tsvetan Vassilev performed the burial service himself, ate funeral meal and lit a candle. However, he didn’t do it at the central cemetery of Sofia but on his own manipulative website – Frognews.