Daniel R. Jarosak

@drjarosak.bsky.social

I write about Eastern and Central Europe Ukraine Editor for Lossi 36 🇺🇦 Powered by post-metal and Turkish coffee Find my articles here: https://linktr.ee/drjarosak

🇵🇱 🇺🇦 A Polish volunteer in Kharkiv was killed in a Russian drone attack. Despite growing Ukraine-phobia in Poland, there are still brave and selfless people like Mr. Rusek-Wolski who are willing to sacrifice for others, regardless of nationality or governmental hostilities.

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NEW/EXCLUSIVE: Deutsche Bank failed to promptly report to US authorities more than $250M in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein, including funds used to pay women in Russia & other Eastern European countries, according to a new report from @wyden.senate.gov 🎁 🧵 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, BofA Enabled Epstein, Wyden Report Says

Democrat Ron Wyden cited nonpublic documents held by the US Treasury in a report that says banks delayed reporting suspicious financial transactions and calls for tougher anti-money-laundering rules, ...

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On today' international remembrance of the Sinti and Roma Holocaust, it is important not only to remember the atrocities endured by these groups at the hands of the 3rd Reich, but also the struggle they had in getting their trauma recognized in the proceeding years.

Poland defeats the United States 3–2 in the final in Ningbo, China, to claim the title for a second consecutive year. The Poles had already beaten the Americans 3–0 in the group stage two weeks ago.

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My advice for aspiring journalists/reporters/media types: don't. Don't go into this industry. It's a bad place filled with bad jobs working for bad people, and anything human you wanna do, you'll find yourself scraping poverty and constant anxiety.

I cannot think of a more short-sighted, mean-spirited argument than some languages should be allowed to die. In addition to the culture lost, the implicit message is that some cultures are worth sacrificing. This is a consequence of rampant capitalism and profit-motive.

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Yesterday, I finished The Road by Cormac McCarthy. Sure to enter my list of all-time favorites, this book is both horrifying and beautiful and expertly explores love in a doomed world. My ine complaint is that i could do without such a hopeful ending lol.

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🇵🇱 🇺🇦 The atrocious attack in Wrocław on a Ukrainian couple for their "eastern accent" illustrates the power of rhetoric used by politicians. As more political groups utilize anti-Ukraine rhetoric, violent and xenophobic groups feel emboldened to carry out attacks

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The idea that transgender rights and protections are separate from broader struggles related to the working class and oppressed minorities/ethnic groups is myopic at best. If one group is allowed to be thrown under the bus, all will quickly find themselves vulberable.

This has been stated before, but we could higer Rhodes Scholars and train them to death, that will do nothing to arrest their abuses of human rights and people. Their mission is their mission and it doesn't matter if they are well trained.

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No no you don't understand. Your state with its bureaucracy, vertical of power, surveillance, and monopoly on violence oppresses and exploits the weak. My state with its bureaucracy, vertical of power, surveillance, and monopoly on violence liberates and protects them.