President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked international partners for supporting Ukraine during his address on Feb. 24, marking the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion. Zelensky said he hopes to one day welcome the U.S. president to Ukraine.
❗️Direct hit by "Shahed" at a public transport stop in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region.
⚡️Top anti-Putin Russian commander killed fighting for Ukraine. Denis Kapustin, also known by his nom de guerre "White Rex," leader of the Russian Volunteer Corps, was killed by an FPV drone on the southern front, according to preliminary reports.
Top anti-Putin Russian commander killed fighting for Ukraine
Denis Kapustin, also known by his nom de guerre "White Rex," led the right-wing Russian Volunteer Corps until he was killed by an FPV drone on the southern front, according to preliminary reports. Mor...
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🤬 Russians used a drone in Kherson to hit an already damaged building while ordinary people were repairing the roof.
Russian forces attacked civilians in Kherson with a drone while they were restoring a building. Another deliberate strike on innocent people just trying to rebuild.
The terms "left" and "right" for describing political views is completely broken, as I explain to Brian Tyler Cohen in our interview
In all this chaos we forgot that last week was an anniversary of Obama's "peregruzka" which awarded russians for their invasion in Sakartvelo The only question is if we survive, will we witness break of this corrupted circle of American attempts to befriend russian terrorists? #UkrainianView
I come bearing more cat quilts! One is a large throw, and five are smaller, because I think of them as quilts *for* your cats. A while ago I found a wonderful fabric of cat portraits, and had a fantastic time designing quilts around it. 🐱🪡 💖 forestfloorquilts.etsy.com
"Zelensky said: ‘I want $300 billion in reparations from Russia. I want them to leave my land. I want all the land back.’ Really! All the land... that’s just too far. This is not a peacemaker. This is a troublemaker," – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Latnik. US selling off Ukraine. Simple and clear.
As Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, and Trump mulls cutting military aid entirely, here are some ways to help Ukraine and stand with Ukrainians.
5 ways you can support Ukraine — even if your government doesn't want to
Editor’s note: We originally shared a version of this guide for our members on Feb. 24, 2024. If you would like to join a community of people united by wanting to help Ukraine, consider becoming a mem...
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Also worth noting that the public consistently overestimates spending for some of these things, such as foreign aid. If you tell them what percentage is actually spend, they tend to adjust their opinions.
Will Jordan@will-jordan.bsky.social · 2y agoIncredible chart
Why do ordinary Ukrainians continue donating when international aid exists? And how has Ukraine’s unique culture of giving become a lifeline for the country’s survival?
How Ukrainians fund their own fight against Russia
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somehow the music of penderecki in ep 8 of twin peaks the return fit perfectly with what was going on to my right
In an interview with the Kyiv Independent, Slavoj Zizek, a Slovenian philosopher, addressed the role of humor in wartime, the roots of the long-standing romanticization of Russia in the West, and the failure of the left in the face of Ukraine’s fight for survival.
Slavoj Zizek: Leftists falsify the choice that Ukrainians face during wartime
In times of war, the fundamental questions of survival, morality, and identity not only dominate the discourse but also expose the fissures in global political ideologies. Amid the clamor of media nar...
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🧪🐦🐦I do have a research method, yes. My approach is called ‘sampling by phenomenon”, which simply means that I look at stuff through the lens of my phenomenon “cat”. Wherever I go and whichever database I use, the word “cat” is always the first thing I look for. meowfactor.hypotheses.org/4593
“There’s Method in My Madness”
It’s Pawlonius’s in William Shakespurr’s Hamlet who says, well, something like that. The correct line is actually “Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t. (Polonius, Act 2 Scene 2)” . Yet, t...
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In 1922 Alfred Stieglitz made a series of photographs of cloudy skies, calling them Equivalents because they matched an emotion or mood he was feeling. This is my Equivalent for today.
Dmitry Maslovskyi, who fell in a hand to hand battle against a Russian soldier, has been posthumously awarded the title of Hero of Ukraine. President Zelensky presented the "Gold Star" to the mother of this brave soldier. Dmitry’s final battle in Donetsk was seen by millions.
Daxter had an X-Ray. They found a bullet fragment in his body. I've had him for 9 years and never knew. The rescue didn't know his history, just that he was two and had trauma. When I found out today, I broke down at the thought of it. Human cruelty baffles me. I'm just glad we saved each other.
Why are Trump & Musk so fixated on Greenland? It’s not just about its strategic location—it’s the minerals. As Greenland’s ice melts (climate change) it’s exposing cobalt, lithium & copper (key for EV batteries).Their interest looks less like America first & more like exploiting crisis for profit.
we're thrilled to share that we've started the year with a new addition to our team! he's extremely smart, capable, charming, persuasive, and boasts a wealth of museum experience
