If this is not terrorism then I don’t know what is

Okay, I feel like I’m really done with that other place. Trash beyond repair. I’m pretty sure though that I don’t follow all the people who migrated here from X and whom I was following there. (Or maybe someone new?) If that’s you, say hi in the replies and I’ll follow you back!

If there’s just one Ukraine-related article that I could make every person in Europe read in 2025, this has to be Maksym Butkevych’s interview: www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

This post of mine is getting tonnes of support back on X, but I’m not sure if it’s because of Ukraine activism or Hugh Grant.

Something’s changing on the maps of Europe right now. It’s subtle change that only a trained eye can see. But as a Ukrainian, I never had the privilege of not noticing what the map of Europe looked like in every book or movie. Because on too many of those maps, Ukraine wasn’t included. 1/

many Western 'decolonization' events won't take security and guest vetting seriously. i'm regularly forced to decline some invites because the organizers put zero effort into making the space physically safe while russian spies hunt people down abroad. this ain't a game. wake up

John Scott-Railton@jsrailton.bsky.social · 2y ago

Meet 'decolonization' expert Nomma Zarubina, codename "Alyssa." All over the US think tank circuit. Knack for meeting ppl. Officials, etc. Just *last week* she posted pics speaking at an event on Parliament Hill in #Canada.. In fact, #FBI says, she's was taking direction from Russian #FSB 1/

For some reason saying out loud that Europe is currently under attack makes you sound like a right-wing conspiracy person, which is a problem considering that Europe is actually being attacked in multiple ways by Russia and our societies deserve an honest conversation about it.

So much of “mysterious Russian soul” is about the desperate need to be treated like the big boys and sit at the table with the US while knowing deep down that they don’t have anything but nukes to be a global superpower. So Russians bully and invade to get attention and respect of the big guys.

I honestly don’t know a better human adequacy test than asking a person about their stance on the Russia-Ukraine war. Idiots always out themselves with uninformed contrarian fallacies. Smart people always shine with empathy and intellectual clarity.

I can’t fully express the sense of hope and solidarity that I feel as a Ukrainian watching the unfolding events in Syria and Georgia right now. The axis of tyrants is cracking, and our nations share the frontline of its war against the democracy.

A very clear summary of Biden’s handling of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Spoiler: it’s a self-imposed disaster.

Phillips OBrien@phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2y ago

Latest in @TheAtlantic. I never wanted to write. The Biden Administration was given an unexpected opportunity to make the world a safer, more democratic place after the Russian full scale invasion of Ukraine. However they failed and made the world more dangerous. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Here the UK’s Telegraph, unpaywalled, provides yet another survey of Russian sabotage operations across Europe for those that really haven’t been paying attention. (Including some lightly scrambled quotes from yours truly.) www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...

The map that shows Russia’s ‘secret war’ with the West has now begun

Bomb scares in London, a plane crash in Lithuania: they all form part of a web of suspected acts of sabotage, and may be just the beginning

telegraph.co.uk

Bashar al-Assad, Ayatollah Khameini, Vladimir Putin, your boys just took one hell of a beating.

My opinion is that Syria was the point where modern world order began to collapse. A bloody tyrant used chemical weapons against civilians and invited foreign armies to terrorize his people — and the world just let it happen. If Syria is free one day, maybe the world has a chance.

Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول@faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 2y ago

BREAKING NEWS - In an official statement by the Syrian opposition factions: Our forces have begun entering the city of Aleppo, Syria.

Ukrainians are fighting and dying every day so that we can be safe and enjoy the right to say asinine, ignorant, and cowardly things on podcasts.

Entering another phase of “fuck X, I’ll be on Bluesky more often” Hope this time I actually stick around here.

𝐔𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝: 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 s4e2 delves into the complex story of Ukraine's regained independence. We hear personal reflections from the hosts, exploring how their families and communities experienced this pivotal moment. 🎧: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ukr...

As a Ukrainian person looking at everything that’s been happening in the world lately, here’s what I really, REALLY need people living in liberal democracies to understand as soon as possible. This isn’t a pleasant conversation. A thread. 1/

Really wish X to collapse soon so that we all can start posting here without this annoying feeling like it’s a plan B platform.

the parliament assembly of OSCE has just called russia a colonial empire in the official declaration. buried at the end of the doc, but the legal legacy of it is going to be huge https://www.oscepa.org/en/documents/annual-sessions/2023-vancouver/declaration-29/4744-vancouver-declaration-eng/file

Тред про твіттер і активізм (1) Те, що зробив Маск, аж ніяк не можна списувати на суто його особистий довбоєбізм. Він візіонер. Якщо згадати все, що він робив в публічній площині, що він твітив, всі зміни, які він робив в твіттері - можна побачити, що вони не рандомні, а дуже й дуже політичні.

Lately, I’ve been very critical of how some western media outlets cover Ukraine‘s counteroffensive. There’s a pattern of narratives that are just poor, harmful reporting — based on wrong expectations, failing the reader, and needlessly hurting Ukraine.

Ah, they managed to recreate even the infamous “throwing Russian propaganda at Ukrainians” feature of Twitter here 🙃

Two things I'll never get tired of repeating: 1. Ukraine should be given all means to defend itself. 2. Russia's fascist empire must fall. Rinse and repeat.