Travis Hightower
@the-writing-ref.bsky.social
Author and Writer. Texas Aggie and dad. Represented by #akaliterary #wolfpack www.travishightower.net
Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
Also - HIMARS - a 50 year old weapon that your grandparents paid for will keep artillery out of range of the city whenever someone complains about the billions we gave to ukraine already / at least tell them they didn't pay for it with their taxes #yourgrandparentspaidalready #ukraine
Tommorow, on my substack, don't miss my conversation with Brendan Kelly, researcher keeping track of every atrocity in the drone Siege of civilians in #Kherson and all along the front.
🔥🚢USF drones hit 14 Russian shadow-fleet vessels overnight on July 12 — 10 tankers and 4 ferries. Over the week of July 6–12, the total rose to 90 Russian vessels struck, with a tanker, tug, dry cargo ship or special-purpose craft hit on average every 112 minutes.
#Supergirl is a good movie. But nobody is going to see it. One reason might be critics, but audiences who do see the film give it a much higher score? This is a mostly spoiler free look at the divide between critics and the audience for the latest entry from DC. youtu.be/lM9oxiWDvyY?...
SuperGirl Wins Fans, but not Movie Snobs. Why?
YouTube video by The Writing Referee
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You can help spread the word of the #genocide in #Ukraine. Either by following @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social and sharing her reports, visiting the documentary page on #humansafari, or word of mouth. open.substack.com/pub/travishi...
Slava Heroyam Podcast: The Genocide in Oleshky and the Army of Two
Episode 34
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Negotiations of a false peace by giving up land will not stop this. They will continue to terrorize any Ukrainian who refuses to stop being Ukrainian, celebrating their culture, etc With great power comes great responsibility. Call your representatives. #savekherson #russiaisaterroriststate
the Heroes of the real world face the same trials as the heroes of myth. And they emerge victorious. Veronika Vlasova faced Russian attempts to make an orc of her and worse, but instead she returns as a champion of truth against such darkness. open.substack.com/pub/travishi...
Glory to a Hero: Veronika Vlasova
Part 7 of 8 of the "Children in the Fire" Series: Overcoming Isolation
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This #Memorialday, I toast the Americans all who gave all in Ukraine. I tell five stories, of five soldiers, five heroes. But there are so many more who cannot be named. All souls who realized and saw first hand the evil #Ukraine faces. open.substack.com/pub/travishi...
Slava Heroyam Podcast: Americans Who Gave All in Ukraine
Episode 32.
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Often, #nokings protestors are dismissed by MAGA as paid actors. It turned out the same folks have no trouble with "protesters" being paid - as long as it is an insurrection. #impeachtrump
Sometimes the Russian FPV drone criminals in Kherson get tired of waiting for people to be caught outside, and they attack residences directly. This Apartment was attacked by a drone today. I hope nobody was hurt. Courtesy of #Kherson: Non Fake on Telegram #stophumansafari
Prisoner exchanges are really really good on one side does not respect a word of the Geneva conventions. Even though it is a political tool in eastern european culture, in this ling war these men need to come home. Pray for 1000 more soon. youtube.com/shorts/WYXjc...
Russia and Ukraine swap 205 prisoners of war each
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This is Yuri Orlov. He and his girlfriend 13 May when a rocket struck a high-rise building in Kyiv. I mentioned 13 May was the largest missile and drone attack of the war. Several other people died in that attack... but names get released slowly. #russiaisaterroriststate #closethesky
Three “Cyborgs” who have been fighting for Ukraine against Russian invaders since 2014. I implore you to listen to the story of Mykola Melnyk, Denys Hayda, and Oleg Bonchynskiy. #ukraine #russiaisaterroriststate open.substack.com/pub/travishi...
Slava Heroyam Podcast: False Parades and Real Heroes
Episode 31
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When Regimes want to have a parade with Tanks: Trump Aid: Here you go, sir. Some old Sherman tanks from WW2. We need to celebrate history. Putin Aid: I'm very sorry sir, we don't have anymore tanks. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/29/w...
Russia’s Victory Day Parade Won’t Have the Usual Display of Armor
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Recently I was blessed to meet three real heroes of Ukraine. I will be spreading out our conversations and Q&A sessions over the next few episodes, along with publishing some companion essays. First up is the Cyborg, Denys Haida. open.substack.com/pub/travishi...
Slava Heroyam Podcast: The Cyborg and his Brothers
Episode 30
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Big weekend in #dallas - Come out if you are in town and meet these Ukrainian Heroes. #slavaukraini #ukraine #ukrainianchamberofcommerce #bucha
Don't miss our conversation with an oscar nominated director. Subscribe and share, and you'll be helping fight misinformation. youtu.be/rBbmsVPcuHQ?...
Slava Heroyam Podcast: A Conversation with Evgeny Afineevsky on Children in the Fire
YouTube video by Travis Hightower
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Its important we remember our fallen Airmen. #USAirforce youtu.be/CLH0ddeyXrU?...
Slava Heroyam Podcast: Fallen Airmen Part 2
YouTube video by Travis Hightower
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No blood. No gore. Traumatic emotion. Every day in #Ukraine, scenes play out like this. The US has stopped sending these people aid. Another victim of the #humansafari in #Kherson - Russian Terror. Only we, the people, can make congress listen you have to call your representative. #stophumansafari
I want to make this abundantly clear, I oppose the war in Iran. That said, now that we’re here, we need the best strategies on how to succeed. Not whatever Trump is doing. I break this all down in my latest Substack article and video. Subscribe here: adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/words-are-...
This Week We Honor the Ohio side of the Fallen KC-135 Crew, and we talk a bit about what leads to the destruction of High value Assets like the E3 AWACS. Rest in Peace “Captain Planet.” #awacs #iran #podcast #slavaukraini open.substack.com/pub/travishi...
Slava Heroyam Podcast: Fallen Airmen Part 2
Episode 27
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Wednesday - 6:24 eastern time, we go back to the moon. Circling on a test run farther into space than any human has ever been. The media does not think you are excited. For once, we have good news. #lookup #Artemis youtu.be/LV3pAQXVciE?...
NASA is Launching People to The Moon This Week!
YouTube video by The Space Race
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#saveukraine #closethesky before theres nothing left open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Besieged Oleshki: Humanitarian Collapse Under Russian Control
In Russian-occupied Oleshki, a deliberate state policy of siege has cut off access to basic necessities, placing the remaining civilian population at risk of starvation, untreated injury, and death.
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