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Professor. Researcher. PhD Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Belarus, Chechnya🐺, Democracy, democratic backsliding, authoritarianism, terrorism & political violence, identity. USMC. she/her/hers. #polisky #eusky слава Україні🇺🇦 words @FP, WaPo, Defense Post, etc
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#Japan reaffirms its support for #Ukraine. #EUSky jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco

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Trudeau is all of us rn. #Canada #USA

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🇬🇧🇺🇦 The UK government will announce another package of military aid for Ukraine and new sanctions against Russia on February 24, — The Daily Telegraph.

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Hello again followers! Given the success of our last thread contextualizing what's going on the US bsky.app/profile/did:... Here's another thread, featuring even more titles to help you in these times. (with more comparative politics titles!) So let's get started...

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Macron is so turned on right now France has been waiting for this moment since at least 1966

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🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻 #Ukraine #EUSky euromaidanpress.com/2025/02/20/u...

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Garbage human garbage humans. How shocking.

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Thanks to Oleg Sukhov for including my comments in this @kyivindependent.com article, trying to make sense of #Trump's strategy for negotiating an end(?) to #Russia's war against #Ukraine kyivindependent.com/as-trumps-uk...

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Completely not surprising. I think it should be a few people: Britain, France, Italy, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Finland AND LEAD BY UKRAINE AT THE VERY LEAST.

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The White House phone number is 202-456-1111. Everyone needs to call it NOW and let Dictator Trump know that supper for freedom, democracy and an independent Ukraine is not negotiable. Let Trump know how you feel.

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Trump’s love for Putin going back years is as strong as his hatred of Zelenskyy whom he blames for that perfect “phone call” such that he would rather watch Europe burn & the USA fall than give a single red cent to help #Ukraine. His racism so deep he’d rather blow up USAID than help a child w/ AIDS

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Tonight we proposed an amendment to ensure that the Republican budget doesn’t raise prescription drug costs for seniors on Medicare. And guess what? Republicans blocked it — just like they opposed us when we gave Medicare the power to lower drug prices.

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We are living in the upside down … or reverting back to premodernity and the age of empire. Something tells me that we will reap what we sow. #Ukraine

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This is a no brainer. Military families are separated for long periods. Spousal employment helps the spouse to feel fulfilled. Any extended weekends are hard earned, provide families a chance to make up for lost time, reduce divorce rates, retains soldiers, and keeps soldiers focused maintains NS.

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Well, lots to love here. Going to drown my sorrows of American backsliding towards authoritarianism with the new season of Reacher. Then back to writing, research, fighting, whatnot.

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Russian hackers target Signal accounts in growing espionage effort #Ukraine

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They are back on their shit again. Distract distract distract.

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Ukraine *does NOT* belong to Russia & never will. However, Putin disagrees. As a result, back in March 2022 during multiple interviews I said this would be his approach to #Ukraine. Also—No mercy to those Ukrainians who refuse to admit they are not Russian. Some thought I was over reacting.

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If no one here has ever applied for a cederal position under Schedule A or as a Veteran/ SF-15, or just, you know being a woman or person of color. etc I’m here to tell you: 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻🧵https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hegseth-fire-remove-generals-senior-officers-us-officials/story?id=118985348

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So, our “brilliant Sec of Defense & POTUS keep repeating the lie the US gives more aid to #Ukraine than anyone and it’s time everyone else starts “stepping up.” Here are the receipts. I will link the source for alt readers. #NATO #EU #Security #EUSky www.statista.com/statistics/1...

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America is not gonna go down quietly. Former NFL punter arrested after protesting ‘MAGA’ Video:

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So, 1A out the window. Got it.

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Oh.

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My husband is scheduling his 28 surgery from STAGE IV NASAL CANCER that left him horribly disfigured/ unable to breath from his nasal area, highly susceptible to infections, particularly respiratory disease due to high levels of rads to his face/brain & if it comes back it’s a death sentence. #911 👇🏻

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Here at the Health & Human Services (HHS) rally in Washington, DC, to support our federal workers! Interesting chant from the crowd. “Hey, hey, RFK! We remember JFK!” Rep. Jamie Raskin spoke first and compared JFK’s championing of science & human rights to RFK’s anti-science stance.

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🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: We will never accept occupied territories as part of Russia.

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god i love canadians

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Inside a Russia-linked propaganda push to undercut Germany’s support for Ukraine, Reuters reports reut.rs/4hGNP6W

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Tax cuts on the wealthy are akin to subsidizing the rich, particular corporations. They push the cost of not paying living wages with benefits on to us via welfare taxes meanwhile they give each other multimillion dollar bonuses. The real “welfare queens” are Musk, Bezos etc.

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Cybertruck man. He's not actually blocking them, the auto-pilot just made them all swerve towards him before breaking down. (🖌️ @zezvaz.bsky.social ) #3E #EndOligarchy #TeslaTakeover #TeslaProtests

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Tomorrow is a national protest day in the US. Protests are organized at the White House and state capitals, but if you can’t find an event or time that works for you, go when and where you can. If there is no event organizer, you are the event organizer. Announce it below,👇 hashtags #3E #USProtests

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