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This is extortion of an ally: “The terms of the new proposal … call for Ukraine to relinquish half of its revenues from natural resources, including minerals, gas and oil, as well as earnings from ports and other infrastructure.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/w...

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Placating the aggressor is not the path to peace. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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We're approaching a horrible anniversary. The third year of the full invasion of Ukraine and the attempt to wipe out its language, literature, and heritage. We will highlight over the next few days, through books in the shop, the voices Russia has tried to silence.

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Getting a contract for a new book on Monday.... and I must say, I couldn't be more motivated, inspired, and excited about the new work. There will be Ukraine!

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Elon Musk proposed closing Radio Liberty. Well, as a person who was thrown into a concentration camp and put through torture because of my writing for Radio Liberty, I can say that Europe is far from free. The work of the Ukrainian bureau of Radio Liberty is one of the main elements of ... 1/2

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2 fucking headlines right next to each other

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An alphabet for our times.

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Read that again.

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If you think Ukraine owes the US reparations, read this. If you think the US has given more to Ukraine than Europe has, read this. If you think Ukraine accepting trump's terms will end the war, read this. snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...

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Americans proposed that Ukraine concede half of the profits from its mineral rights in perpetuity... in exchange for essentially nothing. This is not a monetary proposition, let alone a "deal," but rather the demand that Ukraine become a permanent American colony. snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...

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Love that a Ukrainian-Canadian singer sang Canada's anthem tonight—and powerfully and pointedly tweaked the lyrics. Stand up against fascism everywhere.

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OTD in 1939 in Zakopane, Poland the 5th of 7 (!!) Gestapo-NKVD conferences took place, deepening Nazi-Soviet collusion in destroying the Polish state & committing crimes against humanity. Imagine, today, the Kremlin meeting fascists to carve up eastern Europe over their heads..

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This little flag has been up in the indie bookstore I manage since 2022. Proud to stand with Ukraine.

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I also like to have beers with my friends and I can do it without being fascist.

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Public Service Announcement: If you are outraged about this whole Trump-Putin-Ukraine thing, here is one of the most effective things you can do in response. Because freaking out is not a strategy.

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This is where we're at in trump's America—too morally weak to risk offending russia by calling its war of aggression what it is. www.ft.com/content/7380...

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The US-russia partnership solidifies

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The "recent political tensions" are that we threatened to invade and annex a sovereign country. I'm so sick of this softening and normalization of fascism. It's what got us here. www.wsj.com/sports/hocke...

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Remember, kids: anti-fascism is hot.

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We stand with Ukraine

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We could have demanded russia hold elections. We could have demanded ru give up billions in rare earth minerals. We could have "taken advantage of the incredible opportunity to partner with [Ukraine] geopolitically, on issues of common interest & economically." That's what an ally would have done.

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No normalization of relations with russia. No normalization of relations with russia. No normalization of relations with russia. No normalization of relations with russia. No normalization of relations with russia. No normalization of relations with russia. No normalization of relations with russia.

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trump is a kremlin stooge, and Ukrainians will die because of his stupidity and vanity.

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What does it mean that Secretary Rubio is agreeing to allow Russia to restore its previous levels of staffing at its US diplomatic facilities? Well, the staffing levels were reduced by expelling intelligence officers.

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Ukrainians will keep fighting. It's only thanks to the stubbornness of Ukrainian resistance that russia has been held at bay so long. But that shouldn't absolve us of any of the shame for betraying them like this.

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no one ever banned the Associated Press from the White House for not saying "Latinx"

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Flow is the first ever film from Latvia to be nominated for the Oscars or the Golden Globes. This really means a lot to us and hopefully will give a boost not just to the film industry but Latvians in general.

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Cat break

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I don't even know what to say to this, except that I hope he never lives down the infamy. I hope "musk" becomes as dirty a word as "quisling." Shame on him, shame on his supporters, shame on this entire administration of fascists and genocide enablers.

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Trump demanding larger reparations from Ukraine than the allies demanded from Germany at Versailles while conceding everything to russia before negotiations even start—really very revealing as to whom he thinks his allies and enemies are.

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No rapist left behind

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We are currently moving towards a second Yalta-style betrayal of Eastern Europe and another division of Europe into free, sovereign states and Russian-occupied or dominated vassals. Ukraine’s resistance keeps Russian expansionist imperialism at bay and protects freedom in Europe.

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“We’ve got to laugh or break our hearts in this damnable world.” (Dorothy Sayers, BUSMAN’S HONEYMOON)

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Munich-level BS

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If you can’t see the direction in which he’s going it’s because you’re choosing not to.

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10 miles from the frontline life somehow goes on

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Just as it did during the rise of the Nazis a century ago, the New York Times is twisting itself in knots to avoid calling fascists fascists. Germany’s AfD is not a “party that downplays Nazis.” It’s a neo-Nazi party.

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If the US finally puts boots on the ground in Ukraine, it won't be to support a free democratic country against a fascist invader but to join in the plunder. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

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Yesterday — YESTERDAY — JD Vance visited Dachau and said it drove home “what unspeakable evil was committed and why we should be committed to ensuring it never happens again.” Today he met with AfD?? He made a mockery of his visit to Dachau. Disgusting. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Natalia, the wife of fallen Ukrainian soldier Vasyl, reads love poems at his grave on Valentine's Day at the Lychakiv Military Cemetery in Lviv, February 14, 2025. Natalia and Vasyl were married for 21 years and have three children. All we have left is love and memory. Photo: Yurko Dyachyshyn

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The paywall at CURRENT is down, so I'm sharing my reflection from last year on the anniversary of the full scale invasion. This is the context. When trump says he wants to negotiate with russia, or that he knows putin wants peace, this is the context. currentpub.com/2024/02/23/w...

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The paywall at CURRENT is down, so I'm sharing my reflection from last year on the anniversary of the full scale invasion. This is the context. When trump says he wants to negotiate with russia, or that he knows putin wants peace, this is the context. currentpub.com/2024/02/23/w...

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This week's much needed comfort rereads. One of my favorite sneaky references in my books is in BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS, where it's subtly implied that my Polish countess main character is distantly related to Lord Peter.

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The trump admin is making the US weaker, sicker, and poorer, but at least they're owning those libs

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My goodness. The stupidity is endless and extremely dangerous. Next thing you know he'll be proposing a russia-China-US federation with all the vast resources shared among friends.

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None of my headshots will ever be as good as Mo's.

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