When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.

Greetings from Kyiv. Around 4 am, I was woken by loud explosions. Later, I read that russia attacked with ballistic missiles. There are damages, wounded, and one person was killed. I’ll make a warcoffee.

On Saturdays, I sometimes visit a history club, where they hold good lessons on history. I was there today. The night attack didn’t stop it from happening. Knowledge is power. Please study history, read books, discover your land’s culture.

I saw a post from a Ukrainian woman. She wrote that every week something bright and inspiring should happen to her – to balance the attacks, blackouts, and cold. Cinema, good books, cultural events… What this woman, I, and many others do here feels like the right way to live through dark times.

What a night it was in Kyiv. Missiles. Drones. I slept between explosions. They’re still happening. There are damages and casualties. Alive. We have power. Good.

Emergency power outages in Kyiv. I made a flask of fresh warcoffee and checked that everything’s charged. The attack is almost over, as I read. We’ll survive all of this. I just hope russia won’t.

Kyiv. After a hard night of attacks. No power. Cold. Generators are singing. I’m heading to my workout. Oh, we are strong. We truly are.

Warcoffee time and some writing. This place is warm and cosy. Cold autumn outside. Kyiv lives and will live.

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I saw this gentleman recently. He was playing the bandura (at first, I thought it was a kobza). Both are Ukrainian musical instruments – the kobza is simply the older one, smaller, with fewer strings and a softer sound.

Some good news here. Ukraine used long-range Storm Shadow missiles to hit a chemical plant in Bryansk Oblast, a facility reportedly vital to russia’s ammunition production.

Kyiv is under ballistic missile attack. It’s very loud. 1:40 am

the president has destroyed the east wing of the white house without so much as a word of input from anyone else to build a royal ballroom paid for with bribes

He’s doing his best to make us like one of his failed ventures.

Arizona announces they are suing Mike Johnson for refusing to swear in Congresswoman-elect Adelita Grijalva. She is the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

YES!!! Arizona isn’t playing. Mike Johnson thinks he can hold democracy hostage, but Adelita Grijalva is done waiting for permission to get to work for her constituents. Also: RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

The New York Times describes Trump demanding his own Justice Department pay him $230 million as a "potential" ethical conflict.

🚨BREAKING: The State of Arizona filed a lawsuit accusing House Speaker Mike Johnson of violating the Constitution by refusing to swear in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva. The plaintiffs argue that Johnson’s delay has deprived hundreds of thousands of Arizonans of representation.

BREAKING: We @democracydefendersfund.org have filed a complaint against WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt for a possible Hatch Act violation She used her official role to attack NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani This demands investigation Read here 👇

NEW: Democrats in the House and Senate announced plans for a wide-ranging investigation into immigration agents’ detention of citizens after a ProPublica story found that more than 170 Americans have been held by immigration officials this year. By @nicolefoy.bsky.social

It’s book launch day for Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual For Keeping A Democracy, my first book. I hope you’ll read it or listen to it. a.co/d/43dbybC

Thou shalt not let President Pedo defile the White House like this.

🚨 Trump’s handpicked “ethics watchdog” just imploded — GOP senators now oppose him after racist texts surfaced. Even Rick Scott won’t defend this one. Corruption rots from the top. #TrumpWatch #Resist #Corruption www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...

BREAKING: Arizona sues the U.S. House after Speaker Mike Johnson (R) continually blocked Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D) from being sworn in. The plaintiffs claim Johnson’s delay is unconstitutional and has left thousands of Arizonans without a voice in Congress.

Atlanta No Kings.

This week’s gratitude to my Patreon supporters – a live walk in Kyiv. To make timing easier for everyone (Australia & New Zealand too), I’m testing two slots: • Thursday 12 pm Kyiv time • Saturday 5 pm Kyiv time (latest before closing) Join when it suits you. Fingers crossed the war stays silent.

Ahead of this weekend's "No Kings" protests, Karoline Leavitt delivered an un-American tirade about Democrats. I react to Leavitt's comments and encourage Americans to prepare to march. Watch here: youtu.be/ZH0fcG9HnVk

Name this band. Here, we'll go first: Lard Zeppelin

You seem to like when I show you something from Kyiv grocery stores. I like showing it too. Freshly baked bread.

Kyiv today. Gently covered with autumn and quiet calmness. I just walked, walked, walked…

I see, of course, I see that some don’t like when I write, ‘here is the content for my supporters.’ But have they ever wondered how I do all this? Amidst the greatest uncertainty – the war itself. No. Perhaps not. I create something very unique here. My supporters, I can do it only thanks to you.

How could this congressman Nazi a swastika so prominently displayed in his own office?

If you’re a fed and wear a mask, you’re a coward

9:50 AM ET: Democracy Docket is on the ground at the Supreme Court this morning, where they’re covering a rally hosted by LDF, ACLU and ACLU of LA. Hundreds have turned out, and the energy is very lively.

I want to show you a few Ukrainian village houses from different regions. Seen at the exhibition Ukraine WOW.

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified. kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...

Perfect BlueSky weather for Oakhurst Porchfest. 200 bands playing on porches and front yards! #OakhurstPorchfest #DecaturGA

It seems I can post again So, in his evening address, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant has been without external power since Sept 23. Day 7 on diesel generators - the only line keeping reactors cooled. This is already the 10th blackout since russia’s occupation.

The path to warcoffee after all the air raid alerts today. No water at home (repairs in the district). So I walked and thought: okay.

Once it was a palace, now a boarding school. These boys looking at my phone (and the one exploring my camera) – the most precious moment I’ve ever captured. Let's make them seen

Today I stood and watched the trees let their leaves go. War made me more sensitive to beauty. Don’t wait for war to see it – just look around.

Sometimes I think that maybe my posts and letters about Ukraine could make you not only fall in love with this wounded land, but also look closer at the country you live in, the treasures you have, the beauty your eyes can reach. Oh, silly thoughts. But good to have them anyway.

I’ll end this day (midnight in Kyiv) with some good news. A drone attack set fire to russia’s Kirishi oil refinery, forcing it to shut down its largest unit – about 40% of total capacity. Repairs may take a month.

A glimpse into life in Kyiv. Air raid alert. I’m at the metro station, waiting for the all clear to cross the bridge (trains don’t cross the river during alerts, it’s dangerous). I have books to read. So I’m sitting and reading.

Greetings from Kyiv, where I’m having a warcoffee after visiting an exhibition (don’t know if anyone else shows you all this Ukrainian art). Kyiv lives.

We all need something good. Here’s a burst of bright Ukrainian art for you. 🇺🇦 by Vadym Mykhalchuk

Kyiv at night, under drone attack. The mayor warned there may be power and water outages because of the strikes. I’m charging devices and resilience.

3:38 am in Kyiv. No power, no water because of the attack. It seems to be raining outside.

Greetings from Kyiv 💪 which lives on generators – but lives. Water is back. Still no power at home. I found a warcoffee. May russians go to the deepest hell.