Summer camp is one of the magics of childhood summers. Please consider donating to this fundraiser to help Ukrainian children to experience the joy of a summer camp. givebutter.com/kidsUA

The past hangs over the present, and today's dictator coz-plays dictators of yesterday, selectively remembering, forgetting, & twisting facts to justify his imperialism & authoritarianism as a greater good rather than disaster that it is.

More dumb Stalinism: wapo.st/3Z37N4G

When will this platform have easy bookmark functionality for posts? I find myself sticking to the other one because I can easily bookmark posts. Here are many more worthy posts to bookmark but no easy way to do it - not from the main feed at least.

Harvard sues Trump admin for actions that are "unlawful and beyond the government's authority." Great move, Harvard. Link to Harvard complaint submitted to court: links.repoint.harvard.edu/servlet/Mail...

Half the country and nearly 80% of republicans remain in denial of what this regime is quickly moving towards. I wonder if they will be eventually (soon) swayed by the facts or will deny reality because jailing will be for views they themselves don’t hold.

DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States

Cinco de Mayo parades in Chicago, Philadelphia, and San Jose have been canceled due to organizers' concerns about ICE raids and anti-immigrant sentiment, as community members fear attending.

What does Russia's post-Soviet experience and the failure of its weak and fledgling democracy in the ‘90s teach us about our current American moment? It's been the elephant in my classroom all semester. In this essay, I address the elephant open.substack.com/pub/brianwhi...

This is shocking. Read full article. Explosion of these agreements since trump inauguration, turning not just local police but also agencies such as finance departments and fish and wildlife commissions into immigration enforcement agents during them performing their “routine duties.”

I’d add that this admin misunderstands 🇷🇺 too if they think econ incentives are key. putin demands 4handover & formal recognition of 5 territories is but one step towards key 🇷🇺 goal 2 destroy 🇺🇦 state. putin is leading these real estate “experts” by the nose & they r falling for it.

Our new article w @oxanashevel.bsky.social which is based on my 2023 keynote at ECPR is out in European Political Science Journal. link.springer.com/article/10.1... We trace Ukraine's European choice and discuss its significance for Europe and for political science

Trump’s whopping great tariffs on the tiny African nation of Lesotho sum up the full madness of the scheme. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Morning Bluesky. Russia is pushing the idea that the extraordinarily successful Hands Off protests yesterday were organised by the ‘Deep State’ to bring about a ‘Colour Revolution’ in America like the one that overthrew the Putin puppet in Ukraine in 2004. Expect Trump to echo.

Students from the 🇩🇪 Film Academy have created a film in support of 🇺🇦 children Their goal is to raise awareness about the impact of the war and to collect $10,000 in support of the Voices of Children foundation which provides psychological assistance to the youngest Ukrainians. x.com/Sho_Tam_/sta...

If trump commits 2side w/putin & if European support 4🇺🇦 falls short 🇷🇺 would eventually go 4Kyiv again but there will b no 🇺🇦 capitulation & puppet regime can only b kept in power by occupational force. Will trump keep backing putin 2this hypothetical bitter end? Our new piece @popovaprof.bsky.social

Leaked doc analyzed by WP on 🇷🇺goals in negotiations. Even 🇷🇺 FSB acknowledges that no pro-🇷🇺 regime can emerge in 🇺🇦 "from inside the country" & thus "complete dismantling" of 🇺🇦 state & govt is needed. No NATO is insufficient. What @popovaprof.bsky.social & I have been saying all along⬇️

Радий вас сповістити, що книга "Деокупація" виходить незабаром англійською і її можна вже передзамовити. Це дуже відповідально – передавати історії українською спротиву для світу. Дякую команді за таку можливість.

Putin keeps talking about removing the "root causes of the war". The root cause of the war is russian imperialism. Removing it will be a hard/ long process that has to start w end of Pu's regime, followed by democratization, and a conscious policy of deimperialization. @oxanashevel.bsky.social and I

Time to re-share this article, which lays out the many similarities in how Trump talks about Canada and how Putin talks about Ukraine. It's getting worse by the day. www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

JD refused to speak with his cousin or ask him questions for fear that the facts would change his political ambitions and the need to tell “stories.” This is how delusional men operate. Respect to Nate Vance and the veteran community.

I served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine for 2.5 years, as a medic for an infantry company. I write plays and books. For 10 years, I have been working in human rights organizations. I am a PhD student in social work and a radio host. Head of the volunteer patronage service for the wounded Teplonosiї.

Review of new book "Occupation: Russian Rule in South-Eastern Ukraine" by David Lewis. "A chilling account of occupied southeastern 🇺🇦reveals systematic program of Russification combined with chaos, brutality and corruption." Occupation is not peace & should not be normalized thru formal recognition.

One day he’s telling us that tariffs are amazing because they will bring lots of new jobs to the US and raise so much money we won’t have to pay income tax, then the next day he’s telling us we aren’t doing them because people were nice to him on the phone.

It's like Stalinism but unbelievably dumber. The Soviets actually devoted substantial human resources to decide what kind of art/music/literature/film was supportive of their communist ideology. Now we just have literally brainless censorship

Pokrovsk was “on the verge” of falling in like July. Months after & 10s of thousands dead russians (plus N.Koreans) later it’s not going that great. 🇷🇺 is not strong but it hopes 2bs 🇺🇸 admin 2 help it accomplish what it can’t in 🇺🇦 “Proxy war” - but with a nuance.

Remember when British intelligence said in 2022 that Russia’s plan is to go into Ukraine, install a puppet and leave. @OxanaShevel and I explained why it wouldn’t work. And it didn’t. Now it’s starting to look like Trump’s attacks on Ze are a revival of that plan. Again…

Russian imperialism didn’t start in 2022, nor is it confined to Ukraine. My new book analyses the Kremlin’s long shadow—past and present. Out on 24 April.

Trump and Vance could thank Ukraine for the aid/help provided in Irak. They've lost 18 soldiers there

The Ukrainian government has a list of places where you can donate to the war effort here. I personally just donated $100: war.ukraine.ua/donate/ Slava Ukraini.

From Bulgaria’s best cartoonist, Christo Komarnitski

In an extraordinary display of public support, heads of state, heads of government, and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine in response to the Oval Office meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy, and Vance.

From Liz Cheney today and I couldn't agree more!

"Trump and Vance have revealed to Americans and to America’s allies their alignment with Russia, and their animosity toward Ukraine in general and its president in particular. The truth is ugly, but it’s necessary to face it."

I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US. Totally embarrassing.

This is Europe's moment to shine

@popovaprof.bsky.social & I wrote about the dangers and symptoms of a lopsided "quick deal" on the war. Read 🧵below and here's 🔗to the piece in The National Interest: nationalinterest.org/feature/be-w...

Another shameful move by trump admin. Placating aggressor & bullying victim as well as allies doesn’t bring stable peace any closer.

US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff referred to the early 2022 Istanbul protocols as offering "guideposts" for negotiations between Russia and Ukraine. An agreement based on those protocols would be a capitulation document.🧵 (1/9)

Downtown #Boston today was awash in blue and yellow. Thank you to all American who continue to #StandWithUkraine

Here Thomas Graham finally admits that Russia’s aim is to control Ukraine and turn it into a Belarus. So no more russia is afraid of NATO nonsense, he realizes that russia wants to vassalize Ukraine. @oxanashevel.bsky.social have argued this since 2022.

“Zelensky survived a dozen Russian assassination attempts including a special forces assault on his presidential complex.He stood up to Trump. I’m sure he’ll be deeply impressed to learn our Congressional Republicans live as terrified hostages of their own party leader.” ~ @michaeldweiss.bsky.social

Напишіть: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

If you are in DC, I'm giving a talk today at 4pm on @popovaprof.bsky.social and mine book at GW. To understand how this war is (ul)likely to end it is important to understand its causes, this is what our book is about. Spoiler: NATO expansion didn't cause the war. calendar.gwu.edu/event/book-t...

Make this @OfficialUoM press release viral “Trump … echoed Kremlin talking points, by falsely claiming …Zelensky’s approval rating stands at a mere 4%…polling…puts his approval rating at 63% - making him the most popular politician in the country.” www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/t...

While trum get hysterical because Ze didn't sign off on the minerals deal with terms worse then post-WWI reparations on Germany let me remind u Art.3 of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum where the US agreed to "refrain from economic coercion designed to subordinate to their own interest the exercise

russian fascist chairing for trum. Talk about losing soul, respect, and more.

Economists for Ukraine (econ4ua.org) drafted an open letter to the future German chancellor. We call for 🇩🇪 & 🇪🇺 to step up & to ⬆️ support for #Ukraine. Please read & sign (if you agree), the form is at the end of ✉️): tinyurl.com/m9ta2b5d Please share this letter with your colleagues. #UkrainianView