This is how I keep my internet running when we have power outages in Ukraine. #ukrainianview

If Trump is all about taking down dictators for being a threat to US interests, why doesn’t he kidnap Putin as well? I explain here👇🏾

The more I engage many of you, the more you reveal that you only care about the law or human rights if it benefits you. Fuck everyone else. We live in a very selfish and cruel world.

I know many Venezuelans are happy that Maduro is gone. (So am I). That said, do I agree with my country kidnapping him, bypassing US congressional approval and any regard to international law or human rights? No. I explain why 👇🏾

Does Trump’s military actions in Venezuela undermine support for Ukraine from those (especially in the Global South and other places) who feel any U.S. involvement is a colonial conquest? Let me know your thoughts! #ukrainianview

Why does Trump have smoke for Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, but none for Russia’s Vladimir Putin? I break down the hypocrisy here👇🏾 open.substack.com/pub/terrells...

When people question the ability of HBCU graduates, I think about Terrell from Detroit who when to Philander Smith in Little Rock…

Thank you to @terrelljstarr.bsky.social in Kyiv for cheering me up today. I think we should counter Putinist and Trumpist performative sadism with more performative multilingualism and friendly encounters with strangers over mulled wine.

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I spoke with a Ukrainian family on New Year’s Day here in Kyiv. I wish I had asked them some questions about the war. But I think this simple interaction was just fine 😊

Black guy from New York speaks Georgian to a Ukrainian woman on New Year’s Day. 😊🇺🇦 🇬🇪🇺🇸 #ukrainianview

Happy New Year from Ukraine!!! Looking forward to sharing great stories from the ground in 2026. #ukrainianview

The power went out at the bar here in Ukraine and everyone kept going about their evening as if nothing happened. Darkness is the new normal in wartime Ukraine. Thanks to the folks at the Fat Lion pub for keeping us in the light, nonetheless! #ukrainianview

Snowy night in Kyiv.

💔 A man who lost his wife and four-month-old son to shelling last year has again been left without a home after a Russian drone strike. Serhii moved in with his daughter to a house owned by a member of the local church community. Russian drone struck their home on December 13.

Guess this is what “From Russia with Love” truly means, huh? Merry Christmas! #ukrainianview I

Happy to be back in Kyiv! No power in my flat. Thanks, Orcs!

“Now let us consider the responsibility of academia in all these debates. Just imagine: From 1970 to 1980, US universities produced 900 books (roughly 90 per year) in the so-called field of Soviet and Slavic studies (colonial name, of course), and only 3% of them focused on non-Russians.”

This week, @terrelljstarr.bsky.social and I discuss why both Putin and Trump need a war in Venezuela, how oligarch ownership of the press continues to hollow it out, how much more Americans can take, and ways to stay grounded in the chaos.

“There are some victories that we can celebrate… even though our democracy is hanging by a thread, there’s a very strong thread and we should not lose hope.” – @terrelljstarr.bsky.social www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...

🧵"American corporations behave a lot like authoritarian dictatorships, mass murdering people like it’s their right." Listen to Gaslit Nation: Genocide by Corporate Oligarchy www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...

It’s very clear that the Trump administration is pushing the Kremlin’s agenda. And the Republican establishment is fine with it—because they are all MAGA, essentially. #ukrainianview

Join @olenakr.bsky.social and me today on Substack live at 11:00! We’re discussing the peace negotiations and all other things Ukraine! Link: open.substack.com/live-stream/...?

“a peace proposal.”

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Good morning! I’ll be back to posting content original regularly tomorrow. Back in the states for a month and then back to Ukraine. As a creative, I remind you all that training our bodies is as important as we exercise our minds. Take care of your health!

This is a great article breaking down a key loan Ukraine needs to keep its economy going. The EU’s loan, if approved, is based off Russian frozen assets and must be repaid only if Russia pays reparations to Ukraine—which we know won’t happen. #ukrainianview

Chi Ossé is my city councilman. Hakeem Jeffries is my congressman. Not a fan of Jeffries over his Israel stance, but he isn’t at all vulnerable. No Eric Adams or Andrew Cuomo baggage. Ossé has a snowball’s chance in hell to pull off a miracle. But I don’t like a snowball’s chances in hell.

Donald Trump’s racism informs his foreign policy—including Ukraine. I really think if Putin was a Black man, he’d give Ukraine all of the military aid it needs. I argue this in my latest Substack. Read my piece and tell me your thoughts. #ukrainianview

What’s it like being a Black woman in Ukraine during war? Check out my interview and find out. #ukranianview

What’s it like being a Black woman in Ukraine during war? Check out my interview and find out. #ukranianview

NEW: @terrelljstarr.bsky.social and I discuss why Mamdani is not Obama and that's a good thing, why white people must talk to white friends about fascism, and why progressives can't achieve democratic socialism like in Denmark without a strong foreign policy gaslitnation.libsyn.com/election-spe...

This should be standard across the United States.

I voted here in New York City today. Let’s go democracy!

Whiteness is diabolical.

Jeffrey Sacks almost crying for being called a Kremlin puppet brings me so much joy. #ukrainianview

If Putin were Black, Trump would back Ukraine—not out of compassion, but to weaponize racism for political gain. He exploits white fear at home, so why not abroad? Ukrainians are “white,” but their oppressor isn’t. That’s why their suffering doesn’t move him. My latest from Ukraine. #ukrainianview

Woke up in Kyiv to missiles and drones killing civilians. Trump keeps bullshiting us that he’s gonna end the war—but he won’t. A Ukrainian victory threatens his and Putin’s kleptocratic ambitions—and Trump’s. Their power depends on Ukraine’s defeat. My latest dispatch from Kyiv. #ukrainianview

How do you all think Zelenskyy’s White House meeting with Trump went Friday. Did you watch the presser? What are your takeaways? I have several that I will publish in my Substack tomorrow (Sunday). Let me know your thoughts.

I interviewed a Ukrainian soldier who shared what it was like to endure torture in Russian occupation. Interestingly enough, he also taught his fellow POWs English. Listen to him share his experience here👇🏾

Donald Trump doesn’t deserve a Nobel Peace Prize—ever!

Very excited to join @christopheratwood.bsky.social and Volodymyr Yermolenko of PEN Ukraine to discuss what solidarity between Ukrainians and Black peoples can look like. If you’re in Kyiv, join us next Thursday at 19:00. #UkrainianView Register here: forms.gle/g1rB6Wt9yQds...

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Very smart, very well said Terrell. Really necessary, thank you!

Thank you @terrelljstarr.bsky.social for this excellent reporting on who Iryna Zarutska was. 👏🏻 Recall everyone about a week ago when the MAGAts were up in arms about the black man who had stabbed a white Ukrainian woman to death? This was that woman. May she rest in peace. Read to get more details.

MAGA exploits Iryna Zarutska’s murder—casting her as a “white woman” to erase Russian violence against Ukraine and stoke fear of Black men. MAGA CEOs want murals to commodify her, not honor her. That’s desecration. True remembrance is solidarity. 👇🏾My latest 👇🏾