Denmark and Norway have been solid supporters since the start, which is no doubt why they're being targeted by russian drones. I would have a bit of schadenfreude if it were Hungary or Slovakia or Serbia (I don't wish anyone actual harm) but not DK or NO, nor Estonia from last week.

Anyone else have problems with missing reply notifications? It seems to be a few people for me. They're mutuals and definitely not muted. The only way I know that they replied is if I check under my own posts, or I happen to see it in my feed. Anyway, if we're mutuals, I'm probably not ignoring you.

maybe I chose the name because it makes me more difficult to google!

I took the entire day off from news and scrolling yesterday and it was amazing for my mental health. Life offline is completely normal for the vast majority of Americans and 100 times better than you'd think it was based on this site. It was like being unplugged from the Matrix.

I genuinely can't predict whether or not Zelenskyy will say anything about Pаlestine at UNGA. He has been explicit about supporting a two-state solution in the past but... he's got a lot going on and it's understandably not his main focus at the moment.

Oh wow, I ran across a segment of a 2010 morning show where Zelenskyy and the host (THE GUY I SAW YESTERDAY) are talking about censorship of comedians by pro-russian authorities. The translation is too garbled for me to quote here because it is mixed russian and Ukrainian, but what a timely topic!

Zelenskyy and the first lady Olena Zelenska are en route to New York for the United Nations General Assembly.

Can’t wait to get home and not interact with another person for three days. Right now I’m on a bus stop in downtown Milwaukee watching some guy on a motorcycle circle the block for no apparent reason. Probably because he thinks it impresses the women standing outside of bars. (It does not.)

A good day, without politics or discourse

Holy cheeseballs! (These are literally cheese balls)

Ukrainian Village in Chicago

At a thing! These are flags from different Ukrainian brigades. One of their main fundraisers (and a celebrity in his own right) is speaking later.

Ironically even after a train accident and an hour uber ride and two buses I’m going to be a half hour early

Jeez Chicago buses have a 5-10 minute headway on SUNDAY. that’s nuts. I missed one and another came almost immediately (66 at Ashland/Chicago)

Man. I can’t remember the Ukrainian words for fork or spoon but I remember the words for wounded and dead

Very nice advantage to being male is not thinking twice about getting in a car with a random guy

I’m actually AT a commuter train station! But obviously I cant take the other train so my options are wait or uber. The event is at 3. Lots of people here waiting for ubers.

An adventure! I guess this is 30 miles from Chicago, thus 60 to Milwaukee. Im glad its not in a cornfield. I guess I’ll wait a bit. They let us get off.

Ummm they had an “emergency” notification on the train and its stopped. Apparently something on the track (not a person). No one seems particularly nervous. Hiawatha between Sturtevant and Glenview

I don’t get upset about people’s choices anymore but it surprises me that literally no one else in line for the train (about 80 people so far) is wearing a mask. We’re going to be packed in an enclosed area for 90 minutes.

Going to Chicago to head a major Ukrainian celebrity speak and i think the audience will be small enough that I’ll get to talk to him. He knows Zelenskyy (through his entertainment career, he’s not in politics nor directly connected with the military.) I’m a little nervous! (Serhii Prytula)

it is such a common belief among centrists that Dems would win elections if they moved to the right on trans rights, that there must be ONE poll showing that a significant amount of Trump voters would have voted for Harris if only she'd taken a harder line on trans kids/sports/etc Show me the poll!

should be noted that the UN General Assembly starts tomorrow so hundreds or thousands of international leaders and their staff are flying to the US for that.

More of this. Get under their skin in a non-violent and non-harmful way. We have to be as irritating to them as possible. It encourages others to stand up too, as they see they're not alone in feeling this way.

ACLU Sues Wisconsin Sheriffs Who Hold People in Jail at ICE’s Request

chat, what do we think? actually is following a couple of Ukrainians I can't tell the difference between пекельне борошно DeepL українська мова and natural-sounding

Anyway I signed up again for citizenship tutoring. This org is good at programming and advocacy but bad at calling back, so I'll just keep contacting them until I get assigned students. Want to feel like you're Doing Something but don't want to get gassed at protests? This is easy and rewarding.

There is a VERY hot guy on the bus stop and I’m doing everything in my power not to look 🙈

They were very delighted to see a natural born, English speaking citizen. That means it’s rare and it really REALLY should not be in 2025. I should not be the only white guy in a meeting about helping immigrants!! I hope this isn’t true in other cities.

Chicago, tell me what to do tomorrow between 1 pm and 3 pm between Union Station and Ukrainian village. Shopping, cafe, (vegеtarian) food, a park, something else I haven’t thought of. ** I do not have a car ** I’m not scared of any kind of neighborhood. I won’t have anything with me.

People think transit is terrible because it’s full of mentally ill criminals but the *actual* day to day problem is that it smells like weed and people use speakerphones.

It’s really really different and Americans should stay out of conversations about Euro racism (see what Dalassa is quoting) and vice versa. American-style chattel slavery and genocide of Native Americans led to different attitudes and results. The types of immigration is different too.

Today in an hour if you don’t have plans. They have Mexican food too! (Free, but please donate)

Actual immigration lawyers are saying different things than this, so listen to them and not people who work in other fields. The best option is to contact YOUR lawyer, or one who serves your immigrant community. There's an immigrant advocacy group / legal clinic in every major city.

#котопонеділок сонливий :з

"the main thing is that everyone is comfortable"

am I going to have to grudgingly support dгug cаrtels when they strіkе back

bet this sign wasn't at Maidan

Lander is on my short list of people I would vote for for any office at any time without knowing anything else about him other than seeing him do things like this.

this is starting to get Maidan-ish.

🇺🇦 ➡️ 🇺🇸 увага українці в США - there have been new developments in the immigration situation. Please pay attention if you are not naturalized and especially if you're here on a work visa. It's a little confusing to me right now but @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social has more details (not Ukraine specific)

You would think that we would have solved the racism problem by now, given that 136% of the population is Black, Hispanic, Asian or Native American

I take back what I said about the Dutch (btw you are not having a stroke, the first little bit is in Dutch with subtitles. The rest is in English)

Leaving McBride aside for the moment - what does "voted yes bc of [Dem] leadership" mean? Why would Dem leaders tell anyone to vote yes on the Kіrk thing? And why can't they vote their conscience anyway? My congressperson did.

Chicago (Broadview) anti-ICE protest (apparently resumed from this morning) Godspeed, you brave defenders! 🫡

you know who else... In 2023, Russia designated the “International Public LGBT Movement” an “extremist" organization. The ruling opened the floodgates for arbitrary prosecutions of individuals who are LGBT or perceived to be, along with anyone who defends their rights or expresses solidarity..

every Friday news drop is like

It is EXPONENTIALLY harder to make friends after your 20s, so do everything you can to maintain those relationships. And texting every six months is not a friendship.

Won’t need foreign languages when other countries stop letting us in!

Quoting so other trans people see this godawful take