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❤️🇺🇦🇬🇪🇨🇦🐸 libraryofcontext.substack.com libraryofcontext.wordpress.com Working on a biography of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. I do not support the current White House occupiers.

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Lessa @libraryofcontext.bsky.social · Sep 19

President Zelenskyy's leadership skills are a feature of his personality, not his former career. Being a comedian or TV star should not be the main criteria for getting into politics.
#JimmyKimmel #StephenColbert #JonStewart

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Discussion: A Zelenskyy of Our Own

Searching for a leader

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21h

In 1932, the Soviet Union utilized food shortages as a means of coercion against the Soviet Ukrainian population. Called the Holodomor, it was a man-made famine used for political purposes, much like what Republicans in Congress are getting ready to do to fellow Americans.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11h

The way he rubs his inhumanity in Americans” face never ceases to stun me.

He’s illegally refusing to pay food stamp benefits…

…while he throws a ridiculously over the top Gatsby party for his right wing millionaire and corporate friends.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 16h

The AI industry doesn’t want you to know that massive job displacement is coming. They don’t want government to do anything to slow it or protect workers from it because AI leaders are planning to become trillionaires (not kidding) by destroying your jobs.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 16h

The GOP premium increases are going to devastate Florida. @smith.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov and I are headed there Monday to make sure Floridians know what’s coming if Democrats don’t win this fight.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · 16h

It’s Halloween, but the only thing spooky here is the way Republicans are abandoning the American people.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 18h

Russia’s drone war against civilians in Ukraine is growing deadlier, with direct strikes increasingly targeting journalists even 20 to 30 kilometers from the frontline.

Russia’s Drone Hunt for Journalists Grows—We Spoke to the Ukrainian Officer Who Saved a Dutch Crew

Russia is intensifying its drone war by hunting journalists in Ukraine, striking press cars and media crews far from the frontline with deadly precision.

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 22h

Oleksandr Tishaiev and Oleksandr Aliksieienko held their frontline positions for 165 consecutive days in direct contact with the enemy. They were awarded honors by President Zelenskyy and the Ministry of Defense.
Thank you for defending Ukraine and fighting off russian invaders!

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Mark 🇺🇸🇺🇦🦅👍 @hansenbc1.bsky.social · 19h

Need to get Zelenskyy on here @united24media.com

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 20h

⚡️France linked the vandalism of Paris’s Holocaust Memorial to a Russian hybrid warfare network that hired foreign proxies to sow division.

France Links Paris Holocaust Memorial Vandalism to Russian Hybrid Warfare Network

Bulgarian men face trial in Paris for allegedly vandalizing a Holocaust memorial as part of a Russian influence campaign against Western democracies.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 22h

⚡️Ukraine’s SBU says over 160 Russian oil sites were hit by drones this year, slashing output by 37% and forcing Moscow to ban fuel exports.

Ukrainian Drone Campaign Hits 160 Russian Oil Targets, Cuts Output 37%, Says SBU

Ukraine's Security Service reports over 160 successful drone strikes on Russian oil facilities in 2025, impacting fuel supply and refining capacities.

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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 22h

Our campaign for armored medevacs, featuring a raffle of t-shirts with President Zelenskyy's quote “I’ll wear the costume when this war is over” has been shortlisted for Effie Europe🏆

This idea helped us raise $1,000,000. Thank you for supporting it — we share this honor with you💙💛

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 22h

Ukraine has managed to return eight pupils from the Novopetrivska Special School in Mykolaiv Oblast. The Russians abducted them back in 2022 during the occupation of part of the region, as reported by the head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1d

“If we stop resisting and Russia occupies Ukraine, we simply will not exist,” writes Nobel laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk.

If We Stop Resisting and Russia Occupies Ukraine, We Simply Will Not Exist

As Ukraine defends its sovereignty, the pivotal importance of cultural identity and historical context in achieving a durable peace is revealed.

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Russian troops fired artillery at Kherson around 11 a.m. on Friday, killing two civilians and wounding eight, the Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported.

Russian artillery kills 2, wounds 8 in Kherson strike

Russian troops fired artillery at Kherson around 11 a.m. on Friday, killing two civilians and wounding eight, the Kherson Oblast Prosecutor's Office reported .

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hromadske @hromadske.bsky.social · 1d

Russian forces struck civilian infrastructure in Sumy with drones on Thursday evening, hitting a high-rise apartment building and injuring at least 11 people, including four children, Acting Mayor Artem Kobzar reported.

Russian drones hit Sumy high-rise, injuring at least 11

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1d

Every day in Ukraine starts with resilience — air raids, blackouts, and Russian strikes can’t stop people from living, working, and rebuilding their country.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1d

⚡️ Germany has sentenced three dual Russian-German citizens for spying for Moscow, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports.

The main suspect got six years in prison for espionage, sabotage planning, and fighting with Russian army in Ukraine.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 1d

🔴 Russia launched 10 drones at Sumy in just one hour, targeting civilian infrastructure, local authorities report.

Strikes hit a nine-story building and a two-story house; a teenage girl and an elderly woman were injured.

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Ukraine Rally DC @ukrainerallydc.bsky.social · 1d

Join us today Thursday over on the Senate side at Constitution Ave NE and Delaware Ave NE by Russell Senate Office Building until 6pm. The Senate returns on Monday,so we will end at 6 pm.
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Call your members of Congress and tell them to support Ukraine!
#CrimeaIsUkraine

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 1d

The Republican Senate Majority Leader chose to send the Senate HOME rather than hold a vote to fund SNAP.

He will force a vote 13 times on a bill he knows won't pass rather than vote ONE time on a bill to fund SNAP we KNOW would pass.

Shameful.

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 1d

The Republican party’s new slogan!

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JD Vance: "The suffering is going to get a lot worse."

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 1d

⚔️ The defense forces still manage to hold some positions on the territory of the Russian Federation, - "Kursk" group

❗️It should be noted that, according to DeepState maps, a "gray zone" remains on Russian territory in the Tyotkino and Guyevo areas.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 1d

America letting the royals (?!) lap them on this is so embarrassing I cannot

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from royal residence.

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Sen. Maria Cantwell @cantwell.senate.gov · 1d

I’ve sponsored a bill that would require Russian sovereign assets frozen under U.S. jurisdiction are sent to Ukraine.

With roughly $300 billion in Russian assets frozen around the world, we must continue to stand with Ukraine.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

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