Kelli Klymenko
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Kelli Klymenko
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· Oct 20
It was an honor to speak at the No Kings march — standing with so many voices for freedom and democracy. We will not let them take it away. We’ll fight, like Ukrainians fight — with courage, unity, and hope. ✊🏼
🎥 Vyto Starinskas / Verde Independent
#NoKings #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
🎥 Vyto Starinskas / Verde Independent
#NoKings #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
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There has to be an investigation into the many individuals who committed heinous crimes alongside Epstein.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
February 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
There has to be an investigation into the many individuals who committed heinous crimes alongside Epstein.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
There should be a special prosecutor, or a congressional investigation, that looks into the crimes and the ongoing cover-up. It has to happen.
Cruelty isn’t a glitch anymore — it’s the point.
When mockery replaces leadership and harm becomes entertainment, we’re no longer arguing policy.
We’re confronting identity.
And the question isn’t how to debate it — but whether we’re willing to accept it.
When mockery replaces leadership and harm becomes entertainment, we’re no longer arguing policy.
We’re confronting identity.
And the question isn’t how to debate it — but whether we’re willing to accept it.
This Is Who They Are Willing to Be
When cruelty stops being a tactic and becomes identity
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February 3, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Cruelty isn’t a glitch anymore — it’s the point.
When mockery replaces leadership and harm becomes entertainment, we’re no longer arguing policy.
We’re confronting identity.
And the question isn’t how to debate it — but whether we’re willing to accept it.
When mockery replaces leadership and harm becomes entertainment, we’re no longer arguing policy.
We’re confronting identity.
And the question isn’t how to debate it — but whether we’re willing to accept it.
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
Service doesn’t always look dramatic. It doesn’t trend. It often goes unseen.
But it builds, it steadies, and it matters.
What are you doing for others?
Service doesn’t always look dramatic. It doesn’t trend. It often goes unseen.
But it builds, it steadies, and it matters.
What are you doing for others?
What Are You Doing for Others?
On service, empathy, and the quiet work that still matters
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February 1, 2026 at 2:26 PM
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’
Service doesn’t always look dramatic. It doesn’t trend. It often goes unseen.
But it builds, it steadies, and it matters.
What are you doing for others?
Service doesn’t always look dramatic. It doesn’t trend. It often goes unseen.
But it builds, it steadies, and it matters.
What are you doing for others?
We’re watching journalists arrested, protesters publicly exposed, and power hide its agents while punishing dissent. As a first-generation Ukrainian American, I recognize this pattern. Propaganda doesn’t just lie — it trains cruelty. Silence has never stopped it. Only daylight does.
The Propaganda Is the Point
How lived memory makes the pattern impossible to ignore
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January 31, 2026 at 1:52 PM
We’re watching journalists arrested, protesters publicly exposed, and power hide its agents while punishing dissent. As a first-generation Ukrainian American, I recognize this pattern. Propaganda doesn’t just lie — it trains cruelty. Silence has never stopped it. Only daylight does.
Reposted by Kelli Klymenko
We're in a time in American history where the president of the United States is sending FBI agents out to help rig the midterms. This is not an administration, it's a mafia doing their dirty work for all to see & I am FURIOUS at everyone who helped normalize this level of crime in our government.
January 29, 2026 at 10:30 PM
We're in a time in American history where the president of the United States is sending FBI agents out to help rig the midterms. This is not an administration, it's a mafia doing their dirty work for all to see & I am FURIOUS at everyone who helped normalize this level of crime in our government.
“Election integrity” is supposed to mean protection.
Instead, the federal government is trying to centralize voter data that was never meant to be shared or repurposed.
This isn’t about fraud. It’s about leverage — and whether anyone draws a line.
Instead, the federal government is trying to centralize voter data that was never meant to be shared or repurposed.
This isn’t about fraud. It’s about leverage — and whether anyone draws a line.
Control the Data, Control the Vote
Voter rolls, federal pressure, and why Arizona’s resistance matters right now
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January 30, 2026 at 12:45 PM
“Election integrity” is supposed to mean protection.
Instead, the federal government is trying to centralize voter data that was never meant to be shared or repurposed.
This isn’t about fraud. It’s about leverage — and whether anyone draws a line.
Instead, the federal government is trying to centralize voter data that was never meant to be shared or repurposed.
This isn’t about fraud. It’s about leverage — and whether anyone draws a line.
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"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
Kristi Noem: "Everything I've done, I've done at the direction of the president and Stephen"
January 28, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"I was only following orders" wasn't an acceptable excuse at the Nuremberg trials & won't work now.
#AccountabilityIsComing
#AccountabilityIsComing
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the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
If the government will lie about a killing captured on camera, we should ask what it’s doing where cameras aren’t allowed.
Political dissent is being documented. Data is being collected.
This isn’t public safety. It’s control.
Political dissent is being documented. Data is being collected.
This isn’t public safety. It’s control.
If They’ll Lie About What We Can See, Imagine What They’re Doing With What They Know
What political surveillance looks like when truth no longer matters
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January 29, 2026 at 12:40 PM
If the government will lie about a killing captured on camera, we should ask what it’s doing where cameras aren’t allowed.
Political dissent is being documented. Data is being collected.
This isn’t public safety. It’s control.
Political dissent is being documented. Data is being collected.
This isn’t public safety. It’s control.
Reposted by Kelli Klymenko
I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
January 27, 2026 at 6:07 AM
I've been sent video from the end of the ICE raid at the Zipps on 32nd and Shea.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
It shows protesters -- on the sidewalk, impeding no one -- getting drive-by maced by an ICE agent from a truck as it rolls away down the road.
Hard to see how such tactics are justifiable.
This isn’t about one incident. It’s about how power operates when it thinks it can define reality for you. I wrote about the pattern underneath what we’re all watching unfold.
What They’re Really Doing in Minnesota
How power and narrative are being weaponized — and why seeing that clearly matters
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January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
This isn’t about one incident. It’s about how power operates when it thinks it can define reality for you. I wrote about the pattern underneath what we’re all watching unfold.
Reposted by Kelli Klymenko
Okay. Time to call your democratic senators and tell them that Bovino’s demotion and humiliation WILL NOT SUFFICE to fund DHS.
January 27, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Okay. Time to call your democratic senators and tell them that Bovino’s demotion and humiliation WILL NOT SUFFICE to fund DHS.
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Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
January 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Naming someone is not doxxing. They aren’t undercover. They aren’t intelligence agents overseas. This is outrageous - we are supposed to be a free Republic and these people want an authoritarian police state. Lawsuits should be filed & ranking Dems in Congress should act.
Reposted by Kelli Klymenko
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
This is not enforcement. It’s state violence.
When armed federal agents kill people in our streets and then rewrite the story, that’s not public safety — it’s permission.
This has to stop. ✊🏼
When armed federal agents kill people in our streets and then rewrite the story, that’s not public safety — it’s permission.
This has to stop. ✊🏼
This Is Not Enforcement — This Is State Violence. And It Must End
What happens when a government chooses force over restraint — and dares the public to accept it.
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January 25, 2026 at 1:04 PM
This is not enforcement. It’s state violence.
When armed federal agents kill people in our streets and then rewrite the story, that’s not public safety — it’s permission.
This has to stop. ✊🏼
When armed federal agents kill people in our streets and then rewrite the story, that’s not public safety — it’s permission.
This has to stop. ✊🏼
Reposted by Kelli Klymenko
Masked government agents are conducting “show me your papers” stops, detaining 5-year-olds to use them as bait, and brutally murdering U.S. citizens.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
January 25, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Masked government agents are conducting “show me your papers” stops, detaining 5-year-olds to use them as bait, and brutally murdering U.S. citizens.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
Call it what it is — fascism.
History will not look fondly on politicians and so-called "leaders" of this country who stood by and enabled this.
Reposted by Kelli Klymenko
In a civilised society the military would turn on their despotic leader and remove him from power.
They would defend the constitution and protect the people.
The American people are not safe.
The constitution is under attack.
Remove him.
They would defend the constitution and protect the people.
The American people are not safe.
The constitution is under attack.
Remove him.
January 24, 2026 at 7:29 PM
In a civilised society the military would turn on their despotic leader and remove him from power.
They would defend the constitution and protect the people.
The American people are not safe.
The constitution is under attack.
Remove him.
They would defend the constitution and protect the people.
The American people are not safe.
The constitution is under attack.
Remove him.
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Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Don’t let this White House lie to you. Believe what you see.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Alex Pretti was trying to help a woman off the ground. Then immigration agents tackled, shot, and killed him.
It’s time for them to get the hell out of MN.
Reposted by Kelli Klymenko
Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
January 25, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and Keith Porter Jr. were murdered. Marimar Martinez was shot. Mahmoud Khalil was arrested and jailed.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
The next could be you.
What’s at stake isn’t just our democracy. It’s also your safety and security and that of your loved ones.
This is personal — to every one of us.
Peace is not peace until Russia is gone — completely.
There is no deal that makes invasion legitimate, no negotiation that turns theft into peace.
Ukraine has shown what fighting for freedom actually requires.
Russia out. Nothing ceded. Accountability first. 🇺🇦✊🏼
There is no deal that makes invasion legitimate, no negotiation that turns theft into peace.
Ukraine has shown what fighting for freedom actually requires.
Russia out. Nothing ceded. Accountability first. 🇺🇦✊🏼
Peace Requires Russia to Leave
There is no negotiation that makes invasion legitimate, no “deal” that turns theft into peace.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Peace is not peace until Russia is gone — completely.
There is no deal that makes invasion legitimate, no negotiation that turns theft into peace.
Ukraine has shown what fighting for freedom actually requires.
Russia out. Nothing ceded. Accountability first. 🇺🇦✊🏼
There is no deal that makes invasion legitimate, no negotiation that turns theft into peace.
Ukraine has shown what fighting for freedom actually requires.
Russia out. Nothing ceded. Accountability first. 🇺🇦✊🏼
This is a constitutional crisis — not because government is “broken,” but because the institutions meant to restrain power are choosing not to act. Chaos implies confusion. What we’re witnessing instead is permission. Democracies aren’t destroyed overnight. They’re surrendered.
This Is a Constitutional Crisis
How Congress and the Courts Are Letting One Man Dismantle the Constitution
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January 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
This is a constitutional crisis — not because government is “broken,” but because the institutions meant to restrain power are choosing not to act. Chaos implies confusion. What we’re witnessing instead is permission. Democracies aren’t destroyed overnight. They’re surrendered.
This isn’t what we were promised.
Power without limits isn’t security — it’s a warning.
When fear replaces law, democracy depends on ordinary people refusing to look away.
Stay visible. Stay united. Act peacefully.
We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼
Power without limits isn’t security — it’s a warning.
When fear replaces law, democracy depends on ordinary people refusing to look away.
Stay visible. Stay united. Act peacefully.
We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼
This Is Not the America We Were Promised
Why democracy depends on refusing what’s happening now
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January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
This isn’t what we were promised.
Power without limits isn’t security — it’s a warning.
When fear replaces law, democracy depends on ordinary people refusing to look away.
Stay visible. Stay united. Act peacefully.
We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼
Power without limits isn’t security — it’s a warning.
When fear replaces law, democracy depends on ordinary people refusing to look away.
Stay visible. Stay united. Act peacefully.
We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼
They know. They just don’t care.
If Trump were a Democrat, Republicans would already be calling this a crisis. Instead, they excuse instability, ignore courts, and protect power. This isn’t disagreement — it’s complicity. Accountability isn’t partisan.
If Trump were a Democrat, Republicans would already be calling this a crisis. Instead, they excuse instability, ignore courts, and protect power. This isn’t disagreement — it’s complicity. Accountability isn’t partisan.
They Know. They Just Don’t Care.
How complicity replaces accountability when power is at stake
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January 21, 2026 at 1:20 PM
They know. They just don’t care.
If Trump were a Democrat, Republicans would already be calling this a crisis. Instead, they excuse instability, ignore courts, and protect power. This isn’t disagreement — it’s complicity. Accountability isn’t partisan.
If Trump were a Democrat, Republicans would already be calling this a crisis. Instead, they excuse instability, ignore courts, and protect power. This isn’t disagreement — it’s complicity. Accountability isn’t partisan.
We’re not past corruption — we’re living inside it. What keeps it going isn’t just bad actors, but the ecosystem that rewards proximity, selective regret, and rebranding instead of real accountability. I wrote more about that pattern — and why it keeps repeating — in my essay The Big Grift.
The Big Grift
How power, regret, and media platforms built a permanent economy of corruption
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January 20, 2026 at 12:35 PM
We’re not past corruption — we’re living inside it. What keeps it going isn’t just bad actors, but the ecosystem that rewards proximity, selective regret, and rebranding instead of real accountability. I wrote more about that pattern — and why it keeps repeating — in my essay The Big Grift.