Kathleen Rueppel
@ker49.bsky.social
Retired instructor of German, with a few private students keeping me doing what I love. We can talk about world events as a learning tool and vent our frustration at the same time. Virulently anti t, m, v, or anyone advocating fascism.
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GIRKIN’S PROPHECY COMES TRUE: RUSSIA IS BREAKING APART
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GIRKIN’S PROPHECY COMES TRUE: RUSSIA IS BREAKING APART
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January 31, 2026 at 8:57 PM
GIRKIN’S PROPHECY COMES TRUE: RUSSIA IS BREAKING APART
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Congress: Stop Funding ICE’s Violence
Masked, unidentified federal agents have been militarizing our cities and brutalizing our communities in order to carry out Trump’s extreme deportation agenda. These agents—outfitted for war—are showi...
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January 27, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
January 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
It's beginning to look like all of those guns Americans buy to keep government in check were only ever bought for school shootings.
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Defend the Constitution: Military Must Refuse Illegal Orders
At a moment when public trust in democratic institutions is being tested, Congress must be clear that the use of armed U.S. servicemembers to advance a political agenda—whether through deployment, int...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Tell Trump: Hands Off Greenland!
The majority of people of Greenland—a population of just 57,000—have been working for years to move towards full independence from Denmark. The island is considered an “autonomous territory”—it has it...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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To Europe’s friends: thank you — and please keep going. Ukrainian soldiers hold the line every day, stopping Russia from pushing farther west. Supporting Ukraine isn’t charity; it’s the most practical way to protect Europe’s peace. Enough support, fast enough, to win.
January 2, 2026 at 12:54 AM
To Europe’s friends: thank you — and please keep going. Ukrainian soldiers hold the line every day, stopping Russia from pushing farther west. Supporting Ukraine isn’t charity; it’s the most practical way to protect Europe’s peace. Enough support, fast enough, to win.
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Greetings from Kyiv,
and Happy New Year!
I love reminding you of our spirit.
May it inspire you and give you strength whenever you need it.
and Happy New Year!
I love reminding you of our spirit.
May it inspire you and give you strength whenever you need it.
January 1, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Greetings from Kyiv,
and Happy New Year!
I love reminding you of our spirit.
May it inspire you and give you strength whenever you need it.
and Happy New Year!
I love reminding you of our spirit.
May it inspire you and give you strength whenever you need it.
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This is ‘Pashtet,’ a combat medic. Thank you for saving lives, Hero 💙💛
📸 Brigade Rubizh
📸 Brigade Rubizh
December 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is ‘Pashtet,’ a combat medic. Thank you for saving lives, Hero 💙💛
📸 Brigade Rubizh
📸 Brigade Rubizh
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Three years ago, Ukrainian POW Oleksandr Matsievskyi was murdered after being captured near Bakhmut.
Forced to dig his own grave and told to say final words, he instead calmly said:
“Glory to Ukraine.”
A symbol of dignity and defiance.
Forced to dig his own grave and told to say final words, he instead calmly said:
“Glory to Ukraine.”
A symbol of dignity and defiance.
December 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Three years ago, Ukrainian POW Oleksandr Matsievskyi was murdered after being captured near Bakhmut.
Forced to dig his own grave and told to say final words, he instead calmly said:
“Glory to Ukraine.”
A symbol of dignity and defiance.
Forced to dig his own grave and told to say final words, he instead calmly said:
“Glory to Ukraine.”
A symbol of dignity and defiance.
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Our defenders wish you a Merry Christmas.
Warm wishes from the front line — from those who protect others even on holidays.
Warm wishes from the front line — from those who protect others even on holidays.
December 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Our defenders wish you a Merry Christmas.
Warm wishes from the front line — from those who protect others even on holidays.
Warm wishes from the front line — from those who protect others even on holidays.
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Russia just bombed the main highway leading into Kharkiv - heavy traffic with families returning home after Christmas - cars are burning with people in them.
And we discuss signing something with them?
And we discuss signing something with them?
December 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Russia just bombed the main highway leading into Kharkiv - heavy traffic with families returning home after Christmas - cars are burning with people in them.
And we discuss signing something with them?
And we discuss signing something with them?
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December 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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🕯️💔Rest in peace hero. We will never forget and we will never forgive russians.
December 23, 2025 at 11:42 PM
🕯️💔Rest in peace hero. We will never forget and we will never forgive russians.
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🇺🇦🤗🥰Ukraine fights for moments like this: every hug, every return — a quiet but powerful victory.
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🇺🇦🤗🥰Ukraine fights for moments like this: every hug, every return — a quiet but powerful victory.
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Christmas in Kyiv.
May the bells ring and carols echo through all Ukraine!
May the bells ring and carols echo through all Ukraine!
December 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Christmas in Kyiv.
May the bells ring and carols echo through all Ukraine!
May the bells ring and carols echo through all Ukraine!
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russia will never defeat Ukraine.
December 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
russia will never defeat Ukraine.
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Christmas greetings from the front line.
The 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.
May God protect our defenders..
The 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.
May God protect our defenders..
December 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Christmas greetings from the front line.
The 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.
May God protect our defenders..
The 65th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine wishes everyone a Merry Christmas.
May God protect our defenders..
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BREAKING: In a powerful display of resistance, Ukrainians in Lviv just showed the world how to stand up to tyranny and celebrate Christmas. This is beautiful.
December 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
BREAKING: In a powerful display of resistance, Ukrainians in Lviv just showed the world how to stand up to tyranny and celebrate Christmas. This is beautiful.
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This Christmas Eve, remember Ukraine.
Darkness, empty chairs, voices gone forever —
this is not fate.
So many beautiful lives were taken,
not by time,
but by Russia’s war.
Darkness, empty chairs, voices gone forever —
this is not fate.
So many beautiful lives were taken,
not by time,
but by Russia’s war.
December 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
This Christmas Eve, remember Ukraine.
Darkness, empty chairs, voices gone forever —
this is not fate.
So many beautiful lives were taken,
not by time,
but by Russia’s war.
Darkness, empty chairs, voices gone forever —
this is not fate.
So many beautiful lives were taken,
not by time,
but by Russia’s war.
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In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
December 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
In English we know it as “Carol of the Bells,” but the melody arises from a Ukrainian folk tradition of songs welcoming the new year and summoning the forces of nature to meet human labor and bring prosperity.
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
Do listen.
I wrote about the history here: snyder.substack.com/p/o-generous...
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To everyone and especially MAGAs feeling betrayed by Trump's shameless lie that as president he would release the Epstein files:
Please share this video from 2017 you will NEVER see on Fox revealing how "LOCK HER UP!" in 2016 was Trump's biggest lie since "Make America Great Again".
Please share this video from 2017 you will NEVER see on Fox revealing how "LOCK HER UP!" in 2016 was Trump's biggest lie since "Make America Great Again".
October 8, 2025 at 6:41 PM
To everyone and especially MAGAs feeling betrayed by Trump's shameless lie that as president he would release the Epstein files:
Please share this video from 2017 you will NEVER see on Fox revealing how "LOCK HER UP!" in 2016 was Trump's biggest lie since "Make America Great Again".
Please share this video from 2017 you will NEVER see on Fox revealing how "LOCK HER UP!" in 2016 was Trump's biggest lie since "Make America Great Again".
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It was the sweetest moment I’ve witnessed during the war.
December 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It was the sweetest moment I’ve witnessed during the war.
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🕯️🇺🇦 The bodies of 449 people who died during the occupation of Izyum in 2022 have been identified and reburied.
Of these, 23 are servicemen of AFU. The rest are civilians, among whom are many pro-Ukrainian activists.
Of these, 23 are servicemen of AFU. The rest are civilians, among whom are many pro-Ukrainian activists.
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
🕯️🇺🇦 The bodies of 449 people who died during the occupation of Izyum in 2022 have been identified and reburied.
Of these, 23 are servicemen of AFU. The rest are civilians, among whom are many pro-Ukrainian activists.
Of these, 23 are servicemen of AFU. The rest are civilians, among whom are many pro-Ukrainian activists.