Vincent Artman
@geogvma.bsky.social
Geographer and wayward academic. Ukraine/Czechia/Austria. Medium.com/@geogvma || geogvma.substack.com/
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Vincent Artman
@geogvma.bsky.social
· Aug 16
Rapist Geopolitics
To almost nobody’s surprise, Donald Trump’s 50-day “ultimatum” for Russia to end its war against Ukraine or face “a new wave of sanctions designed to cripple its oil trade and financial lifelines” has...
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Hi gang! I have a new article up over at The Checkpoint! Please read it and subscribe!
By the way, this isn't the "companion" piece to the long article about geopolitics that I posted on Medium -- that one is still on its way, but I wanted to get this out first.
open.substack.com/pub/geogvma/...
By the way, this isn't the "companion" piece to the long article about geopolitics that I posted on Medium -- that one is still on its way, but I wanted to get this out first.
open.substack.com/pub/geogvma/...
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Who'd have thought the horseshoe theory would ever manifest as Trump's and Chomsky's fans both using the same excuse for their cult leader's relationship with one of the worst sex traffickers in modern times.
December 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Who'd have thought the horseshoe theory would ever manifest as Trump's and Chomsky's fans both using the same excuse for their cult leader's relationship with one of the worst sex traffickers in modern times.
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One silver lining in the US-Russia rapprochement is that it’s forced mouthpieces like Aaron to shift to the much more ridiculous and less believable narrative that the EU is “war crazy” and waging a “Ukraine proxy war” against the country they all used to buy gas from. /1
Now that American power and influence is declining, all the "America Bad" people are becoming "Europe Bad" people.
December 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
One silver lining in the US-Russia rapprochement is that it’s forced mouthpieces like Aaron to shift to the much more ridiculous and less believable narrative that the EU is “war crazy” and waging a “Ukraine proxy war” against the country they all used to buy gas from. /1
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It's fear masquerading as contempt.
Rightwing America does not want a Europe that is its own geopolitical power.
Rightwing America does not want a Europe that is its own geopolitical power.
The economic backwater is always hilarious to me. Dudes, you don't have boats. Try usung Twitter to haul goods
December 5, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It's fear masquerading as contempt.
Rightwing America does not want a Europe that is its own geopolitical power.
Rightwing America does not want a Europe that is its own geopolitical power.
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Exhibit B: Lawrence, Kansas
(that one little spot all the way on the east of the map where the district dips south into Douglas county)
(that one little spot all the way on the east of the map where the district dips south into Douglas county)
December 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Exhibit B: Lawrence, Kansas
(that one little spot all the way on the east of the map where the district dips south into Douglas county)
(that one little spot all the way on the east of the map where the district dips south into Douglas county)
Hey friends, I've got a new article up on The Checkpoint!
It's a long-delayed companion to my Medium article about geopolitics and uses the example of the (canceled) BBC show "Ambassadors" to explore how popular culture can shape how we understand the world.
geogvma.substack.com/p/ambassador...
It's a long-delayed companion to my Medium article about geopolitics and uses the example of the (canceled) BBC show "Ambassadors" to explore how popular culture can shape how we understand the world.
geogvma.substack.com/p/ambassador...
"Ambassadors" and Popular Geopolitics
How do we imagine the world?
geogvma.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Hey friends, I've got a new article up on The Checkpoint!
It's a long-delayed companion to my Medium article about geopolitics and uses the example of the (canceled) BBC show "Ambassadors" to explore how popular culture can shape how we understand the world.
geogvma.substack.com/p/ambassador...
It's a long-delayed companion to my Medium article about geopolitics and uses the example of the (canceled) BBC show "Ambassadors" to explore how popular culture can shape how we understand the world.
geogvma.substack.com/p/ambassador...
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The "Return Every Child" report exposes how Russian authorities are ripping Ukrainian children from their homes, erasing their identities, and reshaping them to serve an authoritarian state. www.warchild.org.uk/returneveryc...
Return Every Child - War Child
Right now, tens of thousands of Ukrainian children are missing. These children are not lost. They have been stolen.
www.warchild.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The "Return Every Child" report exposes how Russian authorities are ripping Ukrainian children from their homes, erasing their identities, and reshaping them to serve an authoritarian state. www.warchild.org.uk/returneveryc...
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Here is my read of the "peace plan" and how Kirill Dmitriev played the American media to force this thing into being -- with an incompetent White House scrambling to make it seem like this was somehow coordinated and well-planned. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
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November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Here is my read of the "peace plan" and how Kirill Dmitriev played the American media to force this thing into being -- with an incompetent White House scrambling to make it seem like this was somehow coordinated and well-planned. open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
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If reporters could remove their lips from Trump's backside for a minute b/c he didn't act like a flaming asshole in a photo op with Mamdani, perhaps they could focus on the fact he (Trump) is selling out Ukraine to the Russians. I don't know, just a thought.
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
If reporters could remove their lips from Trump's backside for a minute b/c he didn't act like a flaming asshole in a photo op with Mamdani, perhaps they could focus on the fact he (Trump) is selling out Ukraine to the Russians. I don't know, just a thought.
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😡 Russians hit a supermarket in Zaporizhzhia, at least 5 people injured
The store and nearby houses were damaged. All the injured are already receiving assistance. One of the local ATB supermarkets was hit.
The store and nearby houses were damaged. All the injured are already receiving assistance. One of the local ATB supermarkets was hit.
November 22, 2025 at 7:22 PM
😡 Russians hit a supermarket in Zaporizhzhia, at least 5 people injured
The store and nearby houses were damaged. All the injured are already receiving assistance. One of the local ATB supermarkets was hit.
The store and nearby houses were damaged. All the injured are already receiving assistance. One of the local ATB supermarkets was hit.
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Footage has surfaced online showing unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war executed while lying face down, accompanied by the approving shouts of those filming the scene.
This is not an isolated atrocity, it is russia’s pattern. Execution. Torture. Destruction.
This is not an isolated atrocity, it is russia’s pattern. Execution. Torture. Destruction.
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Footage has surfaced online showing unarmed Ukrainian prisoners of war executed while lying face down, accompanied by the approving shouts of those filming the scene.
This is not an isolated atrocity, it is russia’s pattern. Execution. Torture. Destruction.
This is not an isolated atrocity, it is russia’s pattern. Execution. Torture. Destruction.
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🥴🇭🇺 Orban: Hungary will now block absolutely any aid to Ukraine. Europeans must immediately and unconditionally support the peace initiative of the United States.
In addition to supporting the U.S. President, we must without delay launch autonomous and direct negotiations with Russia.
In addition to supporting the U.S. President, we must without delay launch autonomous and direct negotiations with Russia.
November 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🥴🇭🇺 Orban: Hungary will now block absolutely any aid to Ukraine. Europeans must immediately and unconditionally support the peace initiative of the United States.
In addition to supporting the U.S. President, we must without delay launch autonomous and direct negotiations with Russia.
In addition to supporting the U.S. President, we must without delay launch autonomous and direct negotiations with Russia.
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On Nov. 21, Ukraine marks the Day of Dignity and Freedom — a commemorative date that coincides with the start of the 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity and the 2004 Orange Revolution.
🔗: link.nv.ua/AaMN85
🔗: link.nv.ua/AaMN85
November 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On Nov. 21, Ukraine marks the Day of Dignity and Freedom — a commemorative date that coincides with the start of the 2013–2014 Revolution of Dignity and the 2004 Orange Revolution.
🔗: link.nv.ua/AaMN85
🔗: link.nv.ua/AaMN85
As I said on Twitter, the perversity of ghouls like this feigning outrage about occupying Gaza and depriving Palestinians of self-determination and dignity while both of them are calling for Ukraine to suffer that exact fate "for their own good" proves once again that they're dishonest frauds. /1
November 22, 2025 at 12:27 PM
As I said on Twitter, the perversity of ghouls like this feigning outrage about occupying Gaza and depriving Palestinians of self-determination and dignity while both of them are calling for Ukraine to suffer that exact fate "for their own good" proves once again that they're dishonest frauds. /1
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Social media is full of pseudo-academic and journalistic jackals who, since 2022, have positioned themselves as the only people who “really” care about Ukraine. But their “analysis” consists of only one message: “for its own good,” Ukraine must capitulate and accede to whatever Russia demands. /1
November 22, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Social media is full of pseudo-academic and journalistic jackals who, since 2022, have positioned themselves as the only people who “really” care about Ukraine. But their “analysis” consists of only one message: “for its own good,” Ukraine must capitulate and accede to whatever Russia demands. /1
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Just watched US political scientists present empirical evidence from Ukraine that removing foreign military aid will not make Ukrainians stop resisting, but rather will more likely prolong the war, make it bloodier, and make Ukrainians suffer more.
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Just watched US political scientists present empirical evidence from Ukraine that removing foreign military aid will not make Ukrainians stop resisting, but rather will more likely prolong the war, make it bloodier, and make Ukrainians suffer more.
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At this momentUkraine may face a very hard choice: either the loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a key partner."
I feel sick.
I feel sick.
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
At this momentUkraine may face a very hard choice: either the loss of dignity, or the risk of losing a key partner."
I feel sick.
I feel sick.
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Zelenskyy has posted a deeply difficult, ten‑minute national address. It is honestly heartbreaking to watch. I’m sure translations are already circulating and you’ll find it online, but the first point you need to hear is this:
"Right now is one of the most difficult moments in our history. ,
"Right now is one of the most difficult moments in our history. ,
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Zelenskyy has posted a deeply difficult, ten‑minute national address. It is honestly heartbreaking to watch. I’m sure translations are already circulating and you’ll find it online, but the first point you need to hear is this:
"Right now is one of the most difficult moments in our history. ,
"Right now is one of the most difficult moments in our history. ,
I wrote this back in February and, unfortunately, here we are again.
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I wrote this back in February and, unfortunately, here we are again.
The world feels very dark right now, doesn’t it?
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The world feels very dark right now, doesn’t it?
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Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
October 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Another must read from JVL open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next
We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Another must read from JVL open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...