Lessa
@libraryofcontext.bsky.social
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Working on a biography of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
I do not support the current White House occupiers.
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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
Discussion: A Zelenskyy of Our Own
Searching for a leader
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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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#JimmyKimmel #StephenColbert #JonStewart
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Kherson marks one year since liberation.
The film “Kherson: Resistance Goes On” follows locals rescuing people and delivering aid under Russian fire.
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The film “Kherson: Resistance Goes On” follows locals rescuing people and delivering aid under Russian fire.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Kherson marks one year since liberation.
The film “Kherson: Resistance Goes On” follows locals rescuing people and delivering aid under Russian fire.
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The film “Kherson: Resistance Goes On” follows locals rescuing people and delivering aid under Russian fire.
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🔴 1,358 people in Ukraine have been affected by explosive devices, with 380 confirmed fatalities, including 21 children.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🔴 1,358 people in Ukraine have been affected by explosive devices, with 380 confirmed fatalities, including 21 children.
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🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
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🔴 Ukrainian medics have begun documenting cases of gas gangrene, a severe bacterial infection once associated with the trenches of World War I.
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Trench Disease Returns: WWI-Era Gas Gangrene Reappears Among Wounded Soldiers
Ukrainian medics report a rise in gas gangrene cases, a historical infection re-emerging due to delays in evacuating wounded under continuous attacks.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🔴 Ukrainian medics have begun documenting cases of gas gangrene, a severe bacterial infection once associated with the trenches of World War I.
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🖼️ Marking three years since Kherson’s liberation, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence revealed that Russian forces looted over a thousand cultural assets from the O. Shovkunenko Regional Art Gallery.
Ukraine Publishes List of Over 1,000 Artworks Looted by Russia From Kherson Museum
The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reveals over 1,200 cultural assets looted from Kherson's O. Shovkunenko Art Gallery during the Russian occupation.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🖼️ Marking three years since Kherson’s liberation, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence revealed that Russian forces looted over a thousand cultural assets from the O. Shovkunenko Regional Art Gallery.
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🤯 A 66-year-old man from Essex has been sentenced to seven years in prison after attempting to offer his services to Russian intelligence agents.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🤯 A 66-year-old man from Essex has been sentenced to seven years in prison after attempting to offer his services to Russian intelligence agents.
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🔴 Zelenskyy: All of Putin’s drone attacks are probes to see what they are capable of. (...) There’s no smoke without fire, and I believe all these probes are dangerous for Europe’s integrity.
This and more in the new interview with The Guardian ⬇️
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This and more in the new interview with The Guardian ⬇️
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November 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🔴 Zelenskyy: All of Putin’s drone attacks are probes to see what they are capable of. (...) There’s no smoke without fire, and I believe all these probes are dangerous for Europe’s integrity.
This and more in the new interview with The Guardian ⬇️
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This and more in the new interview with The Guardian ⬇️
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Russian forces launched a massive drone assault overnight into Tuesday on Ukraine's Odesa Oblast, injuring one person and damaging energy and transport infrastructure, the State Emergency Service and regional governor Oleh Kiper reported.
Russian drones hit Odesa Oblast's energy, transport infrastructure
Russian forces launched a massive drone assault overnight into Tuesday on Ukraine's Odesa Oblast, injuring one person and damaging energy and transport infrastructure, the State Emergency Service and…
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November 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Russian forces launched a massive drone assault overnight into Tuesday on Ukraine's Odesa Oblast, injuring one person and damaging energy and transport infrastructure, the State Emergency Service and regional governor Oleh Kiper reported.
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Tomorrow is a Holiday, Veterans Day.
Since the Senate is still in a late night session, I will post tomorrow's location and time Tuesday morning. Keep calling your members of Congress and telling them to support Ukraine. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
#CrimeaIsUkraine
Since the Senate is still in a late night session, I will post tomorrow's location and time Tuesday morning. Keep calling your members of Congress and telling them to support Ukraine. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
#CrimeaIsUkraine
November 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Tomorrow is a Holiday, Veterans Day.
Since the Senate is still in a late night session, I will post tomorrow's location and time Tuesday morning. Keep calling your members of Congress and telling them to support Ukraine. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
#CrimeaIsUkraine
Since the Senate is still in a late night session, I will post tomorrow's location and time Tuesday morning. Keep calling your members of Congress and telling them to support Ukraine. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
#CrimeaIsUkraine
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.
One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
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When Democrats offered a clean ONE-year extension of the tax credits—which is truly the most straightforward and common-sense thing we can do for people facing gigantic premium hikes this year—Republicans said “never, ever, ever, ever.” They called it “political terrorism.” Are you serious?
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
When Democrats offered a clean ONE-year extension of the tax credits—which is truly the most straightforward and common-sense thing we can do for people facing gigantic premium hikes this year—Republicans said “never, ever, ever, ever.” They called it “political terrorism.” Are you serious?
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No one should doubt for a single second who is to blame for skyrocketing health care costs: Republicans and Republicans alone.
And families across the country will pay the price of Republican inaction every single month.
And families across the country will pay the price of Republican inaction every single month.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
No one should doubt for a single second who is to blame for skyrocketing health care costs: Republicans and Republicans alone.
And families across the country will pay the price of Republican inaction every single month.
And families across the country will pay the price of Republican inaction every single month.
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The reality is that there is a point when it will be too late to make a meaningful difference on health care premiums—and so far, Republicans are saying “never” to stopping the worst of the MAGA health care hike.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The reality is that there is a point when it will be too late to make a meaningful difference on health care premiums—and so far, Republicans are saying “never” to stopping the worst of the MAGA health care hike.
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⚡️Russia is secretly upgrading Nicaragua’s military bases—and footing the entire bill.
Russia Is Upgrading Nicaragua’s Military Bases, Paying the Full Bill
Explore how Nicaragua receives Russian weapons and support, backing Moscow’s claim over the occupied Ukrainian territories.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
⚡️Russia is secretly upgrading Nicaragua’s military bases—and footing the entire bill.
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A Ukrainian family stumbled upon the wreckage of a Russian drone while hunting for mushrooms.
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A Ukrainian family stumbled upon the wreckage of a Russian drone while hunting for mushrooms.
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Zelensky on today’s NABU raids at Energoatom: “Any effective action against corruption is necessary. Accountability is necessary. Everyone who built these schemes must face a clear legal response. There must be verdicts.”
November 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Zelensky on today’s NABU raids at Energoatom: “Any effective action against corruption is necessary. Accountability is necessary. Everyone who built these schemes must face a clear legal response. There must be verdicts.”
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Zelensky on today’s NABU raids at Energoatom: “Any effective action against corruption is necessary. Accountability is necessary. Everyone who built these schemes must face a clear legal response. There must be verdicts.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Zelensky on today’s NABU raids at Energoatom: “Any effective action against corruption is necessary. Accountability is necessary. Everyone who built these schemes must face a clear legal response. There must be verdicts.”
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🔴 YouTube has deleted the Ukrainian memorial project “Memorial of Heroes” without the right to appeal.
The channel documented stories of Ukrainians killed by Russia, hosting 18 films and over 100 profiles.
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The channel documented stories of Ukrainians killed by Russia, hosting 18 films and over 100 profiles.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🔴 YouTube has deleted the Ukrainian memorial project “Memorial of Heroes” without the right to appeal.
The channel documented stories of Ukrainians killed by Russia, hosting 18 films and over 100 profiles.
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The channel documented stories of Ukrainians killed by Russia, hosting 18 films and over 100 profiles.
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The head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Klymenko, has set up a commission to investigate a possible leak of information from the pre-trial investigation conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and SAPO, according to the agency's statement
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The head of the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office, Oleksandr Klymenko, has set up a commission to investigate a possible leak of information from the pre-trial investigation conducted by the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) and SAPO, according to the agency's statement
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⚡️Russia is churning out AI-generated fakes of Ukrainian soldiers to fuel its propaganda war.
November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
⚡️Russia is churning out AI-generated fakes of Ukrainian soldiers to fuel its propaganda war.
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Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Standing up to a tyrant - who is willing to impose pain as leverage to compel loyalty or acquiescence - is hard. You can convince yourself that yielding stops the pain and brings you back to "normal".
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
But there is no "normal". Submission emboldens the tyrant. The threat grows.
Those Senate "Democrats" have only shown that the authorities can weaponize food benefits whenever they want.
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Those Senate "Democrats" have only shown that the authorities can weaponize food benefits whenever they want.
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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"I simply love Ukraine. And I love our people"
In an interview for the Guardian, President Zelenskyy confessed his love for Ukraine.
This feeling is shared by every Ukrainian💙💛
That's what makes Ukraine strong and united.
In an interview for the Guardian, President Zelenskyy confessed his love for Ukraine.
This feeling is shared by every Ukrainian💙💛
That's what makes Ukraine strong and united.
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"I simply love Ukraine. And I love our people"
In an interview for the Guardian, President Zelenskyy confessed his love for Ukraine.
This feeling is shared by every Ukrainian💙💛
That's what makes Ukraine strong and united.
In an interview for the Guardian, President Zelenskyy confessed his love for Ukraine.
This feeling is shared by every Ukrainian💙💛
That's what makes Ukraine strong and united.
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⚡️ Zelenskyy warns Putin could strike NATO before Russia's war against Ukraine ends.
Putin May Attack NATO Before War in Ukraine Ends, Zelenskyy Says
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy warns of potential Russian expansion into Europe as Putin faces challenges in Ukraine, amid rising concerns for NATO.
united24media.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
⚡️ Zelenskyy warns Putin could strike NATO before Russia's war against Ukraine ends.
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🔴 Russia used a phosphorus-laced suicide drone in Ukraine for the first time.
Russia Deploys Phosphorus-Laced Suicide Drone in Ukraine for the First Time
Ukrainian analysts report that modified Molniya drones are being used by Russian troops to unleash incendiary yellow phosphorus on the battlefield.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
🔴 Russia used a phosphorus-laced suicide drone in Ukraine for the first time.