Martin Kuz
@martinkuz.bsky.social
Independent journalist covering Ukraine
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Newsletter: https://martinkuz.substack.com
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Bylines: @thehill.com @newlinesmag.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com
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Welcome to Minneapolis, Ukraine
Under siege from invading forces, Minnesotans have shown a resolve best described as Ukrainian
martinkuz.substack.com
The mood in Minneapolis blended open defiance with unbridled compassion — the same sentiments I’ve encountered throughout Ukraine during four years of war. And as Putin learned about Ukrainians, Trump has discovered that Minnesotans will oppose the invaders and love their own with equal ferocity.
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In banning a Ukrainian athlete over his "remembrance helmet," the IOC rationalized that “mourning is not expressed and perceived in the same way everywhere in the world.” Russia has killed 15,200 Ukrainian civilians during the war. But perhaps dying is not perceived in the same way at IOC HQ.
A gold medal for hypocrisy
Some thoughts on the Olympics as Reporting on Ukraine turns two
martinkuz.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:02 AM
In banning a Ukrainian athlete over his "remembrance helmet," the IOC rationalized that “mourning is not expressed and perceived in the same way everywhere in the world.” Russia has killed 15,200 Ukrainian civilians during the war. But perhaps dying is not perceived in the same way at IOC HQ.
The final words to appear on the screen of "American Obituary," U2's new single:
Renee Macklin Good Was Great
1988-2026
Renee Macklin Good Was Great
1988-2026
U2 - American Obituary (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by U2
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February 19, 2026 at 6:46 AM
The final words to appear on the screen of "American Obituary," U2's new single:
Renee Macklin Good Was Great
1988-2026
Renee Macklin Good Was Great
1988-2026
In banning a Ukrainian athlete over his "remembrance helmet," the IOC rationalized that “mourning is not expressed and perceived in the same way everywhere in the world.” Russia has killed 15,200 Ukrainian civilians during the war. But perhaps dying is not perceived in the same way at IOC HQ.
A gold medal for hypocrisy
Some thoughts on the Olympics as Reporting on Ukraine turns two
martinkuz.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:02 AM
In banning a Ukrainian athlete over his "remembrance helmet," the IOC rationalized that “mourning is not expressed and perceived in the same way everywhere in the world.” Russia has killed 15,200 Ukrainian civilians during the war. But perhaps dying is not perceived in the same way at IOC HQ.
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In the first angry days after a Minneapolis cop killed George Floyd, local and state politicians stayed away from the site of his murder. They knew they were unwanted. They lacked the courage to face the people. One public figure unafraid to show up--and one immediately embraced--was Jesse Jackson.
Martin Kuz
In the first angry days after a Minneapolis cop killed George Floyd six years ago, local and state politicians stayed away from the site of his murder. They knew they were unwanted. They lacked the...
www.facebook.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:14 PM
In the first angry days after a Minneapolis cop killed George Floyd, local and state politicians stayed away from the site of his murder. They knew they were unwanted. They lacked the courage to face the people. One public figure unafraid to show up--and one immediately embraced--was Jesse Jackson.
In the first angry days after a Minneapolis cop killed George Floyd, local and state politicians stayed away from the site of his murder. They knew they were unwanted. They lacked the courage to face the people. One public figure unafraid to show up--and one immediately embraced--was Jesse Jackson.
Martin Kuz
In the first angry days after a Minneapolis cop killed George Floyd six years ago, local and state politicians stayed away from the site of his murder. They knew they were unwanted. They lacked the...
www.facebook.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:14 PM
In the first angry days after a Minneapolis cop killed George Floyd, local and state politicians stayed away from the site of his murder. They knew they were unwanted. They lacked the courage to face the people. One public figure unafraid to show up--and one immediately embraced--was Jesse Jackson.
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Ronn Easton and his fur coat gained righteous viral fame when he berated ICE goons in Minneapolis in a riff that lent voice to an entire city’s rage. His elevated profile has deepened the Vietnam veteran's sense of duty to keep fighting for his nation. “We’re supposed to be a country, not a cult.”
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Ronn Easton and his fur coat gained righteous viral fame when he berated ICE goons in Minneapolis in a riff that lent voice to an entire city’s rage. His elevated profile has deepened the Vietnam veteran's sense of duty to keep fighting for his nation. “We’re supposed to be a country, not a cult.”
Ronn Easton and his fur coat gained righteous viral fame when he berated ICE goons in Minneapolis in a riff that lent voice to an entire city’s rage. His elevated profile has deepened the Vietnam veteran's sense of duty to keep fighting for his nation. “We’re supposed to be a country, not a cult.”
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Ronn Easton and his fur coat gained righteous viral fame when he berated ICE goons in Minneapolis in a riff that lent voice to an entire city’s rage. His elevated profile has deepened the Vietnam veteran's sense of duty to keep fighting for his nation. “We’re supposed to be a country, not a cult.”
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Kuz takes his boots-on-the-ground reporting to his native Mpls. and its battles with ICE.
“Unlike them, we obey traffic laws,” said Tuna, 35, a teacher by profession. He had reverted to a calm classroom tone. “I’m a noise instigator. I try to make their lives as uncomfortable as possible.”
“Unlike them, we obey traffic laws,” said Tuna, 35, a teacher by profession. He had reverted to a calm classroom tone. “I’m a noise instigator. I try to make their lives as uncomfortable as possible.”
The breadth of underground aid networks in Minneapolis — like the dogged efforts of legal observers tracking ICE — inspire MAGA conspiracies of Democratic leaders orchestrating the strategies of residents. The notion amuses Marion. “They’ll say we’re paid protesters. Nah. We’re just neighbors.”
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Kuz takes his boots-on-the-ground reporting to his native Mpls. and its battles with ICE.
“Unlike them, we obey traffic laws,” said Tuna, 35, a teacher by profession. He had reverted to a calm classroom tone. “I’m a noise instigator. I try to make their lives as uncomfortable as possible.”
“Unlike them, we obey traffic laws,” said Tuna, 35, a teacher by profession. He had reverted to a calm classroom tone. “I’m a noise instigator. I try to make their lives as uncomfortable as possible.”
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The breadth of underground aid networks in Minneapolis — like the dogged efforts of legal observers tracking ICE — inspire MAGA conspiracies of Democratic leaders orchestrating the strategies of residents. The notion amuses Marion. “They’ll say we’re paid protesters. Nah. We’re just neighbors.”
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:23 AM
The breadth of underground aid networks in Minneapolis — like the dogged efforts of legal observers tracking ICE — inspire MAGA conspiracies of Democratic leaders orchestrating the strategies of residents. The notion amuses Marion. “They’ll say we’re paid protesters. Nah. We’re just neighbors.”
The breadth of underground aid networks in Minneapolis — like the dogged efforts of legal observers tracking ICE — inspire MAGA conspiracies of Democratic leaders orchestrating the strategies of residents. The notion amuses Marion. “They’ll say we’re paid protesters. Nah. We’re just neighbors.”
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:23 AM
The breadth of underground aid networks in Minneapolis — like the dogged efforts of legal observers tracking ICE — inspire MAGA conspiracies of Democratic leaders orchestrating the strategies of residents. The notion amuses Marion. “They’ll say we’re paid protesters. Nah. We’re just neighbors.”
Reposted by Martin Kuz
The efforts of Minneapolis residents to protect their neighbors from the country’s own government and its policy of ethnic cleansing will continue no matter Homan’s announcement. For they know that the Trump regime’s words echo with emptiness — a dark truth understood from Minneapolis to Kyiv.
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The efforts of Minneapolis residents to protect their neighbors from the country’s own government and its policy of ethnic cleansing will continue no matter Homan’s announcement. For they know that the Trump regime’s words echo with emptiness — a dark truth understood from Minneapolis to Kyiv.
Reposted by Martin Kuz
The White House’s “border czar” declared Thursday that the invasion of Minneapolis — dubbed Operation Metro Surge — would wind down over the next week. Tom Homan’s decision to withdraw his deputized Proud Boys struck me as a tacit admission that they had broken their teeth on my hometown.
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
The White House’s “border czar” declared Thursday that the invasion of Minneapolis — dubbed Operation Metro Surge — would wind down over the next week. Tom Homan’s decision to withdraw his deputized Proud Boys struck me as a tacit admission that they had broken their teeth on my hometown.
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“Because the reality is,” she said, “no one is coming to save us."
That refrain of self-reliance I saw in Minneapolis during the federal siege mirrored the tenacious, humble, neighborly courage I’ve witnessed across Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale war four years ago.
That refrain of self-reliance I saw in Minneapolis during the federal siege mirrored the tenacious, humble, neighborly courage I’ve witnessed across Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale war four years ago.
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:25 PM
“Because the reality is,” she said, “no one is coming to save us."
That refrain of self-reliance I saw in Minneapolis during the federal siege mirrored the tenacious, humble, neighborly courage I’ve witnessed across Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale war four years ago.
That refrain of self-reliance I saw in Minneapolis during the federal siege mirrored the tenacious, humble, neighborly courage I’ve witnessed across Ukraine since Russia launched its full-scale war four years ago.
The efforts of Minneapolis residents to protect their neighbors from the country’s own government and its policy of ethnic cleansing will continue no matter Homan’s announcement. For they know that the Trump regime’s words echo with emptiness — a dark truth understood from Minneapolis to Kyiv.
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The efforts of Minneapolis residents to protect their neighbors from the country’s own government and its policy of ethnic cleansing will continue no matter Homan’s announcement. For they know that the Trump regime’s words echo with emptiness — a dark truth understood from Minneapolis to Kyiv.
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open.substack.com/pub/martinku... Don’t just pass this first-person reporting by because that’s “yesterday’s news.” The goons might be leaving Minneapolis but headed to your city next. DHS bought a warehouse for human beings in a town about 12 miles from where I live.
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
open.substack.com/pub/martinku... Don’t just pass this first-person reporting by because that’s “yesterday’s news.” The goons might be leaving Minneapolis but headed to your city next. DHS bought a warehouse for human beings in a town about 12 miles from where I live.
The White House’s “border czar” declared Thursday that the invasion of Minneapolis — dubbed Operation Metro Surge — would wind down over the next week. Tom Homan’s decision to withdraw his deputized Proud Boys struck me as a tacit admission that they had broken their teeth on my hometown.
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
martinkuz.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
The White House’s “border czar” declared Thursday that the invasion of Minneapolis — dubbed Operation Metro Surge — would wind down over the next week. Tom Homan’s decision to withdraw his deputized Proud Boys struck me as a tacit admission that they had broken their teeth on my hometown.
The mood in Minneapolis blended open defiance with unbridled compassion — the same sentiments I’ve encountered throughout Ukraine during four years of war. And as Putin learned about Ukrainians, Trump has discovered that Minnesotans will oppose the invaders and love their own with equal ferocity.
Welcome to Minneapolis, Ukraine
Under siege from invading forces, Minnesotans have shown a resolve best described as Ukrainian
martinkuz.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
The mood in Minneapolis blended open defiance with unbridled compassion — the same sentiments I’ve encountered throughout Ukraine during four years of war. And as Putin learned about Ukrainians, Trump has discovered that Minnesotans will oppose the invaders and love their own with equal ferocity.
Reposted by Martin Kuz
Last week I traveled to the third war zone I’ve visited during 30-plus years in journalism. As I continue reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and after previously covering the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, I flew to my hometown of Minneapolis, where the enemy forces are the country’s own.
Welcome to Minneapolis, Ukraine
Under siege from invading forces, Minnesotans have shown a resolve best described as Ukrainian
martinkuz.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Last week I traveled to the third war zone I’ve visited during 30-plus years in journalism. As I continue reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and after previously covering the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, I flew to my hometown of Minneapolis, where the enemy forces are the country’s own.
Last week I traveled to the third war zone I’ve visited during 30-plus years in journalism. As I continue reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and after previously covering the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, I flew to my hometown of Minneapolis, where the enemy forces are the country’s own.
Welcome to Minneapolis, Ukraine
Under siege from invading forces, Minnesotans have shown a resolve best described as Ukrainian
martinkuz.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Last week I traveled to the third war zone I’ve visited during 30-plus years in journalism. As I continue reporting on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and after previously covering the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan, I flew to my hometown of Minneapolis, where the enemy forces are the country’s own.
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Bravo. The Guardian also does this. Whereas NYT continues to use terms like "inaccurate claims" and "falsehoods," and feels very proud of itself. Just call it like it is, like journalists (like myself) are supposed to.
On CNN, Anderson Cooper using the sentence "That was a lie" over and over tonight regarding the words of Noem, Miller and Bovino.
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Bravo. The Guardian also does this. Whereas NYT continues to use terms like "inaccurate claims" and "falsehoods," and feels very proud of itself. Just call it like it is, like journalists (like myself) are supposed to.
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Bovino doesn't just go home. Kristi Noem doesn't get to ride off into the sunset with Corey Lewandowski on her horse. Stephen Miller doesn't get to order federal agencies to break the law and then move over to Fox News. Investigate, prosecute, punish. No one is above the law.
Kristi Noem is an absolute disgrace. Tell your representatives in Congress it’s time to impeach!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Bovino doesn't just go home. Kristi Noem doesn't get to ride off into the sunset with Corey Lewandowski on her horse. Stephen Miller doesn't get to order federal agencies to break the law and then move over to Fox News. Investigate, prosecute, punish. No one is above the law.
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Residents in Minneapolis are standing together to stop a despot who rivals Russia’s. They know Trump will not change. We must link arms with them if we want to defend freedom in America. The time is now.
The time is now
After another fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, blue states – like the rest of the world – must recognize that the only way to fight American tyranny is to act together
martinkuz.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Residents in Minneapolis are standing together to stop a despot who rivals Russia’s. They know Trump will not change. We must link arms with them if we want to defend freedom in America. The time is now.
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Martin is right. @martinkuz.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/martinku...
The time is now
After another fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, blue states – like the rest of the world – must recognize that the only way to fight American tyranny is to act together
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Martin is right. @martinkuz.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/martinku...
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"A lack of vocal, visible Democratic leadership nationwide has defined Trump’s war on America as much as ICE’s brazen executions of protesters and the federal propaganda machine that distorts and justifies each killing."
The time is now
After another fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, blue states – like the rest of the world – must recognize that the only way to fight American tyranny is to act together
martinkuz.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:21 PM
"A lack of vocal, visible Democratic leadership nationwide has defined Trump’s war on America as much as ICE’s brazen executions of protesters and the federal propaganda machine that distorts and justifies each killing."
Residents in Minneapolis are standing together to stop a despot who rivals Russia’s. They know Trump will not change. We must link arms with them if we want to defend freedom in America. The time is now.
The time is now
After another fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, blue states – like the rest of the world – must recognize that the only way to fight American tyranny is to act together
martinkuz.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Residents in Minneapolis are standing together to stop a despot who rivals Russia’s. They know Trump will not change. We must link arms with them if we want to defend freedom in America. The time is now.