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Daniel R. Jarosak
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I write about Eastern and Central Europe and Russia | Creator of For Your Freedom and Ours | Powered by post-metal and Turkish coffee

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Welp, now seems a good a time as any to unequivocally state that I am an anti-fascist and that I oppose any form of authoritarianism from the right, left, or center.
We cannot allow supposed threats of being labeled as terrorists cow us into silence!
Per Kasurian - A cool piece on the history of attempted reforms and clashes within the Islamic/Turkic populations of the Russian Empire in the 19th and 20th centuries.

kasurian.com/p/jadid-reform
The Jadid's Quest for Reform
On the Jadid movement’s struggle for Islamic renewal in the Russian Empire.
kasurian.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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💥So it seems Viktor Orbán and his government have been lying for a week about their White House deal with Donald Trump — Marco Rubio now personally confirms Hungary only got a one-year exemption from US sanctions on Russian oil and gas, not the “indefinite” one Orbán claimed.
November 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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The recent news of Democrats seemingly caving to Republicans poses an often under-discussed issue - even though the Republics are incredibly unpopular, that might be countered by the Democrats being rejected by their base due to their perceived incompetency.
November 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Me 364 days per year: "Nation state is a lie and borders are inherently violent tools of oppression.
Me on November 11th:
November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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On November 11, 1887, four anarchists were hanged, after being found guilty of murder of a cop in Chicago's Haymarket Square, though the prosecutor admitted that they were actually tried for being anarchists.
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
An excellent long read from Spilne outlining the history of homophobia in the Russian Empire/USSR and why Putin uses it in his propaganda today.
🏳️‍🌈🇷🇺
November 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
🇱🇻 threatening withdrawl from the Istanbul convention will have ripple effects throughout Europe. While EKRE pushes for 🇪🇪 to leave, other far right parties will push for the same.
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Wszystkiego najlepszego z okazji Dnia Niepodległości!!
November 11, 2025 at 3:27 PM
As shown by @latenightafa.bsky.social , Walmart is selling a t-shirt promoting Nazi propaganda.
You can report it on the site.
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Walmart has a habit of not vetting products submitted by individual vendors very well. Please give this a search and report them down, they're still up.
November 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
November 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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Ukrainians suffering after massive Russian attack completely destroying thermal power production 😢
Yeah so several major Ukrainian cities are in a complete blackout right now. 0 generation from thermal plants and 0 idea when the power will be back. Just please don’t forget us
November 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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TODAY!

3.00 PM CET

UKRAINIAN ROMA IN THE ARMY

Talk by Yanush Panchenko on Ukrainian Roma serving in the Armed Forces and how the war shapes Roma identity and society.

Meeting in English.

Register for Zoom event. 👇

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
November 8, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Our natural instinct is to help each other!

Structures of capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, patriarchy, etc. have to exert tremendous effort to try & obliterate that instinct & isolate us from one another.
The most heartening thing about right now is the propensity of my neighbors to run towards trouble
November 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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LOVE METAL
HATE FASCISM 🤘🏻

#LMHF
June 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Reminder that tomorrow at 9:00 EST (15:00 CET) @ensu-resu.bsky.social will be hosting a conference/discussion on the experience of Ukraine's Roma in the army. Its free to register and attend!

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…
November 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Andrej Babiš puts Czechia back in the populist camp?

A live discussion with @jakubpat.bsky.social / @denikreferendum.cz - Monday 10 November 2025 - 13:30 CET

Save the date! #PulseEurope

voxeurop.eu/en/event/and...

Register here: 👉 lnkd.in/ecu58JRR
Live | Andrej Babiš puts Czechia back in the populist camp
Andrej Babiš is an admirer of Viktor Orban, but what are his relationships with Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump? How does he see the war in Ukraine, or his neighbours, or the European Union? 21 years ...
voxeurop.eu
November 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Alarming criminalization of green card holder based on "Antifa Materials" - another attempt to silence dissent and target people critical of this administration

Release Des and the Prairieland Defendants!
November 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Often under-discussed, Ukraine's firefighters and rescue crews risk their lives to save those affected by Russia's missle and drone strikes. Please consider donating to this fund from an @ensu-resu.bsky.social member to support the 10th Rescue Squad in Donetsk!
chuffed.org/project/1503...
Support Firefighters and Rescue Workers in Ukraine
Ukraine Solidarity Information is a solidarity group with Ukraine based in Canada. We are fundraising to help Ukrainian Fire Fighters and Rescue Workers.
chuffed.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Unfortunately, the Democrats will take more from the victories of centrists A. Spanberger and M. Sherrill than they will Mamdani.
Therefore, we can expect more centrist positions from the Democrats in the 2026 midterms.

Inspiring stuff.
November 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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In the past week we’ve sent:

$5100 in SNAP support

$2350 in monthly stipends to unhoused & recently folks

$1100 for eviction prevention

This week we will send:

$2100 to reconnect recently housed people’s power, who are without necessary medical equipment while it’s shut off

TOTAL: $10,650 🖤🏴
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Finally read the entirety of Galina Rymbu's article. One of the best advocacies for leftist resistance in 🇺🇦 I've read to date. It also effectively explains how far-right actors infiltrate leftist spaces.

syg.ma/@media-resis...
November 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A highly informative and heartfelt wrenching story from Solidarity Collectives.
I encourage all who see this to read it and have any potential romantic notions of war dispelled from their minds.
🇺🇦 🏴

www.solidaritycollectives.org/en/injuries_...
Interview series about injuries and traumas — Ervin - Solidarity Collectives
Ervin is one of the fighters we have been supporting since the beginning of the full-scale invasion. This time, he agreed to speak openly about something difficult to express in a way that is convenie...
www.solidaritycollectives.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Love seeing the National Guard operating out of an unmarked van at the McPherson metro station in DC.
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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This whole frozen funds debate is also reinforcing your argument that Western Euros are suicidally unserious. "My banking sector relies on letting the fascists that want to kill us all park their money here" is pure insanity made into policy.
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 AM