Nik Ford
@drnikford.bsky.social
PhD Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Belarus, Chechnya🐺, Democracy, democratic backsliding, authoritarianism, terrorism & political violence, identity. USMC. she/her/hers. #polisky #eusky #comparativesky слава Україні🇺🇦 words @FP, WaPo, Defense Post, etc
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Nik Ford
@drnikford.bsky.social
· Jul 27
My collaboration w/ Michael A. Hansen, PhD. in Nationalities Papers! In this article, we discuss/explore citizen satisfaction, willingness to protest, concerns/fears about revealing preferences, & authoritarian consolidation in Belarus. Putting it on BS. ☁️ (ungated)
https://tinyurl.com/Belarus22
https://tinyurl.com/Belarus22
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Happy #FiverFriday! 🎉Tony’s posting early—busy day ahead!
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November 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Happy #FiverFriday! 🎉Tony’s posting early—busy day ahead!
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he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity
My mother is gone (7th). This picked the scab of my father’s passing I was never able to fully morn.
It is what it is. I’m not going to belabor it here.
In short— I am not ok.
It is what it is. I’m not going to belabor it here.
In short— I am not ok.
October 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
My mother is gone (7th). This picked the scab of my father’s passing I was never able to fully morn.
It is what it is. I’m not going to belabor it here.
In short— I am not ok.
It is what it is. I’m not going to belabor it here.
In short— I am not ok.
Interview with Janie Gosselin featuring myself and Dr. Mathers. #Ukraine
www.lapresse.ca/internationa...
www.lapresse.ca/internationa...
Guerre en Ukraine | Nouvelles rencontres pour un cessez-le-feu
Menaces de nouvelles sanctions, présence de sous-marins nucléaires dans la région, envoi d’un émissaire à Moscou mercredi : l’administration américaine a manifesté ces jours-ci son impatience face à l...
www.lapresse.ca
August 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Interview with Janie Gosselin featuring myself and Dr. Mathers. #Ukraine
www.lapresse.ca/internationa...
www.lapresse.ca/internationa...
Well my mom is taking a turn for the worst. No one has answers re: time. Could be days/ weeks/ months but she has clearly taken a nose dive.
August 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Well my mom is taking a turn for the worst. No one has answers re: time. Could be days/ weeks/ months but she has clearly taken a nose dive.
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There is absolutely no reason for domestic U.S. law enforcement personnel to be dressed like military personnel. Period. (Screenshot from MacArthur Park in LA, original video here: x.com/cardon_brian...)
July 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
There is absolutely no reason for domestic U.S. law enforcement personnel to be dressed like military personnel. Period. (Screenshot from MacArthur Park in LA, original video here: x.com/cardon_brian...)
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NEW: Putin rejected Trump's call for a quick peace in Ukraine during a phone call on July 3.
Putin's stated commitment to his goals in Ukraine, including eliminating the so-called "root causes" of the war, contradicts his claim that Russia supports meaningful negotiations. isw.pub/UkrWar070325
Putin's stated commitment to his goals in Ukraine, including eliminating the so-called "root causes" of the war, contradicts his claim that Russia supports meaningful negotiations. isw.pub/UkrWar070325
July 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
NEW: Putin rejected Trump's call for a quick peace in Ukraine during a phone call on July 3.
Putin's stated commitment to his goals in Ukraine, including eliminating the so-called "root causes" of the war, contradicts his claim that Russia supports meaningful negotiations. isw.pub/UkrWar070325
Putin's stated commitment to his goals in Ukraine, including eliminating the so-called "root causes" of the war, contradicts his claim that Russia supports meaningful negotiations. isw.pub/UkrWar070325
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💥Just now: strike reported on the Russian ammunition depot on Khartsyz'k.
July 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
💥Just now: strike reported on the Russian ammunition depot on Khartsyz'k.
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1. On Tuesday, Congresswoman Sarah McBride gave a interview with Ezra Klein at the New York Times.
It has been used to seed the ground for a rightward shift in the Democratic Party on trans rights.
Some allies have failed to grasp the problems with her approach.
Here's what McBride gets wrong.
It has been used to seed the ground for a rightward shift in the Democratic Party on trans rights.
Some allies have failed to grasp the problems with her approach.
Here's what McBride gets wrong.
What Sarah McBride Gets Wrong
Congresswoman Sarah McBride recently interviewed with Ezra Klein at the New York Times, where she advocated for a more cowardly form of politics when it comes to transgender people.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
1. On Tuesday, Congresswoman Sarah McBride gave a interview with Ezra Klein at the New York Times.
It has been used to seed the ground for a rightward shift in the Democratic Party on trans rights.
Some allies have failed to grasp the problems with her approach.
Here's what McBride gets wrong.
It has been used to seed the ground for a rightward shift in the Democratic Party on trans rights.
Some allies have failed to grasp the problems with her approach.
Here's what McBride gets wrong.
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Netanyahu states that Israel struck the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Plant, but doesn't mention the Fordow Uranium Enrichment Plant. If they don't destroy Fordow, this entire effort is basically for nothing.
June 13, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Netanyahu states that Israel struck the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Plant, but doesn't mention the Fordow Uranium Enrichment Plant. If they don't destroy Fordow, this entire effort is basically for nothing.
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(Reports now that Fordow has been struck.)
June 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
(Reports now that Fordow has been struck.)
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I know everyone is occupied w authoritarian tactics of Trump sending marines & national guard to LA but wanted to show the hypocrisy of this lawless regime.
Trump is installing a pardoned drug trafficker as deputy director of the federal Bureau of Prisons
Trump is installing a pardoned drug trafficker as deputy director of the federal Bureau of Prisons
Former federal inmate pardoned by Trump tapped as Bureau of Prisons deputy director
Joshua J. Smith, a Tennessee businessman whom the president pardoned during his first term, now advocates for inmate rehabilitation.
www.nbcnews.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I know everyone is occupied w authoritarian tactics of Trump sending marines & national guard to LA but wanted to show the hypocrisy of this lawless regime.
Trump is installing a pardoned drug trafficker as deputy director of the federal Bureau of Prisons
Trump is installing a pardoned drug trafficker as deputy director of the federal Bureau of Prisons
Anyone who didn’t see this coming has not been paying attention.
The Overton Window has shifted all the way to ban all non-white people from coming to America. It was never about illegal immigration.
June 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Anyone who didn’t see this coming has not been paying attention.
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It's difficult to keep up with the #farright assaults on liberal democracy, but Germany is doing its bit. Useful primer on the #AfD's past, present, and possible futures by @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social
Surveying the Alternative for Germany and the 2025 German Election: Populism and Electoral Prospects illiberalism.org |
Michael A. Hansen on the Alternative for Germany's development and the prospects and challenges it faces at the 2025 elections and beyond.
www.illiberalism.org
February 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
It's difficult to keep up with the #farright assaults on liberal democracy, but Germany is doing its bit. Useful primer on the #AfD's past, present, and possible futures by @michaelhansenphd.bsky.social
Our founders wanted an impersonal bureaucracy for a reason. Kings of their day had bureaucracies beholden to the sovereign and not the people. This entrenched #tyranny. It will again today too if we don’t stop #ScheduleF. #Trump
Another reason to oppose Schedule F (now Schedule Policy/Career) is that we know it will be used ideologically rather than for the stated purpose of performance. @adambonica.bsky.social shows that 90% of recent DOGE layoffs have targeted people working in agencies that serve more liberal goals.
June 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our founders wanted an impersonal bureaucracy for a reason. Kings of their day had bureaucracies beholden to the sovereign and not the people. This entrenched #tyranny. It will again today too if we don’t stop #ScheduleF. #Trump
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EXCLUSIVE: The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities.
DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement
The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities.
n.pr
June 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
EXCLUSIVE: The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities.
I CANNOT!!!! lol 😭🤣#ElonPrigozhin #MuskTrump
June 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I CANNOT!!!! lol 😭🤣#ElonPrigozhin #MuskTrump
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I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Save the Date, June 6th” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
Save the Date, June 6th · Indivisible
**Save the Date, June 6th,**
**Unite for Veterans, Unite for America Rally**
Veterans are calling for **ALL** abled-body veterans, military families, allies and civilians to join in the most massiv...
www.mobilize.us
May 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm attending Indivisible's event, “Save the Date, June 6th” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...
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June 6! OP OVERLORD 2.0.
Unite for Veterans, Unite for America. We'll see you there! 🫡
-172 Rallies
-17 State Capitals
-43 States
-DC
@americanopposition.org @unite4vets.bsky.social @sonsofliberty.bsky.social @commondefense.bsky.social @50501supporters.bsky.social @50501activists.bsky.social
Unite for Veterans, Unite for America. We'll see you there! 🫡
-172 Rallies
-17 State Capitals
-43 States
-DC
@americanopposition.org @unite4vets.bsky.social @sonsofliberty.bsky.social @commondefense.bsky.social @50501supporters.bsky.social @50501activists.bsky.social
May 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
June 6! OP OVERLORD 2.0.
Unite for Veterans, Unite for America. We'll see you there! 🫡
-172 Rallies
-17 State Capitals
-43 States
-DC
@americanopposition.org @unite4vets.bsky.social @sonsofliberty.bsky.social @commondefense.bsky.social @50501supporters.bsky.social @50501activists.bsky.social
Unite for Veterans, Unite for America. We'll see you there! 🫡
-172 Rallies
-17 State Capitals
-43 States
-DC
@americanopposition.org @unite4vets.bsky.social @sonsofliberty.bsky.social @commondefense.bsky.social @50501supporters.bsky.social @50501activists.bsky.social
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Thread. @propublica.org reporting on climate refugees — people and towns — in Alaska. Just in case you thought a new American administration that believes climate change isn’t real means climate change isn’t real. Reporting by @emilyschwing.bsky.social
This is Mertarvik, Alaska, population 300. It’s a new town.
Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019.
The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
Its residents, the vast majority of whom are Yup’ik, began moving in around 2019.
The move was by necessity: The nearby village where many residents previously lived, Newtok, is sinking, its riverbanks eroding. THREAD 🧵
June 3, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Thread. @propublica.org reporting on climate refugees — people and towns — in Alaska. Just in case you thought a new American administration that believes climate change isn’t real means climate change isn’t real. Reporting by @emilyschwing.bsky.social
Add his name to the ICC warrant.
Medinsky claims Russia got a list of 339 children “in difficult situations” from Ukraine—and insists none were kidnapped, only “rescued” by Russian soldiers.
Rescued from what? Their own created Russkiy Mir nightmare?
Rescued from what? Their own created Russkiy Mir nightmare?
June 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Add his name to the ICC warrant.
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Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov, head of RT Margarita Simonyan and their fellow propagandists did their best to cope with Ukraine's daring operation and used Tucker Carlson's clip to boost their morale, but their nerves still got the best of them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzYm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzYm...
Vladimir Solovyov and Margarita Simonyan react to Ukraine's daring operation
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Meanwhile in Russia: Vladimir Solovyov, head of RT Margarita Simonyan and their fellow propagandists did their best to cope with Ukraine's daring operation and used Tucker Carlson's clip to boost their morale, but their nerves still got the best of them.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzYm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzYm...
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“This bill will preserve and protect the programs, the social safety net."
In reality, the bill cuts spending on Medicaid by at least $600 billion over the next 10 years.
In reality, the bill cuts spending on Medicaid by at least $600 billion over the next 10 years.
Republicans Are Flat-Out Lying About Their Medicaid Cuts
Republicans are claiming their reconciliation bill protects Medicaid and reduces fraud to justify stripping coverage from millions of recipients.
www.rollingstone.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
“This bill will preserve and protect the programs, the social safety net."
In reality, the bill cuts spending on Medicaid by at least $600 billion over the next 10 years.
In reality, the bill cuts spending on Medicaid by at least $600 billion over the next 10 years.
May 31, 2025 at 2:38 PM