KA SEMENOVA
@kasemenova.bsky.social
Writer, editor, lapsed Russianist
That guy up there on the left is Vladimir, in Titicut Follies. He was my uncle. I’m writing abt him on Substack.
https://substack.com/@kasemenova?utm_source=byline
That guy up there on the left is Vladimir, in Titicut Follies. He was my uncle. I’m writing abt him on Substack.
https://substack.com/@kasemenova?utm_source=byline
Here is the church now.
September 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Here is the church now.
The first photo is a purported pic of the shooter’s truck. It’s still early, yadda yadda, but if you compare it to online photos of the church (second image), seems possible it’s legit.
September 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The first photo is a purported pic of the shooter’s truck. It’s still early, yadda yadda, but if you compare it to online photos of the church (second image), seems possible it’s legit.
Regretting that he understands English now.
September 23, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Regretting that he understands English now.
“Hoist with his own petard” gets a teachable moment.
September 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
“Hoist with his own petard” gets a teachable moment.
A man who practiced politics the same way Joseph McCarthy did — by creating enemies lists — is being memorialized in the same way. But, since it’s not the 1950s anymore, the list is a publicly available, searchable database.
September 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
A man who practiced politics the same way Joseph McCarthy did — by creating enemies lists — is being memorialized in the same way. But, since it’s not the 1950s anymore, the list is a publicly available, searchable database.
“Korea Economic Daily reported that major US investment projects have been halted, citing industry sources. Social posts summarizing that report specify “at least 22” affected sites across autos, shipbuilding, steel and electrical equipment.”
September 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“Korea Economic Daily reported that major US investment projects have been halted, citing industry sources. Social posts summarizing that report specify “at least 22” affected sites across autos, shipbuilding, steel and electrical equipment.”
My understanding is that US marshals are deputizing them. And marshals posted this today.
Gonna be the wild west.
Gonna be the wild west.
August 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
My understanding is that US marshals are deputizing them. And marshals posted this today.
Gonna be the wild west.
Gonna be the wild west.
I’ve seen conflicting takes on who brought the map to the meeting, but I tend to think it was the Ukrainians.
They certainly know that Trump responds to visuals & it must be easier to make a case (& make sure he’s following along) with a visual aid rather than with text or only verbally.
They certainly know that Trump responds to visuals & it must be easier to make a case (& make sure he’s following along) with a visual aid rather than with text or only verbally.
August 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I’ve seen conflicting takes on who brought the map to the meeting, but I tend to think it was the Ukrainians.
They certainly know that Trump responds to visuals & it must be easier to make a case (& make sure he’s following along) with a visual aid rather than with text or only verbally.
They certainly know that Trump responds to visuals & it must be easier to make a case (& make sure he’s following along) with a visual aid rather than with text or only verbally.
From Putin's remarks, two keys phrases:
1. eliminate root causes = end Ukrainian sovereignty
2. just balance of security = pull NATO troops out of Baltics, at least; maybe also Poland, &/or reductions elsewhere
1. eliminate root causes = end Ukrainian sovereignty
2. just balance of security = pull NATO troops out of Baltics, at least; maybe also Poland, &/or reductions elsewhere
August 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
From Putin's remarks, two keys phrases:
1. eliminate root causes = end Ukrainian sovereignty
2. just balance of security = pull NATO troops out of Baltics, at least; maybe also Poland, &/or reductions elsewhere
1. eliminate root causes = end Ukrainian sovereignty
2. just balance of security = pull NATO troops out of Baltics, at least; maybe also Poland, &/or reductions elsewhere
Cyrillic readers: How would you render the woman’s last name on this marriage certificate?
Talashchova?
Tachashchova?
Or is it Tolashchova?
I think the last four letters are clear enough but the first four, I don’t know.
Talashchova?
Tachashchova?
Or is it Tolashchova?
I think the last four letters are clear enough but the first four, I don’t know.
August 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Cyrillic readers: How would you render the woman’s last name on this marriage certificate?
Talashchova?
Tachashchova?
Or is it Tolashchova?
I think the last four letters are clear enough but the first four, I don’t know.
Talashchova?
Tachashchova?
Or is it Tolashchova?
I think the last four letters are clear enough but the first four, I don’t know.
Witkoff is a dumbkoff & should not be anywhere near these “negotiations.”
August 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Witkoff is a dumbkoff & should not be anywhere near these “negotiations.”
Whoa, that was an uncanny valley experience for me. Did dude go on an extreme makeover show?
This is Massie in my mind.
This is Massie in my mind.
July 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Whoa, that was an uncanny valley experience for me. Did dude go on an extreme makeover show?
This is Massie in my mind.
This is Massie in my mind.
There’s more than one of Trump’s drawings out there.
If WSJ posts the image, which it says is in “heavy black marker,” it’s going to pretty easy to form an opinion abt whether Trump drew it.
If WSJ posts the image, which it says is in “heavy black marker,” it’s going to pretty easy to form an opinion abt whether Trump drew it.
July 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
There’s more than one of Trump’s drawings out there.
If WSJ posts the image, which it says is in “heavy black marker,” it’s going to pretty easy to form an opinion abt whether Trump drew it.
If WSJ posts the image, which it says is in “heavy black marker,” it’s going to pretty easy to form an opinion abt whether Trump drew it.
The Russians were expecting a lot worse.
July 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Russians were expecting a lot worse.
Yeah, doesn’t seem to be going great.
July 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Yeah, doesn’t seem to be going great.
Posted by @stratcomcentre.bsky.social on X:
Kyiv this morning, after a 7+ hour drone & missile attack
Kyiv this morning, after a 7+ hour drone & missile attack
July 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Posted by @stratcomcentre.bsky.social on X:
Kyiv this morning, after a 7+ hour drone & missile attack
Kyiv this morning, after a 7+ hour drone & missile attack
Posted by @ TheDemocrats on X.
July 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Posted by @ TheDemocrats on X.
There are ways to tell. When have you ever seen a POW posed for a photo like this near a bus? When they get off buses, guys are surrounded by other guys & other ppl greeting them— crying, talking, hugging, not posed in a carefully framed “shot.”
Think thru the image itself: does it make sense?
Think thru the image itself: does it make sense?
June 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
There are ways to tell. When have you ever seen a POW posed for a photo like this near a bus? When they get off buses, guys are surrounded by other guys & other ppl greeting them— crying, talking, hugging, not posed in a carefully framed “shot.”
Think thru the image itself: does it make sense?
Think thru the image itself: does it make sense?
There is proof, a whole bunch of these with this alleged guy shown.
June 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
There is proof, a whole bunch of these with this alleged guy shown.
This cat has come in through the flap and thrown herself at my feet, clearly disgusted. She typically goes for a postprandial nap in her window seat on the back porch, both morning & evening, but she's been going out & coming right back for a couple days.
It is TOO HOT. Make it stop, lady.
It is TOO HOT. Make it stop, lady.
June 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This cat has come in through the flap and thrown herself at my feet, clearly disgusted. She typically goes for a postprandial nap in her window seat on the back porch, both morning & evening, but she's been going out & coming right back for a couple days.
It is TOO HOT. Make it stop, lady.
It is TOO HOT. Make it stop, lady.
Yikes. Authorities released photos of Boelter trying to enter homes. He’s apparently wearing a latex mask?
June 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Yikes. Authorities released photos of Boelter trying to enter homes. He’s apparently wearing a latex mask?
The entire point is to put unis, law firms, & media orgs in no-win situations.
Caving won’t save anybody. I think the lesson for orgs in this era will turn out to be similar to that for nations, per Churchill: those that go down fighting rise again but those that surrender are finished.
Caving won’t save anybody. I think the lesson for orgs in this era will turn out to be similar to that for nations, per Churchill: those that go down fighting rise again but those that surrender are finished.
June 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The entire point is to put unis, law firms, & media orgs in no-win situations.
Caving won’t save anybody. I think the lesson for orgs in this era will turn out to be similar to that for nations, per Churchill: those that go down fighting rise again but those that surrender are finished.
Caving won’t save anybody. I think the lesson for orgs in this era will turn out to be similar to that for nations, per Churchill: those that go down fighting rise again but those that surrender are finished.
We now have a caption for the photo:
“In private, though, European officials are frustrated and baffled by Trump’s apparent constant swerving, according to people familiar with their thinking.”
Bloomberg via web archive:
archive.ph/MwfWL
“In private, though, European officials are frustrated and baffled by Trump’s apparent constant swerving, according to people familiar with their thinking.”
Bloomberg via web archive:
archive.ph/MwfWL
May 17, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We now have a caption for the photo:
“In private, though, European officials are frustrated and baffled by Trump’s apparent constant swerving, according to people familiar with their thinking.”
Bloomberg via web archive:
archive.ph/MwfWL
“In private, though, European officials are frustrated and baffled by Trump’s apparent constant swerving, according to people familiar with their thinking.”
Bloomberg via web archive:
archive.ph/MwfWL
Macron posted this on Twitter, saying they’d just got off the phone with Trump.
I keep going back to it, as if it’s going to deliver more info. It doesn’t ofc, except wow, whatever it is, it’s not good.
I keep going back to it, as if it’s going to deliver more info. It doesn’t ofc, except wow, whatever it is, it’s not good.
May 16, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Macron posted this on Twitter, saying they’d just got off the phone with Trump.
I keep going back to it, as if it’s going to deliver more info. It doesn’t ofc, except wow, whatever it is, it’s not good.
I keep going back to it, as if it’s going to deliver more info. It doesn’t ofc, except wow, whatever it is, it’s not good.