Kelli Klymenko
@kelliklymenko.com
Artist • Photographer • Writer
💍 @greentera.bsky.social
We Have Friends Everywhere ✊🏼
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Sedona, Arizona
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We Have Friends Everywhere ✊🏼
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Sedona, Arizona
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Somehow I just landed at #93 Rising in U.S. Politics on Substack… after only 16 days. I’m honestly stunned. Thank you all for reading, sharing, and building this little community with me. We really do have friends everywhere! ✊🏼
(Link in the reply — it’s all free to read.)
(Link in the reply — it’s all free to read.)
November 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Somehow I just landed at #93 Rising in U.S. Politics on Substack… after only 16 days. I’m honestly stunned. Thank you all for reading, sharing, and building this little community with me. We really do have friends everywhere! ✊🏼
(Link in the reply — it’s all free to read.)
(Link in the reply — it’s all free to read.)
Let’s be honest: today’s GOP is carrying water for Moscow. This “peace plan” didn’t come from Ukraine — it came from Russia. Democracies don’t survive when their own politicians act as pipelines for authoritarian regimes. ✊🏼🇺🇦
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Let’s be honest: today’s GOP is carrying water for Moscow. This “peace plan” didn’t come from Ukraine — it came from Russia. Democracies don’t survive when their own politicians act as pipelines for authoritarian regimes. ✊🏼🇺🇦
I found a photo today of my grandfather at a wartime rally — part of the anti-Bolshevik resistance.
Seeing it and reflecting on my own moment hit harder than I expected.
The resolve I rely on isn’t new.
The resistance is in my blood. ✊🏼
Seeing it and reflecting on my own moment hit harder than I expected.
The resolve I rely on isn’t new.
The resistance is in my blood. ✊🏼
November 21, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I found a photo today of my grandfather at a wartime rally — part of the anti-Bolshevik resistance.
Seeing it and reflecting on my own moment hit harder than I expected.
The resolve I rely on isn’t new.
The resistance is in my blood. ✊🏼
Seeing it and reflecting on my own moment hit harder than I expected.
The resolve I rely on isn’t new.
The resistance is in my blood. ✊🏼
Most people shoot in one predictable way. Better photos start with composition — change your angle, shift your subject, get lower.
Even macro shots (like this bee) come alive with the same approach.
iPhoneography Crash Course Thursday: sedonaartscenter.org/product/ipho...
Even macro shots (like this bee) come alive with the same approach.
iPhoneography Crash Course Thursday: sedonaartscenter.org/product/ipho...
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Most people shoot in one predictable way. Better photos start with composition — change your angle, shift your subject, get lower.
Even macro shots (like this bee) come alive with the same approach.
iPhoneography Crash Course Thursday: sedonaartscenter.org/product/ipho...
Even macro shots (like this bee) come alive with the same approach.
iPhoneography Crash Course Thursday: sedonaartscenter.org/product/ipho...
Keyhole Sink might be one of the most overlooked archaeological sites in northern Arizona.
The basalt walls are covered in Sinagua petroglyphs — spirals, animals, patterns — all carved around 700–1,000 years ago.
It’s impossible to stand there and not feel the weight of that history.
The basalt walls are covered in Sinagua petroglyphs — spirals, animals, patterns — all carved around 700–1,000 years ago.
It’s impossible to stand there and not feel the weight of that history.
November 16, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Keyhole Sink might be one of the most overlooked archaeological sites in northern Arizona.
The basalt walls are covered in Sinagua petroglyphs — spirals, animals, patterns — all carved around 700–1,000 years ago.
It’s impossible to stand there and not feel the weight of that history.
The basalt walls are covered in Sinagua petroglyphs — spirals, animals, patterns — all carved around 700–1,000 years ago.
It’s impossible to stand there and not feel the weight of that history.
The desert doesn’t rush.
It sharpens itself slowly — edge by edge, season by season.
There’s something comforting about that.
It sharpens itself slowly — edge by edge, season by season.
There’s something comforting about that.
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The desert doesn’t rush.
It sharpens itself slowly — edge by edge, season by season.
There’s something comforting about that.
It sharpens itself slowly — edge by edge, season by season.
There’s something comforting about that.
✊🏼 We keep showing up.
Empathy shouldn’t need an algorithm.
We’ll keep telling the truth anyway — because connection is stronger than control.
#WeHaveFriendsEverywhere #EmpathyOverAlgorithms #RealReach
Empathy shouldn’t need an algorithm.
We’ll keep telling the truth anyway — because connection is stronger than control.
#WeHaveFriendsEverywhere #EmpathyOverAlgorithms #RealReach
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
✊🏼 We keep showing up.
Empathy shouldn’t need an algorithm.
We’ll keep telling the truth anyway — because connection is stronger than control.
#WeHaveFriendsEverywhere #EmpathyOverAlgorithms #RealReach
Empathy shouldn’t need an algorithm.
We’ll keep telling the truth anyway — because connection is stronger than control.
#WeHaveFriendsEverywhere #EmpathyOverAlgorithms #RealReach
🔍 The silencing illusion.
Creators think they’ve lost momentum.
Communities think interest is gone.
But it’s not burnout or boredom — it’s the system deciding who gets heard.
Creators think they’ve lost momentum.
Communities think interest is gone.
But it’s not burnout or boredom — it’s the system deciding who gets heard.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
🔍 The silencing illusion.
Creators think they’ve lost momentum.
Communities think interest is gone.
But it’s not burnout or boredom — it’s the system deciding who gets heard.
Creators think they’ve lost momentum.
Communities think interest is gone.
But it’s not burnout or boredom — it’s the system deciding who gets heard.
💰 The profit filter.
Pages that monetize, boost posts, or push ad-friendly content get rewarded.
Civic voices, compassion, or reflection get labeled “sensitive.”
It’s not moderation — it’s monetization.
Pages that monetize, boost posts, or push ad-friendly content get rewarded.
Civic voices, compassion, or reflection get labeled “sensitive.”
It’s not moderation — it’s monetization.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
💰 The profit filter.
Pages that monetize, boost posts, or push ad-friendly content get rewarded.
Civic voices, compassion, or reflection get labeled “sensitive.”
It’s not moderation — it’s monetization.
Pages that monetize, boost posts, or push ad-friendly content get rewarded.
Civic voices, compassion, or reflection get labeled “sensitive.”
It’s not moderation — it’s monetization.
👉 The algorithm blames you.
It reads the silence it created as “declining engagement.”
Then it pushes your reach even lower — a feedback loop that punishes authenticity.
Low reach → low engagement → lower reach.
It reads the silence it created as “declining engagement.”
Then it pushes your reach even lower — a feedback loop that punishes authenticity.
Low reach → low engagement → lower reach.
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
👉 The algorithm blames you.
It reads the silence it created as “declining engagement.”
Then it pushes your reach even lower — a feedback loop that punishes authenticity.
Low reach → low engagement → lower reach.
It reads the silence it created as “declining engagement.”
Then it pushes your reach even lower — a feedback loop that punishes authenticity.
Low reach → low engagement → lower reach.
😶 They hide your work.
Your audience doesn’t vanish — Meta just stops showing your posts.
Reach drops from tens of thousands to a few dozen.
The algorithm misreads silence as disinterest — and you get buried deeper.
Your audience doesn’t vanish — Meta just stops showing your posts.
Reach drops from tens of thousands to a few dozen.
The algorithm misreads silence as disinterest — and you get buried deeper.
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
😶 They hide your work.
Your audience doesn’t vanish — Meta just stops showing your posts.
Reach drops from tens of thousands to a few dozen.
The algorithm misreads silence as disinterest — and you get buried deeper.
Your audience doesn’t vanish — Meta just stops showing your posts.
Reach drops from tens of thousands to a few dozen.
The algorithm misreads silence as disinterest — and you get buried deeper.
After a viral post, Meta runs an “engagement cooldown.”
It throttles your next few posts — to see if your momentum was real or if you’ll pay to “boost” it.
If you don’t, reach collapses. It’s not a glitch — it’s the design.
It throttles your next few posts — to see if your momentum was real or if you’ll pay to “boost” it.
If you don’t, reach collapses. It’s not a glitch — it’s the design.
November 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
After a viral post, Meta runs an “engagement cooldown.”
It throttles your next few posts — to see if your momentum was real or if you’ll pay to “boost” it.
If you don’t, reach collapses. It’s not a glitch — it’s the design.
It throttles your next few posts — to see if your momentum was real or if you’ll pay to “boost” it.
If you don’t, reach collapses. It’s not a glitch — it’s the design.
You go viral — organically.
No ads. No ragebait. Just empathy, truth, and community.
Your message spreads because people care, not because you paid for reach.
Meta says that’s what they want — until it actually happens. Then the system flags you.
No ads. No ragebait. Just empathy, truth, and community.
Your message spreads because people care, not because you paid for reach.
Meta says that’s what they want — until it actually happens. Then the system flags you.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
You go viral — organically.
No ads. No ragebait. Just empathy, truth, and community.
Your message spreads because people care, not because you paid for reach.
Meta says that’s what they want — until it actually happens. Then the system flags you.
No ads. No ragebait. Just empathy, truth, and community.
Your message spreads because people care, not because you paid for reach.
Meta says that’s what they want — until it actually happens. Then the system flags you.
The cost of going viral — on Meta.
What happens when you build real connection… and the system decides that’s bad for business.
A short explainer — from empathy to algorithm.
(🧵)
#Algorithms #CivicVoice #Creators #SocialMediaTruth #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
What happens when you build real connection… and the system decides that’s bad for business.
A short explainer — from empathy to algorithm.
(🧵)
#Algorithms #CivicVoice #Creators #SocialMediaTruth #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The cost of going viral — on Meta.
What happens when you build real connection… and the system decides that’s bad for business.
A short explainer — from empathy to algorithm.
(🧵)
#Algorithms #CivicVoice #Creators #SocialMediaTruth #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
What happens when you build real connection… and the system decides that’s bad for business.
A short explainer — from empathy to algorithm.
(🧵)
#Algorithms #CivicVoice #Creators #SocialMediaTruth #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
We’re not here to change anyone’s minds.
We’re here to remind each other — the quiet, the steady, the ones who still care — that decency still matters, and truth still counts.
We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼
We’re here to remind each other — the quiet, the steady, the ones who still care — that decency still matters, and truth still counts.
We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼
October 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
We’re not here to change anyone’s minds.
We’re here to remind each other — the quiet, the steady, the ones who still care — that decency still matters, and truth still counts.
We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼
We’re here to remind each other — the quiet, the steady, the ones who still care — that decency still matters, and truth still counts.
We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼
Fascism wins through silence.
If you’re afraid to lose business or family, remember: they’re stealing your rights, your history, your country.
Don’t sell to MAGA. Don’t serve fascism.
We lift each other up — we fight back together. ✊🏼
If you’re afraid to lose business or family, remember: they’re stealing your rights, your history, your country.
Don’t sell to MAGA. Don’t serve fascism.
We lift each other up — we fight back together. ✊🏼
October 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Fascism wins through silence.
If you’re afraid to lose business or family, remember: they’re stealing your rights, your history, your country.
Don’t sell to MAGA. Don’t serve fascism.
We lift each other up — we fight back together. ✊🏼
If you’re afraid to lose business or family, remember: they’re stealing your rights, your history, your country.
Don’t sell to MAGA. Don’t serve fascism.
We lift each other up — we fight back together. ✊🏼
The United States of Russia — and the Commonwealth States of Epstein.
Dutch intel just cut back sharing with the U.S. after finding info from the White House reached the Kremlin.
Our allies see the treason. MAGA can’t — cults never do. ✊🏼
Dutch intel just cut back sharing with the U.S. after finding info from the White House reached the Kremlin.
Our allies see the treason. MAGA can’t — cults never do. ✊🏼
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The United States of Russia — and the Commonwealth States of Epstein.
Dutch intel just cut back sharing with the U.S. after finding info from the White House reached the Kremlin.
Our allies see the treason. MAGA can’t — cults never do. ✊🏼
Dutch intel just cut back sharing with the U.S. after finding info from the White House reached the Kremlin.
Our allies see the treason. MAGA can’t — cults never do. ✊🏼
It was an honor to speak at the No Kings march — standing with so many voices for freedom and democracy. We will not let them take it away. We’ll fight, like Ukrainians fight — with courage, unity, and hope. ✊🏼
🎥 Vyto Starinskas / Verde Independent
#NoKings #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
🎥 Vyto Starinskas / Verde Independent
#NoKings #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
October 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It was an honor to speak at the No Kings march — standing with so many voices for freedom and democracy. We will not let them take it away. We’ll fight, like Ukrainians fight — with courage, unity, and hope. ✊🏼
🎥 Vyto Starinskas / Verde Independent
#NoKings #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
🎥 Vyto Starinskas / Verde Independent
#NoKings #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere
I have a few words to say today — not for myself, but for everyone who still believes this country belongs to the people.
We’re stronger than fear.
Kinder than hate.
Far more united than they want us to be.
And we have friends everywhere.
See you in the streets. ✊🏼
We’re stronger than fear.
Kinder than hate.
Far more united than they want us to be.
And we have friends everywhere.
See you in the streets. ✊🏼
October 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I have a few words to say today — not for myself, but for everyone who still believes this country belongs to the people.
We’re stronger than fear.
Kinder than hate.
Far more united than they want us to be.
And we have friends everywhere.
See you in the streets. ✊🏼
We’re stronger than fear.
Kinder than hate.
Far more united than they want us to be.
And we have friends everywhere.
See you in the streets. ✊🏼
History doesn’t just repeat — it warns. In Weimar Germany, Nazis staged fights then claimed only they could save the nation. Sound familiar? Trump + MAGA brand liberals “terrorists,” deploy troops for Fox war-zone images, erase right-wing violence, and unleash threats. Call it what it is: fascism.
October 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
History doesn’t just repeat — it warns. In Weimar Germany, Nazis staged fights then claimed only they could save the nation. Sound familiar? Trump + MAGA brand liberals “terrorists,” deploy troops for Fox war-zone images, erase right-wing violence, and unleash threats. Call it what it is: fascism.
MAGA demands our empathy while showing us none — then lies that we’re the violent ones. Facts say otherwise: 93% of BLM protests were peaceful, yet 13 of 14 recent deadly political attacks came from the far right.
Welcome to the Hunger Games.
Welcome to the Hunger Games.
September 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
MAGA demands our empathy while showing us none — then lies that we’re the violent ones. Facts say otherwise: 93% of BLM protests were peaceful, yet 13 of 14 recent deadly political attacks came from the far right.
Welcome to the Hunger Games.
Welcome to the Hunger Games.
How. Exhausting. This. Is. Nearly half of Project 2025 is complete in just 200 days. This isn’t a vision board, it’s an authoritarian roadmap: dismantling checks & balances, stripping rights, silencing dissent, weaponizing power against communities. GOP extremists should be afraid of us.
September 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
How. Exhausting. This. Is. Nearly half of Project 2025 is complete in just 200 days. This isn’t a vision board, it’s an authoritarian roadmap: dismantling checks & balances, stripping rights, silencing dissent, weaponizing power against communities. GOP extremists should be afraid of us.
☀️ Clear skies over Bell Rock today — and great news: SET status has been lifted for all areas. Our community is safe, thanks to the incredible dedication of our firefighters. 💛
#ThankYouFirefighters #BellRock #Sedona
#ThankYouFirefighters #BellRock #Sedona
August 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
☀️ Clear skies over Bell Rock today — and great news: SET status has been lifted for all areas. Our community is safe, thanks to the incredible dedication of our firefighters. 💛
#ThankYouFirefighters #BellRock #Sedona
#ThankYouFirefighters #BellRock #Sedona
Not what you want to see across the street. #woodsfire
August 14, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Not what you want to see across the street. #woodsfire