Катя
@littlekozzak.bsky.social
‘Better a witty fool than a foolish wit.’
Gimme old maps, early modern (and personal) drama, sci-fi, and cats.
Gimme old maps, early modern (and personal) drama, sci-fi, and cats.
Ten hours. Ten hours of bombardment for Kyiv last night. Руский мир is death.
This is Kyiv this morning. Russia yet again demonstrates its aspirations for peace by bombing apartment buildings and civilian infrastructure.
December 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ten hours. Ten hours of bombardment for Kyiv last night. Руский мир is death.
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Zelenskyy to Bloomberg: “There is one question I — and all Ukrainians — want to get an answer to: if Russia again starts a war, what will our partners do.”
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December 8, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Zelenskyy to Bloomberg: “There is one question I — and all Ukrainians — want to get an answer to: if Russia again starts a war, what will our partners do.”
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One of the best and funniest film reviews ever. And makes me feel un-alone in not liking Love, Actually.
www.jezebel.com/i-rewatched-...
www.jezebel.com/i-rewatched-...
I Rewatched Love Actually and Am Here to Ruin It for All of You
Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.
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December 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
One of the best and funniest film reviews ever. And makes me feel un-alone in not liking Love, Actually.
www.jezebel.com/i-rewatched-...
www.jezebel.com/i-rewatched-...
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November in Ukraine💔
December 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
November in Ukraine💔
If you live in the UK, please fill out the gov’s survey regarding proposed changes to earning settled status. Essentially, wait times for those on visas wishing to gain settled status will double (5 to 10 years), even for those already here. ukhomeoffice.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Home Office Consultation on Earned Settlement
Home Office Consultation on Earned Settlement
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December 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
If you live in the UK, please fill out the gov’s survey regarding proposed changes to earning settled status. Essentially, wait times for those on visas wishing to gain settled status will double (5 to 10 years), even for those already here. ukhomeoffice.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
Nearly forgot my fave t-giving tradition. Watching this WKRP ep.
And I’m thankful to be thousands of miles from family drama…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1c...
And I’m thankful to be thousands of miles from family drama…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1c...
WKRP in Cincinnati - S1E7 - Turkeys Away (Segment) (SUPERSCALED)
YouTube video by Crosscut Films
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November 28, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Nearly forgot my fave t-giving tradition. Watching this WKRP ep.
And I’m thankful to be thousands of miles from family drama…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1c...
And I’m thankful to be thousands of miles from family drama…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lr1c...
Today a friend told me (nicely) that I am ‘all subconscious’ with very little at the surface but ‘hiding so much happening underneath’. I am still pondering this.
October 7, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Today a friend told me (nicely) that I am ‘all subconscious’ with very little at the surface but ‘hiding so much happening underneath’. I am still pondering this.
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Expected… We warned you all for years…
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Expected… We warned you all for years…
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NATO does not consider the incident with the UAV in Polish airspace as an attack, — Reuters
September 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
NATO does not consider the incident with the UAV in Polish airspace as an attack, — Reuters
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ExxonMobil returns to Sakhalin-1. That's what Alaska was about. Doing business. Helping russian regime with money to kill more Ukrainians
Breaking: Exxon has held secret talks with Russia’s biggest state energy company about resuming business in the country.
Exclusive | Exxon Held Secret Talks With Rosneft About Going Back to Russia
Resuming business in Russia would mark a dramatic rapprochement after Exxon’s messy breakup with Moscow when Putin attacked Ukraine in 2022
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August 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
ExxonMobil returns to Sakhalin-1. That's what Alaska was about. Doing business. Helping russian regime with money to kill more Ukrainians
Got to see Midnight in Nashville, the excellent play by @rudepundit.bsky.social at the Fringe today. If you’re lucky enough to be in Edinburgh, go see it!!
August 13, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Got to see Midnight in Nashville, the excellent play by @rudepundit.bsky.social at the Fringe today. If you’re lucky enough to be in Edinburgh, go see it!!
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You sang a different song when you forced us to disarm in 1994, guaranteeing our security, only to be "sick" of sending not your soldiers, oh no, but only weapons, now when we are under attack by a ruthless terrorist country which burns families in their beds while they sleep.
JD Vance: "We're done with the funding of the Ukraine war business. We want to bring about a peaceful settlement to this thing."
August 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
You sang a different song when you forced us to disarm in 1994, guaranteeing our security, only to be "sick" of sending not your soldiers, oh no, but only weapons, now when we are under attack by a ruthless terrorist country which burns families in their beds while they sleep.
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On July 12, the New York Times published a field report from Russia's Kursk Oblast about the aftermath of Ukraine's seven-month-long incursion.
The Kyiv Independent picked five times the author failed to provide due context, and is filling in the gaps.
The Kyiv Independent picked five times the author failed to provide due context, and is filling in the gaps.
5 ways the New York Times fails its readers in its most recent piece about Russia’s war
The New York Times' recent feature detailing Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast presents a vivid, harrowing account of civilian suffering.
It also twists the narrative, stays mute on the ...
kyivindependent.com
July 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
On July 12, the New York Times published a field report from Russia's Kursk Oblast about the aftermath of Ukraine's seven-month-long incursion.
The Kyiv Independent picked five times the author failed to provide due context, and is filling in the gaps.
The Kyiv Independent picked five times the author failed to provide due context, and is filling in the gaps.
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In a better world 741 killer machines launched at civilians would make headlines, but Americans got bored of the war, so who really cares
July 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
In a better world 741 killer machines launched at civilians would make headlines, but Americans got bored of the war, so who really cares
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Welp, thanks to an IT eff up, I’m locked out of my work account. Reading in the back garden it is.
July 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Welp, thanks to an IT eff up, I’m locked out of my work account. Reading in the back garden it is.
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⚡️'Russia will hit your other cheek as well' — Ukraine rebukes Slovak FM's call to 'perhaps forgive' Moscow.
"Russia's sense of impunity is the root cause of its crimes," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote. "It's naive to expect a criminal to stop if their crime is forgiven instead of punished."
"Russia's sense of impunity is the root cause of its crimes," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote. "It's naive to expect a criminal to stop if their crime is forgiven instead of punished."
'Russia will hit your other cheek as well' — Ukraine rebukes Slovak FM's call to 'perhaps forgive' Moscow
"Russia's sense of impunity is the root cause of its crimes," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote in a post on X. "It's naive to expect a criminal to stop if their crime is forgiven instead of punish...
kyivindependent.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
⚡️'Russia will hit your other cheek as well' — Ukraine rebukes Slovak FM's call to 'perhaps forgive' Moscow.
"Russia's sense of impunity is the root cause of its crimes," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote. "It's naive to expect a criminal to stop if their crime is forgiven instead of punished."
"Russia's sense of impunity is the root cause of its crimes," Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha wrote. "It's naive to expect a criminal to stop if their crime is forgiven instead of punished."
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“The United States remains committed to supporting the Russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future”
June 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“The United States remains committed to supporting the Russian people as they continue to build on their aspirations for a brighter future”
Should not have gotten a Netflix account before I finished marking. Now very deep into Castlevania and there are still essays.
May 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Should not have gotten a Netflix account before I finished marking. Now very deep into Castlevania and there are still essays.
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Each region of Ukraine has developed its own distinctive type of vyshyvanka, characterized by unique embroidery techniques, patterns, and color schemes.
These regional styles reflect historical influences, local traditions, natural surroundings, and symbolic meanings passed through generations.
These regional styles reflect historical influences, local traditions, natural surroundings, and symbolic meanings passed through generations.
April 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Each region of Ukraine has developed its own distinctive type of vyshyvanka, characterized by unique embroidery techniques, patterns, and color schemes.
These regional styles reflect historical influences, local traditions, natural surroundings, and symbolic meanings passed through generations.
These regional styles reflect historical influences, local traditions, natural surroundings, and symbolic meanings passed through generations.
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Chornobyl disaster occurred in the early hours of April 26, 1986, in Soviet Ukraine. Nearly 39 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, Russia’s brazen attack on the $2 billion New Safe Confinement poses a new potential radioactive danger.
Chornobyl isn’t safe anymore... again
YouTube video by Kyiv Independent
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April 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Chornobyl disaster occurred in the early hours of April 26, 1986, in Soviet Ukraine. Nearly 39 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, Russia’s brazen attack on the $2 billion New Safe Confinement poses a new potential radioactive danger.
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The Kyiv Independent asked Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars to share their stories about Crimea and what would it mean for them if the U.S. would acknowledge and support Russia's annexation of their homeland.
'US tells Russia crimes it commits are acceptable' — What recognition of Russia's occupation of Crimea would mean for Ukrainians, Crimean Tatars
The U.S. is reportedly considering officially recognizing Russian control over occupied Crimea as part of a potential peace agreement — a territorial concession that would kill the existing world orde...
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April 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Kyiv Independent asked Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars to share their stories about Crimea and what would it mean for them if the U.S. would acknowledge and support Russia's annexation of their homeland.