Randy 🇺🇦
@rendissimo.bsky.social
I post a lot about Baltic and European security stuff. Also cats. Don’t mind me and my saudade. Views my own. #славаукраїні
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Randy 🇺🇦
@rendissimo.bsky.social
· Oct 28
This happened over the weekend.
I want you to watch it.
I want you to understand that wiping it out has been a major Russian imperial objective for literally centuries—under the Tsars, under the Soviets, and now.
youtu.be/5XSBK81UeYU?...
I want you to watch it.
I want you to understand that wiping it out has been a major Russian imperial objective for literally centuries—under the Tsars, under the Soviets, and now.
youtu.be/5XSBK81UeYU?...
Valeriia Vovk and the Ukrainian Retro Revival
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
youtu.be
Was blessed to see this concert on Saturday. Saying it was a “bucket list” moment doesn’t do it justice. It simply felt like a blessing, and not just because the show ended up taking place in a church!
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These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years
November 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
These Megan Kelly clips are pretty good proof that a lot of people have gotten much much much worse over the last 10 years
Was blessed to see this concert on Saturday. Saying it was a “bucket list” moment doesn’t do it justice. It simply felt like a blessing, and not just because the show ended up taking place in a church!
This happened over the weekend.
I want you to watch it.
I want you to understand that wiping it out has been a major Russian imperial objective for literally centuries—under the Tsars, under the Soviets, and now.
youtu.be/5XSBK81UeYU?...
I want you to watch it.
I want you to understand that wiping it out has been a major Russian imperial objective for literally centuries—under the Tsars, under the Soviets, and now.
youtu.be/5XSBK81UeYU?...
Valeriia Vovk and the Ukrainian Retro Revival
YouTube video by #DogShirtTV
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Was blessed to see this concert on Saturday. Saying it was a “bucket list” moment doesn’t do it justice. It simply felt like a blessing, and not just because the show ended up taking place in a church!
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Federal agents doing slapdash safety check checkpoints because they have nothing better to do than harass American citizens is repugnant to our foundational principles. We should not tolerate it in a free society.
August 14, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Federal agents doing slapdash safety check checkpoints because they have nothing better to do than harass American citizens is repugnant to our foundational principles. We should not tolerate it in a free society.
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Last week I took a group to the infamous 9th Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania, which was the site of infamous crimes against humanity. This ended up begging the question: if this is the 9th fort, what about the others?!
Thread.
Thread.
August 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Last week I took a group to the infamous 9th Fort in Kaunas, Lithuania, which was the site of infamous crimes against humanity. This ended up begging the question: if this is the 9th fort, what about the others?!
Thread.
Thread.
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DHS is recruiting using a not-so-subtle reference to a 1978 book from white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, Which Way Western Man?
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
August 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
DHS is recruiting using a not-so-subtle reference to a 1978 book from white nationalist William Gayley Simpson, Which Way Western Man?
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
Simpson's book was released under an imprint associated with the National Alliance, founded by Turner Diaries author William Luther Pierce.
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When he’s right, he’s right, folks.
i really think the only reason we haven't created new states — which was a common political tactic in the 19th century, see nevada and the dakotas — is that 50 is a round number
August 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
When he’s right, he’s right, folks.
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"Never Again"
Empty platitudes, devoid of meaning and designed to defer a decision on concrete action.
Empty platitudes, devoid of meaning and designed to defer a decision on concrete action.
July 29, 2025 at 10:58 AM
"Never Again"
Empty platitudes, devoid of meaning and designed to defer a decision on concrete action.
Empty platitudes, devoid of meaning and designed to defer a decision on concrete action.
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In the ongoing saga of my research topic becoming current events...I have been wondering what will happpen with the property of immigrants being disappeared in America.
My husband and I left for vacation and were away for 3 weeks. When we returned, our neighbors, immigrants, with several children born in the USA, had disappeared. The house had a sold sign in the yard, but all of their belongings were still there. I have no idea what happened or where they went. 💔
July 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
In the ongoing saga of my research topic becoming current events...I have been wondering what will happpen with the property of immigrants being disappeared in America.
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As a German political scientist who used to live in the US I cannot say how deeply disturbing it is to see these masked ICE goons dragging people off the streets, and the GOP building up this massive secret police force. What a shameful moment in history this is.
July 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
As a German political scientist who used to live in the US I cannot say how deeply disturbing it is to see these masked ICE goons dragging people off the streets, and the GOP building up this massive secret police force. What a shameful moment in history this is.
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Today, 30 years on, we remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide.
In a world still scarred by conflict, we must learn from the past and confront hatred and prejudice wherever it occurs.
Never again must mean never again. #Srebrenica30
In a world still scarred by conflict, we must learn from the past and confront hatred and prejudice wherever it occurs.
Never again must mean never again. #Srebrenica30
July 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Today, 30 years on, we remember the victims of the Srebrenica genocide.
In a world still scarred by conflict, we must learn from the past and confront hatred and prejudice wherever it occurs.
Never again must mean never again. #Srebrenica30
In a world still scarred by conflict, we must learn from the past and confront hatred and prejudice wherever it occurs.
Never again must mean never again. #Srebrenica30
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really wish the news would stop covering musk like a harmless celebrity feuding with politicians via mean tweets and more like a malignant, foreign-born billionaire spending billions to brute-force our government to better serve him and harm millions.
July 7, 2025 at 12:57 PM
really wish the news would stop covering musk like a harmless celebrity feuding with politicians via mean tweets and more like a malignant, foreign-born billionaire spending billions to brute-force our government to better serve him and harm millions.
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I think this is an unfair mischaracterization of the use intended, and lumping it in with the sort of mine warfare that afflicts global civilians is counter-productive to the humanitarian purpose of the law.
Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland all heading in the wrong direction:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Defending your country should not mean killing civilians. Very odd these 5 want to be more like Russia... www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Defending your country should not mean killing civilians. Very odd these 5 want to be more like Russia... www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
Five European States Withdraw from Mine Ban Treaty
The withdrawal of five European countries from a longstanding and effective international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines unnecessarily puts civilians at risk.
www.hrw.org
July 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I think this is an unfair mischaracterization of the use intended, and lumping it in with the sort of mine warfare that afflicts global civilians is counter-productive to the humanitarian purpose of the law.
It’s almost as if this were written by someone whose people have never had to endure Russian aggression.
Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland all heading in the wrong direction:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Defending your country should not mean killing civilians. Very odd these 5 want to be more like Russia... www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...
Defending your country should not mean killing civilians. Very odd these 5 want to be more like Russia... www.hrw.org/the-day-in-h...
Five European States Withdraw from Mine Ban Treaty
The withdrawal of five European countries from a longstanding and effective international treaty prohibiting antipersonnel landmines unnecessarily puts civilians at risk.
www.hrw.org
July 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It’s almost as if this were written by someone whose people have never had to endure Russian aggression.
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NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
In Sudan, where children clung to life, doctors say USAID cuts have been fatal
The Trump administration’s cuts to USAID had an immediate and deadly impact in war-ravaged Sudan, according to civilians, doctors and aid officials.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: The death shadow cast by Musk.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
“When U.S.-supported soup kitchens were forced to close, babies starved quietly, their mothers said, while older siblings died begging for food.”
The world’s richest man did this to the world’s poorest children.
Don’t ever forget.
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A good time as any for a reminder of key points from On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
More and more of those are directly relevant for us in our failing democracies, sliding towards authoritarianism one Social Media misinformation after another...
More and more of those are directly relevant for us in our failing democracies, sliding towards authoritarianism one Social Media misinformation after another...
June 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A good time as any for a reminder of key points from On Tyranny by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
More and more of those are directly relevant for us in our failing democracies, sliding towards authoritarianism one Social Media misinformation after another...
More and more of those are directly relevant for us in our failing democracies, sliding towards authoritarianism one Social Media misinformation after another...
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Monitoring channels strongly warn: don't touch unknown objects -- russia attacked Kyiv with cluster munitions.
Cluster munitions.
On a city of 4M people.
Let that sink in.
Don't talk about "both sides."
Don't ask Ukraine to give up.
Peace comes only when russia is defeated.
Cluster munitions.
On a city of 4M people.
Let that sink in.
Don't talk about "both sides."
Don't ask Ukraine to give up.
Peace comes only when russia is defeated.
June 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Monitoring channels strongly warn: don't touch unknown objects -- russia attacked Kyiv with cluster munitions.
Cluster munitions.
On a city of 4M people.
Let that sink in.
Don't talk about "both sides."
Don't ask Ukraine to give up.
Peace comes only when russia is defeated.
Cluster munitions.
On a city of 4M people.
Let that sink in.
Don't talk about "both sides."
Don't ask Ukraine to give up.
Peace comes only when russia is defeated.
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Every now and then I remember there’s a Norwegian MP serving in the Ukrainian marine corps and she is just so unfathomably cool
June 21, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Every now and then I remember there’s a Norwegian MP serving in the Ukrainian marine corps and she is just so unfathomably cool
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Putin: “I’ve already said that Russians and Ukrainians are one people. In that sense, all of Ukraine is ours. … We have this old rule, that wherever a Russian steps foot — that’s our territory.”
Whatever this is, it’s not a president preparing his people for compromise.
Whatever this is, it’s not a president preparing his people for compromise.
June 21, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Putin: “I’ve already said that Russians and Ukrainians are one people. In that sense, all of Ukraine is ours. … We have this old rule, that wherever a Russian steps foot — that’s our territory.”
Whatever this is, it’s not a president preparing his people for compromise.
Whatever this is, it’s not a president preparing his people for compromise.
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🔴 Anastasiia, a Ukrainian girl with cancer, was killed in Israel by an Iranian rocket along with her mom, grandma, and siblings.
She had traveled there for treatment. Her father is currently defending Ukraine.
She had traveled there for treatment. Her father is currently defending Ukraine.
June 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
🔴 Anastasiia, a Ukrainian girl with cancer, was killed in Israel by an Iranian rocket along with her mom, grandma, and siblings.
She had traveled there for treatment. Her father is currently defending Ukraine.
She had traveled there for treatment. Her father is currently defending Ukraine.
JFC
America is one of those countries where if you host a global sporting event, inclusive messages have to be censored to so as not to anger the central government. In this case the message is “racism is bad” www.nytimes.com/athletic/643...
FIFA drops anti-racism, anti-discrimination messages for Club World Cup
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:13 PM
JFC
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I do not want AI in Slack. I do not want AI in Google. I do not want AI on Facebook. I do not want AI in documents or spreadsheets. I do not want AI in Adobe Acrobat. I do not want AI in Zoom. I do not want AI on news sites. I do not want AI in the patient portal for my doctor's office. I do not wan
June 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I do not want AI in Slack. I do not want AI in Google. I do not want AI on Facebook. I do not want AI in documents or spreadsheets. I do not want AI in Adobe Acrobat. I do not want AI in Zoom. I do not want AI on news sites. I do not want AI in the patient portal for my doctor's office. I do not wan
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You can't understand the behaviour of US elites - Democrats being too timid, Republicans debasing themselves, bureaucrats who behave like pushovers - without reference to the constant threat of political violence that has come with MAGA. Every day is January 6. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
June 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
You can't understand the behaviour of US elites - Democrats being too timid, Republicans debasing themselves, bureaucrats who behave like pushovers - without reference to the constant threat of political violence that has come with MAGA. Every day is January 6. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
This is a phenomenal initiative. Please take part if this applies to you.
Since 2021 or 2022, I’ve been collecting Baltic deportation stories. I have saved every single one of them in my special folder. I have promised myself to one day make something out of it. But it’s still brewing.
As the anniversary of the first wave of Baltics is approaching,
As the anniversary of the first wave of Baltics is approaching,
June 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
This is a phenomenal initiative. Please take part if this applies to you.
Can’t wait to check this out!
You can now order my book via Ibidem. These are stories with a bit of humor and history, and I hope they are saying more about Kharkiv than my ever-modest self 😅. Big thanks to @maksymeristavi.com and @victoriadonovan.bsky.social - my first readers & inspirations. www.ibidem.eu/en/Topics/So...
Kharkiv—A War City
Kharkiv—A War City - This unique collection of essays offers a glimpse into life in and around Kharkiv during the first two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A Kharkiv native, Vikoriia
www.ibidem.eu
June 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Can’t wait to check this out!