Svetozar
@svetozar.bsky.social
History buff, public servant, fan of Central Europe, as well as other cultures and languages. Former student of literature. Need to devote more time to reading my many books. Best found in a tavern behind a mug of dark beer.
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@davidjroth.bsky.social We're having a great time here at the Overlook Hotel. They're saying it's the best party ever. The bartender is very friendly. Everyone looks happy and normal, you keep hearing it more and more.
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
@davidjroth.bsky.social We're having a great time here at the Overlook Hotel. They're saying it's the best party ever. The bartender is very friendly. Everyone looks happy and normal, you keep hearing it more and more.
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Elon Really doesn’t like paying fines.
December 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Elon Really doesn’t like paying fines.
Good informative take on shifts in Russian tactics highlighted by the impending fall of Pokrovsk. No, not the end of the world, no smashing breakthroughs, but cause for concern as Russians slowly develop their approach.
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Opinion | Ominous maps of a falling fortress city reveal a change in Ukraine war
Putting Russia’s campaign to capture the Ukrainian fortress city into perspective.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Good informative take on shifts in Russian tactics highlighted by the impending fall of Pokrovsk. No, not the end of the world, no smashing breakthroughs, but cause for concern as Russians slowly develop their approach.
wapo.st/4oA90Kr
wapo.st/4oA90Kr
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Destroying American Diplomacy: Pulling Down our First Line of Defense
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The damage done in less than one year can be repaired, but it will take decades. Worse, where we once led with ease, we’ll now find ourselves as a nation, bringing up the rear.
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The damage done in less than one year can be repaired, but it will take decades. Worse, where we once led with ease, we’ll now find ourselves as a nation, bringing up the rear.
Destroying American Diplomacy: Pulling Down our First Line of Defense
The Steady State | by Charles A. Ray
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December 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Destroying American Diplomacy: Pulling Down our First Line of Defense
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
The damage done in less than one year can be repaired, but it will take decades. Worse, where we once led with ease, we’ll now find ourselves as a nation, bringing up the rear.
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
The damage done in less than one year can be repaired, but it will take decades. Worse, where we once led with ease, we’ll now find ourselves as a nation, bringing up the rear.
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62% of Americans want Ukraine to win the war against Russia, and 64% support continued US arms deliveries, up 9 points from last year. Support has grown in both parties: 59% of Republicans and 75% of Democrats back it, according to the latest Reagan Institute survey.
December 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
62% of Americans want Ukraine to win the war against Russia, and 64% support continued US arms deliveries, up 9 points from last year. Support has grown in both parties: 59% of Republicans and 75% of Democrats back it, according to the latest Reagan Institute survey.
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Some public servants may have been forced to leave the federal government, but they surely have not stopped fighting for the American people.
Today we’re bringing together hundreds of former federal workers, government leaders, and public service experts at our first Civil Service Strong Convening.
We’re dedicated to turning this current governmental crisis into a catalyst for generational change.
We’re dedicated to turning this current governmental crisis into a catalyst for generational change.
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Some public servants may have been forced to leave the federal government, but they surely have not stopped fighting for the American people.
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The “garbage” destroying America isn’t in Minnesota’s Somalian community. It’s in the Oval Office. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The “garbage” destroying America isn’t in Minnesota’s Somalian community. It’s in the Oval Office. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Brett Kavanagh, his friends, and his family will be living with these images until their dying days. Unimaginable betrayal of the American creed.
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Brett Kavanagh, his friends, and his family will be living with these images until their dying days. Unimaginable betrayal of the American creed.
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According to Der Spiegel, Macron warned Zelensky that the United States "may intervene in the issue of territories without providing security guarantees" and used the word "betrayal." "Zelensky must be very careful in the coming days."
www.spiegel.de/politik/ukra...
www.spiegel.de/politik/ukra...
December 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
According to Der Spiegel, Macron warned Zelensky that the United States "may intervene in the issue of territories without providing security guarantees" and used the word "betrayal." "Zelensky must be very careful in the coming days."
www.spiegel.de/politik/ukra...
www.spiegel.de/politik/ukra...
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“Damage is being done to America’s diplomatic service that we will be paying for decades to come.” AFSA's John Dinkelman on the findings of our new survey: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
U.S. Diplomats Report Broken Morale and Abandoned Careers
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December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“Damage is being done to America’s diplomatic service that we will be paying for decades to come.” AFSA's John Dinkelman on the findings of our new survey: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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The Bubble-Wrapped President: Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
By Jonathan Lemire
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
By Jonathan Lemire
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The Bubble-Wrapped President: Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
By Jonathan Lemire
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
By Jonathan Lemire
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Really sad account. I'm old enough to remember when we facilitated legitimate travel. Feel sorry for this couple. Moreover jacking up regular Iranians hurts us in the longer term struggle for hearts and minds...
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Visa canceled at the border, a Hopkins grad student has been stuck in Canada for months
Ehsan Rajabi said the university declined to advocate for him.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Really sad account. I'm old enough to remember when we facilitated legitimate travel. Feel sorry for this couple. Moreover jacking up regular Iranians hurts us in the longer term struggle for hearts and minds...
www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
www.thebanner.com/education/hi...
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in which the Atlantic joins my Trump doesn't do shit brigade
Trump’s echo chamber:
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Very little U.S travel
No rallies or contact with supporters
Right-wing media
Dinners with rich donors and billionaires
Truth Social
Lack of staff to tell him no www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Bubble-Wrapped President
Trump surrounds himself with those who flatter him in places where he is comfortable.
www.theatlantic.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:42 PM
in which the Atlantic joins my Trump doesn't do shit brigade
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
Habba: There were individuals that were saying that this should be a safe harbor, a safe haven. Why? America is America because we protect our own.
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Her parents owe their lives to the United States accepting them as asylum seekers fleeing religious persecution in Iraq in the 1980s. She wouldn't be here if we had not offered her family safe haven.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
The hypocrisy is stunning.
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Just sent out my free weekend update. Though the reporting this week made it crystal clear that the Trump administration is with Putin, that was not a bad thing for Ukraine. Accepting the truth is the first step to recovery-and the truth cannot now be denied. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #161: Not A Bad Week For Ukraine
Truth, Democracy and Corruption, Possible High Command Changes, Are European Gloves Coming Off?
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November 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Just sent out my free weekend update. Though the reporting this week made it crystal clear that the Trump administration is with Putin, that was not a bad thing for Ukraine. Accepting the truth is the first step to recovery-and the truth cannot now be denied. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
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Morning Bluesky.
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Morning Bluesky.
Note the key flag, lack of empathy. A systemic issue with the current administration. Also a noted pattern at Nuremberg among Nazi defendants. It comes from the same well.
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She’s torn between her love for Trump and her work with migrants
A conservative woman detects a lack of empathy — and a broken promise — in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Note the key flag, lack of empathy. A systemic issue with the current administration. Also a noted pattern at Nuremberg among Nazi defendants. It comes from the same well.
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I don't want to get my hopes up about a GOP Senator actually acting on core American principles against the Trump regime's egregious violations, but Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker vowing oversight of illegal Caribbean boat strikes looks like a move in that direction.
Now follow through.
Now follow through.
November 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I don't want to get my hopes up about a GOP Senator actually acting on core American principles against the Trump regime's egregious violations, but Armed Services Committee Chair Roger Wicker vowing oversight of illegal Caribbean boat strikes looks like a move in that direction.
Now follow through.
Now follow through.
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This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
This is one of the most important exposés published in WSJ in several years, and it derives from intercepts and analyses by foreign intelligence services studying the conduct of Trump and his inner team. It's first and foremost a wake up call to the people of the United States.
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1/ The Russian army has to rely on modified civilian vehicles purchased with soldiers' own money, because military trucks are in such short supply. According to a Russian soldier-warblogger, units have to wait between 5 to 12 months to receive trucks. ⬇️
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Looks like a scene from an apocalypse movie — the russians are entering the southern part of Pokrovsk under the cover of morning fog.
November 29, 2025 at 11:57 AM
1/ The Russian army has to rely on modified civilian vehicles purchased with soldiers' own money, because military trucks are in such short supply. According to a Russian soldier-warblogger, units have to wait between 5 to 12 months to receive trucks. ⬇️
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bsky.app/profile/rshe...
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Bluesky did a major update, there are many new features and some design changes! The #reporting function for example is now much more detailed and if you click on one of the options you'll see more subcategories that narrow down the issue! Awesome!🤩 Will add more... #Bluesky #BlueskyUpdate #NAFO
Bluesky did a major update, there are many new features and some design changes! The #reporting function for example is now much more detailed and if you click on one of the options you'll see more subcategories that narrow down the issue! Awesome!🤩 Will add more... #Bluesky #BlueskyUpdate #NAFO
November 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Bluesky did a major update, there are many new features and some design changes! The #reporting function for example is now much more detailed and if you click on one of the options you'll see more subcategories that narrow down the issue! Awesome!🤩 Will add more... #Bluesky #BlueskyUpdate #NAFO
Bluesky did a major update, there are many new features and some design changes! The #reporting function for example is now much more detailed and if you click on one of the options you'll see more subcategories that narrow down the issue! Awesome!🤩 Will add more... #Bluesky #BlueskyUpdate #NAFO