Vic Hurtowy
@vichurtowy.bsky.social
Politically a Bernie Sanders progressive. First-generation Ukrainian American born in Chicago
My passions are Ukraine, dogs, and playing with canoes and kayaks.
My passions are Ukraine, dogs, and playing with canoes and kayaks.
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Our foreign policy, if that is still the right concept, has three pillars: alienate allies, encourage enemies, and take bribes.
"The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal" edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Our foreign policy, if that is still the right concept, has three pillars: alienate allies, encourage enemies, and take bribes.
Bernie's on time.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Bernie's on time.
Inhumanity is Trump's goal.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Inhumanity is Trump's goal.
Nah, send him to 1946 Nuremberg instead.
November 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Nah, send him to 1946 Nuremberg instead.
October 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
When we say No Kings, we mean Freedom.
My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 18th.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/when-we-sa...
My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 18th.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/when-we-sa...
When we say No Kings, we mean Freedom (video)
My speech in Cincinnati for the No Kings rally of October 17th
snyder.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Retired intelligence analysts confirm what the political scientists are telling us — and what the world outside is telling us — the goal of these people is the end of law, the end of democracy, and the end of a recognizable republic.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US ‘on a trajectory’ toward authoritarian rule, ex-officials warn
A network of former intelligence and security officers says democratic decline is accelerating under Trump’s rule
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Soros had to file for bankruptcy after paying Antifa members $4 billion for NO KINGS DAY protests.
True story broski. 😉 😜
True story broski. 😉 😜
October 22, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Soros had to file for bankruptcy after paying Antifa members $4 billion for NO KINGS DAY protests.
True story broski. 😉 😜
True story broski. 😉 😜
Every meeting with Putin has been a waste of time. Putin's playing his asset in the Whitehouse like an old fiddle 🎻
Note that Trump has demanded $230million in tax payer money from the DOJ for legitimately investigating his crimes. That sounds like Kremlin level kleptocracy from where I'm sitting.
Note that Trump has demanded $230million in tax payer money from the DOJ for legitimately investigating his crimes. That sounds like Kremlin level kleptocracy from where I'm sitting.
⚡️Update: Trump says 'no determination' yet on Putin summit.
"I don't want to have a wasted meeting," Trump told reporters at the White House on Oct. 21. He said there would be an update on next steps in "the next two days."
"I don't want to have a wasted meeting," Trump told reporters at the White House on Oct. 21. He said there would be an update on next steps in "the next two days."
No plans for Putin-Trump summit in 'immediate future,' Lavrov-Rubio meeting also shelved
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also do not plan to meet in person in the near future, though they held a "productive" call on Oct. 20, a State Departmen...
kyivindependent.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Every meeting with Putin has been a waste of time. Putin's playing his asset in the Whitehouse like an old fiddle 🎻
Note that Trump has demanded $230million in tax payer money from the DOJ for legitimately investigating his crimes. That sounds like Kremlin level kleptocracy from where I'm sitting.
Note that Trump has demanded $230million in tax payer money from the DOJ for legitimately investigating his crimes. That sounds like Kremlin level kleptocracy from where I'm sitting.
"The department fired back with a picture it claimed showed the “narco boat” in question—except it wasn’t even from the same hemisphere."
'You F---ing Liars': Kristi Noem’s DHS Utterly Destroyed For Using Old Photo of Drug Bust in Spain to Spin Deadly Attack in the Caribbean
The Department of Homeland Security under Kristi Noem is catching serious heat after it tried—and spectacularly failed—to justify a deadly U.S. boat strike by posting a completely unrelated drug bust ...
dailyboulder.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 AM
"The department fired back with a picture it claimed showed the “narco boat” in question—except it wasn’t even from the same hemisphere."
I agree with Snyder.
Valuable reporting here. I think the key thing is the use of Venezuela to accustom American armed forces to lawless murder. The goal then is to get them to do the same thing inside the US.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Real Target of Trump’s War on Drug Boats
The Administration has blown up seven vessels in the Caribbean in recent weeks, but the President has been pushing for more dramatic military action in Latin America since his first term.
www.newyorker.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I agree with Snyder.
MAGA fans expressed astonishment and disgust Monday night as FBI head Kash Patel publicly celebrated Diwali, the Hindu “Festival of Lights” celebrated each autumn by more than a billion people, including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists.
MAGAts are gonna MAGA.
💥🤣
MAGAts are gonna MAGA.
💥🤣
'Get out of my country!' MAGA fans rage as Kash Patel celebrates Diwali
MAGA fans expressed astonishment and disgust Monday night as FBI head Kash Patel publicly celebrated Diwali, the Hindu “Festival of Lights” celebrated each autumn by more than a billion people, includ...
www.rawstory.com
October 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
MAGA fans expressed astonishment and disgust Monday night as FBI head Kash Patel publicly celebrated Diwali, the Hindu “Festival of Lights” celebrated each autumn by more than a billion people, including Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, and some Buddhists.
MAGAts are gonna MAGA.
💥🤣
MAGAts are gonna MAGA.
💥🤣
But you still can’t spell. Show us your school transcripts.
October 20, 2025 at 11:10 AM
But you still can’t spell. Show us your school transcripts.
Pritzker told the MSNBC host that he believes Miller, who serves as the president’s deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, is running the show behind the scenes and is among those at the White House who are “taking advantage” of Trump’s “diminished capacity.”
JB Pritzker puts Stephen Miller on notice: He will be held ‘accountable’
The Illinois governor also accused Miller of “taking advantage” of Trump’s “diminished capacity” to carry out aggressive immigration enforcement.
www.msnbc.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Pritzker told the MSNBC host that he believes Miller, who serves as the president’s deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser, is running the show behind the scenes and is among those at the White House who are “taking advantage” of Trump’s “diminished capacity.”
Anyone else get paid today?
Thanks Mr Soros 👍 🤣😉
Thanks Mr Soros 👍 🤣😉
October 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Anyone else get paid today?
Thanks Mr Soros 👍 🤣😉
Thanks Mr Soros 👍 🤣😉
Don't blink...
October 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Don't blink...
The orange shit weasel literally said “LONG LIVE THE KING,” and people are still asking why No Kings protestors exist.
October 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The orange shit weasel literally said “LONG LIVE THE KING,” and people are still asking why No Kings protestors exist.
From one of Governor Newsom's staffers via Reddit
October 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
From one of Governor Newsom's staffers via Reddit
Grant Park Chicago
Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Grant Park Chicago
Apparently this is legit and not a fake.
I could have gone the rest of my life without knowing this.
🤔
I could have gone the rest of my life without knowing this.
🤔
October 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Apparently this is legit and not a fake.
I could have gone the rest of my life without knowing this.
🤔
I could have gone the rest of my life without knowing this.
🤔
I need about 2 weeks of traveling by canoe with my beagle Ollie.
It's getting late in the year so I'm thinking SE Missouri and the Ozark rivers in the Mark Twain Natl Forest. The Eleven Point River is my favorite so I'll spend my 1st 3-4 days there.
Enjoy your day.
It's getting late in the year so I'm thinking SE Missouri and the Ozark rivers in the Mark Twain Natl Forest. The Eleven Point River is my favorite so I'll spend my 1st 3-4 days there.
Enjoy your day.
October 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I need about 2 weeks of traveling by canoe with my beagle Ollie.
It's getting late in the year so I'm thinking SE Missouri and the Ozark rivers in the Mark Twain Natl Forest. The Eleven Point River is my favorite so I'll spend my 1st 3-4 days there.
Enjoy your day.
It's getting late in the year so I'm thinking SE Missouri and the Ozark rivers in the Mark Twain Natl Forest. The Eleven Point River is my favorite so I'll spend my 1st 3-4 days there.
Enjoy your day.
In Trump's administration lying is a virtue.
From the Whitehouse to the J6ers posing as ICE agents on the street, they lie.
From the Whitehouse to the J6ers posing as ICE agents on the street, they lie.
October 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In Trump's administration lying is a virtue.
From the Whitehouse to the J6ers posing as ICE agents on the street, they lie.
From the Whitehouse to the J6ers posing as ICE agents on the street, they lie.