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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 40m

one awesome fact: bsky.app/profile/maks...

Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · Dec 14

WOW
"His thesis was titled Ruaumoko, after the Māori god of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons"

Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 2h

Another difficult night in Ukraine

UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3h

⚡️Russia unleashed a massive overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine.

A seven-year-old boy was killed in Zaporizhzhia, at least 12 people were injured, and parts of Kyiv were left without power after strikes on homes and energy sites.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 3h

⚡️Russia unleashed a massive overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine.

A seven-year-old boy was killed in Zaporizhzhia, at least 12 people were injured, and parts of Kyiv were left without power after strikes on homes and energy sites.

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Andrii Katriuk 🇺🇦 @andriikatriuk.bsky.social · 7h

So russians again targeting electric infrastructure. So good that Ukrainians suffering for years isn't an escalation. The main thing is to have a sanction package n12466 so then ivan govnov from russian ass-on-pedophile feels consequences as late as possible.
#UkrainianView

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 9h

Russia is attacking Kyiv heavily right now. There are reports that an apartment building was hit.

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 1d

One day till submission deadline #econsky #AARES2026

Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society @aares-org.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 Take Note: #AARES2026 Abstract Submissions deadline has been extended!
⏳ Friday, 10 October 2025 (you've got one more week!)
ℹ️ Details and Submission guidelines: lnkd.in/gd64V8zi

#Adelaide #BusinessEventsAdelaide #AdelaideConventionCentre

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 1d

Newsome?

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 1d

Morning @ Mission Bay

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 2d

remember Ben talking about this paper (long time ago)

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 2d

A few things - borshchs, soups, salads, pickling veggies...
The essential herb.

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 2d

"Bench"

Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 2d

"Supreme" or "Canada's Supreme Court"? (compound collective noun)

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 2d

It's a big dill

🇳🇿🌱

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 3d

imagine appearing before the canadian supreme court to make the case whether you've been naughty or nice

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 3d

But is it better than the best NZ pie from Rosedale Bakery & Café in Albany, Auckland? 🤔

www.perthnow.com.au/food/mt-bark...

WA bakery crowned winner of Australia’s best gourmet meat pie

If you fancy a good gourmet pie, head to this bakery where you will find the best in the country — and that’s official.

www.perthnow.com.au

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 4d

Happy President of Puerto Rico Awareness Day — to all who celebrate! 🇵🇷

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 5d

One of the largest coordinated strikes across the territory of Ukraine

Preliminary:
- More than 700 UAVs of various types.
- Up to 50 cruise missiles “Kh-101”, “Kalibr”
- 2 aero-ballistic “Kinzhal” missiles

The main targets: Lviv (city and region), Zaporizhzhia, Odesa
t.me/mon1tor_ua/5...

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 5d

"The minting of this coin, while Trump is alive, appears to be illegal."

Do they know something we do not know?

Chris Thompson @christhompson.bsky.social · 6d

a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny

defector.com/treasury-dep...

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

defector.com

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Wild Hornets 🐝 @wildhornets.bsky.social · 5d

STING successfully neutralized several drones in Danish airspace 🇩🇰🚀

This happened during a combat experience exchange as part of a visit by a Ukrainian delegation.

Ukrainian pilots launched the STING interceptor, which accurately took down a Danish Banshee target drone.

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 6d

russians sent 20 drones targetding a big farm and killing 13 thousand pigs 🤬

Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 6d

DSNS.GOV.UA💙💛

#Kharkiv region: 13 000 pigs died as a result of a Russian UAV attack on an agricultural enterprise in Novovodolazka community

A large-scale fire broke out: 8 buildings for keeping pigs burned on a total area of 13.6 thousand sq. m. An employee of the enterprise was injured.

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 6d

Grandpa keeps skipping his pills

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Shelley Powers @burningbird.net · 6d

#giftarticle

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Thompson @christhompson.bsky.social · 6d

a person at Treasury gave Defector a rundown of how this process—which appears to be against the law—was expedited in order to avoid public scrutiny

defector.com/treasury-dep...

Treasury Department Has Plans To Mint Dollar Coin Featuring Donald Trump's Likeness | Defector

The United States Department of the Treasury has developed, to the brink of production, a dollar coin that features the face and likeness of President Donald Trump, according to a source within the Tr...

defector.com

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Naida46 @naida46.bsky.social · 6d

DSNS.GOV.UA💙💛

#Kharkiv region: 13 000 pigs died as a result of a Russian UAV attack on an agricultural enterprise in Novovodolazka community

A large-scale fire broke out: 8 buildings for keeping pigs burned on a total area of 13.6 thousand sq. m. An employee of the enterprise was injured.

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 7d

Even more disgusting that russians publish this

The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 7d

🤬 Russian FPV drone filmed tracking and striking a civilian car in Kherson. 2 elderly men injured.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 7d

🤬 Russian FPV drone filmed tracking and striking a civilian car in Kherson. 2 elderly men injured.

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 7d

Post a favorite econ paper: Lichter et al. (2021, JEEA) @sigginho.bsky.social

Regions with higher Stasi spy density in East Germany still show lower trust, lower incomes, higher unemployment, and less entrepreneurship decades after reunification.

Open-access link: doi.org/10.1093/jeea...

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 7d

This night, Russia arried out a massive combined strike at Ukrainian cities (Kyiv, Poltava, Bucha, Khariv, Odesa, Dnipro, Konotop).
Preliminary estimates:
200-300 UAVs
17 cruise missiles
7 ballistic missiles

t.me/mon1tor_ua/5...

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 7d

*giraffes

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Maksym Polyakov 🇺🇦🌻 @maksympolyakov.bsky.social · 7d

Till the end of the shutdown?

Matthew Champion @matthewchampion.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: the Trump-Epstein 'friendship' statue that was removed from the national mall and broken up has been repaired and is back on the national mall for "a limited time"

trump epstein 'friendship' statue repaired on national mall

plaque on trump epstein 'friendship' statue repaired on national mall

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