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Romeo Kokriatski

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 8d

Your newspapers are lying to you. This week, we discuss the lies, lies, and dirty lies present in a WaPo piece on Kash Patel, among others. Give us a listen

open.spotify.com/episode/2Wtj...

'Kash Patel, ICE raids, and State-sanctioned murder' with SK Media

open.spotify.com

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 1d

Should the New York Times be sold to Pennysaver and its editors sent to work in Amazon warehouses? It depends on who you ask.

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 20h

(btw American elections are free but unfair and have been for decades under GOP racial discrimination and suppression policies, most modern elections have been utterly undemocratic as a result)

Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 21h

People who say there won't be elections in America are insane. There will always be elections in America. Now, will those elections matter?

The gentleman who bought the voting machines you use may have a surprising opinion on the topic.

Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 23h

So dominion voting got sold, look at this fascinating statement from their new owner (not to doom but this is, uh, suboptimal). www.dominionvoting.com

(Dominion voting website now redirecting to libertyvote.com with the following statement:)

Our Promise.
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My Fellow Americans,
Today, I am proud to announce Liberty Vote - a 100% American-owned election technology company dedicated to restoring trust in our elections. Our mission is clear: every vote must be secure, fair, and verifiable.
I have spent my life working to strengthen America's elections. That commitment began years ago, in the aftermath of the 2000 election, when I worked for the Missouri Secretary of State. Later, as Election Director in St. Louis, I led the effort to modernize outdated systems and rebuild public trust. Eventually, I founded an election technology company that today serves nearly one in four voters nationwide.
With Liberty Vote, we are building on that legacy. We are turning the page and beginning the vital work of restoring faith in American elections. While these changes will not happen overnight, Liberty Vote's mission is rooted in American values and committed to transparency, independent audits, and verifiable paper records.
Our purpose is simple: to ensure that America's elections are secure, fair, and honest.
Scott Leiendecker
Founder and Chairman, Liberty Vote

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 1d

I learned that if I wasn't going to be writing the truth, fucking no one else would.

Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 1d

Yep. That's why I went into journalism in the first place.

Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 2d

Like how can we have endless pieces about fucking dissertation plagiarism and not one about "the spokesperson for DHS tells specific, easily-disproven lies constantly to provide cover for serious crimes against the public" how is that not a big deal? Do I have to write this shit myself?!?!?

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 1d

THAT IS ONE OF THEIR MOST PERNICIOUS LIES

Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 1d

Bureaucrats, as a famous scientist once said, aren't people and shouldn't be respected.

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 1d

Bureaucracy is possibly one of greatest malicious inventions humankind has ever wrought

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Yana 🇺🇦 @yanadear.bsky.social · 2d

she exposed russian brutality in life and with her death

rest in peace hero

Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, killed in Russian captivity, named World Press Freedom Hero

www.pravda.com.ua

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 1d

Bribes and money laundering! A very clear purpose imo

GHOULLIKEHELLMACHINE @golikehellmachine.com · 2d

also we gave argentina $20B for no clear purpose

James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 2d

“We refuse to pay the troops and also we’re doing indiscriminate firings of people for no reason”

I’ve never seen an administration so faithfully committed to self-immolation in my entire life

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SK Media @spaghettikozak.bsky.social · 2d

This is stupid. Russia will just take advantage of this and violate the ceasefire. The solution is always the same- delete russians until they stop. Nothing else is effective.

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 2d

🇺🇦🕊️ Ukraine is ready for a truce with Russia for the duration of the Olympics, which will be held on February 6-22, 2026, — Ukrainian Foreign Ministry

🇮🇹 Italy has proposed declaring a truce in all regional wars for the duration of Winter Olympics.

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 1d

Macron is really trying his damnnest to hold onto power (or leave a Macronist legacy?) but I really cannot see a single upside to reappointing Lecornu, that's a no-confidence government from the get-go

Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 2d

I remember faggot being the most common slur growing up when I lived in Richmond, even more than retard. Honestly gratifying to see at least that changed

Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 2d

I hate that this argument is used by ostensibly serious people in ostensibly serious situations and is taken seriously instead of like, grabbed by the ear and dragged out of recess for being a twat.

Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 2d

Folks, I say this unironically, but we're just flat-out going to win. The Russians just...don't have the moxie.

WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 2d

Troops of the 28th Mechanized Brigade “Knights of the Winter Campaign” turned a Steam Deck console into a remote control for a machine gun at their position.

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 2d

I love the season of 'Panickly message all your friends, coworkers, and loved ones every few days after a massive missile and drone strike', this is a normal situation that normal people are psychologically adept at handling for years at a time

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 2d

If you ever stuck up for "ideological diversity ' or good faith debate or whatever and thought guys like Thiessen were part of that congratulations you are a huge sucker and Thiessen and the other conservatives are laughing at you now that they won.

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 2d

Not so much implied as outright stated during Skyward Sword

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 3d

“Asshole with a thin leftist veneer” is what a substantial number of people want, because they don’t actually want to make the world better, they want to feel they’re part of a club and that their resentment of life and desire for someone to tell them how to think is justified.

fleurdor.bsky.social @fleurdor.bsky.social · 3d

I have never understood this guy's appeal. He's just an asshole with a thin leftist veneer. Like Vaush with even less substance.

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PistolsMcGee @pistolsmcgee.bsky.social · 3d

The one thing that makes me smile about this is imagining the ghost of J Edgar Hoover watching Kash Patel and continuously wishing that he could kill himself.

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clinodev @clinodev.bsky.social · 4d

You'd have to start with the courts. It's mostly been judges who overturned previous attempts at police reform. No bill passed Congress granting police qualified immunity, no bill passed to say police have no responsibility to stop a guy from stabbing you, and so on. It's all judicial invention.

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 4d

? I see a lot of posts about it, mostly in Dutch though

Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not following: do you believe that non-sequitor justifies obeying illegal orders to oppress fellow American citizens?

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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 4d

You're telling me this still has a chance

A frame from the television show Star Trek: The Next Generation featuring characters Captain Picard and Lieutenant Data. Picard's back is turned towards the camera, while Data faces him. A subtitle positioned under Data reads, 'the Irish Unification of 2024'.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 5d

it was in this moment, where the infamous white nationalist followed by the vice president of the united states shared the cartoon show that neo-Nazis had made about me, that I realized the modern world had gone mad and must end

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