ren
@isensmith.bsky.social
IT professional turned English teacher, from the PNW, moved to Kyiv Ukraine in 2023. Into: Art, TRPGs, rationalism, democracy, ПЕРЕМОГА! 🇺🇦🇬🇪🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Tankies "Why would Ukraine ban ruZZian orthodox church?"
Meanwhile ruZZian orthodox church is nothing but a full on war propaganda tool
#UkrainianView
Meanwhile ruZZian orthodox church is nothing but a full on war propaganda tool
#UkrainianView
Nothing to see here, just a russian Orthodox Church near Moscow.
A sect that worships war, glorifying killing and militarism.
It should not be allowed anywhere in the civilized world.
A sect that worships war, glorifying killing and militarism.
It should not be allowed anywhere in the civilized world.
February 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Tankies "Why would Ukraine ban ruZZian orthodox church?"
Meanwhile ruZZian orthodox church is nothing but a full on war propaganda tool
#UkrainianView
Meanwhile ruZZian orthodox church is nothing but a full on war propaganda tool
#UkrainianView
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A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
How many followers for a prominent Bluesky elder to host Jeopardy
February 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A prominent Bluesky elder already hosts Jeopardy
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In Donetsk Oblast, a russian FPV drone struck a civilian car in Mykolaivka, Kramatorsk district.
Three people were killed. One more was injured.
Three people were killed. One more was injured.
February 17, 2026 at 9:38 AM
In Donetsk Oblast, a russian FPV drone struck a civilian car in Mykolaivka, Kramatorsk district.
Three people were killed. One more was injured.
Three people were killed. One more was injured.
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За що воюють Українці? / What are Ukrainians fighting for? (animation)
Цілі СВО для росіян і за що воюють Українці #animation
YouTube video by Фріоніс
youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:50 PM
За що воюють Українці? / What are Ukrainians fighting for? (animation)
What's a line delivery you will never forget?
So many from The Fugative I could have picked, but this is the best!
#filmsky
youtu.be/hZ7-II9DooE?...
So many from The Fugative I could have picked, but this is the best!
#filmsky
youtu.be/hZ7-II9DooE?...
February 17, 2026 at 4:49 PM
What's a line delivery you will never forget?
So many from The Fugative I could have picked, but this is the best!
#filmsky
youtu.be/hZ7-II9DooE?...
So many from The Fugative I could have picked, but this is the best!
#filmsky
youtu.be/hZ7-II9DooE?...
Advertise your account with a gif
February 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Advertise your account with a gif
accurate
How -5 celsius feels after surviving a winter of -22 without heating
February 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
accurate
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We are the laughing stock of the world.
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 AM
We are the laughing stock of the world.
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Fascism is here. 🇺🇸
CBS is dead. ☠️
More people will now see this interview Trump tried to bury than ever would have otherwise. 👀
CBS is dead. ☠️
More people will now see this interview Trump tried to bury than ever would have otherwise. 👀
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Fascism is here. 🇺🇸
CBS is dead. ☠️
More people will now see this interview Trump tried to bury than ever would have otherwise. 👀
CBS is dead. ☠️
More people will now see this interview Trump tried to bury than ever would have otherwise. 👀
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“I am somebody.” ♥️
February 17, 2026 at 2:02 PM
“I am somebody.” ♥️
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I’ll save you five minutes of your time today so you don’t have to read the news about yet another round of “negotiations” in Geneva:
February 17, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I’ll save you five minutes of your time today so you don’t have to read the news about yet another round of “negotiations” in Geneva:
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What would normally be presidency-ending scandals not even a blip on the radar
Daily
Daily
February 17, 2026 at 2:48 PM
What would normally be presidency-ending scandals not even a blip on the radar
Daily
Daily
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HEY GEORGIA,
ICE wants to concentrate 10,000 people into a human warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia.
✅ Protest at Rep. Mike Collins’s office every Friday @ 3PM, 110 Court St., Monroe
✅ Rally in front of Walton County Courthouse, Monroe, Sunday, March 8, @ 2PM
no-ice-socialcircle.org/home
ICE wants to concentrate 10,000 people into a human warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia.
✅ Protest at Rep. Mike Collins’s office every Friday @ 3PM, 110 Court St., Monroe
✅ Rally in front of Walton County Courthouse, Monroe, Sunday, March 8, @ 2PM
no-ice-socialcircle.org/home
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
HEY GEORGIA,
ICE wants to concentrate 10,000 people into a human warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia.
✅ Protest at Rep. Mike Collins’s office every Friday @ 3PM, 110 Court St., Monroe
✅ Rally in front of Walton County Courthouse, Monroe, Sunday, March 8, @ 2PM
no-ice-socialcircle.org/home
ICE wants to concentrate 10,000 people into a human warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia.
✅ Protest at Rep. Mike Collins’s office every Friday @ 3PM, 110 Court St., Monroe
✅ Rally in front of Walton County Courthouse, Monroe, Sunday, March 8, @ 2PM
no-ice-socialcircle.org/home
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some of you are getting bread AND circuses???
February 17, 2026 at 3:34 AM
some of you are getting bread AND circuses???
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The reason the FBI won't share evidence in the Alex Pretti shooting case is obvious:
The FBI is NOT investigating the shooting; they are covering it up.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The FBI is NOT investigating the shooting; they are covering it up.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
FBI won’t share Alex Pretti shooting evidence, Minnesota authorities say
State’s governor had demanded impartial inquiry into the shooting of the VA nurse by federal immigration agents
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
The reason the FBI won't share evidence in the Alex Pretti shooting case is obvious:
The FBI is NOT investigating the shooting; they are covering it up.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The FBI is NOT investigating the shooting; they are covering it up.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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To be clear I don’t support AI in any way but I do have compassion for people who weren’t given the tools to live the life that they desire. We need an adulting thing but for creativity
February 17, 2026 at 2:47 AM
To be clear I don’t support AI in any way but I do have compassion for people who weren’t given the tools to live the life that they desire. We need an adulting thing but for creativity
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I do think that there’s an argument to be made that people are drawn to AI because they have a burning desire to create but arts education has been so decimated that they have no idea where to even start
What do we think about the assertion in this meme? I know, we think it's asinine, but I'm looking for specific arguments as to why it's asinine.
February 17, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I do think that there’s an argument to be made that people are drawn to AI because they have a burning desire to create but arts education has been so decimated that they have no idea where to even start
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Noem's jet includes:
Two private bedroom suites with queen sized beds
Two showers
Multiple bathrooms with electric bidets
Buffet bar
Multiple ultra-HDTVs Lounge with wet bar and wine chiller
Our tax dollars are paying for this mind-boggling corruption. It needs to stop NOW.
Two private bedroom suites with queen sized beds
Two showers
Multiple bathrooms with electric bidets
Buffet bar
Multiple ultra-HDTVs Lounge with wet bar and wine chiller
Our tax dollars are paying for this mind-boggling corruption. It needs to stop NOW.
February 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Noem's jet includes:
Two private bedroom suites with queen sized beds
Two showers
Multiple bathrooms with electric bidets
Buffet bar
Multiple ultra-HDTVs Lounge with wet bar and wine chiller
Our tax dollars are paying for this mind-boggling corruption. It needs to stop NOW.
Two private bedroom suites with queen sized beds
Two showers
Multiple bathrooms with electric bidets
Buffet bar
Multiple ultra-HDTVs Lounge with wet bar and wine chiller
Our tax dollars are paying for this mind-boggling corruption. It needs to stop NOW.
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Guillotine. Stat.
The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...
Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal
Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Guillotine. Stat.
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Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal: “Nearly a year after we won, the same Israeli settler who attacked me after I returned from LA again led an attack against my family. 4 of my family members are currently arrested, one in the hospital… we call the police, they do nothing.”
February 15, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Oscar-winning director Hamdan Ballal: “Nearly a year after we won, the same Israeli settler who attacked me after I returned from LA again led an attack against my family. 4 of my family members are currently arrested, one in the hospital… we call the police, they do nothing.”
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We are the self declared successor state. Which is why Russia, not Ukrainians & Belarusians, beat the Nazis.
So for that, we are USSR. But when it comes to soviet crimes, we are not the USSR.
Think of it as the Soviet Schroedinger's Union.
So for that, we are USSR. But when it comes to soviet crimes, we are not the USSR.
Think of it as the Soviet Schroedinger's Union.
February 15, 2026 at 4:58 PM
We are the self declared successor state. Which is why Russia, not Ukrainians & Belarusians, beat the Nazis.
So for that, we are USSR. But when it comes to soviet crimes, we are not the USSR.
Think of it as the Soviet Schroedinger's Union.
So for that, we are USSR. But when it comes to soviet crimes, we are not the USSR.
Think of it as the Soviet Schroedinger's Union.
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some past “multicultural economic zones” you may recall include the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the British Empire.
while all of these had significant problems “no one will die to defend them” was memorably not among them
while all of these had significant problems “no one will die to defend them” was memorably not among them
1/3 What Musk is really referring to here is, of course “race” - that construct that served to define the hierarchies of wealth & power structured by modern colonialism. Like other far right racists though, he uses the word “culture” as a seemingly less pernicious synonym.
February 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
some past “multicultural economic zones” you may recall include the Roman Empire, the Holy Roman Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the British Empire.
while all of these had significant problems “no one will die to defend them” was memorably not among them
while all of these had significant problems “no one will die to defend them” was memorably not among them