Patrice Dabrowski
patricedabrowski.bsky.social
Patrice Dabrowski
@patricedabrowski.bsky.social

historian by training; author of books on commemorations, Poland, and the Carpathian Mountains; climbing aficionado; lover of good food, wine, music, conversations

Political science 66%
History 16%

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Many Africans unfortunately believe that Russia is anti-imperialist….
The Ukrainian front is not about to collapse. But the Russians want you to think that
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 28, 2025
The frontline in Ukraine is not facing imminent collapse despite recent Russian gains and Kremlin assertions.
understandingwar.org
We're not in WWIII – not yet. But if we don't kick Russia out of Ukraine, we will be. Putin must be stopped.
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“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
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
REPORTER: What kind of concessions are the Russians going to have to make?

TRUMP: The big concession is they stop fighting and they don't take any more land

This:
Abraham Lincoln: “The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

JFK: “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”

Donald Trump: “Things happen.”
Abraham Lincoln: “The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

JFK: “Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”

Donald Trump: “Things happen.”

Ukrainians are so resourceful:
Streets of Kherson covered with anti-drone nets to protect civilians from russian drones.

A city where russians regularly hunt civilians with drones in the infamous “human safari” for sport and for entertainment, still finds ways to carry on 💔
Pope Leo XIV voiced support for Ukraine, expressing concern over renewed strikes on cities. He called for prayers for a just and lasting peace, noting the toll on civilians, especially children, and the destruction of homes as winter sets in. “I stand close to those who suffer so cruelly,” he said.
Neue Zahlen: Polen ist Partner Nummer 1 des Osthandels. Wir tauschen mit Polen mehr als 22 MAL SO VIELE Waren wie mit Russland.
Aus der öffentlichen und politischen Debatte kann nicht entnehmen, dass Polen 22 MAL WICHTIGER ist als die Russische Föderation.
Streets of Kherson covered with anti-drone nets to protect civilians from russian drones.

A city where russians regularly hunt civilians with drones in the infamous “human safari” for sport and for entertainment, still finds ways to carry on 💔

I am freaking out. This is unconstitutional.

It’s really dangerous. ICE respects no one.

NYT has mind-boggling headlines. I wonder who is behind them.

So, she’s lobbying to get Ukrainian children abducted by Russia back?
Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."

New books, on Lithuania and Central Europe!
Will Portland's frogs become the US equivalent of Poland's Orange Alternative dwarfs?
The Portland protest frogs are multiplying
YouTube video by The Oregonian
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Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."
Three key points:
1) The admin has been planning mass firings to begin in October since February
2) The work necessary to carry out mass firings is illegal during a shutdown, violating the Antideficiency Act, which carries a criminal penalty
3) This harms America, ridding us of talent and expertise
The most frustrating thing about this war is that the US could step in forcefully now with harsh sanctions against Russia and a large military package for Ukraine with ranged weapons as the centrepiece, and the war would end soon with a Russian defeat.

This:
Wouldn’t the best way to honor Charlie Kirk’s belief in free speech be to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel?
Wouldn’t the best way to honor Charlie Kirk’s belief in free speech be to reinstate Jimmy Kimmel?

Did we live through the same period?
Megyn Kelly: “We haven't felt like ourselves since Obama. He was such a slick snake…He was so divisive in his messaging...He’s the one who started to inject race when no one had been doing it…They say ‘Trump is divisive’. He’s the antidote, the answer to the divisiveness of Obama.”

This:
I have written and deleted a lot of posts but I keep thinking about how the brutal assassination of Minnesota State senator Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, and their beloved dog Gilbert in June did not prompt this same level of calls for empathy, sympathy, and flags at half-mast.