Brian Whitmore
@powervertical.bsky.social
A blog and podcast about Russian and post-Soviet politics.
Ahm, wow! Very disturbing open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Leaked phone calls throw scrutiny on Witkoff’s pro-Kremlin positions (updated)
“It is clear that Witkoff fully favors the Russians,” Nebraska Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said tonight. “He cannot be trusted to led these negotiations. …He should be fired.”
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November 26, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Ahm, wow! Very disturbing open.substack.com/pub/diplomat...
Indeed
Someone please explain WTF is going on in the US.
We're pretty sure the 28 point plan came from @kadmitriev, because @SteveWitkoff admitted it.
@marcorubio confirmed this to US senators, calling it a Russian proposal.
Later he said it was US-authored.
What a clown show.🤡
We're pretty sure the 28 point plan came from @kadmitriev, because @SteveWitkoff admitted it.
@marcorubio confirmed this to US senators, calling it a Russian proposal.
Later he said it was US-authored.
What a clown show.🤡
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Indeed
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Ungrateful Ukrainians, didn’t even thank for such a brilliant plan of their own capitulation and rewarding the Russian aggressor.
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Ungrateful Ukrainians, didn’t even thank for such a brilliant plan of their own capitulation and rewarding the Russian aggressor.
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The full text of the EU counterproposal has been released.
Interesting reading. I wonder how the negotiations this week will go.
Interesting reading. I wonder how the negotiations this week will go.
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The full text of the EU counterproposal has been released.
Interesting reading. I wonder how the negotiations this week will go.
Interesting reading. I wonder how the negotiations this week will go.
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Ukraine could have surrendered in 2014. But we didn’t.
Ukraine could have surrendered in 2022. But we didn’t.
And we could surrender now. But we will not.
We. Are. Ukrainians. We will not surrender.
Ukraine could have surrendered in 2022. But we didn’t.
And we could surrender now. But we will not.
We. Are. Ukrainians. We will not surrender.
November 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Ukraine could have surrendered in 2014. But we didn’t.
Ukraine could have surrendered in 2022. But we didn’t.
And we could surrender now. But we will not.
We. Are. Ukrainians. We will not surrender.
Ukraine could have surrendered in 2022. But we didn’t.
And we could surrender now. But we will not.
We. Are. Ukrainians. We will not surrender.
Highly recommended open.substack.com/pub/newrepub...
Trump’s Case Against James Comey Is Crashing and Burning
The administration’s effort to take revenge against the former FBI Director is on the verge of collapse thanks to the Justice Department’s stunning missteps.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Highly recommended open.substack.com/pub/newrepub...
Ukraine is facing one of its most perilous moments since the Russian full-scale invasion. On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I break it down with the always insightful Mike Carpenter and James Sherr
www.powervertical.org/2025/11/21/u....
www.powervertical.org/2025/11/21/u....
UKRAINE’S PERILOUS MOMENT
powervertical · UKRAINE'S PERILOUS MOMENT The most damaging corruption scandal of Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency could not have come at a worse time. Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies …
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November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Ukraine is facing one of its most perilous moments since the Russian full-scale invasion. On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I break it down with the always insightful Mike Carpenter and James Sherr
www.powervertical.org/2025/11/21/u....
www.powervertical.org/2025/11/21/u....
The Power Vertical Podcast did not appear last week. In its place I moderated a panel at The Atlantic Council launching a great paper by Hanna Liubakova, Minsk in Moscow's Grip, on Russia's de facto takeover of Belarus. Panelists included Agnia Grigas & Giselle Bosse www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCdV...
Report launch: How Russia subjugated Belarus without annexation
YouTube video by AtlanticCouncil
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November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Power Vertical Podcast did not appear last week. In its place I moderated a panel at The Atlantic Council launching a great paper by Hanna Liubakova, Minsk in Moscow's Grip, on Russia's de facto takeover of Belarus. Panelists included Agnia Grigas & Giselle Bosse www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCdV...
Well worth a read
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Citizens United Broke American Politics. This New Plan From Montana Aims To Fix That
By removing dark money from politics, The Montana Plan could restore American democracy
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November 16, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Well worth a read
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open.substack.com/pub/wessiler...
Well worth a read
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Opinion | Democrats Sure Taught Trump a Lesson
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November 13, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Well worth a read
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/o...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. 🫶
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Thank you for your service and your sacrifice. 🫶
What the actual f**k?!?!
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Charlie Dog (@cttr)
WTF???
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November 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
What the actual f**k?!?!
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On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I speak to the always insightful Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social about the battle for Pokrovsk and what it means for the broader trajectory of Russia's war against Ukraine. www.powervertical.org/2025/11/07/t...
THE POKROVSK ENDGAME – AND AFTERMATH
powervertical · THE BATTLE OF POKROVSK Russia continues to focus its firepower on the strategic and battered eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said th…
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November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I speak to the always insightful Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social about the battle for Pokrovsk and what it means for the broader trajectory of Russia's war against Ukraine. www.powervertical.org/2025/11/07/t...
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I speak to the always insightful Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social about the battle for Pokrovsk and what it means for the broader trajectory of Russia's war against Ukraine. www.powervertical.org/2025/11/07/t...
THE POKROVSK ENDGAME – AND AFTERMATH
powervertical · THE BATTLE OF POKROVSK Russia continues to focus its firepower on the strategic and battered eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said th…
www.powervertical.org
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
On The Power Vertical Podcast this week, I speak to the always insightful Michael Kofman @michaelkofman.bsky.social about the battle for Pokrovsk and what it means for the broader trajectory of Russia's war against Ukraine. www.powervertical.org/2025/11/07/t...
Wow!!! substack.com/@catcolor31/...
Mother Mary Bernadette (@catcolor31)
Tonight’s Moon over Stonehenge
Not AI
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November 7, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Wow!!! substack.com/@catcolor31/...
Charlie Dog (@cttr)
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November 7, 2025 at 5:19 AM
lol
Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 AM
lol
lol
BREAKING EXCLUSIVE MUST CREDIT: Lunch for jurors in the “sandwich guy” trial are a variety of sandwiches, according to a source familiar with lunch.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 AM
lol