Vincent Artman
@geogvma.bsky.social
Geographer and wayward academic. Kyiv/Ostrava/Vienna. Medium.com/@geogvma || geogvma.substack.com/
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Vincent Artman
@geogvma.bsky.social
· Aug 16
Rapist Geopolitics
To almost nobody’s surprise, Donald Trump’s 50-day “ultimatum” for Russia to end its war against Ukraine or face “a new wave of sanctions designed to cripple its oil trade and financial lifelines” has...
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Hi gang! I have a new article up over at The Checkpoint! Please read it and subscribe!
By the way, this isn't the "companion" piece to the long article about geopolitics that I posted on Medium -- that one is still on its way, but I wanted to get this out first.
open.substack.com/pub/geogvma/...
By the way, this isn't the "companion" piece to the long article about geopolitics that I posted on Medium -- that one is still on its way, but I wanted to get this out first.
open.substack.com/pub/geogvma/...
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Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
October 8, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Um, ICE just coldly shot an unarmed PRIEST in the head w a pepper ball when he (and everyone around him) clearly posed no threat.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
For the crime of … complaining about government policy.
Core 1A speech.
With cameras rolling, they’re sniping priests for sport.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Another must read from JVL open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next
We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Another must read from JVL open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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The First Amendment explicitly guarantees:
-the right of the people peaceably to assemble
-to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
-the free exercise of religion
-freedom of speech
If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.
-the right of the people peaceably to assemble
-to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
-the free exercise of religion
-freedom of speech
If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.
October 8, 2025 at 2:57 AM
The First Amendment explicitly guarantees:
-the right of the people peaceably to assemble
-to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
-the free exercise of religion
-freedom of speech
If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.
-the right of the people peaceably to assemble
-to petition the Government for a redress of grievances
-the free exercise of religion
-freedom of speech
If this priest had also been press, ICE would have violated all five 1A freedoms at once.
I think a significant number of people continue to advocate for Russian victory solely because they’ve realized that, if Ukraine prevails, their goose is fucking cooked because they’ve spent the last 3.5 years publicly cheering genocide and justifying atrocities.
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
How to hold Russia’s propagandists accountable
The most dangerous words aren’t necessarily the most violent ones. And disinformation campaigns could offer a new avenue for establishing responsibility.
www.politico.eu
October 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I think a significant number of people continue to advocate for Russian victory solely because they’ve realized that, if Ukraine prevails, their goose is fucking cooked because they’ve spent the last 3.5 years publicly cheering genocide and justifying atrocities.
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
www.politico.eu/article/russ...
I can't believe that Yamantaka Eye is 61 years old.
October 1, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I can't believe that Yamantaka Eye is 61 years old.
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If you were wondering how you can actively help to protect people in this moment and you’re a white middle-class American the way you can protect people now is by using your position of privilege and relative safety to call what is happening by its name and to get louder than you have ever been.
September 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If you were wondering how you can actively help to protect people in this moment and you’re a white middle-class American the way you can protect people now is by using your position of privilege and relative safety to call what is happening by its name and to get louder than you have ever been.
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I think this misreads the extent to which an increasingly addled Trump is in control of his own administration and underestimates how much some of his courtiers will blow up the country because they believe in the cleansing power of blowing up the country
He’s going to blow up the entire country to prevent the release of the Epstein files, isn’t he
September 27, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I think this misreads the extent to which an increasingly addled Trump is in control of his own administration and underestimates how much some of his courtiers will blow up the country because they believe in the cleansing power of blowing up the country
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It’s wild the Supreme Court essentially said that the president doesn’t need Congress in regards to the power for Congress to control spending should be really concerning to people. Especially in regards to a potential shutdown.
September 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
It’s wild the Supreme Court essentially said that the president doesn’t need Congress in regards to the power for Congress to control spending should be really concerning to people. Especially in regards to a potential shutdown.
Why did I have this image on my hard drive
September 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Why did I have this image on my hard drive
Sitting on a couch in the morning, drinking some coffee and listening to the cat purr on my lap.
Recommended activity.
Recommended activity.
September 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Sitting on a couch in the morning, drinking some coffee and listening to the cat purr on my lap.
Recommended activity.
Recommended activity.
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US move to ease Belavia sanctions raises fears of spare parts reaching Russia, Politico reports
There is growing concern that U.S.-made aircraft components could be diverted to Russian airlines, which face acute shortages of spare parts and maintenance capacity after more than...
There is growing concern that U.S.-made aircraft components could be diverted to Russian airlines, which face acute shortages of spare parts and maintenance capacity after more than...
US move to ease Belavia sanctions raises fears of spare parts reaching Russia, Politico reports
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September 22, 2025 at 3:28 AM
US move to ease Belavia sanctions raises fears of spare parts reaching Russia, Politico reports
There is growing concern that U.S.-made aircraft components could be diverted to Russian airlines, which face acute shortages of spare parts and maintenance capacity after more than...
There is growing concern that U.S.-made aircraft components could be diverted to Russian airlines, which face acute shortages of spare parts and maintenance capacity after more than...
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My younger brother was severely wounded during a combat mission in Pokrovsk. He lost his left leg, his right leg is badly damaged with multiple fractures below the knee, and two toes were torn off.
send.monobank.ua/jar/9QYKaZsfrC
PP: [email protected]
send.monobank.ua/jar/9QYKaZsfrC
PP: [email protected]
September 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
My younger brother was severely wounded during a combat mission in Pokrovsk. He lost his left leg, his right leg is badly damaged with multiple fractures below the knee, and two toes were torn off.
send.monobank.ua/jar/9QYKaZsfrC
PP: [email protected]
send.monobank.ua/jar/9QYKaZsfrC
PP: [email protected]
Of course, it’s two weeks before I'm moving that I have a sudden urge to dig all my hex-and-counter wargames out of boxes.
September 21, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Of course, it’s two weeks before I'm moving that I have a sudden urge to dig all my hex-and-counter wargames out of boxes.
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American free speech is being murdered out in the open by the fascists and the corporate fascist alliance is being defined as clearly as it will be before the curtain drops.
Between this and south park not airing tonight it’s clear Americas transformation into fascist police state is solidifying.
Between this and south park not airing tonight it’s clear Americas transformation into fascist police state is solidifying.
Update: It's not just Nexstar
“Jimmy Kimmel Live will be preempted indefinitely” - per an ABC spokesperson
“Jimmy Kimmel Live will be preempted indefinitely” - per an ABC spokesperson
This is...something
Nexstar, one of largest owners of TV stations in the country, is pre-empting JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE "for the foreseeable future":
"Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming."
Nexstar, one of largest owners of TV stations in the country, is pre-empting JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE "for the foreseeable future":
"Nexstar strongly objects to recent comments made by Mr. Kimmel concerning the killing of Charlie Kirk and will replace the show with other programming."
September 17, 2025 at 10:48 PM
American free speech is being murdered out in the open by the fascists and the corporate fascist alliance is being defined as clearly as it will be before the curtain drops.
Between this and south park not airing tonight it’s clear Americas transformation into fascist police state is solidifying.
Between this and south park not airing tonight it’s clear Americas transformation into fascist police state is solidifying.
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Something to think about:
Literally every piece of “evidence” that shows Charlie Kirk’s shooter was antifa/leftist/trans/etc. has come from inside the Trump administration.
But every piece of evidence that shows he was a far-right extremist has come from real-world, outside sources.
Literally every piece of “evidence” that shows Charlie Kirk’s shooter was antifa/leftist/trans/etc. has come from inside the Trump administration.
But every piece of evidence that shows he was a far-right extremist has come from real-world, outside sources.
September 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Something to think about:
Literally every piece of “evidence” that shows Charlie Kirk’s shooter was antifa/leftist/trans/etc. has come from inside the Trump administration.
But every piece of evidence that shows he was a far-right extremist has come from real-world, outside sources.
Literally every piece of “evidence” that shows Charlie Kirk’s shooter was antifa/leftist/trans/etc. has come from inside the Trump administration.
But every piece of evidence that shows he was a far-right extremist has come from real-world, outside sources.
Picked this up the other day. There’re a few books in line before it, but I’ll be interested to read a good, cohesive, and systematic treatment of the sources of contemporary Russian nationalism.
September 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Picked this up the other day. There’re a few books in line before it, but I’ll be interested to read a good, cohesive, and systematic treatment of the sources of contemporary Russian nationalism.
Man, this is grim
September 12, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Man, this is grim
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This is disgusting, but I’m not surprised that Jesse Watters is the one throwing gasoline on the fire. If you’re not familiar with Horst Wessel and how his death was weaponized by Goebbels, this is an urgent time to learn about it — because Fox News appears to be going there.
September 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
This is disgusting, but I’m not surprised that Jesse Watters is the one throwing gasoline on the fire. If you’re not familiar with Horst Wessel and how his death was weaponized by Goebbels, this is an urgent time to learn about it — because Fox News appears to be going there.
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Explicit calls for violence, even war on many Americans, is very bad. Even worse since they have no idea who killed Kirk or why.
But if you’re not familiar with these prominent right-wing figures, they regularly advocate violence and repression against the broadly defined Left, often based on lies.
But if you’re not familiar with these prominent right-wing figures, they regularly advocate violence and repression against the broadly defined Left, often based on lies.
Very, very bad stuff coming from leading right-wingers
September 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Explicit calls for violence, even war on many Americans, is very bad. Even worse since they have no idea who killed Kirk or why.
But if you’re not familiar with these prominent right-wing figures, they regularly advocate violence and repression against the broadly defined Left, often based on lies.
But if you’re not familiar with these prominent right-wing figures, they regularly advocate violence and repression against the broadly defined Left, often based on lies.
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At the moment of this post, nobody knows the identity of the person who did this... and yet this guy has a full psychological profile of who it was and what motivated them to do it. Garbage human being.
Trump: "For years those on the radical left have compared wonderful Americans like Charlie to Nazis. This kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism we're seeing in our country & it must stop right now. My admin will find each and every one of those who contributed to this atrocity"
September 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
At the moment of this post, nobody knows the identity of the person who did this... and yet this guy has a full psychological profile of who it was and what motivated them to do it. Garbage human being.
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Iryna Zarutska's death wouldn't have been remotely noticed by the fascist right if she had been killed by a drunk driver. It would've even been cheered by some of them if a Russian drone had killed her after being expelled from the US as Trump is poised to do to other Ukrainians.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Iryna Zarutska's death wouldn't have been remotely noticed by the fascist right if she had been killed by a drunk driver. It would've even been cheered by some of them if a Russian drone had killed her after being expelled from the US as Trump is poised to do to other Ukrainians.
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The only people who use these lines are gargling Russian propaganda
September 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The only people who use these lines are gargling Russian propaganda