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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

In light of the current situation between Poland and Ukraine, I have decided to remove the paywall for this story. I hope anyone interested in learning more about Polish-Ukranian relations will take the time to read. I will be following up on this article shortly. medium.com/p/the-lightk...

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The Lightkeeper’s Duty: Poland, Ukraine, and the Choice Between History and Future

In Poland and Ukraine, the past is currency. Can it buy a future?

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

For decades, Eastern Europe warned Western Europe about Russia. On Nord Stream. On Crimea. On Minsk. On imperial revanchism. They were dismissed as paranoid, historical, too emotionally invested. They were right.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Day 30 — Svitlana Russian forces abandoned a tank in her vineyard. Her staff towed it out with a tractor. She put it on the wine label. "We want to present the taste of Ukraine to the world." Day 30 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Day 29 — Serhii Every morning he loaded a van with bread, put on body armor, and drove into Chasiv Yar to help his neighbors who refused to leave. Russia took the city in 2025. He kept going anyway. Day 29 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Day 28 — Father Taras Some days he officiates at 5 funerals. Before his first trip to the front he wrote a farewell note. He went anyway. "Every day is like the last. You live for the sake of others." Day 28 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Day 27 — Agnieszka She runs a soup kitchen and a free shop in Kraków. Refugees gave her a name: Our Lady of Kraków. Last spring she sent a 5k-lb shipment to the front line in Donbas. "I can't ignore their suffering." Day 27 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Day 26 — Petro In 2023 he stood at the funeral of his daughter's fiancé, a soldier, and felt called to the seminary at 59. He's studying to become a Greek Catholic military chaplain. "Go to the seminary now." Day 26 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Day 25 — Svitlana In Feb 2022 she gave her apartment to her parents and slept on couches. She and 4 colleagues opened a center in Warsaw. No budget, no org, no experience. They helped 20,000 refugees. It's still going. Day 25 of 40. Donate: razomforukraine.org/donate #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Day 24 — Andriy He's the head of neurosurgery 60 miles from the front. He keeps a bag of shrapnel he's removed from soldiers' brains and pours it on his desk for visitors. 2000 war surgeries since 2014. "War is random." Day 24 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Day 23 — Pavlo He drives supplies into the Kherson region 25 times a year. "Sometimes I put a box of sweets in the street and the children just stand there and look. They don't grab them because they don't believe it's real." Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Day 22: Artur "And then it passes on to the living." — Artur Dron, author. Yuliya Musakovska, translator. @JantarBooks www.jantarpublishing.com/product-page... Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Day 21 — Cuba She left the front in 2019 to start a fashion brand. She showed at Ukrainian Fashion Week the last week of February 2022. She put down the fabric and picked up her kit. She has not put it down again. Day 21 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Day 20 — Dmytro He left his platoon of 35 soldiers to compete at the Paris Paralympics. No signal to reach them. "I sure hope there are still 35. They're in the middle of hell. Let's just assume there are still 35 of them." Day 20 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Day 18 — Leonid A sniper took his leg in 2015. He got a prosthetic and went home. In 2022 Russia invaded again. He rejoined at 39. 'I could not stay aside.' He is 42. Ten years of this war. Day 18 of 40. Donate: razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Day 19 — Redis Youngest commander in Ukrainian military history at 26. Held Mariupol for 86 days. Captured. Detained in Turkey. Came back. "This is the war of exhaustion. Russia is exhausted too." Day 19 of 40. Donate: razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Open Letter: I’m Not a Dove. I Still Won’t Support This War. On the $50 billion Iran supplemental, the question isn’t whether Iran is dangerous. It’s whether anyone in Washington has a plan. medium.com/@brandon.war...

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Open Letter: I’m Not a Dove. I Still Won’t Support This War.

On the $50 billion Iran supplemental, the question isn’t whether Iran is dangerous. It’s whether anyone in Washington has a plan.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Day 17 — Olena She left 20 years in restaurants to serve on Ukraine's front lines. On leave she gets her nails done. "Clean nails for one day gives me such relief." 70,000 Ukrainian women chose this. Happy International Women's Day. Day 17 of 40. Donate: razomforukraine.org/donat… #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

The GOP just accidentally declared the Nicene Creed to be woke. In their defense, you can’t read your Bible *and* beat people over the head with it at the same time. Choices had to be made.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Day 16 — alyona alyona She spent four years as a kindergarten teacher. Then a silly rap video went viral. Then she sang about saints to hundreds of millions at Eurovision — and rebuilt a school Russian rockets destroyed. Day 16 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Day 15 — Yustyna She showed up at hospitals and orphanages with paints and paper. She asked nothing. She just watched what came out. "It's hard not to start crying," Yustyna said. "But they continue living." Day 15 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Day 14 — Maksym "Fear can influence people in various ways. Some are paralyzed. Some are liberated." Two months later Russia invaded. He called his coach. "You won't convince me. I've made my decision." He was 22. Day 14 of 40. Donate: razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Day 12 — Polina Her school was destroyed by a missile. She studies online in her bedroom, 100km from the front lines, with a stress condition that flares with every attack. She keeps going. That's its own kind of heroism. Day 12 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Day 11 — Volodymyr Before the invasion he didn't know he was an extrovert. Now he's 16, leads a youth organization, runs his school, and is rebuilding his country from the inside. "The war was a powerful push to start moving." Day 11 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Ten days ago I started something called 40 Days. 4 Years. 40 Ukrainians.Every day of Lent, I'm sharing the story of one Ukrainian — not a statistic, not a headline, a person — and raising money for @razomforukraine Here's who we've met so far. 🧵

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Day 10 — Maria In 1982 a Ukrainian peasant painted a white dove and called it "A Dove Has Spread Her Wings and Asks for Peace." In 2022 Russian soldiers burned the museum that held it. The guard ran into the flames. The dove survived. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Day 9 — Asya She ran a 700-dog shelter in Hostomel, directly in the path of the Russian advance on Kyiv. Soldiers shot one of her dogs. They locked her up for hours. She never left. "How can I stop?" Day 9 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Day 8 — Valentyna She watched garbage bags full of Ukrainian books stacked outside her library. Meanwhile, a colleague took the director job and called Ukrainian literature Nazi propaganda. Most people made the right choice. Day 8 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Last night, her name was spoken again. I've written about Iryna Zarutska twice before — when her death was first pulled into the undertow of our politics. I wrote that her story had been stolen from her. I wrote that she deserved better. I meant it then. I mean it now.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Day 7 — Oksana She worked food service in Kharkiv; twelve miles from the Russian border. When the invasion came she didn't close. She opened her doors wider and fed anyone who needed it. For free. Day 7 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Day 6 — Volodymyr They killed the kobzars in 1932. They killed composer Volodymyr Ivasyuk in 1979. In 2022 a soldier sang his song outside a thousand year old cathedral. You can kill the singers. You cannot kill the songs. Day 6 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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Donate to Ukraine | Razom

Your donation, no matter how small, helps to sustain Ukrainians with life-saving resources during their time of greatest need. We deeply appreciate your support.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Day 5 — Vira She was head midwife in Chernihiv. When the invasion came she moved her ward underground and stayed 42 days. 143 babies were born. Day 5 of 40. Donate: www.razomforukraine.org/donate/ #Ukraine #Razom

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Donate to Ukraine | Razom

Your donation, no matter how small, helps to sustain Ukrainians with life-saving resources during their time of greatest need. We deeply appreciate your support.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Day 4 — Oleksandr He won Olympic silver on Feb 16, 2022. Eight days later, Russia invaded. He packed his medals and drove west. Day 4 of 40. Donate: www.facebook.com/donate/20017... #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Day 3 — Rina She was a biology teacher. Now she's a combat medic performing blood transfusions 200 meters from the front line. The scariest word she knows: triage. Day 3 of 40. Donate: www.facebook.com/donate/20017... #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Day 2 — Yuri He led the Kherson Philharmonic for 22 years. When occupiers ordered him to conduct propaganda, he refused. They shot him through his door. Day 2 of 40. Donate: www.facebook.com/donate/20017... #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Day 1 — Svitlana Her school was destroyed. Her house was hit by a tank. She moved into her shed. Then she went outside and taught math. Day 1 of 40. Donate: www.facebook.com/donate/20017... #Ukraine #Razom

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I have been running a fundraising project for @razomforukraine.org over on Facebook which involves highlighting 40 Ukranians for all 40 days of Lent to highlight the 4th Anniversary of the Russian invasion. I am going to share on bsky as well for anyone interested in sharing/donating.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

The U.S. Ambassador to Poland just posted AI slop depicting Trump giving a speech from the top of Kosciuszko Mount in Krakow. This is not a minor misstep. It's a profound disrespect to Polish history and to the memory of a man who fought for freedom itself.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

As a Michigander, I am grateful for John James Witherspoon, citizen of the Grand Traverse Band, who gave his life in Ukraine defending freedom and the right of a people to their land. His courage honors his own heritage and resonates deeply with Michigan’s Polish and Ukrainian communities. Miigwetch

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Charlevoix Township honors John Witherspoon, returned home a year after death in Ukraine

Roses, greenery and a “hall of heroes” are filling the Charlevoix Township Hall this week as family, friends and community members gather to honor the life of J

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Just for fun, I'm raking the current #ESC2026 Songs from best to worst: 1 Leleka "Ridnym" Ukraine 2 Eva Marija "Mother Nature" Luexembourg 3 Tamara Zivkovic "Nova Zara" Montenegro 4 Alis "Nan" Albania 5 Antigoni "JALLA" Cyprus 6 Satoshi "Viva, Moldova!" Moldova (duh.) 7 AIDAN "Bella" Malta

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I find "Bella" by AIDAN to be more and more annoying every time I listen to it. Get your act together, Malta! #Eurovision #ESC2026

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

We are told that politics is a game, a sport, a show. After our lived experience over the last decade, who could doubt that? But this week has shown something more primitive; a kind of politics that does not argue, persuade, or even entertain. It simply bludgeons. It is the politics of the cudgel.

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Midnight in the Garden of the Political Neanderthals

How Charlie Kirk’s death, Jimmy Kimmel’s silencing, and corporate capitulation reveal America’s slide into primitive politics.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

There comes a moment when the violation of sanctuary demands more than elegant speeches about peace. When churches become crime scenes and bedrooms become graveyards, eloquence becomes complicity. What Ukraine needs — what those dead children in Kyiv needed — is not our sympathy but our weapons.

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From Minnesota to Kyiv: When Sanctuaries Become Killing Grounds

Yesterday, as news broke of two children murdered in their Minnesota church, the world stopped for a moment to absorb an impossible truth…

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

The Russians invented a word ("по́шлость") for this kind of vulgarity because they had to live with it. Sadly, as we now enter similar waters, we may need to find new English words to convey these same concepts. #Trump

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The Gold-Plated Presidency: Trump, Poshlost’, and the Hollow Grandeur of Fake Tradition

The Russians invented a word for this vulgarity because they had to live with it. Sadly, we may need a new English word to convey it too.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

1/ Every so often, this video of André Rieu’s orchestra playing Voilà makes the rounds on right-wing Twitter, captioned something like: "A magnificent example of the European culture we’re told doesn’t exist." Let’s talk about how unintentionally hilarious that is. 🧵

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Today is Poland’s national day of remembrance for the victims of the Volyn massacres — one of the darkest and most painful chapters in Polish-Ukrainian history. Tens of thousands of Polish civilians were murdered in Volyn and Eastern Galicia between 1943–45.

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

The executive branch can be powerful and unitary without the judiciary being required to grovel or tiptoe in its presence. For the Court to pretend that its powers are diminished when the subject is government overreach is a disingenuous excuse for inaction. bgwarzy.wordpress.com/2025/06/27/r...

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Robed Retreat

I’ve called myself a judicial conservative for as long as I’ve thought seriously about the Constitution. In some ways, I have remained a judicial conservative even as my politics have taken on new …

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B Warzybok @bwarzy.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

I refuse to pretend that modern politics is biblical destiny. Israel's government makes political decisions based on national interest not divine command. To suggest otherwise is dangerous confusion. I wish leaders who claim Christ would remember the difference. bgwarzy.wordpress.com/2025/06/20/g...

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God, Israel, and the Danger of Bad Theology in American Politics

I keep thinking about that text Mike Huckabee sent Trump (the one Trump proudly posted) where Huckabee says God spared Trump in Butler, PA to become the most “consequential president in a cen…

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