Reposted by KA SEMENOVAChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war. 22445602061
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 06/10/2026D canvasser knocked on my door: 3rd time in just over a month. Ds clearly spending in Ohio. This is the most activity in any cycle since I moved back over a decade ago. Slightly concerned they think Kaptur is in trouble, tho IDK. I don't even know her opponent's name, so Rs seem weirdly absent. 000
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 05/10/2026united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...united24media.comAI-Powered Turret That Hunts Russian Missiles and Drones? Meet Sky Sentinel, Ukraine’s New Air DefenseUkraine's Sky Sentinel: An AI-powered air defense turret that autonomously targets drones and missiles, protecting Ukrainian cities from Russian aerial threat. 000
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"You're so much prettier when you smile" is now an AI prompt. 000
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAPaul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hi Nobel Prize! Hope you are doing well. Does Canada need to proactively close our border just in case, or are we good? Wink twice if we need to close. 37211
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAMatthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026They're holding up a major escalation in Iran and a crackdown on abortion until after the midterms to limit political damage. To the extent that the last two years have been a right-wing smash-and-grab operation, the next two will be worse. 20462972895
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you're wondering why Trump called Canada the worst country in the world & Navarro told trade negotiators to get out of the country, I think this might help explain it. youtu.be/Qo5wGpN1nD4?...youtu.beHow Canada’s tariffs were designed to hurt TrumpYouTube video by CNN 000
Reposted by KA SEMENOVACEO Johnny Cans @oldmatecans.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I think the only solution for this is Kessler Syndrome. 4156
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trump isn't the first potus in my lifetime to be obsessed with renaming things. GWB gave everyone nicknames. The press thought it hilarious but it really bugged me. I realized today it was same, if milder, version of Trump's belief that the world is his to name. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...en.wikipedia.orgList of nicknames used by George W. Bush - Wikipedia 010
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 29/09/2026This period will go down as one of the greatest moments for Democrat attack ads in history. We're seeing LBJ "Daisy"-level spots daily. 13516130
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food. 25491004004
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAMTgeo @dhann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-t...deanblundell.substack.comBREAKING: Trump Tried to Punish Canada With Belarus Potash. Belarus Says It Doesn't Have Any.He announced a massive deal to spite Canada. Hours later, Lukashenko said every tonne is already sold as Trump hit’s historic polling low of 29% approval. LOLZ. 13111
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAJosh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 20/09/2026These people thought they could get rid of democracy and keep the economic benefits of democracy. It's a choice folks. If autocracy was good for business, the pattern of global productivity would be much different. www.cnbc.com/2026/09/20/t...cnbc.com‘It's awful’: How tariffs, soaring fuel costs and higher interest rates are squeezing American companiesTariffs, fuel prices and interest rates are squeezing American companies, particularly manufacturers, auto suppliers, retailers and transportation businesses. 516856
Reposted by KA SEMENOVATaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Crypto is going to dump $30 million to sink Sherrod Brown, per: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...nytimes.comThe Crypto Industry Targets Sherrod Brown of Ohio, a Top Democratic Senate CandidateAngry after the defeat of a major crypto bill last week, the industry is planning to spend $30 million against Sherrod Brown in Ohio. 39497244
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Russia has imposed nighttime movement restrictions near the Narva Estonian border from September 16 to 26. According to the Federal Security Service, people and vehicles are prohibited from being outside populated areas during nighttime hours 921269
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Even if you think you know the whole Kennedy Center story, this is enlightening and enraging. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...nytimes.comHow President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center (Gift Article)Internal emails and documents demonstrate the political capture of the institution, including how officials once pursued a plan to unload much of the art collection. 561808873
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAAdam Wellstead @amwellstead.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Former Harvard grad. www.youtube.com/shorts/yD088...youtube.comCarney appears to mock Trump with signature hand gesture during speechYouTube video by Global News 1132
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Trump brand flak towers popping up all over Washington 2219627
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAAaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The point of my post was the supporters of the bill were only engaging with the symbolism of the bill and not its substance. This post sounds to me like more of the same tbh. Fwiw I argued with references to the text that both substance and symbolism of the bill will ultimately be bad for Ukraine 47211
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Service members leaking photos of damage at US bases. www.cbsnews.com/news/new-pho...cbsnews.comNew photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian missile, drone attacksThe images were sent to CBS News by active service members under condition of anonymity. 022
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 15/09/2026There's one massive problem with Trump's Ukraine diesel price theory A study by Ukraine’s KSE Institute, shared with the Financial Times, assessed the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran had a far bigger impact on global diesel and gasoil supplies than Ukrainian drone strikes.kyivindependent.comThere's one massive problem with Trump's Ukraine diesel price theoryU.S. President Donald Trump has a very simple solution to the very real problem of rising diesel prices. "(President Volodymyr) Zelensky has to do one thing — he has to stop knocking out diesel fuel ... 19353108
Reposted by KA SEMENOVA🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 08/09/2026One thing I'm BEGGING people to do as we approach the election is to take back their morning. We cannot let X or a billionaire algorithim rule our brains. As part of that, I'm trying to resurrect the mighty RSS feed with a Google Reader-ish view. It's preloaded with great independent journalism.news-for-38-year-olds.onrender.comSOURCE! — Take Back Your MorningNo billionaire algorithm. Tip your reporter. 16318
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A heartbreaking conversation between a little Ukrainian boy and his mom about the war. "What am I feeling right now? Anger. Anger about everything. That I can’t go to McDonald’s. That our people are dying. That we spend so much time sitting in the basement," little Lev cries. 27667232
Reposted by KA SEMENOVARhys Kaminski-Jones @rhyskamjones.bsky.social · 04/09/2026According to the FT, Orr is acting as a live-in-landlord-cum-cult-leader to Cambridge students including those under his own supervision, whilst receiving formal complaints about his behaviour, and boasting publicly how the university is a recruiting ground for the party he might be doing crime for 21579225
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAWarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Trump envoys Witkoff and Kushner's planned September 5-6 trip to Moscow and Kyiv is now in doubt after Witkoff "got scared," per the Kyiv Independent. A source says Russia doesn't want them visiting Kyiv and Witkoff is sensitive to Russian pressure. kyivindependent.com/trump-envoys... 1313913
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAMarie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 28/08/20261/2 TEXAS: CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION NOW. More than 1.2 MILLION Texas voter registrations are suspended. Don’t wait until Election Day to find out yours is one of them. #USDemocracy #RisingBlue newrepublic.com/post/214832/... via @newrepublic.comnewrepublic.comTexas Has Suspended More Than 1 Million Voters Ahead of Senate RaceIf you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it. 7166163
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAJørgen Heszlein @heszlein.bsky.social · 12/08/2026New estimate of Elon Musk’s death toll just dropped www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... 9136761736
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Our AQI is 333. Dangerous. Temp around 90. Humidity high 60s. And for the third time today I've had to go get the dumb cat off the porch & make her come into the house, into the AC. She spends maybe an hour out there every day, after dinner usually. But smoky air is fascinating, I guess? 020
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I've been wondering what happened with the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which is held on the mall every summer, around the 4th. (I worked for them in the 1990s, so I have no connections anymore to ask, but assumed it was bad.) But wow, according to a Twitter post, it's way worse than I imagined. 051
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 27/06/2026"The more Russia weakens, the more Poland & Ukraine argue." Good piece about crisis in PL-Ukr relations. In Polish but browser translation is great. kulturaliberalna.pl/2026/06/23/p...kulturaliberalna.pl 030
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Yep. Importantly, Mike DeWine, a Republican, has debunked Trump/Vance lies about Haitians, and many locals defended them as well. If Trump and Miller really go full paramilitary raids, it will further split the GOP coalition in a state with a big Senate race. 422575
Reposted by KA SEMENOVA𝕋𝕙𝕖 ℍ𝕚𝕤𝕥🎃𝕣𝕪 𝕠𝕗 ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕒 ℙ💀𝕕𝕔𝕒𝕤𝕥 @thoc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Submitted to the “Pre-Emptive I Told You So” Hall Of Fame: 127635
Reposted by KA SEMENOVASky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 16/06/2026honestly I think the best metaphor for this debacle is the Russo-Japanese war: -idiot ruler with delusions of grandeur -empire wants to show a middle power whos in charge -negotiators are idiots -imperial logistics are all fucked up -empire surrenders to middle power after defeat 682012364
Reposted by KA SEMENOVATom Hearden @followtheh.bsky.social · 16/06/2026holy metaphor alert Batman 67676158
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/06/2026HAYES on Albania protesting Kushner & Ivanka’s obscene corruption: “It is a land grab. A physical theft of a place so brazen and entitled it could only be done by colonial conquistadors or the family of Donald Trump.” 13640321506
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAGeopolitis Mionnet D @geopolitis.bsky.social · 24/05/2026HEROES UA Ils sont incroyables ! 🙂 28021
Reposted by KA SEMENOVAAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 10/05/2026After the May 9 events, Putin gave a late-night interview to journalists at the Kremlin. Formally, he spoke about Ukraine and negotiations. But in reality, it was a broader political signal about how Russia sees the future order in Europe and across the post-Soviet space⤵️ 1621666
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Gospodin Zelenskyy? Putin is now not only saying his name, he is using an honorific with it. Mr. Zelensky. 094
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Another oddity here is the reaction to what Putin is saying, ie, the body language & facial expressions of the journos. They seem deeply uncomfortable, at minimum. I don’t recall ever seeing anything quite like this before. 021
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 24/04/2026I learned a new German word today: Russchlept. I don't have German, beyond a handful of terms necessary for genealogy research. So I stared at it for a long minute & decided I must be hallucinating bc I was pretty sure I understood it. So I put it in Google translate. "Dragged off to Russia." 120
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I saw six in just a few minutes of watching & my cat is very interested in the bird providing the soundtrack. They must sound different than the birds she hears outside our house? 110
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Magyar at a press conference a few minutes ago said Orban FM Péter Szijjártó, whose convos with Lavrov were recently leaked, has barricaded himself in his office & is shredding documents. He apparently disappeared yesterday afternoon & some thought he was on his way to Moscow, but guess not. 220
KA SEMENOVA @kasemenova.bsky.social · 12/04/2026Feels like a very George Costanza's dad tactic. You wanna blockade me? I will blockade you! 020
Reposted by KA SEMENOVASeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 03/04/2026It's hard not to think of Paxton's definition of fascism when considering the extent to which the federal government under Trump has been reduced to a) a rogue murder state outside the nation's boundaries and b) a rogue, ethnic cleansing/mass deportation operation *inside* the nation's boundaries. 311477566