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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 08/09/2026

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 07/07/2026

We Have Friends Everywhere is #97 Rising in U.S. Politics today! Thank you to everyone reading, sharing, subscribing, and supporting this community. If you haven’t subscribed yet, please subscribe today. It’s always free to read. And if you can, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 08/06/2026

Funny how transparency always seems to disappear the moment it reaches the people with the most power.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 09/03/2026

I’m honored to be speaking at No Kings 3 in Sedona on March 28. Across the country people are gathering to say something simple and essential: in America, no one stands above the law. Democracy requires participation — and sometimes it requires showing up together. We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 30/11/2025

Somehow I just landed at #93 Rising in U.S. Politics on Substack… after only 16 days. I’m honestly stunned. Thank you all for reading, sharing, and building this little community with me. We really do have friends everywhere! ✊🏼 (Link in the reply — it’s all free to read.)

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 24/11/2025

Let’s be honest: today’s GOP is carrying water for Moscow. This “peace plan” didn’t come from Ukraine — it came from Russia. Democracies don’t survive when their own politicians act as pipelines for authoritarian regimes. ✊🏼🇺🇦

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 21/11/2025

I found a photo today of my grandfather at a wartime rally — part of the anti-Bolshevik resistance. Seeing it and reflecting on my own moment hit harder than I expected. The resolve I rely on isn’t new. The resistance is in my blood. ✊🏼

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 16/11/2025

Most people shoot in one predictable way. Better photos start with composition — change your angle, shift your subject, get lower. Even macro shots (like this bee) come alive with the same approach. iPhoneography Crash Course Thursday: sedonaartscenter.org/product/ipho...

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 16/11/2025

Keyhole Sink might be one of the most overlooked archaeological sites in northern Arizona. The basalt walls are covered in Sinagua petroglyphs — spirals, animals, patterns — all carved around 700–1,000 years ago. It’s impossible to stand there and not feel the weight of that history.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 13/11/2025

The desert doesn’t rush. It sharpens itself slowly — edge by edge, season by season. There’s something comforting about that.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 11/11/2025

✊🏼 We keep showing up. Empathy shouldn’t need an algorithm. We’ll keep telling the truth anyway — because connection is stronger than control. #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere #EmpathyOverAlgorithms #RealReach

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 11/11/2025

🔍 The silencing illusion. Creators think they’ve lost momentum. Communities think interest is gone. But it’s not burnout or boredom — it’s the system deciding who gets heard.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 11/11/2025

💰 The profit filter. Pages that monetize, boost posts, or push ad-friendly content get rewarded. Civic voices, compassion, or reflection get labeled “sensitive.” It’s not moderation — it’s monetization.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 11/11/2025

👉 The algorithm blames you. It reads the silence it created as “declining engagement.” Then it pushes your reach even lower — a feedback loop that punishes authenticity. Low reach → low engagement → lower reach.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 11/11/2025

😶 They hide your work. Your audience doesn’t vanish — Meta just stops showing your posts. Reach drops from tens of thousands to a few dozen. The algorithm misreads silence as disinterest — and you get buried deeper.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 11/11/2025

After a viral post, Meta runs an “engagement cooldown.” It throttles your next few posts — to see if your momentum was real or if you’ll pay to “boost” it. If you don’t, reach collapses. It’s not a glitch — it’s the design.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 11/11/2025

You go viral — organically. No ads. No ragebait. Just empathy, truth, and community. Your message spreads because people care, not because you paid for reach. Meta says that’s what they want — until it actually happens. Then the system flags you.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 11/11/2025

The cost of going viral — on Meta. What happens when you build real connection… and the system decides that’s bad for business. A short explainer — from empathy to algorithm. (🧵) #Algorithms #CivicVoice #Creators #SocialMediaTruth #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 31/10/2025

We’re not here to change anyone’s minds. We’re here to remind each other — the quiet, the steady, the ones who still care — that decency still matters, and truth still counts. We have friends everywhere. ✊🏼

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 24/10/2025

Fascism wins through silence. If you’re afraid to lose business or family, remember: they’re stealing your rights, your history, your country. Don’t sell to MAGA. Don’t serve fascism. We lift each other up — we fight back together. ✊🏼

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 22/10/2025

The United States of Russia — and the Commonwealth States of Epstein. Dutch intel just cut back sharing with the U.S. after finding info from the White House reached the Kremlin. Our allies see the treason. MAGA can’t — cults never do. ✊🏼

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 20/10/2025

It was an honor to speak at the No Kings march — standing with so many voices for freedom and democracy. We will not let them take it away. We’ll fight, like Ukrainians fight — with courage, unity, and hope. ✊🏼 🎥 Vyto Starinskas / Verde Independent #NoKings #WeHaveFriendsEverywhere

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 18/10/2025

I have a few words to say today — not for myself, but for everyone who still believes this country belongs to the people. We’re stronger than fear. Kinder than hate. Far more united than they want us to be. And we have friends everywhere. See you in the streets. ✊🏼

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 06/10/2025

History doesn’t just repeat — it warns. In Weimar Germany, Nazis staged fights then claimed only they could save the nation. Sound familiar? Trump + MAGA brand liberals “terrorists,” deploy troops for Fox war-zone images, erase right-wing violence, and unleash threats. Call it what it is: fascism.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 14/09/2025

MAGA demands our empathy while showing us none — then lies that we’re the violent ones. Facts say otherwise: 93% of BLM protests were peaceful, yet 13 of 14 recent deadly political attacks came from the far right. Welcome to the Hunger Games.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 05/09/2025

How. Exhausting. This. Is. Nearly half of Project 2025 is complete in just 200 days. This isn’t a vision board, it’s an authoritarian roadmap: dismantling checks & balances, stripping rights, silencing dissent, weaponizing power against communities. GOP extremists should be afraid of us.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 15/08/2025

☀️ Clear skies over Bell Rock today — and great news: SET status has been lifted for all areas. Our community is safe, thanks to the incredible dedication of our firefighters. 💛 #ThankYouFirefighters #BellRock #Sedona

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 14/08/2025

Not what you want to see across the street. #woodsfire

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 12/08/2025

Fascism isn’t coming. It’s here. We’re not trying to stop it—we’re fighting to end it. Our institutions have been captured. Pretending we’re still in prevention mode keeps us behind. We must organize locally, build community defense, and fight the battle we’re living in.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 02/08/2025

In a world overflowing with AI-generated imagery and prompt-written perfection, here’s something made the old-fashioned way — a 30-second long exposure with a red light and a bit of patience. (and a little running) Created by a human, for other humans.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 02/08/2025

They claim blue cities are “ruining America.” But Republican-led states lead in: 🔺 Federal aid dependence 🔺 Poverty & low life expectancy 🔺 Crime per capita 🔺 Education gaps 🔺 Failed economic experiments They’ve had power for decades — and left their people behind. 7/7

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 02/08/2025

Red states = the real welfare states. They shout “small government” but rely heavily on FEMA, SNAP, Medicaid, and disaster relief. Red states received more in FEMA funds per capita than blue states over the last decade. (Source: U.S. Treasury, GAO, AP) 6/7

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 02/08/2025

50 years of failure. Kansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana — GOP-controlled for decades. Low wages. Poor schools. Underfunded healthcare. Their leaders blame immigrants, Democrats, or “wokeism” — while enriching themselves. (Source: Brookings, Pew Research, NPR) 5/7

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 02/08/2025

They blame “Democrat cities” — but ignore reality: The states with the highest crime rates per capita are overwhelmingly red: – Louisiana – Mississippi – Arkansas – Alaska – Alabama State-level policy impacts crime far more than city politics (FBI Uniform Crime Report, World Population Review) 4/7

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 02/08/2025

More poverty. More uninsured. More early death. Republican-led states consistently rank worst in: – Poverty – Maternal mortality – Life expectancy – Teen pregnancy – Access to healthcare (Source: CDC, Census Bureau, Commonwealth Fund) 3/7

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 02/08/2025

Red states take more than they give Mississippi, West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky — all get over $2 per $1 they pay in federal taxes. Meanwhile, California, New York, and Massachusetts subsidize them. (Source: Rockefeller Institute, Tax Foundation, MoneyGeek) 2/7

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 02/08/2025

Sedona, Arizona One of the most beautiful places in the country — built by community, sustained by care, not by rage and ignorance. They say Democratic cities are destroying America — but the truth? Red states are the ones falling apart. 1/7

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

✊🏼 Wake up. Question everything. We outnumber them. And we’ve had enough. 9/9

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

It’s time to take down the billionaire class — before they take down everything else. 8/9

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

Every time the working class turns on itself, the rich laugh all the way to the bank. 7/9

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

They use fear. They use God. They use nationalism. And they always blame the wrong people — immigrants, minorities, the vulnerable — instead of the ones hoarding the power. 6/9

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

This isn’t a conspiracy. It’s history. And it’s still happening. 5/9

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

Today, billionaires pay less in taxes than teachers — and convince you they’re “job creators.” The scam just keeps evolving. 4/9

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

Immigrant factory workers labored in deadly conditions while the elite crushed unions and grew richer off their suffering. 3/9

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

Medieval peasants gave everything to kings and churches — and died poor. Poor white Southerners fought in the Civil War to protect rich slaveowners. 2/9

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

The Greatest Scam in History (And it’s still working.) The poor, the working class, the least privileged — have always been tricked into supporting the wealthiest people in power. And they’ve done it over and over again. 1/9

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 26/07/2025

Everything can feel overwhelming. Step outside if you can—or let nature reach you through photos, sound, or memory. Even that can calm your mind. It’s okay to be angry or tired. But you deserve rest. You deserve peace. Breathe. Reconnect. Rejuvenate.

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Kelli Klymenko @kelliklymenko.com · 24/07/2025

When we stay silent out of fear, we abandon each other. Silence is permission. They may be louder, richer, and backed by power — but we have each other. Keep speaking. We will overcome. This is how we win. ✊🏽

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