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@mvanec.bsky.social
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I play with mandolins, cameras, and languages. I work with computers. Find me on Substack at: mvanec.substack.com

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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 11h
So, after all that Russian propaganda ‘biolabs in Ukraine’ BS, the plague outbreak in Russia starts from.. a biolab ? Shocking .
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 17h
‘just found out a friend was killed at the frontline,’ a Ukrainian shares on socials . ‘A drone dropped a poisonous gas sarin on them, which is prohibited by the Chemical Weapons Convention.’
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Anna from Ukraine @annafromukraine.bsky.social · 16h
🚨 Never in my life did I imagine Russian communists would sound like freedom protesters. But in Moscow, around 60 people were detained after a Communist Party rally where they chanted “Down with the Tsar,” “Fair elections,” “Freedom for political prisoners,” and “Down with Roskomnadzor.”
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 16h
My cat has no idea what geopolitics is. She only knows When the explosions are loud enough to hide. And somehow that tiny detail Explain this war better than a thousand speeches #ukraine #cats #war #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 16h
This painting by Mykola Ivasiuk, completed in 1912, illustrates my favorite scene from my forthcoming book about Ukraine’s historical fate. Bohdan Khmelnytsky, leader of the Ukrainian Cossack uprising of 1648, makes a triumphant entry into Kyiv.
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
‼️ Residents of Russian-occupied #Oleshky in Kherson region are trying to flee the city because of severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine, despite the danger of mined roads. Dozens of people are leaving by bicycle, moped, or on foot.
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 03/10/2026
With local partner Heal Palestine, WCK organized a day of games and fun for children in Gaza, serving fish & herbed rice plus sweet potatoes topped with nuts & honey for dessert. This event was about more than serving meals—it was joy & a space for the community to come together. #ChefsForGaza
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 03/10/2026
russia continues its attempts to disrupt Kyiv's transport infrastructure. This attack on a bridge linking Kyiv’s banks, bearing civilian vehicles, is a deliberate war crime. Help protect Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities from terror: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY:
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Abi @abinormalz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The absolute tiniest anole I've ever seen. & I've seen A LOT of anoles. 2nd pic for scale; the leaf s/he was perched on was barely bigger than the end of my finger, & I have small hands, too. 😄🥹💚 #anole #baby #outside #garden
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In recent years, the shift in the balance of power in the Caucasus against the backdrop of Russia’s war in Ukraine has become increasingly evident. Despite close ties with Russia, Ilham Aliyev has consistently demonstrated a foreign policy independent of Moscow. Speaking on October 2, 2026,
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Russians: "Biolabs in Ukraine!" Also Russians: Unleashed the literal plague on their own city because they broke the test tube containing live bacteria in, yes, a biolab.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So, Russia bombed another bridge in Kyiv today that connects left and right banks . It’s the 5th attack on bridges in Kyiv in these 4 days . People left stranded , can’t get to work or get back home . Nothing military about it . only Russia trying to terrorise us into submission .
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Russians tried to transport a Mi-2 helicopter on a pickup truck, but overturned along with it. The incident happened in Russia’s Krasnodar region.
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 03/10/2026
Ukrainian children learn to run for cover, as soon as they hear air alerts. Rushing to underground shelters every day is no childhood — it’s a fight for survival no child should ever experience. Help protect them from russian terror: u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 02/10/2026
🕯️ Kyiv bid farewell to two American volunteers who were killed fighting for Ukraine. Tributes were paid to the US volunteers at Independence Square and St. Alexander's Church. 📹: Radio Svoboda
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Your Friday morning , when Russia is your neighbour Kyiv , October 2, 2026 Photos : libkos/instagram
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 02/10/2026
As Russia targets Ukraine’s ability to trade by sea, the consequences are being felt across Odesa Oblast and could extend to countries that rely on Ukrainian agricultural products.
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Odesa under fire: Russia targets Ukraine’s Black Sea exports
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The death toll from today's russian glide bomb attack on Kharkiv has risen to 2, with 31 others injured‼️ ​Russia struck a usual residential neighborhood of private homes with 3 glide bombs in the middle of the day, crushing people's homes on top of them...
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Ukrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 02/10/2026
💔 Russians hit house with guided bomb in Kharkiv: 2 killed and 17 injured, including children
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Russians hit house with guided bomb in Kharkiv: 2 killed and 17 injured, including children
Two persons were killed and 17 people, including children, were injured as a result of Russian strikes on two districts of Kharkiv with guided aerial bombs on the afternoon of 2 October. People may st...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump is making your life more expensive in ways you don’t even realize. abcnews.com/US/wireStory...
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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 02/10/2026
A few weeks after WCK's team first arrived in Gre, Nepal, we're still supporting families. When we met with community leaders, they asked for simple necessities like oil, salt, shampoo, and soap. Our teams are delivering these items, plus treats like brownies for local children. #ChefsForNepal
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Matt @mvanec.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Did you see the video of her expression changing in real time as Smith verified he attended a Hawk**eyes** game in **Maryland**? The dawning panic of "what the fuck have I involved myself in..." 🤣
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
If I’d been walking just 10 seconds earlier - debris could’ve hit me,’ a Ukrainian high school senior shares after Russian drone attacked his school in Kyiv today .
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Antithesis Press @antithesis-press.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Okay, overnight our tame webdev setup and tested our new international shipping option for @victoriascott.bsky.social's Pollination, sorry it took a while!
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🇺🇦 Drapaty: Happy Defenders of Ukraine Day! Preservation of state is not only the task of people in pixels. It is the responsibility of everyone in their place. Today, in the words “defender”, Ukrainians recognize themselves and their relatives. This is one big family, where every link is important.
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Greg Terry Experience @gregterry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW UPDATE: Russia Threatens Europe: Weapons Factories for Ukraine Aren’t Safe Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC827OQHaXY
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Russians attacked a power transmission line in Kyiv Restoring the electricity supply after damage to a transmission line can sometimes be more difficult than after attacks on network distribution hubs 📹 Sternenko
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Matt @mvanec.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In case there were any remaining doubt in anyone's mind, the USA's new AI Web site has settled the issue for good. Right? #Presidential #Election #2020
Screenshot of an America.gov webpage answering the question, “Who actually won the 2020 USA Presidential election?” The page states that Joseph R. Biden Jr. won, citing certified Electoral College results of 306 votes for Biden and 232 for Donald J. Trump, along with the popular vote total. Links to the National Archives and Federal Election Commission appear below the response.
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 30/09/2026
After a night of terror, russia continues to strike Kyiv and the wider region. A jet-powered russian drone hit a supermarket while people were inside. Local media reported cries for help coming from the building. Join Sky Defense—help save lives. u24.gov.ua/sky-defense?...
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UNITED24 @u24.gov.ua · 30/09/2026
russia’s war continues to take away what matters most from Ukrainians: the ability to be close to their loved ones and feel safe in their own homes. Behind every destroyed home is a life disrupted. These photographs show the price of russian aggression that Ukraine pays every day.
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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😡 In Oleshky, the occupiers took food packages from people, which the Ukrainian military had dropped from drones the day before. This was reported by the head of the Oleshky MVA. “They are dropping off products from the Armed Forces of Ukraine to you, it means you are cooperating with them.”
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 30/09/2026
⚡ US intelligence uncovered a Russian plot targeting anti-Kremlin activists for assassination on American soil. united24media.com/world/us-unc...
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US Uncovers Russian Intel Plot to Assassinate Anti-Kremlin Activists on US Soil
The alleged operation targeted Garry Kasparov, Ilya Ponomarev, and other exiled Kremlin opponents.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My morning started with ‘we’re ok’ message from my loved ones . Means Russia attacked near them but they are ok . Kyiv, September , 2026
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 30/09/2026
💔 Morning after morning, residents return to inspect what remains of their homes, facing shattered lives and the reality of Russian terror.
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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 30/09/2026
Ukrainian tanks are again moving to frontline firing positions and engaging Russian positions with direct fire. The 475th Code 9.2 Regiment says reconnaissance and aerial cover coordinated with UAV operators allow the armored vehicles to operate despite the drone threat. #Ukraine
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In Vyshhorod, Kyiv Region, a private residential home was destroyed at after Russian overnight strike. During search and rescue operations, emergency workers found a body of a child born in 2012 beneath the rubble‼️
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🇫🇮🥔 At the Nations League match "Finland - Belarus" a banner with an owl attacking a cockroach with the face of Lukashenko was unfurled Nearby were Ukrainian flags and the inscription: "Your day will come".
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Greg Terry Experience @gregterry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW UPDATE: Russia’s Problems Are Hiding in Plain Sight—Ukraine Keeps Exposing Them Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=33WgnXNWjvw
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 29/09/2026
🔴 Russia continues its terror campaign against Kyiv with round-the-clock jet-powered drone strikes.
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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Russia must fаll .
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
How much I would love to have a normal night's sleep again, instead of staring at the ceiling and thinking about how russia struck a school today during the day, and an animal shelter at night, where poor dogs and cats had no chance of escaping their cages. How a private house in Kyiv is
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 30/09/2026
Bodycam footage captured the moment a Ukrainian soldier respected a captured Russian fighter’s religious patch.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Malcontent News @malcontentnews.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber crashed during takeoff after 3 engines failed after V1. Airframe is a total loss. 6 of 7 crewmembers killed. Earlier reports of a Tu-154 crash were false. Debris is consistent with a Tu-95MS Bear
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Russian strike on an animal shelter near Odesa has killed at least 10 cats and 3 dogs. ​The hit directly targeted a building housing cats at the "Loving Hearts" shelter, triggering a fire that rapidly engulfed over 400 square meters.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yes, I’m Ukrainian🇺🇦 Yes, I know russian language fluently - No, that does not make me russian. Yes, I love my country. No, that does not make me a Nazi. Yes, I’m from Donbas. No, we were not waiting for “liberation” Yes, I smile in photos and videos. That does not mean war hurts less.
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Alaina Wood @thegarbagequeen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
GOOD NEWS: One of the offshore wind farms that the Trump administration tried to stop construction at has officially built all of its turbines, and it’s expected to generate power at full capacity by the end of the year which will help lower electric bills for residents in New England.
Photo of an offshore wind turbine being constructed with a platform next to it.
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Antithesis Press @antithesis-press.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's nearly the end of September which means it's time for an update... www.patreon.com/AntithesisPr...
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The September Free Update | Antithesis Press
Wow, September has been a month here! This post's been redrafted so many times through the weeks as we've got updates on progress with prin
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
29 September 1930 | A Belgian Jewish girl, Hilda Weinberger, was born in Antwerp. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Kazerne Dossin in Mechelen in October 1942. She was murdered in a gas chamber after the selection. --- The first two gas chambers near Birkenau: youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Black and white portrait of a young girl in a polka-dot dress with a large collar, seated on an antique chair.
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