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Brian Whitmore

@powervertical.bsky.social
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A blog and podcast about Russian and post-Soviet politics.

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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
lol
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Happy Independence Day Ukraine!
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Nothing is true until the Kremlin denies it…
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
We live in a truly twisted timeline
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I'd like to wish all my Canadian friends a happy Canada Day. Thank you for being such a good neighbor, even when we aren't. Thank you for being so damn nice all the time, I honestly don't know how you do it. And most of all, thank you for always making me proud to be a North American.
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This just in from the Department of Why We Invented Commas
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Rainbow over DC
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Just finished recording this week’s Power Vertical Podcast with Andriy Zagorodnyuk and Mike Carpenter on how Ukraine is revolutionizing modern warfare. Episode drops soon so watch this space!
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Kyiv sunrise
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The arrival in Kyiv after 34 hours on trains, planes, and automobiles
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
This made me giggle
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Hello Tartu! It’s nice to see you again
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Message to the IOC
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Good question
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Note to @nytimes.com editors: there aren’t “territorial disputes” in Donetsk. Russia illegally invaded and is illegally occupying Ukrainian territory. Stop legitimizing the Kremlin’s framing.
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Warning! Over-the-top-alliteration alert!
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Germans don’t f**k around when it comes to cleanliness & sanitation!
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
This…
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Maybe the weirdest headline ever
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
I’m just going to leave this here…
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Clarity from NY Times. Both-sides-ism from The Washington Post. That’s why I cancelled my subscription to the latter.
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Florida Woman!
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Florida Man!
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Florida Woman!
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I’m curious what @msnbc.com star anchors like @maddow.msnbc.com & @chrislhayes.bsky.social - whom I have always admired and respected - think about this, because I find it ominous and disturbing
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
I’m just going to leave this here
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
They're eating the hoagies. They're eating the grinders. They're eating the sandwiches of the people who live there.
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Слава Україні!
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
If this Foreign Minister thing doesn’t work out, maybe Sergei Lavrov can get a job as a comedian
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
We live in a truly weird timeline
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Brian Whitmore @powervertical.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
This…
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