newspaper editor and podcaster in Kyiv. Read english.nv.ua and listen to Ukraine without Hypehttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3mvcmjzk5yk24In the immediate wake of 9/11, I got used to seeing my father (who is as brown as I am) suddenly become the prime target for every airport security search and check every time we flew, which was pretty often as we often flew to Toronto from NYC to visit family friends there. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcmjzk5yk24https://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3mvclot4xb224"Taking credit for things" is the difference, not policies. I had never heard of this program (and dozens of others) because before, these were obfuscated bureaucratic garbage. They may still be now, but I know they exist! This is a fundamental change in Democratic messaging. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 07:47 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvclot4xb224https://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3mvch2vu76s2nShana tova, folks!12 Sep 2026 06:24 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvch2vu76s2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3mvamb7fkp22gMan, that was a good episode of Star Trek. But...it was /almost/ great, nearly great - it felt like they just sort of ran out of time at the end there and so the conclusion was less satisfying than it should have been.11 Sep 2026 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvamb7fkp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3mv3r74lz2k2aMe, an idiot: Generative AI is a complex, multifaceted issue whose development will require careful consideration and approach as we adapt to this new technology Anthropic, leading AI developers: oUR Ai hAs a 10% ChAncE tO kiLl aLl HuManS bY 204009 Sep 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3r74lz2k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3mus3pnx7722hThe Zelenskyy administration has done some stupid shit during this war, but this has to rank up there. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 18:18 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mus3pnx7722hhttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3murxha2bnk2cThis is the only canonical way to use this website [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3murxha2bnk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3muqwm7qcds23Donations, ad revenue, and syndication. Paywall revenue is a tiny portion of a newsroom's income. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Sep 2026 07:14 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqwm7qcds23https://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3muqsw2ws7k24I gotta say that I don't really give a shit with what genocidaires and cheerleaders think of what the Democratic Party should be and neither should anyone with a scrap of conscience.05 Sep 2026 06:08 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muqsw2ws7k24https://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3muomastk322iWhat a shocker, I sound like a guy from the region where I done grew up [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 09:04 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muomastk322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3muofh34sjk2cI've never seen a movie poster that I relate to as much as this one - it's given a glimpse into my future04 Sep 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muofh34sjk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3muhnvehnws25Hakeem Jeffries wants Donald Trump to be King for life. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhnvehnws25https://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3muhccy2dw223One of our family friends has a one and some months old daughter. Recently, we were hanging out with my kid and theirs, and the girl decides she wants to show me a video. She walks over to her mom's purse, pulls out the phone, navigates to TikTok, and pulls up some children's song video she likes. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 11:17 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhccy2dw223https://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3muhblfoajc23Just because of this post, I now support the complete outsourcing of Hollywood. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhblfoajc23https://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3muh5zpolqc2bAnyone else notice that Claude is unusable garbage the past month?01 Sep 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3muh5zpolqc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/vagrantjourno.bsky.social/post/3mugxbxme5s2eHard to explain how exhausting it is to simply live in Kyiv right now01 Sep 2026 08:00 +0000at://did:plc:slg7stfdyb7swuaorgbwp7sh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mugxbxme5s2e