The Kyiv Independent Puts Current U.S. Journalism to Shame
I finally met some of my greatest professional heroes—the journalists of the Kyiv Independent. If you are not familiar with the Kyiv Independent, you should be. These courageous reporters broke away from a rival news organization after many resigned in protest over an oligarch owner’s interference in editorial decisions. Determined to build a genuinely independent […]
Synagogue in Kyiv Hit by ruzzian Drone
A ruzzian drone hit last night (Oct. 24, 2025) in Kyiv, a synagogue in Podil. It was just two blocks from my apartment, where I stayed in July/August. I walked past it every other day during my runs along the Dnipro River. I don’t know why it makes war feel more tangible when something or […]
Linda Yaccarino Resigns X as I Cower in My Bathroom in Kyiv, Ukraine
How fitting that on the day Linda Yaccarino resigns as CEO from Twitter/X and expresses gratitude to Elon Musk “for entrusting me with the responsibility of protecting free speech…” I am cowering in my apartment’s bathroom in Kyiv, Ukraine, at 3 AM because Ruzzia is bombing us again and terrorizing Ukrainian citizens for over three […]
The Most Beautiful Border Crossing of My Life (So Far)
I’ve crossed the Ukrainian border several times now, and each time is unique, but yesterday was my favorite. Sveta is a wonderful human who takes people in need across the border into Poland and onwards to their new home. It can be an abused wife fleeing her husband, an elderly person fleeing a front-line village, […]
Does NYC’s Deadline Club Stand for Facts or Disinformation?
I’ve been a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and its New York City Chapter Deadline Club for years, and it has been a largely positive experience. However, recently, I’ve had some experiences that have me questioning “What’s happening at the Deadline Club? Do they stand for facts or disinformation?”
Recommended Viewing – Faith Under Siege
Billions have been spent on this and other outlets on a propaganda campaign in an attempt to confuse the simplest case of right versus wrong, good versus evil, that I’ve ever witnessed. It’s time to fight back. Every Christian and person of faith in the world should watch the film Faith Under Siege, now streaming. […]
Amyl and the Sniffers Show – Smells Like Punk Rock To Me
It’s cliche, albeit inaccurate, to say “punk music is dead.” In the past, to counter this false narrative, I’d point to bands like Rancid or musicians like Laura Jane Grace from Against Me. But then I’d just be proving their point. Rancid’s seminal “And Out Come the Wolves” album exploded onto the scene in 1995, […]
Russian Musicians Stands Strong Against Russia’s Putin
Indeed, this is not just Putin’s war, but it is Russia’s Putin; therefore, it is the Russian people’s war on Ukraine. Most of them are just as responsible for the atrocities being committed as Putin. This war wouldn’t have been possible without their apathy, willful ignorance, and deafening silence… or in some cases, as demonstrated […]
My Apartment Building in Kyiv is Bombed
Yesterday, the neighborhood and the apartment building (and possibly the very exact apartment – I’m still investigating) in Kyiv I stayed for a month during the filming of “My Summer in Ukraine,” was hit by a Shahid drone from ruzzia, injuring 11 and damaging the mall across the street at the very entrance I used. […]
Robert Featured on Two-Dots Video Podcast
It was a tremendous honor to be featured on the video podcast “Two Dots” (a reference to the letter of resistance in the Ukrainian alphabet – and on my shirt during the interview). Here is the complete video if you’d like to watch it. Please support Hanna by liking, commenting, and subscribing.
The Careless, Uninformed, Glib & Damaging Dissemination of Disinformation – Rita C. Article
A Facebook “friend” who claimed to be a journalist wrote an article about the Russian War in Ukraine with so little credibility, journalistic standards, and Russian disinformation that I felt I had to respond to at least some of the disinformation. See Rita’s “article” Rita C. Article (The Yellow Highlights are the excerpts we addressed […]
The Sleazy and Slippery Slope of Appeasement
For the first time since the full invasion, the United States voted against a UN resolution condemning Russian aggression against Ukraine. Marco Rubio, the once proud son of Cuban Immigrants and anti-communist hawk, said, “We didn’t feel it was conducive, frankly, to have something out there at the UN that’s antagonistic to either side.”He defended […]