Kenith Gonzalez

@txst #PoliSci '24. Int'l. Politics and Defense Policy Buff. Occasional liberal. Opinions are my own. RTs ≠ endorsements.

[Harper @stqnfield]

he lost ONE (1) primary and switched up immediately I’m fucking crying

[Marta Havryshko @HavryshkoMarta]

Ukraine: Let's name our elite unit "Heroes of the UPA."

Poland: Are you serious? They murdered our women and children in Volhynia.

Ukraine: Nobody gets to tell us whom to honor. Our land, our heroes.

Poland: Fine. Then we'll block your EU accession, stop paying for Starlink, and won't lend you a dime.

Ukraine: Here's Budanov in a suit. He'll explain everything.

Poland: If you want fascist heroes, pay your own bills.

Ukraine: ...we are considering a rebranding.

[Guy Plopsky @GuyPlopsky]

A still image from a newly released Russian MoD video on VKS Su-34 operations against Ukraine that provides the clearest view yet of what appears to be a new dorsal antenna hump aft of the strike fighter's cockpit.

[Scott Braddock @scottbraddock]

Democrat endorses Democrat isn't big news in Texas. Dan Cogdell didn't defend Paxton in his impeachment trial because he liked him. They hired Cogdell because he is one of the best criminal defense lawyers in Houston, and therefore the world.

[Clash Report @clashreport]

WATCH: French Rafale jet shoots down a Ukrainian kamikaze drone over Latvia this morning.

[Kevin Rothrock @MrKevinRothrock]

These terms are basically the same thing we've heard from Kyiv since Trump started forcing the issue when he returned to the White House. Meanwhile, since Jan 2025, Russian-occupied territory has grown another 5,025 km² (1,940 miles²), says Deepstate. https://t.co/oWVEsp8Nsk

[Kevin Rothrock @MrKevinRothrock]

With ~95% counted, Pashinyan's Civil Contract party leads Armenia's parliamentary vote with ~50% & a projected 64 of 105 seats. That's enough to form a govt, but falls short of the supermajority needed to advance constitutional reform, including a peace deal with Azerbaijan.

[Exhibit C @exxhibit_c]

It’s so ironically funny that Hillary got destroyed by an outsider in the 2008 primary, rigged the 2016 primary so that wouldn’t happen again with Bernie, just to lose the 2016 general election to another outsider

[Saheb Singh @PlaysSaheb]

Low base wedge tornadoes give the eebe jeebe on the back of the neck. Man that footage of Jun 2010 in MN Mr Timmer escaping the wedge is still vivid.

[Kenith Gonzalez @KenithGon]

@weather_history Is that an actual photo of the Pardeeville tornado? Actual footage of it seems to be near impossible to find.

[Hugh Mann @Hugh__Mann]

Anybody know who took this photo?

[Leonid Ragozin @leonidragozin]

An initiative that explains the PR surge claiming a “turning point” in Ukraine. Reading to the end, you’ll realise that 30 out of 70bn euro are already being allocated as part of EU’s 90bn euro loan. The rest is in “the early stages of discussion”.

https://t.co/GV1P03Vik3

[Kenith Gonzalez @KenithGon]

Amazing meme potential here.

[AllShipsFireAtWill @UNSC_Admiral]

Iraqi PT-76B refurbished as part of the Nida al-Qaid program and BTR-60PB of the Fedayeen Saddam on parade in 1996.

[Kevin Rothrock @MrKevinRothrock]

LinkedIn, you've outdone yourself with this nightmare.

[Nikolaj🇺🇦🇵🇸 @nikicaga]

Are people forgetting that the vast majority of Republicans, including Trump and the RNC, kept supporting Roy Moore and he got like 49% of the vote??

[Leonid Ragozin @leonidragozin]

Nothing screams fair election like arrests of opposition candidates on the eve of the vote.
https://t.co/bJA09ytCI1

[Iuliia Mendel @IuliiaMendel]

CNN and New York Times seem to have liked Zelenslyy's open letter to Putin. As a Ukrainian, I did not.
Zelenskyy’s open letter to Putin reads more like a scripted public statement than a genuine attempt at dialogue. If the goal were truly to end the war and find common language, it would not have been broadcast as performative rhetoric, seemingly crafted for audiences rather than for developing some mutual understanding.
Four and a half years of brutal fighting have already proven Ukraine’s strength beyond doubt. Our people have shown remarkable resilience; nothing more needs proving to anyone. At this point, continued political defiance serves only to extend the suffering.
True leadership, rooted in human values, requires setting aside ego to sit down, listen, and speak without attempts to offend and flirt with radical ideas. Leaders who value their nations’ futures must prioritize saving lives over public posturing. Every extra day of war claims more sons, fathers, and futures — a tragedy both sides must confront with solemn realism.
Instead, the letter reveals the stance of an offended child: indignant, detached, and seemingly unaware of the full human catastrophe. It places personal image above the moral duty to spare people further loss. In the end, wisdom lies not in theatrical strength, but in the humble courage to choose negotiation and preserve life.

[Kevin Rothrock @MrKevinRothrock]

Ukraine's and Russia's human rights commissioners met yesterday in Belarus (at the latest POW swap) and agreed to establish the direct exchange of civil documents (eg, pension records), family correspondence, and official paperwork for relatives of soldiers killed in the war.

[Lyndon Baines Johnson @lyndonbajohnson]

What makes Zohran's politics work (when they do) is that every major city in the US already has tons of free and cheap amenities that are poorly promoted and all it ever took was one spreadsheet nerd to come along and make them more accessible. -OS

[Sam Seder @SamSeder]

Honestly hard to reconcile how close to the seat of power this person has been for going on two decades of failures and that she sits on twitter for hours on end blaming news hosts and reporters for these failures. It’s sort of fascinating. (Also Grim’s history is accurate)