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John R Raymond
@johnrraymond.bsky.social
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Slava Ukraini🇺🇦

#BelieveWomen "Trump is Putin's puppet."

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johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, Kremlev at Don Jr.'s wedding and Trump blaming Ukraine in the same news cycle has opened eyes. Are yours closed?

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Now You Can See It — Trump Is a Russian Asset
History does not arrive to us as a finished narrative. It arrives as facts colliding through time. Men, institutions, technologies…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:07 PM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, In my latest, I dissect @avindman.bsky.social's near flawless primary loss. *Winky-face*

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Understanding the Vindman Gambit: How a Blue Wizard Can Lose a Primary Without Losing the Game
Alexander Vindman lost.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, Supply and demand? Yes. Still upside down strategically? Absolutely yes.

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The Capacity Game: Understanding the Last Petrol War
The principal takeaway rule of the capacity game is: Do not gamble away a capacity you may be unable to rebuild when losing the gamble can…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 21, 2026 at 5:16 AM
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Dear #BlueWizards, @vladvexler.bsky.social's concerns about Fedorov's election plans are real. As another outsider I see them as well

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The Vexlerian Concerns Surrounding Fedorov’s Latest Statements
Vlad Vexler has raised what I think is the right concern about Mykhailo Fedorov’s sudden call for Ukraine to find a way to hold elections…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 19, 2026 at 11:14 PM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social is right to be fucking furious with Hakeem Jeffries.

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In the Game of Democracy, Kyle Kulinski Is Right to Be Furious with Leader Jeffries
At first glance, this is just another Kyle Kulinski segment in which he gets furious with Democratic leadership. Hakeem Jeffries goes on…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 19, 2026 at 1:39 AM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, A quick question I have for @vladvexler.bsky.social per his latest video.

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Dear Vlad Vexler, When Does Silence Itself Become Immoral?
Vlad Vexler has made an argument I mostly accept.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 18, 2026 at 1:06 AM
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Dear #BlueWizards, @realjakebroe.bsky.social @vladvexler.bsky.social have a pleasant conversation about Putin and Trump - but what are the strategic takeaways?

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What Do Vlad Vxler and Jake Broe Have to Say About Game Theory?
Vlad Vexler and Jake Broe almost solved an important game-theory problem without realizing they had constructed one.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 12, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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Dear #BlueWizards, Though I have had differences with @vladvexler.bsky.social, he proves once more why he is important: actual growth

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An Ascendant Vlad Vexler Uses Mark Galeotti His Speedbag
I have never particularly cared about .
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 11, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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Dear #BlueWizards, @jjsmart.bsky.social's latest video is better than his last one, but he is still offering us "sub-analytic" ideas.

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Jason Jay Smart Isn’t: Why Europe Cannot Afford to Listen to Him
Jason Jay Smart is getting closer to understanding what is happening inside Russia.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 10, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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Dear #BlueWizards, @aoc.bsky.social's theory of government explains why we should fund her - and not the useless #DNC or the establishment candidates.

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The Political Science Hiding Inside AOC’s Theory of Government
I am not a political scientist. I am, however, a bit of a researcher myself. That is, after all, where the Raymond Method comes from.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, Beyond the physical degradation risks posed by AI, LLMs are not programmed to actually keep "covenant" with users.

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Towards a More Sophisticated Understanding of the Risks Posed by Large Language Models
The public debate over artificial intelligence is trapped between two inadequate positions. One treats large language models as emerging…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, Trump and Hegseth are traitorous bastards for getting us into this totally unwinnable version of the Iran war.

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Understanding the Iran War: Seventeen Crucial Blunders Made by the USA
The United States did not enter the Iran war lacking military power. It entered with the most capable long-range strike force in the world…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Dear #BlueWizards, The Vanguard on Youtube is doing valuable work wrt @davidpakman.bsky.social's MAGA-adjacent horseshit.

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Yes, It Is Time for Us All to Block David Pakman
I blocked David Pakman before Pakman released the video telling dissatisfied viewers to stop watching him. I also blocked him before The…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
August 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, a Fedorov-Zelenskyy settlement exists on paper, if no where else.

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The Rational Actor Argument: Is a Fedorov-Zelenskyy Settlement Possible?
A settlement between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov is possible.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 31, 2026 at 5:45 AM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social and @vladvexler.bsky.social are circling the truth about Trump's latest Ukraine "pivot."

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Talk Is Cheap: The Reversibility Rule and President Trump’s Latest Ukraine “Pivot”
President Trump did not win the World Cup. Spain did.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 29, 2026 at 8:12 PM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, @professorgerdes.bsky.social's videos are warm piss.

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Prof. Gerdes’s Videos Are Warm Piss
There is a difference between analysis and sitting in front of a camera while information passes through you.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 28, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Dear #BlueWizards, It is nice to see people on the left finally seeing the danger posed by hacks/shills like @davidpakman.bsky.social

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The Left Is Finally Rejecting the Hacks Who Gave Us President Trump
I have an immediate reaction when I encounter an obvious right-wing hack. The shilling is normally unmistakable. The talking points arrive…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 27, 2026 at 12:14 AM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, @prestonstew.bsky.social knows what he is talking about: the people and politics are inseparable from the Iran war

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Preston Stewart Just Explained Why Non-MAGA Republicans Must Abandon President Trump — Without…
Preston Stewart has just explained why this is the moment for non-MAGA Republicans to abandon President Trump.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 24, 2026 at 1:12 AM
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Dear #BlueWizards, I know I said no more @gametheory101.bsky.social but his overflow channel infested my feed with his childish take.

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Spaniel Needs Remedial Game Theory
Spaniel’s analysis of the political crisis surrounding Mykhailo Fedorov, Oleksandr Syrskyi, and President Zelenskyy is not merely…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 23, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Dear #BlueWizards, We woke up this morning and the Ukraine war wasn't misplaced. That is because Ukraine is a functioning democracy.

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What We Can All Learn from Ukraine
When General Mykhailo Drapatyi was appointed commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Anna from Ukraine was ecstatic.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 22, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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Dear #BlueWizards, @vladvexler.bsky.social latest on democracy has some interesting ideas but he is solving the wrong problem.

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They Hear Us — Then They Obey the Billionaires
Vexler is right that democratic leaders must listen. But in America, listening has become theater.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 22, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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Dear #BlueWizards, Looks like someone, cough, Syrskyi didn't understand my point about Fedorov. Guys, this shit isn't that hard.

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Dear Oleksandr Syrskyi: Ukraine’s War Does Not Hinge on You, Either
Three days ago, I argued that Ukraine’s war does not hinge on Mykhailo Fedorov.
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 21, 2026 at 1:07 AM
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Dear #BlueWizards, @jjsmart.bsky.social's latest video is enough to make me demand a method as he just says shit we all want to hear.

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Dear, Jason Jay Smart, Please Help Me Understand Why You Are so Bad at Actual Strategy
Dear Dr. Smart,
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 20, 2026 at 11:48 PM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
And somehow, Dracula returned.
July 18, 2026 at 4:23 AM
johnrraymond.bsky.social
Dear #BlueWizards, There is a reason we call him Donny Dumbshit - or Donny Dumbfuck.

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Whoopsy! Trump Proves Russian Involvement Was Real All Along
President Trump tried to prove that the Russia investigation was a hoax. Instead, he released intelligence confirming that Russia worked to…
johnrraymondesq.medium.com
July 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM