“The first thing I would do is pay contributors. I have many long-term contributors who have supported the publication for years.”
About Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Everywhere Insiders 51: Irina Tsukerman on Ebola, Ukraine, India, and Iran
How does Irina Tsukerman analyze Ebola containment, Ukraine’s air defenses, AI advertising in India, and Iran negotiations?
“As long as that underlying ideological consensus remains intact, tactical disagreements become relatively less important.”
Ivanna Orliuk on Gematria, Money, Blockchain, and Symbolic Transformation
How does Ivanna Orliuk use gematria, dollar banknotes, and financial systems to explore money, numbers, memory, and transformation?
“For me, gematria is less about fixed answers and more about discovering hidden relationships through mathematics, symbolism, and visual form.”
Sofia Nordgren on Adoption, Identity, and Searching for Biological Truth
How did Sofia Nordgren’s childhood experiences shape her search for biological family and adoption truth?
“What makes the situation even more painful is that my story remains incomplete. It is still filled with confusion. In some ways, I feel abandoned all over again because I have had to pay relatives in order to obtain information about my own childhood and identity.”
This Gay Week 23: LGBTQ Safety, Pride, and Youth Courage
Why do Pride events and LGBTQ visibility still matter for queer youth today?
“This school is built on racism, sexism, and homophobia.”
Everywhere Insiders 50: Tulsi Gabbard Resignation, Iran Talks, and Rising Antisemitism
How do Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation and Iran negotiations reflect shifting geopolitical strategy and rising antisemitic threats?
“If freedom of navigation becomes negotiable, the United States may concede ground on other fronts.”
Lesia Synychenko on Journalism, Ukrainian War Art, and Cultural Memory
How does Lesia Synychenko connect journalism, Ukrainian war art, cultural diplomacy, and personal memory through her creative practice?
“Now everything is very fast, fast, fast, and there is no time for thinking.”
Pavlo Horiachev on Ukraine’s Drone Warfare Revolution
How are Ukrainian drones, AI targeting, and anti-drone systems changing modern warfare?
“Automation is about repeating things. If your enemy observes your behaviour repeated many times, he can create effective countermeasures.”
Partnerism, Gender, AI, and Domination
How does Riane Eisler’s partnerism challenge domination systems through gender, history, economics, and AI?
“Everything changes as we move from a lack of consciousness—which enables domination—to the kind of consciousness required for partnership.”
Everywhere Insiders 49: China, Iran, ICC Justice, and X Free Speech Controversies
How do China–Iran relations, ICC prosecutions, and X’s free speech policies reveal weaknesses in global governance and enforcement?
Irina Tsukerman: “A vague observation is not the same as a commitment to enforce international law—without speed and consistency, justice loses both credibility and deterrent value.”
Yuliia Bilous and Kateryna Datsko on Women in Ukraine Transport
How are Yuliia Bilous and Kateryna Datsko challenging stereotypes and expanding women’s employment in Ukraine’s transport sector?
“If you are a driver, you do not have to be a mechanic.”
This Gay Week 22: Global LGBTQ Rights, Pride, and Resistance
How do Karel Bouley and Scott Douglas Jacobsen connect global LGBTQ persecution, Pride politics, family acceptance, and resistance through joy?
“You can have joy and resistance at the same time.”
Everywhere Insiders 48: Iran, Russia, Taiwan, Organized Crime, and Global Security
How does Irina Tsukerman analyze Iran’s regional posture, Russia’s strategy, Taiwan’s diplomacy, organized crime, and global security risks?
“Short-term developments often sit atop deeper, unresolved structural challenges.”
Partnership Systems, Feminism, and the Persistence of Domination
How have feminism and partnership systems evolved in relation to domination structures?
“They internalize a template that equates difference with superior and inferior.”
Uliana Hlynchak on KONTAKT Ukrainian TV, Diaspora Media, and Ukrainian Cultural Advocacy
How does Uliana Hlynchak use KONTAKT Ukrainian TV, poetry, and diaspora cultural programming to preserve Ukrainian identity and advocate for Ukraine in Canada?
“We need to continue the work we are doing, being a platform for the Ukrainian community and informing people about what is happening.”
Oleksandra Yamshchikova on Ukrainian Entrepreneurs, Motivation, and Business in Germany
How are Ukrainian entrepreneurs reshaping business culture, diaspora networks, and integration in Germany?
“Ukrainians are highly motivated because of their conditions, not because they are naturally different people, but because they came through difficult circumstances. They need to grow, rebuild, and start again from scratch.”