Eric Gordy
@ericgordy.bsky.social
All about: sociology, Balkans, good cooking, jazz, dogs. No patience for: racists, nationalists, sexists, creeps, bad methodology.
“East of Ethnia” blog -- politics, sociology, and culture from the Balkans and other places: https://ericgordy.substack.com/
“East of Ethnia” blog -- politics, sociology, and culture from the Balkans and other places: https://ericgordy.substack.com/
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Eric Gordy
@ericgordy.bsky.social
· Nov 28
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Dude purchased a bunch of votes and he thinks it gives him a licence to dribble racist faeces from his mouth.
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Dodik spomenuo izraz "balije" pa poslije to komentarisao: Čuo sam od Dine Konakovića | 6yka
Foto BUKA
6yka.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Dude purchased a bunch of votes and he thinks it gives him a licence to dribble racist faeces from his mouth.
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I don't have a principled position on the question of whether it is better to render terms from other languages in the way that they appear in that language or phonetically, but honestly, “Kvoterbek Sihoksa”?
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Sijetl Sihoksi osvojili 60. Superbol
Sijetl Sihoksi osvojili su titulu šampiona Nacionalne lige američkog fudbala (NFL), pošto su u Santa Klari, u 60. Superbolu pobedili Nju Inglend Petriotse 29:13.
www.danas.rs
February 9, 2026 at 7:17 AM
I don't have a principled position on the question of whether it is better to render terms from other languages in the way that they appear in that language or phonetically, but honestly, “Kvoterbek Sihoksa”?
www.danas.rs/sport/superb...
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BREAKING!!!!!!
Person who showed bad judgement over many years shows bad judgement in declining years!!!!!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Person who showed bad judgement over many years shows bad judgement in declining years!!!!!
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Noam Chomsky’s wife apologizes for their ‘grave mistake’ in Epstein ties
Valeria Chomsky says Epstein had deceived them and they were ‘careless’ not to thoroughly research his background
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:10 PM
BREAKING!!!!!!
Person who showed bad judgement over many years shows bad judgement in declining years!!!!!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Person who showed bad judgement over many years shows bad judgement in declining years!!!!!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
I remember a professor who would respond to every conditional hypothesis by saying "If! if! If my grandmother had wheels she would be a bus!" Many years later I remain troubled by the primjedbe:
1) this is empirically untrue;
2) what were the interpersonal relationships like in his family?
1) this is empirically untrue;
2) what were the interpersonal relationships like in his family?
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I remember a professor who would respond to every conditional hypothesis by saying "If! if! If my grandmother had wheels she would be a bus!" Many years later I remain troubled by the primjedbe:
1) this is empirically untrue;
2) what were the interpersonal relationships like in his family?
1) this is empirically untrue;
2) what were the interpersonal relationships like in his family?
Slušamo onog "Lošeg kunića o kojemu ljudi govore." Iskreno da vam kažem, uopće nije nimalo loš
February 8, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Slušamo onog "Lošeg kunića o kojemu ljudi govore." Iskreno da vam kažem, uopće nije nimalo loš
This has hit the whole neighbourhood with the force of tragedy.
February 8, 2026 at 12:48 PM
This has hit the whole neighbourhood with the force of tragedy.
I'm totally aware of the problems with Substack and would happily leave it an go somewhere else. But I have not yet found a site that:
1. Costs me nothing
2. Costs readers nothing
3. Hosts video
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
1. Costs me nothing
2. Costs readers nothing
3. Hosts video
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I'm totally aware of the problems with Substack and would happily leave it an go somewhere else. But I have not yet found a site that:
1. Costs me nothing
2. Costs readers nothing
3. Hosts video
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
1. Costs me nothing
2. Costs readers nothing
3. Hosts video
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Ooh. Rođendanski poklon od supruge i ćerke. Good stuff, this is going to get some use.
February 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Ooh. Rođendanski poklon od supruge i ćerke. Good stuff, this is going to get some use.
Our dear friends at “Večernje novosti” possibly know this (but they do not tell their readers) so it might be worth pointing out that, for better or worse, the article they are attacking totally does not say what they say it does.
(not that it is a good article all the same)
(not that it is a good article all the same)
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Our dear friends at “Večernje novosti” possibly know this (but they do not tell their readers) so it might be worth pointing out that, for better or worse, the article they are attacking totally does not say what they say it does.
(not that it is a good article all the same)
(not that it is a good article all the same)
It was very kind of our weekend dogwalking friends to remember.
February 7, 2026 at 11:13 AM
It was very kind of our weekend dogwalking friends to remember.
I couldn't say whether the finding is persuasive or not, but the research funding proposal must be quite a read
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n1info.rs/magazin/zdra...
Naučnici tvrde: Udisanje sopstvenih gasova moglo bi da vas zaštiti od Alchajmerove bolesti
Slobodno udahnite miris sopstvenog prdeža - naučnici kažu da bi to moglo da vam pomogne u prevenciji Alchajmerove bolesti.
n1info.rs
February 7, 2026 at 6:57 AM
I couldn't say whether the finding is persuasive or not, but the research funding proposal must be quite a read
n1info.rs/magazin/zdra...
n1info.rs/magazin/zdra...
Right wingers getting upset about the Super Bowl how? Listen. Probably there are worse bunnies. But a bunny is a bunny. None of them will be all that bad.
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Right wingers getting upset about the Super Bowl how? Listen. Probably there are worse bunnies. But a bunny is a bunny. None of them will be all that bad.
Belle, I know that you can understand a little country boy.
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AL GREEN - "Belle" (live) FULL VERSION
YouTube video by buffyo'reilly
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February 6, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Belle, I know that you can understand a little country boy.
youtu.be/kDCZkF3SEEY?...
youtu.be/kDCZkF3SEEY?...
Ok, so Starmer. We all knew that he would be a disappointment, but probably thought nobody could ever be as big a disappointment as Tony Blair. So this is my question to you. More or less of a disappointment than Tony Blair?
February 6, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Ok, so Starmer. We all knew that he would be a disappointment, but probably thought nobody could ever be as big a disappointment as Tony Blair. So this is my question to you. More or less of a disappointment than Tony Blair?
I am multitasking, marinating the sardines and opening the wine at the same time.
February 6, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I am multitasking, marinating the sardines and opening the wine at the same time.
After many years of consideration I have finally decided that “Convincer” is the best Nick Lowe album, with “Nick the Knife” a close second.
February 6, 2026 at 8:05 PM
After many years of consideration I have finally decided that “Convincer” is the best Nick Lowe album, with “Nick the Knife” a close second.
Silly little pretzel
February 6, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Silly little pretzel
Two posts a week, this is a lot for me. But I was reading my trashy tabloids this morning and the temptation was too strong.
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How to read a propaganda piece
Welcome to the phastasmagorical world of Večernje novosti. Bre.
open.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Two posts a week, this is a lot for me. But I was reading my trashy tabloids this morning and the temptation was too strong.
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I've always been fond of that folk expression "if you plant zucchinis with the devil they will smash on your head."
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"Ko s djavolom tikve sadi..." — značenje izraza po Vukajliji
Ko s djavolom tikve sadi... — ... o glavu mu se obijaju.
Iz ove poučne umotvorine pre svega uviđamo da i sam Nečastivi ne živi baš kao bubreg u loju, da nema l...
vukajlija.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 AM
I've always been fond of that folk expression "if you plant zucchinis with the devil they will smash on your head."
vukajlija.com/ko-s-djavolo...
vukajlija.com/ko-s-djavolo...
What do you eat at a prayer breakfast? Is it just eggs and wafers?
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The way, the Trump and the lies: prayer breakfast displays US right’s devil’s pact
Trump might not embody Christian values yet is the religious right’s chosen instrument to turn the tide against liberal, godless America
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 AM
What do you eat at a prayer breakfast? Is it just eggs and wafers?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Starmer's selling point, if he ever had one, was that after the snot-flicking adventurism of the arrant T*ry schoolboys, he would be a responsible adult. When it turns out he isn't, there's not anything left. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Mr Rules hits tipping point as Mandelson proves the one mistake that can’t be undone
There is a look of despair in Starmer’s eyes – and a feeling in the room that the endgame has begun
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Starmer's selling point, if he ever had one, was that after the snot-flicking adventurism of the arrant T*ry schoolboys, he would be a responsible adult. When it turns out he isn't, there's not anything left. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Quote from this evening's seminar presenter: "Mayors in Slovakia are very complicated."
February 5, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Quote from this evening's seminar presenter: "Mayors in Slovakia are very complicated."
"I would encourage him to take steps towards rehabilitation including by reflecting critically on his crimes or expressing genuine remorse or regret."
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Wartime Croatian Serb Leader’s Request for Early Prison Release Denied
Hague-based tribunal rejects early release for Milan Martic, the former Croatian Serb leader sentenced to 35 years in jail, saying it is not convinced he has shown any real remorse for his crimes.
balkaninsight.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
"I would encourage him to take steps towards rehabilitation including by reflecting critically on his crimes or expressing genuine remorse or regret."
balkaninsight.com/2026/02/04/w...
balkaninsight.com/2026/02/04/w...
The initiative to make it more difficult to dispose of waste in university buildings is a part of the vice chancellor's bold new Rodent Excellence Framework (REF).
February 5, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The initiative to make it more difficult to dispose of waste in university buildings is a part of the vice chancellor's bold new Rodent Excellence Framework (REF).