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Communications | Geopolitics | Humor
Huge fan of democracy.

Least favorite pastime: Watching things happen after being told they can’t possibly happen


*Banner quote: Lev Grossman
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Such a change did not, and simply cannot, come out of nowhere and fertile ground for recruitment was created by huge changes in the social order and fabric of the country. The growth of poverty in the 1990s and the huge increases in inequality, between people but also between geographical regions has been well documented and ironically Putin’s domestic popularity, both real and imagined, has largely benefited from his image as doing something to tackle the worst excesses of the Yeltsin era.
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Over the past months, our team has been monitoring and analysing how pro-Russian narratives gain traction in African information spaces. The findings are clear: the Kremlin’s messaging strategy leans heavily on emotional manipulation. It recasts Russia as a reliable partner, a fellow victim of Western arrogance, and a protector of “traditional values”- all while portraying the West as a neo-colonial force, greedy and hypocritical.
December 2, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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"Its research found that just three companies – DMG Media, News UK and Reach – control 90% of UK national newspaper circulation, a 20% increase in market concentration since 2014."
Leo Dicaprio pointing meme. He’s wearing a yellow shirt with a gold medallion necklace and has a beer and cigarette in his right hand. He’s sitting in front of a window with a greyish curtain.
November 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Inspector Clouseau from an old movie in the Pink Panther series. He’s wearing a light trench coat, a tweed cap, black leather gloves and holding a magnifying glass. There are marble arches in the background.
November 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Sigh
A cat looking at a piece of salami with the caption what if we have a thought experiment as a little treat
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Lost count today
Kermit the frog looking at his phone saying “what?"
November 20, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Immediately thought of this meme and then had to go listen to Macarena
Black and white meme of a man sleeping with a thought bubble: I wish I could sleep but then my stupid ADHD kicks in and well basically, one sheep, two sheep, cow, duck, turtle, Old McDonald had a farm, Hey Macarena.
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Homer and Bart meme where Homer is cautioning Bart with his left hand in front of Bart and pointing with the caption: Worst news day so far!
November 18, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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Tabi cat with yellow eyes peeking out of two slats of red painted wood as is spying.
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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There is something really powerful about empathy. Other studies have shown the same pattern: when people imagine the perspective of someone different from them, whether it’s a refugee, a trans person, or an undocumented migrant, they become more understanding. It’s a simple but profound mechanism for building social cohesion.
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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The soundscape of the Great War must have been devastating: constant artillery bombardment, rifle shots, fighter planes buzzing overhead and the screams of soldiers encountering gas. But we don’t actually know quite what the World War I sounded like. Magnetic tape didn’t exist yet and recording technology was in its infancy, requiring sound to be mechanically produced using a needle and soft wax or metal. Taking such machines into the field was not practical. Still, there were people on the front recording. Special units used a technique called “sound ranging” to try and determine where enemy gunfire was coming from. To do so, technicians set up strings of microphones—actually barrels of oil dug into the ground—a certain distance apart, then used a piece of photographic film to visually record noise intensity. The effect is similar to the way a seismometer records an earthquake. Using that data and the time between when a shot was fired and when it hit, they could then triangulate where enemy artillery was located—and adjust their own guns accordingly.
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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"So the real question isn’t why Ukraine is defending Pokrovsk. It’s why Russia is throwing everything it has to take it?"

Shaun Pinner is here on Bluesky. @olddogua.bsky.social
I know what it feels like to be among the last standing in a pocket, to feel the pressure of numbers and the cold certainty that your job is not to hold ground for glory but to exhaust the enemy. For several weeks, even while cut off and facing overwhelming force, we kept that purpose in our heads: make them pay for every meter.
November 8, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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People disconnected from the humanity of others when talking about takeovers, surrender and regime change casually.
Grey and white cat looking at a piece of salami with the caption “what is we have a thought experiment as a little treat."
November 7, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Kermit the frog meme where he’s traditionally sipping tea, but instead is eating a sub sandwich
November 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Not just words, but action
Besides tracking the number of banned titles and themes, PEN America hosts authors’ evenings, advocacy training, writers’ workshops, and community gatherings. Its annual World Voices Festival promotes unity by celebrating international literature and writers. One of the tools embedded on the PEN America website is a template letter opposing book bans that you can customize and send to your own state-elected official.
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Key from Key and Peele in the famous substitute teacher skit standing in front of a blackboard. He has a receding hairline with dark hair and is wearing a white short sleeve dress shirt and a beige tie with thin dark brown stripes. He’s pointing and saying “do you want to do to war sub sandwich guy, because we could go to war.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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"But every victory, however small, adds up."
#Librarians #Booksky #MediaLiteracy
The librarian is a seeker and keeper of truth, and that makes her a dangerous figure in the eyes of those who fear the fullest, most comprehensive, and most uncomfortable truths emerging.
November 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Good news indeed.
The British move comes as US President Donald Trump again ruled out sending Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine. Storm Shadows have helped Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s administration target vulnerabilities in Russia. In October, Ukraine’s military said it had hit a Russian chemical plant with the UK-made long-range weapon.
November 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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"The most effective sanctions — the ones that work the fastest — are the fires at Russia’s oil refineries, its terminals, oil depots," President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sept. 14. Ukraine in recent weeks has been causing so many of these fires that Russian diesel exports have dropped to levels not seen since 2020, exacerbating a dire fuel crisis — and that's using mostly just drones.
November 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Tick tock ⏰
The Kremlin may plan to intensify repression ahead of possible involuntary mobilization. A future involuntary mobilization may start with the callup of active reservists to protect critical infrastructure (as the Kremlin is starting to do), but may expand to the use of reservists in fighting in Ukraine.[34] The Kremlin may aim to use claims that Russia is facing intensified external and internal threats to demand more sacrifices from Russian society and to implement a permanent military and economic mobilization.
October 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Russia's Lukoil says it plans to sell international assets due to Western sanctions - Reuters

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The logo of Lukoil company is seen at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
October 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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But it also proved to be an early test of how institutions would — or would not — stand up to unilateral presidential action without precedent. Google, Apple, and Microsoft all got in line. But news organizations, for the most part, did not. I asked more than a dozen of them, and nearly all who got back to me said they were sticking with Gulf of Mexico. (The exception: newspaper chain Gannett, which said it would use both.)
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Candle that looks like a baked potato sitting on a blue block with a pat of butter on top Candles wrapped in a cone that have three “fries” each in them
October 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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While each of the authors honored has had a book banned in various school districts, Atwood described the act as “a power grab on behalf of a certain group of people who want to demonstrate their dominance by squashing other people underfoot.” She quipped, “I think they should take up knitting, you know?"
October 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Antifascist
"You know the EU's position: we are for freedom, not for repression, including the right to peaceful assembly. We prefer partnership to domination and diplomacy to aggression." Von der Leyen also welcomed the progress made on electoral registers and the appointment of the Media Regulatory Council (REM), acknowledging the efforts of civil society and the opposition. "This is a good first step," she said, adding that the implementation of reforms that will bring Serbia closer to the EU is crucial and inviting Vučić to Brussels "in a month so that we can jointly assess the situation." Von der Leyen also noted that Serbia needs to achieve a higher level of alignment with EU foreign policy, including sanctions against Russia. "I must congratulate you, Serbia is already 61% aligned with our foreign policy, but we must go further. We must be able to count on Serbia as a reliable partner," she said.
October 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM