Alexander Markin
@murlexander.bsky.social
Student, Artist, EU, Denmark, he/they.
https://alexander-markin.com/
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@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.
August 11, 2025 at 11:12 AM
@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.
If there's a clown among you, then you're in a circus (to the hague summit)
June 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
If there's a clown among you, then you're in a circus (to the hague summit)
😳 what?
My essay won NYT Summer Reading Contest
Wrote about growing up in Russia, authoritarian playbooks, and why "it can't happen here" is the most dangerous sentence in any language.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/l...
My essay won NYT Summer Reading Contest
Wrote about growing up in Russia, authoritarian playbooks, and why "it can't happen here" is the most dangerous sentence in any language.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/l...
‘The Authoritarian Playbook Is Always the Same’: The Week 1 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
😳 what?
My essay won NYT Summer Reading Contest
Wrote about growing up in Russia, authoritarian playbooks, and why "it can't happen here" is the most dangerous sentence in any language.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/l...
My essay won NYT Summer Reading Contest
Wrote about growing up in Russia, authoritarian playbooks, and why "it can't happen here" is the most dangerous sentence in any language.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/l...
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The volume of stories of men falling in love with ChatGPT really shows u how much of what men want is just to hear someone say “Good boy” when they do a trick.
June 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The volume of stories of men falling in love with ChatGPT really shows u how much of what men want is just to hear someone say “Good boy” when they do a trick.
The Water Project Drafts #2
YouTube video by Alexander Markin
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June 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Wrote a piece on the current (rather depressing) state of AI conversation in the media
open.substack.com/pub/alexande...
open.substack.com/pub/alexande...
AI Discourse in the Polarized World
Everybody's talking about AI. All of my siblings work closely with it. In school, everybody uses it, but half pretend they don't. My media feeds are full of it. But the discourse isn't healthy.
open.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wrote a piece on the current (rather depressing) state of AI conversation in the media
open.substack.com/pub/alexande...
open.substack.com/pub/alexande...
The whole day seeing russians posting “happy victory day” like it’s a fucking new year today
And not a single mention of cruelty of war, or Stalin’s purge against his own army, or the Germany-USSR joint agression towards Poland
Absolute barbarity
And not a single mention of cruelty of war, or Stalin’s purge against his own army, or the Germany-USSR joint agression towards Poland
Absolute barbarity
May 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The whole day seeing russians posting “happy victory day” like it’s a fucking new year today
And not a single mention of cruelty of war, or Stalin’s purge against his own army, or the Germany-USSR joint agression towards Poland
Absolute barbarity
And not a single mention of cruelty of war, or Stalin’s purge against his own army, or the Germany-USSR joint agression towards Poland
Absolute barbarity
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Since 2014, Russia shifted its reserves out of dollars and into euros, gold, and renminbi—expecting US sanctions.
So when G7 froze $300bn in 2022, most of it was in euros, held in Europe.
Dollar hegemony? Only part of the story.
So when G7 froze $300bn in 2022, most of it was in euros, held in Europe.
Dollar hegemony? Only part of the story.
As the assets roll off, they accrue in Belgium’s Euroclear.
The real lesson isn’t dollar dominance alone—it’s that US-EU coordination creates overwhelming financial power.
Yet another case - like fighting a trade war vs China alone - where "America with friends" beats "America alone".
2/2
The real lesson isn’t dollar dominance alone—it’s that US-EU coordination creates overwhelming financial power.
Yet another case - like fighting a trade war vs China alone - where "America with friends" beats "America alone".
2/2
May 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Since 2014, Russia shifted its reserves out of dollars and into euros, gold, and renminbi—expecting US sanctions.
So when G7 froze $300bn in 2022, most of it was in euros, held in Europe.
Dollar hegemony? Only part of the story.
So when G7 froze $300bn in 2022, most of it was in euros, held in Europe.
Dollar hegemony? Only part of the story.
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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
WASHINGTON—Putting the nation on alert against what it has described as a “highly credible terrorist threat,” the FBI announced today that it has uncovered a plot by members of al-Qaeda to sit back an...
theonion.com
April 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States
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This somehow perfectly sums up the Trump administration.
March 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This somehow perfectly sums up the Trump administration.
Liked this one by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Liked this one by @timothysnyder.bsky.social
Was making this piece for Visual Arts class for about a month. Got only more relevant during this time…
#politicalart
#politicalart
February 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Was making this piece for Visual Arts class for about a month. Got only more relevant during this time…
#politicalart
#politicalart
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Well now that there’s no more DEI, who are mediocre underperforming white guys gonna blame for their lack of professional advancement?
January 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Well now that there’s no more DEI, who are mediocre underperforming white guys gonna blame for their lack of professional advancement?
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Inspiring words on innovation from the inventor of Stories, Reels, and Threads.
Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple in Joe Rogan interview: ‘They haven’t invented anything great in a while’
Mark Zuckerberg slams Apple in Joe Rogan interview: ‘They haven’t invented anything great in a while’
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg joined the Joe Rogan Experience podcast today for a wide-ranging interview on content moderation, the Trump administration, and Apple’s apparent lack of innovation.
more…
9to5mac.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Inspiring words on innovation from the inventor of Stories, Reels, and Threads.
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The Mump Oligarchy – A Glossary
1/10. Mump regime. Musk plus Trump. Mu...mp. The real centibillionaire and the fake rich person in the proper order.
1/10. Mump regime. Musk plus Trump. Mu...mp. The real centibillionaire and the fake rich person in the proper order.
December 29, 2024 at 3:46 PM
The Mump Oligarchy – A Glossary
1/10. Mump regime. Musk plus Trump. Mu...mp. The real centibillionaire and the fake rich person in the proper order.
1/10. Mump regime. Musk plus Trump. Mu...mp. The real centibillionaire and the fake rich person in the proper order.
Christmas vibes around Odense 🇩🇰
My favorite thing is a warming “æblemost” (apple juice) which they make with a ton of spices.
Found this one in Cafe Sølle
My favorite thing is a warming “æblemost” (apple juice) which they make with a ton of spices.
Found this one in Cafe Sølle
November 30, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Christmas vibes around Odense 🇩🇰
My favorite thing is a warming “æblemost” (apple juice) which they make with a ton of spices.
Found this one in Cafe Sølle
My favorite thing is a warming “æblemost” (apple juice) which they make with a ton of spices.
Found this one in Cafe Sølle
The old social medias enshitificated, so the new ones emerge. Let’s see how it goes 👀
I’m Alex. I come from Bulgarian-Russian background but now I live and study in Denmark. I do arts and photography; also love literature, tech, and politics.
What do people here do?
I’m Alex. I come from Bulgarian-Russian background but now I live and study in Denmark. I do arts and photography; also love literature, tech, and politics.
What do people here do?
November 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM
The old social medias enshitificated, so the new ones emerge. Let’s see how it goes 👀
I’m Alex. I come from Bulgarian-Russian background but now I live and study in Denmark. I do arts and photography; also love literature, tech, and politics.
What do people here do?
I’m Alex. I come from Bulgarian-Russian background but now I live and study in Denmark. I do arts and photography; also love literature, tech, and politics.
What do people here do?