Nicole Peeler
@nicolepeeler.bsky.social
Writer, professor, peripatetic living in Pittsburgh.
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"Putin, a former KGB agent, believes that the Soviet era was glorious and wants his subjects to feel inspired by it ... If that means relitigating decades-old cases to justify Stalin’s terror against his own people, he is happy to do it," Leon Aron writes:
Putin Decides That Stalin’s Victims Were Guilty After All
Authorities in Moscow once exonerated people who were tortured, imprisoned, and killed during the Soviet era. The current president wants to undo that.
www.theatlantic.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:22 PM
"Putin, a former KGB agent, believes that the Soviet era was glorious and wants his subjects to feel inspired by it ... If that means relitigating decades-old cases to justify Stalin’s terror against his own people, he is happy to do it," Leon Aron writes:
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Cover art!
Garrus lovers:
Science fiction romance oming June 17, 2025.
"Galaxy Quest meets Roswell in this quirky sci-fi rom-com..."
Please re-skeet, so others can experience the joy.
bookshop.org/p/books/i-th...
Pre-orders are vital, so please do if you can. Or ask your librarian to get it!
Garrus lovers:
Science fiction romance oming June 17, 2025.
"Galaxy Quest meets Roswell in this quirky sci-fi rom-com..."
Please re-skeet, so others can experience the joy.
bookshop.org/p/books/i-th...
Pre-orders are vital, so please do if you can. Or ask your librarian to get it!
December 5, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Cover art!
Garrus lovers:
Science fiction romance oming June 17, 2025.
"Galaxy Quest meets Roswell in this quirky sci-fi rom-com..."
Please re-skeet, so others can experience the joy.
bookshop.org/p/books/i-th...
Pre-orders are vital, so please do if you can. Or ask your librarian to get it!
Garrus lovers:
Science fiction romance oming June 17, 2025.
"Galaxy Quest meets Roswell in this quirky sci-fi rom-com..."
Please re-skeet, so others can experience the joy.
bookshop.org/p/books/i-th...
Pre-orders are vital, so please do if you can. Or ask your librarian to get it!
Reposted by Nicole Peeler
Yesterday, Forbes released its annual 30 Under 30 list. Revisit a selection of the most disappointing people to receive the honor, from New Yorker Humor.
A Selection of the 30 Most Disappointing Under 30
Oksana Iyovitch: purchased a kitten after seeing a picture on the Twitter feed Cute Emergency. Tried to return it when it “got too big.”
www.newyorker.com
December 4, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Yesterday, Forbes released its annual 30 Under 30 list. Revisit a selection of the most disappointing people to receive the honor, from New Yorker Humor.
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Forever burned by Suzanne Buffam
December 4, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Forever burned by Suzanne Buffam
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Today I am compression socks-years-old.
December 4, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Today I am compression socks-years-old.
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British novel: they died of sorrow.
German novel: they died of despair.
French novel: they died of heartbreak.
Russian novel: they died of an axe to the head.
German novel: they died of despair.
French novel: they died of heartbreak.
Russian novel: they died of an axe to the head.
December 3, 2024 at 6:03 PM
British novel: they died of sorrow.
German novel: they died of despair.
French novel: they died of heartbreak.
Russian novel: they died of an axe to the head.
German novel: they died of despair.
French novel: they died of heartbreak.
Russian novel: they died of an axe to the head.
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mb I should start doing monthly roundups of books I’ve been reading, that way everyone can go “why is Isabel reading a nonfiction book about cod”
December 4, 2024 at 3:27 PM
mb I should start doing monthly roundups of books I’ve been reading, that way everyone can go “why is Isabel reading a nonfiction book about cod”
My latest newsletter post on consumerism, happiness, and Netflix's recent doc BUY NOW, w/a little Happiness Lab injection from @lauriesantos.bsky.social! #consumerism #postivepsychology #environment #plastic
Consumerism and Happiness
Can we have both?
open.substack.com
December 4, 2024 at 3:31 PM
My latest newsletter post on consumerism, happiness, and Netflix's recent doc BUY NOW, w/a little Happiness Lab injection from @lauriesantos.bsky.social! #consumerism #postivepsychology #environment #plastic
Currently reading @katemanne.bsky.social's DOWN GIRL, about misogyny. It's a banger! I would pair it with the recent documentary on Vince McMahon, a combo that will make you dream of molotov cocktails and Holofernes.
December 4, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Currently reading @katemanne.bsky.social's DOWN GIRL, about misogyny. It's a banger! I would pair it with the recent documentary on Vince McMahon, a combo that will make you dream of molotov cocktails and Holofernes.
My friend sent me this mammary. I do have a type!
December 4, 2024 at 3:24 PM
My friend sent me this mammary. I do have a type!
Spent the morning snaking my own drain (not a euphemism). Dislodged what might be a humnunclus of gunk and hair. Then decided to get back on a social media platform that promises to be different. Coincidence?
November 17, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Spent the morning snaking my own drain (not a euphemism). Dislodged what might be a humnunclus of gunk and hair. Then decided to get back on a social media platform that promises to be different. Coincidence?