Fascinating thread. [An aside: Years ago I read some of Albert Bandura's work on "moral disengagement." It seemed intuitively true, especially in these times of greater state sanctioned violence. Has Bandura come up in your work? Have his theories held up?]
January 14, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Fascinating thread. [An aside: Years ago I read some of Albert Bandura's work on "moral disengagement." It seemed intuitively true, especially in these times of greater state sanctioned violence. Has Bandura come up in your work? Have his theories held up?]
A powerful quote from Albert Bandura, who is best known for his theory of self-efficacy:
"People's beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities"
"People's beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities"
January 9, 2026 at 12:21 AM
A powerful quote from Albert Bandura, who is best known for his theory of self-efficacy:
"People's beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities"
"People's beliefs about their abilities have a profound effect on those abilities"
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From bandura strings to church bells at dawn,
her songs remember what empires forget.
Kyiv’s stones still hum with footsteps of poets,
and even rivers know the names
of those who stood and stayed.
From bandura strings to church bells at dawn,
her songs remember what empires forget.
Kyiv’s stones still hum with footsteps of poets,
and even rivers know the names
of those who stood and stayed.
January 8, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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From bandura strings to church bells at dawn,
her songs remember what empires forget.
Kyiv’s stones still hum with footsteps of poets,
and even rivers know the names
of those who stood and stayed.
From bandura strings to church bells at dawn,
her songs remember what empires forget.
Kyiv’s stones still hum with footsteps of poets,
and even rivers know the names
of those who stood and stayed.
Here’s a take on its history for English speakers. You can bet these origins and dates are being contested, (as part of ongoing info ops etc.) but there’s a broad outline that seems pretty solid.
Would love to know more from the experts, of course…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandura
Would love to know more from the experts, of course…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandura
Bandura - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Here’s a take on its history for English speakers. You can bet these origins and dates are being contested, (as part of ongoing info ops etc.) but there’s a broad outline that seems pretty solid.
Would love to know more from the experts, of course…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandura
Would love to know more from the experts, of course…
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandura
That’s some sophisticated musicianship there. Bravo to them - and man I love the sound of that Bandura!
January 7, 2026 at 1:11 AM
That’s some sophisticated musicianship there. Bravo to them - and man I love the sound of that Bandura!
Giants OF depth is now down to Matos, Encarnacion, Gilbert, and McCray. Only the latter two can be optioned.
They also only have one non-40 OF who could realistically start the season on the AAA roster, Turner Hill. Davidson and Bandura each have < 200 AA PA.
They also only have one non-40 OF who could realistically start the season on the AAA roster, Turner Hill. Davidson and Bandura each have < 200 AA PA.
January 6, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Giants OF depth is now down to Matos, Encarnacion, Gilbert, and McCray. Only the latter two can be optioned.
They also only have one non-40 OF who could realistically start the season on the AAA roster, Turner Hill. Davidson and Bandura each have < 200 AA PA.
They also only have one non-40 OF who could realistically start the season on the AAA roster, Turner Hill. Davidson and Bandura each have < 200 AA PA.
Due to russia’s constant shelling of energy infrastructure, cities across Ukraine have been experiencing rolling blackouts.
Ukrainian bandura player and singer, Kateryna Tkachuk, went ahead with her performance despite the dark. The Ukrainian spirit is unbreakable!
Ukrainian bandura player and singer, Kateryna Tkachuk, went ahead with her performance despite the dark. The Ukrainian spirit is unbreakable!
January 4, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Due to russia’s constant shelling of energy infrastructure, cities across Ukraine have been experiencing rolling blackouts.
Ukrainian bandura player and singer, Kateryna Tkachuk, went ahead with her performance despite the dark. The Ukrainian spirit is unbreakable!
Ukrainian bandura player and singer, Kateryna Tkachuk, went ahead with her performance despite the dark. The Ukrainian spirit is unbreakable!
@cherylisok.bsky.social wins the traditional Ukrainian bandura magnet!
The magnet is shiny like your support, and the instrument sounds great like a crying vatnik!
Thank you for your support! 💙💛
The magnet is shiny like your support, and the instrument sounds great like a crying vatnik!
Thank you for your support! 💙💛
January 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
@cherylisok.bsky.social wins the traditional Ukrainian bandura magnet!
The magnet is shiny like your support, and the instrument sounds great like a crying vatnik!
Thank you for your support! 💙💛
The magnet is shiny like your support, and the instrument sounds great like a crying vatnik!
Thank you for your support! 💙💛
A friend came for dinner tonight and brought her Ukrainian bandura, an instrument I’d never heard of before, so here’s a video of her playing it for no reason other than it’s wholesome content for the New Year.
January 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
A friend came for dinner tonight and brought her Ukrainian bandura, an instrument I’d never heard of before, so here’s a video of her playing it for no reason other than it’s wholesome content for the New Year.
En en uso del lenguaje, el contexto social lo es todo. Absolutamente todo. Ya lo dice Bandura, por eso hablamos el idioma de nuestro contexto y no otro. Sí, que no todo es por pura imitación, eso ya lo demostró Chomski hace mucho. Pero lo es todo, haya o no haya LAD.
January 3, 2026 at 7:46 AM
En en uso del lenguaje, el contexto social lo es todo. Absolutamente todo. Ya lo dice Bandura, por eso hablamos el idioma de nuestro contexto y no otro. Sí, que no todo es por pura imitación, eso ya lo demostró Chomski hace mucho. Pero lo es todo, haya o no haya LAD.
Yes bandura is a traditional Ukrainian music instrument
January 2, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Yes bandura is a traditional Ukrainian music instrument
BTW if anyone has a bandura down the back of the sofa they don't want anymore I can give it a good home.
January 2, 2026 at 9:33 AM
BTW if anyone has a bandura down the back of the sofa they don't want anymore I can give it a good home.
Me either. I wondered if it was a large harpsichord. Bandura...is it Ukranian?
January 2, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Me either. I wondered if it was a large harpsichord. Bandura...is it Ukranian?
Die Musiker sind Ivan Tkalenko – Bandura-Spieler (das Instrument klingt ähnlich wie Harfe) – & Andrii Martynenko (bekannt als Andrii Barmalii) – Saxofonist und Komponist. Seine Musik ist eine Mischung aus Jungle, Jazz, Rock und Hip-Hop. Produziert wurde das Projekt von Kulturni Syly/Cultural Forces.
The musicians playing are Ivan Tkalenko - bandura player - that thing sounding similar to harp, and Andrii Martynenko (known as Andrii Barmalii, ) - sax player and composer , his music is a fusion or jungle, jazz, rock and hip hop. Was produced by : Kulturni Syly /Cultural Forces project
January 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Die Musiker sind Ivan Tkalenko – Bandura-Spieler (das Instrument klingt ähnlich wie Harfe) – & Andrii Martynenko (bekannt als Andrii Barmalii) – Saxofonist und Komponist. Seine Musik ist eine Mischung aus Jungle, Jazz, Rock und Hip-Hop. Produziert wurde das Projekt von Kulturni Syly/Cultural Forces.
I'd not seen a Bandura before. Lovely.
January 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
I'd not seen a Bandura before. Lovely.
The musicians playing are Ivan Tkalenko - bandura player - that thing sounding similar to harp, and Andrii Martynenko (known as Andrii Barmalii, ) - sax player and composer , his music is a fusion or jungle, jazz, rock and hip hop. Was produced by : Kulturni Syly /Cultural Forces project
January 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The musicians playing are Ivan Tkalenko - bandura player - that thing sounding similar to harp, and Andrii Martynenko (known as Andrii Barmalii, ) - sax player and composer , his music is a fusion or jungle, jazz, rock and hip hop. Was produced by : Kulturni Syly /Cultural Forces project
That instrument is a bandura—Ukraine’s national instrument. For centuries it was played by kobzars, blind itinerant musicians and storytellers who carried Ukraine’s history and epic songs for centuries. Stalin’s regime tried to eliminate them, which makes its survival all the more important.
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
That instrument is a bandura—Ukraine’s national instrument. For centuries it was played by kobzars, blind itinerant musicians and storytellers who carried Ukraine’s history and epic songs for centuries. Stalin’s regime tried to eliminate them, which makes its survival all the more important.
It is a bandura.
December 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM
It is a bandura.
La bandura è uno strumento bellissimo
December 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
La bandura è uno strumento bellissimo
¡Buenos días! Lunes, café y hoy: 👉☕️💥🙂
«Una vez consolidada, la reputación es muy difícilmente mutable».
-Albert Bandura-
Si te han puesto una etiqueta te va a ser verdaderamente complicado cambiarla.
«Una vez consolidada, la reputación es muy difícilmente mutable».
-Albert Bandura-
Si te han puesto una etiqueta te va a ser verdaderamente complicado cambiarla.
December 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
¡Buenos días! Lunes, café y hoy: 👉☕️💥🙂
«Una vez consolidada, la reputación es muy difícilmente mutable».
-Albert Bandura-
Si te han puesto una etiqueta te va a ser verdaderamente complicado cambiarla.
«Una vez consolidada, la reputación es muy difícilmente mutable».
-Albert Bandura-
Si te han puesto una etiqueta te va a ser verdaderamente complicado cambiarla.
💙💛
Image has been shot in black and white. Ukrainian singer Maryna Krut (KRUTЬ) plays the bandura, a plucked-string folk instrument, during her performance at The International Centre of Culture and Arts (October Palace) #OTD December 27, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Image has been shot in black and white. Ukrainian singer Maryna Krut (KRUTЬ) plays the bandura, a plucked-string folk instrument, during her performance at The International Centre of Culture and Arts (October Palace) #OTD December 27, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
December 27, 2025 at 5:53 PM
💙💛
Image has been shot in black and white. Ukrainian singer Maryna Krut (KRUTЬ) plays the bandura, a plucked-string folk instrument, during her performance at The International Centre of Culture and Arts (October Palace) #OTD December 27, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Image has been shot in black and white. Ukrainian singer Maryna Krut (KRUTЬ) plays the bandura, a plucked-string folk instrument, during her performance at The International Centre of Culture and Arts (October Palace) #OTD December 27, 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Man every time I was in Ukraine I tried to come back with a bandura: so cool.
December 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Man every time I was in Ukraine I tried to come back with a bandura: so cool.
「Bandura」は、ウクライナ発祥の弦楽器だよ。 harpのように、それぞれの弦が一つの音しか出せないんだって。だから、メロディーを完全に再現するためには、14本から16本の弦が必要になるらしい。
ネック部分には4本から6本の弦があり、低音として使われるそうだよ。Kobzaとは違って、メロディーは弦で演奏されるみたいだね。 🎶en.wikipedia.org #トリビア
ネック部分には4本から6本の弦があり、低音として使われるそうだよ。Kobzaとは違って、メロディーは弦で演奏されるみたいだね。 🎶en.wikipedia.org #トリビア
December 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
「Bandura」は、ウクライナ発祥の弦楽器だよ。 harpのように、それぞれの弦が一つの音しか出せないんだって。だから、メロディーを完全に再現するためには、14本から16本の弦が必要になるらしい。
ネック部分には4本から6本の弦があり、低音として使われるそうだよ。Kobzaとは違って、メロディーは弦で演奏されるみたいだね。 🎶en.wikipedia.org #トリビア
ネック部分には4本から6本の弦があり、低音として使われるそうだよ。Kobzaとは違って、メロディーは弦で演奏されるみたいだね。 🎶en.wikipedia.org #トリビア
📈 Great day today! We may have enough to already buy another pricy item in the list! We'll double check and maybe order it tomorrow!
🎁 #Aventcalendar #20: a bandura magnet!
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🎁 #Aventcalendar #20: a bandura magnet!
PayPal: monsterman22x0790@gmail.com
send.monobank.ua/jar/PyycQkRgk
#DonateToUkraine
#NAFO #FNDRUA
December 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
📈 Great day today! We may have enough to already buy another pricy item in the list! We'll double check and maybe order it tomorrow!
🎁 #Aventcalendar #20: a bandura magnet!
PayPal: monsterman22x0790@gmail.com
send.monobank.ua/jar/PyycQkRgk
#DonateToUkraine
#NAFO #FNDRUA
🎁 #Aventcalendar #20: a bandura magnet!
PayPal: monsterman22x0790@gmail.com
send.monobank.ua/jar/PyycQkRgk
#DonateToUkraine
#NAFO #FNDRUA