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Ph.D. In historical sociology, Columbia University (1987). A historian and social scientist witnessing—with angst and from afar—the sad demise of the American civilization. Also, a Wordle aficionado. 🚫DMs, Bots, Porn, MAGAs, Crypto.
I often get compliments (thank you) for the music I choose for my videos.
The thing is, I don’t listen to music at all.
So how do I choose it?
I open Spotify and type in a mood, a certain topic, a season, etc. Then I listen until the moment I think, “Oh, here you are.”
A video from Sunday Letter
I didn’t lose my ability to see beauty.
Moreover, the war taught me to see it everywhere.
Beauty is not a distraction.
It shows how amazing our planet is.
The one we should protect.
I loved this scene today
and want you to see it as well.
Ice, sand, a woman and her dog were perfect in this imperfect world.
“Fall in love, O dark-browed maidens,
But not with muscovites,
For muscovites are strangers,
They will do you harm.”
🇺🇦 Taras Shevchenko, from the poem Kateryna (1838)
Today we mark the 212th anniversary of his birth — one of the greatest voices of Ukrainian culture.
Où l'on repose la question de la légende, ou non légende, "Krasnov", en se demandant si l'hypothèse n'est pas la seule capable d'expliquer rationnellement son comportement erratique. Mais voilà : est-il encore rationnel ?
I loved ‘Second Chances’ by @roisinm.bsky.social Roisin Meaney. It was a great read and I felt as if I was living there. Part 2 please!!! 💙📚
Amen 🙏🏼
#BookSky
#booksky #read #books
Brutal and gruesome opening chapter, so I had to temporarily put it down. Subsequent chapters, however, have kept me coming back for more. #books #booksky #reading
NYT Wordle 1,724 5/6
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Took a while...
#CatsOfBluesky
#BlueskyCats
#Cleo
#CatsOfBluesky
#BlueskyCats
For generations, women like her quietly stood at the threshold of life, welcoming new people into the world.
My new Sunday Letter tells the story of midwives in Ukraine
www.patreon.com/posts/sunday...
Greetings from Kyiv
Today, on International Women’s Day, I chose to honor them: mothers, wives and girlfriends of missing soldiers.
I visited the exhibition “Status: Missing. My State: Waiting (Love You).”
The exhibits were created by those who wait and love 💔
Stop the video on a story to read it
Kyiv.
He was playing in a mall today.
And I imagine him playing for all the women in the world.
Illustration by Arthur I. Keller from The Millionaire Baby by Anna Katharine Green, Indianapolis, 1905. #booksky #artsky
Il faut toujours prendre les devants ⤵️
Le gouvernement britannique réduit le pays à néant. Comme en France mais en pire, la priorité est donnée à l'assistanat et à l'écologie contre-productive. L'armée, la Royal Navy sont réduites à rien.
Les désordres climatiques font que les crocodiles marins montent sur le continent. Quel bazar !
«Il y a des crocodiles absolument partout» : en Australie les inondations provoquent des risques sécuritaires majeurs
www.cnews.fr/monde/2026-0...
In about 12(ish) hours I'm going to go live on YouTube - do some sprints and have a chat with anyone who wants to join me 💙📚 I'll link my channel below if you want to sub, but I'll post again when I'm live and I hope to see some of you over there!! #BookSky
m.youtube.com/@RacheyReads
Way to go: Judge Voids Mass Layoffs at Voice of America www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/u...
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After failing last night, I got right tonight.
Signage for The Ferret Bookshop on Cuba Street
Exterior of The Ferret Bookshop.
Interior of the Ferret Bookshop.
SF section of the Ferret Bookshop
#booksky
Flew up to the NZ capital Wellington yesterday and did a whirlwind tour of the bookshops I usually only deal with online..
3)The Ferret Bookshop. A block or so past the Cuba mall is this well-stocked 2nd-hand bookshop. On the smaller size but a few gems to be found here too.
#ProudBlue
#Caturday
#CatsOfBluesky
It’s Kyiv today.
I just love sharing glimpses of this city with you.
