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Don't cry in front of the Mexicans

8 Oct 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.02

Zelle: [email protected] Louie is sitting at the table,eating his breakfast of driedmice and beans,a delicacy amongst the cats of  Mexico,and I am doingdishes in the shower, Frijole soapfoaming, Lemon soda signalroaming; The sun is combi...

“can fix anything with some number 8 wire”

4 Oct 2026 2 minute read 0 comments LiaRio $0.09

Just started following @el-yosua and the latest post was opened with: “There is a saying in Havana: "If you can fix a Lada with a piece of wire and a screwdriver, you are officially a mechanic."  😂😂😂 I do remember seeing the occasional Lada on the...

People Will Always Have Something to Say

4 Oct 2026 2 minute read 3 comments Daniel Rewired $0.03

One evening, people in my faculty were playing Anonymous. For anyone who doesn't know, it's a game where someone drops a link and people click on it to say whatever they think about you, without their name attached. That's the whole point of it, nobo...

The Artificial Underground

28 Sep 2026 5 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.18

I'm not ashamed to admit this album had me fooled for about 2 hours.  This is a really great album.  It's also completely fake.  A product of the artificial underground scene in San Francisco in 1969, as conceived by AI last year.  Better days.  An a...

Handmade Islamic Calligraphy: Ayatul Kursi Art

22 Sep 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Ahmadraza $0.00

​Welcome to my Publish0x blog! ​I am excited to share my original handmade Islamic Calligraphy with the community. This piece features Ayatul Kursi along with traditional Arabic calligraphy elements, created entirely by hand using ink and acrylic col...

Mexican Baloney Smoke

9 Sep 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne $0.01

Most gringos think Mexican baloney smoke is shady, criminal, and dangerous.  While it definitely can be shady, depending on the person distributing it, Mexican baloney smoke isn't really "lower" than American baloney smoke on the danger hierarchy of...

The Komsomol in the USSR: How You Became a Member and How You Could Lose It

8 Sep 2026 4 minute read 0 comments SovietStories $0.00

For a Soviet teenager, joining the Komsomol was more than simply receiving a membership card. You needed recommendations, your application had to be discussed at a meeting, and other Komsomol members were effectively putting their name behind you. Af...

Soviet Sobering-Up Stations: What Happened If You Got Too Drunk in the USSR?

4 Sep 2026 3 minute read 0 comments SovietStories $0.03

Getting drunk in a Soviet city could end with waking up somewhere run by the authorities rather than at home. Your money, documents and watch had been taken for safekeeping, a doctor had examined you, and you were told that you would have to pay for...

Gold Teeth in the USSR: When People Wore Their Wealth in Their Mouths

3 Sep 2026 3 minute read 0 comments SovietStories $0.04

Today, a gold tooth is more likely to attract attention than admiration. Most people who need a crown want it to look as much like a natural tooth as possible. In the Soviet Union, however, a gold crown could be something completely ordinary. It coul...

Chukotka in the USSR: How a Soviet Industrial World Appeared in the Tundra

2 Sep 2026 4 minute read 0 comments SovietStories $0.01

Today, it is difficult to imagine Chukotka as a place where tens of thousands of people once lived and worked in cities that had schools, hospitals, cinemas, apartment buildings and even a nuclear power plant. The region is now one of the least popul...