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The Modern Russian Liberal Opposition: Influence, Illusions and the Question of the Future

3 May 2026 6 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/aeUeLxKmTx_HnDsB How influential is the opposition really today? Why do the old strategies continue to be replicated despite the changed political reality? And has the opposition had missed oppo...

Artificial Intelligence, Empires, Taste

3 May 2026 2 minute read 0 comments mildandred

"...scores AI models the way creative experts do." It began with this post by @contraben I went through the comments and came across an article posted by @NotoOnKetamine titled "Taste was always the job". In the article, the author writes that "Marc...

Today's Daily Song of the Day: Smashing Pumpkins - "Drown"

2 May 2026 9 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

A short while after Swervedriver leave the stage, on this already dreamlike seeming night in December of ’93, the target of our latest infatuation finally materializes before us: Smashing Pumpkins, a Chicago foursome who’ve blown up beyond belie...

Today's Daily Song of the Day: Swervedriver - "Deep Seat"

25 Apr 2026 5 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey

The night of the Smashing Pumpkins concert, Kenny shows up at my house with Chris riding shotgun, and we cruise south to Marengo to pick up Heather en route. Displaying considerably more dexterity for the OSU parking scene than I had, Kenny find...

Italy’s Liberation Day Sends a Powerful Message

25 Apr 2026 2 minute read 0 comments CondividiSulWeb

On April 25, Italy pauses to remember one of the most defining moments in its modern history. But this year, the message goes far beyond remembrance. It becomes a reflection on the present and a warning for the future. During the official celebrat...

Europe - Weak as MAGA and Trump Claim?

24 Apr 2026 3 minute read 1 comment rah

Europe is not who Trump thinks it is nor is America the bastion of freedom as claimed by Roosevelt. We are not the Europe of the 20th century, during which in the first half, it tore itself apart as a rampant militarist nationalism took hold. The pri...

A 6,000-Year History of Sourdough

22 Apr 2026 6 minute read 6 comments Learn With Hatty

If you’ve spent any time on the internet in the last few years, you’ve probably seen the sourdough flex. You know the one, a crusty, golden-brown loaf with an ear so sharp it looks like it could win a sword fight, usually accompanied by a caption abo...

Modern totalitarianism in Russia

21 Apr 2026 5 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Zen blog post in Russianhttps://dzen.ru/a/adPIsez4vgtAmBDi Modern Russia increasingly looks like a system in which the government has ceased to depend on society. What happened. The modern Russian political system has evolved into a stable authoritar...

Convenient symbols of absolute evil

21 Apr 2026 5 minute read 3 comments Ship Shard

Zen blog post in Russianhttps://dzen.ru/a/adNyfwQHxE8WrxWQ Modern violence cannot be explained solely through historical analogies like Nazism; it must be analyzed through specific actions, decisions, and responsibilities of people here and now. And...

Where did the thesis about the "protection of Russian speakers" come from?

20 Apr 2026 6 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard

Zen blog post in Russianhttps://dzen.ru/a/adKtTT0Pwgsc6DCF Russian Russians wanted to protect Russians and the Russian language in Ukraine. Both propagandists and ordinary citizens constantly repeat this, that the Nazi Kiev authorities banned everyth...