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Eric Gordy

@ericgordy.bsky.social

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All about: sociology, Balkans, good cooking, jazz, dogs. No patience for: racists, nationalists, sexists, creeps, bad methodology. “East of Ethnia” blog -- politics, sociology, and culture from the Balkans and other places: https://ericgordy.substack.com/

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 3h

Large and small monsters

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 4h

Angry birds

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 4h

Znamo kuhat instant i razmišljati dugoročno

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 18h

Got a taxi coming for me at 3:30am. The one thing I do not like about travelling is the actual travelling.

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 18h

Note from shopping: tried to memorise the shopping list by repeating it to myself in my head but it merged with the lyrics to the 1970s pop song "cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary."

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 18h

People say No Kings but I make an exception for the Shawarma King on Beacon Street in Brookline MA.

Adam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 19h

Be sure to spread it around

No kings
No dictators
October 18
Nokings.org

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 18h

I remember one time my mother criticising me saying oh, Eric, he has this daughter, she can do no wrong. I said pa tako je, gdje je greška?

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 19h

Putin's unmatched hospitality
www.rt.com/russia/62636...

Moscow comments on Assad poisoning rumors

The former Syrian leader and his family are safe and living in Moscow without any issues, the Russian foreign minister has said

www.rt.com

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 21h

Or a bowl of infected pasta

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 21h

Today in regrettable headlines
www.politika.rs/scc/clanak/7...

Култура нашег народа не познаје границе

Следеће године ћемо заједнички прославити два века од оснивања Матице Српске

www.politika.rs

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 21h

Kažu da može da stoji Amerika cela u jednom metru Miroslavljevog sela.

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 22h

Genobuddies 4evah.
n1info.ba/vijesti/covi...

Čović nakon sastanka sa Dodikom: Partnerstvo koje smo izgradili na nivou BiH nastavljamo slijediti do idućih izbora

Iza zatvorenih vrata u Banjaluci lideri SNSD-a i HDZ-a Bosne i Hercegovine Milorad Dodik i Dragan Čović održali su sastanak nakon čega su uslijedila obraćanja n

n1info.ba

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 22h

I'd watch that.

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 22h

I just want to read the pdf, bugger off with your AI assistant.

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 23h

also, hard to ignore that low response rate (19%).

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 23h

Interesting research, shows that the biggest dividing factors are (still) age and education. Makes 2 big assumptions: 1) non/anti-SNS parties will be united, and 2) the “studentska lista” won't suck.
crta.rs/vecina-za-iz...

Većina za izbore, većina za promene - CRTA

Crta je sprovela javnomnjensko istraživanje u septembru, a neki od rezultata pokazali su šta građani misle o raspisivanju prevremenih izbora.

crta.rs

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 1d

Sunset over Whitechapel

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 2d

It's always a little sad when politicians feel like they have to comment on football matches, but give this fellow his due, he sounds this way no matter what he is talking about.
sportklub.n1info.rs/fudbal/repre...

Vučić optužio narod za debakl protiv Albanije i ne samo to...

Pitanje novinarke TV Pink za komentar tvrdnji Zeleno-levog fronta da je reprezentacija Srbije poslata u Leskovac u strahu od onoga što bi u Beogradu moglo da se čuje, pokrenulo je Aleksandra Vučića u ...

sportklub.n1info.rs

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 2d

Olga Tokarczuk

"With age, many men come down with testosterone autism, the symptoms of which are a gradual decline in social intelligence and capacity for interpersonal communication, as well as a reduced ability to formulate thoughts. The person beset by this ailment becomes taciturn and appears to be lost in contemplation. He develops an interest in various tools and machinery, and he's drawn to the Second World War and the biographies of famous people, mainly politicians and villains."

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 2d

“absorbed insights from sociobiology”

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 2d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 2d

"The chancellor approved it"

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 2d

Right, so listen. If someone is planning violence against people who are not of the same ethnicity as you then they are also planning violence against people who are of the same ethnicity as you. And for the same reason.

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 2d

I said Siri, please set a timer for 25 minutes for patlidžan. It set a timer called "Patton."

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 2d

“Participating in a public expression activity”

Miriam Posner @miriamposner.com · 3d

Found this just incredibly depressing, more than anything.

An easel sign reads, “UCLA
ATTENTION
No events are permitted in this area today. Per Policy 852, this location is NOT designated for public expression activities.
Individuals participating in an event or a public expression activity in this area are subject to discipline and/or arrest.
Scan for policy information.”

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Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 3d

Stanislav waiting for the sushi

Eric Gordy @ericgordy.bsky.social · 3d

--What clothes are you packing for your trip?
--I don't know, this is difficult. On the one hand it's the top scientists of Europe, so I should be elegant. On the other hand it's a bunch of academics, so I should look like something the cat dragged in.