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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 1h

found a relic from 2013 that i never sent

Dear Tom Hiddleston!
My name is Alex and I live in Moscow, Russia. I am your fan. But not as crazy as your russian fans (other fans).
I and my friend [redacted] have a question:
"When do you want to visit Moscow again?
Maybe next year, in November? We thought, that you [whited out word] come, when "Thor 2"

alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 2h

russian phrase of the day: “рожай!” as in imperative of “give birth!” meaning “get to the point already” or “make a decision!” 🧑‍🍼

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 3h

fun fact btw: it is hard to delete gr@mmarly off of your Mac lol. I think I had it on for years in the bg and I’ve been trying to delete it because it’s genuinely annoying lately and it won’t let me delete it in a straightforward way >:-///

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6h

Riley Gaines, famous for turning her 5th place tie with transgender swimmer Lia Thomas into a far-right career agianst transgender people, has officially had her lawsuit against the NCAA thrown out by a judge today. The judge found no evidence for her claims. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Riley Gaines' Title IX Lawsuit Against The NCAA Struck Down After Judge Finds "No Evidence" Of Funding Claims

Gaines’ attorneys argued her civil rights were violated because she competed against a transgender athlete.

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CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 7h

as the state of alaska gears up to celebrate another ‘alaska day,’ it’s a great time to remind people that russia never owned or had the right to sell stolen indigenous land

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 7h

taking a sick day today and had a chance to see a magpie fly to my balcony and look around for a sec. cats were thrilled

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 7h

ugh phd applications i guess i should work on them

“this is actually my second rodeo” a horse working on a laptop with a cup of tea

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 20h

ева (jeva) by vintage is genuinely one of the best songs to ever exist

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Linguistic Discovery @linguisticdiscovery.com · 28/09/2026

Sophia Smith Galer’s new book, "How to kill a language: Power, resistance, and the race to save our words" just came out in July. In it she explores why some languages cease to be spoken, and what we lose culturally when they disappear. @sophiasgaler.bsky.social

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BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 20h

Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord;

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joe @shariauncle.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

increasingly feels like my Perfectly Fine liberal arts education was an artifact grabbed fleeing a burning temple

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michaeledward @michaeledward.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I-5 in Seattle

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Ben Prunty @benprunty.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I don't love dunking on folks but it's so fucking funny to me that Trump was convicted of 34 felonies 2 years ago, faced no punishment, and went on to win the presidency a second time and journalists are still like, "hmm, I have an inkling that maybe he believes he's above the law for some reason."

Post from NYT reporter Eric Lipton

"What an odd moment in United States history.

A U.S. president is running an overtly political campaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government.

Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit."

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Dr. Katja Thieme (she/they) @katjathieme.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Really important thread.

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hate to be like “the US and Russia are two sides of the same coin” but they are

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

woke up with a feeling of touching tall grass with wildflowers in a field like “nothing matters (in a good way) 🌾🌹🌷🪻🌾🥀”

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

honestly never in a million years would I have thought that writing about discourse analysis in Russian is harder to do than in English (for me). but it tracks. I have been trained in English and I mostly read research in English (not always).

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

hey so i am a very well-adjusted individual and yet sometimes y’know the fact that the government(s) want me d3ad kinda affects me. sad to admit i guess

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

ugh my brain cannot do any more linguistics this weekend i fear

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

i still can’t figure out how to make it have a secure connection 🫩 but yes the rumors are true 😜 alexeibatishchev.com 👽

A k9 dog looking into the camera with mouth open wide and tongue sticking out and it looks kinda funny. The text bubble says: “uuuuh i made a website”

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

so I applied 🫪🫪🫪😜😜😜😎😎😎🤓🤓🤓 worst case scenario nothing happens

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026

talent is a lie

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have been typing on qwerty without russian key stickers for almost ten years but I think it has to change because I’ve just typed анализ (analiz, “analysis”) as аналищ (analishch) several times 🫪🫩

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

gosh why are socials always showing me stuff late?????? there’s some paid research project that is right up my alley but I’m hours past deadline. i’m still gonna apply, everyone is sleeping there rn anyway. wish luck 🍀

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akred.bsky.social @akred.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

She may be a raging bitch, but she's OUR raging bitch!

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Matt Acuña Buxton @matt.akmemo.com · 24/09/2026

Digging through the comments on social media this morning, I'm struggling to find anyone who sees the NYT story on Peltola as particularly a big deal. After all, she was elected to the office of a guy who once held a knife to Boehner's throat.

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

「я в поездах отставших от расписанья / я в городах которых нету на карте / я умер так и не пришедши в сознанье / хотел быть первым но споткнулся на старте / я помню чёрные края этой бездны / я помню пение живущих там вечно / я понял что слова теперь бесполезны / я видел небо - оно бесконечно」

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

this but it’s me talking to my LSA presentations

Snippet of lyrics from Bob Dylan by Fall Out Boy:
“Baby, no one ever thinks of you
No one ever thinks of you as much as I do
Not, not even you”

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Shirley’s reactions to me doing linguistics all day

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

the last academic year saw so many queer breakups it was wild

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you want to support the bar (which is more like a community space) instead of just spreading culture war commentary, you can donate here (and yes, I did): ko-fi.com/lastditchbar

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Support Last Ditch Bar and Arts Venue

Support Last Ditch xoxo

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Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

She’s right. And, fyi, the globe is doing victory laps over on other social media platforms about how many new readers and new subscribers they’ve gotten out of that “news article”— so we can expect more fuckass “reporting” like that from them in the future

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

thoughts on what 3oh!3 meant by AI in 2008? 💀

Spotify song lyrics for IMNOTYOURBOYFRIENDBABY by 30H!3
“You can catch me watchin’ Al”

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sky @iamspacegirl.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

If you cut the roof off of Baba Yaga’s hut it can still run around for several minutes, but this is only a reflex action of the house’s nerves, not magic (as previously believed)

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

github codespace be like “ice cream green elephant”. “papaya kangaroo”. “mesmerizing train conductor”. “happy days of childhood”. “retro futuristic mouse”. “legendary secret third thing”.

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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 26/09/2026

When life hands you opportunities, leap at them

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Asher @asherwilsongoldman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is exactly how I talk about it too! I've seen Gen AI try to write good comms and it's always completely terrible (see - most of LinkedIn, a bunch of the newer FB 'nz politics influencer' types.

Screenshot of a tumblr post reading: recently my friend's comics professor told her that it's acceptable to use gen AI for script-writing but not for art, since a machine can't generate meaningful artistic work. meanwhile, my sister's screenwriting professor said that they can use gen AI for concept art and visualization, but that it won't be able to generate a script that's any good. and at my job, it seems like each department says that AI can be useful in every field except the one that they know best.

It's only ever the jobs we're unfamiliar with that we assume can be replaced with automation. The more attuned we are with certain processes, crafts, and occupations, the more we realize that gen AI will never be able to provide a suitable replacement. The case for its existence relies on our ignorance of the work and skill required to do everything we don't.

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“now, L-O-V-E’s just another word i never learned to pronounce” starstrukk - 3oh!3

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

next RQ is just “hey what’s up”

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

influenced my mom and now she wants a mechanical keyboard for new year’s

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

it breaks my hearts that i can say to americans “Danika and German walked so i could run” and y’all would not understand the reference to Dayosh Molodyozh, the russian sketch-comedy show about young adults from 2009-2013 😭 😭

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

just saw a Rottweiler wearing a striped green and white hoodie on a walk ! cute !

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alexei l. batishchev @alexeibat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Uh-Oh I guess I will actually have my website up and running especially since PhD apps are happening soon 😬🫪🤓🤩

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Lindsay Fickas @lindsayfickas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You guys are getting job interviews?

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