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Dmitri

@ddmitri.bsky.social

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Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at Georgia State University. English language teaching, labor, and identity in higher ed. All cats are beautiful (ACAB). He/They.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Yes, our cat Merlin likes to be brushed with a broom. We keep a special one just for him in addition to the one for actual cleaning.

A silver gray tabby cat flopped on his side enjoying being brushed with a broom

A silver gray tabby cat blissed out from being brushed with a broom

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

And perhaps relatedly,

White text on a blue background, a quote from Joan Robinson: “The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.”

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Surely no one would deprive Merlin of his precious packing papers! He must save them, there may not be another shipment for some time.

Petite silver tabby cat sitting composed on some crumpled sheets of packing paper on the floor. His expression says, if the papers are removed there will be trouble.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

How could you do LTJ Bukem like this.

A head shot of the drum n bass producer LTJ Bukem wearing a black beret, dark sunglasses, and a black jacket open at the neck. He’s standing in front of a trippy mural.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Marcus Aurelius gives us all permission to occasionally shut up.

Quote by Marcus Aurelius “you are not compelled to form any opinion about this matter before you, nor to disturb your peace of mind at all. Things in themselves have no power to extort a verdict from you.”

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Four panel meme illustrating humorous signs of a stroke. They include twisted mouth, arm paralysis, and saying “I love Microsoft Teams.”

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Poor guy looks a lot like my partner’s first cat Shiva. Chipped in a few bucks to help Hopscotch recover and find his person.

Close up of a male seal point Siamese cat’s face with a person’s hands holding back his ears. He is in ear jail for the crime of being too handsome.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

RIP urban legends that Mello Yello shrinks your balls and or other body parts

A vintage can of the citrus soda Mello Yello circa 1993.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The assumption that most of them are good at anything is perhaps a bit generous! Sure Elom is a world historical level scammer, but his weird little incel followers…

A slogan, “everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works”, in peach and yellow type overlaid on a background of green plants and red flowers.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Kali says let’s go Eagles but she has a noticeable pro bird bias. I’m just hoping for a close, enjoyable game. Not so excited about the fashy political spectacle and the gambling saturation though.

A sliver tabby cat pokes her head and one paw over the edge of a carpeted basket atop a cat tree. She’s looking straight at the camera. Her expression is inscrutable but she’s thinking “let’s go Eagles in the Super Bowl.”

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Merlin noticing the influx of new users on here over the weekend. Hello and welcome, don’t be a stranger or a jerk.

A petite silver tabby cat with liquid blue eyes standing on his hind legs, front paws braced on the edge of a metal coffee table. His expression is inquisitive.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 06/11/2024

Here’s Merlin after early voting in Georgia last week!

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

More like “America will be minty fresh”

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 29/09/2024

Not mine but apt, so happy for the guy

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

Giving 5-digit ICQ number vibes

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 05/04/2024

Two closed books resting on a teal colored, upholstered ottoman. The titles are Pirate Enlightenment, by David Graeber, and The Disordered Cosmos, by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

From the alley behind my office building

Layers of graffiti on an alley wall. The most prominent says “you r forgiven” in black paint. Beneath it in green are two handprints and text that says “with these hands we fight for abortion.”

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

How about the experience of time mediated by technology, and its impacts on sense of self and social relations?

The cover of the novel Version Control by Dexter Palmer. It shows a blurred face of a white woman.

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Dmitri @ddmitri.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

Done, and I celebrated with a churu for my fuzzy guy Merlin (he looks v. serious when he’s digesting.) He was born at a grain mill and sent to a rescue for failing to thrive, where my partner found and adopted him.

A silver tabby cat makes a perfect loaf on a faded grandma-style carpet. His expression is serious because he is concentrating on digesting a recent treat.

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