Ostap Karmodi
@daostap.bsky.social
I live in Prague, I speak English, Russian, Czech and a bit French.
Here's my podcast: https://karmodi.substack.com
Here's my podcast: https://karmodi.substack.com
Russia will answer with attacks on civilians, as it always does. Let's celebrate today Ukrainian success donating to Ukrainian anti-drone forces:
savelife.in.ua/dronopad/mai...
savelife.in.ua/dronopad/mai...
Dronefall — Fundraising for the downing of 3000 Russian reconnaissance UAVs
Our goal — is to down 3000 Russian reconnaissance UAVs. And to do it not with million-dollar missiles, but by deploying special covering groups.
savelife.in.ua
June 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Russia will answer with attacks on civilians, as it always does. Let's celebrate today Ukrainian success donating to Ukrainian anti-drone forces:
savelife.in.ua/dronopad/mai...
savelife.in.ua/dronopad/mai...
Trump today: "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple bucks more than they would normally"
Bernie in 2015: "You don't necessarily need a choice of 23 underarm spray deodorants or of 18 different pairs of sneakers"
Bernie in 2015: "You don't necessarily need a choice of 23 underarm spray deodorants or of 18 different pairs of sneakers"
April 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Trump today: "Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls. And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple bucks more than they would normally"
Bernie in 2015: "You don't necessarily need a choice of 23 underarm spray deodorants or of 18 different pairs of sneakers"
Bernie in 2015: "You don't necessarily need a choice of 23 underarm spray deodorants or of 18 different pairs of sneakers"
When you thought you were choosing between Trump’s tariffs and Kamala’s price controls but received both.
April 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
When you thought you were choosing between Trump’s tariffs and Kamala’s price controls but received both.
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In another blow to legacy media, I'm hearing that the Trump administration plans to remove The Atlantic from its war-plans group chat. The outlet will be replaced in the chat by the Gateway Pundit.
March 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In another blow to legacy media, I'm hearing that the Trump administration plans to remove The Atlantic from its war-plans group chat. The outlet will be replaced in the chat by the Gateway Pundit.
Economic indicators of Argentina for Q4 2024:
GDP is up both Q2Q and Y2Y.
Consumption is up
Export is up
Import is up
Investments are up
It seems Milei knows what's he's doing better than his critics.
GDP is up both Q2Q and Y2Y.
Consumption is up
Export is up
Import is up
Investments are up
It seems Milei knows what's he's doing better than his critics.
March 20, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Economic indicators of Argentina for Q4 2024:
GDP is up both Q2Q and Y2Y.
Consumption is up
Export is up
Import is up
Investments are up
It seems Milei knows what's he's doing better than his critics.
GDP is up both Q2Q and Y2Y.
Consumption is up
Export is up
Import is up
Investments are up
It seems Milei knows what's he's doing better than his critics.
Reposted by Ostap Karmodi
1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
March 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
1/🧵 Judges across ideological lines are ruling against Trump at strikingly similar rates (84% liberal, 86% centrist, 82% conservative). This isn't partisan opposition to Trump—it's the judiciary functioning as intended by cutting across partisan lines to uphold the Constitution.
January 3, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Javier Milei has officially rejected BRICS invitation to Argentina.
He's not the far-right president we deserve, but he's the one we need.
www.clarin.com/politica/jav...
He's not the far-right president we deserve, but he's the one we need.
www.clarin.com/politica/jav...
December 29, 2023 at 2:23 PM
Javier Milei has officially rejected BRICS invitation to Argentina.
He's not the far-right president we deserve, but he's the one we need.
www.clarin.com/politica/jav...
He's not the far-right president we deserve, but he's the one we need.
www.clarin.com/politica/jav...
Economics is counterintuitive
November 27, 2023 at 11:09 PM
Economics is counterintuitive
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So Zeiten. Much Wende. Very Wandel durch Handel.
November 26, 2023 at 1:44 PM
So Zeiten. Much Wende. Very Wandel durch Handel.
That's why people don't trust politicians anymore.
The girl was not "lost" but kidnapped by HAMAS, not found but freed by Israel, and even if Leo Varadkar in his private capacity prayed for her release, which we can't confirm, in his public capacity he did everything to make it harder for Israelis.
The girl was not "lost" but kidnapped by HAMAS, not found but freed by Israel, and even if Leo Varadkar in his private capacity prayed for her release, which we can't confirm, in his public capacity he did everything to make it harder for Israelis.
November 26, 2023 at 9:30 AM
That's why people don't trust politicians anymore.
The girl was not "lost" but kidnapped by HAMAS, not found but freed by Israel, and even if Leo Varadkar in his private capacity prayed for her release, which we can't confirm, in his public capacity he did everything to make it harder for Israelis.
The girl was not "lost" but kidnapped by HAMAS, not found but freed by Israel, and even if Leo Varadkar in his private capacity prayed for her release, which we can't confirm, in his public capacity he did everything to make it harder for Israelis.
People I'm already missing here: Tyler Cowen, Alex Tabarrok, Matthew Yglesias, Noah Smith (of Noahpinion), Paul Graham... To be continued.
This place won't really take off if most of such people won't be there. And Twitter won't just implode: we saw how the Mastodon hype came and went.
This place won't really take off if most of such people won't be there. And Twitter won't just implode: we saw how the Mastodon hype came and went.
November 25, 2023 at 4:06 PM
People I'm already missing here: Tyler Cowen, Alex Tabarrok, Matthew Yglesias, Noah Smith (of Noahpinion), Paul Graham... To be continued.
This place won't really take off if most of such people won't be there. And Twitter won't just implode: we saw how the Mastodon hype came and went.
This place won't really take off if most of such people won't be there. And Twitter won't just implode: we saw how the Mastodon hype came and went.
Ok, let's put my whining on hold.
Here's what I do in English. I didn't make new interviews for quite a while, but I'm going to start doing it the next year.
Though, first I have to finish digitalizing and publishing my archive. 3 or 4 interviews to go.
karmodi.substack.com/p/dwf2006
Here's what I do in English. I didn't make new interviews for quite a while, but I'm going to start doing it the next year.
Though, first I have to finish digitalizing and publishing my archive. 3 or 4 interviews to go.
karmodi.substack.com/p/dwf2006
David Foster Wallace on Art and Truth
Interview with David Foster Wallace, September 2006. Text
karmodi.substack.com
November 25, 2023 at 3:41 PM
Ok, let's put my whining on hold.
Here's what I do in English. I didn't make new interviews for quite a while, but I'm going to start doing it the next year.
Though, first I have to finish digitalizing and publishing my archive. 3 or 4 interviews to go.
karmodi.substack.com/p/dwf2006
Here's what I do in English. I didn't make new interviews for quite a while, but I'm going to start doing it the next year.
Though, first I have to finish digitalizing and publishing my archive. 3 or 4 interviews to go.
karmodi.substack.com/p/dwf2006
Another one: when you open a pop up window (such as Edit Profile) and leave the browser tab (i.e. to find a link or a photo) the pop up window is closed when you're back and everything you've typed there is lost. Doesn't happen in mature social networks.
November 25, 2023 at 3:36 PM
Another one: when you open a pop up window (such as Edit Profile) and leave the browser tab (i.e. to find a link or a photo) the pop up window is closed when you're back and everything you've typed there is lost. Doesn't happen in mature social networks.
Hi there. First impressions: it seems that this place is still raw and unpolished. One example: for some reason it zooms in to the bigger (rectangular) profile picture when you upload it and doesn't let you to zoom it back out. This bug could be fixed months ago.
November 25, 2023 at 3:18 PM
Hi there. First impressions: it seems that this place is still raw and unpolished. One example: for some reason it zooms in to the bigger (rectangular) profile picture when you upload it and doesn't let you to zoom it back out. This bug could be fixed months ago.