”On Thanksgiving Day, my gratitude goes to the people of America who stand with Ukraine - & to everyone supporting us across the globe in our moment of greatest need

Your voice matters. Your actions save lives. Your solidarity won't let the evil prevail - I truly hope”

@halushka.bsky.social 🇺🇦

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And I thought they just killed witches.

I was paid in non-convertible rubles.
Fun fact: Pepsi traded cola syrup for Soviet ships & subs. Because of that barter, Pepsi “had” the world’s 7th-largest navy before reselling the fleet for cash. 4/4

Here’s a close-up of a Pizza Hut button I got back then. Also a Moscow McDonald’s button - where I once stood in line for 2 hours while the guy in front of me filled a suitcase with cheeseburgers to bring home to Novosibirsk. 3/

Visitors to my office might notice my “Young Communist” banner - filled with Russian memorabilia from my Soviet days & tech-industry passes from my biz/tech-prof visits (take that, Marx!). 2/

I also derive great joy in inserting unexpected media in my academic work. Current favorites: describing value types vs reference types using Biggie Smalls, and class inheritance in programming using My Little Pony. Keep being sneaky!