Peter Babiak
@promba.bsky.social
Teaching Linguistics, Literature, and Lit Theory to college kids.
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Three years ago, Ukrainian forces liberated Bucha — and the world saw the truth.
Civilians executed in the streets. Tortured bodies. Mass graves.😢😭
This isn’t just an anniversary. It’s the day when truth pierced through terror.
We remember every soul. We forgive nothing.👇
Civilians executed in the streets. Tortured bodies. Mass graves.😢😭
This isn’t just an anniversary. It’s the day when truth pierced through terror.
We remember every soul. We forgive nothing.👇
March 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Three years ago, Ukrainian forces liberated Bucha — and the world saw the truth.
Civilians executed in the streets. Tortured bodies. Mass graves.😢😭
This isn’t just an anniversary. It’s the day when truth pierced through terror.
We remember every soul. We forgive nothing.👇
Civilians executed in the streets. Tortured bodies. Mass graves.😢😭
This isn’t just an anniversary. It’s the day when truth pierced through terror.
We remember every soul. We forgive nothing.👇
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March 31, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Reposted by Peter Babiak
More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship
More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship
Parliamentary petition launched due to billionaire’s link to Trump, who has repeatedly threatened to conquer Canada
More than 150,000 people from Canada have signed a parliamentary petition calling for their country to strip Elon Musk’s Canadian…
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship
Good news in somewhat philistine times: “As interest in Ukrainian literature and Ukrainian-language books spikes, many of the country’s publishing houses – from textbook-publishing giants to boutique operations specializing in culture – are keeping busy.”
www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/a...
www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/a...
War worries heavy? Internet out? In Ukraine, books are the balm. - CSMonitor.com
www.csmonitor.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Good news in somewhat philistine times: “As interest in Ukrainian literature and Ukrainian-language books spikes, many of the country’s publishing houses – from textbook-publishing giants to boutique operations specializing in culture – are keeping busy.”
www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/a...
www.csmonitor.com/layout/set/a...
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A must-watch! 🧵👇 Fuck russia!
#russiaisaterroriststate
#russiaisaterroriststate
January 4, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A must-watch! 🧵👇 Fuck russia!
#russiaisaterroriststate
#russiaisaterroriststate
January 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Perhaps the most important lesson in Timothy Snyder’s little 2017 book “On Tyranny”:
December 29, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Perhaps the most important lesson in Timothy Snyder’s little 2017 book “On Tyranny”:
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Arkansas's attorney general has announced that he will appeal, because he hates librarians just that much.
apnews.com/article/arka...
"Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional"
apnews.com/article/arka...
"Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional"
Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional
A federal judge has struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing so-called “harmful” materials to minors.
apnews.com
December 24, 2024 at 6:01 PM
Arkansas's attorney general has announced that he will appeal, because he hates librarians just that much.
apnews.com/article/arka...
"Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional"
apnews.com/article/arka...
"Judge rules Arkansas law allowing criminal charges against librarians is unconstitutional"
Proof that the apple never does fall too far from the tree.
“Eric Trump shared a split-screen image of an Amazon cart containing Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, as well as a second photo of the president-elect smirking while looking at the doctored photo.”
nowtoronto.com/news/an-edit...
“Eric Trump shared a split-screen image of an Amazon cart containing Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, as well as a second photo of the president-elect smirking while looking at the doctored photo.”
nowtoronto.com/news/an-edit...
December 25, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Proof that the apple never does fall too far from the tree.
“Eric Trump shared a split-screen image of an Amazon cart containing Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, as well as a second photo of the president-elect smirking while looking at the doctored photo.”
nowtoronto.com/news/an-edit...
“Eric Trump shared a split-screen image of an Amazon cart containing Canada, Greenland and the Panama Canal, as well as a second photo of the president-elect smirking while looking at the doctored photo.”
nowtoronto.com/news/an-edit...
Good to know that some people in the STEM programs are advancing the good old job of rhetorical analysis that used to be the province of the people who used to study and teach language, literature, and the arts of linguistic trickery.
engineering.nyu.edu/news/large-l...
engineering.nyu.edu/news/large-l...
Large Language Models fall short in detecting propaganda | NYU Tandon School of Engineering
engineering.nyu.edu
December 23, 2024 at 7:30 AM
Good to know that some people in the STEM programs are advancing the good old job of rhetorical analysis that used to be the province of the people who used to study and teach language, literature, and the arts of linguistic trickery.
engineering.nyu.edu/news/large-l...
engineering.nyu.edu/news/large-l...