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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 9h

The techno-dystopia I actually fear is a future where most people think truth is whatever Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Grok say, and the very small number of people who control those systems use that to manipulate for their own ends, making our current epistemic crisis seem small in comparison.

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Burnest Hemingway @burnesthemingway.bsky.social · 11h

HIGHLY recommend this book as it not only gets into the methods and goals of this movement but also the impact it has had on victims that are not only their targets, but also those once part of their movement.

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Kyle Mizokami @kmizokami.bsky.social · 11h

The guy on ketamine. The guy who says he gets his ideas for weapons from anime (but hasn’t actually built any). And…Newt Gingrich, for some reason.

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 17h

Extended waits for a diagnosis can have life threatening outcomes. Setting a minimum of two years for diagnosis risks being catastrophic for some of those needing one. It shows a callous disregard for neurodivergent individuals lives www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Woman died after three-year ADHD assessment wait

The exterior of Grove House Medical Practice is brown bricked, and there is a porch entrance with a grey slate roof.

Bethany Hewitt told staff at Grove House Medical Practice she was having thoughts about hurting herself

Charity threatens legal action over two-year NHS wait for ADHD and autism assessments
Exclusive: ADHD UK may seek judicial review of West Yorkshire NHS integrated care board’s ‘unlawful’ policy

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 11h

this is a symptom of what i say on here a lot: stuff u know that feels like stuff "everyone knows" usually isn't. so share it when it comes up.

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Tuatha @tuatha.ie · 11h

The graveslab known as 'The Brethren', in Jerpoint Abbey Kilkenny, is particularly interesting as it is one of very few incised graveslabs to depict knights in Ireland. #Ireland #Medieval #SpéirGhorm

A grey stone graveslab that has incised portraits of a knight in a helmet holding a sword (on the left), his head reclines on a pillow. A second knight in mail but no helmet holds a sword to the right

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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 01/10/2026

Worth noting that "administrative detention", especially that of children, is almost always a crime under intl law and doubly so if one does not even have the legal right to apply jurisdiction onto the territory you are seizing that individual from, which Israel does not re: Palestine or Syria.

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Pé 🍺🧿 @forevernever.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It's weird how the federal government is constantly being hacked after DOGE gutted the government's cybersecurity agencies.

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Devin Burghart @dburghart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Blood and Politics is Leonard Zeskind's unprecedented, sweeping history of white nationalism's rise over four decades. Banned by the U.S. Naval Academy in April 2025, its October re-release could not be more timely. Join us to celebrate the release on our fall book tour, starting in the Midwest.

Join us on tour
At every stop, Carol Smith, Leonard’s life partner of 46 years, offers reflections on the book and Zeskind’s legacy, joined by Devin Burghart, executive director of IREHR, who tracked the movement alongside Zeskind since 1991.

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Pilsen Community Books
Chicago, IL · 6:00 PM
1531 W 18th Street
Carol Smith and Devin Burghart in conversation.

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Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch
Kansas City, MO · 6:00 PM
4801 Main St., Kansas City, MO 64112
Also joined by Bishop Donna Simon, Central States Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; Zachary Mueller, senior strategist for States at the Core; and Nimrod Chapel, Jr., Missouri president of the NAACP. Moderated by nationally syndicated columnist Mary Sanchez.

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Skylark Bookshop
Columbia, MO · 6:30 PM
Moderated by Rhonda Perry, executive director of the Missouri Rural Crisis Center.

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Left Bank Books
St. Louis, MO · 6:00 PM
Also joined by Zachary Mueller, senior strategist for States at the Core.

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Raven Book Store
Lawrence, KS · 6:30 PM
Also joined by Zachary Mueller, senior strategist for States at the Core. Moderated by Melinda Lewis, professor at the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

cant.stop.laughing

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Sarah Kay @k-interarma.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

French high school students have been on strike, occupying their school buildings since Monday. Their demands are simple: better learning environments, substitute teachers, and safe building infrastructure. Some of them are joined by their educators, with 31 reporting injuries due to police violence

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Blocages des lycées : 338 établissements concernés mardi, dont 45 encore bloqués, selon le ministère de l’éducation nationale

La principale organisation syndicale des lycéens, l’Union syndicale lycéenne, a appelé au blocage des établissements, mardi, à l’occasion d’une journée de mobilisation dans la fonction publique. Les a...

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Tristan Jones @tristansbones.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In case you've missed it, I've been pretty unwell, and had to step back from work altogether. But now I'm back, and as I reclaim and restructure my personal and professional life, I'm easing back in by focusing on commissions. If you want one: tristanjonescommissions(at)gmail(dot)com.

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Dr. NerdLove @doctornerdlove.com · 30/09/2026

I don’t know about stereotypical patterns, but I’m radically different from who I was in high school for a lot of reasons. An ADHD diagnosis in my 40s, sure, but also actively choosing to address things I feared or didn’t know back then, and to be more of who I wanted to be.

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Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Same story with a friend of mine, who is now actually quite famous. She dropped out after my university refused to discipline the two men who raped her, and made her sit in the same class with her in her specialized major. Her planned entire career path ended immediately.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

New in PN: Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith "The GOP playbook relies on an absolute lack of shame, so Schmitt dutifully bellied up to the microphone to celebrate his flawless victory with the chuds keeping the grift alive in Charlie Kirk’s old studio."

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Schmitt happens all over effort to perjury trap Jack Smith

When gotchas go disastrously wrong.

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Libby Spencer @libbyspencer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Once down to a single pair. Conservationists rescued them from oblivion. The flock is now 350 strong. New Zealand’s karure, or black robin, has been crowned the country’s 2026 Bird of the Year. cnn.it/4rqzZeL

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Magical creatures don’t exist, eh? Roughly 400 million years ago, before the birth of trees, there were giant mystery cones called “Prototaxites,” which grew nearly 30 feet tall. We literally have no idea what they were. Plant: no Mushroom: no Animal: no Tell me this isn’t a little bit magic

Sunset with giant mystery cones Prototaxites https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/prototaxites-fossil-explained-why-this-prehistoric-colossus-still-baffles-scientists-1773173

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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 30/09/2026

Our members at Nottingham University commence strike action today over threats to hundreds of jobs and course closures. Please show them solidarity as they head onto picket lines this morning.

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Dr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Students know when they're being short-changed. (And why the hell governments think education is something to divest from is beyond me!)

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Jonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'll say it again: It doesn't matter what Democrats say now, or intend now. They will impeach Trump, because he won't give them any choice. So I hope they're preparing themselves for it.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Time for this classic again.

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Last week the Portland Police made a huge deal about a K9 killed in the line of duty apprehending a dangerous suspect. Turns out that K9 was shot and killed by...the Portland Police www.kgw.com/article/news...

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Bluesky, the app for books

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Meredith Rose @mrose.ink · 29/09/2026

So, fun fact: ever since 1994, and Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America" campaign stunt, Congress has had a SERIOUS problem with subject-matter expertise and institutional memory. It's why Congress has such a deep and complicated relationship with lobbyists. 1/

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 29/09/2026

Per Reuters, Anthropic has $252 billion in non-cancelable compute obligations across Microsoft, Google and Amazon, and $161.2 billion in Broadcom TPU lease obligations that are "largely non-cancelable". Truly insane. $413 billion in non-cancelable contracts. www.reuters.com/business/ant...

The company said it plans to spend at least $111.1 billion with Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google, $110 billion with Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab and $31.4 billion with Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab under long-term infrastructure service obligations over the next seven to 10 years "regardless of ⁠usage."
Anthropic is separately carrying about $161.2 billion of Broadcom (AVGO.O), opens new tab-related equipment lease obligations that are largely non-cancelable, according to the prospectus. Anthropic filed for an IPO confidentially with the Securities and Exchange Commission in June but its paperwork has not been publicly disclosed.

Anthropic did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the filing.
The company said it committed to pay Google between April 2026 and July 2033 and Amazon between May 2026 and April 2036.
"If our actual spend falls short, we must pay Google the difference," the company said, adding that similar terms apply to its Amazon agreement.
It added its commitment with Microsoft of $31.4 billion between November 2026 and May 2033 "is non-cancelable except in the event of Microsoft's uncured material breach."

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Dan Ancona @danancona.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is a huge shift. The data is so clear even Third Way is on board. Strength and clarity beat “heterodox” mumbling and weakness every time. Hopefully next time we have this debate Dems can skip over the years of running ads that help Rs.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cornell University treating Gaza protestors more harshly than gang rapists is a real statement of values. It’s almost like violent domination by the powerful is the core belief of leadership.

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Ann Memmott @annmemmott.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

About 30,000 autistic ppl in the UK have Type 2 Diabetes, aren't on insulin, & use wearable monitors (CGMs). These save lives for those who don't spot low-sugar events / can't cope with endless painful finger prick tests each day etc. The NHS has removed funding. Now, have to pay ~ £1500/yr. /

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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.

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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just imagine the amount of squealing, hands thrown up to the heavens, and shirts torn open in righteous indignation if Ukraine, even once (!) responded to Russia’s mass killings and barbaric bombardment of historical heritage by striking the Bolshoi Theatre or the Hermitage…

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Dr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's the feast of St Michael the Archangel! But did you know it is also the feast of the Blessed Charles de Blois, erstwhile duke of Brittany? Yep, that's because he fought the final(ish) battle of the Breton War of Succession at Auray on 29 September 1364, where he died! And boy was it dramatic

The battle of Auray, 1364. Medieval illustration of two armies clashing with spears. Everyone's dressed in full plate, but on foot, standing on a pile of bleeding corpses. The two leaders wear identical ermine tunics and wave banners. The banner on the right is tipping backwards.

High-definition images courtesy of BnF's Mandragore; low-res images courtesy of the Online Froissart.

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An Taisce @antaisce.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

New report uses publicly available data to explore data centre development & 'disproportionate drain on public resources' — 'Data centres may have consumed as much water in Ireland last year as about 340,600 homes, some 18.5% of total number of occupied dwellings' www.irishtimes.com/business/202...

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Data centres ‘may have used as much water’ last year in Ireland as more than 340,000 homes

New research highlights poverty of information about energy-intensive sector’s footprint

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Crime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk · 28/09/2026

I am a barrister who once spent time seconded to the CPS serious crimes unit making charging decisions. Today, you can pretend to be one too and work through the decision-making framework in a very serious case. The police have multiple suspects in custody and the phone just rang. 👨 👨 👨 👨 👨 📱 👮‍♀️ 🚨

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Helen Rosner @hels.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This is so smart. The people do not yearn for automation! “It is a failure when you ask people to adapt to computers. Computers should adapt to people. Asking people to make themselves more legible to software—to turn themselves into a database—is a doomed idea.” www.theverge.com/podcast/9170...

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BEWARE SOFTWARE BRAIN

Software brain is changing the world, but most people still aren’t buying.

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Alex G. Howard @selfindulgentclaptrap.com · 29/09/2026

This scene is so funny, in context of the book, because the Hayes Code required them to remove all the explicit references to pornography, so they instead have Bogey make it with a random bookstore clerk in the middle of a stakeout.

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Really need tech reporters to stop being credulous to the “Our biggest weakness? Maybe our AI is TOO powerful.” It’s already fucking the economy and environment and being used to murder people in Palestine, but the ol “don’t look at the man behind the curtain” routine works on Tech journalists

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Jake i 🇵🇸 ✡️ (alt Space Laser Command) @jakei.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

look I'm not saying every tech degree should require a humanities minor but can we at least get 20 min to play the simpsons monorail episode

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The Heritage Foundation laid out how they were going to rescind Title IX, the law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, by first targeting trans people's participation in sport. Capitulating on the human rights of transgender people is catastrophically falling at the first hurdle.

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the two big ai stories to kick off the week are - meta ai giving your address to strangers on fb marketplace - stole a scientific breakthrough and presented it as its own work this is what we get instead of healthcare or third spaces or public transportation or pick literally anything else

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 28/09/2026

AI has lost the Mandate of Heaven I’m afraid. WSJ saying it’s a “when” the ai bubble bursts. SNL dabbing on their biggest names for being weird. FT says 50% of chips sold in 2026 and 2027 have nowhere to go. Hundreds of billions short on revenue for even 10% ROIC. A disaster.

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Sam Turner @renrut-mas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

They've finally created the "middle aged pervert with cute toys" from 1980s stranger danger public information film "whatever you do, please avoid the middle aged pervert with cute toys".

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026

Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.

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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport

Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.

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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Once again, I gotta say: you cannot treat anything you’re feeding into an AI as anonymous. There are enormous ethics implications for, e.g. referees who are clearly uploading others’ unpublished papers without consent, let alone health care professionals or law enforcement

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I like that in becoming a nazi, you get glowing coverage as a brave iconoclast, and then when you stop being a nazi, you’re get glowing coverage as a brave dissident. Money coming and going. Only way you lose is having normal opinions like “racism bad” bsky.app/profile/trac...

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Eric Deggans @edeggans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Since Elon Musk seems to hate this documentary about him from one of my favorite non-fiction filmmakers, Alex Gibney, figured it was my duty to spread a link to the trailer so you can see it for yourself. ENJOY: loom.ly/oA2_-p8

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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street

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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 27/09/2026

House Democrats are preparing a vast oversight agenda, with investigations of President Donald Trump, his family and his administration if the party sweeps control of the chamber from Republicans in the November elections. to.pbs.org/4hjKHyI

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House Democrats plan vast oversight of Trump administration. Impeachment is an option

“There is a cost to the American people of the out-of-control corruption,” said Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats win control at the Ca...

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