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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 14/10/2026

Oh my god lmao.

FinTwitter bluesky post:
Axios reporter: 'A senior U.S. official said the Trump administration had nothing to do with the alleged Starlink service constraints.'

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 14/10/2026

Update (lmao):

Tweet from Elon Musk:
Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government. Any limits on speed or usage are decided by the US military and ultimately POTUS.

Starlink is a commercial service owned and controlled by SpaceX. Usage of Starlink is limited to civilian or defensive activities and cannot be used for offensive military action, as doing so would be inappropriate for a commercial company.

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Dave Troy @davetroy.com · 14/10/2026

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Erika Shaker @ershaker.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc... 'If those running for office want a prosperous and united B.C., then human rights cannot be treated as expendable political capital and tools for division.' @policyalternatives.ca

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Dave Troy @davetroy.com · 13/10/2026

We went in a more scientific direction, starting with the assertion that the burden of proof lies on those claiming a direct effect. A plausible hypothesis, but requires evidence. After analyzing hundreds of sources and posts, we have found none. russianbots.america2.news

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The Russian Bot Collapse Report: did Russia's bots really go quiet?

A sourced, live check on the viral claim that Ukraine's strikes on Yandex data centers silenced Russian social-media bots: what the data measures, what it doesn't, and who is spreading which claims.

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Aidan O’Brien @aidanobrien.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Notably, Jarosław Wolski, the Polish political scientist who was a primary source of the AfD social media bot claim, has now retracted his statement and apologised (more of this, please!). German journalists have also confirmed the graph was fake and AI-generated.

Apologies and Correction.
I would like to apologize to all Readers for providing false information and a graphic suggesting that bot activity around AfD had dropped by 56%.
According to the findings of @niebezpiecznik, which cites the opinion of the Cemas research institute, the Hasso Plattner Institute, and the
"Polisphere" think tank, there has been no permanent and measurable decrease in pro-AfD posts. Moreover, the original graphic in German turned out to be Al-generated.
Unfortunately, my post with the disinformation reached millions of views, for which I would like to apologize to all readers once again. Of course, I take full responsibility for what I did, and simply and humanly, I am ashamed that I misinformed you. I also apologize to the contested opponents who were the first to point out that I was wrong.
To avoid further disinformation, I have deleted the post. From now on, in topics not strictly related to the military, I will adopt the principle of providing citations or original sources whenever possible. Or clearly stating their absence/unclear source of information so that it is visibly evident in the post.
JW.
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.! A German journalist has tracked down the original graphic that sparked a wave of controversial (to put it mildly, untrue) reports yesterday and today about a drop in activity from Russian bots/trolls.
He created it-"24-year-old steward Frank"—and marked it as ...generated by Al (which we already suspected yesterday).
Unfortunately, the politicians who shared this material further failed to keep that marking (intentionally or by accident 1ºr) and didn't indicate the source either.
What's more, the German research institute Cemas, which deals with disinformation, the Hasso Plattner Institute, and the Polisphere think tank have officially X denied observing any drop in the number of posts that could be explained by an attack on Yandex.
"Neither the activity of existing bots nor the rate of creating new ones has declined, as shown by the data we're collecting."
Well, those are data from Germany, though. Meanwhile, in Poland, Minister Siemoniak said that "ABW has noted a radical drop in the activity of Russian bots online. This is a phenomenon observed worldwide after the bombing of three data centers."
But ABW hasn't publicized anything on this matter so far. Here's hoping they do. That would be something!! For now, we know that "worldwide" apparently means everywhere except Germany...

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Dave Troy @davetroy.com · 13/10/2026

I don't know a single domain expert that thinks there is some effect from the Yandex strikes on social media troll activity. Another very qualified voice weighs in here.

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AA Pollock 🇨🇦 @aapollock.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I’m suppressing ego and judgement about suppressing ego and judgement

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AA Pollock 🇨🇦 @aapollock.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Imho this is like a contemporary Edward Hopper painting:

President Trump golfing surrounded by barbed wire and next to a mobile missile defence vehicle

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Penlee House Gallery & Museum @penleehousegallery.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange celebrates Scottish art with West Sands (St Andrews), July by Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (1912–2004). Born in St Andrews, she became a leading figure in British modern art despite the challenges faced by many women artists of her generation.

A minimalist painting shows a pale, sandy landscape with thin, dark, wavy lines suggesting dunes under a soft, muted pink and lavender sky horizon.

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