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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 1h
To state the obvious, Trump’s actions impact the world, and in the past two years, he has done incredible damage in upending the world order. I believe it can be undone. @lizadonnelly.bsky.social lizadonnelly.substack.com/p/everyone-i...
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Everyone Is Worried
And some Paris sketches to soften the news
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 1h
Reminds me of the way Americans freaked out when a Liberian with Ebola turned up in Dallas years ago: www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
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U.S. Embassy Urges Citizens to Leave Russia Over Siberian Plague Suspicions - The Moscow Times
The U.S.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1h
Batteries are very good, but please note that they are not power stations. They move energy from one time to another, like a power line moves it from one place to another place. Like a power line, you in fact lose some energy in that process
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 1h
Canada says it will indefinitely suspend plans to expand its medically assisted dying law to people whose sole condition is mental illness, citing a lack of consensus on who would be eligible. @nadineyousif.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Canada suspends plans to expand assisted dying to people with mental illness
People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 8h
So many of the world's worst industries keep threatening us with a good time www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Equinor may stop investing in UK if oil and gas fields do not get go-ahead
The boss of the Norwegian state company says further investment in the UK could be at risk if Rosebank and Jackdaw are not approved.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 7h
The reelection of Benjamin Netanyahu could spur an exodus of highly skilled Israelis from the country, Amir Tibon argues. As Tibon moves his family back to the home they fled during the October 7 attacks, he wonders whether he’ll be among those who leave.
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Three Years After October 7, I Moved Back to Nahal Oz
But if Israel’s election doesn’t bring change, I don’t see a future for my family here.
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In one of our current top reads, Winston Ross reports from Oregon on why a real solution to the U.S. homelessness crisis remains elusive.
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Why Homelessness Remains Such a Vexing Issue in the US
Legal rulings have given cities and counties new impetus to crack down on street sleeping, but the fate of camps in Oregon shows that’s not the end of the story
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 06/10/2026
BTW! If you would like an example of an AI video that has a fake host, this is a nice example. You can immediately tell, and I think audiences can too. It's a huge cost for little reward, for a channel doing engagement farming www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvz3...
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A Massive Kelvin Wave Is Moving Toward California — And It Could Change Everything
YouTube video by Earth Lens
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 23h
Here’s are two of my roses
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One of my new rose bushes is starting to bloom, so that part of our yard is looking less dead already.
Bright pink rose
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Real pleasure attending the book event featuring @naomiaklein.bsky.social and @astra.bsky.social in Toronto! On a personal note, deepest condolences to Naomi on the passing of her father Dr Michael C Klein who I had the pleasure of meeting a few years ago.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/10/2026
The post-war "peace dividend" owed its existence to three factors: industrial capacity, political freedom and pent-up demand.
The Earth from space; it is covered in scaffolding that is crawling with little rude mechanicals ganked from 17th century engravings of people operating machines.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 03/10/2026
Today's threads (a thread) Inside: Economic probabilities for our grandchildren; and more! Archived at: pluralistic.net/2026/10/03/f... #Pluralistic
The Earth from space; it is covered in scaffolding that is crawling with little rude mechanicals ganked from 17th century engravings of people operating machines.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Given the building hyper El Nino, if you are booking a holiday for next year - probably best to make it a safe(er) staycation And don't forget your beach reading
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“What we are seeing now is a complete explosion of these melt rates, leading to the disintegration of glaciers. They’re really just falling apart" Europe's glaciers are accelerating even faster on the road to oblivion www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 02/10/2026
Breaking News! y-Axis Alert! With yesterday's preliminary Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature spiking to a new record at 29.975°C, the y-axis was raised to 30.5°C. Meanwhile, the Niño 3.4 anomaly now sits at 3.33°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. Until tomorrow ...
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
“And yet for all the millions of words he’s published, these days the award-winning science fiction author and veteran internet activist is best known for just a single one: Enshittification.” Review of @doctorow.pluralistic.net ‘s latest book www.nytimes.com/2025/10/05/b...
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A Powerhouse Writer Found One Word to Change the Debate About Tech (Gift Article)
Cory Doctorow’s new book looks to offer comfort, and solutions, to the inescapable feeling that digital platforms have gotten worse.
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Olivia Williams @oliviawilliamsok.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
With 32 days until the midterms, the Senate race is intensifying. Republicans hold a 53–47 majority, while Democrats are focusing on key battleground states in the fight for control. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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The US midterm races that will decide control of Congress – mapped
These graphics explain what the Democrats would need to do to flip the Senate and House of Representatives
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Government agencies and public sector jobs would also be targeted for cuts under One Nation, with the party pledging to review the state's public entities and agencies, and introduce expiry dates for the bodies."
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
How Trump Directed Tax Dollars to Ads Praising Him www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
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Video: How Trump Directed Tax Dollars to Ads Praising Him
President Trump personally directed the use of taxpayer money for ads praising his presidency, according to people familiar with the matter. Our White House correspondent, Maggie Haberman, explains.
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Shikha Dalmia @shikhadalmia.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Of all the terrible decisions that this SC has made—Slaughter/immunity/Callais— this one to allow third-country deportations for now (and I imagine permanently) is the worst. Those damage institutions. This one humans. Cruelty is the point. @theunpopulist.net open.substack.com/pub/theunpop...
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The Supreme Court Just Consigned Migrants to Cruelty Far Beyond Their Crimes
Letting the administration deport them for now to nasty third-country dictatorships should shock our conscience
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Prof Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Read this thread & also the NYT story (which will, be warned, make you physically sick and very distressed indeed, so keep that in mind). The campus police DID NOT TELL THE PROSECUTOR all that Jane Doe said. The campus police *omitted* her most important statements about what those men did to her.
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Is American Culture Simply Bad Now? www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
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Video: Opinion | Is American Culture Simply Bad Now?
American culture is not as globally dominant anymore. But what’s replacing it? On “The Opinions,” Euny Hong, an American expat and author, argues that multinational corporations now have more influenc...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why, despite everything that's happening, am I still hopeful about America? Here's what I told Michael Lewis.
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Research has found gambling companies can disproportionately affect young people and individuals with addictive personalities, who are at greater risk of gambling addiction and the antisocial behaviours associated with it.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Prediction markets are going mainstream. What does that mean for public health and democracy? theconversation.com/prediction-m...
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Prediction markets are going mainstream. What does that mean for public health and democracy?
Prediction markets are becoming mainstream, bringing gambling risks and a novel source of political information to public life.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At least 56 people have died in ICE custody during Trump’s second term. According to ICE’s internal reviews, detention staff did not provide sufficient medical care to at least six of those detainees. ICE has now taken down those reviews from its website. What other cruelty is ICE trying to hide?
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ICE Deleted Reviews for Deaths in Custody That Cited Shoddy Medical Care
Three-quarters of ICE’s own 2025 death reviews, briefly posted online, raised substandard and “inappropriate” care of il
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So a real historian is a university-certified historian? Shouldn't the definition be "a person who writes history that adheres to certain standards"? Which plenty of writers without certification achieve and some certified ones fail.
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Canada’s Proposed Oil Pipeline Offers Carney Relief From Domestic and Global Turmoil www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/w...
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Canada’s Proposed Oil Pipeline Offers Carney Relief From Domestic and Global Turmoil
The new pipeline from Alberta’s oil sands to the Pacific Coast may lower separatist tensions in that province while also loosening energy ties with the U.S.
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Michelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 28/09/2026
in advance of the National Day of Truth & Reconciliation I spoke to Kimberly Murray & Connie Walker about their efforts to raise awareness about this looming destruction, which survivors may not even know is happening next year. read it today at @thenarwhal.ca:
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating @michellecyca.com thenarwhal.ca/trc-resident...
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Canada plans to destroy thousands of residential school testimonies. These women think survivors should have a choice
The 38,000 testimonies are the largest body of evidence about children’s experiences in these institutions. Journalist Connie Walker and lawyer Kimberly Murray say losing it would mean losing history — both painful and illuminating
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees The hack appears to have swept up home addresses, Social Security numbers, secretive job assignments and much more, according to a New York Times analysis of some of the records. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
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Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees (Gift Article)
In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sensitive information on all of its employees.
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New Lines Magazine @newlinesmag.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: While U.S. cities and counties have been newly emboldened to enforce laws about sleeping in the street, a real solution to the homelessness crisis remains elusive, reports Winston Ross from Oregon for @newlinesmag.bsky.social newlinesmag.com/reportage/wh...
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Why Homelessness Remains Such a Vexing Issue in the US
Legal rulings have given cities and counties new impetus to crack down on street sleeping, but the fate of camps in Oregon shows that’s not the end of the story
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nigeria faces the world’s highest projected death toll from super El Niño heat: what could save lives theconversation.com/nigeria-face...
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Nigeria faces the world’s highest projected death toll from super El Niño heat: what could save lives
The super El Niño could cause 31,400 extra heat deaths in Nigeria alone. Heat warnings, cooling centres and worker protections could help save lives.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.
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Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The data points to a major problem in ageing societies: that a growing number of the years we have gained in life expectancy are being spent with reduced independence, limited health conditions or in disability. @profdevisridhar.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Britons are not ageing healthily – we need to learn from countries that have made it a priority | Devi Sridhar
Although we’re living longer, the data on healthy life expectancy in the UK isn’t good. Andy Burnham must reverse this trend to protect the NHS and social care, says public health academic Prof Devi S...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 29/09/2026
“Don’t you dare go inside the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts!” @petridishes.bsky.social writes. “If people can understand one another just by scratching a bow across taut strings—perhaps this is a form of witchcraft.” theatln.tc/uunyKiyj 🎨: The Atlantic. Source: Getty.
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The way Doug Ford is running our province is downright disgusting.
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"They include — contrary to the premier’s anti-Trump rhetoric — a form enabling U.S. firms to participate." Doug Ford isn’t even promising to buy local vandalism.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 28/09/2026
The human genome is part virus. And here's a virus that's part human, having picked up a human gene about 100,000 years ago. My story here: nyti.ms/4hRKNPC
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This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It (Gift Article)
Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.
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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 28/09/2026
Bundibugyo outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control apnews.com/article/cong...
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Congo's Ebola outbreak tops 8,000 confirmed cases as disease remains out of control
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has surged past 8,000 as the country struggles with a shortage of health workers. The new statistics were released Sunday.
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It Scientists have discovered a virus that is a tiny bit human, carrying a gene it stole from our ancestors about 100,000 years ago. And this virus may be using our own gene to infect us. @carlzimmer.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/s...
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This Virus Stole a Human Gene and Won’t Let Go of It (Gift Article)
Scientists have found a human gene lurking in a virus that causes skin infections. It may be using our own DNA to infect us.
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What gets me about Mamdani is that he does things that are brilliantly good politics but were literally unthinkable until he did them:
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 28/09/2026
Categorising these tipy tech people pro data centre talking points from a party in Washington DC - Function displacement (most growth is AI data centres but they focus on streaming, emails) - Technopromise (AI will solve engineering, science, medical problems.......at some point)
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Indian American here the pile on against Indians after Bo French’s misbegotten tweet is a thing to watch on Twitter!
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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Leave 5ive alone.
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Five UK nationals arrested at RAF Fairford released on bail
Police say alleged offences could have been committed ‘knowingly or unknowingly’ on behalf of a foreign state
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Ashis Basu @ashis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta The bears traveled overnight on a FedEx cargo plane emblazoned with a giant panda snacking on bamboo after leaving a breeding center in Chengdu, in southwestern China. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Giant Pandas, Icons of China’s Soft Diplomacy, Arrive in Atlanta (Gift Article)
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today one Russian newspaper doubts that Vladimir Putin will attend the G20 summit in Miami and predicts “an even tougher and bloodier phase of the Ukraine conflict this winter.” Its headline: “Ahead Russia has not peace, but war.” #ReadingRussia
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"Ahead, Russia has not peace, but war": today's Russian newspapers
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“What should I do if I need my motherland, but she doesn’t need me?” Superheroes, special operations and “shaping the mindset of children.” An extended edition of #ReadingRussia
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Superheroes, "special operations" and “shaping the mindset of Russian children.”
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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