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Rebecca

@beantrees.bsky.social
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Former migrant, proud European, podcast addict, likes a train ride. Will travel for women's artistic gymnastics and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 football. Bristol 🇬🇧 or sometimes Bavaria 🇩🇪.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 9h
Great way to demonstrate the club isn't state owned and is a totally independent business, honest.
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Parkscope Joe @parkscopejoe.bsky.social · 18h
This is insane.
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NEW: According to a bombshell report in the New York Times, Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah threatened to walk out of Pope Leo XIV's Al encyclical launch in May because the pope rejected the idea that machines can be conscious.
Olah's team then privately lobbied the pope's advisers "to take the possibility of model consciousness seriously." Pope Leo XIV held firm.
For months, Anthropic has wined and dined theologians and religious scholars under nondisclosure agreements, hoping they would bless the idea that Claude has moral standing.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 5h
Applications for the scheme are open until 15 October, giving eligible young Europeans the chance to explore the continent by train and other sustainable transport, with discounts on accommodation, culture and more. ➡️ l.euronews.com/PRrj
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4h
Georgia holds emergency meeting on AI exposing voters’ secret ballots
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Georgia holds emergency meeting on AI exposing voters’ secret ballots
A Princeton researcher found that publicly available election records could be combined with AI to link voters to their ballots
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Rebecca @beantrees.bsky.social · 11h
Love #totp Bluesky.
Mark T: Play Bomb The Bass you cowards
HappyToast: PLAY MEGA BLAST you cowards
Play Rush Hour you cowards
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Mee-ami?! #totp
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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 13h
Lost a good friend to sourdough. He used to be interesting and wide-ranging, now all he talks about is his sourdough process and something called leven / levan / whatever. He's now a frightful bore and I can't suffer another conversation with him.
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Elizabeth Picciuto @epicciuto.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
At no point while reading this sentence did I correctly predict what was coming next.
Twitter screenshot: New: Kyrsten Sinema's ex-boyfriend and former bodyguard said he threw her paintings into her swimming pool in part because he felt disillusioned by her relationship with a major
U.S. Artificial Intelligence software developer amid the war in Gaza
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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow
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TechCrunch @techcrunch.com · 01/10/2026
California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people
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California governor vetoes bill banning use of ‘pervert glasses’ to secretly record people
The California state bill would have penalized people who secretly recorded people in public with wearables equipped with cameras and microphones.
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Mauerschauer @mauerschauer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Bodensee sah schon mal besser aus. Ich stehe hier, wo eigentlich Wasser sein sollte, blicke zum "Ufer" und frage mich, wann der #klimawandel endlich als Bedrohung wahrgenommen und behandelt wird. Stattdessen #tankrabatt
Foto am Hörnle in Konstanz - Blick von da, wo Wasser sein sollte zurück zum Ufer
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Anthony Zacharzewski @anthonyzach.be · 02/10/2026
This some real death of the web stuff - third google result. Cieltje is (a) pronounced SEEL-tchyuh, (b) means blind, (c) is a diminutive of Cecilia, and is (d) a Dutch familiar form of a Latin name. Just garbage.
Cieltje - Ask Oracle
Cieltje is a Girl Name pronounced as CHEEL-t-yuh and means sky (diminutive of Ciel). The name Cieltje is of Dutch origin.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 02/10/2026
After rape allegations at Cornell University, why are women again being urged to talk to their sons? Why not men? | Gaby Hinsliff
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After rape allegations at Cornell University, why are women again being urged to talk to their sons? Why not men? | Gaby Hinsliff
Boys learn by watching how the men they respect treat their partners, female colleagues, women on the street. Now is the time for those men to step up, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Excellent news. The good thing is that Palantir isn’t unique and there are many options, all of which will save the taxpayer money. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir
Prime minister’s ‘Buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Latest piece out. There was some confusion about why the UK, France and the Baltics were not invited by the US to its NATO meeting. Its actually brutally simple and part of a US strategy of divide and rule towards European security. And it might work. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/divide-and...
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Divide And Rule: The US Strategy Towards Europe
And Why It Could Work
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I Am Incorrigible @imincorrigible.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Simon Clarke MP was born on 28 September 1984. That's all you need to know. #r4today
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Mark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bristol has been carved up between FKA Twigs (Cheltenham) and Tears For Fears (Bath) here. It's a Bristolian's nightmare. Massive Attack barely visible. I can't support this vision of the future.
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Rebecca @beantrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jesus H Christ this train manager seems to be giving us chapter and verse. Does she just like the sound of her own voice?
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Rebecca @beantrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I see GWR is still using \ instead of / on the platform signs for its website addresses. Ok boomer.
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Rebecca @beantrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
People meander round shopping centres like there's nothing better to do with your life.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 01/10/2026
Heavy rain and thunderstorms have turned roads into torrents, causing landslides and power cuts, while authorities and civil protection are on high alert. #EuropeNews ➡️ l.euronews.com/o4Yb
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Rebecca @beantrees.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bits have broken off my Roomba at the most inopportune moment.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
That was the most bonkers speech I’ve ever heard. Hegseth is quite mad.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hegseth: “Today, at my direction, I’m establishing the Office of Religious Affairs.”
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Thomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The first Portugese manager in 5 years has finally asked "why tf are we playing this washed out prick?"
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Zack Whittaker @zackwhittaker.com · 30/09/2026
The Pentagon is notifying millions of current and former U.S. military servicemembers and staff that hackers stole their *unencrypted* personal information during a months-long data breach. The agency that had the breach also handles ID and login/credential access to U.S. military systems and bases.
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Hackers stole millions of US military personnel records during months-long data breach | TechCrunch
The Department of Defense notified millions of current and former U.S. military personnel that their personal information had been stolen in a months-long breach.
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Suzi Gage @soozaphone.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Erm....what are these? I just got home and they're outside my front door.....
A...lizard?A newt?I don't know what this is!
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
counterpoint: no
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Climate change causes 6C temperature rise per decade, experts warn
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Might you have been dropped on your head repeatedly as a child?
Bizarre speculation from Isabel Oakeshott, speculating that UK national suspects re the RAF base somehow have diplomatic immunity
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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sausages every where.
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Postcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We have been to Harrods for a long visit. Saw Esther Rantzen outside filming an interview. Have booked seats to see EVITA on Wed evening. Going to Basildon.
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Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Are you curious about vermicomposting? Try this! Vermicomposting means composting with worms. They help speed up the process and you get to have a team of tiny recyclers working for you.
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Most TV is just this now.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨🚨 @coe.int of Europe said yesterday that the #US formally notified it that it would leave the Group of States against Corruption, or #GRECO. Only two other countries have left GRECO before — #Russia and #Belarus. The fall of the #US on the world scene is striking. apnews.com/article/trum...
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US withdraws from European anti-corruption panel in latest shift away from global groups
The Trump administration has withdrawn the United States from a top European anti-corruption watchdog.
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Rebecca @beantrees.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why do all reward points in Germany expire in September? Such a random time of year.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 30/09/2026
I'm being told Article XXIV of the WTO GATT says the UK can rejoin the EU unilaterally and under any terms it wants with a one page memo... if Meghan Markle has the courage. Send post. Turn off notifications. Smash phone. Throw phone in river. Enter witness protection. Raise goats.
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Dinga @dinga13.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Here’s a particularly *ahem* fine example of the genre.
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Fr Chase 🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁 @kalanthropos.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Naomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The PM will set out options for our EU relationship. We will be there, making the case strongly, with evidence, and clearly, for the option of membership. But we will need your help. There's never been a more crucial time to support our work bestforbritain.org/fundraising/...
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Help us Fight to Restore our EU Membership - Best for Britain
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 29/09/2026
AI companies can't access encrypted messages on your device. Which is a reminder to always use end-to-end encrypted apps - Signal, WhatsApp - when you're messaging others. Messenger can do encrypted messages but I think it's still off by default. If you use Messenger, turn on encryption there.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
AI should stay away from writing, should never be allowed to take responsibility and should never provide judgements. Used with care, it can be useful for search, data analysis and data organisation. Words matter. Our society will be poorer if we weaken words by letting machines corrupt them. 2/3
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 29/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 Burnham: "We will contest the next election with a manifesto commitment to change the electoral system, so that everyone's vote counts. And everyone's voice is heard."
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
These anonymous MPs saying it's 'electoral suicide' to tinker with the triple lock. Exactly the type who got us into this mess: unwilling to lead, unwilling to recognise reality for fear of offending voters, unwilling to solve long-term problems if it presents the slightest short-term risk.
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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Estonia slams Russian 'sabotage' after defense company hit by arson attack: minister
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It will never not be wild to me that the Russians attacked Keir Starmer's home, successfully spread falsehoods about Starmer's love life, and this didn't changed British politics and British political elite behaviour *at all*.
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Rebecca @beantrees.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Do not understand why you can just scan an Interrail passholder ticket for Eurostar in London and walk through the gate, but in Brussels there is always a faff involving a desk and them printing you a boarding pass for the same seat. 🤷🏼‍♀️
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Still putting ‘bomb plot’ in headlines in the glaring absence of any bombs. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Rubio says foreign actor was ‘clearly’ behind suspected RAF Fairford bomb plot
The US secretary of state offered no evidence for his claims, and also said many people were ‘disturbed’ that the five suspects had been released on bail
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Claudia Salowski @claudiasalowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Frühstücksdöner, anyone?
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I dare say most of us already have a personal agent that intimately understands us. We call them mum, partner, spouse, or friend.
@ASTROPHILESZ posts on Insta:

BREAKING: Mark Zuckerberg declares everyone will have a personal Al agent that “intimately understands you” within 5 years.
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