Reposted by Rachel BlasucciMatt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the tech industry is about to invent books 572214234177
Rachel Blasucci @blasuc.ci · 07/10/2026Why do I need to eat when AI can consume my resources for me? 🤷♀️ 110
Reposted by Rachel Blasucciderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's great to see tailoring accommodate such extreme movement today. This level of tailoring was a bit more common in the past, as you can see in old films featuring Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly, but many modern suits will lift off the wearer's neck even when they're just walking. 328165152143
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciMadhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 26/06/2026We could all use some good news these days Ghana cut malaria deaths by 86%!!! And they followed science and good public health policies healthpolicy-watch.news/how-ghana-sl...healthpolicy-watch.newsHow Ghana Slashed Child Malaria Deaths By 86% - Health Policy WatchFor decades, malaria has been one of Africa's most persistent health challenges. In Ghana, it was once the leading cause of death for children under five. Bed 6904256
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciQuanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 24/06/2026How do you catch a neutrino? The hunt is leveling up. Explore images of the world’s detectors — deep in mines, on the sea floor, and wedged in Antarctic ice: www.quantamagazine.org/how-physicis...quantamagazine.orgHow Physicists Track and Trap the Elusive Neutrino | Quanta MagazineThe hunt for these ghostly particles has required some of the most audacious experiment setups ever built. 0229
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciMatthias Eberl @eberlmat.bsky.social · 24/06/2026If you are only going to read one thread today, make it this one. 👇 085
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciCNN @cnn.com · 05/04/2026Two chemicals used to make plastic more flexible are linked to nearly 2 million premature births and the deaths of 74,000 newborns worldwide in 2018, according to a new study: cnn.it/482N0CPcnn.itMillions of preterm births and thousands of infant deaths linked to plastic chemical | CNNA chemical used in toys and consumer products is linked to thousands of infant deaths and millions of preterm births worldwide, a new study found. 615386
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 25/03/2026A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all 618354528124
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciJames Kanter @jameskanter.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Wow. Looks like Trump just lost Amazon Web Services its contract with Finland for cloud-based management of election information. No price given. But would be interesting to know how soon European digital sovereignty might start to mean something to US hyperscalers' bottom lines.oikeusministerio.fiVuoden 2027 eduskuntavaalit toteutetaan nykyisen vaalitietojärjestelmän avullaThis page is in Finnish. Go to the English site » 520252
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciEU Council @consilium.europa.eu · 24/03/2026🇪🇺🇬🇭 The EU and Ghana have signed a security and defence partnership. The EU has signed 12 partnerships of this kind with partner countries, to promote peace and security in Europe and across the world. Find out more ➡ link.europa.eu/vRThQ7 0124
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 24/03/2026The European Union will not backtrack on its ban on Russian fossil fuel imports or slow down its shift to renewables, Energy Commissioner Dan Jørgensen said. “We should not again ever import as much as one molecule,” he told POLITICO.politico.euEU won’t reverse Russian gas ban or slow down green transition, says energy chiefDan Jørgensen said Europe should never again buy ‘one molecule’ of Russian gas. 813746
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/03/2026CATO: “.. After more than two weeks of consistent bombing, new US intelligence suggests Iran’s regime is now consolidating power, unlikely to collapse, and led by a cadre more extreme than before.” @cato.org @scottlincicome.bsky.social www.cato.org/blog/strateg... 1071828738
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/03/2026“We don’t use the Strait. We don’t need it.” 🤡 762763746
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciCrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 08/03/2026Happy International Women's Day. 🏴 2849321928
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciRichard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 06/03/2026Now that everyone’s paying attention to global energy markets and effects of faraway events on prices and decision-making, is it a good time to talk about the indirect land use effects of dedicating cropland to biofuel production or nah? 1640488
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Trương văn đạo, a renowned woodworker and sculptor in Vietnam created the ultimate toy car for his children. [📹 Woodworking Art / sieuxedocdao] Original post 0106
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 06/03/2026I love watching people use LLMs in public. They’ll reply to a breaking news article and say “@grok is this true?” Babe where do you think it’s about to pull its answer from 724148470
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciMythic 🦊 @mythicalredfox.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again. 47204798703
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciTicia Verveer @ticiaverveer.bsky.social · 01/03/2026It is said that daffodils bloom around the 1st of March in honour of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. St David's feast day is celebrated #March1st and coincides with the beginning of meteorological #spring #stdavidsday 0224
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciFlow Void @flowvoid.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Okay I feel like this is going to come up a lot in the next 24 hours so let's just clear this up: The Iranian supreme leader allegedly killed today is Ayatollah Khamenei. The supreme leader who came to power in 1979 is Ayatollah Khomeini Neither one is typically spelled Ayatollah "Khameini". 0142
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciBen Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 23/02/2026And there he is. Ten years younger than Macron. A political prodigy who led his party at 31. Climate minister at 35 Former pacer for Olympic marathon winner Sifan Hassan. History of heart trouble. A gay man, engaged to a 28 yr old Argentinian hockey player. And now Prime Minister of the Netherlands. 5438
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciDutchSpace @dutchspace.eurosky.social · 21/02/2026As there will be a lot of ICPS helium talk, here is a nice picture of the ICPS upper stage helium bottles on the ICPS intertank Source: NASA/ULA #ArtemisII 2357
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciMiguel de Icaza @migueldeicaza.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Representation matters 09828
Reposted by Rachel Blasuccic0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Franzi Schimmer captured this Grizzly bear in Brooks Falls, Alaska just floating along, tippy-tapping down the river, browsing the salmon. Prior to hibernation, up to 40% of a bear's body mass is fat, which is less dense than water (~0.9 g/cm^2), so the murder-monster is also a floaty-boaty. 146122543704
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciWorld Central Kitchen @wck.org · 15/02/2026No matter the age, hunger affects everyone. That’s why we’re introducing WCK’s #ChefsForUkraine Baby Kits—created to support the smallest members of our communities. Each kit includes cereals, proteins, and purées, helping ensure babies have what they need when food access is disrupted. 06817
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciTomas Petricek @tomasp.net · 12/02/2026We created an exhibition to go along with my 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 book! tomasp.net/cultures/exh... It tells the story of how programming concepts methodologies emerge amidst clashes and collaborations between cultures. 🖼If you want to display this at your university or conference, let me know!tomasp.netCultures of Programming - A Companion Exhibition to the BookHow interactions and disagreements between the different cultures of programming shaped programming concepts and methodologies that programmers use today, including programming languages, types and ob... 0176
Reposted by Rachel Blasucciardalis (Steve Smith) @ardalis.com · 12/02/2026It’s like when hiring - you want people that are smart and get things done. But the worst quadrant from the business’s perspective isn’t a “no” to both. The worst is the dumb but productive worker. Because they create more work for everyone else. That’s what LLMs are: Dumb but extremely productive 1105
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciIsobel Fox @isobel.bsky.social · 08/02/2026i wonder what magic the tech industry will develop next. a calendar that is 75% accurate and gives you an eating disorder 1945171
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciAdam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 29/01/2026The word armadillo is borrowed from Spanish and simply means “little armored one.” But an even better word for an armadillo, in my opinion, is the Nahuatl ayotochtli. It means “turtle rabbit.” 684044951
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciAdam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 30/01/2026My favourite way of saying “we’re on it” or “we’ll take care of that for you” is the Dutch we zullen dat varkentje wel even wassen. It means “we will certainly get that piglet washed.” 1542284
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciBrendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026The director of the FBI: "I don't read." His staff (paraphrased): "he doesn’t like meetings in office settings. What he wants is social events." www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 1352670940
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciTaylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I'm sure it's for fine and good reasons!! 1134355
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciBen Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 22/01/2026By the end of the week horses will speak English. 1492715221
Reposted by Rachel Blasucci🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 21/01/2026In which I explain that the Third Amendment—the one nobody ever talks about—allows hotels to refuse to house Kristi Noem’s ICE goons.rewirenewsgroup.comOpinion: Hotels Have a Constitutional Right Not To House ICE AgentsThe Third Amendment prohibits the government from forcing people to “quarter” troops. ICE is essentially a paramilitary force—so why would hotels let them stay? 241554529
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciReuters @reuters.com · 22/01/2026EU leaders to reassess U.S. ties despite Trump U-turn on Greenland reut.rs/3ZpuKOXreut.rsEU leaders to reassess U.S. ties despite Trump U-turn on GreenlandEU leaders will rethink their ties with the U.S. at an emergency summit on Thursday after Donald Trump's threat of tariffs and even military action to acquire Greenland badly shook confidence in the transatlantic relationship, diplomats said. 44514
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Donald Trump repeatedly confusing Greenland for Iceland raises alarms about Biden's mental acuity. 1582898
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciDan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Also my cotton gin has stopped working 1121934
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Trump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine To paraphrase Bruce Springsteen: ICE, get the fuck out of Maine. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/u...nytimes.comTrump Administration Starts Immigration Operation in Maine 34311
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciAlexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 21/01/2026So, I'd go with 3 1112117
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciTim Disney @disnetdev.com · 20/01/2026Oops, I started a new project: Skyreader, an RSS reader on the AT Protocol. Share cool articles like it's 2010 and Google Reader would never die. skyreader.app www.disnetdev.com/blog/2026-01...disnetdev.comSkyreader: A RSS Reader on the AT ProtocolIntroducing a RSS reader for the AT Protocol where you feeds and article sharing are portable 29513123
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciAndrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Says Trump, who has 34 felony convictions. 03712
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciReuters @reuters.com · 20/01/2026Danish pension fund to divest its U.S. Treasuries reut.rs/3LJaPawreut.rsDanish pension fund to divest its U.S. TreasuriesDanish pension fund AkademikerPension said on Tuesday it would sell off its holding of U.S. Treasuries, worth some $100 million, by the end of this month, blaming weak U.S. government finances. 516752
Reposted by Rachel Blasuccidepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 20/01/2026imagine being the guy who accidentally said "weasel" at a weird time 2400 years ago 302519487
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciBen Coates @bencoates1.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Peak Dutch politics is having five or six significant far right parties in parliament and thinking: “you know what we need? another far right party” 2356
Reposted by Rachel Blasuccidepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 20/01/2026 2354231344
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciDr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 18/01/2026A joke for the history buffs: Germany’s satirical newspaper @der-postillon.com titles: “Vienna Academy of the Arts offers Trump admission as a student — They don’t want to get blamed again“ 8368762384
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciRené Smits 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇱🇮🇸🇨🇦(🇻🇦) @rs-lawsociety.bsky.social · 18/01/2026“European leaders need to push back now. Over the past year, they have tried appeasement and flattery. This is where it has got them. They need to change course immediately.” @gideonrachman.bsky.social in the FT: giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Europe must not appease Trump on Greenlandgiftarticle.ft.comEurope must not appease Trump on GreenlandBy capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world 104
Reposted by Rachel BlasucciKai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 18/01/2026“akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive” 🧪 318455
