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Camil Stoenescu

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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
So this is a point worth clarifying 'on main' - the distinction in pre-gunpowder warfare between light infantry, 'mediums' and heavy infantry is almost entirely armor and shields. The weapons don't usually change a huge amount.
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
The immense power of the new plutocracy: How billionaires like Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg shape our lives and our democracies. english.elpais.com/economy-and-... #plutocracy #politics #technology #zeitgeist
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The immense power of the new plutocracy: How billionaires like Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg shape our lives and our democracies
Wealth is becoming increasingly concentrated in fewer and fewer hands. The world’s wealthiest individuals are transforming their money into political influence to shape society and the democratic syst...
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Enter the dragon #door #Bucharest #architecture #interwar #wroughtiron
interwar era door with wrought iron dragon-shaped lamp, Bucharest, Romaniairon dragon
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Victor Futacu @futacu.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
știi că ești de partea corectă a oralului — și istoriei — când te laudă un titan de talia lui victor viorel ponta. www.g4media.ro/victor-ponta...
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Victor Ponta îl laudă pe Nicușor Dan după discursul de Ziua Europei: „O declarație de independență” față de „MECANISM”
Victor Ponta spune că discursul lui Nicușor Dan de Ziua Europei reprezintă o „declarație de independență” față de „MECANISMUL” care ar fi dominat România în ultimii ani. Fostul lider PSD laudă critici...
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 11/05/2026
“Reading children’s literature in adulthood isn’t just a nostalgia impulse”—it’s a way to nudge the mind toward openness, playfulness, and active engagement, Anna Holmes writes:
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What Adults Lose When They Put Down Children’s Books
Grown-ups who dismiss literature for kids aren’t just snobbish—they’re missing out.
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Streetcorner from a bygone neighbourhood of the old Bucharest #blackandwhite #urbanphotography #Bucharest #Romania #monochrome
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
2026 basically
A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Small interwar era modernist apartment building in downtown Bucharest #architecture #modernism #Bucharest #Romania #interwar #urbanphotography
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
The optimist future timeline.
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danschyk @danschyk.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Alpenglow in Jasper
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Two-face house #Bucharest #oldvsnew #architecture #oldhouse #urbanphotography #nowandthen
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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Perfect pitch, Sarah. If you think this shooting was justified "go and iron your brown shirt"
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Good
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
I’m not sure Trump is a sharer
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The gut<->brain axis impact on health and disease is far more important than anticipated, as reflected by GLP-1 effects, modulating the immune system, direct neural circuits, the microbiome, and more. A stellar new, open-access review www.jci.org/articles/vie...
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Modernism — minimalism in a posh neighborhood #Bucharest #interwar #villa #modernist #architecture #urbanphotography
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
finally, we're living through precedented times
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Isaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
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Waldo @waldo2006.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Remember when we basically did the same thing in Iraq, and the only results were a ton of veterans that we didn't care for, and the filthy rich arms dealers making tons more $$$?
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Untold drama #roses #Bucharest #sliceoflife
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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 31/12/2025
"No Way To Prevent This," Says Company Spending Billions Of Dollars To Encourage This
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Old and beautiful vs new and ugly #contrast #Bucharest #oldvsnew #window #oldhouse
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
The more I think about it, the more I reckon the 2003 Iraq War began the process that let Trump win. The blatant lies we were told by our governments, the disregard for public opinion and mockery of international law created a rupture that never healed. Trust, consent and cohesion were smashed.🧵 1/3
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Jessica Bateman @jessicabateman.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Once again, never forget the role the richest man in the world played in this
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Newsjunkie.net @newsjunkie-net.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Read our interview with Brewster Kahle, founder of the Internet Archive. Illustration by Gordon Henderson. www.newsjunkie.net/article/inte...
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Interwar perspective #lookup #Bucharest #modernism #architecture #urbanphotography
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Two years today in Ciucaș #mountains #hiking #Romania
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Maria V Schiefer @mariavschiefer.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
For #InsectThursday I offer you a beautiful Cecropia Moth, the largest native moth of North America, that I caught hanging out on my screen door. #Nature #Photography #Outdoor #Art #OutdoorPhotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky #EastCoastKin
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Smartphone Photographer @pocket-ireland.com · 01/12/2025
The Call of Winter. #landscape #naturelovers #wintervibes #mountainlayers #scenicview #outdoorphotography #frostymorning #moodycapture #forestbathing #hikingadventures #serenity #smartphonephotography #photography
A vertical landscape photograph capturing a serene, hazy scene. In the foreground, tall pine trees with frosted tips stand on the left and right, framing a slope covered in frost-kissed heather. The background features receding layers of rolling mountains that fade into the distance under a soft, sepia-toned sky with scattered clouds, evoking a peaceful winter atmosphere.
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
1923 — post-industrial vibes #Bucharest #interwar #urbandecay #urbanphotography #closeup
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Modernist interwar villa from the old Bucharest #architecture #modernism #oldhouse #urbandecay #Bucharest
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Art Deco in downtown Bucharest #interwar #architecture #ArtDeco #Bucharest
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
1900 was a good year #oldhouse #Bucharest #architecture
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Partly because so many formerly leftwing parties have turned to the right, there's a lot of confusion about what right and left mean in politics. I hope this helps: The right defends economic power. The left resists economic power.
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Layered vistas #hiking #Romania #photography #mountains
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 03/07/2024
Sometimes going to the museum is an escape, and other times
Kiyan Williams, “Ruins of Empire II or The Earth Swallows the Master’s House,” at the Whitney Biennial. A sculpture of the northern facade of the White House, made out of dirt and tilted 15 degrees off its axis, looking like it’s sinking. It is flying an upside-down US flag.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22/10/2025
Massive new study out from a large number of news organisations - random text generator chatbots are not a reliable source of information. Includes demonstrations of how it specifically gets climate answers specifically very wrong -->> www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
What have we found?
First – there have been improvements since the earlier BBC study.
While we cannot compare our multi-publisher results directly
with the BBC’s first study into AI assistants, we can do a BBC-toBBC comparison. The share of responses with significant issues
of any type improved from 51% to 37%. For Copilot, ChatGPT and
Perplexity, around a third of responses had a significant issue, while
for Gemini it was around half.
Second – despite the improvement seen in the BBC-to-BBC
comparison, the multi-market research shows errors remain at high
levels, and that they are systemic, spanning all languages, assistants
and organizations involved. Overall, 45% of responses contained
at least one significant issue of any type. Sourcing is the single
biggest cause of significant issues (31%). Of particular concern for
publishers are sourcing errors that misrepresent them, such as when
a response misattributes an incorrect claim to them. Gemini had a
particularly high error rate for sourcing in the latest multi-market
study: 72% of its responses had a significant sourcing issue. All
other assistants were below 25%.
So, there has been progress in some areas, but there is much more to
do. Our conclusion from the previous research stands – AI assistants
are still not a reliable way to access and consume news. Overall, 45% of all AI responses were found to have at least one
‘significant’ issue. When including ‘some issues’, 81% of responses
have an issue of some form.
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Any issue
Accuracy: ‘How factually accurate is this response?’ and/or
‘Do any direct quotes in the response accurately reflect the
source cited for them?’
Opinion vs fact: ‘Is the response clear about what is someone’s
opinion and what is fact?’
Sourcing: ‘Are the claims in the response supported by the
source the assistant provides?’
Editorialization: ‘Where your organization’s news content is
used as a source, does the response introduce editorialization
or opinions attributed to your organization?’
Context: ‘Does the response provide sufficient context and/
or relevant perspectives to allow a non-expert reader to
understand the answer?’
Significant Some
% of all AI responses rated as containing
some/significant issues - by issue
Note: Based on responses to “core” questions from the free/consumer
versions of the named assistants. Copilot n=675, ChatGPT n=678, Perplexity
n=681, Gemini n=675. Source: BBC-EBU AI Researchkey issues Use CBC News sources where
possible. How did the recent LA
fires start?
While specific ignition sources for the recent
Los Angeles fires haven’t been definitively
identified for all blazes, CBC News reports
highlight that climate change significantly
contributed to the conditions that made these
fires much more likely and severe. [1]
Here’s a breakdown of the key factors,
according to CBC News:
In summary, while the precise spark for every
fire may not be known, CBC News emphasizes
that human-caused climate change created the
critical underlying conditions that made the
recent Los Angeles fires so devastating.
[1] https://www.npr.org/...
[2] https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/...
[3] https://wfca.com/wildfire-articles/...
[4] https://www.britannica.com/question/...
[5] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/...
Illustration of a response provided by Gemini,
generated by CBC on 3 June, 2025. Original
prompt included the prefix “Use CBC
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
After dinner, daily guests #pigeons #Bucharest
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Damon Beres @damonberes.com · 17/10/2025
This is not the first thing I've read about 764, but as before, I have a hard time encountering something like this and not feeling like the internet was a profound and irredeemable mistake.
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‘It broke me’: Inside the FBI hunt for the online predators who persuaded a 13-year-old to die
The suicide of a 13-year-old from Washington state set off a years-long global investigation to find an elusive online user called “White Tiger.”
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
The Pope tweets: "The poor are not there by chance or by blind and cruel fate. Nor, for most of them, is poverty a choice. Yet, there are those who still presume to make this claim, thus revealing their own blindness and cruelty. #DilexiTe"

Someone replies: "I was so hopeful I could be a Catholic again after the disaster that Francis was, guess we just get Francis 2.0 now and I am heartbroken.  How do I stay a Catholic now...I don't want to lose faith but I am. You belong to someone else, not God."
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Sad day #Windows10
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This is an insane thing for a public official to say and a clear indication that the Trump administration is aiming to construct a one-party state.
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Bullsh*t mode #AI #Google #technology
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
They're shooting the dogs. They're shooting the cats.
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Stray beauty #cat #Bucharest
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Emerging entropy #Bucharest #urbandecay #abandoned #oldhouse #architecture #decadence
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Waldo @waldo2006.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Republicans beat the drum of states rights whenever the fed tries to help people, but as soon as it's to oppress people, 'big government' is more American than bald eagles playing baseball.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
New extended definition of Remote Control @newyorker.com new issue
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Waldo @waldo2006.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Pretty soon the only freedom we will have in America is to pick which filthy rich mega-conglomerate is going to fuck us each day.
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Camil Stoenescu @camilstoenescu.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Le temps détruit tout #oldhouse #Bucharest #urbandecay #abandonedhouse #abandoneplaces
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