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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

what I had to say turned out not to be a column

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Something Like People

A poem

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 28/08/2026

Exclusive: Fresh U.S. intelligence indicates that the Kremlin sees the U.S. as weakened by the Iran war, offering Russia an opportunity to escalate action against American interests and allies in Europe, according to people familiar with the matter. wapo.st/4d7BxUK

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Pavel Podvig @russianforces.org · 23/08/2026

I am wondering if someone has written on the similarities between public reaction to nuclear power and AI. Both seem to be quite complex, capital-intensive technologies pushed by large institutions that have said capital and that tell us they have great promise. 1/2

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 14/08/2026

This is Wednesday's solar eclipse. Photographed from lunar orbit.

Earth. In the top right foreground, the rugged lunar surface. Just above the lunar horizon is a dark splotch on Earth, situated around Greenland. That's the Moon's shadow—or a solar eclipse, when viewed from the centre of that shadow on Earth.

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Charles Beckett @charlesbeckett.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The Ceuta 'crisis' is just political fuckery from Morocco in retaliation for Sánchez' visit to Algeria in July. It's all related to the conflict in Western Sahara. It has nothing to do with Spain's enforcement of the EU's external border. Amazing how thin EU solidarity is on this issue.

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the hype @thehyyyype.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Every new story on AI is like "this model just escaped from its digital prison and is about to teach a splinter cell how to build a warhead," but don't worry, 7 mega-rich sociopaths running these companies will protect everyone

WSJ headline that reads "Chatbots know all about making bio- logical weapons. They're not as good at keeping it secret from bad actors."

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Thinking about the lethal heat as white supremacists amass in DC. @naomiaklein.bsky.social and I frame the rise of what we call End Times Fascism as a *war over who survives the future.* The far right knows the earth is warming and their response isn’t denial—it’s monstrous survivalist supremacy.

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 19/06/2026

In accordance with ancient tradition, our next Prime Minister is announced to the nation while standing between a furry and a man with a bin on his head.

A victorious Andy Burnham MP (24,937 votes), as the result of the Makerfield by-election is announced, flanked by defeated candidates Count Binface (a bloke in a vaguely sci-fi costume with a large bin for a helmet; 95 votes) and Robert Pownall (who is in a full body fox costume, holding a sign reading "Protect British Wildlife"; 18 votes). There are some other candidates there just out of shot but that's not important right now.

Photo: Jon Super/AP

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Trump's forty-fifth claim that the war is over meets with skepticism in some liberal circles.

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(Un)Dead Carl 🎃 @deadcarl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Good thread. This is also why an “apolitical” military is a terrible idea—all military activity is political, so declaring the military apolitical just frees them from having to consider political consequences.

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 28/05/2026

Two often-conflated debates I think it's worth treating as separate are: 1) Can tariffs theoretically be used to achieve policy objectives? and 2) Are our current governments sufficiently strategic, skilled, informed, independent, incorruptible, and long-termist to use them that way?

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

That depressing feeling that the UK and perhaps much of the rest of Europe may become stuck in a Peronist downward spiral of failing to come to terms with a changing world. Because it is so much easier to promise past glories than future unknowns.

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Gabriela Greilinger @gabrielagreilinger.com · 10/05/2026

The hill I will die on is that we cannot understand this far-right authoritarian moment without paying attention to and understanding how the media shapes narratives and perceptions

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David Fickling @davidfickling.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

What is demand starts turning down, though? Suddenly the logic flips: you want to pump as much as you can in the near future, while demand for your product is still strong. If you wait too long, you might never get to sell at all.

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 08/04/2026

“In 2026, the social media site BlueSky imploded under the aggregated server load from millions of users posting endlessly recursive screenshots of each other”

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Martin Lewis @martinnhw.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

For non-Americans, the bewildering thing is the apparent powerlessness of the political opposition, and the lack of mainstream media pushback (on this latter point, all is not well in the UK either).

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Petrus Crinitus @petruscrinitus.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Teaming up with Isreal in an attempt to secure the free passage of shipping in a navigational choke point in the Near East, only to find that your ally on the other side of the Atlantic denies you support.

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 05/04/2026

Allow me to explain how the Roman Empire seamlessly morphed into modern Russia, if you excuse me I’ll slip into my native Russian 1/3682

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Fabian Hoffmann, PhD @frhoffmann.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

🚀 I published a new Missile Matters post reviewing the state of European long-range strike procurement, and diagnosing what I call a European Sonderweg: a divergence from the rest of the world in this capability area. Link: missilematters.substack.com/p/a-european... Summary below. 1/4

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A European Sonderweg in Long-Range Strike

How European states are diverging from global procurement trends in long-range drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 05/04/2026

Ah. The living pentagram of Lucifer, cunningly cloaked in chocolate to deceive those whose faith is weak. Begone Satan 🤘

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 04/04/2026

NATO defending the Gulf of America then?

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Armée française - Opérations militaires @etatmajorfr.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

📍Liban | Coopération et partenariat militaire entre la 🇫🇷 et le 🇱🇧 : ⚔️ Actions de formation sur le combat d’infanterie et ses déclinaisons 🚁 Module d’appropriation de drones légers et leur usage en opération 🎯 Les armées 🇫🇷 aux côtés des armées 🇱🇧 pour œuvrer au maintien de la stabilité.

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 22/03/2026

This is so good. (I'll need to catch up on Jean Baudrillard.) I'll probably rewatch it forever.

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Elke Schwarz @elkeschwarz.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Last year, I had the pleasure to speak at the Vienna Digital Cultures Festival on the theme of 'Model Collapse'. I talked about military AI, techno-fetishism & what I call ‘artificial idiocy’, not meant as a slur but as a marker of the erosion of public-mindedness. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k08... 1/

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New Militarism, Tech-Fetishism, and Artificial Idiocy – Talk by Elke Schwarz

YouTube video by Autotelic Foundation

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 19/03/2026

"Echoing" - AI identity drift by context window contamination. (NB also works for indirect back channels such as social media, public statements etc)

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 17/03/2026

Maybe Putin can be persuaded to send Kirill Dmitriev to negotiate?

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 17/03/2026

I'm mildly suspicious about the Oski Nobel qualification on the lower right 🐻

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 17/03/2026

Something that every aspiring warlord in Afghanistan quickly realised.

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 17/03/2026

Oh, and Happy St. Patrick's Day, of course ☘️

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 17/03/2026

US hegemony collapsing in real time. What a time to be alive.

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 17/03/2026

Telling though that China hasn't been able to resolve the conflict peacefully.

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 16/03/2026

Statement by the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom on the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah

We are gravely concerned by the escalating violence in Lebanon and call for meaningful engagement by Israeli and Lebanese representatives to negotiate a sustainable political solution. We strongly support initiatives to facilitate talks and urge for immediate de-escalation.
Hezbollah's attacks on Israel and the targeting of civilians must cease and they must disarm. We condemn Hezbollah's decision to join Iran in hostilities, which further jeopardises regional peace and security.
We condemn attacks directed at civilians, civilian infrastructure, health workers and infrastructure, as well as the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.
These actions are unacceptable, and we call on all parties to act in accordance with international humanitarian law.
A significant Israeli ground offensive would have devastating humanitarian consequences and could lead to a protracted conflict. It must be averted. The humanitarian situation in Lebanon, including ongoing mass displacement, is already deeply alarming.
We reiterate our call for the full implementation of
UNSC Resolution 1701 by all parties and support the efforts of the Government of Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, prohibit Hezbollah's military activities, and curb their armed hostilities. We stand in solidarity with the Lebanese government and people,

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Sinem Adar @sinemadar.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Looking at Washington's seeming inability to mobilize its allies in its war with Iran, I cannot stop but thinking of the associative nature of power. One necassary and sufficient condition enabling it is that actors around the one claiming to be powerful should play along.

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Sophie in't Veld @sophieintveld.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

European media report infinitely more and in more detail about US politics and political protagonists, than about EU politics. That is a serious problem. @eppgroup.bsky.social MAGA drift, breaking the ban and working explicitly with the far right should be headline news everywhere.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

4/ Ok, so what ARE the goals? It seems, primarily, destroying lots of missiles and boats and drone factories. But the question that stumped them: what happens when you stop bombing and they restart production? They hinted at more bombing. Which is, of course, endless war.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We have successfully bombed a school, gotten 7 soldiers killed, disrupted the world economy, and replaced an 86 year-old supreme leader with his much younger, more hardline son who is more committed to building nuclear weapons. Operation Middle East Wing is all but complete. by Donald J. Trump

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 09/03/2026

“I want neither to reflect nor to ponder, otherwise why would I be the Duke of Saxony?”

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Charles Cavendish @ccavendish.eurosky.social · 06/03/2026

So exceeding James Hansen's estimate. Wonderful.

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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

It is clear that the US and Israel plan to do to Iran what Israel has done to Gaza. There is something evil that is emerging. Europe can't just stand by while 90 million people are carpet bombed. Sanchez is right.

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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We bombed them. To do what? So we can bomb them. To do what? To facilitate strikes. To do what? To enable kinetic operations. To do what? To shape the battlefield. To do what? So we can bomb them.

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