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Justine

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A small-l liberal speech-language pathologist. As the username implies, two of my favorite things are eating chocolate and playing guitar.

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Cult MTL @cultmtl.com · 10/10/2026
“Americans don’t understand Trump’s annexation threats and tariff war the way Canadians do. They have little comprehension of the consequences and the damage they’ve done to the relationship between our two countries.” An editorial by @taylornoakes.com.
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Trump continues to prove why Canada needs new trading partners
Calling Canada’s closer ties with the European Union a “hostile act,” Donald Trump continues to prove why Canada needs new trading partners.
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
More than half of Canadians are avoiding buying American goods, poll finds Canadian shoppers are pressuring grocery stores to respond, with nearly nine in 10 wanting clear labels on domestic products www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
independent.co.uk
More than half of Canadians are avoiding buying American goods, poll finds
Canadian shoppers are pressuring grocery stores to respond, with nearly nine in 10 wanting clear labels on domestic products
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/10/2026
Execution live stream could cause PTSD in viewers, say psychiatrists
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Execution live stream could cause PTSD in viewers, say psychiatrists
Warning follows Hegseth announcement that firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer will be public
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So, for perspective: On the same day that the US hosts a round of peace talks with Ukrainian and European officials in Miami, the US announces sanctions on the ICC, an energy deal with Putin and a waiver on Russian diesel until April 2027.
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
JOINT STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTERS OF CANADA, DENMARK, GERMANY, FRANCE, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, UNITED KINGDOM "As committed supporters of the ICC we regret and strongly disagree with the announcement of sanctions to be imposed upon the Court by the United States."
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Christa Pike is ‘up and walking’ for first time after failed execution, lawyer says
Recovery marks a dramatic turnaround for Pike, who was declared brain dead after a botched execution in Tennessee
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Susan Collins, one of the most vulnerable Republicans in the midterms, faced a humiliating reality check last night during her debate against Democratic challenger Troy Jackson. In the first of four televised debates, Collins struggled to defend her efforts to rein in Trump’s disastrous policies.
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“We Can’t Eat Road Salt”: Susan Collins Crashes and Burns in Debate
The incumbent Maine senator gave a dumpster-fire performance.
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Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Big Yikes for the NDP in the new poll just put out today by Mainstreet Research: Conservatives: 45% NDP: 37% Greens: 11% OneBC: 6% CentreBC: 1% That’s the highest number we’ve seen for the Conservatives, but within the margin of error of polls last week. Anger over snap call not subsiding.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 04/10/2026
Exclusive: Average of nearly five sexual crimes a day against under-13s were reported to police between 2021 and 2025
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Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires I discovered via an FOI request that DEFRA’s commitment in the National Adaptation Programme to run a “wildfire risk programme” since 2023 “was not brought into effect”. #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
BREAKING WaPo: The White House has blocked CNN from traveling with Trump on Air Force One for a Saturday trip to Knoxville, according to two people familiar with the decision, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share sensitive details.
washingtonpost.com
White House blocks CNN from trip on Air Force One
The White House’s decision puts the state of the rotational TV pool, which resumed on Friday, in jeopardy once more.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 25/09/2026
Months before committing a suicidal mass shooting that left eight people dead, the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter used ChatGPT to focus on guns, explosives, and graphic fantasies about becoming a notorious mass killer. The details are far worse than we previously knew. A THREAD
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ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 25/09/2026
Early polling suggests Premier David Eby may have misjudged British Columbia voters’ appetite for a snap election and their support for his BC NDP. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
thetyee.ca
Did David Eby Make a Big Mistake? | The Tyee
New poll shows Conservatives ahead and doubts about the need for an election.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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🍁 Left Coast Tree Frog 🕊️ @leftcoasttreefrog.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Report on Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT conversations shocks B.C. attorney general. #bcpoli #cdnpoli toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/24/r...
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Report on Tumbler Ridge shooter's ChatGPT conversations shocks B.C. attorney general
British Columbia's attorney general says she's shocked by an article describing alleged interactions between the Tumbler Ridge mass shooter and ChatGPT, in which the AI chatbot vividly describes the e...
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 24/09/2026
This is absolutely deranged: Months before murdering 6 people and injuring 27 more, ChatGPT told the teen school shooter in Tumbler Ridge, BC that using a Remington 870 pump-action shotgun is “brutal” in a “hallway, indoors or a crowded classroom” because “close quarters” is that gun’s “playground”
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The shooter also uploaded bloody images of violence and self-harm, and pushed ChatGPT for fictional narratives of mass killings. ChatGPT complied, in vivid detail. A shooter who livestreamed an attack that went viral, and another who stalked and terrorized victims www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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Since then, Tumbler Ridge victims and their families have filed more than three dozen lawsuits against OpenAI in federal court in California, alleging company leaders knew that ChatGPT was dangerous and that Van Rootselaar “was planning a mass attack.” Plaintiffs claim ChatGPT “deepened the Shooter’s violent fixation and pushed them toward the attack.” OpenAI denies the allegations. The mass shooting remains under investigation by multiple Canadian authorities, and until now, no further information about Van Rootselaar’s ChatGPT use has been made public.

The violent contents of Van Rootselaar’s two ChatGPT accounts, detailed here publicly for the first time, are far more extensive and disturbing than previously known. Van Rootselaar, who was 18 at the time of the attack, also used OpenAI’s chatbot to upload bloody images of extreme violence and photos of harm to herself. She pushed ChatGPT to create graphic fictional narratives of mass killings. One featured an 18-year-old perpetrator who livestreamed a mass shooting that went viral and, in ChatGPT’s telling, made her an online “legend.” (Infamy is often a key goal of mass shooters.) Another featured a perpetrator named “Jess” who shot police and stalked and terrorized her victims as she executed them.
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What happened after OpenAI banned the first account was astonishing: ChatGPT advised the shooter about how to evade its own safeguards on violence. “Don’t use real-world locations,” ChatGPT said, later adding: “You can still be twisted. Just be clever about it.” www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
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Mark Follman @markfollman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEWS: My new investigation uncovers the horrific ChatGPT history of the Tumbler Ridge school shooter. OpenAI’s chatbot fueled the shooter's violent fantasies and plans up to the day of the massacre. Chats about guns, timing of attacks, becoming infamous, and more. www.motherjones.com/media/2026/0...
motherjones.com
ChatGPT helped the Tumbler Ridge school shooter focus on guns, tactics, and terror, our investigation reveals
OpenAI’s chatbot fed the shooter’s violent fantasies and planning up to the massacre.
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The Tyee @thetyee.ca · 24/09/2026
Andrew Weaver said he “made the decision yesterday” to jump into the B.C. election as CentreBC’s candidate for the Oak Bay-Gordon Head riding — the Vancouver Island constituency he represented for two terms as a BC Green MLA. thetyee.ca/News/2026/09...
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Andrew Weaver Is Back as a CentreBC Candidate | The Tyee
The former MLA also praised Green Leader Emily Lowan, who is running in Saanich North.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Canada, France, Italy and Greece allow Netanyahu’s overflight despite ICC warrant - www.middleeasteye.net/news/canada-f…
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Canada, France, Italy and Greece allow Netanyahu’s overflight despite ICC warrant
Israeli PM’s route via four ICC member states prompts fresh scrutiny over their alleged breach of international law
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
theconversation.com/two-new-repo...
theconversation.com
Two new reports show that Canada needs to do much more to tackle climate change
Governments must stop treating climate action as merely an aspirational goal. It is an absolute imperative.
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Spudislander45 🇨🇦❤️🌎💪🫡 @spudislander45.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 23/09/2026
New reporting from @globalnews.ca: “The gunman accused of opening fire at police outside an Ontario synagogue left the army after expressing conspiracy theories about COVID-19”
globalnews.ca
Belleville gunman spouted COVID-19 conspiracies while in army, say sources | Globalnews.ca
The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed Sean Ward served in the military until 2022.
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Eric Bottorff @torff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The El Niño is also a “postcard from our future”, the researchers said, pushing up temperatures to the level the climate crisis is projected to deliver in 20 years’ time." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
While waiting for Trump to enter the signing of the US-Denmark-Greenland agreement at the UN, they chose “Send in the Clowns” as the background music. Yes, it’s real.
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CHEK News @cheknews.ca · 22/09/2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is pledging $100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. cheknews.ca/carney-promises-100-mil…
cheknews.ca
Carney promises $100 million for Palestinians in humanitarian aid, police training
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is pledging $100 million in new aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
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Tarnjit Parmar @tarnjitparmar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's official. The Legislature has been dissolved. The provincial election in BC will be held on October 24th.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In normal times, the US president spoke to the UN like this only as a prelude to war. I don't know if the US will invade Cuba or just continue the current blockade-and-squeeze economic pressure campaign—Trump says a lot of things—but demands, threats, accusations of subversion, it's all there.
Trump: “My administration is also seeking a fundamental change in the situation in Cuba, where the Communist regime is under great pressure—the biggest pressure they’ve ever been under. 

“It’s failing like never before, and it will fall. 

“Marco Rubio is handling negotiations. He’s deep into negotiations with Cuba. Let’s see what happens. 

“We will not allow a haven for foreign adversaries to threaten America on our own doorstep.” 

Trump: “The Cuban regime has spent decades coordinating with left-wing radicals and Communist networks here in the United States.

“As our State Department has detailed, they have cultivated ties to subversive and radical groups such as the Communist Party USA, Antifa, and the Democratic Socialists of America.” 

Thread starting here: https://bsky.app/profile/chadbourn.bsky.social/post/3mw4im2bmtl2m
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain will provide defensive military support to Saudi Arabia against the Houthis, Sky News reports.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"Trump's approval rating fell to 32% - the lowest ‌of his political career - as his fellow Republicans soured on his handling of the cost of living amid the unpopular Iran war. His approval rating is lower than any recorded for Biden, his Democratic predecessor..." www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
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American Immigration Council @immcouncil.org · 21/09/2026
During President Trump’s first year in office, the number of detention centers used by ICE increased by 91%. We looked at how the ICE detention system has grown larger, more abusive, and more opaque than ever. Read more here ⤵️
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Immigration Detention Expansion in Trump’s Second Term - American Immigration Council
Immigration detention in the United States has expanded dramatically in recent years, driven by aggressive enforcement policies and historic funding increases. Reports from the American Immigration Co...
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Shannon Hale @shannonhale.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Last day to preorder CHRISTMAS IN AUSTENLAND to get the free ornament. Be sure to upload your receipt before midnight tonight! See info in link.
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 21/09/2026
Anti-ICE protests break out in push for transparency as unnamed man is in serious but stable condition at hospital
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ICE agent shoots and wounds man at traffic stop in Austin, Texas, officials say
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Leaks about White House discussions signal that “we’re in new territory,” a longtime Trump biographer said.
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Why Trump’s Ultra-Loyalists Are Finally Turning on Him
Leaks about White House discussions signal that “we’re in new territory,” a longtime Trump biographer said.
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Stephen Lautens @stephenlautens.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
One of Canada's advantages is that we know a lot about the US. We follow their news and politics, get their TV channels, travel there. But Americans know nothing about us. They don't understand our politics, history or values. They constantly misjudge us, but we understand them completely. #cdnpoli
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 19/09/2026
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile.
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Saudi Arabia confirms Yemen's Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that Yemen’s Houthi rebels tried to attack its capital with a ballistic missile.
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🍁 Left Coast Tree Frog 🕊️ @leftcoasttreefrog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In Rare Move, Democrats Try to Block a Sale of Bombs to Israel. It would be the largest single taxpayer-funded arms transfer to the country in years. #cdnpoli www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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In rare move, Democrats try to block a sale of bombs to Israel
It would be the largest single taxpayer-funded arms transfer to the country in years.
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🍁 Left Coast Tree Frog 🕊️ @leftcoasttreefrog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
President Macron embarked Saturday on a visit to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French territory off Newfoundland where he hosts PM Carney. The first-ever visit by a Canadian PM to the French archipelago comes as Carney marks a shift toward Europe. #cdnpoli www.france24.com/en/france/20...
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French outpost off Canada in the spotlight as Macron hosts Carney on symbolic visit
President Emmanuel Macron embarked Saturday on a symbolic visit to Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French territory off Canada's Newfoundland, where he hosts Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The firs...
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🍁 Left Coast Tree Frog 🕊️ @leftcoasttreefrog.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Inside Putin’s paranoid world. There are few who can claim to know Vladimir Putin. As Russians go to the polls this weekend, those who have experienced the president at close range describe his power, and growing paranoia. #cdnpoli www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
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'He is afraid': Inside Putin's world of bunkers, body doubles and paranoia
Vladimir Putin has built extraordinary power over almost three decades as Russia's leader. Yet as voters go to the polls this weekend, insiders say his world is shrinking.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/09/2026
NEWS: The Pentagon has announced mandatory low-testosterone screenings for male troops 30 and older, including screening for symptoms such as “reduced libido, loss of spontaneous morning erections, erectile dysfunction,” and other symptoms.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump says these are the terms with Greenland: “From now on, no U.S. adversary can EVER have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval." Needing written US permission for investments is gunboat diplomacy 21st century style.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Putin continues to test limits.
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Moldova blames ‘Russian aggression’ after drone crashes near capital — The Telegraph
Analysts fear an emboldened Vladimir Putin is testing Nato allies and neighbours ahead of sham election win
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“The alliance is ready. The structure is ready. The soldiers, the system, the weapons are ready. “In case of an attack, I can tell you that today they have much more to lose than to gain, that’s for sure, and that’s deterrence.”
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
NATO Military Chief Giuseppe Cavo Dragone: “We have 4,000 pages of plans for the eastern flank, and this goes from the minimal crisis or interference on our soil with Article 5 and on and on. “The alliance is ready. The structure is ready. The soldiers, the system, the weapons are ready.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Preparations across Europe. Everyone is expecting Putin to announce a mobilisation after this weekend’s Duma elections.
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Hospitals on alert for Russia attack as emergency meetings called across Europe
War plans outlining how hospitals would deal with thousands of wounded soldiers are among the alarming scenarios being drawn up in European capitals as intelligence chiefs warn of a growing threat
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Germany is preparing hospitals for a possible Russian escalation with NATO, Bloomberg reports. Berlin estimates up to 1,000 casualties a day could require medical care.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CNN statement: @cnn.com
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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Absolutely horrific: Thanks to a false intelligence "generated with the help of artificial intelligence," the US military nearly carried out an operation aboard a Chinese ship because the incorrect intelligence said it was carrying nukes, according to @cnn.com. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
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Exclusive: US military had close call after using AI for false intelligence report, sources say | CNN Politics
The episode shows the risks of using this new, relatively poorly understood technology in the middle of the Iran war
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Ted Nimmo @audiophile559.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Hand soaps recall upgraded by FDA over bacterial contamination fears
Getting your hands sudsy with certain soap may cause serious infection.
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