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Pequeno Vira Lixo @leozinirreparavel.bsky.social · 16h

Its much worse. Lula winning in the second turn straight up doesnt matter anymore. The right basically doubled or tripled their presence in all seats of government. Its complete right wing control. Bolsonaro's party has 20 more seats then the next biggest party in the chamber of deputies lol

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Micah @rincewind.run · 16h

the brazil thing is so depressing because they did the right thing, man they did what we couldn’t, they actually prosecuted their coup and threw bolsonaro’s ass in jail and generally showed the united states what a functional state looks like and now they are gonna elect his dipshit son? really?

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“And then the Senator with brain damage switched parties so that the senile president could keep appointing drunks and rapists to his cabinet…” Explaining this all to future generations will be tough.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20h

My feed is full of Labour MPs expressing anger tonight. Yet when the daughter of a Holocaust survivor was arrested outside their own party conference for a non-violent protest, silence. Principles mean little if outrage only appears when it is politically convenient.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Because the others have accepted the injunction and agreed not to put any more flags up in Birmingham, the remaining people named in the High Court case are Ryan Bridge (multiple bails for various crimes), Ben Cullen (awaiting CSAM trial) and Billy Allison (awaiting trial for murder)

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

It's an absolute nonsense that they don't stop the season after the US Open. No one cares about the indoor autumn, certainly not Rybakina or Sabalenka. Take a proper rest, come back in Australia

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."

It does raise this point of two-tiered
justice..

Reform's Sarah Pochin believes the
sentence handed to the 64-year-old who
blew up a ULEZ camera was
disproportionate'.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 04/10/2026

Dutch MEP Reinier van Lanschot called on Europe to stop buying Russian gas, transfer frozen Russian assets to Ukraine and establish a no-fly zone over western Ukraine. “Ukraine is helping us, but we don’t say thank you enough,” he said. #Ukraine

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This was a two act play by the Russians. It’s both a tragedy and a comedy.

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 03/10/2026

"Oh, poor thing, it's costing you *money* to go through the unacceptable mess you have created, unprompted, out of sheer negligence?" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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OpenAI says its review into hacks, including on Australian government sites, is costing $500,000 a day

Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Epstein whistle blower dead "Shortly after the episode, Andriesz spoke at a Transparency Task Force event about what he said was the UK regulator’s mistreatment of whistleblowers, describing the personal cost of coming forward to his career, his health and family" www.thebanker.com/content/0228...

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Whistleblower who outed Lutnick’s links to Epstein dies

The former British banker who spent more than 35 years working in financial markets has died by suicide

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Burnham dancing for Abu Dhabi, Manchesterism=Londonism "what you want to stand for. Realpolitik? Or some sort of stab at real things, real principles? Even, in some glorious reconditioned future, Spurs being relegated of their own sovereign, self-governing accord" www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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The football horse that Andy Burnham rode in on is now bucking his vibe | Barney Ronay

PM’s contortions over the Manchester City verdicts have landed him with an early test of what he wants to stand for. Realpolitik, or real values?

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Is this now the annual catastrophic flooding of the super heated sea onto the Mediterranean coast of Iberia? Extreme rainfall warning

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tante @tante.cc · 03/10/2026

So the "I left $AILab for ethical reasons" grift is starting up: I understand wanting that bag, wanting to be in on a big thing. But if you thought OpenAI or Anthropic were okay a year ago or so, I really am not willing to give you any credit for leaving now.

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I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken - The Atlantic

The industry’s approach to safety will guarantee more failures unless something changes.

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"A Washington Post legal blogger called it, straight-faced, one of his favorite books written this millennium. The respectable press barely registered any of this, because the respectable press does not read fanfiction. However, a generation of future engineers did." Singularity cult

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Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The neocloud bubble is wild. Aussie startup Firmus has an IPO next week forecast at $30b. Its plans include 2 data centres that will suck 15% of the electricity in Tasmania, the main customer is OpenAI, it has no audited financials, and its co-founder is a criminal www.reuters.com/business/5-b...

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$5 billion Firmus IPO divides investors after valuation triples in two months

As Australian data centre operator Firmus prepares to launch a $5 billion initial public offering, the country's second-largest ever, prospective investors are questioning the firm's surging valuatio...

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Here's the daily "Russia fires drones at other countries" slot. Remember I warned it'd become more frequent if we do nothing. Today Moldova suffered several explosions reported in Anenii Noi, Ștefan Vodă, Hîncești, Tudora + Căușeni. No-one was injured but damage was recorded.

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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

These terrible increases would make council tax in Hammersmith and Fulham (average house price £730k) about the same as in Hull (average house price £170k) www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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London Labour council warns it may raise council tax by 150%

Hammersmith and Fulham says it faces ‘biggest financial challenge in living memory’ as government cuts bite

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"AI is not the future, it's the final episode of the past... it's the past come for us" At which point the utterly bland Richard Osman winds it up! youtu.be/SM9hRuy31JA?...

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Adam Curtis on the BBC, Politics & AI

YouTube video by The Rest Is Entertainment

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/10/2026

"Email Interview" (n): A process by which a stranger commissions you to write several short essays on subjects of their choosing, for free, which then runs under their byline.

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Or not... It's not exactly gone well since. Would a separate rapidly ageing East Germany have done even less well? AfD shows their ingratitude... Germany has been united only in 1870-1918 and 1990-now. The 1918-1945 period was exceptionally odd for various reasons...Ruhr, Saarland, Austria, etc.

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Potholes chaos "When you're driving at these sort of speeds, plus you've got to deal with the weather, plus kangaroos … it's really sort of turned us off wanting to travel in Victoria because it's just dangerous. It's not worth it." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.au

Highway potholes puncture tyres after Victoria's latest bout of rain

Large sharp-edged potholes have opened up along Victorian roads and highways after heavy rain across the state since Friday.

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Until now, greatest scandal: "The relegation of Juventus also prompted a mass exodus of important players,such as Cannavaro, Emerson, Zlatan, Lilian Thuram, Vieira, Zambrotta; 30 other players who participated at World Cup'06 opted to move to other European leagues" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calciop...

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Calciopoli - Wikipedia

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Victorian politics might be said to be in danger of regressing to that ugly past — to a time, long expunged from its citizens’ memory, that doesn’t fit with the state’s self-perception as the nation’s heartland of civilised progressivism" 3 totally unacceptable leading parties disgust the voters

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

You can read Jamal’s work here. It was the honor of my life to have been his editor at the Washington Post. Rest in peace, Jamal. And I’m sorry the Washington Post opinions page ended up betraying what we both stood for. www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-...

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Opinion | Read Jamal Khashoggi’s columns for The Washington Post

Jamal Khashoggi, a veteran Saudi journalist who Turkish officials say was killed in Istanbul after walking into the consulate of Saudi Arabia, had been writing a column for The Post since last year.

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

He and the Premier League will cave. Bezos will take note.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is huge: a judge ruled a Flock search was 'indiscriminate mass surveillance' and unconstitutional. Says the search by a cop, who did it because a passing car had a plate from a different state, violated the driver's rights. Meaning, Flock should require a warrant www.404media.co/federal-judg...

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Federal Judge Rules a Flock Search Was ‘Indiscriminate Mass Surveillance’ and Unconstitutional

Flock’s nationwide network is quickly “approaching dragnet-type law enforcement practice” and the cop should have got a warrant, the judge wrote.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 02/10/2026

Great way to demonstrate the club isn't state owned and is a totally independent business, honest.

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Everyone involved in this process — including the Palantir employees — have to be investigated and probably go to jail.

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Turns out Buckley lost the debate but won the war?

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"From City and Newcastle to the opaque private-equity funds that now run most of their rivals, English football is essentially owned by bored men given more money than they can possibly know what to do. For Abu Dhabi and Saudi you might just as easily read Bezos" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The Manchester City case shows us how the global mega-rich now expect to operate with impunity | Jonathan Liew

When transnational alliances have scarcely been weaker, the way the club was allegedly run offers a bleak vision of a world driven by brute power and wealth, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing

Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/10/2026

STEPHEN MOORE: We had much much higher inflation under Biden BERMAN: Let me stop you. Has inflation gone up or down since Trump took office? MOORE: Well, it was about 3.2% when Biden left office, it's 3.4% now BERMAN: So it's gone up MOORE: That is true

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It only sounds like a good AI Act

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

'Thompson and Jean followed my return to rowing and got tickets in Athens to see my Olympic final and urge me on, just as we’d urged each other through those Saturday reps on the track. They’d taught me so much about the importance of joy and friendship in sport.' www.theguardian.com/sport/articl...

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Daley Thompson taught me about the importance of friendship in sport | Cath Bishop

A new documentary reveals a powerful vulnerability and human depth to this once-in-a-century sportsman

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"a party that under Merkel was absolutely centrist and managed to retain loyal voters but then picked a figure from its right wing in Merz. And voters are switching to the AfD. The central lesson to me is that conservative parties can only win from the centre" www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...

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You’re leaving LinkedIn

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Rained almost continuously since I became Australian on Wednesday evening...

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Chris Marsden @chrismarsden.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

"The revelations come from newly leaked internal documents from the Curaçao Gaming Authority, the small Caribbean island's gambling regulator, which were released online last week by German activist Lilith Wittmann." Deep levels of gambling law corruption in 🦘 www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...

abc.net.au

Howard-era minister voted to outlaw offshore casinos, then co-founded one

Former federal minister De-Anne Kelly has been revealed as a co-founder of offshore casino LuckyBet.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

25th Amendment? We can’t even get network news to air it or even mention it. It’s a massive national media coverup to hide the fact the we have an addled president.

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Jay Kuo @nycjayjay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

For four years, Sen. Ron Wyden has followed Epstein’s money. Now he’s found an FBI interview with one of Epstein’s bankers that the Trump regime kept out of the Epstein files. My write-up in the link in the comments.

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Patric Reynolds @patricjreynolds.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Trump and his blow-snorting "doctor" laughing at the torture of a prisoner is the least surprising thing I've seen today.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

“Between the Christianity of this land and the Christianity of Christ, I recognize the widest possible difference.” — Frederick Douglass bsky.app/profile/atru...

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