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Haven't a clue generally. Researcher, writer, editor, poet, sole parent, live in a beautiful place. Am with Roethke: 'And, lovely, learn by going where to go!'

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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 15h
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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AI godfather Geoffrey Hinton: Trump is ‘corrupt, senile felon’ who knows nothing about AI
Pioneering computer scientist on why Trump is using ‘superintelligence’ wrong, whether AI could wipe out humanity – and how our biggest challenge will be accepting we’re not the only intelligent being...
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Gabrielle Goliath: Elegy review – devastating lament is a furious, single-note call to action
Too controversial for the Venice Biennale, this haunting video and audio work commemorates murders and genocides with an angry act of mourning
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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Ex-director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting leaves council housing role after backlash
Survivors had criticised ‘outrageous’ appointment of Laura Johnson to £150,000 job with Barnet Group
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
As the dust settles, it becomes evident the Trump-Putin deal will have a minimal impact on energy markets. Russia’s refinery production is badly damaged by Ukrainian strikes. The world burns 30 million diesel barrels per day. Russia can’t keep up. What truly matters is politics. 🧵
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milominder @milominder.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
God it's so humiliating that an absolute hero like Zelenskyy has to deal with such an utterly idiotic, puerile imbecile like Trump.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/10/2026
Zelenskyy: "If President Trump really wants to have elections, tell Putin give us two months, 60 days of total ceasefire -- 60 days -- and we will organize elections. Of course, we will be ready for any choice of our people."
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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Houthi attack on Riyadh airport forces swift rethink of Trump’s new strategy
US president’s plan to park the wars in Iran and Yemen, while blaming Ukraine for diesel prices, looks unsustainable
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
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In three years, Israel's war on Gaza hasn't just changed the Middle East, it's changed the world | Steve Bloomfield
A whirlpool of violence has engulfed everywhere from Lebanon to Yemen. Meanwhile, the west has destroyed any political authority it once had, says Steve Bloomfield, former international editor of the ...
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“”Please try here,” she said over and over again to Tennessee’s execution team, pointing to specific parts of her body where she thought they might find a vein as they repeatedly stabbed her with needles. “Please try here, I think it will be OK.” www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Capital punishment is surging in the US – but after Christa Pike’s botched execution, what is its future?
Trump has used the full might of the presidency to supercharge executions, but an avalanche of mishaps has put the system’s flaws in the spotlight
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Surgeon faces deportation as Home Office revokes refugee status for Syrians
UK classifies Syria as safe to return to despite UN refugee body’s advice
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Lady Macbeth @notinstructed.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
There is something deeply indecent about institutions rediscovering the truth only once the people who pursued it have already paid the price. Carole Cadwalladr deserved support when it was difficult, not vindication when it became convenient.
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
‘For years the Observer tried to get to the truth of Russian interference until we sacked the reporter involved for participating in union activities’
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukraine | Timothy Garton Ash
Moscow’s imperialist strongman believes decadent European democracies can be cowed. Our job is to prove him wrong, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
So Trump has been planning to stitch up Ukraine for weeks.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Let me see if I understand this . . . 1. The U.S. is at war with Iran. 2. Russia is helping Iran in that war. 3. The U.S. is now giving Russia money that it can use to help Iran destroy U.S. bases and kill U.S. troops. Donald is smart & patriotic like that.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
An oil terminal in Rostov is transferring its diesel to the cloud. That's where Trump can get it if he wants to.
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OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🇺🇸🇺🇦“Ukraine should continue striking Russian oil refineries regardless of the circumstances. This is a war. They are absolutely right to target them.” — Keith Kellogg.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
In the least surprising news of the century, vast majority of racist flag shaggers who go about brandishing crosses and saying that we're a Christian country... don't pray, or go to church or read the Bible www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Christian nationalism in Britain driven by people who seldom go to church, says report
Research challenges the notion that the growing visibility of crosses and other symbols reflects a revival of Christianity
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
How long until they cave and put money in his pocket? Or at least hold a black tie dinner in his honor?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
In case you were wondering why Donald’s biggest fans suddenly went silent . . .
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Possibly an even greater one than we realize, and certainly greater than the Russians want us to believe.
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Illia Ponomarenko @ioponomarenko.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
On a positive note, judging by how furious these fucks are and how they've brought out the real big guns to force Ukraine to stop, the strikes against Russia's oil industry are clearly having a very serious impact.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11/10/2026
⚡Third Yandex data center in Russia shut down following reported drone attack. Russian technology giant Yandex's data center in Vladimir Oblast has been completely shut down following a reported drone attack, Russian state news agency TASS said on Oct. 11, citing the company.
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Third Yandex data center in Russia shut down following reported drone attack
On Oct. 10, Yandex updated its user agreement to include drone and missile attacks among circumstances of force majeure that could exempt the company from contractual obligations.
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WaterBluSky 🇺🇸 🌻 🇺🇦 @waterblusky.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Cloudfare: Russian troll activity on X drops to 49%, after Ukraine strikes Yandex Russian data center. 🤖 🫤 Could this disrupt the midterms for the GOP?
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Today we got access to a smoking gun document from ICE that shows how it is weaponized against progressive groups registering voters while building a voter suppression database.
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Kemi Badenoch is as working class as also privately educated multi-millionaire Nigel Farage is 'a man of the people'
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Peter, Paul and Mary - the crack cocaine years.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
America right now is the maddest place on earth. Like watching a David Lynch film.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Pe[low]te Hegseth can’t keep up with women he claims aren’t strong enough to compete with men in his “warrior” military.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hats off to the Eye (as ever), for flagging the Conservative hypocrisy over our conference ban
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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‘Dystopian’: Co-op becomes latest firm to put staff under AI surveillance
Whistleblower says recording and analysis of all probate calls in Co-op Legal Services is oppressive
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
via EvolvePolitics
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The civil liberties group Defend Our Juries has formally accepted an invitation to meet with the Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband, over the proscription of Palestine Action Miliband issued the invitation during an encounter with members of Defend Our Juries at Pizza Express in Liverpool (Labour conf)
Miliband sitting down in a Pizza Express, with a protester confronting him
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Hegseth also removed the olive branches, a traditional symbol of wishing peace, from the Department of Defense seal. This, in addition to changing the name to "The Department of War," shows the dangerous belligerency that comes from appointing a frat bro who values testosterone over statesmanship.
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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‘Zionism Is Racism’: Israeli Historian Ilan Pappe Dissects the Outrage
The hysterical reaction by politicians and the media to the Green Party’s ‘Zionism is Racism’ policy is ignorant, manipulative – and entirely predictable. The Greens are on the right side of history.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There was a time when the Tories, however hypocritically, claimed to want to protect our natural heritage. Now they're just a party of vandals, ripping down the few protections the living world has for the sake of their rich chums. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just perfect
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Why is 🇺🇸 media not reporting on this 128 day Albanian protest of Kushner and Ivanka’s insane corruption?
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cid-lee1.bsky.social @cid-lee1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Former UN food agency official claims he was fired for highlighting hunger in Gaza
Benjamin Davis appealing against dismissal from FAO, after being accused by director general of playing ‘political games’
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
79yr old BETTE DAVIS — who left us 37yrs ago today — talks in 1987 about what she thought of Kim Carnes’ huge hit “Bette Davis Eyes”
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The utter shamelessness of Kemi Badenoch boasting at Conservative party conference about 'defending press freedom' and berating Reform for banning critical journalists from their conference, just days after banning Byline Times journalists from her own
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There aren't many days when you can kayak off Start Point, renowned for one of Britain's most dangerous tidal races. But yesterday the stars aligned, so I bunked off work. Delighted to see Rupert Kirkwood (the Lone Kayaker) out there. He took this picture of me +1. Before you ask: yes, it's real. 🧵
In my kayak, watching a bluefin tuna leaping beside me.
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