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David

@daverino.bsky.social
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Australia PhD. Follower of “socio-materialism” (Deleuze, Latour, Stengers) & Sociotechnical Systems thinking. 81. Interests: politics, music, economics, archeology, astronomy(esp. cosmology) philosophy of science & science fiction. No posts=block

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David @daverino.bsky.social · 8h
Christa Pike Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Christa Pike Unconscious and on Ventilator After Execution Attempt
Her condition raises questions about whether Tennessee could attempt to execute her again if she is incapable of understanding what is happening.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 8h
“While the missile fired on Thursday has a limited range, Kyiv is developing a larger weapon that could strike Moscow” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...
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Ukraine Reports First Combat Use of Its Own Ballistic Missile
While the missile fired on Thursday has a limited range, Kyiv is developing a larger weapon that could strike Moscow.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 8h
“A badly wounded Indian pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door. Four Israeli men teamed up to overwhelm an attacker and avert disaster”. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...
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How FlyDubai Passengers and Crew Averted Disaster After Pilot Was Stabbed During Flight
A badly wounded Indian pilot managed to unlock the cockpit door. Four Israeli men teamed up to overwhelm an attacker and avert disaster.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 13h
Krugman “Trump is living in a bubble..nobody dares acknowledging that things are less than perfect. And remember: When voters make it clear that they aren’t buying into Trumpist triumphalism, he won’t blame himself. He’ll blame America, & look for people to punish” substack.com/@paulkrugman...
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A “Who You Gonna Believe?” Election
If you’re arguing, you’re losing. Trump is arguing.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 13h
“Israel has honoured five of its citizens who prevented a passenger plane from crashing with heroism awards. One pilot told the ABC it was a miracle people survived” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
abc.net.au
Israelis honoured for landing plane with 'close to zero' survival chance
Israel recognises five of its citizens who helped prevent a flydubai plane crash on Wednesday as it calls for the pilot who allegedly caused the midair altercation to be extradited.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 14h
🔥MUST-WATCH: "It sounds like you're just trying to give people a chance to take a breath." @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & theo von on greed/capitalism leaving too many behind ZOHRAN: "What I'm fighting for is nobody is priced out of dignity." Full: www.instagram.com/reel/Dd_wjMk...
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“A number of illegal e-bikes were destroyed at a wrecking yard in Western Sydney. The e-bikes were seized by northern beaches police under new laws to streamline enforcement capabilities” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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'Where illegal e-bikes go to die': Compliance crackdown ramps up
A number of illegal e-bikes were destroyed and turned into scrap metal at a wrecking facility in Western Sydney.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Ukraine is pressing on with strikes on Russian oil refineries, defying Donald Trump, who blames the attacks for exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up fuel prices” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Ukraine persists with Russian oil refinery strikes in defiance of Trump
US president blames attacks for driving up fuel prices before midterms, though analysts say his Iran war is main cause
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Of all the epithets hurled at Trump perhaps the most unusual was delivered last week – that he is, in fact, some sort of environmentalist.Trump is the “greatest gift” to the environmental movement, argued Gavin Newsom, due to the fallout from war on Iran” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump the environmentalist? How his Iran war exposed the fragility of dirty energy
Gavin Newsom says Trump is a ‘gift’ to the climate cause for dispelling notions of fossil fuel energy security
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“marketing campaigns warn of impending superintelligence, directing our attention away from the real risks..it is time for us to regulate “AI”, not because they are magic but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high-stakes scenarios” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“marketing campaigns warn of impending superintelligence, directing our attention away from the real risks..it is time for us to regulate “AI”, not because they are magic but because they are error-prone products that shouldn’t be used in high-stakes scenarios” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Forget ‘superintelligence’: error-prone AI nearly sparked world war three this month | Timnit Gebru and Emily M Bender
The risks of AI aren’t what we think they are, as a recent security incident between China and the United States reveals
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 01/10/2026
I talked to Jake Sullivan and Jon Finer about the radical transformation of US foreign policy, away from a process designed to help all Americans and towards the interests of a few people in the administration or close to the president youtu.be/vn4i_Jk_khc?...
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Anne Applebaum on the Grifters and Ideologues Behind Trump’s Agenda
YouTube video by The Long Game Podcast
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Daryl Hannah @dhlovelife.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
we all are 57 men were on that text chain women have been reporting they have been dismissed or even blamed “Victim blaming" by law enforcement is cited in 25% of cases as a reason why survivors stop cooperating 98% of rapists will never spend a day in prison #cornell
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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And my colleagues wonder why I protest in favour of masks in Health Care 😔💔 doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
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Covid-19: 40% of affected healthcare workers had long covid, and a quarter still had symptoms after a year
Four in ten healthcare workers worldwide who were infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic developed long covid, and a quarter still had symptoms after a year, a report has found. The report by t...
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The Independent Planning Commission’s published reasons for approving the largest coalmine in New South Wales history in the context of mounting death, disaster and despair brought on by global heating reads like a hostage statement” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Trump doesn’t rule out sending ICE to polling sites; US supreme court to review policy to detain immigrants challenging deportation – live
Justices will consider whether immigrants have a right to a hearing to determine if they should remain detained while challenging their possible deportation
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JRBsays @jrbsays.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Remind me @albomp.bsky.social, what was it you preached to the United Nstions last week. Something about the desperate need to act on climate change was it? 🙆‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤬 #AusPol www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The green light for the largest coalmine in NSW history is shocking proof that our governance systems are betraying Australians | Georgina Woods
There is no greater treachery than this failure to face up to the climate crisis. How can we now fend off despair?
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Under this article I saw men saying she “deserved it.” There is something going very wrong with men.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hey friends🫂🫂 There’s a version of me you’ve never met. And honestly, sometimes I’m scared I’m starting to forget her too. Who was I before you knew me as “the girl from Ukraine living through war”? I’ve never really told you. Until now Watch new video for free: buymeacoffee.com/angelica.sha...
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LA Blue Dot in GA 🌊🐸 @namwella1961.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MS NOW: Three times, Republicans have summoned Jack Smith to Capitol Hill. Three times, they had time to prepare for their showdowns. Three times, the hearings ended with GOP members looking worse and the former special counsel looking better. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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Weltschmerz, The Musical 🧿 @weltschmerz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Seeing a lot of men online..and some women too!... saying women should expect to be assaulted if they go to certain places or do certain things. Which says something remarkable about how they see themselves. What kind of people they are. Like..maybe dangerous? Huh.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“AI giant Anthropic has urged the Albanese government to consider giving “conditional approval” for big tech to train its models on Australian copyrighted works under an opt-out model, after conceding it won’t secure a blanket copyright exemption” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Anthropic pushes for opt-out model for Australian content as ABC warns of ‘cannibalisation’ of news
Maker of Claude claims AI could transform economy but ABC and SBS say the technology should be subject to media regulations
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes !! “The “covert” messages are a kind of choose-your-own-adventure novel, not evidence of conspiratorial swarms. To have any hope of coping we need to analyze these tools’ output literally, not speculate about how close to human they are” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/o...
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Opinion | Stop Talking About A.I. Like a Human
If we want to figure out the proper way to control A.I. models, we need to recognize what they really are.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
U.S. Bond Yields Hit Highest Level Since 2002 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
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U.S. Bond Yields Hit Highest Level Since 2002
The factors pushing up yields, including the war in Iran and high government debt levels, are unlikely to dissipate soon.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The average 30-year, fixed-rate home loan rose to 7.28 percent, up from 6.34 percent a year ago. More buyers are now turning to adjustable-rate mortgages” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/b...
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As Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level Since 2023, Buyers Look at ARMs
The average 30-year, fixed-rate home loan rose to 7.28 percent, up from 6.34 percent a year ago. More buyers are now turning to adjustable-rate mortgages.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/n...
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Statement Written by Police in Cornell Assault Case Omitted Her Claim She Was Raped
Documents obtained by The New York Times show that the campus police at Cornell University sent a condensed statement to a prosecutor, who then declined to bring charges.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The deterioration is accelerating. Look how simple and fragmentary his sentence structure is getting. Compare this to how Trump has talked about his uncle previously.
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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
As Trump ramps up the rhetoric against Canada new statistics show that Canadians are fighting back in a big way. The big loser is the US auto sector. The boycott is strong. Canada is strong. youtu.be/4Al_s7wbY9s?...
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TRUMP LOSES IT AS CANADA HITS BACK ON AUTO
YouTube video by Charlie Angus
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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · 01/10/2026
On this day in 1939, a Sampson County, North Carolina, sheriff arrested two Black people for helping a 21-year-old Black man named Andrew Troublefield avoid being lynched by a white mob of 500 people.
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Oct. 1, 1939 | Two Black People Arrested for Helping Black Man Avoid Lynch Mob
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Data center construction has migrated to places of low resistance: poor, often Black areas where corrupt deals are commonplace and the harms to residents invisible. Lowndes County, Alabama, in the heart of the Black Belt, is one of those places. 🧵 prospect.org/2026/10/01/d...
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‘I Know I Couldn’t Live Here’: Standing Up to a Data Center in Alabama’s Black Belt - The American Prospect
Faced with little transparency about a mammoth facility, Lowndes County fights back.
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Jane Doe, pretty hate machine @noticingclimate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Where's the climate plan of these "trusted independents"? How are they any different to Pauline Hanson, speaking at the Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia Conference, which is sponsored by Heytesbury, Vasse Felix + Idee Fix, owned by the Holmes a Court family? #AusPol
Pauline Hanson Keynote at the 2026 PGA convention.Sponsors of the PGA convention.Your reminder that Climate 200 are full of shit. Literally. Shit from cattle on fossil fuel powered live export ships that the Holmes a Court family owns c/o their pastoral company Heytesbury.
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JEAARCHITX 🟦🟩 @jea-commonsense.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
All Along The.... ThrowbackThursday @vestlandsfaen.bsky.social @markjkelly.bsky.social @ccedjm.bsky.social @paulette7.bsky.social @duenorth1.bsky.social @daverino.bsky.social @simonjester007.bsky.social @whyisthat.bsky.social @justsomedude57.bsky.social @sabarum.bsky.social youtu.be/TLV4_xaYynY?...
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower (Official Audio)
YouTube video by JimiHendrixVEVO
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Just an old gal @yrigoytia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What do you think data centers are really for? Huge compilers of data to harvest and generate lists to sell to the highest bidder. Physical tracking. Physical control. All possible YESTERDAY.
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IndaUnknown @indaknowya.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That is the goal. Rogue = corporations, law enforcement and gov. Wealthy elites wet dream = Mass surveillance Total control
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Drivers have been warned that the smart features built into modern cars such as microphones, cameras and GPS trackers could be used by hostile states to spy on them. The Dutch General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD)” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Tech in cars can be used to snoop on you, Dutch spy chiefs warn
Hostile states could access cameras, microphones or GPS, says intelligence agency amid concerns over Chinese imports
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The latest in a series of pro-Trump television ads aired using taxpayer funds in the run-up to the the midterm elections is a one-minute spot that celebrates Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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White House airs new taxpayer-funded ad praising Trump’s war on Iran
New ad features audio from Trump’s declaration of war and Pete Hegseth saying ‘if you kill Americans … we will kill you’
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“The RBA estimates less than 2% of owner-occupier mortgage borrowers have a cash flow shortfall, while most have large offset or redraw buffers. It is concerned about "circular financing" and increasing borrowing to fund the AI boom, as well as a spike in bond yields” www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10...
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RBA relaxed about housing downturn, deeply worried by AI and bonds
Despite Australia's rapid housing downturn, which threatens to be the worst in decades, the Reserve Bank believes the main threats to the nation's financial stability come from overseas.
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David @daverino.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Krugman “Dimon CEO of JPMorgan Chase..believes the process of negotiating a free trade agreement would in itself help to improve politics. That it would be a signal that the ultra-nationalist, anti-democratic, often anti-Europe policies of the Trump era are behind us” substack.com/@paulkrugman...
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A Globalist Comeback?
Hints of a business break with MAGA
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Sonia Zakrzewski @soniaz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Bears and archaeology. What's not to love? Especially coming at the end of #fatbear 🏺🐻🇪🇬
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Dr Seán DOOLAN 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 @sdinpraxis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The cryosphere is in trouble due to climate change, and it's accelerating loss. "Glaciologists in the Alps considered 2% of ice lost in a single year to be 'extreme'. This year has seen an estimated 5.5% disappear."
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Swiss glaciers suffer 'disastrous' year of ice loss
Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.
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Microbiome research and race in the 'Local South' @localmicrobes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So happy to be in Prague participating in the interdisciplinary event "Perspectives on microbiome" organized by Martin Zach @utrechthps.bsky.social
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS lawsuit to compel Georgia to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-26. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgi...
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🚨 United States of America v. Raffensperger
Learn more.
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Around 700 prisoners will get early release today because the government wants to lock up more people. Pensioners protesting against genocide were convicted under terrorism laws & will remain in jail, while perpetrators of domestic abuse & coercive control get to resume their previous behaviours...
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JeXXy @missjexxy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BREAKING: Goth girl steps into the sun and survives.
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Bushbark @bushbark.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Palantir has no business in Australian banking. act.getup.org.au/s/y6iqh1Z3 #auspol
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Westpac Palantir
Thanks for signing!You've just joined thousands of people telling Westpac to ditch Palantir. Westpac is betting its customers never find out about this deal,…
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3wombats @3wombats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why do I feel someone is making money on this waste of resources
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We need AI regulation yesterday. The incentive driving the doom scenario is simply greed. I don't take PAC money from OpenAI, or any AI corporation, or any corporation for that matter.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mikey Slashic @mikeyslashic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Cultember is at its end. I had fun and I hope some people found some good flicks they had’nt seen!🤓 Last day, so I’m gonna hammer my feed with an obnoxious amount of cult film recs to close it out📽️😄✌️ Body Double (1984) Dir. Brian De Palma
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