Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialAFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 18hArmed Israeli settlers on Tuesday beat an AFP photographer, leaving him requiring hospital treatment, as he covered ongoing violence by settlers against West Bank olive farmers. u.afp.com/S9Fe 2178113
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 12hThe Great Replacement Theory is now formal doctrine at Axel Springer Verlag, publisher of Politico among other publications. 1176
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialJenn @jennburrill.bsky.social · 12hPlans for the pipeline initially described it as a $60 million project that would carry gas from El Paso to Project Jupiter “Project Jupiter in its current form cannot function without the pipeline, and this pipeline has no reason to exist other than to provide fuel for Project Jupiter"sourcenm.comNew Mexico AG challenges federal commission’s review of proposed Project Jupiter gas pipeline • Source New MexicoNew Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said a federal commission's review of Project Jupiter's proposed gas pipeline is "inadequate." 0196
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 13hFor reference, of the 500 problems in the link below, the OpenAI dump claims to prove 50 of them and disprove 29 by counterexample. 9 more have conditional claims and 39 are advanced. Biggest one fully proved is Hilbert’s tenth problem over ℚ, which is solved with "nah, too many variables bruh." 🤷♂️proofatlas.aiTop 500 Open Math Problems: LLM-assessed Importance — ProofAtlasTop 500 open problems in mathematics, ranked by LLM-assessed importance, with exact statements, dated status notes, sources, and ranking uncertainty. 415727
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialBloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 13hSouth Australia is on track to hit 100% renewable power generation next year. Dire predictions of a grid collapse didn't ever bear out (via Bloomberg Opinion) bloom.bgAustralia’s Energy Experiment Proved the Skeptics WrongJust over 10 years ago, a wind storm sweeping through the state of South Australia appeared to deal a death blow for the energy transition. 58532
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialPajaro505 @pajaro505.bsky.social · 19hThat is about 20% additional GHG emissions than the current total from all sources in New Mexico! 0106
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialKen Vogel @kenvogel.bsky.social · 15hSCOOP: While Trump was crisscrossing the USA last week trying to help the GOP stave off a midterm washout, two of his top political advisers were in Republika Srpska advising its pro-Russian government on election issues. James Blair & Chris LaCivita were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars each.nytimes.comAmid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned Government (Gift Article)James Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice. 413895
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 13hHow in the world does this woman keep getting re-elected? 000
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialElieNYC @elienyc.bsky.social · 19hAlways read @espiers.bsky.social but especially this: www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comMy Rape, the Cornell Case—and Why We Need Better Approaches to Teaching How Consent WorksI tried to process the experience of being raped by disassociating. We have to show our kids a better way. 7365102
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 15hHouthis get a surprise visit somewhere in Yemen. 000
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16h🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...democracydocket.comElection deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machinesThe problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution. 52046582871
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 15hHeads up if you use Amazon. Your “About me” probably contains a lot more information and speculation about your personal life than you might think. 010
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialBlue Heron Farm @blueheronfarm.bsky.social · 16hI don't know how people find these random old posts, but sometimes they find a winner. Yesterday someone liked this 2+ year old image and it let me see it again. Look at baby Colin Robinson. 231338167
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 15hAccident or an occasion of “Qui bono”? 🤔 000
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialUnusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 16hBREAKING: OpenAI will watermark ChatGPT and Codex text in the EU to comply with the AI Act. Editing can make the invisible marks harder to detect, per TC 0394
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 16h⚡️Armed individuals from Belarus threaten Latvian soldiers at border, followed by another breach.kyivindependent.comArmed individuals from Belarus threaten Latvian soldiers at border, followed by another breach"The escorts of the illegal migrants, who were located on the Belarusian side, were armed, issued threats to (Latvian) soldiers, and also actively urged and drove the migrant group toward Latvia," Lat... 1626392
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 23h‘With the exception of a few months at the top of the oil price spike in 2008, and in the brief spasm that followed Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the ISM Services prices paid reading is the strongest since the series began in 1997.’ www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news... by @johnauthers.bsky.social 182
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialChristopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 06/10/2026The Atlantic gave Hanania a sympathetic profile like 2 months ago 516629
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 16hBidding starts at £800,000 for 2001’s Star Child prop. youtu.be/0FLKY2BDhX4youtu.be2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - The Star ChildYouTube video by Great Moments From... 000
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialRiding With Robots @ridingrobots.bsky.social · 21hFrom NASA 📍Gale Crater, Aug. 11, 2026, 8:30 a.m. local Mars time. The Curiosity rover captures the Sun rising on crags known as yardangs, a scene that scientists have long been waiting to see up close. 415964
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 16h“Two things really stand out here. One is that the US pays a lot more to borrow these days than China.” 000
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 16hMacron sending a reminder to Putin…and probably Trump too that they’re not the only ones with nukes that can wipe cities off of the face of the map. x.com/EmmanuelMacr...x.comEmmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) on XÀ bord de la frégate multi-missions Auvergne, j'ai assisté au premier tir du nouveau missile balistique M51.3 depuis le sous-marin nucléaire lanceur d'engins Le Vigilant. Très peu de nations disposent d'un tel savoir-faire. Félicitations à tous les acteurs de cette réussite exceptionnelle : DG… 000
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 16hMy wife and I are both retirees on Medicare, and we each just had $90 pumped into our checking account today. TBF, I liked it better when Washington bribed, I mean treated, voters to bottles of brandy. 000
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 17hDon’t you wish you had a dollar for every time he’s said that? 120
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 17hNot to worry, the passionate love for the Constitution by the members of the NRA will save us all. Right guys? Guys? 002
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 17hTake THAT all you AI doomers out there. 000
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialRaider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18hThe Trump administration’s actions resulted in the destruction of the largest ancient Cottonwood tree on Indigenous territory in Arizona. This tree, known as the “Grandmother Tree,” was 250 years old. 70231942040
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 17hWhy is Hegseth always trying to imitate Colin Jost?static.klipy.comColin Jost: I'll Drink To That on Weekend UpdateALT: Colin Jost: I'll Drink To That on Weekend Update 000
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 17hIn other news, remember when Trump said yesterday he was going to reimburse taxpayers for his taxpayer funded political ads? Haha, lied to you again! 🤡 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/u...nytimes.comTrump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads (Gift Article)A day after the president said his super PAC, would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant moving forward. A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday. 012
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 20hI’m going to predict how OAI/Anthropic are going to make their profits in the future: OAI/Anthropic - “Pretty nice business you have there. It would be a shame if a bad actor used our product to destroy it.” Corporation - “OK, how much protection money do we need to pay you?” 000
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 20hSue them. File a complaint with the FTC. 000
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21hThe NY Fed examines how tariffs affected inflation and finds that, without them, goods prices would have declined as of last February. libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/10/how-... 441156477
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 20hSuspect that someone’s wallet in Turkey is feeling a bit lighter today. 130
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 21hProbably sitting in a warehouse, depreciating in value. 000
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialDeutschland Wählt / Österreich Wählt @de.whln.eu · 22hSind Sie mit der bisherigen Arbeit von Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz zufrieden? | Umfrage Forsa/RTL, n-tv Ja: 11% Nein: 87% Verlauf: whln.eu/ZufriedenheitBundeskanzler #btw29 2163
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 22hCan confirm, I actually had been inside data centers as part of my job prior to retirement They typically only operate with a small handful of people. 000
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I never put out 110% anymore because I almost immediately get a margin call if I try. 000
Reposted by @digitaldesert.bsky.socialAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/10/2026President Sheinbaum on the nature of the Right Wing: "The right wing is a movement, ideology, who is against the people. It doesn't defend people, it defends economic interests." "It promotes authoritarianism and violence, it is against democracy, government by the people. 21943336
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Not totally surprised by this. Back in the 1980s it was commonly believed that West Germany’s BND was a leaky sieve infested with KGB and Stasi plants. 010
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Is AI making the economy fundamentally more efficient? So far, the data says no says Torsten Slok at Apollo. www.apollo.com/insights-new...apollo.comNo Signs of AI in the Productivity Data | The Daily SparkTotal factor productivity (TFP) measures how much output the economy produces from a given quantity of labor and capital. Subscribe for daily updates. 000
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Helping the poor and the homeless would require raising taxes on the wealthy back to where they were in the 1980’s and we can’t have that because…reasons. 020
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There you have it, Trump and Putin at war against Blue States and Ukraine. BTW last I heard most refineries are in Red states like Texas and Louisiana. 051
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026They were always exhorting their viewers to send in $. They did it so much PTL was rumored to stand for the “Pass The Loot” Club. 0100
digitaldesert.bsky.social @digitaldesert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026And there is cheering? WTH is the matter with these people? 240
