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John Lansing @pipedreaming.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This tracks with the project workload trends I saw at the consulting engineering firm I was at. Very profitable and abundant work and I saw my colleagues and junior engineers, who had previously done a lot of multifamily work, switch over to data center work.

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

On this day 12 and a half years ago I saw the coolest ever iceberg. Never seen one like it since. Fellsfjara, Jökulsárlón, #Iceland

A six-foot (ish) high turquoise iceberg with a small friend on a black sand beach. Grey rainy day with some of the turquoise reflected in the blank sand, and long exposure smooth waves breaking.

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ah. The guy who dined out for YEARS on hiring the guy who brought down Barings Bank and also nearly destroyed Southampton Football Club as Chairman, has some thoughts... Yeah, lets give him the country... What could be fucked up with his track record eh? 😶

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Anyone tries to record me with this invasive shit will get their face filled in The end Come for me Police Scotland! Seriously. Let's roll this in a court (I have zero cases pending in a court with anyone. Nothing)

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

America. It is LONG PAST TIME to remove this incompetent dickhead WTF is wrong with you?

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A photo from Fonts Point Ive nicked it but I've lost the person who took it If you know, please tag them so I can credit

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A short thread on ‘rogue’ AI. One of the fundamental features of this genre of AI is that it disrespects and disregards rights. It is intended to seek out and learn from data, and rights don’t really enter into the equation except when absolutely forced. That covers a wide range of kinds of right.

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Ian M. Mackay, PhD (he/him) 🦠🤧🧬📑🦟🧀 @mackayim.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Lake Minnewanka (I'm sure it's all been said). We're not getting very far, stopping every 10m for another photo!

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Not only the loss of China as a customer, but I'd like to remind that USAID used to buy up excess harvests, keeping farmers viable from year to year So not only have farmers lost USAID as a buyer of last resort, hundreds of thousands have starved elsewhere too. Plus the loss of soft power

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A beautiful country which I visited in the 1990s. Lovely people Under blockade illegally for months to inflict pain on the people. Not a threat to the USA. Never was And the world will sit aside again. So will Congress. Get off your knees USA. He's an 80yr old dementia riven coward and criminal!

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Mark Coupe Photography @mcoupephotography.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Borbs, birds looking plump so here's a rather round Northern Pygmy Owl. The second photo shows just how skinny it can look when it sucks it all in. Same bird, same perch, a few seconds later. #birds #owls

Fluffed up Northern pygmy owl perched on a branch.

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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Diphtheria outbreak in Nigeria reaches 16 997 cases and 596 deaths through August, with Plateau reporting 469 suspected cases in September beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=6…

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Katie Phang is doing the Lords Work here 👇

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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

President Trump-Rubio are reportedly preparing to unleash sweeping sanctions to cripple International Criminal Court. One potential consequence: The release of some of the world's worst criminals held by the Court. Case 1: Philippines' Duterte held for crimes against humanity

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Proposed U.S. Sanctions Against the ICC Could Lead to Detainees’ Release

A list of individuals currently in ICC custody awaiting trial or judgment, who could be released if U.S. sanctions dismantle the Court.

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Apropos of nothing, and mentioning this for no reason at all, the International Criminal Court does not recognise the "Presidential Immunity" nonsense of the USA I'm sure these sanctions are a complete coincidence...

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I don't even want to know what this is about...

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Well that's tonight's nightmare organised 😳

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If it was any darker, we wouldn't be able to see him at all Clownshow 🤡

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

All that money, yet never a dress that fits...

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

1. I thought she was married 2. I genuinely thought that was Borat 😯

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I remain in awe at the arc on that Anyway, anyone arrested the boat slasher who took a knife to a rescue boat yesterday?

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Do please point out to EVERY idiot that still supports this imbecile, that this is the LITERAL definition of Communism They'll scream, cry, deny, weep, wail But keep on

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Whilst he is too stupid to explain how the USA economy works to... Everyone else should look up the Triffin Dilemma (or Triffin Paradox, same thing, different name) It is a function of the privilege of being the reserve currency to run trade deficits. Its his dollars are returned to the USA

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Moley𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕄𝕠𝕝𝕖 @moleymole.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Plume superimposed on a Google map for additional reference.

Same oil smoke plume superimposed on a map with place names - south of Madinah.

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 13/09/2026

It was great catching up with old friends and meeting up with internet friends like @johnorloff.bsky.social and @lmbd1418.bsky.social in person! You really cannot beat this event. Great speakers and an engaged and thoughtful audience! And no German reenactors allowed!

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 13/09/2026

That's a wrap! Another amazing We Have Ways Fest (#6!) in the books and another incredible experience. Alex and I had an audience of over 1,500! I did three talks, two of which were focused on the Holocaust. Again, I am so grateful to Al Murray and James Holland for including me and the Holocaust.

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There won't be any cheques He's lying I know this isn't news, but seriously. How many times now? Illegal vote buying bribe. That won't be paid

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I was furious when the Progressive Caucus blamed Ukraine defending themselves for high oil prices in 2022, and when Biden’s top Pentagon officials blamed the early refinery strikes, but now there’s 4 years of data showing the opposite is true, and I’m a nerd with a grudge

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Thank you—it’s a work in progress, adding relevant info while trying to keep it legible—but packing on the bavovnas really brings it home, I think! And of course I couldn’t have done it without @hoholenko.bsky.social ‘s refinery bingo cards!

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I'm surprised it's that high The Irish smell bullshit faster than pretty much any other country

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The Giant Aquatic Centipede @deaddropholiday.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

They'll all be retiring after this mess is over. That's for sure. I wouldn't be surprised in the least if the next escalation is the destruction of Iraq's oil facilities. Let's not forget - all of Iraq's oil wealth goes straight to the US Treasury (they hand the Iraqis a pittance in exchange).

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The Giant Aquatic Centipede @deaddropholiday.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The spare parts are a major issue. But it's having the skilled engineers. Right now they are being stretched between dozens of damaged facilities. There are only so many to go around.

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jaimi.bsky.social @jaimi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Yup—it’s the new talking point, as dumb as when our side did it in 2024 and 2022—both diesel AND crude went steadily down as Russian refineries went up in flames, until Trump started his new war

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia refineries against Brent Crude and US diesel prices by month, January 2021 - August 2026
Data sources: Ukrainian refinery strikes collected by Kostiantyn Hoholenko on Bluesky Brent Crude daily prices from Business Insider Markets
US diesel weekly prices from US Federal Reserve Database (FRED)

(Oil and fuel prices spike when Russia invades Ukraine in late February 2022, trend steadily down again as Ukraine sends drones against Russian refineries in increasing numbers, then spike once more when the US attacks Iran in late February 2026)

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

It's so pitiful it's embarrassing 😳 My toes may never uncurl by how pathetic it is

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This assumes that they can get the parts And I'm not convinced about that My timescale is a minimum 6 months (obviously I'd prefer to be wrong)

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Everyone’s Favourite Jim @jimmeruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Cunts have just stolen my bike from the garage and fucked my garage door. If anyone sees this around Croydon, let me know.

Norco Threshold A1 with orange Brooks bartape and saddle.

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Everyone’s Favourite Jim @jimmeruk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This has really upset me. Not just the intrusion, but it’s screwed me. As some might know, I’ve not been in the best place for a while, but have been coming out the other side, getting better and making plans. One of which was to start cycling again for both physical and mental health… next week.

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Dr Kim Shepherd @drkimshepherd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026