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Anti fascist and supporting the fight against far right. Living in Asia but traveling often Interests: arts, history, politics, books and movies, cats and espresso

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Franck @franckfugu.bsky.social · 7h
Joke of the day... and the usual idiots supporting Musk bullshit, hilarious...
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Frances Goldin Literary Agency @goldinagency.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
"In The Nerd Reich @gilduran.com shows how Silicon Valley billionaires have pushed ...what is popularly called techno-fascism but is closer in aspiration to straight-up totalitarianism into the affairs of state." A fantastic review of THE NERD REICH in @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...
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The Plot to Delete Democracy | Sue Halpern
In The Nerd Reich Gil Durán shows how Silicon Valley billionaires have pushed a fringe ideology—what is popularly called techno-fascism but is closer in aspiration to straight-up totalitarianism—into ...
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
'Autumn Birch' by contemporary US pointillist painter Susan Entwistle #WomensArt
Painting with many silver  birch trees and a woodland floor with orange leaves
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LunaLuvgood2020 @lunaluvgood2020.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
US Forces bombed a School in Iran and killed children and their teachers Than they waited until parents and first responders were on site and sent another tomahawk missile, that killed more War Crimes are being committed in our names #VoteBlue
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Dr Alex Fitzpatrick @animalarchaeology.com · 12/10/2026
violent and invasive policing of borders is bad, full stop its called having consistent moral convictions
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 12/10/2026
Alors qu’elle quitte ses fonctions de contrôleuse générale des lieux de privation de liberté @cglpl.fr , l’ancienne journaliste dénonce l’immobilisme teinté de «démagogie» des ministres macronistes sur les prisons et la psychiatrie, où règnent la surpopulation, l’insalubrité et le déni des droits.
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«Pas de vision, pas de réflexion. On enferme, c’est tout» : sur le départ, Dominique Simonnot étrille la politique carcérale du gouvernement
Alors qu’elle quitte ses fonctions de contrôleuse générale des lieux de privation de liberté, l’ancienne journaliste dénonce l’immobilisme teinté de «démagogie» des ministres macronistes et leurs alli...
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Télérama @telerama.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
À partir de témoignages de soldats israéliens, les documentaristes Yuval Abraham et Rachel Szo exposent la façon dont l’État hébreu tue sciemment des civils à Gaza. Le film sort en salles les 12 et 13 octobre, avant une diffusion gratuite en ligne en novembre.
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“Naza” sort en salles : un documentaire terriblement éclairant sur la destruction systématisée de Gaza
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The Lever @levernews.com · 10/10/2026
“These tech titans figured out pretty quickly that Trump could be bought.” Sen. @smith.senate.gov says Silicon Valley’s power over Trump should force a much bigger conversation about AI — who profits from our data, who bears the risk, and who gets stuck paying if the bubble bursts.
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Guggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Guitar and Bottles by Amédée Ozenfant, 1920 botfrens.com/collections/212/conten…
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, 1976

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Franck @franckfugu.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Joke of the day...
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Alex Wellerstein @wellerstein.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
(And I do think the CEOs in particular should be held *personally* and *criminally* responsible for the activities of their companies and the consequences of their products. Their culpability should be commensurate with how much compensation, including stock value, that they receive from them.)
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Shooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#ResistanceRoots Today in history, 1977: A millionaire Harvard lawyer spends eight hours shoveling horse manure in Ocala, Fla. He called it a campaign strategy. Floridians called him their next Governor. His name was Bob Graham, and he soon became one of the nation’s most respected politicians. /1
Florida State Senator Bob Graham works as a “pooper scooper” at Ocala Breeders’ Sales, Oct. 9, 1977. Graham worked for 100 days at different jobs around the state during his first campaign for Governor. The Workdays concept began by chance in 1974 while Graham was serving in the Florida State Senate. As Chairman of the Education Committee, he openly criticized the quality of civic education in Florida schools. A frustrated high school teacher, Sue Reilly, dared him to try teaching a class himself. Graham accepted the challenge and spent a semester teaching civics at Carol City High School. He later designated this experience as his official “Workday #1,” and used it to make funding for school construction a top legislative priority. He realized that immersion was the most effective way to understand the reality of his constituents’ lives and translate that into political action. The Workdays program became a signature strategy throughout Graham’s political career.
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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 10/10/2026
The Anthropic and OpenAI joint criminal conspiracy to commit computer fraud and interfere with the operations of other businesses and national and international governments now also includes actively interfering with criminal investigations.
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ve, the ghost of info past @vortexegg.com · 10/10/2026
“AI” stands for the age of impunity
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Franck @franckfugu.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Joke of the day...
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Aurélien Vret @aurelien-vret.fr · 17/09/2026
Pierre Soulages, 324 × 362 cm, huile sur toile, 1986, donation Pierre et Colette Soulages, 2005.12.15, Musée Fabre, Montpellier. www.instagram.com/p/DdY9EdbAJ1... #painting #art #monochrome
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Credit to the US for making the point the conference was trying to make about US foreign interference in European democracies for them, and bringing more attention to the conference and its themes than they could have possibly hoped for. www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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EU, Canada and Lithuania pull out of disinformation conference after US pressure
The Trump administration was bothered by panels that referred to the U.S. as a disinformation threat.
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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 18/07/2025
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies. For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
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Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
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Jean-Marc Lafon @jmlafon.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026
7 octobre, trois ans après. Nous constatons la désolation causée par ceux qui croient en la surenchère horrifique comme moyen de régler les conflits. Les morts ne plantent pas d'arbres. L'horreur a soudé les rancœurs. Et nos pays occidentaux alimentent l'incendie. On dirait que l'avenir est mort.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
🔥 @katiephang.bsky.social (With Deniro behind her): “I’m suing A.G. Todd Blanche — Trump’s cosplaying personal lawyer — for the unredacted Epstein files… as an independent journo 🗣️ I don’t have a corporate oligarch telling me what to say… Trump has been violating federal law every day.”
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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 06/10/2026
Armed 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
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 06/10/2026
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OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
The reports of OpenAI agents harming 3rd party sites keep coming.
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Franck @franckfugu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Kelen ati leen
Orchestra Baobab · A Night At Club Baobab (Senegalese Dance Music of the 70's) · Song · 2006
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Ken Roth @kennethroth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If Bush’s abusive response to the September 11 attacks had been prosecuted rather than swept under the rug, Trump would be less able to pursue his lawless policies today. We can’t rewind history, but we can learn from our historic failure. I explain: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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George W Bush’s impunity led to Trump’s lawlessness | Kenneth Roth
The reluctance of later administrations to repudiate Bush-era torture and endless detention laid the groundwork for recent violence
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We have to crush these sociopaths. The problem is that many Democrats take money from them, which means they will get bailed out at our expense in the next 2-4 years.
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Jake Adelstein @tokyovice.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is xenophobia as policy. Welcome to #Japan. Spend money but don’t stay tokyopaladin.substack.com/p/takaichi-j...
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Welcome to Japanistan, where the foreign residents who buried their lives here aren't welcome anymore. It's not a kind policy–and not even a wise one
The Japanese government, under rabid nationalist Sanae Takaichi and her half-American minister, have effectively made permanent residence impossible for many.
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 04/10/2026
The recent release of Meta’s Muse AI agent needs far-reaching access to your data to conduct tasks on your behalf. We keep seeing stories of how that has backfired on users. Read our newsletter to learn more, and subscribe!
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Meta’s Muse AI surprises users — but not in a good way
After granting permission to access a considerable amount of your personal data, agents may behave in unexpected ways. We are not a-Muse’d
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David Hollingsworth 🏳️‍🌈 @daveyh39.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Groucho wasn't wrong. On his 136th birthday, we remember Groucho Marx, legendary and insightful Honorary Oscar/Emmy-winning comedian, actor, comic vocalist and game show host, who was #BOTD on 10/2/1890 and passed away at 86 on 8/19/1977.
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Amnesty International France @amnestyfrance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Les images de lycéen·nes violenté·es par les forces de l'ordre sont extrêmement inquiétantes. Beaucoup sont des mineurs, des enfants. Ils doivent être protégés, pas matraqués. Amnesty alerte sur le recours excessif à la force et s’inquiète du nombre très élevé d’arrestations.👇
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lifelearner47.eurosky.social @lifelearner47.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
Thank you Croatia, this is definitely my goal for today!
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Edwy Plenel @edwyplenel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Grâce au sérieux de son travail d’enquête, Mediapart a l’habitude de gagner les procès qu’on lui intente. Nouvelle démonstration avec Christian Estrosi, l’ex-maire de Nice. À bon entendeur… blogs.mediapart.fr/carine-foute...
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Face à Christian Estrosi, « Mediapart » relaxé dans un procès en diffamation
À la suite d’une plainte en diffamation de Christian Estrosi, « Mediapart » vient d’être relaxé par la justice. Démultipliées, ces poursuites contre nous relèvent d’un harcèlement préjudiciable à la …
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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 01/10/2026
Going to be honest this might be my favourite headline of the AI bubble
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 17/09/2026
Literal uterus surveillance
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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Image of Wile E. Coyote presenting his "Super Genius" business card, but I've changed it to read "Super Intelligence"
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María de la Ohlala @menchubasquero.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
No sabía q en 2003 Disneyland Paris pidió a la familia de Luis Buñuel poner una calle a su nombre y el hijo les contestó q ok pero q quería 10 millones de € y q la calle se llamara «Boulevard Luis Buñuel-Me cago en Dios y el fascista de Walt Disney». Pero qué puta maravilla es esta. Os dejo la carta
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.
Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump’s verified @realDonaldTrump account displaying a signed document titled “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities.” The document outlines voluntary AI safety and oversight commitments for companies developing frontier artificial intelligence models. On the right side are signatures and company labels for leaders including Sundar Pichai of Google, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Greg Brockman of OpenAI, Elon Musk of xAI, and Jensen Huang of Nvidia. Near the center-right, Donald J. Trump’s large signature appears above the printed title identifying him as president. The title contains a noticeable typo: instead of “President of the United States,” it reads, “President of the Unites States,” misspelling “United” as “Unites.”
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Franck @franckfugu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Joke of the day...
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Télérama @telerama.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dans “L’Empire LVMH”, Jennifer Deschamps raconte comment Bernard Arnault, fils d’un entrepreneur du BTP, au comportement de prédateur sans scrupule, a bâti LVMH, leader mondial du luxe. À voir mardi 29 septembre à 21 heures, sur Arte.
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“Non, Bernard Arnault n’est pas parti de rien, il a hérité de centaines de millions de francs”
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Antifish @alltingsconsidered.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fuck apologies. Pay damages! Go to prison! Like any person would if they did any of this shit. Why are we letting AI companies get away with blatant crime? They are directly responsible.
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On This Day in Simpsons History @dailysimpsons.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
36 years ago today, September 28, 1990, Marge Simpson wrote the First Lady. When Barbara Bush told People Magazine in 1990 that #TheSimpsons was “the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen,” the Simpsons writers decided to respond off-camera, penning a letter to Mrs. Bush.
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Franck @franckfugu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They negotiate future presidential pardon after being sued and condemned for hacking?
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 28/09/2026
“We have a cult of radicalized billionaires who believe it is their destiny to rule the 21st century…They know our system is for sale…not only in San Francisco but in Washington.” Read @esksf.bsky.social on how tech oligarchs bought San Francisco. missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...
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San Francisco's wealthiest have unprecedented control of city politics
Our city fathers (if you like them) or oligarchs (if you don’t) have never been richer, more brazen or faced weaker opposition
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
As the ICC finally issues arrest warrants for Israel’s leaders, here’s a promise. To those who helped facilitate Israel’s genocide - Western politicians, media outlets, and journalists: We will not rest until you are held accountable for the crime you helped commit.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Contrary to MAGA beliefs: Hostilities with Iran didn't begin with Carter. They began in 1953 when the CIA overthrew Iran's democratically elected president, Mohammed Mossadegh, because he wanted to nationalize their oil. The US-British-backed Shah was installed shortly after, and the rest is history
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Guggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Several Circles by Vasily Kandinsky, 1926 botfrens.com/collections/212/conten…
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection, By gift

© 2016 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
An interview with Joanna Delia of Doctors for Choice in Malta, where abortion is illegal. She says the law just forces women to hide, and doctors to wait, as politicians play the game of populism with women’s lives.
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WATCH | Joanna Delia: ‘Nobody can take your kidney, but the state controls the uterus’
Abortion is already happening in Malta despite being illegal, says Joanna Delia of Doctors for Choice. She tells Juliana Zammit what the law does is force women to hide and doctors to wait as politici...
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Eleven cities across Europe will have official landmarks shining green in honour of Int'l Safe Abortion Day on Monday! The green idea comes from Latin America’s "Green Wave" when abortion rights supporters wore green handkerchiefs. Green is now the unifying color for abortion rights globally.
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Europe Goes Green for International Safe Abortion Day 2026 - Center for Reproductive Rights
On 28 September, landmarks across Europe will shine green in support of the global movement for safe and legal abortion.
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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"The Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US midterm polls fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcoming elections, Human Rights Watch said today." www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...
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US: Trump Administration Rejects External Election Observers
The Trump administration’s decision not to invite the leading international election observation body to monitor crucial US midterm polls fuels fears of serious human rights concerns around the upcomi...
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