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“Wizard's Rule #6: The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason."

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/09/2026
Sweden’s far right is down, but not yet out. Left and centre leaders must seize this opportunity | Cas Mudde
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Sweden’s far right is down, but not yet out. Left and centre leaders must seize this opportunity | Cas Mudde
The danger is that other parties just channel the far right – and that will make them vulnerable. Better to fully commit to a progressive agenda, says Cas Mudde, author of The Far Right Today
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☕️ AMY CHU #donutkiller @NYCC L21 @amychu.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Basically traps AI crawlers and sends them down an "infinite maze" of static files with no exit links, where they get stuck and thrash around for months. Once trapped, the crawlers can be fed gibberish data, aka Markov babble, which is designed to poison AI models arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
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AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt
Attackers explain how an anti-spam defense became an AI weapon.
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fredawhales.bsky.social @fredawhales.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Quote Trump: “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!”
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Trump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies
President has dismissed anxieties over AI’s dangerous potential even as Democrats and some Republicans acknowledge risks
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 15/09/2026
How fast does government run? That’s up to you. This November, there will be 5 questions on your ballot aimed at making government work more efficiently for New Yorkers. Make sure your voice is heard. Register to vote by October 24th. Learn more about the ballot props by heading to nyc.gov/fast.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you optimize a model to find exploits, you should expect it to find them—and prepare for that. OpenAI didn't. They built a model, removed the safeguards, gave it the ExploitGym task, let it run, and didn't even monitor it. That's human decision-making. mail.cyberneticforests.com/models-dont-...
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Models Don't Go Rogue
Stochastic Flocks & Cybersecurity 'Pandemonium' 💡This essay was drafted from my appearance on Mél Hogan's podcast, The Data Fix, discussing the OpenAI / Hugging Face hack. Embedded below or find it o...
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm sure lots of other people have said this, but if I worked for a company on a product that I thought had a >10% chance of killing all humans within the next decade and we had no plan for how to stop it, I would quit and devote myself full time to destroying this product.
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fredawhales.bsky.social @fredawhales.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@theguardian.com An incredibly pertinent article..! I remember sitting watching 9/11 unfold & saying to those with me "Now the US has a chance to do the right thing, ask itself why someone hated it enough to do this & set about righting the ills it's inflicted on the world." They did the opposite!
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Mistakes, mistrust and misdirection: 25 years after 9/11, its dark legacy continues to unfold
The world’s most powerful country responded to the worst terrorist attack in its history by inflicting terror of its own – around the world, and at home
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
This week, Trump approved disaster relief requests for seven red states — after repeatedly delaying and denying aid to blue states. No other president has politicized natural disasters the way that Trump has.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 02/09/2026
After the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11th, thousands of working New Yorkers stepped up to support their city and the first responders leading the recovery.
Mayor Mamdani meets with workers who served on 9/11.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It’s time to reform the Court. Today the GOP is trying to move a constitutional amendment to lock in a Supreme Court that has undermined our democracy, our freedoms, and our checks and balances. And who asked them to do this?
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ken Paxton has spent more than a decade running from debates. He said he’d debate James Talarico. Then he missed deadline after deadline. Today Talarico accepted CNN’s invitation. Paxton still hasn’t. A coward who won’t stand on a stage and answer questions isn’t ready to represent Texas.
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Talarico accepts CNN debate invitation. Will Ken Paxton join him?
Paxton’s campaign says he plans to debate, but he has not publicly committed to the invitations Talarico has accepted.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Socialism is what they called public power. Socialism is what they called social security. Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations. Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people. —Harry Truman, 1952
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fredawhales.bsky.social @fredawhales.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Back in 2014 Nick Hanauer, the guy that financed Bezos wrote this essay. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats
A memo for my fellow filthy rich who live in our gated bubble worlds: Wake up, people. It won’t last.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Nearly 2.5 million children no longer have access to Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Program, largely thanks to Trump and Republicans’ big, ugly bill. All to fund more tax cuts for the super-rich and corporations. Priorities. [Chart by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Before losing her life in 1986 aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, Christa McAuliffe was set to be the first teacher in space with plans to teach a lesson to kids around the world from orbit. Today is her birthday, and even now, her courage and dedication to education continues to inspire.
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🇺🇸𝕀𝕟𝕕𝕪 ℝ𝕖𝕗𝕦𝕘𝕖𝕖🇺🇸 ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖˡᵉˢˢ ᵁˢᴬ @indyrefugee.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Millions of people rely on the information they obtain via a search engine corporation which just proved it would alter digital reality if instructed to do so by those in political power. That’s some crazy shit, Google.
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dindin6.bsky.social @dindin6.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
👀😂😉
My child will not eat fish, what can I replace it with?

A: A cat. Cats love fish.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Graham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Burnham’s biggest mistake so far. Creating a level playing field for political donations so that the ultra wealthy can’t buy influence must surely be a good thing? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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fredawhales.bsky.social @fredawhales.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Anyone else wonder why you can't release a car, a medicine, a kid's toy or a slew of other products onto a market anywhere in the developed world without rigorous testing & safety checks yet Ai was unleashed on the world without any checks at all... Ai... By billionaires for billionaires!
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/08/2026
Proud to announce that New York City has registered a record 4,200 New Yorkers in our doula care program.  Pregnancy and childbirth are life-changing moments. No one should be forced to navigate them alone.
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Mayor Mamdani Expands Access to Doula Care Across NYC as Citywide Initiative Surpasses 4,000 People Served
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Josep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Video documents an Israeli attack on an ambulance transporting wounded Palestinians during the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
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Josep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Israeli warplanes strike a water desalination facility in northern Gaza City.
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Today, 7/20, is the deadline for Acting AG Todd Blanche to respond to my latest filing demanding: *specific documents from the Epstein Files be produced in the judge's chambers AND *for Blanche to pay a $1000 fine/day until he complies with the rest of the preliminary injunction entered in my favor
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹
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Conor Mahood @conorvoice.com · 11/05/2026
I saw this cool dog who had a cool car (Brighton, early 2020s)
A peach coloured three-wheeled car, which looks like the whole top opens to get in or out. Inside is a dog with extremely long ears, regarding the camera calmly.
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Georgia 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦉 🌻 @georgiegeeez.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
DEAR RESTAURANTS: Your servers are not volunteers. If you can't afford to pay them more than 2.13% of what you charge, you can't afford to run a business. Thank you!
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Forbes @forbes.com · 22/04/2026
A judge said a documentary released on Peacock last year could not have harmed Sean “Diddy” Combs’ reputation, as it was already “tarnished” by his criminal charges and civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault.
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Judge Dismisses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ $100 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against NBCUniversal
A judge said a documentary released on Peacock last year could not have harmed Sean “Diddy” Combs’ reputation, as it was already “tarnished” by his criminal charges and civil lawsuits alleging sexual assault.
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I did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The coolest thing about solar energy is that you don't need to invade
another country to go get it.
GREENPEACE
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The young people in our @obamafoundation.bsky.social Leaders program give me hope. One of those leaders, Luisa Neubauer, is working to fight climate change and recently traveled to Antarctica. This Earth Day, I hope you'll check out her incredible story.
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Dr. René MD 🇺🇸🩺 @drrenemd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
It's all just overtly blatant. With their grifting there are NO COINCIDENCES.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Reading the FT front page story about a Chinese company introducing a battery with a 1500 km range & six minute recharging time & about how two Chinese companies own more than half of the global EV battery market & I am struck by the different realities the US and China occupy. We’ve lost the plot.
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
61 percent of American men identify as pro-choice. They may not know how best to get involved, but their engagement is critically important. Men for Choice is a nonprofit that’s mobilizing men to protect reproductive freedom.
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More Than Half of American Men Believe Abortion Should Be Legal. They Need to Speak Up.
Men for Choice is a nonprofit that’s mobilizing men to protect reproductive freedom
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Yarwanaw @yarwanaw.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
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Eloise Powers @elnopower.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The most beautiful of all.... colorful Green Magpie of Kaeng Krachan Thailand April 2026 By Zuharie Avian
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Lucky Shitt 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 @luckyshitt.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
DAMN, SON! Reinventing how a thousand year old instrument is played!
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Annette @ladywaterood.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
substack.com/@resistbot/n...
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Connecticut Just Told Masked ICE Agents to Show Their Faces
SB00397 bars masks on every officer in the state, forces feds to show badges, and opens state courts to sue them. A first in the country.
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fredawhales.bsky.social @fredawhales.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Breaking News: A Judge Just Blocked Virginia’s Voters. Here’s What You Need to Know.
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Breaking News: A Judge Just Blocked Virginia’s Voters. Here’s What You Need to Know.
Yesterday, Virginians approved a congressional redistricting referendum by three percentage points.
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fredawhales.bsky.social @fredawhales.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement.
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This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement.
Someone keeps making perfectly-timed bets right before the President speaks. The victims are your pension, your 401(k), and the country I took an oath to defend.
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fredawhales.bsky.social @fredawhales.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
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Get Renters Rights Act updates - Generation Rent
Don’t miss the latest news about your rights. Section 21 evictions will be scrapped in On 1 May 2026, private renters get a new set of protections. This includes an […]
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/04/2026
Sen. Jack Reed to Warsh as he dodges questions about divesting his assets: "Excuse me. I must commend you on the way you can circularly go around questions and not answer them. It's a skill. Unfortunately it's not a good skill for the chairman of the Fed."
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European Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 21/04/2026
After France, Denmark is moving too: its Digitalisation Ministry plans to phase out Microsoft, switching to Linux and LibreOffice in the coming months. The goal is clear—reduce dependence on a handful of global tech giants and strengthen digital sovereignty.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Ever wonder why ants build colonies that last generations without trashing their habitat? Or how bees pollinate without poisoning the flowers? No intelligent species will destroy their environment in the disguise for development and profit—nature proves it.
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Generation Rent @generationrent.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The Renters’ Rights Act will come into force in 10 days. Learn about your new rights, and how to use them, by signing up to a FREE Renters’ Rights Awareness Week webinar! Sign up here: www.generationrent.org/renters-righ...
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running-wolf.bsky.social @running-wolf.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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america.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
So. Much. Winning. 🙄 #trumptariffs #trumpeconomy #trumptaxes #corporateamerica #fdjt
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