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William Gibson

@greatdismal.bsky.social
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Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 13h
Restless legs IG: @nicokokartinspiration Heemskerk, Netherlands www.instagram.com/nicokokartin...
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Before Stonehenge was raised, before Egypts first pyramid broke ground,before the Nazca people drew their famous lines across the Peruvian desert,someone in what is now southern Arizona shaped a 272-foot fish into the earth On April 23,2026,"a border-wall contractor drove heavy equipment across it"
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Trump's Border Wall Construction Destroys 6,500-Year-Old Arizona Geoglyph – Older Than Stonehenge
Arizona's 6,500-year-old Las Playas Intaglio, the oldest dated geoglyph in the Americas, was irreparably damaged by border wall construction in April 2026.
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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The Pope at Mass with Vatican gendarmerie today: “Those who guard others must first guard within themselves the truth, justice, goodness and respect. Guarding others requires a heart guarded by the Lord.”
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 20h
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Moscow unveils 'new doctrine' targeting Ukrainian civilians, Zelensky vows to respond with more energy strikes
Zelensky said that Ukrainian intelligence obtained documents revealing that Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a "new doctrine" allowing Russian forces to launch broader strikes against Ukrainian...
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Count Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 16h
@petergknight.bsky.social I saw this somewhere, thought you might like it
Canal reflecting a breezy sky. The sun in partially behind a cloud, and this can only be seen in the reflection.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6h
Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material
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Internet Watch Foundation reports huge rise in AI child sexual abuse material
Abuse material monitor says number of AI images assessed this year is already 40% higher than last year’s total AI-generated child sexual abuse material is proliferating online, with the amount of illegal material investigated this year already exceeding the total for 2025. Analysts at the Internet Watch Foundation have found more photorealistic child sexual abuse material in the first half of 2026 than for the whole of the prior year. The UK-based IWF, which monitors abuse material globally, said it had assessed 6,310 AI images that met the legal definition of child sexual abuse, 40% higher than last year’s total of more than 4,500. Continue reading...
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 23h
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It’s time to send Danielle Smith and the UCP a resounding message they’ll never forget: Yes to Canada! No to the Nine! Guest post by Bradley Lafortune. albertapolitics.ca/2026/10/its-...
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It’s time to send Danielle Smith and the UCP a resounding message they’ll never forget: Yes to Canada! No to the Nine! - Alberta Politics
Quite naturally, most of the focus by the groups hurriedly formed to support a remain-in-Canada vote in the separation referendum that has been aided, abetted and forced on Albertans by the United Con...
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#BruceSterling @bruces.bsky.social · 23h
*Stefan, do you think that I'm somehow *imagining* a medieval Muscovite prince whose bones were disinterred, conveyed to the Russo-Ukrainian front and then lost in a killer-robot assault
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 17h
weight-bearing “allegedly”
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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 12h
Artist: Roz Chast from The New Yorker
The image shows a black-and-white cartoon titled "The Mind-Body Problem" drawn by Roz Chast for The New Yorker.
It depicts a person slouching on a couch who says "No" in a speech bubble while their mind or head, leaning back, says "Get up."
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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 14h
I can answer for you this headline's question without even reading the article
screen mri, early detection vs over diagnosis
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Count Melancholia @lillyh.bsky.social · 14h
I'm in my seventh decade and I've never seen a gun, an actual real gun, IRL. I've seen some vintage ones at a museum, behind glass. This is my urban Canadian heritage. I realise that people out in the sticks might have guns for hunting or in case of wildlife attacks, such as from polar bears.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 14h
a giant pop tart holds a sign saying “dreams really do come true” as it’s lowered into a toaster (yes it’s weird and no you don’t have to be high)
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 20h
A Campus Reckoning: ‘Cornell Is Now Known for This’ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/n...
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A Campus Reckoning: ‘Cornell Is Now Known for This’
Accusations of sexual assault at a fraternity party have tarnished the self-image of a fiercely proud Ivy League institution. Can the university ever be the same?
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 9h
Yes Sam. There will need to be a sacrifice for the AI future…
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The Wicker Man: Oh God, Oh Jesus Christ!
Alt: The Wicker Man: Oh God, Oh Jesus Christ!
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Colin Peters (spoopy version) @colinpeters.bsky.social · 10h
“I asked ChatGPT and it told me I didn’t do a sexual harassment.”
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Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 11h
Worst news of the week:
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 17h
Heatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their stories
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Heatwaves killed over 8,000 people in France this year. Here are some of their stories
The French health authorities reported that 8,124 deaths were related to the extreme heatwaves between late May and late August in France. Le Monde spoke to the friends and families of 11 of the victims to find out about the lives behind those numbers.
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Pissedoffpundit @pissedoffpundant.bsky.social · 13h
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 10h
Interplanetary sociolinguistics “Do make an effort not to pronounce it ‘Your Anus’.” “‘Urinous’, then?”
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 20h
Today in what could possibly go wrong: www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/w...
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Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon (Gift Article)
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 04/10/2026
Latvian PM Kulbergs' party achieves a historic victory, pushing populists to the margins
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Latvian PM Kulbergs' party achieves a historic victory, pushing populists to the margins
With 35.3% of the vote, an unprecedented result for any political party since 1990 in the country, the centrist, pro-European and pro-Ukrainian leader can now form a coalition without the populists.
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Sara Spector @miriam2626.bsky.social · 20h
Gina Hinojosa now leads Greg Abbott by 4 points in Texas! She's done with grassroots money. Texans are investing in their future!
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 22h
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Alan @gammacounter.bsky.social · 17h
Rectangular sticker that shows a simulation of the Oregon Trail game screen with the wagon and below it says you have died from American salad
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h
First Lady Natalie Harp returns to the White House late last night after traveling all day with the president #TravelWithNatalie (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)
pic of Natalie walking, bag in hand
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Sarah Good @sassy0210.bsky.social · 19h
Our future A.G. wearing his Bruce Springsteen T-shirt at the Power to the People Concert. ✊
Photo of Jack Smith at the Power to the People Concert.
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Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 17h
Lake Superior to be renamed Lake Super Intelligence.
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But what I can’t wait to are the uniforms!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17h
The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger was officially approved this past week. Corporate concentration means more power for CEOs — and less freedom for everyone else. Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains.
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The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
From your grocery bill to your paycheck, monopolies are making you less financially secure and ultimately less free. For
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
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Paul McAuley @unlikelyworlds.bsky.social · 20h
Somewhere in the Chilterns, earlier today.
View, from the edge of a footpath through a strip of woods, of grassy fields stretching towards Chequers country mansion. Trees line the long drive on the right; Beacon Hill, crowned by a small stand of trees, can be glimpsed to the left.
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90’s Deadhead @90sdeadhead.bsky.social · 19h
"Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz? My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz?..." -Janis Joplin -Mercedes-Benz -died on this day in 1970. I am too young to have had a chance to see her
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Brett Shaw @brettshaw.bsky.social · 21h
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 19h
There should be no reason why Eminem feels the need to command music with and collaborate with KKK MAGA lunatic Kid Rock. Absolutely horrendous look.
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 20h
Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 21h
English physician & epidemiologist Dr. Alice Stewart is best-known for her pioneering research in the 1950s that established a strong link between prenatal X-ray exposure and childhood leukemia. Her work influenced radiation protection standards. She was born #OTD in 1906. #WomenInSTEM #MedSky
Black-and-white photograph of English physician and pioneering epidemiologist Dr. Alice Stewart (1906–2002) working at her desk, symbolizing her groundbreaking research linking prenatal X-ray exposure to childhood leukemia. The composition positions Dr. Stewart on the left side of the frame, angled slightly toward the camera. She sits at a wooden desk with her body turned forward, leaning her forearms against the surface. Holding a pen in her right hand, she is captured in the act of writing on loose-leaf papers, looking directly at the viewer with a slight, knowing smile and an intelligent, engaged expression. Her dark hair is short, textured, and styled in loose curls around her face. She wears a crisp, light-colored medical lab coat over a textured collared shirt or blouse. The setting is a research lab or office environment. Positioned prominently in the background on the desk to her left is a large, classic black compound microscope. Stacks of research papers, documents, and reference materials are scattered across the workspace. The overall mood is intellectual, professional, and deeply focused, capturing a legendary scientist whose rigorous data collection transformed global radiation protection standards.
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Jack Womack @jwomack.bsky.social · 18h
@richardkadrey.bsky.social rich guy started building the castle when I was ten or so. Didn't finish till twenty years after I left town. Giant castle wall surrounding nothing while I was still there.
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DW Bowers 🐸💙 🇺🇸 🫏 @dwbowers.bsky.social · 20h
Communist China builds much better affordable electric cars than the “capitalist” US. Americans are forced to pay more for inferior products because the US is not allowing Chinese cars to be sold here. American companies would be forced to build better cars if the market was not protected.
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 23h
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 23h
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 20h
Just a girl and her* airplane 🥰 * actually it is emphatically the Canadian Aviation Museum’s airplane but they do let me fly it a lot
Me standing on the wing of a yellow De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk, on a sunny afternoon. I’m wearing a flight suit and aviators and trying to look cool, which may or may not be effective, but the lighting is really good at least
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ru1g.bsky.social @ru1g.bsky.social · 21h
"Voting prevents unwanted presidencies" Photo: Concord, CA-October 3, 2026- Immigration court demonstration. @indivisible.org @indivisresistcoco.bsky.social @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social bring-maureen-home.vercel.app
Photo: Concord, CA-October 3, 2026- Immigration court demonstration.

Community members gathered at the Federal Immigration Court location to raise awareness and support of those that have been wrongfully detained by ICE.  The community also raised voices in opposition to unwarranted military actions as well as other unjust and violent acts by ICE and other federal government agencies.  This event was organized by Indivisible Resisters Contra Costa, a grassroots, nonpartisan group advocating for policies to support immigration reform, campaign finance reform, universal healthcare, racial justice, and to protect our environment.

Come join us next week and make your voice heard!
Check @indivisresistcoco.bsky.social‬  or https://indivisibleresisters.org for additional information.

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Serendipity @serendipityinfl.bsky.social · 20h
Power to the People Music concert..Joan Biaz, Jack Black,Bruce Springsteen, Tom Morello,Foo Fighters,Dave Mathews,Dave Grohl and tons of others promoting Voter registration and take back our country!
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Mourning NAVALNY😢 @jan-readsalot.bsky.social · 20h
Just when we think it can’t get worse … it does.
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Luke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
nah
An image of California coast indicating its 106 at Disneyland today
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love this 👇
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🖌 Myandra sez: 🖍 Impeach the MF'er soon. We're waiting. @myandra.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Poor Agatha!
One witch is asking the other why she is so sad. 
She says she can't have children
The first witch says, "Allergies aren't the end of the world."
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