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@imogenhybrid.bsky.social
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Ancient historian. Writer. Translator. Mature PhD student. Crazy cyclist. Book lover. Knife thrower. Introvert misanthropist. Mad plant lady. Tea addict.

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 10/06/2026
This is horrifying: Houses, cars, and a bus were set on fire in Belfast last night in a night of violence that followed a knife attack on Monday. One pastor in north Belfast says black people's homes were targeted, while an MP tells the BBC there was a "race-based pogrom" www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...
bbc.com
Homes set on fire in Belfast night of violence as MP says people targeted based on skin colour - follow live
On one street, hundreds of masked men carrying bottles and bricks set bins on fire and shouted "foreigners out", our reporter says.
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Lee Benfield @benf.org · 10/06/2026
This will end well
Ai summary saying there is one r in "liable"
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tante @tante.cc · 10/06/2026
A court in Munich declared that Google is liable for their "AI summaries" and all its hallucinations. This brings "AI" slop in line with all other products: "AI" is basically the only product where a provider can deliver unchecked garbage and put all liability on the consumer.
the-decoder.com
Landmark German ruling declares Google's AI Overviews are Google's own words and makes it liable for false answers
A German regional court has ruled that Google is directly liable for the content of its AI search overviews. According to the court, previous limited liability protections for search engine operators don't apply to AI overviews. In this case, Google's AI had falsely linked two publishers to fraud and made claims that didn't appear in any of the linked sources. The ruling could set a precedent for AI-generated content liability worldwide.
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Molly McKew @mollymckew.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
It’s a pretty weird week when a guy who wants to be a trillionaire is simultaneously getting headlines for the economy-shattering IPO expected Friday and the racist pogroms he is accused of stoking — but these stories are viewed as separate and in no way connected or prescient of the future.
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imogenhybrid.bsky.social @imogenhybrid.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Juxtaposition on my timeline. #Murderbot
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NPR @npr.org · 10/06/2026
The main San Francisco court was one of the busiest in the country, hearing thousands of cases a year. It was also one of the courts most likely to grant an immigrants' asylum application. n.pr/3PVvjzc
n.pr
San Francisco immigration court shuts down, striking at heart of historic advocacy
The main San Francisco court was one of the busiest in the country, hearing thousands of cases a year. It was also one of the courts most likely to grant an immigrants' asylum application.
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Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"The region has historically produced low carbon emissions, yet it is enduring the extreme consequences of the climate crisis, with many of its island communities facing the threat of rising water levels and coral reef destruction." globalvoices.org/2026/06/10/m...
globalvoices.org
Melanesian nations vow to connect and expand marine protected areas
"This initiative represents a bold and timely step forward, recognising that our oceans do not end at national boundaries, and that our stewardship responsibilities must therefore extend across them."
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 07/06/2026
Just killed a mosquito on a plane in Seattle that flew down from Fairbanks, Alaska and is on its way to Boston It was full of blood Great exercise in how disease vectors move about quickly
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Gershom Gorenberg גרשום גורנברג @gershomg.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Reporter for The Free Press says there’s no point in going places yourself if you can read about them on Wikipedia. Truly, the soul of a journalist.
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
👇🎯💯 <all together now>
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common. .... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.
The former Marine David J. Morris, author of a book on ­ post-
­ traumatic stress disorder, notes that the disorder is far more com-
mon and far more rarely addressed among rape survivors than
combat veterans. He wrote me, “The science on the subject is pretty
clear: according to the New England Journal of Medicine, rape is about
four times more likely to result in diagnosable PTSD than combat.
Think about that for a ­ moment— being raped is four times more psy-
chologically disturbing than going off to a war and being shot at and
blown up. And because there are currently no enduring cultural nar-
ratives that allow women to look upon their survival as somehow he-
roic or honorable, the potential for enduring damage is even greater.”
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/06/2026
WOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads
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Reuters @reuters.com · 05/06/2026
Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says reut.rs/3QofpNR
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Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says
The Middle East conflict is pushing millions of people closer to hunger, as rising ‌fuel and transport costs drive up food prices while funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance, the U.N. World Food Programme said on Friday.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 11/04/2026
I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 05/06/2026
German tech in Russian drones: good ZEIT article on difficulties of sanctions’ control. www.zeit.de/2026/16/scha...
zeit.de
Schaeffler: Warum Putins Drohnen mit deutscher Technik fliegen
Trotz Sanktionen landet deutsche Technik in russischen Waffen: Wie die fränkische Firma Schaeffler Putins Armee beliefert – und nicht weiß, wie das passieren kann.
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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 05/06/2026
Britain’s Sikhs shaken as murder of Henry Nowak brings sudden tensions
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Britain’s Sikhs shaken as murder of Henry Nowak brings sudden tensions
Backlash after killing of student fuels concern in Kent town with large Sikh community
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Healthcare workers shouldn't be martyrs. Yet we expect them to suffer to save others, time & again. These conversations brought me back to Ebola 2014 when I met nurses in W Africa suffering because they lacked basic protection. @bhadeliamd.bsky.social was there. www.newsweek.com/fight-agains...
newsweek.com
In Fight Against Ebola, Front-Line Health Workers Risked Their Lives And Never Got Paid
Less than 2 percent of all Ebola donations went to front-line medical staff in Sierra Leone.
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Amy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
I spoke with doctors on the frontline of Ebola in Congo, and it made my heart race. “We live with fear in our stomachs,” Dr. Furaha told me. “Every day, there are healthcare providers and patients dying.” My latest @kffhealthnews.org kffhealthnews.org/public-healt...
kffhealthnews.org
‘We Live With Fear’: In Congo, Doctors Face Ebola With Little Protection - KFF Health News
Travel bans and conflict have disrupted supply chains in the Democratic Republic of Congo, leaving health workers without Ebola tests and protective gear needed to contain the outbreak.
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EUwatch 🇪🇺 @euwatch.live · 04/06/2026
Kushner-backed Albania resort sparks protests, EU concerns
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Kushner-backed Albania resort sparks protests, EU concerns
Trump's son-in-law is linked to a megaproject on Albania's protected coast that has triggered protests and EU scrutiny over risks to flamingos and endangered habitats.
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NPR @npr.org · 04/06/2026
Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker was perhaps most well-known for the graphic memoir, and subsequent film, about her life during the Iranian revolution in 1979. n.pr/4e4ODBQ
n.pr
Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56
Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker was perhaps most well-known for the graphic memoir, and subsequent film, about her life during the Iranian revolution in 1979.
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"The solar farm has been quietly changing the desert around it, as the panels create the right conditions for the soil below to encourage plant growth ... that allows sheep to graze in the area, which shows how green energy facilities can have a positive but unexpected impact on residents."
bgr.com
Solar Panel Farms In Tibet Are Having An Unexpected Effect On Local Residents - BGR
Solar panels in Tibet are creating more grazing land for local herders, giving an economic boost to locals and free lawn care to the utilities.
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Dr Sarah Irving @drtermagant.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The price of those nice cheap cans of Italian tomatoes - gangmaster thugs trapping people in a burning car to make sure they suffer a horrific death: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
theguardian.com
Four migrant workers reportedly burned alive in their car in attack in Italy
Petrol station attack in Calabria throws spotlight on widespread exploitation of foreign farm labourers
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Frankie Huang 黄碧赤 @ourobororoboruo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Welp there’s no unseeing this
Colorful play gym for infants featuring foxes and bunnies, two criss-crossing archs stand over a square matUFC cage being built on the White House launch, criss-crossing arches strongly resembling the baby play gym
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 02/06/2026
Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, is now to be the acting direction of national intelligence.
Donald J. Trump
@realDonald Trump
I am appointing the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, William J. Pulte, to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence.
William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago.
During this period, he will remain Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac. Congratulations to Director Pulte! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Throwing one more story into the "Is AI going to replace all jobs?" folder. finance.yahoo.com/sectors/tech...
finance.yahoo.com
Starbucks quietly retired its AI agent just months after deployment after it miscounted coffee shop inventories and slowed down baristas
“It started off not particularly accurate and got less accurate over time,” one Starbucks employee told Fortune.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
ALBANIA — Seems like it should be a bigger deal that Ivanka Trump & Kushner’s luxury resort project is being massively protested, with the people demanding the PM’s resignation and firebombing homes over the corruption of their project partners.🤷🏼 The Trump grift is endless.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Just staggering that Labour leadership candidates are positioning themselves for the world’s smallest demographic: Daily Mail reading Labour Party members.
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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
"Joel" is picking cherries in the Bakersfield CA area. "We get paid 30 cents per pound. It's a very difficult job. I have to carry a bucket that weighs 30 lbs when full up and down a ladder. But supporting my family is my priority and this job helps pay the bills." #WeFeedYou
Worker climbing a ladder to pick cherries
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technerd @techviews.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Words having meaning is such a quaint idea.
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 31/05/2026
US boat strike campaign in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean has now killed over 200 people.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 31/05/2026
Nicaraguan indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies after three years in jail reut.rs/4wZ7ya1
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Nicaraguan indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera dies after three years in jail
Nicaraguan ​indigenous ​leader Brooklyn ⁠Rivera ​has died ​after three ​years ​in jail, according ‌to ⁠100% Noticias, ​a ​news ⁠site ​that ​reports ⁠on news ⁠in ​Nicaragua.
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Erik Loomis @erikloomis.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
This Day in Labor History: May 31, 1889. The South Fork dam, on the land of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club above the city of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, collapsed during a heavy rainstorm. The Johnstown Flood killed over 2,200 people and helps understand class inequality in the Gilded Age!
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imogenhybrid.bsky.social @imogenhybrid.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
The Very Hungry Ladybird Larva on my Nasturtium.
First photo of two shows a nasturtium stalk full of blackfly, with a ladybird (=ladybug) larva clinging to the underside of the bud at the top of the stalk.Second photo (taken next morning) shows ladybird (=ladybug) larva clinging to nasturtium stalk on which only very few blackfly remain.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I genuinely feel sick. A company reached out to me on IG, linking me to an AI version of myself. You can even ask "me" questions. They are also advertising it using an AI photo of me. They told me if I like it, they will give me free access... to my own fucking content that they stole. /1
A screenshot of the advertisement with an AI image of Lindsey and a brain, with text that says: YOUR BODY HAS A HISTORY. ASK ABOUT IT."
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
This is an explicit campaign of ethnic cleansing. Soldiers confiscated dozens of Palestinian vehicles and water tanks, and ignored residents' complaints of a water shortage. In the same firing zones, Israeli settler outposts thrive, with the cabinet recently approving a new settlement there.
haaretz.com
IDF acts against Palestinians living in West Bank firing zones, ignores settlers
Soldiers Confiscated Dozens of Palestinian Vehicles and Water Tanks, and Ignored Residents' Complaints of a Water Shortage. In the Same Firing Zones, Israeli Settler Outposts Thrive, With the Cabinet ...
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Aram Zucker-Scharff @chronotope.aramzs.xyz · 29/05/2026
Whenever people are like 'the lived experience of the economy is bad, but the economy numbers are good, this doesn't make sense' this is why.
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AltStateGov @altstategov.altgov.info · 29/05/2026
This part right here. Dehumanizing all immigrants and generalizing all immigrants. Also a blatant fucking lie as immigrants are being sent to countries they've never stepped foot in. Sometimes different continents.
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NPR @npr.org · 29/05/2026
Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created. n.pr/4feIXaW
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Photos show the world's 'uncounted' people -- and what it takes to be counted
Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo turns his lens on the people of the world who do not have birth and death certificates — and how these vital records are created.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/05/2026
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who have been integral to the failed negotiations in the Iran War, have “suggested promoting real estate projects in Tehran and an investment fund in the event a deal was reached” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/w...
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 28/05/2026
I am constantly amazed by the absolute contempt a certain sort of US kidlit publisher has for their readers. There is a genuine and persistent belief in the field that young American readers are both too stupid and too incurious to imagine a world outside their direct experience.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
A President ordering the Justice Department to criminally investigate a woman who won a sexual assault lawsuit against him makes Watergate look like an unpaid parking ticket.
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Mae Nick Phra Khanong @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Libertarians are all fun and games live and let live folks until someone wants to start a union
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Surprise! Almost like the killing spree at sea is not a serious counter-drug effort at all. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/w...
nytimes.com
Boat Strikes Have Failed to Curb Flow of Cocaine to U.S., Experts Say
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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 29/05/2026
#US: We welcome news that Larry Bushart has received an $835,000 settlement after being unjustly jailed over a Charlie Kirk post. The retired police officer spent 37 days in custody before charges were dropped. He should never have been arrested: apnews.com/article/char...
apnews.com
Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement
Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie…
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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Everyone should read this piece about what the Indian government is doing to its people in border states like Assam and now Bengal, throwing Muslims & other poor citizens into a Kafkaesque hell of paperwork, court cases, camps, expulsion to prove they belong in their home country.
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Index on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 28/05/2026
#Russia: The state is advancing a draft “civic death” law targeting exiled critics with harsh restrictions including denying access to passports, bank accounts and other essential services, escalating the Kremlin’s campaign of transnational repression: www.hrw.org/news/2026/05...
hrw.org
Russia Plans ‘Civic Death Law’ for Exiled Critics
On May 26, Russia’s State Duma is scheduled to review a draft law that targets exiled critics for allegedly acting “against Russia’s interests overseas.”
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Yes--please see my op-ed in @thebulletin.org with the awesome @doctorvive.bsky.social: thebulletin.org/2026/05/sorr...
thebulletin.org
Sorry, climate change is still dangerous, no matter what nonsense Trump emits
As important as it is to acknowledge progress, it is equally important to counter the disinformation that says we no longer need to worry about the climate future—whether that disinformation comes fro...
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