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Mpls.St.Paul Magazine @mspmag.bsky.social · 37m
The Stolen Neighbors Quilt, made of 12,500 fabric squares and unveiled at the State Capitol’s rotunda, represents the lives of the estimated 11,000 people deported in Minnesota between the beginning of President Trump’s second term and the end of Operation Metro Surge.
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 28m
US deportations to African countries unlawful and exploit suffering - HRW
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US deportations to African countries unlawful and exploit suffering - HRW
More than 500 migrants have been expelled from the US to African countries, HRW says, citing US data.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 6h
Deloitte fined £6.05m for dud audits at Go-Ahead Group. Fines passed to clients in higher charges. Big firms routinely deliver dud audits. None shut down. Regulator so impressed, set to reduce audit quality inspections, will rely on self-reporting by firms.
frc.org.uk
Sanctions against Deloitte LLP
Executive Counsel of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued a Final Settlement Decision Notice under the Audit Enforcement Procedure and imposed sanctions against Deloitte LLP (Deloitte) in ...
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In panel one, we see a crow’s face. It says, “I AM DEATH’S MESSENGER”.
In panel two, we see the same crow’s face. It continues, “YOUR TIME IS NEAR”.
In panel four, we see the crow awkwardly hopping away from a stick figure.
In panel five, we see the grim reaper with the crow perched on his hand. The grim reaper says, “So you should probably fly away dramatically instead.”
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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 5h
have to say, another wonderful AI bonus is how instead of getting incredibly excited whenever I get an interesting pitch from a new writer I've not heard of or find a new artist I'd love to work with, the miserable cloak of suspicion it's cast around everything has killed so much of that for me
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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 6h
I have so many questions.
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026
there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not
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Mika McKinnon @mikamckinnon.bsky.social · 16h
Things that break my heart every single time without fail:
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 16h
Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’
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Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’
Pentagon chief tries to play down problems onboard carrier as it returns to dock after 260 days at sea without port call
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you think Trump’s “musings” and “jokes” are not worth headlines, no matter how shocking or offensive they may be, then you haven’t been paying attention. The past decade and past week show they're too dangerous too ignore. My new piece at @contrariannews.org www.contrariannews.org/p/dont-dismi...
contrariannews.org
Don’t Dismiss Trump’s Los Angeles-San Diego Comment as a ‘Joke’
No normal American would say those words. A president shouldn’t even think them.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 15h
Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
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Margaret Hamilton, trailblazer whose software powered Apollo 11 moon landing, dies at 90
MIT computer scientist led development of software for moon mission and earned Presidential Medal of Freedom Margaret Hamilton, the computer pioneer whose software powered the first moon landing, has died, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced on Wednesday. She was 90. In an era before titles such as software engineer and computer scientist became mainstream, Hamilton, who died on 30 September, learned to program under the tutelage of a renowned MIT meteorologist. Continue reading...
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max power 🌌 @sneptech.bsky.social · 15h
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 19h
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)
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Reuters @reuters.com · 14h
Amazon makes fresh job cuts, mainly in retail division reut.rs/4hUPvv4
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Amazon makes fresh job cuts, mainly in retail division
Amazon confirmed on Wednesday it had cut what it said were a small number of jobs, primarily ​in its Stores unit which oversees the main e-commerce website.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 21h
Police face super-complaint over handling of ‘revenge porn’ cases
channel4.com
Police face super-complaint over handling of ‘revenge porn’ cases
Image-based abuse, sometimes known as revenge porn, is still being dismissed by police, according to the lawyers for 100 people who reported such incidents.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 21h
Inside Erdogan’s crackdown on comedy in Turkey
channel4.com
Inside Erdogan’s crackdown on comedy in Turkey
Being a Turkish comedian is becoming no laughing matter. A crackdown that began on political rivals has spread to include anyone daring to poke fun at the president.
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Dominique Baker @bakerdphd.bsky.social · 21h
Put his body on the line bsky.app/profile/wick...
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 21h
Straightforwardly Nazi shit here
bbc.co.uk
Western civilisation is 'at an inflection point' Rubio says in speech overloooking Acropolis
In a speech overlooking the Acropolis, the US Secretary of State also said the US believes Europe "can awaken from its long slumber".
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 20h
Trump says he will pay for future ads, but the White House says taxpayers will not be reimbursed for past ones.
aljazeera.com
Most Americans oppose Trump's taxpayer-funded ‘golden age' ads: Poll
Trump says he will pay for future ads, but the White House says taxpayers will not be reimbursed for past ones.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 20h
We Need To Take Trump’s Rhetoric Seriously, But Not Literally vs. Have That Guy Killed theonion.com/we-need-to-take-trumps…
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We Need To Take Trump’s Rhetoric Seriously, But Not Literally vs. Have That Guy Killed
Almost every day, the establishment seems to get it wrong trying to use Donald Trump’s words to paint him as a dire threat to our democracy. What so many fail to see—and what his supporters have long ...
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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My next book has a whole section on the psychology behind "People becoming successful by simply lying about already being successful then charging other people to learn their 'secrets' about how to become successful". This would make a perfect case study, but I doubt the legal team will go with it.
bad.baltic.takes 12h
Lawvers for Andrew Tate have had to admit in
court that he is not a citizen of Estonia as he
previously claimed.
Much of his wealth and status is fabricated, they
said in attempt to convince the court he and his
brother are not a flight risk if released on bail
That included his claims to seven passports.
"The Tates are engaged in several businesses
teaching men how to earn money. It is in their
interest to portray themselves on social media
as uberwealthy." 1/3
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 20h
On the other hand they have successfully closed the Strait of Hormuz, so give them some credit.
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Sam “The Great Pumpkin” Thielman @samthielman.com · 07/10/2026
oh look paid protesters
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 07/10/2026
When I went to college it was considered critically important for blogs to be integrated into every curriculum, because blogs were the future. We had to maintain a separate blog for every class. I guarantee you that not a single student ever looked at a single one of those blogs ever again
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 07/10/2026
"We don't want to turn into a banana republic, so we won't try to rein in corporations" is the kind of thing you say if you don't know what makes a banana republic a banana republic, and instead want to be a banana republic where the bananas are data centers.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 06/10/2026
He just can’t help himself
Han shooting first cartoon
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 07/10/2026
Tried the Photoshop copy people got excited about this morning, failed on the first simple test.
Photcraft jagged lineClip studio line test (smooth and good pressure sensitivity)
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 07/10/2026
New Director General wants the BBC to *checks notes* die on a toilet
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Ian Coldwater 🧊🚫 @lookitup.baby · 07/10/2026
It’s not better for the generations after us, who are watching every one of their career ambitions disappear in real time before they even get to start them There are students right now on their third or fourth change of major, as the funding keeps getting cut and the rugs keep getting pulled
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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Wrong answers only. My bet: thanks for all the fish.
Newspaper headline: Queen Elizabeth’s Final Diary Entry Contained Only Five Words.
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Chris Adams @mrchrisadams.net · 07/10/2026
I guess this is the week Bluesky answers this vital question
The "press two button meme", with "I hate AI more" as one button and "I hate Adobe more" as the other
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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 07/10/2026
Holy shit. Someone has decompiled the Adobe suite, rebuilt it in Rust and released it as open source. Either all software is dead or the US copyright laws are about to receive an update. getartcraft.com/apps
getartcraft.com
Crafting Apps: open-source creative tools
Image editing, vector illustration, video, photography, PDFs, motion graphics and page layout: seven native, open-source apps from the ArtCraft team, built in Rust and free to use.
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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am 100% fully invested in their survival
A close up of a scared looking cartoon triceratops Another close up of a scared looking cartoon triceratops
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Colin Murray @colinmurray.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
When will the bad takes from people who intermittently discover NI's governance arrangements stop?? The Public Processions Act was enacted months before the GFA, to address this issue as a preliminary. The GFA wasn't meant to tackle this. Also NI Bill of Rights was never enacted as the GFA intended:
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This isn’t AI. My cousin Braycen was torn apart by Havana syndrome which is why he’s in his coffin in “chunks”. The ugly “boy” in the (real) photo isn’t his son; it’s a full grown small intruder man who ran off with the head & ate it behind the funeral home. RT to salute 🫡 🇺🇸
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I can't believe the party that enacted the first new anti-trans legislation since Thatcher and is still selling arms to the IDF is now stamping their feet and refusing to work with Greens, a party that, just to remind you, HASN'T said "please work with us, Labour".
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The Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form.
, it's
and I
have some personal news to share with you.
Being a mom is one of the greatest joys of my life, and I feel deeply that we should have salad tonight
This year has been challenging in many ways, and I have immense gratitude for the kindness and support of family, community, and people like you who have continued to stand by me through everything. It means the world, and I wanted you to be among the first to know that squash is in the oven and kale is in the fridge.As many of you are aware, ve been navigating one of the most challenging periods of my day while waiting for dinner.
Facing baseless federal hunger brought on by not eating since lunch, fighting for the working kids of this country, and now caring for a mean toddler and helping him grow up in a world that isn't always easy. But it has also reminded me exactly why I do this work and who I do it for.
I will never stop working to eat dinner. I will never stop fighting for what is right, even when there is also some feta in the fridge. And I will never stop being so very thankful that you are by my side in this important work and that there is tahini in the pantry for dressing
With love and gratitude,
stop to end
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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This raises a really important question: A) Moby Dicks B) Mobys Dick Or C)Mobies Dick
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The daily sea surface temperature is now so high, they had to add more chart because the previous version only went up to 30C
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Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot @bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Roll-out begins for passport-free UK airport e-gates
bbc.co.uk
Roll-out begins for passport-free UK airport e-gates
The system uses facial technology to check travellers against immigration and passport information.
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Rick Desolate 🪦 | The D-Pad @ricdesi.dpad.fm · 06/10/2026
Sarah just 360 no-scoped me out of nowhere with this screencap, I have never been so mortally wounded
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sarah Pochin raised "concerns" in parliament about the impact of second homes on rural communities. Two days later she purchased an £800,000 second home on Anglesey. Remarkable stuff. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Reform MP raises concerns about second homes – then buys one for £800,000
Sarah Pochin bought Anglesey property two days after writing to minister about impact of second homes on rural communities
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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 05/10/2026
[car dealership waiting room] Me: [chanting] knobs, knobs- Other car buyers: knobs, KNOBS Car salesman: [pounding desk] KNOBS, KNOBS, KNOBS!
forbes.com
Knobs Returning To Some Automakers’ Vehicles, To The Relief Of Many
Auto companies are listening to the complaints of consumers, who want their knobs and buttons back.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Police officers who tasered care home resident sacked www.channel4.com/news/police-...
channel4.com
Police officers who tasered care home resident sacked
Two police officers have been sacked for gross misconduct after elderly care home resident Donald Burgess was pepper sprayed, tasered and hit with a baton.
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Innsmouth Looksmaxxing @gonebabygone.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hank Hill looking at an iMac
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Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Unofficial BBCNews (World) Bot @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
bbc.co.uk
Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres
The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.
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Monteiro @monteiro.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I dunno… I feel like a sitting US president inviting a foreign power to bomb two US cities and not being immediately impeached for treason might be… a story worth pursuing.
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Morrus @morrus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And yet again today. Can't even get onto the site to close it. Why is this not illegal?
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Morrus @morrus.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
183,716 bots online now. The numbers just keep going up every time. We thought 90,000 was a lot a couple of weeks ago. Now nearly 200K AI scraper bots are are scraping... a closed sign. And I can't open the site up again until they f*ck off.
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