Reposted by Katya KingKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 5hIt's Fella Day in Kharkiv! I mean, it's Kharkiv Pet Day, with charity events and the chance to show off your pets. A little timeline cleanse for you. Video by PlaceKharkiv 731057
Reposted by Katya KingOlga Patlyuk @olgapatluyk.bsky.social · 8hThe witches’ council is in session today🧙♀️ www.etsy.com/shop/HappyJe... 0184
Reposted by Katya KingAngelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 9hImagine being trapped under occupation - and then a drone comes not to kill, but to save you. Six cats were evacuated by drones from occupied Oleshky, Ukraine🐾 The drones also delivered almost 4 tons of humanitarian aid - around 400 packages of food, medicine and supplies for children 35818
Katya King @katyavdgk.bsky.social · 9h@chrisfk.bsky.social Couldn't imagine a doggo introducing you to the Fall somehow. 010
Reposted by Katya KingPhilippe Vynckier @pvynckier.bsky.social · 10hWhatsApp, Telegram… un rapport remis au gouvernement défend la confidentialité des messages www.linforme.com/tech-telecom...linforme.comWhatsApp, Telegram… un rapport remis au gouvernement défend la confidentialité des messagesCommandé par le premier ministre dans le cadre du projet de loi Résilience, ce document rédigé par l’ex-député Florent Boudié avance 17 recommandations. Révélations. 033
Reposted by Katya KingAndres Guadamuz @technollama.bsky.social · 10hThere's still a large number of people who haven't tried any AI other than Google AI search in the last couple of years, and therefore do not understand why the rest of us are a bit freaked out by how quickly it's improving. 1377
Reposted by Katya KingUkrainska Pravda 🇺🇦 @pravda.ua · 10h🇪🇺 All EU member state embassies remain in Kyiv, EU ambassador to Ukraine sayspravda.com.uaAll EU member state embassies remain in Kyiv, EU ambassador to Ukraine saysEU Ambassador Katarína Mathernová says all 25 EU member states with embassies in Kyiv will keep their diplomatic missions operating in the Ukrainian capital despite Moscow’s warnings of further attack... 310424
Reposted by Katya KingLSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 10h"Craftwashing" refers when claims about artisanship, heritage or benefits to makers are misleading, exaggerated or false. @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social, @nazlialimen.bsky.social & Diviani Chaudhuri investigate the practice and its harmful effects on @lseinequalities.bsky.socialblogs.lse.ac.ukCraftwashing: Misleading claims about artisanship, heritage or working conditionsClaims about artisanship, heritage and sustainability are used to justify premium prices. But are they verified - or is there a risk of “craftwashing”? 0109
Reposted by Katya KingAdam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 14hMy #MECFS Scandal explainer has just hit half a million views on YouTube. I remember worrying that 27 minutes was too long and nobody would watch it. I never expected it to get so many. Thank you to everyone who shared it! Here’s the trailer 👇 56630
Katya King @katyavdgk.bsky.social · 10hWell I guess I won't be reskeeting much as pretty much every interesting text as an image has no ALT text and quite frankly I don't have the time or energy to add it to others' images. What happened that so few are making their Skeets accessible any more? 010
Reposted by Katya KingMeanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 10hA Sunday drive in Kyiv became a target. A Russian jet-powered drone struck the Pivnichnyi Bridge while civilian cars were crossing it. They were not on a battlefield. They were simply driving through their own city. This is Russian terror against civilians, turning ordinary life into a target. 17033
Reposted by Katya KingOlga Patlyuk @olgapatluyk.bsky.social · 12hThe Northern Bridge in Kyiv. Russians are deliberately targeting civilians infrastructure. 51918
Reposted by Katya KingThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 13hGood. Juries are important, not so much for the decisions they make, but for the decisions they prevent others form being able to make. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/oct...theguardian.comMinisters drop plans to cut jury trials in England and Wales after outcryCritics say scrapping of plans, which aimed to increase judge-alone trials to deliver swifter justice, leaves court system and victims vulnerable 738388
Reposted by Katya KingMousecow @mousecow.bsky.social · 10hEveryone's in fine fettle this morning, we got a full weekend meaty breakfast chorus :) #EverybodyLovesMousecow #ScampiVonMonkeyface #AndMissyToo 418617
Katya King @katyavdgk.bsky.social · 10hIncinerated novels and destroyed warehouses: Russia’s war on Ukrainian books www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...theguardian.comIncinerated novels and destroyed warehouses: Russia’s war on Ukrainian booksA Ukrainian publishing boom sparked by the 2022 invasion is now under threat from the force and frequency of Russian attacks 042
Reposted by Katya KingJake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 14hThis was a two act play by the Russians. It’s both a tragedy and a comedy. 591045254
Reposted by Katya KingDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 20hIgnoring advice to secure and monitor your sandboxes during testing then blaming it on your AI being so smart that it’s a threat to humanity is nasty work 17602157
Reposted by Katya KingOlga Patlyuk @olgapatluyk.bsky.social · 23hThis is absolutely gorgeous. Art by Юлія Петренко 1406
Reposted by Katya KingEatCookExplore @eatcookexplore.bsky.social · 03/10/2026In other scary news, a pneumonic plague has broken out in Siberia. 2122
Reposted by Katya KingChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026Here’s an expert book I recommend www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U...simonandschuster.comDeep UnlearningTimnit Gebru, one of the fiercest voices in the world speaking truth to power, chronicles her journey as a refugee and Black woman in STEM—deliveri... 49416
Reposted by Katya KingNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/10/2026🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...thequeenzone.comNew ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking RisksA new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to... 39249343004
Reposted by Katya KingAmee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is Alison, Cornell Class of 1994. She saw and experienced how Cornell University has gone out of their way to support and protect gang rape fraternity culture FOR YEARS, just like many other schools continue to do today. 23546297
Reposted by Katya KingMargo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 03/10/2026So, Russia bombed another bridge in Kyiv today that connects left and right banks . It’s the 5th attack on bridges in Kyiv in these 4 days . People left stranded , can’t get to work or get back home . Nothing military about it . only Russia trying to terrorise us into submission . 11587233
Reposted by Katya KingConspirador Norteño @conspirator0.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's a perfect day to ask the perennial question: should cats play bass? #Caturday 4503
Reposted by Katya KingVincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The first 100 customers get 20% off, and the discount code goes out to my email list on launch day. You can sign up here: go.theauroraguy.com/emailgo.theauroraguy.comJoin 38,000+ aurora chasersStorm alerts, forecasts written for every level of aurora chaser, and a free aurora chasing e-book the moment you sign up. 041
Reposted by Katya KingAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Wishing my Jewish friends and neighbors in Michigan and around the country a joyful Simchat Torah this weekend full of song, dance, and celebration. 483455626
Reposted by Katya KingThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 02/10/2026New anti-detection strategy just dropped 528111
Reposted by Katya KingMeredith Whittaker @meredithmeredith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Me? With my claws and teeth I will will defend art and artists as essential to any version of a beautiful livable world. a-rabbitsfoot.com/editorial/co...a-rabbitsfoot.com"They try to kill the poets": Meredith Whittaker on art in the age of AI - A Rabbit's FootChiara Towne in conversation with Meredith Whittaker is president of the Signal Foundation. 1551076
Reposted by Katya KingLeona Scream @editor.scot · 02/10/2026It is honestly so uplifting to see this guy doing such good things with such obvious joy 1223
Reposted by Katya KingLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Traditional Sema ceremony where Sufi dervishes perform a meditative whirling dance, a tradition which traces back to 13th-century mystic and poet Rumi. Yenikapı Mevlevi Lodge, Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey. 🇹🇷 IG: @theworldofsufis www.instagram.com/theworldofsu... 871599298
Reposted by Katya KingErin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I HAVE A COVER! And a pub date - July 6, 2027! If you want six true stories of antiquities fraud, from a California college convinced that Hong Kong tourist trinkets were worth millions, to an entire fake museum, to the titular mummy carved from styrofoam, preorder at www.amazon.com/Styrofoam-Mu... 2137769
Reposted by Katya KingGerald Weinand @dirigoblue.bsky.social · 02/10/2026More on the design by architect Beverley David Thorne here www.townandcountrymag.com/style/home-d...townandcountrymag.comSee Inside Jazz Great Dave Brubeck's Groovy Connecticut HomeIn the early 1960s, Brubeck moved from California to a modernist masterpiece in the woods of Connecticut. 0132
Reposted by Katya KingAnjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026you do want to see this 16915194
Reposted by Katya KingLe Parisien @leparisien.fr · 03/10/2026Trouver la station-essence la moins chère implique de comparer plusieurs adresses. D'une commune à l'autre, et parfois même à quelques mètres de distance, les prix à la pompe peuvent varier sensiblement. S'ajoutent à cela d'éventuelles tensions d'approvisionnement... ➡️ l.leparisien.fr/Yuqi 031
Reposted by Katya KingLe Monde @lemonde.fr · 03/10/2026En France, la sécheresse se poursuit et met à l’épreuve de nombreux réseaux d’eau potablelemonde.frEn France, la sécheresse se poursuit et met à l’épreuve de nombreux réseaux d’eau potableDe l’Ille-et-Vilaine à la Creuse, de la Mayenne à la Haute-Saône, les réserves en eau alimentant les réseaux de distribution sont toujours sous tension en raison du déficit pluviométrique. 31518
Reposted by Katya KingDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 01/10/2026AI safety expert Timnit Gebru says tech leaders are promoting greatly exaggerated claims about "superintelligence" and "existential risk" as a way to distract from the real threat — their own unregulated companies.democracynow.orgThe Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: “Alternative Nobel” Winner Timnit GebruWe speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind... 19695299
Reposted by Katya KingRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 03/10/2026probably should keep an eye on this www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/n...themoscowtimes.comNearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow TimesHealth 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... 65863137
Reposted by Katya KingTech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Economic violence against women through the use of digital IDs is a growing, rarely recognized problem in Denmark and across Europe, reports Polina Bachlakova.buff.lyHow Denmark's National Digital ID Fuels Economic Violence Against WomenThey are meant to be secure—but digital IDs and banking apps are enabling economic abuse against women, reports Polina Bachlakova. 33316
Reposted by Katya KingMichael Olesen @molesen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This is worrisome. Plague is due to Yersinia pestis and is easily treatable with antibiotics. Were they developing and antibiotic resistant strain? Prior Biopreparat work makes me think that's possible. www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/10/02/n...themoscowtimes.comNearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow TimesHealth 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... 1168
Reposted by Katya KingRod Evans @ultra-rejoiner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026J'ai signé une pétition pour empêcher les géants pétroliers de faire obstacle à des vols plus propres. L'UE a déjà une loi pour développer des carburants plus propres pour l'aviation, mais Shell et BP font pression pour qu'elle soit abandonnée. Signez : action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-09...action.wemove.euPas de géants pétroliers dans notre cielPartage la pétition et tu contribueras à multiplier l'impact de cette campagne : Pas de géants pétroliers dans notre ciel 023
Reposted by Katya KingYaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 02/10/2026russians cannot take this from me. Kyiv, near the Dnipro River. Today. 581897235
Reposted by Katya KingXenta @xenta.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hier ist ein interessanter Artikel für meine deutschsprachige Followers Das stimmt, wir haben den Nebel fast jeden Morgen www.bild.de/politik/ausl...bild.deKiew: Attacken durch Russland verändern jetzt sogar das WetterRaketen- und Drohnenangriffe haben in Kiew Rauch und Ruß freigesetzt. Warum die Dunstglocke entstand, wie gefährlich die Luft ist und was Behörden raten. 0221
Reposted by Katya KingDustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this: 256182974831
Reposted by Katya KingEric Lagadec @ericlagadec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Encore une image extraordinaire du JWST. Des galaxies à perte de vue, certaines, en avant-plan, déviant la lumière de celles derrière, lumière qui a voyagé pendant des milliards d'années avant d'apparaître tranquillou bilou sur votre téléphone ! 625555
Reposted by Katya KingVincent van Gogh @vangogh.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Pine Trees in Front of the Wall of the Asylum - 1889 botfrens.com/collections/46/content… 1558
Reposted by Katya KingRobert Sansom @fossilrob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026PhD opportunity: 🦠🪱☠️🪣🔬🏞️ Do you want to test hypotheses of how fossils form, figure out if lab experiments reflect the real world? Come and join our lab! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...findaphd.com[School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Bridging the taphonomic gap between the lab and the real world: Experimental Insights into Fossilization and Preservation at The University of Manchester ...PhD Project - [School of Natural Sciences PhD Scholarships] Bridging the taphonomic gap between the lab and the real world: Experimental Insights into Fossilization and Preservation at The University ... 01717
Reposted by Katya KingAnton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is Ihor Malchevskyi, a 69-year-old scientist at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, escaping the flames after a Russian attack. I could also write, "the whole world watched this live," but we can see that news from Ukraine has long been out of focus. 📹: DW 12336136
Reposted by Katya KingDr. Jessie Christiansen @aussiastronomer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Hello software developers! Come work with our Keck Observatory Archive team at the NASA Exoplanet Science Institute at @caltechipac.bsky.social!! We have a great team, a hybrid work schedule, and you get to live in fabulous SoCal! phf.tbe.taleo.net/phf03/ats/ca...phf.tbe.taleo.netHiring Application Developer, IPAC - Pasadena, CAView job details and apply now 22211
Reposted by Katya KingJoan Miró @joanmiro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The Hunter www.wikiart.org/en/joan-miro/the-hu… 0184
Reposted by Katya KingJoseph Menn @joemenn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Public service announcement: The AI agents hacking into companies are not going rogue and not misaligned and not crying out for freedom. They are poorly constructed programs with bad training. 46717