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Esteban

@kokoshiair.bsky.social
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Cynical autistic historian on technological, legal, & political history; focus on aviation. Politically center-left under EU standards. NAFO member. He/him

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 06/10/2026
⚡️Lithuania takes 1st step to lift nuclear weapons ban amid Russian threat. The move comes as Vilnius seeks to strengthen its deterrence amid growing security concerns in the region because of Russia's aggressive posture.
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Lithuania takes 1st step to lift nuclear weapons ban amid Russian threat
Parliament Speaker Juozas Olekas said removing the constitutional ban would strengthen Lithuania's resilience and deterrence.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 06/10/2026
Countries weigh banning smart glasses over privacy concerns reut.rs/4AN7sEp
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Countries weigh banning smart glasses over privacy concerns
Governments, courts and companies are considering restrictions and examining existing rules on smart glasses amid worries that the technology, brought to mainstream by ​Meta's Ray-Bans, could be used to photograph, film or audio-record confidential ‌materials or people without their knowledge.
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Joe Kassabian @jkass99.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The US government's statements about the Iran War starting with saying they had defeated Iran a dozen of times to then saying hey if they nuke American cities that is actually okay is the kind of shit that only speaks to a base that has willingly locked themselves in a room with a charcoal grill.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Los Angeles and San Diego if you are not protesting after this then what the fuck?
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Good news! You don't even need to be a cop in order to use Flock to stalk a domestic abuse survivor, you just need to be related to one. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
sfchronicle.com
San Jose officer used Flock cameras to help relative track domestic violence victim, chief says
A San Jose police officer allegedly accessed the department’s license-plate tracking system to monitor a victim of alleged domestic abuse and give Flock Safety camera information to his relative.
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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What a surprise to learn that a Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for Junior’s lavish wedding. Who could’ve expected it?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Witkoff has his good friend Vladimir. Junior and Bettina have their good friend Umar. Jared has his good friend MBS. So many beautiful friendships.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The financier of the president’s son’s wedding.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Judicial Axis of Evil.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 15/09/2026
Saudi Arabia’s closure of a major oil pipeline after a recent attack is raising fears that global energy markets in crisis because of the war with Iran could face even starker shortages, pushing prices higher for fuel and other essentials. Here’s what we know:
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What the closure of Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline could mean for oil flows
The war with Iran has plunged the world into an energy crisis. That crisis could be aggravated by the closure of a Saudi Arabian oil pipeline after an attack.
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Joe Sonka 😐 @joesonka.lpm.org · 15/09/2026
“Reporters were barred from recording video” whaaaaaat
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 14/09/2026
Katie Phang on a Russian oligarch bankrolling Don Jr.’s wedding: “They’re so dumb, we see it happening in real time. But because there’s no consequence or accountability, they just do it in the wide open.”
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No matter what, Natalie Harp has to show Trump the image of them kissing, it’s her literal job.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15/09/2026
Rough weather hinders third-day search for 129 missing after ferry capsizes in Indonesia reut.rs/4iY0Ex6
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Rough weather hinders third-day search for 129 missing after ferry capsizes in Indonesia
Rough seas were still hindering Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday as they searched for 129 people missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea three days ​ago, officials said.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 05/09/2026
Two-thirds of NYC’s income growth since the pandemic went to the top 1%. The richest 0.001% — about 50 families — saw their average income soar from $315 million in 2019 to nearly $600 million a year. It’s time to build a city that works for everyone.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The title really says it all.
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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is how fast oil use can disappear China's reduction in oil consumption during first half of 2026 due to replacement of fossil vehicles with EVs exceeded the UK’s entire oil consumption during that period China’s CO2 emis fall Q226 due to plummeting oil use carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...
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Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions fall in Q2 2026 due to plummeting oil use - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fell by 1% in the second quarter of 2026, as oil consumption plummeted amid the strait of Hormuz crisis.
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cee @cee.wtf · 04/09/2026
throng.cee.wtf i've invented a new way to browse bluesky
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Donald Trump continues to defend Putin and Russia, amid ongoing Russian attacks all over Europe: "I speak to him. I know him very well. Putin is not looking to attack NATO territory."
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Oh NOOOOO. I never missed her show!!! I never watched it, so I've never missed it. <rimshot> Thank you ladies & gentlemen, I'll see myself out...
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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Now in Gunmetal Grey!
A person in the background carrying a bag over their shoulder. In the foreground, a large gray cat sits beside a cardboard box labeled "CATS FOR MEN." The text above reads "Introducing CATS FOR MEN™," and below the box, it says "The first feline designed for real, masculine men."
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Trump protected by Putin, Kim Jong Un, and Netanyahu
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Parkrose Permaculture @parkroseperma.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
33 Democratic members of the House publicly declared that they do not work for their constituents. They work for the Israel lobby. Corruption and dark money and politics is not a GOP-only issue. We will never get representation until we get $$ out of politics.
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There is an all-out war on Higher Ed. It's Bipartisan.
YouTube video by Parkrose Resistance
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Esteban @kokoshiair.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
In the many protests and marches I organized for equal rights, feminism, against femicides, etc. those among me held Gloria Steinem in high regards. So it was surprising to see the division among the left regarding her later opinions and relationship with the CIA. 1/
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Gloria Steinem in her own words on women's rights, abortion politics and being called the B-word
Gloria Steinem shared with Associated Press reporters in interviews and emails her thoughts on the social changes she had witnessed as a leading voice for women, the importance of abortion rights and ...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Fetterman text to aide: “Why do I have to keep having to meet with [Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia]?” Aide: “Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.” Fetterman: “Well I’m not.” @wsj.com #PAsen www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026
It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.
The mayor’s office says that it does not pay the influencers. Still, their proximity and access to a figure as popular as Mr. Mamdani can help increase their own social media following and, by extension, potentially put them in a position to attract paid content sponsorships from commercial brands. Some influencers said that when they feature Mr. Mamdani, the videos get more likes and viewers watch longer.
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💉Josh Rubin, MD @drsandman11.medsky.social · 04/08/2026
Call me crazy, but if a Democratic president had 350 accounts closed by their bank for money laundering it’d be more than a blip in the media
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Jeannie Pirro was spotted leaving the White House with a carton of wine so big it should’ve had Secret Service protection.
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Esteban @kokoshiair.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Our armed forces are far more inefficient than Ukraine's forces. We went through far more precision munitions we've given them within 5 months of a multi-weekend war versus the 4 years of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/08/2026
In case you’re wondering who’s really “begging for a deal”
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Ohwoisme @kmohwoisme.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
BREAKING: A brand new “Christian men’s gym” in Georgia that bans women so pious men can have “lust-free workouts” lasted just 6 days before three men were caught “violating Leviticus in the locker room.”
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Ohwoisme @kmohwoisme.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
MORE CASES DROPPED: Prosecutors are now dropping charges against three more defendants who'd been accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool. Jeanine Pirro abruptly abandoned the four cases after investigators concluded that botched work by a contractor was the primary cause of "widespread damage."
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Prosecutor in D.C. Moves to Dismiss More Reflecting Pool Cases
After revelations that a botched renovation, not vandalism, had caused the pool’s recent problems, the U.S. attorney’s office has dropped several prosecutions.
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Ohwoisme @kmohwoisme.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
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SarahBCalif @sarahbca.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Pneumonia is quiet and often deadly in older adults. Diane Keaton died of pneumonia Sam Neil died of pneumonia They claim Mitch McConnell fell and contracted pneumonia. A combination of a fall and pneumonia is basically a death sentence for someone his age.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
😕🤷🏼
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Michelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This is just rational thought.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
The caller on Rand Paul’s virtual town hall is all of us.
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
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28 Days Lehner 🪦 @danlehner.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
[Homer sits backwards on a chair] let me tell you about ANOTHER giant brute who was being beaten by Nobody
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/07/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ has officially handed over UNREDACTED Epstein-related records directly to federal Judge Emmet Sullivan for private review following a court order in MeidasTouch host Katie Phang’s lawsuit.
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Trump DOJ Hands Judge Unredacted Epstein Records After Katie Phang's Court Win
The Justice Department now says it delivered the records directly to the judge after Katie Phang successfully challenged the government’s Epstein-file redactions.
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Patrick Stuart Sutcliffe @peaceandliberation.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Awesome, awesome, and awesome
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My goodness. There it is. The once-venerated white-shoe New York law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell is representing an adjudicated rapist in a case brought by the victim. I never thought I would live to see something like this. Wow. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🎤 James Talarico has agreed to THREE televised debates. Ken Paxton still hasn’t accepted a single one. If you’re asking Texans to send you to the Senate, you shouldn’t be afraid to stand on a debate stage and answer their questions. What’s the holdup? www.wfaa.com/article/news...
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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
In its most recent quarterly financial report, Palantir reported $1.28 billion in total US revenue. Of that amount, $687 million came from U.S. taxpayer-funded agencies—an EIGHTY FOUR PERCENT INCREASE year-over-year. Cool. Cool … 1/
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RULE OF 120
Adjusted Operating Margin (Most Recent Quarter)
Q: Business Update
Q1 2026 Highlights
US revenue grew 104% Y/Y and +19% Q/Q to $1.28 billion
US commercial revenue grew +133% Y/Y and +18% Q/Q to $595 million
US government revenue grew +84% Y/Y and +21% Q/Q to $687 million
Revenue grew +85% Y/Y and +16% Q/Q to $1.63 billion
Rule of 40 score of 145%
Closed 206 deals of at least 1 million, 72 deals of at least 5 million, and 47 deals of at least $10 million
Adjusted free cash flow of $925 million; 57% margin
Adjusted operating income of $984 million; 60% margin
US commercial remaining deal value ("RDV") grew +112% YAY and +12% Q/Q to $4.92 billion
US commercial total contract value ("TCV") grew +45% Y/Y to $1.18 billion
Overall TCV grew +61% Y/Y to $2.41 billion
→ Adjusted EPS of $0.33; GAAP EPS of $0.34
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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
"My best advice to anyone who wants to raise a happy, mentally healthy child is: Keep him or her as far away from a church as you can." - Frank #Zappa
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