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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pet bird, a Jungle Myna, has been trained to go out and look for cash, then bring it back home with him. Original post

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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 28/09/2026

More experiences from life under right-wing governments: during its term, the most right-wing government in Finnish history has greatly increased the purchasing power of the top earning deciles, while reducing it for the poorest. labore.fi/julkaisu/ost...

A graph showing change in purchasing power per income decile in Finland between 2023-2026. The poorest two deciles have seen their purchasing power fall; the richest decile has seen massive increases.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The mouth of an Arctic lamprey [📷 Randy Brown, USFWS] Original post

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

This is not a spiral: what you see is a series of concentric circle and the reason is the so called Fraser spiral illusion [✏️ AkiyoshiKitaoka] Original post

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Elasmotherium ("Thin Plate Beast") is an extinct genus of rhinoceros endemic to Eurasia during the Late Pliocene through the Pleistocene, documented from 2.6 Ma to as late as 29,000 years ago in the Late Pleistocene. [📸 Jiří Preclík] Original post

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I feel like I’m living In a dystopian novel written in 1993 that was rejected by dozens of publishers because it was incredibly stupid.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Geography trivia: The Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, and the Atlas once were the same mountain range, the Central Pangean Mountains. Source: buff.ly/3Pn9yBY

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Johannes Haushofer @johanneshaushofer.com · 19/08/2026

In October 1786, the German physicist Georg Christoph Lichtenberg wrote to fellow scientist Johann Beckmann that if we want a sheet of paper to retain the same aspect ratio when it is halved or doubled, the aspect ratio must be sqrt(2). 1/n

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The Zaouli dance is a traditional dance of the Guro people of central lvory Coast. Original post

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 13/08/2026

EXCLUSIVE: A University of Tehran professor who traveled with Iran’s negotiating team tells MeidasTouch that Trump’s war has dramatically shifted Iranian public opinion toward SUPPORTING nuclear weapons.

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Tehran Professor Says Trump Has Convinced Iranians They Need a Nuclear Weapon

University of Tehran professor Mohammad Marandi, who traveled with Iran’s negotiating team, spoke exclusively with MeidasTouch.

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Missing The Point @missingthept.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

When President Trump saw only one set of footprints in the sand, that’s when Iran ended all deal negotiations.

The Hormuz Report &
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BREAKING: Iran has completely ruled out any future negotiations with the Trump administration, declaring it will wait out Donald Trump's term until January 20, 2029, per Iranian outlets and Ghalibaf advisor's post.
"Trump will not reach an agreement with us. We will accompany him until his term ends," said Majid Shakeri, advisor to Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf.
He posted: "The path to victory is neither fighting nor a deal - it is managing the process of neither war nor peace, up to the point of victory. Publicly confirming negotiations with the U.S. is sheer folly.
The winning approach is denial, ambiguity, and strategic patience."
Iran's conditions remain unchanged: $300 billion in compensation, release of frozen assets, and withdrawal of U.S. forces. Until then, the Strait stays closed.

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Sébastien ເອັນອຸສອນ Bilavarn @matsukase.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

松風の落葉か水の音涼し matsukaze no ochiba ka mizu no oto suzushi The wind in the pines And falling leaves Cool is the sound of water — Bashō, 1684

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Roman Sheremeta @rshereme.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

One of the defenders of Mariupol, now a prisoner of war, during a trial in russia. I’ve seen similar images from Auschwitz – this is how the Nazis treated their prisoners.

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Roman Sheremeta (@romansheremeta)

One of the defenders of Mariupol, now a prisoner of war, during a trial in russia. I’ve seen similar images from Auschwitz – this is how the Nazis treated their prisoners.

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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

OTD 86 years ago today, the U.S. issued the Welles Declaration—refusing to recognize the illegal Soviet occupation of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania Srating that sovereignty cannot be extinguished by illegal military occupation 🧵 1/4

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The Qiantang river's tidal bore is the world's largest and most powerful of its kind. Sometimes two tides meet together forming a shape like a cross, that can become even more captivating at sunset. Original post

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Mykhailo Drapatyi breaks through a pro-Russian barricade in Mariupol on May 9, 2014. Then a major and battalion commander in Ukraine’s 72nd Mechanized Brigade, Drapatyi led his unit into the city as part of an operation to free hostages held at the Mariupol police headquarters.

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Dr. Serge Zaka @sergezaka.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Nos écosystèmes (forêts, cultures, prairies, mais aussi les océans) disposent de la technologie la plus efficace pour retirer le CO₂ de l'atmosphère : la photosynthèse. Pourtant, face aux canicules, le débat public se concentre presque exclusivement sur la climatisation et les villes. 5/7

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Tom Phillips @tom-phillips.com · 14/07/2026

more like Castile Day, right

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Omsk oil refinery close up 🔥 The best thing I've seen today 🤩

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Zelensky refused evacuation and stayed in Kyiv. That decision changed the war. "We are all here. We are defending our independence.

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Stephane Siohan @stefsiohan.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Les Ukrainiens sont passés au-dessus de la ligne de front par les airs, comme des cabris, étonnamment les Russes n'ont pas réussi (encore) à en faire de même. C'est une course contre la montre, technologique. Faite de systèmes autonomes. Le moment est ukrainien. Il est fragile, mais il est fort (7)

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The usual time of eating dinner in Europe. I remember traveling to Spain as a young kid and my German 6pm meal had to wait until 10pm. It was weird. Source: buff.ly/36goiS4

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Etymology at its finest. "Zero fucks given" in different European languages. Source: buff.ly/3fGTNqc

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Statistical fallacies that you will want to avoid. Source: buff.ly/2YCJBHK

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Chart shows the changing appearance of copper throughout the patina process. While it makes perfect sense it never occurred to me that the Statue of Liberty had a different colour once. Source: buff.ly/3dYUzwg

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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Hercules and Nessus, by Giambologna, 1599

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Sentences in popular books are getting shorter. We read less complex stuff it appears. My argument remains: the easiest way to set yourself apart is to establish a lifelong reading habit. A book per week has you churn through 1000 books in under 20 years. Source: buff.ly/ejTXhT9

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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Imagine you're shrunk down to amoeba size & could observe a tiny plant root under the soil. The first thing you might notice is that the root isn't all plant cells. Both inside & outside the root are symbiotic fungal cells (grey in photo) in close association, working together. (🔬:Eye of Science)

It looks like giant dried cells with visible cell walls in brown and yellow, with green phloem tissue, but the grey stuff, which looks all sort of wispy and tangled, are the fungal cells that are in partnership.

Endomycorrhiza in grass root, SEM
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Claas Gefroi @claasgefroi.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Symbolische Bilder, so wichtig: In China musste Trump in einen niedrigeren Sessel als Xi sitzen.

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Barchart @barchart.com · 11/05/2026

The Top 1% of U.S. earners now have more wealth than the entire middle class

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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

It’s a mistake to think that Trump’s discard for the rules-based order is good for the revanchist Russian regime (or for China for that matter). Having predictable rules enabled Russia to break them when it saw fit - or occasionally, to invoke them. Having no rules to break is a disadvantage.

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Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on Russia

His every move to preserve power accelerates decay, writes a former senior official in the Russian government

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Hanna Notte @hannanotte.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

On what happens when you're the bully on the playground, and then comes along a bigger bully. My @foreignaffairs.com essay on the world Russia did not want www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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This Is Not the World Russia Wants

A belligerent America is foiling Putin’s strategy.

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Sam Whyte @samwhyte.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I think about this all the time.

@depthsofwiki

The "Ship of Theseus" article has been edited 1792 times since it was created in July of 2003. At present, 0% of the phrases in the original article (seen below) remain.

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

This map shows how high the highest elevation in each US state is. A bit silly but still good fun. Source: buff.ly/MoZSQE1

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

I love the idea of "Average Elevation" by US state. Just a bit of cute geography trivia. Source: buff.ly/zXR1VXy

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

The number of people living without electricity has halved since 2000 globally. It has however increased in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Trump has created a defence crisis for the US. The military has heavily depleted key missile stockpiles during the Iran War, raising concerns about readiness for another major conflict, CNN reports. One expert warned it has opened “a window of increased vulnerability”. 1/

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Simon Kuestenmacher @simongerman600.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Farming began in the Fertile Crescent and spread steadily into Europe between 9600 and 4000 BCE. The map shows this slow wave of expansion, bringing crops, settlement, and population growth, and laying the foundations for European civilisation. Source: buff.ly/d32q85T

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Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Ever heard of the Butter Line?

Map of Europe showing most consumed cooking fats by region. Three colors indicate preferences: yellow for butter (predominantly in northern Europe), light green for mixed olive oil and butter use (central regions), and dark green for olive oil (Mediterranean countries like Spain, Italy, and Greece). Legend indicates these three categories. Title asks "What is the most consumed across European regions?

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

The result is huge. Vast in its consequences. Orban was the inspiration to all those who came after him. He served as Putin's puppet, undermining Europe from within and Ukraine from without. He funded a vast network of fascists around the world. It's all vulnerable now, or falling apart entirely.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Orban owns the media. He controls the information environment. He rigged the electoral system to make defeat next-to impossible. The govt of the most powerful country on earth tried to bribe Hungarian voters in his favour. It didn't work.

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 12/04/2026

Not tonight endless scream, not tonight.

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

💥🇭🇺🗳️ BREAKING: Péter Magyar says Viktor Orbán called to concede and congratulate him. Magyar will be Hungary’s next prime minister and, as it stands, is set to secure a 2/3 supermajority – enough to fully dismantle Orbán’s system. A 16-year chapter is over.

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Petrus Crinitus @petruscrinitus.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Ἔτι μίαν μάχην Πέρσας νικήσωμεν, ἀπολούμεθα παντελῶς. 'If we are victorious in one more battle with the Persians, we shall be utterly ruined' (With apologies to Plutarch.)

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

👀 "The enemy has simply started overwhelming us with drones, and we're really running out of time. The enemy could create such chaos that last year will seem weak. It's a war of attrition—and the enemy is waging it better so far,", — Russia's Z-blogger Podolyaka

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It’s a strange paradox: Almost everyone overestimates and underestimates Russia at the same time. They are far from the elite military superpower they claim to be, but their massive industrial scale and sheer tolerance for casualties make them incredibly dangerous

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