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Laurie Sefton

@lsefton.bsky.social
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Somewhat retired research librarian, "information professional" and part-time weather forecaster. Known to be found around Astronomers, Astrophysicists, and Science Journalists. So, what do you need/want to know?

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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 8h
No mint green if your Mint It’s It! www.sfchronicle.com/food/article...
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S.F.’s favorite It’s-It ice cream sandwich has changed for the first time in decades. Here’s why
Fans started noticing a change in the signature, garish color of It’s-It mint ice cream sandwich. Quietly, the Bay Area company had tweaked its iconic treat.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Norwegian Foreign Minister lists without naming. Declares the time for discussion is through and it’s now time for action: youtu.be/8ANFAiV4uxg?...
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‘Time For Action Is Now’: Norway FM’s Fiery UNGA Takedown Of Trump, Putin, Bibi Draws Huge Applause
YouTube video by Hook Global
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What, no romance novels? www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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Using AI, a professor wrote 200 papers this year. Researchers are alarmed.
An online platform removed 257 papers written or co-written by the University of Chicago’s Nicholas Polson after other academics raised questions.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Driverless Waymo cruises through Denver farmers market. No one hurt and no damage to booths. www.denverpost.com/2026/09/20/w...
denverpost.com
Driverless Waymo cruises through Denver farmers market
“Waymo babe this is a farmers market,” Hearth Denver, a bakery and coffee shop that participates in the market, wrote in a video posted Sunday morning to social media.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More provinces will be staying on Summer Time, setting up a “part of the year same time, part of the year, one hour off” situation. If you spent any time in most of Indiana, Arizona, or Hawaii, you’re already used to this. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Time zones in Canada are getting complicated. These maps lay them out | CBC News
The times, they aren't a-changing — at least not for Western Canada.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
An example of IP theft in Agriculture. Back when I was working with lawyers and security type regarding SW IP theft, the prognosticators said Agricultural IP theft was going to be a very big industry. www.wsj.com/business/dri...
wsj.com
Driscoll’s Gave China Its Blueberries—Then China Swiped the Secret to Growing Them
The California grower’s expansion into China ignited local competition and widespread intellectual-property theft. Private investigators went undercover at nurseries.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article...
sfchronicle.com
Sam Altman says OpenAI will not go public this year as AI fears grow
Sam Altman says OpenAI will wait to go public as the company weighs safety concerns and calls for stronger oversight of advanced AI.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A train full of dead diplomats would have sparked a response from NATO nations. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
independent.co.uk
Boris Johnson hits out at Putin after near miss with Russian drone
A Russian drone targeted the train line the former prime minister was travelling on
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Yes, it’s that time of year: www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2026/09/0...
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Mamdani creates office to help private-sector workers organize: The Mayor’s Office of Worker Power will provide resources and networking for employees to unionize and improve their workplace. www.politico.com/news/2026/09... #LaborDay #UnionStrong #WorkerRights #BuildingTheMiddleClass #Blues
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Mamdani creates office to help private-sector workers organize
The Mayor’s Office of Worker Power will provide resources and networking for employees to unionize and improve their workplace.
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Trish 🇨🇦 Sorry! 🍁 @trishly.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Another fine Canadian tune from Demonflyingfox www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FmG...
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Canadian Resistance Army - Dollar for Dollar (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by demonflyingfox
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The island is there—and then it’s not: www.kcra.com/article/isla...
kcra.com
How a phantom island appeared, vanished, then reappeared in different location
A massive, tree-covered island mysteriously emerged in a remote Canadian reservoir before vanishing from sight just weeks later. Now, the phantom floating landmass has been found again.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Google’s not going to want to use this in their AI advertising: www.sacbee.com/news/local/a...
sacbee.com
Rangers rescue AI-guided Roseville hikers stranded on Mt. Shasta after trip goes offline
Three rookie Roseville hikers used AI to plan their Mount Shasta climb. When they became stranded, human rescuers came to the rescue.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
And the winner of Colorado's first Fat Marmot Week is... www.denverpost.com/2026/08/31/c...
denverpost.com
And the winner of Colorado’s first Fat Marmot Week is…
The chubby champion weighed in at 13 pounds over the weekend.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The very appropriate first comment: “No pockets in a shroud.” www.independent.co.uk/voices/dolly...
independent.co.uk
The world’s richest men could learn from ‘progressive hillbilly’ Dolly Parton
The singer’s philanthropy – half a billion dollars given to charitable causes – stands in stark contrast to the generation of tech billionaires who might be characterised, in the words of her famous s...
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/a...
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Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80 (Gift Article)
Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
As the water has warmed up, subtropical species have moved North. Remember, shuffle, don’t walk: Stingray lashings up at OC beaches as marine heat wave draws more to shore across Southern California: www.dailynews.com/2026/08/13/s...
dailynews.com
Stingray lashings up at OC beaches as marine heat wave draws more to shore across Southern California
Jake Hemann grabbed a board and headed out to surf. But an hour later, he wound up sitting at the lifeguard station soaking his foot in a pail of hot water alongside four other beachgoers.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Community NEWS Act clears major hurdle, heads to California Senate floor www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/comm...
editorandpublisher.com
Community NEWS Act clears major hurdle, heads to California Senate floor - Editor and Publisher
On Aug. 13, the Community NEWS Act (AB 2222) advanced out of the California Senate Appropriations Committee on a 5–2 vote and is set for a vote by the full Senate. It has already passed the California...
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
apnews.com/article/star... and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview
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Stars and Stripes editor says he has been fired for insubordination after doing interview
The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him as well as its publisher and a reporter.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Tha Catio Tour: www.oregonlive.com/hg/2026/08/p...
oregonlive.com
Portland’s most creative cat owners are opening their backyards for a tour, and one has a miniature ‘Pawthorne’ Bridge
Meet homeowners at the Portland Catio Tour who built screened cat patios and elevated enclosures for their favorite felines.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
You’d think there would be a way to remove the head of a clan. It might convince jerks like this guy to stay away: www.thenational.scot/news/2646662...
thenational.scot
World-unique Scottish ferry 'faces threat from millionaire absentee landowner’
A HISTORIC Scottish ferry service said to be the last of its kind in the entire world is facing an uncertain future due to a millionaire “absentee…
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
How to realize your broadcast career is so much compost: www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
independent.co.uk
An anchor for CBS News took a vacation and the program’s viewership skyrocketed
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Unreal. Just…unreal. apnews.com/article/wild... arrest arson suspect in connection with one of the devastating Spokane wildfires
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Authorities arrest arson suspect in connection with one of the devastating Spokane wildfires
Several fires are burning in the area, destroying at least 700 structures and forcing roughly 67,000 people to evacuate.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Wall Street Journal: How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
wsj.com
How ICE Is Weaponizing Social Media Against Its Critics
The agency says its surveillance program searches for threats to agents, but critics see free-speech infringements.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Canada sends planes to help battle the Spokane fires: www.threads.com/share/_mMQA_...
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
CONCACAF joins UEFA in saying NO in Infantino and his FIFA schemes: www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
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Concacaf says it rejects FIFA's proposal to sell World Cup stakes
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
“As recently as two weeks ago, Judge Susan Brnovich was at Cottrell’s penthouse in Montenegro, the Balkan nation where he is tax resident and engages in crypto-gambling.” www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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George Cottrell paid thousands to Trump ally whose state jailed him
Seeking a pardon for his US fraud conviction, Farage’s aide grew close to the former attorney-general Mark Brnovich — and his influential wife
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Definitely not on my bingo card: www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
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William Shatner is boldly going to Riot Fest with his heavy metal band | CBC News
Here's something that probably wasn't on your 2026 bingo card: 95-year-old Star Trek actor William Shatner has a new heavy metal band, and they're releasing an album that he plans to debut this summer...
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Desperate to disenfranchise as many voters as possible: www.thenational.scot/news/2627955...
thenational.scot
Nigel Farage compared to Francisco Franco in Gaelic and Scots crackdown row
PROPOSALS by Reform UK to criminalise election materials produced in Gaelic and Scots have been blasted by speakers, with the party being accused of…
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
BBC will be updating as more information is available: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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US Senator Lindsey Graham dies after 'brief and sudden illness', his office says
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Oh shit. Lindsey Graham died this evening, according to his official Twitter account and his communications director
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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy. #WorldCup
Thank you message from the Norwegians to America for hosting them during the World Cup
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
How PM Carney changed the view and interest of banking, trade, and defense alliances away from the US: open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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The Banker Who Broke MAGA: How Mark Carney Quietly Rewired The West While Trump Was Busy Tweeting
The Wall Street Journal just confirmed what we’ve been screaming about for a year: Canada’s PM has been running a shadow campaign to unplug the Western alliance from Washington, and Trump is clueless.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The iceberg is no more: www.economist.com/obituary/202...
economist.com
A23a had more adventures than most
The world’s biggest iceberg has finally melted away, aged 40 or so
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Alter Ego? I say polar opposite. Teddy Roosevelt would break Trump’s nose and stomp off, muttering something very, very rude.—Trump Finds His Presidential Alter Ego, the ‘He-Man’ Teddy Roosevelt www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...
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Trump Finds His Presidential Alter Ego, the ‘He-Man’ Teddy Roosevelt
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The Prime Minister, Edi Rama, will be lucky if he’s able to merely resign his position:
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Not a surprise: www.independent.co.uk/tech/ford-ai...
independent.co.uk
Ford hired AI and sacked humans. It backfired badly
‘We didn’t pay as much attention as we should have to the experience of our most knowledgeable engineers,’ says automaker
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Much more than surface volcanoes: phys.org/news/2026-06...
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Scientists find evidence of vast hidden magma systems inside Mars
Researchers from the University of Oxford have uncovered evidence that Mars once hosted enormous, Earth-like magmatic systems deep beneath its surface—despite the planet lacking the plate tectonics lo...
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
No thanks: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/25/s...
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This Doctor Can Give You the Eyes of Your Dreams. Should He?
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
TLDR: had to be led around, had to be helped up one stair, sitting and staring blankly while rest of group met, randomly saying random things, rips one out on microphone. open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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VIDEO: The US Walked An 80-Year-Old Dying President Out In Front Of The Whole Planet At The G7 And Hoped Nobody Would Notice. We Noticed. It Won't Be Long Now...
A confused, swollen, busted-handed Trump wandered the G7 stage, got steered around like a lost mall kid, couldn’t describe his own “deal,” closing the G7 with an incoherent rant and a fart.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
If this follows the 100 year old script, we’re looking at runaway inflation: bbc.com/news/videos/...
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Moment Trump signs US-Iran agreement at Palace of Versailles
The 14-point Memorandum of Understanding was signed at a post-G7 dinner in France.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
“Elon Musk, the owner of X, promoted calls for people to take to the streets after the knife attack in Belfast on Monday.” I am awaiting how the British government plans on enforcing their social media directives. www.thetimes.com/uk/technolog...
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Crackdown on social media giants fuelling disorder and violence
The technology secretary is targeting platforms such as X, which have been blamed for escalating the unrest in Belfast after the stabbing of Stephen Ogilvy
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Martinelli’s not saying who is their new apple supplier: www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...
sfgate.com
Calif. farmers bulldoze acres of apple trees after Martinelli's ends contracts
"I don't think anyone wanted to believe they would be betrayed."
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Well, that’s not good: www.the-independent.com/tech/grok-ai...
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Elon Musk’s Grok destroyed the world after just four days in an AI simulation
The experiment saw other AI chatbots, like Anthropic’s Claude, set up stable democracies
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Are any of the US Senators willing and able to take the same stand as Margaret Chase Smith? www.facebook.com/100044557238...
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Possible sonic boom in South Carolina—also seeing reports of a sonic boom in Massachusetts and Rhode Island: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Those are some seriously sour grapes: Trump says he has ‘no interest’ in Kennedy Center after judge orders his name removed from memorial – as it happened www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
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Trump says he has ‘no interest’ in Kennedy Center after judge orders his name removed from memorial – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
And this is why we have revolution s: www.kuow.org/stories/mark...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s mega yacht docks in Seattle in the wake of Meta layoffs
Mark Zuckerberg’s enormous yacht is moored near Meta’s Seattle office, where hundreds of people just lost their jobs.
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Laurie Sefton @lsefton.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
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Fake academic journals are publishing AI-generated papers under real professors’ names
Online academic journals falsely attributed articles, likely written by AI, to several professors, who say the fiasco is a warning about the future of scientific knowledge.
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