munteanua.bsky.social @munteanua.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I fucking hate Flock cameras but in this instance I hope they had cameras covering every inch of space for a radius of 10 miles around where this happened. This is so awful. They need to catch the rapists. 001
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialMax Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The failure of the Iraq War has made me into a chastened hawk acutely conscious of the limits of American power. I hope our leaders have learned the same lessons, but as I read news that Trump is sending a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East, I fear that they have not. wapo.st/4ziR9xCwapo.stOpinion | We’ve left Iraq. But we haven’t learned its lessons.Political dogma breaks down when it meets on-the-ground reality. 79317
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialCait Conley @caitfornewyork.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Five data centers have opened in Rockland County on Mike Lawler’s watch, with three more on the way. Why? Because he’s raked in hundreds of thousands from the Big Tech industry that finances data centers. That’s also why he voted to give these data center developers $80 billion in tax breaks, AND 25737
munteanua.bsky.social @munteanua.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Lots of finger pointing in this article. If you're not monitoring your backup and you only find out the backup is broken when you try to failover from the primary to it, then you don't really have a backup. www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/n...nbcnewyork.comNJ Transit blamed for air travel nightmare that halted flights across northeast for hoursThe FAA said the cut line could take up to 13 hours to repair. Crews had been working on replacing an old circuit instead, but the fix did not take, according to the FAA — meaning delays were set to c... 001
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here? 1003262559032
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Local man suggests jailing own boss. 406124773568
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialLithuania MFA | #StandWithUkraine @lithuaniamfa.bsky.social · 02/08/2026On the night of 2–3 August 1944, nearly 3,000 Roma men, women and children were murdered at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Today, on European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, we honour the victims of the Roma genocide and reaffirm our duty to preserve their memory. 317086
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Incredible story: With the help of AI, U.S. officials created a map that mislabeled every country in Africa. www.reuters.com/world/africa...reuters.comUS government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conferenceA U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen... 34728195
munteanua.bsky.social @munteanua.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I just learned that when the 2013 film The Purge was shown in French cinemas it was called American Nightmare. I knew that the French relabel American movies (Home Alone is called Maman, j'ai raté l'avion !), but in this case, hilariously, they didn't translate the title, they ... (cont.) 100
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 22/07/2026Global sea-surface temperatures just reached their 50th consecutive record hot day and are expected to continue to rise for another month. This is so far beyond 'bonkers' (technical climate science term) that the Climate 8-ball has decided to start drinking early today. 581052536
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialJeff (Hot Type) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"Some website operators are crying fowl." Some. Like, f'rinstance The New York Times? Google Is Building an A.I. Fence Around the Internet It Once Championed www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/t... 5268
munteanua.bsky.social @munteanua.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Great to see my senator @andykimnj.bsky.social at the Ridgewood 4th of July parade! 000
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialAmanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Incredible chart from @propublica.org. If you don’t follow enviro stuff closely, your instinct might be that the hold-your-nose solution (carbon capture from fossil fuels) would be the “pragmatic” one versus covering Earth in solar panels, which seems utopian. In fact it’s the opposite 572632956
munteanua.bsky.social @munteanua.bsky.social · 21/06/2026One thing that has happened at this world cup is that I learned about and started to love the Dutch royal family. 001
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 20/06/2026“Balogun is an American by virtue of.. wait for it… birthright citizenship.” I wrote about the USMNT & how, despite Trump & Miller’s racist ranting & the DHS/groyper tweet yesterday, at this World Cup, immigration is a blessing & diversity is strength.zeteo.comTrump Admin Tries to Jump on Team USA World Cup Bandwagon… But Makes Racist Fool of ItselfA very diverse USMNT is filled with immigrants and the children of immigrants, while its top scorer is also the ideal advertisement for birthright citizenship. But don't tell that to Trump's DHS. 221307285
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialAmarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 08/06/2026"What the Wounds Tell" just won this year’s European Press Prize. "Doctors in Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted." www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...volkskrant.nlGunshot wounds in Palestinian children indicate targeted fireDoctors in Gaza observed a disturbing pattern: children with a single gunshot wound to the head or chest, a sign that they had been deliberately targeted. This emerges from research by de Volkskrant, ... 301428695
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialZamafir @zamafir.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Fantastic depiction of AI 😂 151
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialTim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Cristian Mungiu has had five films play in Competition at Cannes in a row. During that time, he's won two Palme d'Ors, a Best Screenplay prize and a Best Director prize. That's a hell of a run. 0306
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/05/2026* WHITE HOUSE HAS CANCELLED ITS PLANNED CEREMONY FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SIGN A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER ON AI AND CYBERSECURITY -- AXIOS @reuters.com 6630282
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 19/05/2026this honestly sounds like an excited six-year-old showing off his crayon drawing of the cool new building he just thought up "it has triangles!" "drones bounce off it, but they also launch from it!" "the soldier men can stand on the roof and protect us all!" 60894177
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialJoseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 13/05/2026All the developers 404 Media talked to were excited to try using LLMs at work at first, or were at least curious about them. Their feelings about the tools, based on their personal experience, are now overwhelmingly negative. AI is rotting their brains www.404media.co/software-dev...404media.coSoftware Developers Say AI Is Rotting Their Brains“It's making me dumber for sure.” 271735613
munteanua.bsky.social @munteanua.bsky.social · 14/05/2026This point is not made enough: Trump is an awful negotiator. He bamboozled simple minded people with The Art of the Deal but in fact he's very very inept. If your negotiations result into open war then you failed to close the deal. And we all suffer for it because Trump is America's negotiator. 111
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Trump on Iran War: Reporter: What extent are Americans’ financial situation motivating you to make a deal? Trump: Not even a little bit. I don't think about Americans’ financial situation 1001100274322
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10/05/2026When medical oncologist Stephen Kornfeld set sail aboard a cruise ship, he didn’t expect that he would end up taking care of three people thought to be sick with hantavirus, @katherinejwu.com reports. She spoke with him about his experience: theatln.tc/mJ05veKz 14714
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialJosh Mankiewicz @joshmankiewicz.bsky.social · 02/05/2026They let a three-year-old fire a shotgun at a turkey. He wounded two people. gearjunkie.com/hunting/3-ye...gearjunkie.com3-Year-Old Shoots and Wounds 2 During Wisconsin Youth Turkey HuntWisconsin DNR is investigating a shooting during the state’s youth turkey season after a reported shot from a 3-year-old injured two people. 148753216
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialMichael Ian Black @michaelianblack.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I hate to say it, but they're right. The way to solve this nation's epidemic of gun violence is to construct more ballrooms. 2748764
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Conservative social media personality Debra Lea says security was lax at the event 188642207
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.social🎃 It’s the Mid Pumpkin, Emily 🎃 @lefttheprairie.bsky.social · 26/04/2026I’m at the combination Comedy Central Roast of Adolf Hitler / Reichstag Fire 2751001097
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialMike Rothschild @rothschildmd.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Can't believe the mentalist didn't see the shooting coming... 923137
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialGus Bova @gusbova.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Texas' only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years: www.texasobserver.org/immigration-...texasobserver.orgLongtime Immigration Court Interpreter Arrested by ICE at South Texas AirportThe state’s only licensed Hindi, Punjabi, and Urdu legal interpreter is now languishing in a Raymondville detention center. She’s lived in America for 35 years. 15845892714
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialDan Immergluck @danimmergluck.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Brutal. 393934017
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 07/04/2026This is real 25336421086
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 07/04/2026BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV declares the Iran War is “unjust” and “is not resolving anything.” After suggesting Trump is committing war crimes by targeting civilian infrastructure, he called on Americans to contact Congress to help end the war. 12582302339
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 07/04/2026It would only have taken a handful of Republicans in Congress to have stopped this train wreck long ago. Not one stood up. Not one. 18499112
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialsouthpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Israel interdicts Cardinal Pizzaballa en route to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday. www.custodia.org/it/news/join... 45969340
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 17/03/2026My own take on Joe Kent is that he's a despicable Nazi who reached the right conclusion on Iran but did so partly because of his vile antisemitism, yet it's still a good development because it shows how Trump's base is further fracturing, which could hasten Trump's downfall Does that make sense? 40627121
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialMegan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student. 240134584888
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 12/03/2026This might be the greatest split-screen ever broadcast. They’ll play this in museums in future. (🎥 LCI 🇫🇷) 594180527095
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialAmerica Is Divided @petrep.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Our government keeps telling us America can't afford universal health care or expanding Medicare for ALL. There's a reason for that.🗽 301054493
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialReza H. Akbari @rezahakbari.bsky.social · 03/03/2026The brutal, despicable, and grim side of war. The burial of the 150 elementary school girls killed in American-Israeli strikes on #Iran was today. 16648299
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Kash Patel’s girlfriend is exactly the sort of country singer you’d think she’d be. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/u... 1984839973
munteanua.bsky.social @munteanua.bsky.social · 24/02/2026When you make your in-law ambassador instead of someone competent. France Ambassador Charles Kushner banned from meeting officials after summons no-show share.google/q65NtNBwmmAu...share.googleU.S. ambassador Kushner banned from meeting French government over summons no-showCharles Kushner, the father of Trump's son-in-law Jared, was accused of a "misunderstanding of the basic expectations of an ambassador." He's the latest U.S. envoy to anger his hosts. 000
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialassbutt @nasboat.org · 23/02/2026thinking about how Savannah Guthrie had to cancel her trip to work the Olympics because of her mom’s kidnapping but the guy who heads up the investigative body handling the case was posting pictures of himself in the US hockey locker room today lol 187128463299
Reposted by @munteanua.bsky.socialDr. Meredith Wills ⚾️⚾️👀 @bbl-astrophyscs.bsky.social · 11/02/2026I know I’m fixating, but “shooting down party balloons and using it as a pretext for war” is literally the “99 Luftballons” story arc. 🎈🤯 (Even “Miami 2017” didn’t map this closely.) 151231355
![Wikipedia entry describing the story arc of “99 Luftballons”:
The lyrics of the original German version tell a story:
99 balloons are mistaken for UFOs, causing a military general to send pilots to investigate. Finding nothing but balloons, the pilots put on a large show of firepower. The display of force worries the nations along the borders and the defence ministers on each side encourage conflict to grab power for themselves.
In the end, a cataclysmic war results from the otherwise harmless flight of balloons and causes devastation on all sides without a victor, as indicated in the denouement of the song: "99 Jahre Krieg ließen keinen Platz für Sieger," which means "99 years of war left no room for victors." The anti-war song finishes with the singer walking through the devastated ruins of the world and finding a single balloon. The description of what happens in the final line of the piece is the same in German and English:
'''Denk' an dich und lass' ihn fliegen," or "Think of you and let it go."[11]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4dp4culto5csbqs5m6ge22fw/bafkreie4ga5vudhvz4e25t5oducxifde6sf2zgal7wugci2bv5ee2qfcoe)
