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Nagi Viperine @themetalviper.bsky.social · 6h

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Matt Hodges @matthodges.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There's growing experimental evidence¹˒²˒³˒⁴ that LLMs are unusually good at talking people out of entrenched false beliefs and conspiracy theories. ¹ pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39264999/ ² pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41179846/ ³ sciety.org/articles/act... ⁴ connecticut.adl.org/resources/re...

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Do you have to be white to be English?" That this is even being asked is a sign of how much racism has been legitimised by our media & politics over the last two decades

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 23h

One of the many ways in which House of the dragon has reached a new low in season 3 is every time they say "Tumbleton"

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 23h

Never say never, but it’s highly likely that the season is over in October for Arsenal women, certainly in terms of winning the league. It’s a shame, because I like Renee but with the players we have it feels like we should be competing

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 23h

I know people will hate this but aren’t Arsenal women these days… a little… spursy?

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Skewed her shot and then deflected back on target FFS

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Baum Baum shake shake the raum. Offside thigh ha ha ha who cares

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Dewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳

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Daily Cannon @dailycannon.com · 04/10/2026

"Sheikh Mansour’s Abu Dhabi company was given “first offer” over property developments across Manchester under a “sweetheart deal” with the city council."[Sunday Times]

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Community Notes for the win here, Megyn Kelly. 👌

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I know Croatia are probably poor but this is some of the best consistent actual associative play I’ve seen from England team for who knows how long

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

England playing a bit Arsenal - lots of right sided play then the left winger hitting the box fast - I was wrong about Gordon, he would have been a good acquisition!

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

OK can we play the Argentina semi-final now please

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If the producer of this coverage is one of those who loves cutting to a crying child, with this game the world is their oyster.

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

England look pretty good here. Quansah's passing is very very good, Scott looks smooth as Cadbury's Caramel

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Every time I watch Croatia and they say "Baturina" I think "...of time"

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I know I'm going to sound like Victor Meldrew but it DOES annoy me when footballer's chew gum. Mate, you could choke!

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Richard K @rkemb.eurosky.social · 03/10/2026

No idea what this image shooting tax payers with arrows is supposed to represent.

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Why is Marvin The Paranoid Android on comms oh it's Lee Dixon

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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 03/10/2026

I am not very worried about about the Tory Tapestry’s misuse of “doth”. What worries me much more is this sequence of panels which seems to show a small boat full of brown-skinned people followed by a plague of rats running riot and then a lot of dead white people labelled tax payers.

Detail from Conservative Party mock Bayeux Tapestry showing 1. A boat full of brown skinned people. 2. Enormous rats chasing cats. 3. White-skinned “tax payers” dead in the streets.

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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hart Bochner is 70. We laughed at Ellis at the time but little did we realise that the Ellises of the world would end up taking over America.

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Trump defends the men in the Cornell gang rape case, saying he “feels bad” for them and they won't get a “fair shake”

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

From Etihad's "RESPONSE TO CLAIMS RAISED ABOUT STATE-OWNED AIRLINES" filed with the US gov. in 2015. "The assertion that the Abu Dhabi government paid for Etihad’s sponsorship of English Premier League football club Manchester City is [...] false".

The assertion that the Abu Dhabi government paid for Etihad’s sponsorship of English Premier League football club Manchester City is equally false. In 2011, Etihad and Manchester City entered into a 10 year sponsorship agreement, which included naming rights for Manchester City’s stadium. Etihad funded this sponsorship from its own liquidity. It is not uncommon for airlines to have sponsorships with sports teams and their venues.

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Ｒ. Ｊ. ＭＡＣＲＥＡＤＹ @rjmacready.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

It's all the Red Cartel's fault!

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 02/10/2026

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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week: -A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses -A ban on ICE agents working for the state government -A ban on websites selling your data -A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights -A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Trump: “…everyone will be enjoying an EXTRA HOUR OF DAYLIGHT. In other words, leave it as it is now, and never change it again. But importantly, with a 100% approval rating, is that NOBODY wants to change their Clocks twice a year.”

Trump: Republicans in the Senate have to get moving on what I call the "No More Changing of Clocks Act," officially known as The Sunshine Protection Act, a ridiculous Clock changing process that takes place twice a year, costs our Country a fortune, is bad for Crime, stress on people, Sports, and just about everything else you can imagine. Even the highly respected PGA Commissioner, Brian Rolapp, needs it for the completion of Golf Tournaments in the Winter, when they just plain run out of sunlight. People don't want to go around changing their Clocks anymore and, besides, far and away, most people like having an hour of extra sunlight in the evening, rather than in the morning. The House has passed this Bill, 308-117, on July 14, 2026, with Great Bipartisan support. Both Democrats and Republicans want it to happen. It's now up to the U.S. Senate where it would be another Great Bipartisan Victory. Unfortunately, it's being held up by Senator Tom Cotton, of Arkansas, for reasons unknown. People are sick and tired of having to change their Clocks twice a year. Even most farmers would rather have additional time in the evening to harvest their crops. It is foolish, inconvenient and, in some cases, very costly. For Cities and States with Watchtowers, and hard to

Cities and States with Watchtowers, and hard to reach places, it costs Millions of Dollars. A recent case was made that it is also bad for your health in the anxiety it creates. Leading Medical, Crime, and Economic Studies have shown, conclusively, that ceasing the biannual time change, giving us one extra hour of natural sunlight in the evenings, will help Decrease Robbery and Murder Rates, Reduce Car Accidents (especially those involving Pedestrians!), Lower Risk for Cardiac Issues, Stroke, and Seasonal Depression, Make It Safer for Children to Walk Home from School, Increase Time with your Family, Strongly Support Extracurricular Activities, Boost the Sports, Fitness, Tourism, Retail, and Restaurant Industries (and more!), and Save Money on Energy Bills, because everyone will be enjoying an EXTRA HOUR OF DAYLIGHT. In other words, leave it as it is now, and never change it again.
But importantly, with a 100% approval rating, is that NOBODY wants to change their Clocks twice a year. This is an issue that Republicans, Democrats, and Independents can unite behind!
President DONALD J. TRUMP
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NEW The diabolical defending of Manchester City Understanding an aggressive litigation strategy By me, at @prospectmagazine.co.uk (Prospect paywall is down currently.) www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th... #MCFC

What can explain such an aggressive and counterproductive approach? To an extent the answer may be in the facts and the evidence. Perhaps the view was that the only chance of getting out of this was to be unhelpful as well as robust. In respect of an earlier dispute with Uefa, an internal communication at the club apparently said “Uefa doesn't respond to anything other than aggression”. Maybe the view was taken that this would work here too. Maybe the club still thinks it will work in the end, with the league being pushed into settlement on appeal or at the doors of the High Court.

But this does not offer a total explanation. What may work with Uefa may not work with other adversaries. The structure of the league’s investigation and the disciplinary approach meant that aggression would not only be unhelpful, but would count heavily against the club. An appeal on the law or procedure at the High Court in this sort of case only has a remote chance of success. It can be assumed the club was warned of all this.

There is a phrase in football punditry that “the defending is diabolical”. Here diabolical is, of course, a synonym for dreadful. But in its more literal sense, diabolical means bedevilled with wrongful purpose. And the strategy adopted by Manchester City in contesting this matter is also in this sense diabolical. The club will have known that it was unlikely to work, and that it would make things harder, but the club decided to do it anyway.

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Everyone says they are watching the traitors but I didn’t think they play again until they’re away at Anfield

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

How can this train I am on be this packed when I timed this journey for celebrity traitors

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Tzolis hamstring honestly I can’t even

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Nick of the Northbank @nicktheinventor.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So the rumours coming out are that the premier league clubs want to save Man City due to the balance of vested interests. If so, the integrity of the whole thing is in the bin.

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Glen Jackson @glenjackson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

WE ARE THE 99.9 PERCENT?: New numbers from the Federal Reserve show that the gap between the merely rich and the really richer is widening. The top 0.1 % of earners have seen their wealth more than double since 2019, reports WSJ That same top 0.1 %, or roughly 137,000 households, now owns 15 %

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The Gap Between the Rich and the Very, Very Rich Is Getting Wider

The 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million.

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Kathryn Salamander: Witches' Road or bust 🎃 @transsalamander.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I need to believe most people understand that what fascists want most from AI is a box that agrees with them and that everyone else agrees contains all factual knowledge and that they're jumping the gun in a very transparent way that makes them easy to stop. Because of people don't, we're fucked.

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