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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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MAGA Cult Slayer (@MAGACult2) on X
Chuck Lorre, the creator of The Big Bang Theory and many other well-known TV comedies, had a few choice words.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The EFF warns that Google's developer verification creates "a pathway to censorship." Developers in restrictive countries, anonymous open-source contributors, and privacy tool maintainers are among those most affected. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.org
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Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Google's plan to block unverified apps is a 'rug pull' on the 3 billion people who chose Android for its openness. Don't let them turn your phone into a walled garden. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social #KeepAndroidOpen keepandroidopen.org
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Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
From F-Droid to independent devs, the entire Android ecosystem is under threat from Google's new mandatory registration decree. See why 67+ orgs are saying no: keepandroidopen.org
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Keep Android Open
Your phone is about to stop being yours. In 2027, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Ed Sheeran's tour in trouble after opening acts drop out in solidarity with rapper Macklemore
Ed Sheeran's tour of North and South America was plunged into chaos when four of his supporting acts quit in solidarity with the rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A Trans Woman Pulled a Gun and Started a ‘Stand Your Ground’ Debate www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
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A Trans Woman Pulled a Gun and Started a ‘Stand Your Ground’ Debate
Gun-friendly Wyoming has a “stand your ground” statute that allows people to use force to defend themselves. So why is a trans woman being prosecuted after being shoved to the ground?
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Welp 😑
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
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Charles S. Faddis, Ex-C.I.A. Officer Who Pushed Conspiracies, Dies at 68
After 20 years in the C.I.A., he emerged as an outspoken critic of the agency and as a leader of the election-denial movement in Pennsylvania.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Technological Advancements Allow Data Centers To Run On Even More Electricity
SAN FRANCISCO—Hailing rapid developments in the infrastructure needed to support artificial intelligence, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced Tuesday that technological advancements were now allowing data...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
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The Fourth Circuit Says Border Agents Can Search Your Phone By Hand, No Suspicion Required
The court ruled that a lower standard applies to manual searches, allowing the government to conduct extraordinarily invasive electronic device searches without any suspicion of wrongdoing, simply bec...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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“Millions Watched Billions Burn”: Ukraine Hits Wildberries Warehouses Across Russia and Crimea
Ukrainian long-range drones hit two major Wildberries logistics centers near St. Petersburg and a facility in Crimea, destroying five warehouses in total.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
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Blondelady2024 (@arva61138) on X
It’s plain evil. They are sociopaths.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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Researchers recycle old phones and cluster them into ‘computing platforms’ that operate as a low-cost data center — says processors on modern smartphones deliver higher single-core performance than co...
This could potentially hit two birds with one stone — reduce e-waste and reduce data center component demand.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Trump Lies About Supreme Court to Avoid Paying E. Jean Carroll
Donald Trump claimed his petition for rehearing was “pending” before the Supreme Court.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
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Lawyer for E. Jean Carroll says Trump wants to delay $5 million payment in sex abuse, defamation case
Lawyers for President Trump asked for E. Jean Carroll's consent to delay the $5 million awarded to her by a 2023 jury, according to an attorney for the writer.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Error 404: Humanity Not Found www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/l...
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Error 404: Humanity Not Found
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/l...
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Word of the Day: lassitude
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... This is a earthquake, people don't realize it yet, Trump now personally controls all regulator agencies, and congress can't stop him, because, well congress doesn't do Jack!
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US supreme court rules Trump can fire leaders of independent agencies
Case focused on White House’s March 2025 firing of Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Em :official_verified: (@Em0nM4stodon@infosec.exchange)
It saddens me that many people do not see far enough to understand well what we are losing while losing privacy rights and trivializing data protection. It is so much more than most think. This affect...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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Derrick Evans (@DerrickEvans4WV) on X
She borrowed $49,548.74 in student loans. 120 payments later, she’s paid $25,558 — and now owes $50,121. She’s paid on it for years and still owes more than what she originally borrowed. The entire...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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PinkNews (@PinkNews) on X
#FromTheArchives This gay farmer is raising the world’s first flock of gay sheep on his farm in Germany. 51-year-old Michael Stücke has a herd of 21 gay rams on his farm and here’s why… https://t.co...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
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A Greenland shark studied in 2016 was estimated to be nearly 400 years old, meaning it may have been born around the time Shakespeare’s era was ending — and, astonishingly, would not have reached sexu...
A 2016 study radiocarbon-dated Greenland shark eye lenses; the largest came out at about 392 years old, with a margin of 120 years either way, making it the longest-lived vertebrate known. It would no...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
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Screen Time (@ScreenTimeUK) on X
#gaypride is visibility & we've been visible for 44 years. We still have lots of photos left to recreate!🏳️‍🌈👨‍❤️‍👨🏳️‍⚧️ https://t.co/DmC7JWZmlX
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Georgia likely to elect first openly transgender, nonbinary lawmaker
In January, the Georgia Legislature is likely to welcome its first openly transgender, nonbinary and Japanese-American lawmaker, and all these firsts could be courtesy of one person.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
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Wes Streeting insists he's not 'God botherer who has issues with trans people' in meeting with bereaved mother Caroline Litman
Streeting insisted he is not a “right-wing, evangelical God-botherer who has issues with trans people” in a meeting with the mother of Alice Litman, who died by suicide in 2022
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
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Farmer donates land for a park, city sells it for data center development — $10 gift became $10M for city government, with $30M tax expected over next decade
A solemn Texas deed ignored for profit.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Beans use an immune receptor to call in airstrikes on caterpillars share.google/4EACandlEIjP...
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Beans use an immune receptor to call in airstrikes on caterpillars
When they're being eaten, bean plants release chemicals that draw in parasitic wasps.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
'White House cover-up': Rep. Garcia calls on Patel, Blanche to testify over Epstein share.google/l9onU9DAyeGY...
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'White House cover-up': Rep. Garcia calls on Patel, Blanche to testify over Epstein
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Russia imprisons Crimean political prisoner 2,200 kilometres from her infant daughters
Russia’s brutality is directed not just against Crimean political prisoners, but against their small children, with 26-year-old Oleksandra Strilets one of at least four mothers abducted and facing pol...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Writing a single 100-word email with ChatGPT consumes approximately the volume of a standard bottle of water, the global infrastructure processing AI queries is projected to use the equivalent of half...
The figure for a single email comes from a 2025 peer-reviewed paper in Communications of the ACM by Pengfei Li, Shaolei Ren, and colleagues at the University of California, Riverside. The paper, title...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Judge Drops Latest Charges Against Kilmar Abrego Garcia—Blasts ‘Abuse Of Prosecuting Power’
Abrego Garcia was erroneously deported to El Salvador last year due to a clerical error.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
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Westwood man charged in $23 million homeless funding fraud
Federal agents arrested a Westwood man, accusing him of fraudulently taking more than $23 million in public money that was supposed to help the homeless.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
On eve of sentencing, Feeding Our Future founder acknowledges fraud in ‘hindsight’ - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News share.google/0n5YnoSKWjqj...
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5 EYEWITNESS NEWS
The latest news, weather, traffic, sports stories and events in the Twin Cities and around greater Minnesota from 5 Eyewitness News.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Senate advances resolution to suspend pay during government shutdown share.google/JRU7cJnoc7bB...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
China and Russia could cause economic chaos with undersea cables, expert warns | Fox News share.google/gTsQC3DZucCc...
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China’s undersea cable threat raises $10T fears as Trump-Xi talks loom
Former intelligence official warns China and Russia can inflict devastating economic chaos by targeting undersea cables carrying 99% of global data.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
The Best Coffee is made at home!
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone gets 9-year prison sentence
The government's case against two orgasmic meditation executives has been an affront to feminism, free speech, and freedom of conscience.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
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Polymarket defends its decision to allow betting on war as ‘invaluable’
Everything is gambling now, even human suffering.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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We need to talk about naked mole rats - The Oatmeal
This is a comic about naked mole rats, aka tube goblins.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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FAA closes airspace in Fort Hancock, Texas after reported accidental use of anti-drone laser
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) barred flights on Thursday after an anti-drone system was believed to accidentally shoot a U.S. government drone.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Anti-Trans National Legal Risk Assessment Map: Feb 2026
The situation continues to deteriorate when it comes to transgender youth care. For adults, we see Kansas as the newest state added to a "Do Not Travel" advisory list.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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Discord ends partnership with controversial age verification software, Twitch immediately says hold my beer and tells new affiliates to submit faces and IDs to the same service
"Ask yourself who's on the other side of that camera, and what list you just landed on"
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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‘Suicide is only one option': Social Security staff newly assigned to phone duties raise concerns over training
Experts and SSA employees question wisdom of telling callers in crisis that suicide is an option.
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Repression as a service freedom.press/the-classifi... ➡️ Follow @freedom.press for more.
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Repression as a service
A manual for Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s immigrant-targeting computer system, Palantir ELITE, was leaked on Jan. 30 via 404 Media. Let’s look at it, then step back to evaluate how far we’ve ...
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old-skull.bsky.social @old-skull.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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The most powerful crime syndicate in history
It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal enterprise. It lies, steals, extorts and murders — all while cloak…
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