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Pyrrho

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Whilst there are those who assert that reading Edgar Allan Poe in a quaint café on a rainswept cobblestone street in Prague whilst having cappuccinos and emotional support croissants “won’t fix you”, they’re failing to understand an undeniable truth: It certainly can’t hurt.
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Armand D’Angour @armanddangour.bsky.social · 22/10/2026
Hugh Trevor-Roper on writing. 1. Know your argument, and stick to it. 2. Give each paragraph one main point. 3. Put clarity first (even if it means some repetition). 4. Keep sentences short and simple. 5. Write from a fixed point in time (use tenses to show what came before or after.) Cont./
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22/10/2026
Let’s eradicate our life support systems – that’ll teach the liberals! It's not just about giving destructive industries what they want, important as this is. The likes of Trump and Bolsonaro will kill the planet out of a vengeful desire to hurt. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Strongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George Monbiot
If Flávio Bolsonaro is elected, Brazil’s ecosystems will face collapse. The ruling class would rather burn the world than share it with the poor, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Mr. Elias @theeliasrework.bsky.social · 22/10/2026
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Kate Griffin @griffinkate.bsky.social · 20/10/2026
eBay users! Don't ignore today's email, even though it looks like a boring standard update to the User Privacy Notice. They want to use your data to train AI models. If you click the link over the words "the right to object", it takes you to a page with a toggle button letting you opt out.
Screenshot from a section of eBay UK's r User Privacy Notice.
It reads: 
AI model training

When training, testing, and improving generative AI models, we rely primarily on publicly available data. Some public datasets may incidentally include personal data, and in some cases we may also use certain user personal data, such as information about your use of our Services, including the items you list, sell, view, or buy, where we determine it is necessary and proportionate for a specific use (for example, to train AI models that improve product recommendations). Prior to training, we take steps to mitigate potential privacy impacts, such as de-identifying the data or applying other privacy-preserving techniques. In some jurisdictions, the data used for training as described in this section is not considered personal data; where our AI training does involve personal data as defined under applicable law, including in the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, the legal basis of our legitimate interest is set out in section 3.4.

See section 6 for more details on your rights. To learn more about specific training use cases and our processing of your personal data for generative AI training purposes, including the right to object  to such processing for certain users, visit our Artificial Intelligence at eBay page.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
This is Mariana Tokarchuk, she was only 21, Russian terrorists killed her on October 19 in Kyiv 🕯💔
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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Oh the irony
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 21/10/2026
Can someone tell Witkoff that ‘humanitarian’ doesn’t mean a person who hunts and kills humans?
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 21/10/2026
It's was marketing genius to bring the tapestry to the UK. Anyone could just go to France to see it, it's not far, but instead the pretence is that you have to see it while it's in the BM! I saw it 40 years ago as a school child. Marketing genius! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Residents of ‘1066 Country’ lose battle for Bayeux tapestry tickets
Exclusive: East Sussex MP Helena Dollimore says ‘shambolic’ museum phone line has made her constituents lose out to ‘queue jumpers’
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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 19/10/2026
Just a regular reminder to please support your local bookstore, café, theatre, bakery, and library. Without us, they can't survive. Without them, neither can we.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 20/10/2026
Good evening from Ukraine🇺🇦 We’re still fighting. Still hoping. Please, don’t look away. #ukraine #world #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl #war
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 20/10/2026
Clearly a Russian asset.
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 19/10/2026
Trump is a Russian asset and a traitorous C yUo Next Tuesday. Pass it on.
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026
He's a liar.
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026
Where are the burning buildings? Show the world you mean it and aren't just cosplaying.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
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Armand D’Angour @armanddangour.bsky.social · 18/10/2026
A funny ancient Greek epigram: “A grammarian’s daughter who slept with her suitor Gave birth to a child that was masc., fem., and neuter!” Γραμματικοῦ θυγάτηρ ἔτεκεν φιλότητι μιγεῖσα παιδίον ἀρσενικόν, θηλυκόν, οὐδέτερον. Greek Anthology 9.489
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/10/2026
On Question Time last night, I talked about the extractive economic model that has left Wales - and many other nations - impoverished *because they were so rich in resources*. You can see the problem simply by looking at the map: the infrastructure looks like a drainage system.
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026
Mermaid dependencies often cause us problems, so the zero dependencies is also a big win!
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026
Fantastic work! Thank you!
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests
Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 17/10/2026
Let’s have another look at the time Nigel Farage went to the US to bad mouth Britain, but ended up getting his arse handed to him by the US Senate.
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 16/10/2026
They should be awarded an AiD. (artificial insemination by donor)
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
My country is not a bargaining chip. My freedom is not for sale. My home is not yours to give away. Ukraine🇺🇦 #ukraine #ukrainian #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl #war
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Cartoon by Mike Luckovich
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Kuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ban access to X in the UK - just ban it
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026
This is what Ukraine has learned from the United Shysters of America.
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026
No! Will seek it out.
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026
I hope this is true!
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 13/10/2026
I love Gerontius. Haven't heard it live for a quarter of a century.
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💙🇺🇸DWally🇺🇸💙 @dkwally.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy володимир: Raised Fist
ALT: Volodymyr Zelenskyy володимир: Raised Fist
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Your deal does nothing for Americans, there isn't enough diesel there for even half a day! All it does is create a precedent of removing sanctions during an active war, and paves the way for you and your cronies to return to sweet business deals with Russia.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump 2024: “I will end the Russia-Ukraine war on day one, in 24 hours, even before I become president-elect.” Trump 2 years later:
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 12/10/2026
If Europe doesn't defend Ukraine against Russian aggression, this will be us, our children, maybe our grand children, in the not too distant future. Ukraine is on the front line of Russia's attempts to colonise Europe.
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Elisabetta Versace @elisabettaversace.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Are we living in a world where some children (in one of the poorest countries in the world) are randomly denied an essential vaccination for a widespread disease to see if they indeed die more than vaccinated children? www.theguardian.com/society/2026....
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Controversial vaccine trial touted by RFK Jr gets go-ahead in Guinea-Bissau
Recommended dose of hepatitis B vaccine will be withheld from thousands of newborns by Danish researchers
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump's policies are making war between Europe and Russia more likely. If the US wants to bankroll Russia, they are de facto enemies of Europe, even if we can't publicly admit that. Europe cannot allow Russia to win in Ukraine. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader after diesel deal with Russia
US president suggests Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has not done enough to end war
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 11/10/2026
Ruin a book by adding a word. Catch the 22
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Zelenskyy is the greatest Western leader of the modern era. Trump is the worst. Zelenskyy is the leader of the free world. Trump is its most treacherous betrayer. Zelenskyy saved his democracy. Trump destroyed his. Слава Україні! 🇺🇦
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
Time for Europe to test its submarine drones.
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
SI = 'Special' Intelligence
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
Is that Rama at the end, hanging out with American superheroes? Lovely example of Khon. Bpen Prathet Thai
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
Maybe. Or maybe they play at empathy because they know they can manipulate people with it. That's what sociopaths do.
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
POPE LEO: “The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment…”
Pope Leo XIV 
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The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.
The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption. #NoDeathPenalty
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
I spoke Welsh in school, but not at home, and my Welsh has nearly disappeared, which saddens me. I used to dream in Welsh, but not for 30 years.
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
I saved this several months ago and have only just got back to it. I have to go back three generations to my closest related native Welsh speaking ancestor. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Where Duolingo falls down: how I learned to speak Welsh with my mother
The long read: Once violently defended from extinction, Welsh is still a part of daily life. By learning my family’s language, I hoped to join their conversation
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The entire Maksiuta family were killed in a russian missile strike on an apartment building in Pryluky: ​🕯️ Daria Maksiuta, born July 6, 2003 🕯️ Oleksandr Maksiuta, born September 20, 1994 🕯️ Kyrylo Maksiuta, born March 7, 2025 - their baby son, who was only a year and a half old.
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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
Barbarians www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Pentagon says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed
Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December
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Nicolas Addington @naddington.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
👀 arxiv.org/abs/2610.10072
After the paper was written, the author learned that the same result was also proved independently and by a different method by Ningyi Li [7]. The result is also contained in a paper (8] released by OpenAI on October 6, 2026, in which the proof strategy and specific choices of notation are identical to a preliminary version of the present paper that was uploaded to ChatGPT on September 8, 2026.
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