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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 9h

The nation explicitly cast as a fortressed bunker ensuring "survivability" for the in-group. A.K.A. end times fascism.

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Eelaware @eelaware.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

49). Charlie Christian, the lead guitarist who changed the world

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SWING TO BOP (1941) by Charlie Christian

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 9h

This is a dreadful argument from Burnham. Empirically false - almost 6m people were granted settled status; about 4m are currently resident. More importantly panders to racism/xenophobia, and directly contradicts argument made in his speech about migrant contributions.

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Team Talarico @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social · 11h

James Talarico walks out to a standing ovation from 50,000 Texans at the State Fair Classic.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10h

Turns out we don’t have to invoke weapons of mass destruction when talking about ocean heat uptake. The ocean absorbed a record-breaking 23 zettajoules of heat last year, equivalent to 40 times the energy used by humanity. It’s not going to end well.

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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use

The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10h

Pretty clear to me there’s a very good case against this man for mass murder, and I’m saying that in as measured a fashion as I can. He’s order the killing of 234 people under no plausible war or legal justification. I am skeptical he will ever face legal accountability for til his but he should.

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 10h

Transgender girls have a biological advantage at... winning homecoming queen? That's apparently what Clayton County Public Schools in Georgia believes. They have blocked a transgender girl from running for homecoming queen in her high school Subscribe to support our journalism.

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Georgia School Blocks Trans Homecoming Queen, Citing Title IX

A Georgia school district is saying Trump’s Title IX crackdowns means only cisgender women can run for Homecoming Queen.

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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Baudrillard: "It is no longer a question of imitation, nor of reduplication, nor even of parody. It is rather a question of substituting signs of the real for the real itself... Never again will the real have to be produced: this is the vital function of the model in a system of death"

The "secretary of war" wearing a shirt that says "THIS IS WAR" while PTing in a stadium in Texas, which is not war

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 10h

Street in Rome. Knife-grinder busy with customers. And a young Flemish artist draws after Bernini, because he knows what matters here! By Michael Sweerts, born on this day 1618.

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Crisp @crisp91.bsky.social · 10h

What if Ice Age hunters were recycling their weapons? 🏹 Archaeologists examined ~500 projectile points from Clovis and Cumberland groups in the Tennessee River Valley. Evidence suggests Clovis hunters often resharpened and reused spearpoints,

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News - Did Early Americans Reuse Spearpoints? - Archaeology Magazine

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI—According to a statement released by the University of Mississippi, Jesse Tune of the […]

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 21h

Italian photographer Valerio Minato spent 6 years trying to capture one perfect shot near Turin, Italy, where the Basilica of Superga, the Monviso mountain, and the Moon lined up in a single frame. Good Morning Blue Sky

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Roger Reynard @rogerday.bsky.social · 10h

He's tossing around some signifiers his aide found on 4chan and Stormfront Even that's probably overthinking it Meaningless melange which he thinks makes him sound revolutionary Remember guys, us and the Canadians burnt down the white house once before, this time you'll thank us

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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Morning.

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 11h

The result is the same result as all other algo-washing: lossless pass-through of the biases and inequalities of the world directly into your decision-making.

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Friction-Free Racism — Real Life

Surveillance capitalism turns a profit by making people more comfortable with discrimination

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Roger Reynard @rogerday.bsky.social · 11h

I got banned (again) from The Guardian's Comment Is Free for pointing out Esther Rantzen was at the BBC, with a large investigative staff, at the same time as some high profile BBC pedophiles

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MoMA Paintings and Sculpture @moma.bsky.social · 11h

Roberto Crippa, Composition, 1959 botfrens.com/collections/14377/cont…

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Ryan Enos @ryanenos.bsky.social · 11h

It should alarm us that the civilian head of the military gathers together troops to give them a political speech in which he calls the free press treasonous. He should be removed from office for doing so.

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 11h

Created around 1795, Japan, this woodblock print (ukiyo-e) forms the left sheet of Utamaro's celebrated diptych portraying women engaged in everyday culinary preparations.

Crouching in quiet focus, a woman prepares ingredients with a kitchen knife, her pale lavender-gray kimono adorned with an intricate geometric lattice pattern (shippō-tsunagi). Beside her, a coopered cedar water bucket (oke) proudly bears Kitagawa Utamaro's signature (Utamaro hitsu). Behind her, a mother in a slate-blue robe carries a young child piggyback (onbu), the infant leaning affectionately against her neck. In the background, an iron kettle (tetsubin) rests atop a clay stove alongside staved wooden buckets bound with braided green hoops. The scene evokes an intimate sensory atmosphere: the rhythmic scraping of steel against food, the gentle hum of boiling water in an iron kettle, the earthy aroma of woodsmoke and dried fish, and the soft, bustling warmth of an Edo-period household kitchen.
Created around 1795, this woodblock print (ukiyo-e) forms the left sheet of Utamaro's celebrated diptych portraying women engaged in everyday culinary preparations. Renowned as a master of bijinga (pictures of beautiful women), Utamaro elevated genre scenes (fūzokuga) by turning his gaze away from the idealized courtesans of the pleasure quarters to capture the authentic, graceful rhythm of domestic life. The print offers a vibrant document of late 18th-century Japanese material culture, highlighting the functional beauty of traditional kitchenware and daily textiles. Every utilitarian item—from the hand-forged knife to the coopered water buckets—reflects the spirit of monozukuri (artisanal craftsmanship), where everyday tools are crafted with understated dignity and structural integrity.

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Tomás Murray @tomasjmurray.bsky.social · 17h

Michael Powell, Director, Screenwriter, Producer, #BornOnThisDay in 1905, in Bekesbourne, Kent, England 📸 Cornel Lucas (1985)

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Nicholas Whithorn @nickwhithorn.bsky.social · 12h

On 30th September 1957 a coup* in the Republic of San Marino, supported by Italy, leads to the fall of the Communist-Socialist coalition that has governed the micro-state since 1945 and its replacement with a government led by the Christian Democrats (*coup or not? You decide) [Thread] >> 1

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Harry Turtledove @hntdove.bsky.social · 12h

Something something Queeg.

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Alistair Coleman @alistaircoleman.bsky.social · 12h

Liberated this from Facebook

Worf and his feckless son.

One day, lad, all this will be yours.
What, the curtains?
No, not the curtains, lad.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 12h

I still remember Esther Rantzen on That’s Life holding up a small ad from a Local Authority in the early 70s advertising for an Equal Pay Officer but offering a lower wage for women. I’m part of generation of teenagers mildly radicalised by amusing trivia.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 12h

Nude wrestling match, with mixed audience, from 1650. Truly amazing painting for its time, or any time really, by Michael Sweerts. He was born on this day in Brussels in 1618.

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Dr Jo Ball @drjeball.bsky.social · 12h

A #Roman figurine of a dog with a raised paw, looking upwards to an unseen viewer. Dogs were popular in the Roman world as both working animals & pets, as well as being associated with healing #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky

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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 12h

New Mexico attorney Stephen D. Aarons put papers in a murder appeal into ChatGPT hoping for a summary. Instead, it made up fake testimony. He has been found in direct contempt of court, referred to the Disciplinary Board, barred from appearing, thrown off the case in question and sanctioned $5,000.

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Lawyer Cites ChatGPT-Invented Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

"Do you watch the news? Do you listen to the radio? Do you read anything about what's going on in the world?” one of the judges asked the lawyer, who submitted false testimony and witnesses after usin...

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Pompon @mimspoesie.bsky.social · 12h

Ô mes Amours Mortes Quand Reviendrez-vous, Tous les Oiseaux épris De ton Âme Reviendront-ils Bientôt Vers moi

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Roger Reynard @rogerday.bsky.social · 12h

This is arse backwards Do the data gathering first then decide Golden boy will come a cropper letting his brain farts wander free

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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 12h

Dunno, would that be polling with a half-assed campaign about reform, or by leaders who actually make a case that resonates with the public?

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 12h

*BIGGEST US GRID SUSPENDS PLAN FOR NEW DATA CENTER POWER AUCTION

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Robert Wright @reporterrwright.ft.com · 13h

Can't get your head round the various theories about what went on at RAF Fairford early on Sunday? Let @lucyfisher.ft.com and me guide you through some of the theories as Andy Burnham says there are "strong indications" Iran had a role: as.ft.com/r/e4935c2a-8...

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‘Strong indications’ Iran was involved in RAF Fairford incident, says Andy Burnham

Prime minister says the UK is working closely with the US administration following the release of five suspects on bail

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davidc1935.bsky.social @davidc1935.bsky.social · 14h

"The best, my favorite... Life would be kind if I could live it with Deborah around." Robert Mitchum speaking of his favorite co-star Deborah Kerr, born 30 September 1921.

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 14h

1/ Four years after Russia's September 2022 mobilisation, the Russian warblogger 'Vault No. 8' – one of those mobilised – is looking back at how the 'mobiks' were used. Many were slaughtered as "meat", he says, comparing them to Warhammer 40K's much-abused Imperial Guard. ⬇️

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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Gualtiero Nativi : Me Moi Yo, 1947 tempera on board 52 × 36.5 cm Geometric structures, and clean-lined abstract interactions. Focused study in geometric composition, showcasing early post-war structured forms. More 👇

Me Moi Yo" is a social media concept or board theme—frequently seen on platforms like Pinterest—used to curate personal identity, aesthetics, or self-expression through modern artwork. A prominent piece associated with this curation is an abstract work by the Italian master Gualtiero Nativi from 1947.

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Zoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 15h

This isn't a court at all. They're literally not even reading the fucking briefs before making "decisions".

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 23h

An amazing glimpse into Mesolithic everyday life: this more than 7,500-year-old ring was made from heather roots, carefully rolled up and prepared for later use. It was discovered at the settlement of Motala/Sweden, where the same material was used for fish traps. Dating 5750–5550 BC. 🧵1/2 📷me

A thick bundle of dried plant roots, tightly rolled into a ring and secured with fibrous ties, displayed on a dark grey museum plinth.

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Doomer VonDoomington 🇺🇦 @doomervon.bsky.social · 18h

It'll be so distinctive the people who steal mail to commit identify fraud won't even have to look twice to know they've hit paydirt.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 16h

As Russia deploys increasing numbers of jet-powered Shahed drones against Ukraine, European defense companies are racing to develop new systems that can intercept them at scale. But can Europe keep up with Russia’s rapidly changing drone technology?

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Is Europe prepared for a drone war with Russia?

YouTube video by Kyiv Independent

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Roger Reynard @rogerday.bsky.social · 16h

The FT saying that Andy Burnham's speech was jam tomorrow rather than a "bold action plan." Which is probably OK for some things but not for Climate Change or Putin, both of whom have their own timetables 2 more years of this nonsense

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The Kimono Gallery @roger1952.bsky.social · 16h

Rooted in the ancient swordsmanship traditions (kenjutsu) of Japan's samurai class, Kendo ("the Way of the Sword") evolved into a modern martial discipline dedicated to physical, mental, and spiritual self-cultivation.

Emerging from deep, pitch-black shadow, a Kendo martial artist leaps mid-air in a moment of explosive vitality and absolute concentration. Clad in rich, indigo-dyed keikogi and hakama, and fitted with full armor—men (helmet), dō (chest protector), kote (gauntlets), and tare (waist armor)—the practitioner extends a shinai (bamboo sword) directly forward in a powerful, thrusting posture. A sharp spotlight illuminates the lacquered surface of the dō and the metallic grille of the men, carving the practitioner's silhouette against the dark background. Bare feet hover above a circular pool of light on the floor, conveying a sense of weightlessness suspended in time. The scene evokes an intense sensory atmosphere: the sharp kiai (spirit shout) echoing across a wooden dōjō, the swift slice of bamboo through crisp air, the scent of indigo-dyed cotton and aged leather, and the palpable tension hanging in the air just before impact.

Rooted in the ancient swordsmanship traditions (kenjutsu) of Japan's samurai class, Kendo ("the Way of the Sword") evolved into a modern martial discipline dedicated to physical, mental, and spiritual self-cultivation. Beyond physical technique, the practice adheres to the foundational principle of kiken-tai-ichi—the complete unification of spirit (ki), sword (ken), and body (tai) in a single, decisive strike. The handcrafted equipment, from the indigo cotton fabrics to the lacquered armor and hand-assembled bamboo shinai, reflects the enduring tradition of monozukuri (artisanal mastery and material craftsmanship), where every piece of gear serves both practical protection and spiritual dignity.

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Titania @titaniasrealm.bsky.social · 16h

It's always tea time 🎨 Yoshioka

Artwork depicting a woman in a black cloak with a hoodie, drinking tea in a tree in a dark forest, surrounded by owls.

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