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LIFE GOAL: GAMING STUPID SYSTEMS Regulation, justice, climate - are among things I work on. Science fiction, Baroque music, Frank Zappa are things I don't work on and enjoy very much. Support 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Neurodivergent and bipolar (FTW!) Irredeemably woke

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Nesrin Erol @nbherol.bsky.social · 5h
#cats #kittens #caturday #Monochrome #classicmono #Bluesky
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 52m
Being mad at the Mamdani announcement is just straightforwardly anti-Semitic. Like there’s not really any excuse left to hide behind there.
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Meduza in English @meduza.io · 1h
After The Atlantic reported that Trump approved a proposal to ease Russia sanctions for political prisoner releases, the Kremlin denied discussing it with the US: Moscow “categorically denies” having political prisoners. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
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The Kremlin says it can’t discuss sanctions relief for freeing ‘political prisoners’ because Russia has none. The human rights group Memorial lists 1,368. — Meduza
The Kremlin is not in talks with U.S. officials about a proposal to ease sanctions on Russia in exchange for the release of political prisoners, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 37m
Hegseth: "It's worth saying again so the fake news understands it. We are no longer the woke department or the weak department. Simple translation of that -- no fatties no trannies no beardos no weirdos no wimps no radicals. Just warriors."
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Rules Don't Work @rulesdontwork.bsky.social · 34m
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 55m
Netanyahu: “My salute to the Indian pilot Captain Smit Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery. “Despite being stabbed and seriously injured, he fought back, resisted, opened the cockpit door, and enabled passengers and crew to overpower the attacker — preventing a catastrophic mid-air disaster.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 55m
“He saved the lives of 174 people, including Israeli citizens and other nationals. “I wish Captain Machchhar a speedy and full recovery.”
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Kath Barbadoro @kathbarbadoro.bsky.social · 16h
Tbf it also exists to subject men to ritualized abuse in order to irreparably bond them to each other so that they won’t blow the whistle on all the raping
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1h
21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor deployed on USS Fort Lauderdale for 11 months dies by suicide
21-year-old U.S. Navy sailor deployed on USS Fort Lauderdale for 11 months dies by suicideI would give my life to have her back.
I want accountability from the military.
I want truth.
I want no one to ever experience this."
ARIANNA CALDERON
SISTER OF JAIMIE BETHEA, WHO DIED BY SUICIDE DURING NAVY DEPLOYMENT
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Robert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wu on redistricting if Dems get control: "You do the exact same thing that they did to you until they say mercy" and agree to national, bipartisan reform.
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 55m
Pennsylvania's health department reported 943 measles cases as of Wednesday, according to its website, as the state grapples with a growing outbreak of the highly contagious disease.
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Pennsylvania reports 943 measles cases as outbreak grows
Pennsylvania's health department reported 943 measles cases as of ​Wednesday, according to its website, ‌as the state grapples with a growing outbreak of the highly ​contagious disease.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1h
the only thing worse than a dumbass is an unrepentant one
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Louise Mey @louisemey.bsky.social · 10h
Juger les revendications lycéennes "légitimes" en condamnant leur ultime moyen d'expression, c'est incompatible. On manifeste sans succès face à une police violente, des pétitions à 2 MILLIONS de signatures sont ignorées : demander de rester calme à ce stade c'est une violence supplémentaire.
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Louise Mey @louisemey.bsky.social · 10h
Pour leur immense majorité les lycéens.nes sont des personnes mineurs. Ce gouvernement envoie la police tirer des LBD et étrangler des enfants qui demandent à pourvoir étudier. Ça a déjà été dit ici : si ça vous choque moins qu'une poubelle qui crame, il y a un gros problème.
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Ricardo Parreira @ricardoparreira.com · 1h
41-À maintes reprises le fait que Ménard, assume la violence politique de son choix sur les plateaux de tv, est martelé par les avocats. "Il y a pas de conflit intérieur", contradiction, manque d'action de l'État, mais d'un choix conscient d'ignorer la loi. "Il faut rappeler le droit aux puissants"
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Ricardo Parreira @ricardoparreira.com · 1h
39 - L'avocat, evoque l'horoscope raciste, publié dans le journal municipal qui evoque l'affaire via l'humour.
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L’horoscope raciste de la mairie de Béziers
Dans la cité de Paul-Riquet, le canard municipal, le Journal du biterrois, ne rend que très peu compte des services municipaux. Depuis son arrivée au ...
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Ricardo Parreira @ricardoparreira.com · 2h
36 - Ménard, maire d'extrême-droite et "fier de l'être". Un immigration incontrôlé, Oqtf non exécutées, insécurité culturelle, c'est un devoir d'agir dans l'illégalité, exprime Ménard... Mais "c'est pas un affaire de conviction personnelle"...
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Ricardo Parreira @ricardoparreira.com · 3h
32 - C'est long, très long... les témoins de Ménard répètent sans relâche les meme éléments sémantiques. Le président de maires de France, David Lisnard : les pauvres maires sont pris en tenaille. Un avocat lui demande la nature de son témoignage "politique".
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Ricardo Parreira @ricardoparreira.com · 5h
21 - Tout tourne au tour, évidemment, de la non application de la loi. Menard parle de bon sens... Ici on fait pas du bon sens, dit l'avocat, vous avez l'obligation d'appliquer la loi. "Je me trouve a payer des pots cassés d'un État qui est pas capable."
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Ricardo Parreira @ricardoparreira.com · 8h
Moment extrement tendu lors de l'entrée de Bruno Retailleau et Robert Menard au tribunal de Montpellier. Robert Ménard comparaît devant le tribunal correctionnel de Montpellier pour avoir refusé, en juillet 2023, de marier Eva Marty, une Biterroise, et Mustapha Belkacemi. Je vous fait un fil ici
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The Tiny Bearrister @sherimander.bsky.social · 1h
Not all men mon Q www.ici.fr/normandie/or...
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"On est révoltés et on a peur pour nos enfants" : une lycéenne serrée au cou par un policier à Alençon - ICI
La vidéo de l'arrestation d'une lycéenne fait le tour des réseaux sociaux. Mardi, la jeune fille de 14 ans a été serrée à la gorge par un policier lors du blocus des élèves du lycée Leclerc-Navarre. "...
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 1h
The Stop The Settlements Act would "prohibit anyone from importing any goods produced, wholly or in part, in any Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) or Gaza" like the UK's recently announced ban. It would also impose a comprehensive sanctions regime.
What the Bill Would Do:
Sanctions:
• The Stop the Settlements Act requires the President to sanction any foreign entity or individual that:
o Is responsible for, complicit in, or directly or indirectly engaged or attempted to engage in the
establishment of new Israeli settlements or outposts in the West Bank or Gaza on or after Sep 30,
2026
o Invests in or constructs infrastructure designed to facilitate the establishment of new Israeli
settlements or outposts or expand existing Israeli settlements or outposts
o Constructs or develops settlements in the area known as “E1,” a project that would cut the West
Bank in two and isolate East Jerusalem from the rest of the West Bank
o Facilitates the transfer of Israeli civilian population into Israeli settlements or outposts on or after
September 30, 2026
o Is a leader or official of any entity, including government entities, that has engaged in these
actions or of any entities sanctioned under this act.
• The bill would also allow for sanctions on any foreign entity or individual that:
o Participates in activities related to financing, planning, construction, expansion, or maintenance
of existing Israeli settlements or outposts that the President determines undermines the viability
of a future Palestinian state
o Assists, supports, or is owned or controlled by a sanctioned entity
• The sanctions to be imposed include revocation of visas, prohibitions on issuance of new visas, and the
blocking of a sanctioned entity’s assets that are in the jurisdiction of the United States.
• The bill includes the ability to waive sanctions for 12 months (renewable once), with reports to
Congress, and exemptions for humanitarian activities, in support of treaty obligations, and national
security activities.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Guidance:
• The Stop the Settlements Act would require the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to
issue guidance to financial institutions regarding the activities subject to sancti…
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 1h
🚨 Joaquin Castro will introduce tomorrow the "STOP THE SETTLEMENTS ACT", the first ever bill which would ban trade with all illegal Israeli settlements, as well as impose sanctions on any foreign entity or individual which supports settlements in any way after Sept 30th 2026. It has 40 cosponsors.
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Castro, Dean, Beyer, Casar, Jacobs, Escobar to Introduce Sanctions on Drivers of Settlement Expansion | U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro
The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congressman Joaquin Castro
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Alex Weston (he / him) @northbynorthweston.bsky.social · 6h
“I think it’s historically comparable to any point in history, when those in power are punching down at the weakest in society. When you concede to them these points, you’re conceding that it’s OK to punch down and letting them position themselves to ask for even more.”
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Judy Bread 🐸 @judybread.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bon du coup j'en profite pour appeler à l'aide. Mon fiston cherche un stage de métrologie pour sa 3e année de BUT Mesures physiques, en Seine Maritime. Ça doit commencer le 19 octobre et ça le fout en stress... Il a reçu une réponse négative qui l'a mis en vrac...
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Minna Ålander 🌻 @alanderminna.bsky.social · 4h
A big day for Finland and for Finnish-Swedish defence cooperation: ”The Gulf of Finland is now guarded by Swedes”
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Suomenlahtea vartioi nyt Ruotsin sotalaiva täydessä aselastissa
Suomi pyysi Ruotsia tukemaan alueidensa valvontaa. Yle pääsi seuraamaan ruotsalaisten tehtävää Suomenlahdella.
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Moudhy Al-Rashid (she/her) @moudhy.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Since we all really FELT that ancient pooch who wouldn’t drop the ball, I figured I may as well tell you a bit about dogs in ancient Mesopotamia. They leave traces everywhere, from bricks to burials to proverbs. Here’s a 4,000-year-old paw print of a pooch on a brick from ancient Ur
Mud brick with a cuneiform inscription near the middle and two paw prints on the left side.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1h
🚨 We’re calling on Ofcom to open a formal investigation into Nigel Farage presenting GB News shows and whether his programme on 15 September 2026 was within the rules on impartiality ⚠️ Broadcasters are required to present news in an impartial manner, without political bias.
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Farage on GB News: Demand that Ofcom takes immediate action - Best for Britain
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 3h
There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o...
But there’s also something about truth to pain. We talk a lot about truth to power, but I think it’s actually a lot harder to speak truth to pain. I say that as someone who went to medical school, realizing that in a lot of our politics right now, we’ve got to get a lot better at speaking truth to pain if we’re going to get through some of these challenges that we have.

What does “truth to pain” mean?

It’s one thing to look power in the eye and say: You’re wrong about this. But there’s a way in which pain is very difficult to reason with. Because when somebody is in their pain, they’re in their trauma. They see that pain, and they may not see what’s causing it.

I remember just very explicitly being in a trauma ward with a gunshot wound patient and watching this big guy with his hand on his gunshot wound. All the folks are trying to pull his hand off his pain, that point of his gunshot wound, this clear vulnerability.

And this emergency room doctor had the presence of mind to be like: Everyone, stop. And she looks him in the eyes, and she’s like: I get that really hurts, and I’m so sorry that you’re here. You don’t want to be here. We don’t want you to be here. But if you don’t let us fix this, you could die. So I’m going to take your hand, and I’m going to move it off, OK? Because I need to get there so that you can live.

She was speaking truth to pain. He understands he’s at the hospital, he needs care, but he also doesn’t want anybody to touch the wound. Which is a natural thing. And I think it is a really great metaphor for how we think about a lot of these challenges we talked about today.
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Jean-Paul Blartre: Mall Cop @oldpappythomas.bsky.social · 1h
It's beyond that to the point it's like the tech industry condescendingly going "oh no sweetie here's what you MEANT to do" like an overbearing parent. "oh, you turned off notifications? Oh, you didn't mean to do that, we can turn those right back on" "oh, we went ahead and force upgraded you to AI"
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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 1h
I really do think tech crossed a line at some point between "helping you do the things you want to do" on the one hand, and "helping you do the things tech wants you to do" on the other. At this point, we're all contorting ourselves to live how the tech industry thinks we should be living.
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💛💜JB💛💜 @msjulesb.bsky.social · 13h
Good morning, Bluesky 🦋 Happy Wednesday … we’re halfway there! ✨ I hope your day is wonderful 🫶 ☕️🌿🍂🌲💛🌳
A pond surrounded by trees starting to show their autumn colours… the trees and bright blue sky reflect in the water… a lone duck swims near the middle
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Kyra Dempsey - Admiral Cloudberg @kyracloudy.bsky.social · 1h
Passenger says he pulled FlyDubai plane out of its dive after struggle with suicidal pilot: "I watch Air Crash Investigation" (BBC News)
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Rob Tracinski @tracinski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
OK, Washington Post, enlighten me. What is the bright side of being a Nazi?
Washington Post headline and subhead: "She helped lead a far-right internet movement. Then it turned on her. Inspired by female conservative influencers, Amy Dangerfield worked to become one of Nick Fuentes’s model 'groypettes.' A vicious fight left her grappling with the dark side of far-right fame."
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I like that in becoming a nazi, you get glowing coverage as a brave iconoclast, and then when you stop being a nazi, you’re get glowing coverage as a brave dissident. Money coming and going. Only way you lose is having normal opinions like “racism bad” bsky.app/profile/trac...
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Suave Morbida @maitre-poulard.bsky.social · 7h
J'adore le tableau de Wright décrivant la découverte du phosphore par Hennig Brand. On voit le scientifique dans une pose solennelle devant sa découverte prométhéenne, alors qu'en vrai Brand a dû patiemment faire réduire 5700 litres de pisse (soit 1.7 Laurent Nuñez) pour isoler le phosphore
La peinture montre l'alchimiste essayant de produire l'insaisissable pierre philosophale, pierre qui pourrait transformer le métal ordinaire en or, mais, à sa grande surprise, découvrant le phosphore. D'après l'arrière-plan, Wright ne situe pas son personnage au XVIIe siècle, mais dans une pièce de style médiéval, munie d'arcs gothiques et de hautes fenêtres pointues, rappelant l'architecture des églises. La peinture présente encore d'autres connotations religieuses, puisque l'alchimiste se tient à genoux devant une source lumineuse, plaçant ses mains dans une pose similaire à celle utilisée par le peintre Le Greco pour Saint François recevant les stigmates ou Saint Jérôme dans la prière.
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Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 8h
The passengers are stuck in Saudi Arabia which crucially does not have open diplomatic relations with Israel and Israel is demanding/requesting its planes will be allowed in to bring them back. Good times are being had by all.
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Avishay BSG (Ben-Sasson-Gordis) @avishaybsg.bsky.social · 8h
The co-pilot seems to have tried to crash it into the ground with a full cabin of (mostly Israeli) civilians. Was stopped by his pilot that got stabbed in the process passengers interfered and another crew on the flight landed it in Saudi Arabia. Israel’s treating it as a terror attack for now.
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Ultimes scories @panettonepazzo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Juste un énième rappel que la macronie n’est qu’un fascisme en cravate
Capture d’écran d’un Post X du compte brèves de presse avec ce texte :

« - Droite, macronie et RN, ensemble au Sénat. L’ancienne porte-parole du gouvernement Bayrou, Sophie #Primas, estime que LR et la minorité présidentielle doivent désormais travailler avec l’extrême droite au #Sénat pour « l’avenir de la France ». (déclaration) »
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Ultimes scories @panettonepazzo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Incroyable. Le président d’un parti fondé par d’ex SS qui fricote avec tous les partis néonazis européens et a gravi tous les échelons en côtoyant révisionnistes et Gudards serait antisémite. Quelle honte on ne peut même plus se fier à la dédiabolisation des médias dominants
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Ultimes scories @panettonepazzo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Qu'est ce que tu veux espérer d'un gouvernement qui pleure chaque année sur les classements PISA mais envoie sa police tabasser des élèves qui se mobilisent pour réclamer de meilleures conditions d'études ? Rien
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Ultimes scories @panettonepazzo.bsky.social · 9h
Les partis quand il s’agitent pour nier une info ne se rendent pas compte de l’efficacité de Mediapart. Comment veux-tu lutter face à des masterclass cliniques comme celle-ci ?
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h
The other day, Talarico leaned hard into the case for immigration as a positive good for our country in a way you rarely hear from Dems. He has a real theory of the case: Trump's cruelty and barbarism have opened space for new moral arguments, a new consensus. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 8h
Something remarkable is happening: James Talarico is running an expansively pro-immigrant campaign in Texas, a state Trump won by 14 points, speaking in Biblical terms about our duty to "the stranger." And it's resonating. That's seismic. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2160...
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In Texas, Something Seismic Is Happening—and It’s All Trump’s Fault
Thanks to the economy and ICE, Trump has lost Texas Latinos. And James Talarico is developing a humane pro-immigrant message that’s resonating—even in this ultra-Trumpy state.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 15h
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
Document signed by Trump, Sundar Pichai
Google
Dario Amodei
Anthropic
Mark Zuckerberg
Meta

Greg Brockman
OpenAl

Elon Musk
XAI

Jensen Huang
nvidia “Unites States”
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Mere Smith @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 18h
I got it here, and added alt text
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Mere Smith @evilgalprods.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
FATALITY
A tweet from Joyce Carol Oates: overall takeaway from the Curtis Yarvin profile is that there must be millions of smart-aleck show-offy kids who annoy their teachers and go on to annoy other adults through their lives with their “contrarian” pose that hardens to a carapace over their faces; until, as adults, they still harbor a delusion that, if there is a king, or a fuhrer, he’d be impressed with the guys motor mouth and appoint him to his cabinet rather than deleting him with a negligent swipe of his wrist as Stalin did routinely.
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Cethan Leahy @cethanleahy.com · 8h
I think we underrate that JCO came up in 20th century New York literary circles where everyone said five most devastating insults before breakfast and as one of the last one standing, her competition is guys who get sad if their chatbot isn't sufficiently nice to them.
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Heath Ryan @heathryan16.bsky.social · 8h
Update. Copilot was Omani and he stabbed the pilot and then tried to crash the plane. Passengers intervened, saved the pilot, tied up the copilot and then someone landed the plane safely in Saudi Arabia. No confirmation of pilot’s nationality.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 9h
* A SECOND FLYDUBAI FLIGHT FROM DUBAI TO TEL AVIV, FZ1081, HAS DIVERTED, NOW HEADING BACK TO DUBAI -- FLIGHTRADAR24 @reuters.com
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