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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Trump wanted to make the US and its tech companies the dominant force in the world. He’s actually achieving the opposite.

politico.eu

France, Germany vow to develop Palantir rival

A top NATO commander said recently there was no real European alternative.

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

A new example of Meta shithousery. This is a post of mine on Instagram (left). Click the dots top right and this advisory note appears (right). I never use ai, never will. Why would they do this? Who benefits? Are they just trying to make viewers think everything is genAI so they just accept it?

A digital painting I posted on instagram. I didn’t use ai to create it.

An Instagram advisory saying the artwork in the post is ‘likely made with AI’

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Rislandr 🇪🇺 🔰 @rislandr.eurosky.social · 18/07/2026

Corporate ownership via holding companies in UAE or Cyprus is a typical modus operandi of Russian entities to obscure their links. European government agencies among the clients of Russia-controlled firm Passwork. HT @conorgallagher.bsky.social @marchofer.bsky.social @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social

Screenshot of passwork.pro website of Russia-controlled firm Passwork with misleading claims of having European roots to mask its Russian origins.

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

to be fair it was hidden on the top shelf where kids won't see it, and I did find some bangers at arm's reach #KidLit #SciArt

me holding a hardcover book with a cream cover ad a very charming draing of a bright green fly with black striped wings
the test is
The Observologist
a little worm is saying "A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions"
Giselle Clarkson
GECKO PRESS

little drawing of a brown grey tardigrade, the text below saying "Non-scientifically known as a water bear or moss piglet"

me holding a softcover children's book with a human holding a pot and a lil green goblin holding a notepad, behind them a big black monster shape with googly eyes
the text is
RENE AND GLUMFOOT IN
THE CAFE AT THE EDGE OF THE WOODS
BY MIKEY PLEASE

drawing of a lil cheeky green goblin in a blue green tunic talking and spooking a human with red hair a white shirt and red apron standing over a cutting board

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

The only solution is to delete all posts there and leave. Which is a shitty option for any artist relying on the service to get work or advertise their stuff.

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Meta have now started adding this label to almost all of my Instagram posts. I give up. Fuck it.

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🍁🎃Eski🎃🍁 @eskiworks.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Ai stole from us. it looks like our art because it is stealing OUR art. And now we get to add mitigation of ai blowback to our list of things to manage as artists. 🙃

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

OTD in 1987 President Reagan signed Proclamation 5680—Captive Nations Week, in which he stated something about Ukraine the current Republican party would regard as woke.

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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The tl;dr (do read this tho it is quite the fuckin story) is this auto journo got cop Flocked on a luxury test vehicle with wrong plates flagged as stolen and then another auto journo had the same thing happen with the exact same plate error on a different luxury test vehicle

thedrive.com

Flock Says Its Cameras Worked 'Correctly' When Police Tracked and Ambushed Me for No Reason

Flock says its AI license plate camera simply found what it was told to look for, and it relies on valid data and humans in the loop to verify its alerts.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

A Brazilian farmer playfully calls out each cow’s name from his notebook, and the cows answer with distinct moos proof that daily routines have taught them to recognize their names. Original post

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 17/07/2026

Oh come on. Dude financed a series of lawsuits designed to literally bankrupt and shut down critical media sites.

Entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel is this year's recipient of the Axel Springer Award. The award is also intended to be a symbol of freedom of expression and open debate.

Thiel is also attacked and discredited because of his theories. For example, a discussion event with him at this year's Vienna Festival was cancelled following protests . Axel Springer stands for freedom of expression and an open culture of debate.

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Nicolas Tenzer @nicolastenzer.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

There can be no forgiveness. 12 years ago, on July 17, 2014, the russians shot down Flight #MH17, killing 298 people, incl. 80 children. The perpetrators, sentenced to life in prison, remain under Moscow’s protection. Fact: russia has murdered hundreds of thousands of civilians. It must be smashed.

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subtleknife.bsky.social @subtleknife.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

In 20 minutes' time it will be exactly 12 years since Malaysia Airlines flight 17 took off from Amsterdam.

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 17/07/2026

It’s so interesting how, time and time again, this US government keeps reaching the conclusion that Russiagate is completely true

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

This business of being ruled by dead white males is becoming disturbingly literal.

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Marc Raschke @marcraschke.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Im @zdfde.bsky.social Fernsehgarten darf man ein Lied spielen, dass Prostitution verherrlicht („Ich hab nen Puff, und meine Puffmama …“), da darf man auch „ChingChangChong“ raushauen. Aber wehe, wenn ein Lied in einer ZDF-Satire(!)Sendung an den antifaschistischen Auftrag des ÖRR erinnert. ❌

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Heather e^-1/x^2 @heathermoandco.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Once again disinformation prevails over facts when it comes to Carney. The Carney gov’t sent an embassy official, is not a participant, and 60 other countries did the same, including all G7 countries. Observers were sent for a reason. The Trump regime is upending its counterterrorism. #cdnpoli

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Bannister @bannister.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Hey, late #portfolioday ! My name's Nicolas Bannister, I am a concept artist for films and TV (animation and live action). I specialize in vehicles but I can do other things. too. ^^

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Nicolas does really grate work and should have more followers on here, go checkout the art and give your support.

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Got a thermo cup with a lid and a straw through it because I both sipped on a water-paint cup _and_ because I tried to clean my expensive brush in orange juice within just a few days. 😬

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Marie Vibbert @reasie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."

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Nadia Zaboura @nadiazaboura.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Apropos: Verweigern die millionenreichweitenstarken öffentlich-rechtlichen Nachrichtenformate ARD @tagesschau.bsky.social und @zdfheute.bsky.social bis heute einen eigenständigen Artikel über den jüngsten UN-Report über die gezielten Tötungen von Kindern? Falls ja: Weshalb das klare Agenda Cutting?

theguardian.com

Israel continues to commit genocide by targeting children in Gaza, UN inquiry finds

Independent report says by aiming at children Israel is undermining capacity of Palestinian people to exist

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Ilko-Sascha Kowalczuk @ilkokowalczuk.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Der Auftritt von Chrupalla/Siegmund/Steimle in Dessau mit Gewaltfantasien gegen Merz/Merkel und dem Absingen der DDR-Hymne sind nur ein Beleg dafür, wie stark die AfD bemüht ist, Demokratie und Freiheit abzuschaffen, um ein autoritäres System á la Orban oder gar Putin zu errichten

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Sasho Todorov @sashotodorov.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It genuinely sucks that the Orange Man has cratered the government, but the government will still be cratered and the more bonkers shit you promise voters the more they're going to be disappointed when you govern. Sure is great and cool that we're also full steam ahead into an anti-tax revolt.

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Thomas Kurer @thmskrr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🚨We are hiring a two-year postdoctoral researcher (80%) at the University of Zurich within the new Horizon Europe project WELFAIR on the political implications of technological change, demographic ageing and rising inequality. The full job ad is here: tinyurl.com/3b6ddm25 Apply by August 9, 2026.

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Nadia Zaboura @nadiazaboura.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Ziehen Journalisten und Journalistinnen irgendwelche Konsequenzen aus der dauerhaften fundierten Medienkritik? Stellen sie diese Medienkritik mit den Medienverantwortlichen des eigenen Hauses zur Debatte? Findet überhaupt eine Diskussion zur eigenen „Rolle beim Comeback des Faschismus“ statt?

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re:publica 26: Ganz normale Medien und ihr Beitrag zum Comeback des Faschismus

YouTube video by re:publica

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Nadia Zaboura @nadiazaboura.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Wer den lesenswerten @verfassungsblog.de Text von Maximilian Steinbeis über echte Gegenwehr gegen die AfD richtig und gemäß der Dringlichkeit wichtig fand, der kann direkt hier weiterlesen. Denn bei diesem klar verfassungswidrigen Vorhaben müssten alle Demokraten sofort alarmiert sein und handeln:

Linked-In Beitrag von Jurist und Journalist Maximilian Steinbeis:

„Nach dem Grundgesetz darf die Meinungsfreiheit nur durch
"allgemeines Gesetz" eingeschränkt werden. Dieses Gesetz ist kein allgemeines Gesetz und will auch gar keines sein. Es ist gedacht und konzipiert als
standpunktdiskriminierendes
Sondergesetz. Im vollen Bewusstsein, dass es damit nach den normalen verfassungsrechtlichen Maßstäben eigentlich verfassungswidrig sein müsste.

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Mit der Next Election wird das alles in Ordnung kommen.

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Which is obvs freaking insane to everyone who ever ran a good small business that they were scaling sensibly and who work for 10+ years to build something sustainable. Greed ruins so so much. 😔

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Yeah, biggest thing I learned the past 10 years that everyone assumes VCs/investors will be helping/advising operativey vs just having a call a couple times a month where everyone is fantasizing about. 🙃 (Makes sense, in hindsight, considering it’s not their money and they see it all as a gamble.)

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Problem with a lot of VC money is that VCs give you money and a timeline and tell you to hire expensive people like crazu so you can keep doubling revenue quick enough for a next round of VCs to get interested. Problem with owners/founders is that they think anything over $25 mil is endless money.

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I know, I was trying to give you an easy out 😬 (Nice clean work too)

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Simply declare it done and label it “Captain Toilethead, a concept” 💪

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Jakub Jaraczewski @jakubjaraczewski.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I am being confidently told that the Under Secretary of War of a Nuclear Superpower That is Not Winning a Conflict Against a Middle Power wrote a thread on a social media website about how middle powers don't matter. I am also being told that he's still afraid of rabid online shiba inus.

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I hear rumors he spent the last few weeks doing online IQ tests, and after managing to score 99 he is going around the MoD with a printed screen shot of the score shoving it into people’s faces yelling “Hah!!” A bit sceptical because that could have been any of the people in charge there.

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Wil Freeborn @freeborn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My spring/summer square format watercolour sketchbook

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A week or two more and I expect we’ll start getting high-res video compilations set to the soundtrack and sound effects of street fighter. Maybe someone can even to some visual effects on top.

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Colby is such a god damn idiot he could be US president one day. Europe has to plan accordingly.

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Zi Xu @ziqqix.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Hi #portfolioday, I’m Zi Clio-award winning poster/cover illustrator, with clients including Disney, Lionsgate, Marvel, Netflix, Universal, Warner Bros., etc. I am looking for work ASAP 🙇🏻 I’d hugely appreciate a reshare or a kind word among the ADs you know! 🙏🏼 🎨 www.ziqqix.com 📧 ziqqix@gmail.com

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Carlo "Realism, Gedankenfetzen und Rants" Masala @carlomasala1.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Deutsche Interessen. Europäische Sicherheit? Verhinderung der Auslöschung der Ukraine? Kein Nuklearkrieg? Falsch: Fischstäbchen it is!!🐠🐟

Ausschnitt aus FAZ: Deutschland hat Sanktionen gegen russischen Fisch verhindert, weil man um die Versorgung der Deutschen mit Fischstäbchen fürchtet

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

That said, it's time for the optimists to admit that Bulgaria's dependence on EU funds hasn't been enough to keep Radev from stepping into Orban's shoes. He managed to water down the 21 EU sanctions package and now he's leaving this format. He'll likely become bolder and obstruct more in the future.

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This was bound to happen and it doesn't say much about European unity or the coalition's future. Radev has always been pro-russian. In 2021, he said in a presidential debate that Crimea is russian. In 2023, he told visiting Zelensky more weapons won't solve "the conflict".

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Simple Slav @simpleslav.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Why is this happening im America? Because Americans let it happen. Thank you for coming to my TEDx talk!

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Michael @fleerultra.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

i think it's natural to immediately draw connections with, like, ICE, but this is also how eg the federalist society operates

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