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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 16h
To be clear, I’m not under any illusion that these people respect democracy. Many of them, like Elon Musk, openly express their contempt for it. But overturning a democratic election is the sort of lawlessness that is likely to send investors fleeing and markets tumbling. cepr.net/publications...
cepr.net
The Market Will Crash if Trump Steals the Election: Zimbabwefication is Bad for Business
A contested election could undermine investor confidence in the US, potentially driving foreign capital away and sending stock and bond markets lower.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 16h
With all the rubbish on their platform, all of a sudden they decided to implement some political censorship all the way down in South America. 😱😎 www.techpolicy.press/on-eve-of-br...
techpolicy.press
On Eve of Brazil Elections, Meta Content Moderation Decisions Raise Questions
Two recent moderation decisions—while later reversed—have raised concerns about the company's policies and practices, writes Laís Martins.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 18h
www.wired.com/2012/06/torv...
wired.com
Linus Torvalds Gives Nvidia the Finger. Literally
Linux creator Linus Torvalds isn't happy with Nvidia. And he wants you to know it. Late last week, at a hacker meetup in Finland, Torvalds laid into Nvidia, calling it "the single worst company" the L...
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 19h
qz.com/meta-ai-data...
qz.com
Meta cut its tax bill billions by labeling AI data centers experimental
The company's research tax credits trimmed $3.9 billion from its 2025 tax bill, up from $700 million in 2023
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 19h
fortune.com/2026/09/30/p...
fortune.com
Palantir CEO Alex Karl quietly purchased 37,000 acres of forests in Sweden—and locals found out when hunters lost leases to use the property | Fortune
Cladonia Skog AB, a newly registered company owned by Karp, said it would use the land for “forestry and other related activities.”
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Putting aside Missouri Senator and all the rest of RNC showing all of us, again, how small men behave in today's politics. Senate Judiciary Committee has historically been bound by strict, unwritten decorum rules that dictate politeness and mutual respect. Must be ancient history.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Current Kalshi Midterm Market House Control: Democrats hold an estimated 83% to 91.5% chance of winning a majority Senate Control: Democrats hold an estimated 60% to 62% chance of capturing or holding the chamber Blue Tsunami Contract: Priced at 47% (defined as 235+ House seats and 51+ Senate seats
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.agrolatam.com/amp/kansas-i...
agrolatam.com
Could Kansas Immigration Raids Push U.S. Beef Prices Higher?
Immigration enforcement in southwest Kansas disrupted beef processing and cattle shipments, adding pressure to a U.S. beef market already facing tight supplies.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
www.forbes.com/sites/johnhy...
forbes.com
How This Hedge Fund Billionaire Kickstarted Wall Street's Newest Tax Dodge
After helping AQR pioneer a novel tax-avoidance strategy, Hoon Kim left to found Quantinno. Its assets have exploded from $2 billion to $70 billion in just three years.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A rule developed way back in 1967 that set the definitions of low- and high-beam headlights is preventing the technology’s forward progress. This administration will tinker with easing pollution standards, but not making technology safer for drivers. Madness www.autoweek.com/news/technol...
autoweek.com
Here's How the Next Wave of Headlight Tech Works
Adaptive beam headlight technology is coming, and we explain how it works. When do you think smart headlights will be allowed in the US?
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.404media.co/humans-readi...
404media.co
Humans Are Reading Copilot Prompts — And They're Horrified
Human contractors are reviewing Copilot users’ prompts and uploaded images, according to internal documents obtained by 404 Media. The contractors are also bombarded with users’ requests for sexual AI...
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What are you going to do when you retire ? Do you mean I have to do something when I'm retired ?
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
If we truly want to spike voter turnout, forget policy debates or economic strategies; let’s just give the public the ultimate reality TV upgrade and let them vote on whether politicians gets a jail cell, a trip to the International Criminal Court, or the gallows.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
globenewswire.com
The GPS-Denied Battlefield Is Creating a New Multi-Billion-Dollar Quantum Navigation Opportunity
Multi-Billion-Dollar Market Opportunity Emerges as Militaries Race Toward GPS-Independent Positioning, Navigation and Timing...
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The woodpecker went full Woody Woodpecker
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Lord Watson’s new position contrasts starkly with his public views a decade ago: in 2015, he brought a legal challenge against the UK Government over its plans to “spy on citizens.” Now, he’s taking up a role at the world’s most prominent spy-tech company. www.techpolicy.press/palantirs-ne...
techpolicy.press
Palantir's New Senior VP Swaps Lords Pass for Labour Leverage
Lord Tom Watson’s new position contrasts starkly with his public views a decade ago, writes Foxglove's Martha Dark.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
aeon.co/essays/a-goo...
aeon.co
A good sceptic has more than doubt and less than certainty | Aeon Essays
Cicero’s life and thought are a testament to the idea of probabilia: we should be confident in our beliefs, but never certain
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
aeon.co/essays/a-sci...
aeon.co
A scientist’s search for answers about Amanita muscaria gummies | Aeon Essays
When I found the mushroom Amanita muscaria being sold in candy wrappers, I uncovered legal loopholes, dangerous dosages and more
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
DJT Arch of Failure
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Managers shouldn’t assume employees attach the same meaning they do to a particular form of communication. A two-minute conversation about expectations can prevent both people from walking away from an interaction believing the other was disrespectful. theconversation.com/gen-z-commun...
theconversation.com
Gen Z communicates differently in the workplace, but older colleagues can still decode them
Gen Z workers don’t communicate better or worse than previous generations, but they learned to do so under very different circumstances.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is going to be difficult to explain why I was late for work.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.courthousenews.com/jackson-says...
courthousenews.com
Jackson says all is not well on the Supreme Court emergency docket
The most junior member of the high court has been outspoken about her objections to her colleagues’ actions on the emergency docket.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
youtu.be/16y1AkoZkmQ?...
youtu.be
Boney M. - Rasputin (Sopot Festival 1979)
YouTube video by BoneyMVEVO
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
davidtoddmccarty.medium.com/trump-chaunc...
davidtoddmccarty.medium.com
Trump, Chauncey Gardiner, And America’s Accidental Presidency
The Trump phenomenon is a curious example of the village idiot who would be king, being propped up by a system that needs him to succeed in…
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Epic battle on raising taxes or cutting benefits. They kicked the can far enough, the shit show will begin very soon. www.crfb.org/blogs/cbo-pr...
crfb.org
CBO Projects Social Security Nearing Insolvency | Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
2026-09-21-Social Security’s retirement trust fund will be insolvent by mid-2032, according to the latest projections from the Congressiona
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Robbie Conal The Godfather of Guerilla Poster Artists
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Framers truly thought of everything in 1787—except, you know, the minor detail that citizens might need clean water, basic schooling, and medical care to actually stay alive and enjoy their liberty.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
www.techpolicy.press/trump-and-xi...
techpolicy.press
Trump and Xi Should Talk About Worms
The leaders should agree limits on the use of AI-enabled adaptive worms against civilian systems and critical infrastructure, writes Howard Fei.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is what the philosopher Michael Polanyi called tacit knowledge, the kind we possess but cannot fully state, and what the sociologist Harry Collins called its collective form, held not in any single person but in a community and its relationships. www.socialeurope.eu/ais-real-dan...
socialeurope.eu
AI’s Real Danger Is What It Does Well
The help and the harm are a single event, and at the level of institutions, AI is already draining the judgement on which good government depends.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
While the public debates whether AI will ultimately save humanity or cause our extinction, AI-driven fraud is already front-running as the most immediate and destructive threat in the real world. qz.com/banks-ai-sho...
qz.com
Banks warn AI shopping agents outpace fraud protections
NatWest, Bank of America, and four other banks say consumers risk scams and data breaches as AI commerce tools advance faster than industry safeguards
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It means that the risk of large-scale, persistent and potentially irreversible change is increasing, while our margin for error in tackling these problems is shrinking. www.scientificamerican.com/article/9-bo...
scientificamerican.com
9 ‘boundaries’ keep Earth livable. We’ve breached 7 of them
Earth’s annual checkup shows that we’re at increasing risk of moving away from the environment we’re adapted to
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Who is insuring her ?
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is how nukes and AI will be built Laugh and cry all you want
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Caution men at work !
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Define nepotism: Kadyrov appointed one of his sons, whose intellect barely rivals that of a housefly, as the head of Chechnya's security council. Let's hear what this eloquent young man has to say
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Every person's legacy and deeds are meticulously recorded in divine book, serving as the basis for final accountability and judgment.
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slavko62.bsky.social @slavko62.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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