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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
A figure stands in a barren landscape; reaches for the lever on a large, eccentric contraption covered in wires, pipes, dials and buttons; looks over towards two figures inside a bunker and says:

"'Trust me, it's safe' would sound a lot more reassuring if you weren't saying it from inside a concrete bunker."
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cpuk (trampoline park connoisseur and occasional comic printer) @comicprintinguk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Enid Blyton’s gone gritty.
theguardian.com
Five arrested on terrorism charges after explosives found near RAF base used by US
Counter-terrorism police investigate whether Iran is behind suspected bomb plot after member of public calls 999 over suspicious vehicles
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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John Lubbock @jwsal.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sorry but this is bullshit and not a reason anybody should leave the country of their birth. But frankly this guy has a track record of working abroad, having been in the US for 20 years and having set up a private equity firm in the US.
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Aaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I tend to think of the Internet as having intentional and non-intentional spaces. A good, well moderated forum or subreddit can be intentional. But the vast majority of social sites are non-intentional and arguably worse than vegging out in front of the TV.
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/09/2026
Cal Newport is good on this kind of thing, I think. They let it happen because pointing and saying “computer did it” gives them the horn, basically
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tackleraster.bsky.social @tackleraster.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This. This is great. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/s... And yes, I see the irony / hypocrisy of posting it to a social media platform
theguardian.com
Caitlin Moran: social media went from utopia to hellhole in a decade – if you want to feel hopeful again, get offline
Fourteen years ago, Twitter was the fastest, funniest game on the web. Now I’ve been driven out by so-called ‘online activists’. The only answer is to unplug and try this instead
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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Rod Hull, time traveller. Villa Romana Del Casale.
Roman mosaic depicting man carrying a large bird like an emu.
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.net · 22/09/2026
Nothing will ever be enough for these people.
Microsoft gross profit for the quarter ending June 30, 2026 was $60.482B, a 15.36% increase year-over-year.
Microsoft gross profit for the twelve months ending June 30, 2026 was $225.465B, a 16.28% increase year-over-year.
Microsoft annual gross profit for 2026 was $225.465B, a 16.28% increase from 2025.
Microsoft annual gross profit for 2025 was $193.893B, a 13.38% increase from 2024.
Microsoft annual gross profit for 2024 was $171.008B, a 17.09% increase from 2023.
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Jon Phillips @jowiph.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Like, this should be the thumbnail image for any story about Musk going forward. It should be his primary image on Wikipedia. Children should have nightmares of him when they hear his name, even if they're too young to understand why he sucks.
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Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I just think it’s strange that all the gambling companies have ads with athletes and celebrities instead of featuring all their users who have become millionaires betting, very strange indeed
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man implies the existence of Hostile International Spider-Man
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Haus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I think AI has already exceeded the intelligence of the type of person that believes AGI is imminent, which is why they believe AGI is imminent.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Billionaire Brexiteeer and Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK. Lives in Monaco to avoid UK taxes, owns several luxury properties. Demands state subsidies, including for building a Man U stadium. Why do billionaires resent people getting decent NHS, social care, public services?
bbc.co.uk
Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Fact.
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Angelica Shalagina Official🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ukraine was never russia. Not in 1918. Not in 2022. Not ever🇺🇦 #ukraine #russia #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl #war
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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 17/09/2026
New cat just dropped. Landed on its feet, it’s fine.
nationalgeographic.com
Meet the First New Cat Species Discovered in 100 Years
A small, spotted tiger cat from Bolivia may just be the beginning of a wave of new small cat species.
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Nick Kodama @nickkodama.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
pspspspspsps
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
a lot freaks me out about AI but 0% of my anxiety is about AGI. i think this is the part that freaks me out the most right now -- the many many indications that no one is at the wheel and no adults are present
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horror Ewacui @ewacat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The radio news is being led by some extremely odd shit said by yet another rich AI weirdo with a vested interest. Just reporting what each one of them says no matter how actually literally deranged it sounds. If some rando down the pub said this you'd edge away
The head of Microsoft AI has said that unless adequate restrictions are implemented in the development of artificial intelligence it could lead to the emergence of a new silicon species which would compete with humans

He described rival firm Anthropic's approach of treating AI like it is human as "misguided" as he warned against creating a technology humanity cannot control.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026
I'm just going to keep yelling this louder and louder until it clicks: weird overpaid AI nerds hand-wringing about human extinction are trying to distract you from the extremely deadly and serious harms they are causing yesterday, today and tomorrow www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Headline: "US Data Centers Set to Burn More Natural Gas Than Most Nations" above a photo of natural gas compressor towers, power lines and a crane at an industrial site, illustrating rising gas use tied to data centers.News excerpt reporting that U.S. data centers’ natural gas use is expected to grow by 15 billion cubic feet per day by 2035—amounting to more gas than every country except China, Russia, Iran and the U.S., citing the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Alex Winter @alexwinter.com · 16/09/2026
True story.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The people of Piddington have spoken. I say, grant them independence. Border controls. Visas to cross into the UK. Tariffs on goods. No GBP. No NHS. No benefits or pensions. Let us know when your little lilywhite enclave has gone all Mad Max and you started eating each other. BUH-BYE!
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Museum of Twitter @museum-of-twitter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Mr. Bedtime @InternetHippo

I stepped away from my computer for a moment. When I returned, it was building something. I did not ask it to do this. We're not ready for what's coming

(picture of windows 3d pipes screen saver)
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Ed Sheeran wanting to remain neutral is sending me lol. Dudes worth £200m+. My brother in Christ if you cannot speak freely who the fuck can lol
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
cool how we’ve spent billions on a technology that can be defeated by a paper calendar
screenshot i just took of a google search where i said “49ers game today” to find when they play and the ai summary said “There is no San Francisco 49ers game today, Saturday, September 12.” (today is not saturday)
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This can also fuck off
A Merry Christmas sign between supermarket aisles
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Activists? Activists?
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is spectacular, folks. We live in a moment in American history when the president and his administration are so racist and dumb that a toy company has to put out a statement saying: "OUR GIANT ROBOT THAT TURNS INTO A TRUCK DENOUNCES RACISM AND HAS NO CONNECTION TO THE CURRENT PRESIDENT."
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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 10/09/2026
A pigeon has turned the NATIONAL GALLERY into the NATIONAL GÁLLERY
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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Iceland Cricket @icelandcricket.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In June and July, we have 24 hour daylight. A five-day Test takes a maximum of 30 hours with no breaks. We should therefore play all Tests in Reykjavík. They will be done in a day. Fixture congestion solved. We could allow seven substitutes if players get tired or cause trouble.
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...
rnli.org
Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea
Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In panel one we see Sarah, the protagonist, lying in bed with the lights out. She says, "Is everyone ready for sleep?"
In panel two we see a brain, heart, and stomach. They say, "Yes!" "Yup!" and "Yep!" 
In panel three we see a bladder, squirming. A speech panel says "Bladder?"
In panel four the bladder looks up. It says, weakly, "I don't know".
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Sebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
"oh no our special robot is just too good and powerful" say a bunch of freaks whose continued existence relies on people believing their special robot is basically god and giving them all their money
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Zoe Banks Gross @zoebanksgross.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We know that our summers are getting hotter, and many of our cities, including #Bristol are more vulnerable to the urban heat island effect. Green infrastructure and a landscape led approach can help keep things cooler www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Cities in Great Britain most vulnerable to extreme heat revealed
OS index examines which ‘urban heat islands’ suffer the most – and which cope the best with rising temperatures
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Paolo Bacigalupi @paolobacigalupi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I used to be really excited about technology. I don't think it's me that's changed.
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Good Trailcams @goodtrailcams.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Pubic/Public typo KLAXON, the journalist’s nightmare.
Bishops Stortford Independent:

Hertfordshire County Council updates online map of pubic rights of way for walkers.
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Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I will never understand the sort of person who, when asked to review a documented, adds a comment saying "I think a word is missing here" rather than just adding in the obviously missing word as a suggested change. What is going on in your head.
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zach @extrafabulous.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
This account was wildly popular at Xitter and I was constantly banging my head against a wall about it. Straight-up content thief. Block on sight. [ALT text is in a later reply]
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/09/2026
This is one of the objections I have when people talk about how useful LLMs can be for literature searches or for any kind of search, really. Even beyond the biases that inevitably (and, in some cases, intentionally) show up, part of a good literature search is seeing information *in context.*
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
this is the kind of design costume designers make to tell you who are the bad guys in a space movie
Donald Trump posts an image on his Truth Social account. It shows a new uniform for US Space Force members, comprising of an all-black outfit with knee-high black leather boots, black cap, and minimalist looking suit.
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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 05/09/2026
Chatting just now with local Kent winegrower at farmer's market. This year's grapes are "smaller than peas" - not going to bother to harvest. What did he think of politicians saying 'hey enjoy your English sparkling wine thanks to climate change'? "Fucking morons."
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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