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Gabriele Svelto @gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gy · 15h

I double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 15h

Guess who read The Nerd Reich.... @marcmaron.bsky.social ! Review below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBSA...

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Marc Maron Check-In: Books About Fascism.

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Alexander Karn @xankarn.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Artist is Shaun Slifer. I'm glad I get to look at this print every day I'm on the office. As long as autocrats keep trying to force simple and sanitized history down our throats, this will remain a mantra. #history #histodons

Poster with tall masted shirts cruising across the ocean and a pair of mantles on the ocean floor. TEACH HISTORY FROM BELOW

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Jon Bosak @bosak.flx.masto.host.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Reading Chaucer's treatise on the astrolabe last night, I was reminded of the wonderful old English word "mileway." It means "the time it takes to travel a mile on foot," and in the astrology of Chaucer's day it meant exactly 20 minutes, a third of an hour. The OED labels it "obsolete," but I'd […]

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 09/10/2026

Antichrist Deeply Uncomfortable With Perceived Connection to Peter Thiel “I have never met Peter, I’ve never spoken to him, and I have no desire to be connected to him,” clarified the Son of Perdition. “We do have a lot in common..but I find him deeply off-putting” thehardtimes.net/culture/anti...

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Antichrist Deeply Uncomfortable With Perceived Connection to Peter Thiel

HELL — The Antichrist issued a sweeping denial of any relationship with Peter Thiel this Wednesday following numerous remarks made by the... Continue this tale

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A new blogpost, on how "sorry" really did seem to be the hardest word for late Carolingian kings. blogs.ed.ac.uk/cwest3/2026/...

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Holding kings to account in late Carolingian Francia: the council of Metz, 859 – Earlier medieval history

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David Penfold :verified: @davep.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

At the hotel reception I said "I'm awfully sorry, I forgot what room I'm in". "No problem sir" the lady said. "This is called 'The Lobby'".

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Lisa Fagin Davis' redearch on the #voynichmanuscript was featured in the Guardian today. Excellent summary, too! #medieval @medievodons @histodons #bookhistory

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2026

Even more amazing: the #49ers offensive line has not given up s sack in 4 games!!

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

RE: mastodon.world/@HistoryToday/117364… What years does "medieval" mean? To members of the public: 1200 to 1650 To historians: 480 to the last year that they study. #history @histodons @medievodons #medieval #medievalart

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Excellent news for devotees of St Moluag.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

www.theverge.com/transportation/100… This study about surveillance by cars checked the cellular vs. wifi reporting question. #surveillance #privacy #cars

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looks like a great job for medieval historians, at either Assistant or Associate (tenured) level, at John Hopkins.

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Frank Sonderborg @fsonder.mastodon.ie.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

It means no worries for the rest of your days

Name the compound:
HCOONa Handwritten text in image:Matata

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

RE: kolektiva.social/@MHowell/117348830… I wonder if "right to repair" laws protect removal of privacy-invading devices, such as TVs and cars that mine user data? If not, this would be good to lobby for.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I hate that MTG is one of the best people to point out the lies that we’ve all had to listen to forever, but she can still take a seat after being at the top of the list of people who brought us to where we are.

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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 03/05/2026

When tech oligarchs own the platform, you have no rights. That's why I decided to start my newsletter on a non-profit platform (Ghost) instead of Substack. It took a tiny bit more effort, but worth it. Sign up (free!) to keep up with my real work! www.thenerdreich.com

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The Nerd Reich | Silicon Valley Tech Extremism

Silicon Valley tech billionaire politics: authoritarianism, fascism, plutocracy, weirdness

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

The Los Angeles Rams -- favored by everyone to win the Super Bowl -- are now 1-2 and trail the 49ers by 2 games in their division -- after 3 games. Thanks to #49ers sleeper agent Talanoa Hufanga, who the #Niners GM John Lynch cleverly placed on a key division rival. Life is good. #nfl […]

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

"Nobody has thrown more pick sixes than Matthew Stafford, who has thrown 33." That's a stat I've never heard before. Why did the #49ers ever let Hufanga get away? What an amazing talent. #nfl #Broncos #RamsHouse #rams #49ers

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Ugly win for the #49ers but they are now in sole possession of first place in the NFL's toughest division.

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Matt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Complex software behaving in unexpected and sometimes harmful ways has been a persistent problem since software was invented. The phenomenon used to be called “bugs” or “defects”, but I guess “going rogue” sounds cooler. It also implicitly frames “rogue” behavior as some kind of inexplicable […]

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Chuck Darwin @cdarwin.c.im.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

UnitedHealthcare, the largest health insurance company in the US, is allegedly using a deeply flawed AI algorithm to override doctors’ judgments and wrongfully deny critical health coverage to elderly patients. This has resulted in patients being kicked out of rehabilitation programs and care […]

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Annette von Stockhausen @avstockhausen.fedihum.org.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Bookmarked: Where the Readings Disagree: Finding HTR Errors by Asking a Model Five Times — William Mattingly, PhD wjbmattingly.com/blog/where-the-rea… #DH #HTR #KI A small local app that runs a handwritten text recognition model several times over the same manuscript page […]

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For those not on Instagram, details of a memorial service in memory of Rosamond McKitterick: 5 p.m. on Friday 23 October 2026, at Great St Mary’s, the University Church.

screen shot from Sidney Sussex College's Instagram account.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

RE: flipboard.com/@smithsonianmag/smart… I wonder if this explains the phenomenon where you can deliberately "speak" thoughts silently in your mind and hear yourself speak them -- as opposed to your more spontaneous observer?

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GhostOnTheHalfShell @ghostonthehalfshell.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

Remember to tell everyone you know that the site Votesafe.org Is an Elon Musk scam that will steal everything it can about your personal information including which toilet paper do you like. The site you want to go to regarding your registration is Vote.org

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Fascinating meditation here on the End-TImers alliance between religious apocalypsers, AI true believers like Sam Altman, and anti-immigration ethnonationalists. Basically, the world is ending so I'm going to get mine now […]

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Karsten Schmidt @toxi.mastodon.thi.ng.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

RE: diaspodon.fr/@dada/1172904502278414… Fully repairable Design to last No DRM, No locks Free to refill ink Free paper format No subscriptions Open Source Paper roll or sheet 100% private data Congrats to the team for following through & refining this all! Also see more images & info […]

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Spocko @spocko.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

This made me chuckle.

Kristi Noem in on the left over a scale. Of 0 to 10 over the 10 is Kash Patel
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On a scale from 0 to 10 how much do you like dogs?

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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

"The St Cuthbert Gospel (formerly known as the Stonyhurst Gospel) retains its original binding and is the oldest intact European book." BL Add MS 89000; Early 8th century; The St Cuthbert Gospel; Wearmouth-Jarrow; ff.1r-1v @blmedieval.bsky.social

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Tasha Sounart 🎮🏰 @tashasounart.worldkey.io.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

How did I miss Mike Evans' amazing preseason look. #49ers

Mike Evans at a 49ers practice wearing tiny tight shorts, one long red leg sleeve and bare other leg with lots of tattoos on it.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Epic goal line stand by San Francisco! The 3 consecutive double-digit runs on their last drive were pretty sweet, too. Looks like taking the redeye might have been a mistake, #Rams. #49ers

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Kaelon Black is looking great! It's about time the #49ers took some of the workload off of McCaffrey.

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Mark Taylor @emarktaylor.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#NFL #KittyFlanagan With the NFL game between SF and LAR only about 4 hours away, here Kitty Flanagan discusses the difference between American and Australian accents. She also includes the correct pronunciation for Melbourne (where today's game is being played) ... 😂

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

The #49ers look great so far, especially on defense. Puka Nacua looks like dog vomit, I hope the #Rams keep targeting him.

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Mark Saltveit @taoish.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

RE: tech.lgbt/@LilahTovMoon/11724899759… Also US AI companies: "It's totally unfair that Chinese AI companies are copying our data without permission!!"

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

love that this is the word for fraternal twins in luxembourgish (per wiktionary)

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The question that keeps occurring to me is this: If a group of people had taken office with the deliberate intention of destroying the global standing, democratic claims, credibility and power of the United States, what would they do differently? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Trump says every adult American will get $5,000 if Republicans win midterms

Speaking at a party convention, the US president gave no details on how the plan would work or where the money would come from.

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2 Spoopy 4 You @jcrabapple.dmv.community.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

If you see ads pointing you to votesafe.org to check your voter registration, read this first. VoteSafe is run by America PAC, Elon Musk's super PAC. It is not a government site. Its own footer says "Paid for by America PAC." It also doesn't register anyone. The flow ends by telling you to […]

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Leah Price @leahprice.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Who knew that vegetables had bones? #vegetarian

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Matthew Haughey @mathowie.xoxo.zone.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

I went to dozens of kid sports things before and I’ve never seen a cop before. Maybe once a drunk parent went off or got violent and someone dialed 911. This was different. A couple groups of cops walking around in tactical gear head to toe, among families in the common areas between fields.

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