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Thomas Hansen

@thomashansen.bsky.social
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A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty; I'm that Jungian thing... $TSLAQ OG PSA: Elon Musk is a dumb persons idea of a smart person… E. Beatrice Hall fan youtu.be/KMEViYvojtY

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13h
Trump is too much of a snob to be flashing such a middle-management brand of menswear without a reason. Jos. A. Bank is owned by Tailored Brands. Tailored Brands publicly filed a registration statement for a U.S. initial public offering on July 13, 2026. What are the chances Donald got a kickback?
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 13h
Trump historically wore Brioni, an Italian luxury company that makes suits in Italy. Here he flashes a Jos. A Bank label, a US company that long offshored its production to China and Bangladesh. They carry an associated label called Joseph Abboud, which is made in US. Curious he didn't choose that.
Donald Trump in a navy suit. He's opening the jacket, so you can see the label. A close up of the suit label says Jos. A. Bank.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 11h
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates to lead a "comprehensive independent review" into how the school "prevents and responds to sexual harassment, sexual assault and related misconduct on campus.” abcnews.com/US/cornell-t...
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Cornell taps former deputy AG Sally Yates to lead independent review
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how Cornell responds to sexual assault cases.
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Sigrid Sollund @sigridsollund.bsky.social · 12h
Takk for alle innspill, kjeft og ros. Det har jeg både lært av, blitt glad for og irritert meg over iblant. Nå kan dere sende alt til han her ⬇️
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 11h
you'd think after doing this for six years i wouldn't still find myself thinking "wow, wikipedia really has an article about EVERYTHING" but here i am
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 11h
TBF, så er jeg mer bekymret for alle de som blir svindlet, truet, bedratt, misbrukt og lurt av Martha. Sjukt at ikke ex kongen ikke tok noen grep for lenge siden, og jeg har langt mindre tro på at Haakon skal greie å gjøre noe, han er jo tøffelen til MM, og svakere enn spikersuppe…
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James Bond (Roger Moore): Absolutely Useless
Alt: James Bond (Roger Moore): Absolutely Useless
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 17h
"[W]hen a majority of the justices on our highest court show themselves to be consistently indifferent to the growing chasm between law and justice, it is not 'public rhetoric' that causes Americans to distrust the Court. It is the Court that surrenders its own legitimacy in the eyes of the public."
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Marcel Dirsus @marceldirsus.com · 23h
The former boss of Germany's most important intelligence agency, the BND, has been arrested on suspicion of treason.
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TofuNYG 🏈🏳️‍🌈🗽🇺🇦 🚫👑🖕🧊 @groguspeak.bsky.social · 16h
Jos. A. Bank Made in China/Vietnam lol
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 18h
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OpenAI agents tried to hack Wikipedia tools and flooded it with traffic
The reports of OpenAI agents harming 3rd party sites keep coming.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 17h
I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically.
The Trump administration says none of this is happening. 

"DHS is NOT arresting U.S. citizens by mistake." "There are no 'indiscriminate' stops." Allegations of "racial profiling are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE." "The pattern is NOT of law enforcement using force." "ICE does not zip tie or restrain children." 

But that is precisely what is happening, and at a far larger scale than previously reported.
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Lauren Ashley Davis @laurenmeidasa.bsky.social · 17h
Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’ John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’
John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 19h
What is the IceCube neutrino observatory? Neutrinos are elusive particles that rarely interact, but can create flashes of light when they do. Most neutrino detectors are giant water tanks surrounded by light detectors. IceCube is kilometer-long strings of detectors embedded in the Antarctic ice.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 19h
Project Meridian will be led by a weirdo, a beardo, & a fatty.
Hegseth on Project Meridian.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19h
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19h
White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19h
Congrats to UW Madison on the Nobel in Physics! He is an immigrant to the US. Immigrants make up 40% of US wins in science chemistry, medicine, and physics in this century.
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 17h
PEN America tracked nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools across the country during the 2025–26 school year — the highest number of bans we've recorded in a single year since we began counting in 2021. See (buy & read) the 17 titles that topped the list and the number of times each was banned:
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The 17 Most Banned Books of the 2025–26 School Year
PEN America tracked nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools across the country during the 2025–26 school year — the highest number of bans we've recorded in a single year since we began counting the...
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Anders Norås @andersnoras.com · 19h
Original Gangsters.
Politi-razzia mot ulovlig kopitreffSinte foreldre."En trussel for databransjen"Helt fra Narvik
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Margaret Harris @drmlharris.bsky.social · 20h
For Belgium, Nobel Prizes in physics are like buses: you wait 112 years for the first, and then two come along within 13 years. François Englert shared it with Peter Higgs in 2013, now Francis Halzen gets one all to himself in 2026. physicsworld.com/a/how-long-d... 🧪⚛️ #NobelPrize
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How long did it take for countries to claim a Nobel laureate? – Physics World
Deciding where a prize winner is from can be tricky, but Hamish Johnston tries his best
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 17h
PEN America tracked nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools across the country during the 2025–26 school year — the highest number of bans we've recorded in a single year since we began counting in 2021. See (buy & read) the 17 titles that topped the list and the number of times each was banned:
bookshop.org
The 17 Most Banned Books of the 2025–26 School Year
PEN America tracked nearly 12,000 book bans in public schools across the country during the 2025–26 school year — the highest number of bans we've recorded in a single year since we began counting the...
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 17h
Nearly 12,000 (11,982) books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans. This is the highest number of recorded bans in a single year since @penamerica.bsky.social began tracking book bans in 2021. Key findings here:
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A Spotlight on School Book Bans
Nearly 12,000 books were banned in public schools during the 2025-2026 school year, according to PEN America’s Index of School Book Bans.
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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
2/ The Trump Administration has awarded Musk's companies with massive contracts & offered them endless regulatory indulgences. Democrats, who for years praised Musk and helped his fraud festival get its start, had better have longer memories than a fruit fly if they regain Congressional power.
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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Not saying it could all start unraveling here, but not saying it couldn't, either. www.ft.com/content/2c24...
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Legal risks pile up for Altman as OpenAI uncovers dozens of hacks
Cyber security incidents involving company’s AI tools leave ChatGPT maker vulnerable to wave of lawsuits
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 05/10/2026
I don't know who needs to hear this, but the autonomous vehicle developers who most vocally argued that society must accept a certain number of deaths to enjoy the technology's safety benefits (Tesla & Uber ATG) were the only ones who killed people and never actually delivered on their promises
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Montana Skeptic @montanaskeptic.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The allusion here is pretty obvious, no?
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Andrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat...
Left: A cartoon generated by ChatGPT and signed with Emily Flake’s signature that was posted to a Reddit forum in June. Right: A real Emily Flake cartoon published in The New Yorker on August 20, 2026 and licensed via The Cartoon Bank.
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Ruth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 19h
It what world would we tolerate a president who cavalierly talks about the destruction of two cities? The annihilation of their residents? Apparently this is the world where we tolerate that. Vote out every politician who accepts this.
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Victoria De Capua @victoriadecapua.com · 20h
this is going to keep happening. You can get to these mountains by public transit. And a lot of teenagers die just walking past signs that say "danger, cliffs, do not pass" and those are actually totally accurate.
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Teenager rescued from B.C.’s ‘Widowmaker’ after getting stranded using AI instructions
A 16-year-old boy was rescued from steep mountainous terrain in the B.C. backcountry on Sunday after Claude AI guided him to the wrong location, according to North Shore Rescue.
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 21h
Cosmic neutrinos with extremely high energies are very rare, so an enormous volume of ice is needed to observe an adequate number of collisions. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory covers an entire cubic kilometre and was finished in 2011.
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Nobel Prize @nobelprize.org · 21h
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22h
From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: China polishes a potent weapon for EU car wars reut.rs/3TLstyy
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Breakingviews - COMMENTARY: China polishes a potent weapon for EU car wars
Beijing is phasing out generous ‌export tax rebates for batteries and solar products. Extending that to electric vehicles could help to reduce tensions ​with Brussels. Carmakers' profit margins would shrink ​but big brands like $102 bln BYD can ⁠pass on costs to customers.
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pls try here if it doesn’t work on IG: From Ann Altman Grateful to share this and also upset to once again have my voice blocked, as there are another 7 hours I consented to have been released in August. Currently still only allowed to share this first 40 minutes.
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First Hour of My Deposition - Ann Altman v Sam Altman 4:25-cv-00017-ZMB
YouTube video by Annie Altman
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
BREAKING: The Trump White House has blocked Politico from accessing Air Force One on Monday to carry out its pool responsibilities.
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White House blocks Politico from Air Force One
The news outlet was supposed to travel with the president to Nebraska on Monday.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Archer came and spoke to my school in the 1980s. Charm personified. Bragged at length about his many achievements and then... something bizarre happened. 1/3 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jeffrey Archer obituary
Politician and best-selling author whose career was mired in scandal and disgrace.
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The bad man is a trillionaire again
Forbes real time billionaires list showing Elon Musk is worth $1 trillion
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I am struck by the lack of women from inside AI research and AI 'frontier labs' (companies) who were featured in the opening remarks.
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
SpaceX / Musk received a subpoena to testify at this hearing… www.cnbc.com/2026/10/05/a... “the Council may seek judicial enforcement in New York State Supreme Court if SpaceXAI doesn’t comply with the subpoena.”
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Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta execs set to testify at NYC Council hearing on AI risks
The leading AI labs facing intensifying scrutiny over their safety and security practices.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 05/10/2026
Ukraine says its long-range strikes have neutralized more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity, hampering Moscow's ability to supply its forces during its 4 1/2-year-old invasion. to.pbs.org/4jE34RM
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Ukraine claims its strikes have taken out more than half of Russia's oil refining capacity
Ukraine's defense ministry said that recent attacks on refineries, including those in Moscow and Yaroslavl, had disabled 51% of Russia’s refining capacity. The claim could not be independently verifie...
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In other Sam Altman news:
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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s a little known fact that all the words associated with paying to see the Bayeux Tapestry are derived from Anglo-Saxon while all the words for being invited to see it by a corporate sponsor derive from French.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is how the UK prepares for the climate mayhem that is coming www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
At least it's not the plague, right? 🤷‍♀️ 😳
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I’d missed this: Annie Altman, Sam Altman’s sister who alleges in civil lawsuits that he ​sexually abused her repeatedly — starting when she was 3 years old — uploaded the first hour of her deposition to Instagram (and YouTube) this weekend. It has about 38k likes. www.instagram.com/reels/DeAx3h...
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Annie Altman (she/her/human) on Instagram: "First Hour of My Deposition - Ann Altman v Sam Altman 4:25-cv-00017-ZMB Wearing my Dad’s fleece ❤️ Grateful to share this and also upset to once again hav...
39K likes, 916 comments - anniealtman108 on October 2, 2026: "First Hour of My Deposition - Ann Altman v Sam Altman 4:25-cv-00017-ZMB Wearing my Dad’s fleece ❤️ Grateful to share this and also upset...
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Thomas Hansen @thomashansen.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oil companies seeking to avoid lawsuits over climate change faced skeptical questions Monday at the Supreme Court, with several justices expressing doubts about the industry’s campaign to shut down dozens of cases brought by state and local governments:
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Supreme Court Questions Oil Companies’ Bid to Shut Down Climate Lawsuits
Justices debate whether local governments can sue energy giants for harms linked to climate change.
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Also see:
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 05/10/2026
EV charging enters the MEGAWATT ERA. ⚡ China’s Geely has deployed new chargers rated at an insane 2,250 kW. Current test vehicles are already pulling ~1,100 kW: 🔋 10–70%: 4.5 mins 🔋 10–97%: 8.7 mins “EVs take too long to charge” is rapidly becoming an obsolete argument.
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Geely has deployed 2,250 kW charging stations in five cities across China
Geely has deployed 12C fast-charging stations with a power output of 2,250 kW in five cities across China to counter BYD’s flash chargers.
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Thomas Stadler @rastadler.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
„Keine Minderheit in Deutschland kann keine Angst haben." Bazyar ließ in ihrer Dankesrede Hannah Arendt für sich sprechen: "Das Problem ab 1933 war nicht, was unsere Feinde gemacht haben, sondern was unsere Freunde gemacht haben." www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...
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Frankfurter Buchmesse: Shida Bazyar erhält Deutschen Buchpreis 2026
Für "Die Lücken" hat Shida Bazyar in Frankfurt den Deutschen Buchpreis erhalten. In dem Roman verarbeitet die Autorin die NS-Geschichte ihres Geburtsorts im Hunsrück.
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Engadget @engadget.com · 05/10/2026
That's a nicer name than 'stalker mode.'
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Instagram is toying with a read-only mode for Plus subscribers - Engadget
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