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Came for the news, politics and opinion ...stayed for the kittens

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 7h
Viral slow zoom on Katie Britt says it all as she realizes Jack Smith gotcha moment is going up in flames
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Katie Britt’s reaction says it all as Jack Smith gotcha moment goes up in flames
The exchange unravelled after Missouri Senator Eric Schmitt mistook a Caitlin Clark college basketball game in Maryland for an NBA game in Atlanta
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Priyamvada Gopal @priyamvadagopal.bsky.social · 8h
Well, it does say a lot about the nation.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 7h
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Scientists built implants that talk to each other through body tissue
It's possible to send electrical signals right through human tissues.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h
Trump: "The greatest ballroom ever built -- it's also a tremendous military complex with a drone port on top. Be careful. Don't fall over the edge. And only a Hispanic could survive that fall."
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Ned Pyle @nedpyle.com · 10h
Doom rips off the mask to reveal the new SW-MCU crossover
It’s doom but he’s jar jar
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.
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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 18h
Exactly.
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Liam Proven @lproven.bsky.social · 18h
KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, but the X11 session isn't invited www.theregister.com/software/202... Plus, Klassik recreates the KDE 3 desktop experience on Qt 6 <- by me on @theregister.com
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KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, but the X11 session isn't invited
Plus, Klassik recreates the KDE 3 desktop experience on Qt 6
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Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · 18h
"Chemistry is steampunk. It is class warfare." A delight to interview a very worthy winner - Kit Chapman - and the other excellent finalists at last night's @royalsociety.org Trivedi Science Book Prize dinner. An inspiring night.
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 30/09/2026
Social care shake-up without tax rises will force houses to be sold, Burnham warned ft.trib.al/897DuAH
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Social care shake-up without tax rises will force houses to be sold, Burnham warned
Expert says comprehensive model for England in which all costs were covered would be £18.7bn
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Ally Raymond @allyraymond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😆😆😆 #stupidantivaxxers
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/09/2026
Trump White House misspells “United” on the official “super intelligence” document with AI executives. Instead of “President of the United States,” it reads: “President of the Unites States.” Nothing says “super intelligence” quite like misspelling the name of the country.
Screenshot of a Truth Social post from Donald J. Trump’s verified @realDonaldTrump account displaying a signed document titled “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities.” The document outlines voluntary AI safety and oversight commitments for companies developing frontier artificial intelligence models. On the right side are signatures and company labels for leaders including Sundar Pichai of Google, Dario Amodei of Anthropic, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Greg Brockman of OpenAI, Elon Musk of xAI, and Jensen Huang of Nvidia. Near the center-right, Donald J. Trump’s large signature appears above the printed title identifying him as president. The title contains a noticeable typo: instead of “President of the United States,” it reads, “President of the Unites States,” misspelling “United” as “Unites.”
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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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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 23h
Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt The former special counsel testified he would prosecute anyone, regardless of political party, based on the evidence he found about Donald Trump. newrepublic.com/post/215971/...
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Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt
The former special counsel testified he would prosecute anyone, regardless of political party, based on the evidence he found about Donald Trump.
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Matt Steinglass @mattsteinglass.bsky.social · 23h
Alert that from now on I will be terming OpenAI a super intelligence firm. Also, my kids are super intelligent. They will shortly be going public at a valuation of $1 trillion
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IGN @ign.com · 23h
Kane Parsons would like to have Backrooms get a limited series in order to pull of the liminal franchise's true ending. “There’s a few things that I would love to talk about when I can soon." bit.ly/4rDQTX2
A woman is being squeezed by beige walls that are closing in on her. Caption reads: Backrooms Director Wants a Limited Series to Pull Off Franchise's "Main Ending"
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 23h
"And the Parthians, as some say, poured molten gold into his mouth in mockery; for though a man of vast wealth, he had set so great store by money as to pity those who could not support an enrolled legion from their own means, regarding them as poor men."
Bust found in the Licinian Tombs in Rome, traditionally identified as Crassus.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
England’s national museums to remain free to overseas visitors
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England’s national museums to remain free to overseas visitors
DCMS decision comes in response to Margaret Hodge review that proposed charging international tourists Overseas visitors will continue to have free entry to England’s national museums after ministers decided against charging them after months of discussions between the government, museums, the tourism sector and local leaders. Ministers said in March that “charging international visitors at national museums could provide significant benefits” as they promised to explore options including examining whether making overseas tourists pay could boost the institutions’ finances. Continue reading...
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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 22h
#BBCNews - Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Chinese AI tool told researchers how to make bioweapons
Mindgard said it discovered in July that Kimi models K2.6 and K3 Swarm could evade developer's safety limits.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22h
Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’
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Trump announces vague ‘morally binding’ AI deal among tech CEOs for ‘tremendous self-policing’
US president also issues executive order officially rebranding ‘artificial intelligence’ as ‘superintelligence’ Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that the heads of the largest US tech and AI companies had signed on to a “morally binding” agreement to put controls on artificial intelligence. He announced the deal, called the Joint Commitment On Frontier Responsibilities, following a White House luncheon with top tech executives. “It’s almost like a constitution in a way, and the biggest ​people in the world signed that, and ​I signed it as president, and it really ⁠is a form of protection,” Trump said. Continue reading...
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Adrian Goldberg @goldbergradio.bsky.social · 22h
My latest programme for @BBCRadio4 about the huge wildfire risk facing the UK - and our lack of preparedness - is repeated today at 11. BUT you don't have to wait -it's here now @BBCSounds www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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File on 4 Investigates - Tinderbox Britain - Are we ready for more wildfires? - BBC Sounds
After a record breaking wildfire season, are we prepared for the growing threat?
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 22h
Worth flicking on if you teach or study at one - or you've got family who do.
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Meningitis at university: why students are at higher risk and what to watch for
First-year students are around seven times more likely to develop meningococcal disease than peers who do not attend university.
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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 22h
#BBCNews - More than 400 detained as France student protests escalate www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More than 400 detained as France student protests escalate
Students have been protesting conditions and resources in high schools since last week.
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 22h
Will Andy Burnham's devolution plans deliver economic growth? On 19 November, hear @akashpaun.bsky.social, Judith Barker and David Phillips @theifs.bsky.social, with @alanrenwick.bsky.social, discuss devolution. Sign up for this in-person event 👉️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/policy-pra....
A sign in Manchester and the text 'Policy & Practice Seminar'.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 22h
Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year ‘no better than cheap multivitamin’
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Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year ‘no better than cheap multivitamin’
Many products aimed at women over 45 lack meaningful quantities of key nutrients, consumer watchdog Which? found Menopause supplements costing more than £400 a year are no better than a £22-a-year multivitamin, according to analysis by the consumer watchdog Which?. Which? found that many popular supplements that are aimed at women over 45 going through menopause or perimenopause lack meaningful quantities of key nutrients, yet cost 20 times more than standard multivitamins. Continue reading...
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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 22h
#BBCNews - Estonia blames Russia for arson at defence company supplying Ukraine www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Estonia blames Russia for arson at defence company supplying Ukraine
Russia has been accused of launching sabotage attacks across a number of European Nato countries which have been helping Ukraine.
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Marc (with a Sea) Diamond @marcwithasea.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There’s been talk of change. This morning, it was there in the Wind. #ireland
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Worst day of my life,” said The Doctor.
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Unlucky bloke swept away 'mid poo' as flash flood sends portaloo down street
An incredibly unlucky man was left trapped inside a portable toilet after it was swept away during a terrifying flash flood in Baranquilla, Colombia earlier this week
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
My favourite thing about these is trying to work out what their actual jobs are
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🔥JACK SMITH: "Trump engaged in serious crimes against 🇺🇸- a criminal scheme to prevent a lawful transfer of power... the rule of law faces challenges unlike any we've experienced. I won't be silenced by threats of prosecution. While fear may be contagious, courage is as well."
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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
He has a point in that you can't expect Trump's administration to do it, or do it well.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"We're ending the injustice of leasehold." Housing Secretary Angela Rayner says Labour will be capping and then scrapping ground rents for leaseholders
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
EDF faces legal action over France’s continuing nuclear ties with Russia www.rfi.fr/en/environme...
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EDF faces legal action over France’s continuing nuclear ties with Russia
France’s continuing reliance on Russia for part of its nuclear fuel cycle is facing a new legal challenge, with Greenpeace seeking to force French state electricity company EDF to address the environm...
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How embarrassing 😳
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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We were delighted to welcome the team from Saola Foundation for Annamite Mountains Conservation to discuss the extraordinary wildlife of the bioregion spanning Lao, Viet Nam, and Cambodia. 1/2
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 29/09/2026
The rush to speculate that asylum seekers are responsible for every crime in the news is a sort of opportunistic informational terrorism. Until it’s disproved it stokes fear and hatred. When it is disproved there are no adverse consequences and they know that they only have to be lucky once.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
“First of all, the polls are fake.” On Monday, Trump predictably called Iowa Republicans’ lackluster polling numbers “fake” news and blamed the Biden admin for the high prices that farmers are experiencing. Never mind that he started a war in Iran that’s sent energy and fertilizer costs soaring.
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘After the incident with Usman, Robb told Muse to stop giving his address. To test the bot, he asked a few friends to see if Muse would still share it. “And it literally gave my address out to five people,” he said.’ 😱 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Meta’s AI agent Muse gives out user’s home address without permission, sending buyer to his house
The new AI agent, Muse, was released last week and has been downloaded by 3 million users
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“it didn't quite meet the bar in terms of staying within scope and authorization”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner think the way to negotiate with these barbarians is to offer them business deals.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Each week you think: Braverman will never outdo this. She'll never say something madder than what just came out her mouth. And each week, she proves you wrong. Just the maddest fool on earth.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 29/09/2026
How was a Nevada Republican with a 30-year mortgage on a $565,000 home able to loan his Congressional campaign $1.6 million? We don't know, because he has repeatedly failed to submit required financial disclosures that would illuminate his personal financial position.
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The mysterious millions powering a Nevada Republican’s bid for Congress
David Flippo, who has reported funneling nearly $2.5 million to his campaigns, has repeatedly failed to file financial disclosure forms since 2023.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 29/09/2026
Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests
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Trial of live facial recognition in London stations ends with a false positive and no arrests
Freedom of information request finds six-month trial cost £320,000, used almost 100 police hours and led to just one – incorrect – alert A six-month trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in London’s railway stations that cost more than £320,000 and almost 100 hours of police officers’ time ended in one false match against a watchlist of suspects and no arrests. More than half a million faces were scanned between February and July this year in some of the capital’s busiest transport hubs during the British Transport Police (BTP) trial of the surveillance technology, which aimed to help catch offenders and people breaching court orders. Continue reading...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly. The entire water industry has failed. Must be nationalised. It is similar story in the energy sector. Profiteering, low investment. Privatisation has deepened cost of living crisis.
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The Guardian view on Thames Water: Andy Burnham should nationalise this failed monopoly | Editorial
Editorial: Bill payers should not fund another rescue for financiers of the water industry. Public ownership can end the cycle of extraction and failure
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nigel Farage in Edinburgh today as Reform plummet in polls www.thenational.scot/news/2658712...
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Nigel Farage in Scotland as Reform continue to plummet in polls
Nigel Farage is in Scotland on Monday – as two major polls show support for Reform UK plummeting north of the Border
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reform UK's Suella Braverman promises ‘consequences’ if pupils don’t sing Christian hymns. That would be policed. So what happens to atheists, agnostics, non-believers and other religious denominations. Will they be persecuted, imprisoned? Reform UK getting desperate and bizarre.
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Reform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymns
Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...
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thepokeuk.bsky.social @thepokeuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
25 Funniest Threads Posts to Give Your Day a Lift www.thepoke.com/2026/09/29/2...
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CNN @cnn.com · 29/09/2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has signed a memo directing the military to defend the US midterm elections from foreign interference, the Pentagon said. cnn.it/4z8a7aa
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
as a satire on so-called late stage capitalism how could one beat investors pouring a trillion into a company offering to wipe out humankind
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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 29/09/2026
Either this is true, in which case *what are we doing here*? Shut it down. Or it's bullshit, in which case these are truly silly people unworthy of our money
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